Cheers fellas.
For the framing I just cut some thin strips of Tamiya tape, stuck it on some tin foil and painted it RLM 70 and RLM 65. Once dry I could liberate lengths, clean up the edges, and apply them to the canopy. I did look at the framing on the full size version and decided not to replicate it exactly. Discretion got the better part of valour! If you make the strips too thin they won't stick which means the framing is inevitably slightly over scale, but the strips give a reasonable impression and are a lot easier than the alternatives.
The trickiest bit is cleaning up the edges of the strips when you lift them from the foil. I had to put them back on a cutting mat and run a very sharp blade along the edges to remove excess paint and tidy them up. You're going to need a new scalpel blade to cut the strips anyway.
Next up, when I get home, will be a 1/32 Bf 110.
Cheers
Steve
For the framing I just cut some thin strips of Tamiya tape, stuck it on some tin foil and painted it RLM 70 and RLM 65. Once dry I could liberate lengths, clean up the edges, and apply them to the canopy. I did look at the framing on the full size version and decided not to replicate it exactly. Discretion got the better part of valour! If you make the strips too thin they won't stick which means the framing is inevitably slightly over scale, but the strips give a reasonable impression and are a lot easier than the alternatives.
The trickiest bit is cleaning up the edges of the strips when you lift them from the foil. I had to put them back on a cutting mat and run a very sharp blade along the edges to remove excess paint and tidy them up. You're going to need a new scalpel blade to cut the strips anyway.
Next up, when I get home, will be a 1/32 Bf 110.
Cheers
Steve
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