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From: Soundguy1031@aol.com
Date: Sun, 23 Feb 2003 19:27:44 EST
Subject: Jetfire canopy?
To: jetfire@masterforce.org
X-Mailer: 8.0 for Windows sub 230

Greetings, i have a question regarding the canopy of the Jetfire. My friend recently noticed that the canopy one of his Jetfires is different than the one i have, they are both marked bandai on the inner chest/underside
but the canopy on one is kinda blue/grey , also one canopy has a seem/hinge line,while the other is '"longer" and more "single seater " looking, Just wondering, maybe you know. thomasp

Hmm. Well, I can't be absolutely certain without pictures, but there are a couple of possibilities. It could be just a Matsushiro canopy stuck on a Bandai Jetfire, or it could be just a odd variant of Matsu-Bandai. My bet's on the latter. Hope that helps a little!