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.
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
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.
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
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.
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 😊
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
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
@@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).
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?
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
@@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.
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.
Good video, going to try brush painting with masking tape, will need to wait to get some Tamiya tape.😊
not much difference in all honesty between the brush or airbrushed way
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.
Very good tutorial, painting the cockpit has always been a headache, but with this method there will certainly be no problem.
Glad it helped
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
your welcome pal and its great to know the video has helped you improve your modelling skills
Great video, and thanks for sharing your experiences. Sealing with a varnish is always essential.
Absolutely!
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.
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
Great video - thanks. Just doing my 1/24 Spitfire, my first model in 50 years!
good luck pal and its a joy when you come back to modelling as it brings back great memories
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.
your welcome
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.
i agree a bad canopy makes the model look badly finished
Thanks. This does help a lot
You're welcome!
Thank you.i have awful trouble doing this
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
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
Well done!
cheers
There are a lot of kit specific madks available now from Edward etc that really help doing canopies
totally agree but the costs for some is crazy and nearly as expensive as the kit
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 😊
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
How do you get three, possibly four, seemingly identical canopies on the same sprue?
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
@@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).
To better define the cutting edge of each canopy 'pane' another thing you can use is a very sharp pencil instead of the toothpicks.
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?
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
@@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.
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.
your welcome pal and anything is worth trying once especially with this hobby of ours