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the continuing saga of the canopy...help

godfather

Joined: June 26, 2002
KitMaker: 817 posts
AeroScale: 66 posts

Posted: Wednesday, April 14, 2004 - 05:46 AM UTC
Does anybody an extra canopy (actually only need the front wind screen) for the Tamiya FW 190 f-8 that they are willing to sell/donate? I screwed up my canopy I used the turtle wax advice(great!) but used a dremel tool to polish, good until the metal collett hit the canopy leaving a deep gouge. Can this be sanded or should I cut my loses and get a replacemnt canopy from a charitable person


wingman

Joined: December 09, 2003
KitMaker: 880 posts
AeroScale: 654 posts

Posted: Wednesday, April 14, 2004 - 11:16 AM UTC
Major, I think I have what you need, I got it from my spares box. PM me and give me your address so I can get this in the mail to you, Wingman out.

Part-timer

Joined: April 11, 2003
KitMaker: 361 posts
AeroScale: 0 posts
Posted: Thursday, April 15, 2004 - 02:59 PM UTC
D'oh. Sorry to hear about the canopy, though I'm glad it wasn't the polish that did it. Despite the temptation, I neve use the Dremel to polish plastic. Not only is the collet a gouge waiting to happen, just a little too much pressure or speed on the buffing wheel can cause the plastic to melt underneath it. I just spend the elbow grease (or, to scale, finger grease) to do it by hand.
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