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No one has posted the third option.....Free hand. Even 1/72 Hurricanes.I haven't the patience or dexterity to mask canopies, so It has to be free hand.....
It's not that difficult, even with slightly wobbly hands...mine.
Aiden, if you study your cockpit, you will notice slight grooves in the plastic which replicate the frame work. To the naked eye they are almost invisible, but under a glass they are quite pronounced, so....
On with the magnifying glass and with a very fine brush, 00 or even 000 pointed, and using a well thinned paint, and an almost dry brush, go over the framework. The paint gently runs into the grooves making the outline easy to see, even on 1/72 stuff.
When dry, go over it again using a normal thickness paint. That's it.
Any excess paint is easy to remove with a sharpened cocktail stick.
One point to remember....never hold your breath when detailing - your heart rate will shoot up and your hand will be all over the place- breath normally!
Stay cool.....
It's not that difficult, even with slightly wobbly hands...mine.
Aiden, if you study your cockpit, you will notice slight grooves in the plastic which replicate the frame work. To the naked eye they are almost invisible, but under a glass they are quite pronounced, so....
On with the magnifying glass and with a very fine brush, 00 or even 000 pointed, and using a well thinned paint, and an almost dry brush, go over the framework. The paint gently runs into the grooves making the outline easy to see, even on 1/72 stuff.
When dry, go over it again using a normal thickness paint. That's it.
Any excess paint is easy to remove with a sharpened cocktail stick.
One point to remember....never hold your breath when detailing - your heart rate will shoot up and your hand will be all over the place- breath normally!
Stay cool.....
Hopefully Aiden can find a method that works for him and we can see his Hurricane soon.
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