How to mask canopies easy and precise - plastic scale modelling tutorial
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- Опубликовано: 6 дек 2019
- In this tutorial I am going to show you an easy yet precise method for masking the canopies of your model air planes. Watch the complete video and see the additional tips i'll give you along the way. Also you'll see a direct comparison with pre-cut mask from eduard.
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Disclaimer: This video is not intended for persons under 14 years of age. 
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Some people think this is going to far but if you want to do properly and see great results this way is brilliant. Thank you
Thanks for your feedback mate 👍
'Speed rarely achieves quality.' Amen to that.
Amen brother!
I'm a Japanese who started modeling recently.
Since I am not good at English, subtitles are very helpful.
Thank you for the video that I always use for reference!
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Thanks, I hope that Google translated the subtitles adequately.
Top tips right there! I normally paint my frames by hand with a fine brush, but have masked on occasion
Once upon a time I tried brush painting the canopy but it did not work for me.
@@MMScaleModels What you're doing looks absolutely fantastic though :)
I tried out your technique this morning and it was great! I used the precut masks that came with the kit but they were too long as I discovered after pulling them off. I used your technique and it worked out great! I was able to mask the outside windscreen in a few minutes so I thought I'd try the inside as well. Thank you for sharing your talents with us.
Hey Brent, that's nice to read. It is really great to know that my videos help. Thanks for sharing.
You can also do the lazy technique as follows. After masking the outside of the canopy apply a coat of the color you choose for the inside then apply another coat of paint the color of the outside. This technique saves you time and spares you the chore of masking and painting the inside of the canopy.
Great technique and Video. Also your tutorial on making seatbelts.
Thank you for sharing.
Hope they are useful
That is amazing. Thank you so much for showing us this technique bro.
You are welcome!
Thank you for taking the time and trouble to make these brilliant videos, you have inspired me to get back into the modelling hobby again, once again... Thank you..
Thanks Jack, that's probably the best thing i can see in a comment. TBH i feel proud 🙂. Welcome back to the hobby!
After watching two of your videos in a row I instantly subscribed, these a great tutorials with no excess bs.
Thanks and welcome aboard!
@@MMScaleModels I just finished my first model in several years and thanks to your tips it looks pretty dang good.
This is a great tutorial, I've come back to it several times over the years and find your method gives far superior results to pre-cut masks.
Glad ot works for you 👍
Just catching up with your videos and you have sold me on the need to mask a canopy inside and out. I like the way your explanations make perfect sense and also thank you for speaking my language, your English is excellent. Thanks again.
Thanks for your feedback mate, appreciated 👍
Awesome demo, and excellent tips! Thanks for posting.
Thanks for watching mate 👍
Bro your technique is lit! Subscribed
Thank you and welcome aboard!
This is the most frustrating part about model-making thank you for this great tip
Thanks for watching mate, when I became comfortable doing the masking i kinda started enjoying it.
Awesome video! Thank you! I've learned so much from your videos. I owe you big time! Keep them coming!
Thanks mate, I am really happy to know that people appreciate my efforts.
Best masking tute I've seen so far.
Thanks mate!
Well explained, I do it almost as you do. Interesting the idea with the handle.
Thanks mate 👍🍻
Oh wow that solved a couple of problems I'm having! 🥳
Great 👍
This is a tedious method but your results are excellent. Better than mine. I dip my clear parts in gloss clear (future floor polish works well) for a protective layer, then paint the frame as best I can. Using water based paint, I can scrape any blemishes using a toothpick. Works well for me so far.
Whatever works best for you mate, that's the most important thing.
After trying different techniques, this one is definitely the best... Thank you ! 🙏
Thanks mate, I hope it helps!
Excellent video. This is the first thing I have encountered that has convinced me to try liquid mask. I will be try ing this method on my next aircraft kit, to be sure!
Well done!
Thanks mate, masking liquid is quite an interesting tool that may have lots of applications. I find it very useful.
Glad I found this video. Very good tips and method.
