Fellow Hobbyist Posted April 26, 2012 Share Posted April 26, 2012 I've recently re-started work on a Hasegawa F-2B Viper Zero that has languished on my work bench for a couple of years now. A set back occurred last week where the canopy sustained irreparable damage. Sourcing an original part is not possible as the kit is discontinued. So that leaves me with having to make a new canopy. I have two ideas. One is to take a canopy from an F-16B or D of like scale and modify it to work with the F-2. Without having some line drawing to make comparisons I can't say the canopy of a dual-seat Falcon is the same size as the Viper Zeros canopy but they may be so. The other idea is to use the damaged canopy to make a master to make a vacuformed replacement. While damaged enough to be unsuitable for use on the model; the canopy is still in one piece. Which of these options is the best course of action? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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