how to paint scale model canopy {3 EASY METHODS}

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  • Опубликовано: 20 янв 2025

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  • @petermarkham1153
    @petermarkham1153 Год назад +4

    Good video, going to try brush painting with masking tape, will need to wait to get some Tamiya tape.😊

    • @yorkshiremanmodels
      @yorkshiremanmodels  Год назад +1

      not much difference in all honesty between the brush or airbrushed way

  • @simonleib1992
    @simonleib1992 День назад

    Great video. I find masking very frustrating and time consuming. I tend to hand paint my canopies placing it on a bit of blue tack on a cork. Seems to work well. Then tidy up with a toothpick/cocktail stick. I tried liquid mask/maskol had some success with that too.

  • @joseluiscastanorestrepo
    @joseluiscastanorestrepo 6 месяцев назад +1

    Very good tutorial, painting the cockpit has always been a headache, but with this method there will certainly be no problem.

  • @mickheritage7166
    @mickheritage7166 Год назад +1

    For me this is the best tutorial video i have seen, i followed it ,and it worked well. When i first started out, i have seen myself build model aircraft, and then at the end of the build. make a total hash of the canopy , and throw the whole model out in disgust.
    so i thankyou for this great tutorial

    • @yorkshiremanmodels
      @yorkshiremanmodels  Год назад

      your welcome pal and its great to know the video has helped you improve your modelling skills

  • @PiperStart
    @PiperStart Год назад +1

    Great video, and thanks for sharing your experiences. Sealing with a varnish is always essential.

  • @deccomcg
    @deccomcg Год назад +2

    Good video. I've tried all of these and I use a hybrid version. You did ask for comments in the video. I build in 1/48 and 1/42 scale. Due to my fat fingers and bad eyesight (even with magnifying glasses) I find canopies difficult and I hate doing them. I'm generally not prepared to spend half my week masking a canopy. Also, anytime I bring a new knife blade near to a canopy I always slip and scratch some part or other. I use method three by removing the paint with a cockail stick from the clear areas. I spray the canopy though as I'm ok with an airbrush. I also use liquid mask for the larger clear areas so that I don't have to remove too much paint afterwards. So I get the best of many worlds and my canopies are ok. I won't win any competitions but they're good enough and don't take up too much of my life to do.

    • @yorkshiremanmodels
      @yorkshiremanmodels  Год назад +2

      I find the 1/48 scale canopy are easy enough to mask but the 1/72 can be a real pain for me especially when I have been at work all day laying roof tiles and my fingers are numb and painful due to arthritis starting in them
      I find the Eduard model kits that are profipack versions come with canopy masks and can make it a lot easier
      Thanks for the comments

  • @colinmiles1052
    @colinmiles1052 10 месяцев назад +1

    Great video - thanks. Just doing my 1/24 Spitfire, my first model in 50 years!

    • @yorkshiremanmodels
      @yorkshiremanmodels  10 месяцев назад

      good luck pal and its a joy when you come back to modelling as it brings back great memories

  • @eugenedelrosario3480
    @eugenedelrosario3480 Год назад +1

    As an amateur Model builder, this is my biggest struggles when building any aircraft. My eyesight and hand coordination is not the same for this 48 year old. I will try the airbrush method. Might as well spray the entire aircraft and the canopy at the same time. Thanks for showing this.

  • @ICU10
    @ICU10 9 месяцев назад +2

    This really helped. I would say, the canopy is the cherry on the icing, if it's not perfect, the whole aircraft suffers in the end.

    • @yorkshiremanmodels
      @yorkshiremanmodels  9 месяцев назад +1

      i agree a bad canopy makes the model look badly finished

  • @jamiesale9460
    @jamiesale9460 5 месяцев назад +1

    Thanks. This does help a lot

  • @jaws666
    @jaws666 Год назад +1

    Thank you.i have awful trouble doing this

    • @yorkshiremanmodels
      @yorkshiremanmodels  Год назад +1

      your welcome
      its why i posted it because so many show expensive masking sheets or stencils when sometimes a cheap product can do the job

    • @yorkshiremanmodels
      @yorkshiremanmodels  Год назад

      then again i say cheap the tamiya masking is getting expensive these days
      the frog tape goes a lot further but even that is about 6 quid for a roll

  • @jamiesale9460
    @jamiesale9460 5 месяцев назад +1

    Well done!

  • @cyberleaderandy1
    @cyberleaderandy1 5 месяцев назад +1

    There are a lot of kit specific madks available now from Edward etc that really help doing canopies

    • @yorkshiremanmodels
      @yorkshiremanmodels  4 месяца назад

      totally agree but the costs for some is crazy and nearly as expensive as the kit

  • @nigelr07
    @nigelr07 Год назад +1

    Great video, thanks new to this game ( well after about a 40yr lay off 😁) I noticed many model makers recommend using a pledge clear product to give the canopies a brighter finish. Do you do that and if so do you paint before or after treating, or do you not think that step is necessary ?
    Thanks in advance 😊

    • @yorkshiremanmodels
      @yorkshiremanmodels  11 месяцев назад +1

      no i dont bother
      i used to use the pledge future until it was discontinued
      i never gloss a canopy unless i have stuffed one up or its come scratched and then i will try gloss to help fix the problem

  • @Ensign_Cthulhu
    @Ensign_Cthulhu 9 месяцев назад +1

    How do you get three, possibly four, seemingly identical canopies on the same sprue?

    • @yorkshiremanmodels
      @yorkshiremanmodels  9 месяцев назад

      A lot of manufacturers have different variations for each aircraft and to make it easier for them to sort parts ect they stick all variations on one clear sprue

    • @Ensign_Cthulhu
      @Ensign_Cthulhu 9 месяцев назад

      @@yorkshiremanmodels It must be a new thing or a manufacturer or kit- dependent thing. When I say "new", I admit the last time I bought a kit was just over 20 years ago (1:72 Airfix Harrier and Draken).

  • @kennethhoffman8845
    @kennethhoffman8845 Месяц назад

    To better define the cutting edge of each canopy 'pane' another thing you can use is a very sharp pencil instead of the toothpicks.

  • @GavinNerazzurri
    @GavinNerazzurri Год назад +1

    Nice video YM. It bewilders me, people paying £4-6 for a mask which often times need more work anyway - either a bad fit or intended for another version or brand.
    Question - what's your favoured MO when the canopy doesn't have well defined ridges between glass and frame?

    • @yorkshiremanmodels
      @yorkshiremanmodels  Год назад +1

      Buying masks can be a nightmare as you said with getting the right mask for the right kit
      I have a circle cutter now and that's great for wheel and other small round masks

    • @GavinNerazzurri
      @GavinNerazzurri Год назад

      @@yorkshiremanmodels what's the smallest diameter that can cut please? I looked at the compass type but their smallest was 10mm. I'm currently using a turret type punch, does 2 - 4.5mm. I've also noticed a paper punch comes out at 5.5mm 🙂 Something that does 6 - 9mm would be useful.

  • @ShaneDwane
    @ShaneDwane 11 месяцев назад +4

    As an amateur Model builder, this is my biggest struggles when building any aircraft. My eyesight and hand coordination is not the same for this 48 year old. I will try the airbrush method. Might as well spray the entire aircraft and the canopy at the same time. Thanks for showing this.

    • @yorkshiremanmodels
      @yorkshiremanmodels  11 месяцев назад +1

      your welcome pal and anything is worth trying once especially with this hobby of ours