Thanks for watching mate 👍🍻
Thank you - these are really useful tips. Canopy masking is one task I really don't like but it makes such a big difference to a kit.
Thanks for watching mate, love your F1 builds :)
Dude! Your videos are awesome! Thank you. I’m going to try the seat belt tutorial on my next airplane. Keep sending out the videos and I’ll keep waiting for them to watch.
Awesome! Thank you!
Great advice, many thanks and best wishes.
Thanks mate, best 👍
Excellent tips, especially the one to cut the tape at an angle. One idea for interior that I got from another video: paint the top (outter) masked canopy with the colour of the cockpit, ie. light green. Let it dry then paint the exterior colour on top of the first colour. The cockpit colour will show on the inside. I will do this on my next model. My eyes and hands simply won't allow the level of work you do! 😁
Thanks mate, the issue that I have with only painting the outside frames with the interior color first is that they appear a bit distant from the internal surface and then the surface is super glossy.
You have the best videos.....thank you for sharing your tips and products.
Thanks mate, appreciated 👍
Absolutely!!! Quality takes time.
Indeed it does
very good demo! useful tip indeed! Thanks!
Thanks for watching mate 👍
Great video!! Keep then coming and thank you very much.
Thanks for watching mate 🍻👍
Thank You for this video. Great quality
Thanks mate 🍻👍
Gracias por compartir tus excelentes tecnicas!
You are welcome 👍
Very nice, great job, incredibly smart and inventive.
Thanks mate 👍
This is how a tutorial is done. Thanks!
Thanks mate 👍🍻
Very smart, and informative
Thanks, guy 😎👍🏻
You are welcome 👍
Crisp edges! thank you for the tips
You are welcome! Thanks for watching :)
Damn, that's awesomely skillful. I'd love to be able to use this technique, but I'll have to start cutting down on caffeine first. Thanks for the tutorials, learning a lot from you.
Cheers.
You are welcome 👍
Very helpful video, thank you 👍🏻
Very happy to know, thank you 👍
Love it. Keep it coming. Easy stuff to follow
Glad to hear that mate 👍
thank you for this clear and very instructive tutorial :)
Glad it was helpful!
Cool 👍. Thank you for showing
Thanks for watching!
I've ordered Mr. Masking Sol today so I can try this. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for watching mate 👍
Thank you! you help me so much!!
You are so welcome!
Thanks for your great tips ☺️!
Glad you like them!
Thanks for your tips. I've learnt something new that I will try. And will have water close handy with the liquid mask.
Thanks for watching mate 👍
Great tips...thanks!
Glad it was helpful!
Thank’s for the tip of the handle! Great
Welcome and thanks for your comment 👍
Good tutorial! Thank you
Thanks for watching mate 👍🍻
once again great video and awsome tips
Thanks mate 👍🍻
Nice work, I enjoyed your choice of music too. Thanks for your videos.
Thanks for watching mate 👍
Nice technique,,well worth the effort,,
Thanks mate 👍
Good tutorial! Very informative!
Thanks mate 👍🍻
Excellent method
Yup, works very well 👌
Good tutorial. I wasn't sure about masking the inside but your technique seems to work quite well. Thanks for doing this. Cheers!
It is quite easy once you get the feel of it. And for me, painting the internal part is the way to go, especially for 1/48 and larger.
Yes in 48th scale and larger I can see that it would.👍🏻
Good tip! Good job! I’ll try using liquid mask. Thank you! 👍👏
Thanks for watching mate!
Thank you for this video. Even though it takes some time, the effort is worth it for a good result.
That's almost always the case isn't it 😄
Nice tutorial and awesome result. This is worth an Abo.
Thanks mate 👍🍻
G'day MM, That's very impressive. I don't think I've got steady enough hands to manipulate the narrow masking tape but I'll give it a go.The commercial cockpit masks are way too expensive for what you get. You are right, sometimes they just don't fit the canopies they are supposed to fit.
