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Please can someone tell me what colour paint I should use on the framework of the lanc cockpit?
Thank you.
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Thanks for answering both question Steve. I shall order them.\ said:Aidan pre-cut masks are a great time saver, particularly on something as complicated as a Lancaster. I used them on my 1/48 build......thank heavens.The outside of the framework is in the camouflage colours, just follow the scheme through the "glazed" areas.
The interior colour is debatable. I did mine interior grey-green after the preserved nose section in the IWM.
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Steve
I don't have your skills Laurie - it's as simple as that. And I'm not about to practise on a 1/72 canopy! Perhaps I could send the canopy to you and you could paint it for me, by return?\ said:Go on Aidan if I can mask the thing in Tamiya tape so can you. Actually the 1/72 Lancaster is the best canopy I have ever produced.But you do need Le Loup magnifier specs. http://www.theloupestore.co.uk/Headband-Loupes/High-Grade-Headband-Magnifier-non-flipup.html. I use these they are made of optical glass & do not scratch & . I find the 1.85 mag. adequate for all things. You can get cheaper & they are.
Also use the American razors. http://www.ebay.co.uk/bhp/100-single-edge-razor-blades. The holder though used as a holder for scrapping glass with the razor also is a good steady holder when using the blades for model making. Found the blades are better than Morton blades/knives for certain jobs. One is for cutting tape when masking. The razor blades are much thinner than Morton blades & much sharper & have a much fine point. Also a plus double ended.
So Aidan what is it to be. Tape or masks. Actually it will be interesting to see masks. Some of the screen curves in 2 planes. You can stretch tape to accommodate. Do the masks stretch to take up the curves ?
Laurie
I didn't know any of this Richard - thank you.\ said:My apologies if I am stating the obvious but not everyone may have realised that you only have to mask the once on the outside. First spray the interior colour as a priming coat then spray the outside colour. The outside will be camoflage and the 'primer' colour will be visible inside the canopy.Again apologies if everyone already knew this!
Bit thick ( me not you) Richard but no not understandee.\ said:My apologies if I am stating the obvious but not everyone may have realised that you only have to mask the once on the outside. First spray the interior colour as a priming coat then spray the outside colour. The outside will be camoflage and the 'primer' colour will be visible inside the canopy.Again apologies if everyone already knew this!
Apologies read again Ricchard & now understand.\ said:My apologies if I am stating the obvious but not everyone may have realised that you only have to mask the once on the outside. First spray the interior colour as a priming coat then spray the outside colour. The outside will be camoflage and the 'primer' colour will be visible inside the canopy.Again apologies if everyone already knew this!
Sorry Laurie, I was probably being very brief as I was worried that everyone did this anyway and would think was being condescending by mentioning it. I saw Stona say very recently that he paints the primer coat by brush but it is all the same either way. By putting the inside colour on first you make it visible on the inside of the canopy and therefore visible through the clear plastic. The top coat is then only visible on the outside. If you get this right it looks extreemly effective.\ said:Apologies read again Ricchard & now understand.Laurie
I undertand completely what you say.I'm just short of time. Easier and quicker to use a mask.\ said:Aidan - don't write of making your own masks entirely, I've just done it for a WWII bomber too (a Hampden). It's strangely satisfying! Maybe try it before your masks arrive, see what you think (easy to take the tape off with a toothpick without damaging the canopy)..
Of course, stupid of me. I've got a spare from the kit I'm working from (a variant piece I won't be using), I'll try that. Will even be able to see how effective the technique is...\ said:If you are going to use three different paints in that way, unless they are all of the same type, I would always do a sample piece first. It doesn't take long and it takes away any doubt. Paint the canopy sprue as a sample so you are using exactly the same plastic as well.
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