Modelers, I’ve pretty much adopted masking canopys with tape for my models. However, imagine the front glass of a KC-97 in 1/144. For those not familiar with this aircraft, this area of a KC-97 is pretty much a B-29 or B-50. Well, for the purpose of explanation it is.
Anyway, I’ve tried my normal tape, burnish and cut method, but it’s just too small. Is this a liquid mask moment? Or should I be doing something a bit differently?
Thanks.
Yes. Applied with a needle or tooth pic and very steady hands. One single malt aged 18 years should help with the hands. Any Glen will do. Good Luck.
On very small canopies, I just go at it with a paint brush. I generally don’t mask anything over 1/48th unless it has a large frame area.
Normally, I would agree. However, this aircraft is NMF and will be sprayed with SNJ. It’s not really an option in this case. [B)]
Maybe you could try using thinly-cut strips of bare metal foil to represent the frames?
On a kit this small, I use the bare metal foil method. It worked great on my 72nd scale B-36. If the a/c you are working on is not bare metal, take some decal paper and paint the chromate green first, the the fuselage color with your airbrush. Cut the size strips you need and apply like regular decals! Bingo, a great match. Good luck