Just yesterday I purchased some masking liquid so it's great that I've now learned how to use it from an expert. Thank you! BH
Hi Bill, thanks. It is worth the try, besides the tape is fairly easy to reposition so i guess a bit of shakiness cannot be a big issue.
very informative. thanks
You are welcome 👍
Great video. Yes, 10 mins applying a single strand of tape will pay off a lot more with the time you will save fixing it but using another product that will supposedly do the whole part in 2 mins. Struggling a bit with masking some curved surfaces, not canopies and completely forgot the simple fact that wider tape is harder to contour to a curve. There are many, many options for hobby tape, especially Tamiya's flexible tape which is great, but I always like to have other options available so I don't come to a dead stop if I don't have my go-to product available.
Except for certain applications like some bubble canopies or even wheels, I really don't use masking fluid much. I thought it was great when I first heard about it but quickly found out it is hard to get a clean cut, even with a sharp blade, and it requires a lot more pressure to cut, which can result in damage to the paint or even the model. Two thumbs up.
Thanks mate!
I haven't used Tamiya's flexible tape yet so I can't give my opinion on that.
There are different types of masking liquid. Some can be cut some cannot. My experience shows that the masking liquid is easier to remove when it is applied in thicker layer.
Great video. Just masked a complex canopy which drove me insane. Looked on YT for a better way. Found your stuff. Thanks! I also love your positivity. :)
Thanks mate, i have one more tutorial on masking canopies so you might find something usefull there as well.
@@MMScaleModels I will check it out
Good tutorial, Thanks a lot for share it
You are welcome
I use a type of "Flat head stick" too. Tip: Old paintbrushes work great. Just trim off the bristle end and cut to shape.
Good tip mate 👍
I use the White glue method of masking off the clear sections of canopies. White glue won't attack the plastic like some liquid masks do. But this is definitely a good alternative. Thanks for sharing.
I personally haven't had issues with masking fluids, but I have only used 2 brands. I've heard that the plastic used in some canopies is susceptible to damage from masking fluids rather than making fluids being generally aggressive. This is interesting topic and I would love to know more.
@@MMScaleModels what kind of masking fluids do you use? What’s a full name and brand?
Can you explain what does it mean “white glue”? Is it PVA? Can you give some tips about your method? You scared me with chance to harm canopies with masks.
I use mr. Masking sol neo from mr.hobby
Yes it's PVA, damage from masking fluid seems to be very rare so don't be putt off
Great Job👍
Thanks mate!
Very helpful video. Thanks
Thanks for watching mate 👍🍻
Many thanks for sharing!
My pleasure!
I have watched this video before but it is great to watch again, I can see one reason for masking the inside and paint, that would be to take away the unnatural gloss of the inside of the frame, still a very good video and great tips.Please keep safe and well.
Thanks for watching!
Great information. Thank you. Subbed.
Awesome, thank you!
Dude you're the best
Thanks for your kind words :)
Ive tried the paint on mask before didnt like the result but now seeing your method im gonna give ut another tru on my 124th hurricane thanks
I am sure You will have good results!
Nice. Thanks a lot.
Thanks mate 👍
Well done!
Thanks mate 👍
Hi There. I've just tried your masking technique over the weekend and I found it brilliant and rather easy, I wasn't brave enough to mask the inside the canopy but I'll certainly give it a go on my next build, I did have a little paint bleed as there was an area I didn't burnish down enough.So thank you for a really useful how to.
Glad it helped and thanks for sharing your experience!
To prevent bleeding under the mask, don't ever let the paint pool. With the airbrush, press down for air, and then pull the trigger back a tiny bit, just enough that the frame very gradually acquires the desired color. Clean the nozzle often (with a Q-tip soaked in airbrush cleaner) to prevent dried paint from accumulating there. I do this after every 10 or 15 seconds of shooting, whether I think the nozzle needs it at that time or not! After each Q-tip treatment, make one or two airshots away from the model (without pulling back for any paint) to make sure that no cleaner gets spit into the model when you resume your painting.
