Tiger27 Posted August 14, 2015 Share Posted August 14, 2015 So I got the very nice lookin Gripen from KittyHawk, however the exitement was short lived . I noticed this crack in the canopy the outside surface feels smooth so I cant just fill it with future like I normally would. What you see in this picture is just a small portion of it , there is a simular crack on the other side. The front windshield is just fine though so it's just the rear part. I've emailed KittyHawk but from what people tell me i should not keep my hopes up for a response. So what do I do next. I don't wanna bin a 50 dollar modell and having a cracked canopy is not optimal to say the least. I found aftermarket for the singleseater Gripen, but this is the two seat B/D modell. Anyone out there happen to get a dubble set of glass in their kit, or have a Italeri Gripen canopy, I plan to have the canopy open so the fit does not need to be perfect. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
David Fifer Posted August 14, 2015 Share Posted August 14, 2015 Vacuform a new canopy over your cracked original. Forty years ago it was common for people to do that with canopies that weren't cracked and count it as an improvement. Not so much in vogue anymore (it seems to me). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tiger27 Posted August 14, 2015 Author Share Posted August 14, 2015 I've been thinkin about it, but I don't have any Equipment for vaccuforming I'm afread. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
flanker27 Posted August 14, 2015 Share Posted August 14, 2015 have you check with your local distributor? I got mine from squadron here in the US, and both of my gripen single seater canopies are cracked. I think its due to the way they are packed tightly into a small box. Anyway I called squadron, and receive my replacement in a couple of weeks Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tiger27 Posted August 14, 2015 Author Share Posted August 14, 2015 (edited) We don't have a local distributor. I had to get this one off ebay to get it at all. There is one store that get's KittyHawk modells, but they are no distributor as such. Edited August 14, 2015 by Tiger27 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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