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06-11-2003, 05:35 PM
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Some of the Tamiya kits that have engines have clear hoods included, like the R32 Skyline and the Nissan 300ZX etc.
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06-11-2003, 05:39 PM
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You can use clear plastic on the back of toy packaging.
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06-11-2003, 05:51 PM
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Just go to your hobby shop and ask about it im sure they have some, i just bought 2 sheets yesterday from my hobby shop!
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06-11-2003, 06:24 PM
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the Tamiyia 300ZX comes with a clear hood, maybe you can melt it down and bend it into the shape of the civic hood..
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06-11-2003, 06:53 PM
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OK, just had a crazy idea...
take your existing hood, and coat it with Vaseline. Then using a plaster of some sort, make a mold of the top side of the hood. Let that solidly dry and trim away excess around the edges. then, do the same for the underside of the hood. Finally, lay a piece of clear styrene over one side of the hood mold, and heat it right up with a hot air gun. once it is malleable, take the other half of the hood mold and press it. Leave it pressed while the whole thing cools. There's a lot of things that could go wrong with this, but I'd give it a shot. You've got nothing to lose but a few bucks in styrene sheets. You'll probably have to polish the hood this way, and it may discolour as well. Plus, the "weight" of styrene across the hood may vary.
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06-11-2003, 09:45 PM
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mnnn. what im thikin is getting a clear peace of plastic.then trace and cut from the original hood.then heat it up a little bit,then bend the plastic like the original one
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06-11-2003, 09:56 PM
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Spend $800 on a aftermarket clear hood, go buy $4500 shrink ray, set shrink ray to 1/24, zap aftermarket clear hood, all done.
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