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Title: Seafire canopy
Post by: Guy Markham on March 03, 2018, 06:31:41 AM
Windy's Seafire  plan shows a bubble type canopy marked " PSP" . Does anyone know what this means or where to obtain one? Thanks for the help..   H^^
Title: Re: spitfire canopy
Post by: Dave_Trible on March 03, 2018, 07:26:31 AM
I’ll take an educated guess.  Windy for a time sold certain things under the name Pro Stunt Products.  I doubt these are available any longer.  You’ll need to mold your own or carve solid blocks unless someone has a Winfred contact to ask if he has any around.

Dave

Title: Re: spitfire canopy
Post by: Trostle on March 03, 2018, 11:47:57 AM

I would measure the length and the height and see what
Park Fliers offers, (Google.) He will most likely have something that might work. Maybe.


Park Flyer Plastics is at https://parkflyerplastics.com/cart/

They have several Spitfire canopies, but the two I found listed are too big for the Urtnowski Spitfire.  You still might look at the Park Flyer listings for something that would come close to the size and shape you need for that design.

Carving a form and molding a canopy of that size should not be a major problem.  Either vacuum form if you have the equipment or you can heat shrink a plastic bottle over the form which is easy to do, particularly since that is not a very large canopy.

Keith

Keith
Title: Re: Seafire canopy
Post by: M Spencer on March 03, 2018, 08:56:31 PM
probly the sig ' wwII fighter ' canopy is as close as any .

This is the Al Rabe Millenium P51 from Park Flyer . Similar .

(https://parkflyerplastics.com/cart/bmz_cache/e/efcd42076cfaa60e3e245f8269473b8e.image.733x550.JPG)

(https://parkflyerplastics.com/cart/bmz_cache/2/2c04d96a997f285e5d563c42b5d43ad0.image.266x200.JPG)

Jnr Skylark , 7 x 1 1/2 x 1 1/2 inch . Half the Price .

Stylised my preferance is a touch undersize , airplane looks bigger in proportion . Others go the opposite .
Title: Re: Seafire canopy
Post by: PerttiMe on March 04, 2018, 01:16:40 AM
Late model Seafires had a few different canopy shapes. Here's a couple of drawings from a plastic models guy:
Title: Re: Seafire canopy
Post by: Guy Markham on March 04, 2018, 10:39:24 AM
Windy's Seafire  plan shows a bubble type canopy marked " PSP" . Does anyone know what this means or where to obtain one? Thanks for the help..   H^^
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I understand that David Midgley did the molds and canopies for Windy,s Seafire. Does anyone have a contact for Dave ?  H^^
Title: Re: Seafire canopy
Post by: M Spencer on March 04, 2018, 09:10:57 PM
(http://www.windyurtnowski.com/model-videos/modelbuildingvideos/seafire12.jpg)

(http://c8.alamy.com/comp/CN0H7T/the-pilot-of-a-supermarine-seafire-taxies-out-with-the-cockpit-canopy-CN0H7T.jpg)

(http://c8.alamy.com/comp/BN17RP/the-cockpit-of-a-supermarine-seafire-and-a-a-dc-3-dakota-transport-BN17RP.jpg)

[img width=448 height=600]http://cs10301.vk.com/u3081437/115532109/x_4ced8efe.jp
YVES FERNANDEZ Seafire C'est Magnifique . appears just a canopy tho .
Title: Re: Seafire canopy
Post by: M Spencer on March 04, 2018, 09:21:38 PM
Now you Know .

(http://cs10301.vk.com/u3081437/115532109/x_4137ca25.jpg)

 S?P S?P :-\ H^^
Title: Re: Seafire canopy
Post by: Guy Markham on March 12, 2018, 08:04:54 PM
Windy's Seafire  plan shows a bubble type canopy marked " PSP" . Does anyone know what this means or where to obtain one? Thanks for the help..   H^^

Finally found a canopy   #^ H^^
 Thanks for all who responded Best, Guy
Title: Re: Seafire canopy
Post by: Doug Moisuk on March 12, 2018, 10:51:32 PM
Windy's Seafire  plan shows a bubble type canopy marked " PSP" . Does anyone know what this means or where to obtain one? Thanks for the help..   H^^

Finally found a canopy   #^ H^^
 Thanks for all who responded Best, Guy

So where did you find the canopy? And plans?
Title: Re: Seafire canopy
Post by: Guy Markham on March 13, 2018, 10:43:30 AM
Spitfire plans available from Aero products Pat Johnson design either bubble version or hardback 54" WS . Found a person that had a used cut Seafire  canopy.