Tamiya
1/48 Messerschmitt 262A-1A
Kit 61087
Completed
as V7, the seventh prototype
Once
again I made masks with the Silhouette vinyl cutter, and this time I
also made
masks and sprayed on everything but the swastika. It was an
interesting and overall successful
effort, but in the long run the early balkenkreuz with the black outer
outlines
seems just outside the capabilities of either the vinyl or the cutter,
as those
little parts don't cut perfectly. Since
there is little exposed carrier film on the insignia, for this
particular type
the decal may be a better choice. It is
nice to not need any clear coats which I think in this build in
conjunction
with the quality of Tamiya's panel lines combined to give a nice
effect. I just don't like stark panel lines.
I have to keep working on that issue from a
more subtle direction, I guess, for it to work for me.
The masking process.
First the masks are applied with the white areas removed but black parts
still masked I drew the masks such that
the outer shapes aligned with
panel lines, and the lettering and insignia are
all included on the mask insuring placement is accurate.
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