dirk tinck Posted June 2, 2020 Author Share Posted June 2, 2020 Hi Alan ,i will try your method on a test piece but all your camo-lines are random , unlike the scallops on my sheme.There's no room for error once you start cutting the masking tape...I want smooth curves ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Garsden Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 This may not help at all Dirk but I used Solartrim for this bit - you are painting the fuselage granted but you could do the scallops with trim. I made cardboard templates then drew the shapes onto the back of the solartrim then cut it out with a scalpel. You can read all that on my blog. Just another way of doing it.. If however you are going to paint mask then yes, Alan's method looks good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Gorham_ Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 Dirk I find it is possible to cut smooth curves in masking tape using a scalpel. The trick is to find a way to rest your wrist on the model that helps to support the scalpel while you are cutting. If your wrist stays on the model as you cut, then it will not slip and the blade will not move from it's path. It also helps to draw the line you want to cut very clearly and accurately of course. This is the scalpel I use: There are other tools available that can help. You can get swivel knives that have much smaller blades that are free to rotate. Some people find these good to cut curves. I have one but I don't find it as easy to use as a scalpel. Maybe it doesn't fit my hand as comfortably: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Gorham_ Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 PS - my camo lines are NOT random - they are to "proper" Air Ministry patterns. I have scaled them up from smaller diagrams! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Meade Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 nee-naw, nee-naw! How did you get the camo to line up on that stretched wing then? Edited By Andy Meade on 03/06/2020 11:10:08 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Gorham_ Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 By using the stretch function in AutoCAD of course! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Cooke Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 Posted by Alan Gorham_ on 03/06/2020 10:52:57: PS - my camo lines are NOT random - they are to "proper" Air Ministry patterns. I have scaled them up from smaller diagrams! Hehehe I knew - just knew - you would respond Al. I wouldn't expect anything less from ya! Love it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Gorham_ Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 If a job's not painful then it's not worth doing Phil.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Meade Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 Posted by Alan Gorham_ on 03/06/2020 11:21:10: By using the stretch function in AutoCAD of course! Stretched you say?! P-almost-SSA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Gorham_ Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 Ok then, let's pollute Dirk's build thread and address that one..... Are we limiting PSSA meets to exact scale now? Here are three pics selected at random from Phil's Flickr: One "stretched" Hawk, One "stretched" Hurricane, One Mosquito with broader than scale tip chord. And all none the worse for any of that... It happens for the right reasons and surely if your model has been tweaked then it makes sense to try and make it look scale in the finishing to hide or disguise any such tweaks... None taken....It'll be great to get to the next PSSA event to conduct such banter in person! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Meade Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 I'm calling the scale police, and they're going to lock you up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Gorham_ Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 I hope they've got PPE, or else I'll cough on them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Gay Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 We could always add a sub association - the PSSSA. Power Semi Scale Soaring Association just for us mere mortals! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Jennings 1 Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 Considering the liberties taken with shapes across the pond, I think we do alright. PNQTSSA - Power Not Quite True Scale Soaring Association! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McG 6969 Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 ... now I'm beginning to understand... So, the 'Scale' in PSSA isn't the definition of those miraculous little devices with a precision down to 0,1gr and sold in Shenzhen??? ... That's probably also why nobody mentions the weights of their parts and/or sub-assemblies in their blogs... Cheers & stay scale all Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Kettle 1 Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 Hey you lot, remember the rules for scale modellers during Lock-down, where's the slide? Hang on wrong slide.......sorry Dirk, here it is, as I said, for scale modellers. Nice Sabre build the way Dirk, keep up the good work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirk tinck Posted June 5, 2020 Author Share Posted June 5, 2020 Masking became a mix of different techniques. I first made a template of the desired drawing from low tack masking film,just the curved parts. I made them a little smaller actually (the width of the fine line tape ).Then went around it with the fine line tape to where the straight line began.You have to pull a little while pressing it down to avoid wrinkles. I'm surprised it went that easy!On to the painting ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Fenton Posted June 5, 2020 Share Posted June 5, 2020 That is really impressive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Cooke Posted June 5, 2020 Share Posted June 5, 2020 Yeah! Nice curves Dirk! superb stuff Can we expect a splash of Italian colour on your next post? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirk tinck Posted June 5, 2020 Author Share Posted June 5, 2020 Thanks Danny, i had nightmares of this job but it turned out OK ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirk tinck Posted June 5, 2020 Author Share Posted June 5, 2020 Yes Phil ! It's on the agenda for tomorrow, first need to do a sharan timing belt... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Cooke Posted June 5, 2020 Share Posted June 5, 2020 oh no! Dont get engine oil on your model Dirk! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Kettle 1 Posted June 6, 2020 Share Posted June 6, 2020 Superb Dirk, you make balsa models look like Airfix plastic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flyer Posted June 6, 2020 Share Posted June 6, 2020 Impressive work Dirk, looks like a close up of a plastic kit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirk tinck Posted June 6, 2020 Author Share Posted June 6, 2020 Well,the painting went fine,just a few dust particles wich i can polish out when the paint is hard . Just a few tips for those who have to do similar paint jobs Go over the fine line tape with a small roller to secure it 100% Take all the masking away before the paint is completely dry so you don't have to '' brake it '' Before you spray, take the dust away with a sticky cloth! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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