Yeh, I won't know how well they actually came out until I get all of the painting done and take off the masking. I have some extra thin clear plastic here. So if the Krystal Clear doesn't work, I'll give the other method a try.
Lots of progress. Engine nacelles, main aircraft and weapons pod have all had their silver and red done. It took me just over an hour to mask everything for the red. My hands kept getting shaky while I was trying to position tape on the engine nacelles. I have images...
Silver sprayed and dried. I had to ELO two of the engine pods and reshoot them. Some bubbling. They came out good the second shot though.
The two I had to reshoot the silver on. They came out well this time.
The weapons pod after it's first coat of silver.
Everything masked. You will notice the forward end of the engine nacelles have not been taped. It was easier to use Micro-Mask gel on that area. I found that the guide lines for that artistic curving shape at the end was too faint to see under tape, so I just painted Micro Mask where needed.
The engine nacelles drying after the Micro Mask was applied. Yes I cleaned off that drip of micro mask.
I know it's hard to see but these are the nacelles after spraying the red on. And the weapons pod is in this one as well. The red is actually fairly dark, but the flash makes it look very light.
And lastly the B58 with all of the red on it.
Now all I have to do is further mask and do the black areas in front, and the white dart on the wings and tail. Then it's off to see how tough my decals are. lol
Rich
Striker8241
Hi, Rich,
I have the same problem with the two windows I cut out above the cockpit on my B-52D. I have a sheet of 0.27 mm clear plastic that I'm going to use for these windows. Maybe something like that would solve your problem if the Krystal Clear doesn't work.
Cheers,
Russ
In the Hangar: 1/48 Hobby Boss F/A-18D RAAF Hornet,
On the Tarmac: F4U-1D RNZAF Corsair 1/48 Scale.