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1/72 Academy/Minicraft B-29 kit canopy fit...


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A few years ago I built the KB-50 version of the 1/72 Academy/Minicraft kit...

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One of the problems I had was getting the cockpit canopy to fit. It looked like it was too small for the opening. Perhaps it was short shot?

Anyway, I was wondering any of the other boxing's have this same problem with the fit of the cockpit canopy? I am planning on doing another kit soon...

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I did use the Squadron vac canopy, but I would like to use the kits if it fits.

Do any of the other Academy B-29 kits have the poor canopy fit? Or was this just a Academy/Minicraft kit problem?

Thanks.
Scott
CNJC-IPMS

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  • 3 weeks later...

Here's a review with a suitable pic.

https://reviews.ipmsusa.org/review/b-29-enola-gay-bocks-car

 

Looks like things fit allright. A 'short shot' is technically where a piece doesn't get enough plastic and the part is incompletely molded. It sounds like your part suffered excessive shrinkage which is always the bane of mold designers. This can vary during the course of a mold run. Best procedure would be to tape the parts together and see how things fit and if you need another vac set.

Hope that helps,

 

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