Stencil/Masks materials?

[AlanG]

I was looking at trying to make a painting stencil/masks for a certain kit i have and was wondering what materials are out there for this? I've heard of the name Frisket(?) but not sure if that is even something that can be used.

Any advice guys?

[Dave Ward]

I use Tamiya Masking Film John has it in stock https://www.scalemodelshop.co.uk/pro...n-tamiya-87130 You can draw on it & it cuts easily...............
Dave

[Guest]

I was looking at trying to make a painting stencil/masks for a certain kit i have and was wondering what materials are out there for this?

What are the masks to be for? This might be a major factor in deciding what will be the best way to go about it.

I've heard of the name Frisket(?) but not sure if that is even something that can be used.

Frisket Film is a brand of low-tack masking foil, made for airbrush artists to mask parts of their work (on paper, board, etc.). I’ve never seen it in the flesh, but I think there’s no real reason why you couldn’t use it for a model, except of course that it’ll be difficult to use larger pieces on surfaces that have compound curves.

[AlanG]

What are the masks to be for? This might be a major factor in deciding what will be the best way to go about it.

Painting a Russian Knights Su-27 Flanker B

[wonwinglo]

Roll out Bluetak with a printers/wallpaper roller,works very well on camoufage,masking tiny wheel hubs in fact anything,you can use those metal punches to cut circles for wheel centres,simply cut to shape with a knife,lay the material onto something like a piece of polythene while you are working with it,remove once done and discard cheap as chips too.

Yes you can mask canopies too,roll a piece out and lay over the canopy,carefully cut out the portions between the frames.

Can also be used in conjunction with masking tape in awkward areas.

[Bortig the Viking]

I use Tamiya Masking Film John has it in stock https://www.scalemodelshop.co.uk/pro...n-tamiya-87130 You can draw on it & it cuts easily...............
Dave

Hi, I might be thick but what's the difference between this and masking tape.

[Guest]

Mark, it's effectively just a sheet of masking tape, so you can cut out larger shapes in a single piece rather than using a few strips of narrower tape.

[Dave Ward]

Mark,
for complicated patterns - it's easier to draw on a bigger sheet on my Condor Legion HS 126, I drew round the wing, onto the masking sheet, then each colour patch & labelled
After a basecoat, all the patches marked '1' were cut out and applied

Next coat applied, then mask bits 'B', and so on.................

Now, I don't think that tape would be feasible, and other methods wouldn't give the sharp angles...................
Dave

[Bortig the Viking]

Mark, it's effectively just a sheet of masking tape, so you can cut out larger shapes in a single piece rather than using a few strips of narrower tape.

Hi, got it, thanks.

[wonwinglo]

Another good masking tip of old is to cut the paper patterns from writing paper then stick them to the surface with ordinary soap,sounds strange I know but it gives crisp lines ideal for things like this HS.126.

[AlanG]

Cheers guys. I really want to do the Flanker B justice so this is why i'm wanting some masks

[Dave Ward]

Alan,
Is this the scheme ( picture for discussion purposes only )?

The main airframe paint looks like straight lines/blocks - but the sunburst on the tail will be a bit tricky!
Dave

[AlanG]

Yes Dave that's the one

[Guest]

I’d think that would be easy enough to mask just with tape. Paint the plane white, mask off the white stripes and the front edge of the red stripes with tape, and just put a cellophane bag or something over the front of the fuselage (taping it down, of course), then spray the red; mask off that as well and spray the blue.

[Dave Ward]

Al,
Begemot do decals for the Russian Knights in 1/72 & 1/45.....................

1/72

and 1/48
You can get them in the UK, as well
Dave