hello...just another thought I've had recently is fabricating canopy bubbles from heating and forming 2-litre Cola bottles....

anyone seen or heard of this??

I'm going to get a propane torch and see about evenly and lightly heating a section of plastic bottle till it's pliant and then pushing the original canopy into it for a "wrap" type molding.....I don't know if the new plastic will maintain it's transparency during heating and was wondering if anyone has tried it before...or oven heating?...heheheh

it would sure be nice to toss the 1/4 centimeter thick original canopies..heheheh

Yes, you can heat-form new canopies. I don't know about using a plastic coke bottle though. That type of plastic does weird things when heated. You can use acetate though. Try getting something that is packaged in a clear plastic blister pack. Gently heat the acetate and form it over the master parts when it becomes pliable. It works pretty well, but you will have to replicate any rivets or fastener details on the frame.