jetdx Posted December 5, 2011 Share Posted December 5, 2011 (edited) I was in the process of polishing the canopy for the F-16F model that I am building. While taking out the putty from the inside of the canopy while I polished it the canopy cracked. I have never run into this before. Dumb mistake on my part! Is there a repair for such a thing or does someone make an after market canopy that will work. I am going to hold off on doing any model work on this model until the canopy issue is resolved. Is there anything I can do? I am in a panic! I WAS looking forward to the finished product of this model. BTW...It is a Kinetic F-16F Desert Falcon Block 60 THANKS Edited December 5, 2011 by jetdx Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fly-n-hi Posted December 5, 2011 Share Posted December 5, 2011 Have you tried emailing customer service at Kinetic and asking for a replacement part? Or you might have to contact the distributor of Kinetic to get the part. I'd try that first. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jetdx Posted December 5, 2011 Author Share Posted December 5, 2011 (edited) Have you tried emailing customer service at Kinetic and asking for a replacement part? Or you might have to contact the distributor of Kinetic to get the part. I'd try that first. I have emailed Kinetic a couple weeks ago about 2 flap halves missing and have not heard back yet. Is Kinetic Chinese? Is the language difference an issue? I emailed Kinetic again including the canopy now. I can not remember where I got it...or when. Another NOTE: I dip all my clear parts in Future. Will that help the crack or make it better? Edited December 5, 2011 by jetdx Quote Link to post Share on other sites
utley Posted December 5, 2011 Share Posted December 5, 2011 (edited) When a crack forms, theres no way to cover it up. You can probably chemically melt it with MEK, but that should be a last resort. Edited December 5, 2011 by utley Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sebastijan Posted December 5, 2011 Share Posted December 5, 2011 go to luckymodel.com open an account if you don't have one already. When you do that, choose My Request option in the top menu and choose parts replacement from a dropdown menu and fill in all the required fields. I used their service twice and was more than happy with it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Azza Posted December 5, 2011 Share Posted December 5, 2011 I cracked a Hornet canopy a few weeks ago. I have already received a replacement part from Academy. I tried everything to fix the crack including the future dip... nothing will repair this issue imo. Just contact Kinetic, am sure they will replace the part for you. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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