masking canopies with bare metal foil

Ah, another B-17 fan!! Hmmm... how long has the BMF been sitting on the canopy? it's either that or you burnished it down a little too well... You might want to try to gently wedge a #11 Xacto blade under there to help peel it off. Be careful not to scratch the canopy, though. If I remember correctly, you can get rid of the adhesive residue with a cotton swab dipped in acetone. becareful here too because acetone will eat away at some paint.

Hope this helps. Oh, what scale B-17 are you building? E, F or G model?

its been on for 2 weeks. I tried a wedged toothpick and goo-gone tonight. very time consuming, but it is working. The results are worth it. Nice sharp lines. Thanks for reply.

No problem... I was a bit worried for you myself because i know what a pain masking canopies is... especially on the tail/waist/radioroom/cockpit windows... So.... How about a few pictures of that fortress?!?

Should be done in about a week, I hope. I will post photos then. By the way its a 1/48 b17g OOB. I know Verlinden makes a detail set for this version, but I like the challenge of making my own details. Besides, most of the interior work will never be seen. It has been a lot of work, but still a really fun build.