1⁄35Building an Upgraded Kingfisher
So now I have this colorful plane with no canopy.
Vacu-forned canopy?! AAaahhh. Only one !!?? O.K. don’t screw it up! Get a
SHARP x-acto blade and lightly scribe around the frame of the piece you wish
to remove. Continue until at some point you’re through the plastic. Be
careful. It’s better to trim it out with extra attached than to trim right
through a frame. Time, patience and perhaps a cold beverage or so later and
all the canopy parts are removed. I chose to keep the gunners canopy
closed-2 reasons. It keeps dust out of that beautiful interior and I really
didn’t want to cut the dang thing apart. :D The canopy was cemented into
position and allowed to dry. While it was drying I cut some silver decal
trim film into 1/16” strips. These then were applied t the canopy. First the
cross-members allowed to completely dry, then the longitudinal braces. Trim
as you go. The same technique was used on the pilot’s canopy. I did choose
to open that one as that’s the way the Kingfisher usually looked when on the
ground. Besides its white glued and can be slid over the cockpit to protect
it from dust if need be.
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