8th german plane? no this time its a Spitfire MK11

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He he yes masking the windows is going to be fun might try strips of tape layed down on the frames then paint with masking fluid then remove strips and air brush paint on then remove masking fluid any one else tryed that?

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Hey Mark, awesome model bro, the spitfire was my first model iv ever done 1/72 though, the next model il be working on is a Focke Wulf also but with the Kubelwagen I cant wait to see what yours is going to look like

Scott

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He he yes masking the windows is going to be fun might try strips of tape layed down on the frames then paint with masking fluid then remove strips and air brush paint on then remove masking fluid any one else tryed that?Sent from my GT-S5670 using Tapatalk 2

Tried a load of different methods for window masking Mark.

The latest which I had some success with is to do this. Best thing is to also prime the outside of the fuselage about an inch from the outside edge of the windows.The windows were cemented in from the inside so before fixing I painted the frame bit on the outside with a brush to make sure I did not get any flecks of bare plastic when removing the masking. Best thing is to also prime the outside of the fuselage about an inch from the outside edge of the windows. Obviously mask the past window using a piece of paper but using the primer area to stick the tape to. Hope that makes sense.

Then used a masking fluid I gave a couple of coats. Does not matter if you fractionally overcoat the window frame as the masking fluid will come away (using acrylic paint).This worked well. Any minor gaps in the masking fluid allowing paint through I found the paint can be scrapped very carefully away using a cocktail stick or a finger nail.

Laurie

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Yes that sounds like a good plan Laurie, I have sometimes masked off with tape and then just hand painted the frame rather then air brush but airbrush gives a better finish.

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Hey Mark, awesome model bro, the spitfire was my first model iv ever done 1/72 though, the next model il be working on is a Focke Wulf also but with the Kubelwagen I cant wait to see what yours is going to look like Scott

Hi Scot cheers mate the next one will be the Focke-Wulf Fw 190 I still have lots more german planes I want to make so going to be content to make them through the winter months. Some of the bigger bombers are great in the 1:72 scale but small single seater planes are better in the 1:48 scale I think depends on how much room you have to store them all. Now I am more aware of that seam line its beginning to bug me lol.