Very good.
Many many thanks
Great tips, thanks 🍻
Thanks for watching mate 👍🍻
To add to this fine video.....Mix up a small amount of dish soap and water...Brush it on the canopy. The soap/water mixture allows you to slide the masking tape around a bit easier for better/easy placement. No hard and fast rule for the mixture....I usually use something like 80% (water) to 15-20% glue. This is almost a requirement when using after market canopy masks.
Thanks Dave, very interesting tip. I will definitely try this. 👍
Thank you!!
Thanks for watching mate 👍🍻
While it may be a given for many modelers, a first step can be to clean the plastic (and with clear plastic to do it without making scratches) to remove any oils or contaminants including finger oils. And then to avoid touching the plastic with bare fingers after that.
Yup, i almost always use gloves
@@MMScaleModels I often use just one glove. Especially if painting where I handle the part in the gloved hand and the airbrush with the ungloved hand. I find it makes holding and operting the airbrush more comfortable and I don't go through a box of gloves as fast. Either that, or I'm trying to channel Michael Jackson.
Good tutorial.
Thanks mate 👍🍻
Nice!
When I was much younger and still in possession of fine motor skills I prided myself on my ability to hand paint canopies and other various small parts. I thoroughly enjoyed it, but I can’t even see well enough up close to do it anymore, to say nothing of being able to make my hands work properly.
Its a preference thing I guess. Mine is to airbrush as much details as possible and keep brush painting to a minimum.
Patience pays off
Indeed
very helpful
Glad it was
Nice tutor
A new sub from me because of..
(a) Your accent. AWESOME!!!!
(b) Your attention to detail is to be applauded.
Great video!!
Thanks Robbie, welcome aboard.
My accent seem to bother certain people, it is nice to know that there are people that like it as well 😁
@@MMScaleModels Thanks. Don't worry about idiots. Plenty around. Your work is excellent and seems as though your a cool dude too!
Best wishes from Australia!!
@@robbieh1899 Thanks mate, greetings from Bulgaria 🍻
Thanks for sharing not bad idea...
Thanks for watching mate!
Parafilm is something I have used for masking and it's interesting to use. Easy to cut. Will stick to the plastic no problem. Easy to remove too.
Have to try that out.
I've never considered painting the *interior* color as a base coat for the outside! I'll have to try that and see what it looks like from different angles.
If the inside is unpainted it looks a bit odd because it is super glossy.
Thanks MM.
Thanks for watching Janet 🍻👍
Thank you ♥️
Thanks for watching mate 👍🍻
Fantastic
Thanks mate 👍🍻
super tips,danke
You are welcome
thank you@@MMScaleModels
Thanks so much , going to give it a go on my P61, mate I had to Subscribe 😊😊😊😊
Awesome, thank you!
Ill use this methot with the thin strips and use mascol 👍🏻
I am just a re-beginner after a stop of 35 years. This procedure seems easy enough to give a try (never done it before)
How long in advance can you prepare this masking (tape and masking fluid) and leave it on the canopy after painting ?
I want to avoid the risk that the mask really sticks and will damage during the removal.
Cheers
Rudy
Thanks so much for your tutorial, I also want to create masks and decals for my rc aircraft, I’m totally new to doing something like this, which machine would you recommend the Cameo Portrait, or the new Cameo 4. I’m pretty good on a computer but not the best. That’s another consideration I’ve read that people are having a hard time using and understanding the software on some of these machines. Is one easier to use than the other. Any info. would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
Sorry mate, i have never used such device. Hope that i can get my hands on one some day.
Just subbed mate,nice one 😁👍
Thanks Tim, appreciated 👍🍻
Best method I've seen so far.
Any tips for 1/72?
Some magnification probably :)
Great technique! With the more "traditional" methods, precision,and thus accurate results, are more difficult to obtain--frustrating! Thanx much for your video!
Yes that's true, and it does not take that much longer on most aircraft.