Heller/Kinetic F-104G 1/48

[Mustang381]

Hello friends,

 

I have buyed Heller/Kinetic F-104G 1/48, kit 30520, and when it arrived to me, sprue "D" had all over cockpit glass defected sections which are made durring production, and when I have asked Heller to send me replacement parts they have sent to me again,same defected sprue.... what is going on with this world.... why is this happening??? Also I have wrote to Kinetic for help... and we will see what will happen...

 

My question is,does anyone share same situation?

 

Edited February 13, 2023 by Mustang381

[ALF18]

Wow, that's ugly. I hope Kinetic can help you. Early in the series of 1/48 F-5A/B from Kinetic, the main canopy had similar defects. They quickly mailed out replacements after modellers asked.

ALF

[Mustang381]

Heller responded, and they sent me replacement,yesterday. So we will see 🙂

[Raptor.777]

You could try and polish it out, then use something like "Looks like glass" which is basically Future. Here's a ? a bit off topic, Is Kinetic and or Heller a Chinese company? 

[Dave Williams]

1 hour ago, Raptor.777 said:

You could try and polish it out, then use something like "Looks like glass" which is basically Future. Here's a ? a bit off topic, Is Kinetic and or Heller a Chinese company? 

Kinetic is out of Hong Kong and Heller is French, but the plastic is from Kinetic.  Heller just did a rebox.

[Mustang381]

6 hours ago, Raptor.777 said:

You could try and polish it out, then use something like "Looks like glass" which is basically Future. Here's a ? a bit off topic, Is Kinetic and or Heller a Chinese company? 

I tried... one can not fix/polish distorsions which are in this manner.