1/48 Spitfire Pilot

Consider some freehand painting rather than masking. I use the tip of a toothpick to act as a very fine brush for very fine detail.  I shake the paint bottle, put the lid down on the bench open side up and pick up paint from the residue in the top with the tip of the toothpick. I sometimes touch the tip to a piece of cardboard first to reduce the paint further before touching it to surface to be painted.  You can draw tip a short distance to draw a short line, or make a line from a series of dots.  This method is particularly good at making very small, well controlled dots such as buttons and fasteners.  Good for eye pupils too.

If you have access to it I would recommend that you try some Vallejo paint if you have not already. It is a little thicker and works really well for hand painting.

Thank you for your kind responses. I grabbed some Valllejo colors and also found some finer-tipped brushes with which to apply the paints and I am very happy with the results. Apologies for the delayed response but I do not always have access to a computer on account of working on remote sites.

Grant

Hi Grant

It doesnt hurt to use some eye-enhancement either (head loup / magnifier).....   save your eyes as much as possible.

Best of luck with it

Bill

Thanks Bill. Indeed! I have a Digitech lamp with magnifying glass. It would have been impossible to do without it. My eyes are beyond salvation!

Cheers

Grant

Roger that Grant,,,  Understood

Best of luck with the fig