P40 canopy fit question

kimtheredxd · Post by **kimtheredxd** » Sun Oct 02, 2005 10:58 pm

I bought the RAF P 40 today.Over all looks good.My question Is the canopy that loose on all the planes?Mine just kinda sits there and if I slide it back it goes right off the plane.Plus I can just lift the canopy off when it is closed.Thank you for any info Kim

krieglok · Post by **krieglok** » Mon Oct 03, 2005 8:56 am

My P40 does the same thing. I was going to try heating the canopy ever so gently and squeezing the bottem edges a bit closer together in order to tighten it up. I was going to try the hot water/cold water trick, but I dont know if that will be enough.

TJ

tmanthegreat · Post by **tmanthegreat** » Mon Oct 03, 2005 4:37 pm

The canopy on my 32x AVG P-40 is the same way as well. It does stay tightly enough when closed, however, so I'm content.

MG-42 · Post by **MG-42** » Thu Oct 06, 2005 12:54 pm

Try using a "blow-dryer" if you hav'nt already fixed it. This has always been a good tool for me for lots of different things.

dfoos · Post by **dfoos** » Sun Oct 09, 2005 11:54 pm

I had the same problem. Take my advice: DO NOT HEAT IT UP TOO MUCH!!

I ruined my canopy. I heated water up in a coffee cup for about a minute and a half in the Mocrowave and dropped the canopy in after it was heated. (I know, I was asking for it) The canopy curled up and became so warped it wasn't useable anymore. It also made the clear plastic really foggy. Luckly I had a canopy from a broken Sky Captain P40 and repainted it to match and this one worked out. Be careful when heating it up.

krieglok · Post by **krieglok** » Tue Oct 11, 2005 1:56 pm

I did the heating and cooling trick using tap water. I certainly wouldnt recommend "power" heating water for this. I ran the tap water as hot as it would go(about 100 degrees cooler than boiling) and gently sqeezed the edges towards each other. I did it for about 25 seconds then I switched the faucet over to the cold side. It didnt seem like the canopy changed one bit, but when I put it back on my P40, it held tightly in place in both the open and closed position as well as sliding back and forth as intended. I did this on my brand new RAF P40 which I just found at WM yesterday. I also added a parachute to the pilot`s aft to help him see over the dash...

TJ