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  • Member since
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  • From: St. Louis Missouri
Vinyl masks
Posted by dallasa on Friday, July 4, 2008 12:21 PM
I love using vinyl masks, but know what not every model I work on has them available, does anyone know of a good way to make them (minus just trying to cut them by eyeballing it)?
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  • From: Southeast Louisiana
Posted by Wulf on Saturday, July 5, 2008 7:36 PM

If you are referring to canopy masks, check out www.ezmasks.com. They have precut vinyl masks for over 200 kits. Eduard makes a bunch too.

Andy 

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  • From: St. Louis Missouri
Posted by dallasa on Sunday, July 6, 2008 4:38 PM
yeah I was refering to canopy masks, and I know about ezmasks, and eduard, but I have some models that they dont make masks for, and wanted to know if there is any easy way to make them?
jwb
  • Member since
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  • From: Parkton, NC
Posted by jwb on Sunday, July 6, 2008 8:13 PM

Well, you get some vinyl, stick it to the canopy, then get a sharp #11 blade....

Wait.... no.... that can't be it.... sounds too familiar....

Wink [;)]

Jon Bius

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  • From: St. Louis Missouri
Posted by dallasa on Monday, July 7, 2008 7:50 AM
guess I need to work on my steady hand, anyone know what a good thickness is?
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  • From: Neenah, WI
Posted by HawkeyeHobbies on Monday, July 7, 2008 11:06 AM

...and what's wrong with just using some Tamiya tape?

Cover and burnish.

Hold up to light source for easier visibility of the framework and trim. You can use a light table to do this too...something I am going to make one of these days.

 

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  • Member since
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  • From: St. Louis Missouri
Posted by dallasa on Monday, July 7, 2008 6:08 PM

 HawkeyeHobbies wrote:

...and what's wrong with just using some Tamiya tape?

Cover and burnish.

Hold up to light source for easier visibility of the framework and trim. You can use a light table to do this too...something I am going to make one of these days.

 

 

That should do, I guess I am just going to have to work on my masking skills, the main problem I have is with 1:144 scale canopies

 

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