| Image Comments |
| David Duckett | 27-Jan-18 18:02 |
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| Don C | 28-Jan-18 10:17 |
| Very nice, DD. What brand of tape did you use for the canopy? I always have trouble with the compound curves like the front. |
| David Duckett | 28-Jan-18 10:26 |
| Thanks. I used Testors 1/16" for the canopy and to mask the black exhaust panel because it 's flexible enough for inside and outside curves. Unfortunately, it is no longer made. I would guess Tamiya brand is equal. There are also many new tapes in smaller widths available by Scotch and others. |
| Don C | 28-Jan-18 15:56 |
| I've been using Tamiya 6mm, but had trouble with those spots. Maybe I need narrower? |
| David Duckett | 28-Jan-18 15:59 |
| I think so, narrower is more flexible. |
| biplane guy | 28-Jan-18 18:50 |
| Very nice, David. Sharp and clean as always. You mentioned "spots" with the Tamiya tape. My DR1 had a beautiful brushed-on paint job using Tamiya acrylic gloss red paint. When I masked the white area on the top wing I was very happy with the sharp lines the Tamiya tape rendered but NOT with the dull area that remained when the tape was removed. Was this your problem? Anyone else? |
| David Duckett | 28-Jan-18 19:45 |
| Don mentioned spots. I think he meant in areas of tight curves. I'm not familiar with Tamiya paints but I would suspect the paint before the tape. |
| hjlittman | 28-Jan-18 19:51 |
| biplane guy, what masking tape were you using? I've discovered the Frog Tape For Delicate Surfaces. I have not had any dull spots when I removed the tape and I am brushing and airbrushing with acrylics on relatively unsupported Japanese tissue since I don't build static models. |
| biplane guy | 28-Jan-18 22:03 |
| hj, I was using Tamiya 18mm masking tape on Tamiya acrylic paint. I had hoped to eliminate any chance of product mismatches causing weird interactions. What the tape left looks like a dull residue but is not sticky. Online research has revealed that the problem is not unusual, is not residue, but is an emollient issue with chemicals evaporating from uncured paint. Paint had been dry for two weeks before the tape was applied! I have used the Multi-Surface Frog Tape with mixed results but have not tried the Delicate Surfaces type. Thanks for the tip. I will post a picture of what the tape has done to the paint. |
| Don C | 29-Jan-18 09:47 |
| DD is correct. I had problems with getting the tape to lie flat on the curves. On the P-51 I used a lot of Tamiya tape and a little of the delicate surface Frog tape. Both worked well without your problem. I was using the cheap brush on acrylics in the little plastic bottles and did the white first. In some cases I only waited a day for it to dry. |
| jgood | 31-Jan-18 12:16 |
| Very nice to see a new DD model taking shape... |
