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i used a empty pork and bean can slightly under sized than the tub witch is good the bottom of the tub spread the shiled to the dimater i needed......works for me.....

Just don't use a pressurized can.

i'm building a 1/48 scale PCE and used 1/32 thick lexan formed around a metal can and dunked in boiling water for 1 min. works fine.....

While reworking the Lindberg Minesweeper I found a way to make gun tubs from sheet plastic. Cut a strip of plastic the right width and thickness and form it around a rachet socket of the right dimension. Clamp the two ends of the plastic together and set it on a coffee cup heater making sure the socket is the only thing touching the heater. Leave it there long enough for the socket to get warm and remove it to cool. When it's cool, remove the plastic and trim to the right size.

A cup warmer is also good for bending plastic rod, but be carefull how long you let it touch the plate.