detailing the red door edges on US Navy aircraft

Get one of those flat-tipped (not pointed) model paint pen markers made by Tamiya or Gunze Sangyo. The stiff, flat tip is ideal for the red edgings on gear bay doors, and you can do it in one pass. I've used it on my U.S. Navy planes and they came out okay. You'll have to watch out though that you do not press too much on the tip since that increases the paint flow. A light touch is all it takes. Hope this helps.

Cheers,
onyan

I've used strips of red decals to detail the landing gear doors of my USN aircraft with success. I use a pair of dividers to measure the length of strip needed, cut the decal, and with a new no. 11 X-Acto blade and a steel straight edge, trim it to the correct width. Then with a 5-0 brush I apply a bead of Future on the edge of the gear door. Once the decal has been moistened and is ready to slide off the backing, I slip it onto the edge of the door usually with the tip of a moistened 5-0 brush or a needle chucked into a X-Acto knife handle. To strengthen the decal and bond it to the gear door, I apply another bead of Future once it has set up; usually an hour or so. I usually have to trim up the decal, both length and width, with a new X-Acto blade once the overlay of Future is dry.
The process is tedious and necessitates the use of a magnifying lamp/lens, but the end result is worth it. Hope this helps.
Dick McC

I myself use an old #11 knife blade. Just dip the tip in red and run along the edge of the door. Not very high-tech but it works.
Cheers
Bert

Thanks for all the help. I'll try all suggestions to see which one works best for me. Thanks again!

Mike M

Best thing I've found for this is a red Sharpie. There are different sizes you can use. Two or three coats will cover.

Dean

I used a regular fine point red pen with good results on my 1/72 scale F-4 Phantom. :D

Regards,

I think i do it the hard way... I dab a little white out on that edge, usually with a bit of stretched sprue and then i use the Tamiya red pen Onyan mentioned. It makes the red really stand out and then i give it and the interior of the panel, flap, etc a little wash to sim oil.