Thanks guys. I am always up for discussion, help, hints etc.
Now, After I had painted the port wing and thinking that the national insignis I had painted didn't look just right I found this:
So I am looking for a way to remove the paint without spoiling the plastic and detail and to repaint the area. If you have a solution, please share it. I am going to order some custom masks for the National insignia for the wings and fuselage as the ones from the guys that did the Ye Olde Pub etc for me haven't IMHO got it quite right, although the rest of the stuff is just fine. I will ask Maketar Masks to do them in Kabuki tape as the other ones, in vinyl are a bit gappy. Vinyl masks tend to be very temperamental with heat, cold and moisture and easily stretchable. Kabuki tape not so!
Here is how I did the port wing and the starboard wing to date.
Using Eduards Exterior set, I added fuel tank filler caps and hinges plus a couple of vents. Kitsworld stencil set has now arrived so I have decals to go over those. More on this set later.
The upper surface was painted with N.41 and left a couple of days to cure. No sense in rushing this is there!!!
After looking at period photos, I decided to mask and paint the walkways with 3mm tape. As it turns out I was right! After finding and reading the above insignia markings paper the walkway lines are 4" (inches) which in 1/32 is 3.175mm so 3mm tape is close enough!
To create the lines, you mask up to the tape and then remove the walkway line tape you marked out. this gives you your painting area.
Some standard black paint....
Remove all the masking tape and.....
I realised that the vertical walkway line was in the wrong place and corrected it.
Using photos and the kit decal instructions I put the vinyl mask down.
Painted the insignia Blue and left it to cure with the masks remaining...
Then covered the blue and painted the white. This was how it was actually done.
Just after this I discovered the insignia painting directions and measurements and after some scale calculations found out that the vinyl insignia is a little undersized and not in the right place! As this will be going on the Manufacturers table and with a host of modellers going to look at it then it needs to be right! I am looking to remove the insignia paint and redo!
SUGGESTIONS PLEASE
The starboard wing was built, the upper surface painted and left to cure. I decided that the best approach would be to do the undersurface N.43 so I masked off the dividing line.
There is a low delineation on these aircraft. Then the grey was painted.
Tape removed
The next thing to go on will be the walkway and the outboard rubber covering. Now I just need to sort out the positioning of the Triangle for the Group. If someone has those measurements, kindly share!
More next time.
James