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Title: Canopy Berkley P-40 45" Warhawk
Post by: Steve Dwyer on October 29, 2020, 01:23:12 PM

A friend recently restored a 1960 built Berkley P-40 Warhawk and needs a canopy. I thought someone made this kit, any thoughts? I told him I'd do some looking around.

Steve

Title: Re: Canopy Berkley P-40 45" Warhawk
Post by: Trostle on October 29, 2020, 04:52:56 PM

Park Flyer Plastics has a lot of canopies.  The show one here for the P-40, but it might be too big for your Berkeley kit version.

https://parkflyerplastics.com/cart/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=46_67&products_id=626

Keith

Title: Re: Canopy Berkley P-40 45" Warhawk
Post by: Steve Dwyer on October 29, 2020, 05:28:14 PM

Keith,

The Park Flyer P-40 might fit, it's with a try. I'm also trying to talk him into making one using Brodack sheet poly and forming with heat. It's a complicated style canopy with side skirts.

Thanks,

Steve

Title: Re: Canopy Berkley P-40 45" Warhawk
Post by: Dennis Leonhardi on October 29, 2020, 10:26:05 PM

I may have one from Bill Sawyer.  I'll try to take a photo and measure it tomorrow ...  The Berkeley P-40 was the first full fuselage model I completed as a kid, wanted to some day build another but there are so many "neater" projects around now.

Dennis

Title: Re: Canopy Berkley P-40 45" Warhawk
Post by: Steve Dwyer on October 30, 2020, 04:27:14 AM

Dennis,

Great, let me know what you find.

Steve

Title: Re: Canopy Berkley P-40 45" Warhawk
Post by: Avaiojet on November 03, 2020, 05:23:15 AM

Here's the Park Flyer P-40 canopy on this model. It was the best one I could find at the time.

There's better close up photos where the build is on this model.

Might be at CFC Graphics vendor's corner?

This model was a Super Ringmaster, I think 42" in span.