3 Easy and Effective ways to mask Aircraft Canopies!

3 Easy and Effective ways to mask Aircraft Canopies! | Quick Tutorial

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2 жыл бұрын

Hey guys, Modelling Weekly here! This week I'll be bringing you 3 super effective ways to mask up your aircraft canopies! They're also fast and easy, so I hope you find the video helpful!
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@ModellingWeekly 2 жыл бұрын

I hope you found the video helpful guys!

@freda8586 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tips

@ModellingWeekly 2 жыл бұрын

@@freda8586 No problem!

@MrKredski 2 жыл бұрын

I did, thanks. :)

@killmonger1012 29 күн бұрын

Absolutely!

@davidwoolsey2300 Жыл бұрын

78 years old-gonna try my hand at this hobby. Thanks for your great instructions. Simple and to the point.

@namvet6971 3 ай бұрын

I'm 74 and great hobby for concentration and steadiness. Keeps mind active too. Look for a local modeling club....

@artistpoet5253 9 ай бұрын

Not kidding. I've been building kits nearly 40 years and never once thought of painting the interior color first on the canopy before applying the exterior color. I've always just spat and cursed my way through a tedious hand brushing on the interior of the piece.

@ModellingWeekly 9 ай бұрын

I have to admit, it took me a while to figure it out as well 😂

@davemardon6756 Жыл бұрын

Good video. Another tip: Mix up a mixture of some Dish Soap and Water and apply it to the surface. This allows you to move the tape around (slides across the surface). Once in position, blot it dry and the Tape will stick as normal. Its the same idea when using Pre cut masks.

@ModellingWeekly Жыл бұрын

That is a brilliant tip! Thanks for adding!

@adandap Жыл бұрын

Good stuff. The only tweak I'd make to your approach is to cut the tape on glass or a glossy ceramic tile (that's what I use) rather than a cutting mat. The hard surface gives a cleaner cut.

@jamesmcansh3441 2 жыл бұрын

I've always struggled with canopy painting these straight forward techniques are amazing. Thanks again ✌🇨🇦✌

@ModellingWeekly 2 жыл бұрын

It's for sure a painful process! glad I could help man!

@rogerpattube 2 жыл бұрын

The triangle! Simple yet effective. Almost too easy!

@ModellingWeekly 2 жыл бұрын

Very true haha!

@alldilatapir Жыл бұрын

This is my lucky day! Canopy masking and painting is always frustating, but i found this tutorial and this is the best! The presentation is easy to understand for non native English speakers like me. Thank you thank you thank you for all of your videos.

@ModellingWeekly Жыл бұрын

I'm so glad you could find it helpful :)) it's the best feeling ever being able to help someone out and I'm so glad I could ☺️ take care man

@PVZ_Kr4ngle 10 ай бұрын

Bro THANK YOU! I used to just paint them on with nothing but because of this video my canopies look excellent! You have a new subscriber!

@ModellingWeekly 10 ай бұрын

So glad I could help! Thank you 😄

@derniko1992 8 ай бұрын

thank you very much. after scratching my apache canopy trying to cut the tape on it, I'll try the graphite method.

@robertmunoz7543 8 ай бұрын

Great ideas!🤘 Jman

@vincentnoriega3353 2 ай бұрын

Great tips, nice explanation

@PirateMTH_ToddH Жыл бұрын

I think this is one of if not the best canopy mask videos I've seen. Great advice, clearly presented. Awesome work. I will definitely be trying these techniques on my next build. Thanks for sharing.

@ModellingWeekly Жыл бұрын

No problem at all! It's my pleasure. So glad you found it helpful!

@harrypickle357 Жыл бұрын

Thank you! A few recent issues due to trial & error, your guide has put me back on the right direction.

@BobMuir100 Жыл бұрын

Brilliant! Thank you Bob England

@Camdouin Жыл бұрын

Very helpful, good stuff.

@jorge_attikos 2 жыл бұрын

Really really really very HELPFULL!!!!!!!👌👌👌

@beauxtx1959 2 жыл бұрын

EXCELLENT! Love the triangles!

@ModellingWeekly 2 жыл бұрын

It is a great method isn't it! Originally learnt it from a shop owner at a hobby shop. Always comes in handy!

@joseluiscastanorestrepo Жыл бұрын

Great techniques, the graphite technique is very good for me. Thanks.

@bigalexg 2 жыл бұрын

Great ideas. I love the triangle method. Well presented. Liked and subscribed. Looking forward to more videos from you sir

@zhoujoey306 Жыл бұрын

Very useful one, new mask technique acquired. Cheers mate!

@ljscalemodels526 11 ай бұрын

Hello - what a very helpful video, love the triangle method, thanks for sharing, cheers Liam

@RNS681 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you :) really enjoy your videos they make my day this much better

@ModellingWeekly 2 жыл бұрын

I'm so glad about that mate. I'll do my best to post as frequently as possible!

@mickb2075 2 жыл бұрын

Great video thanks

@jb314stl Жыл бұрын

Very helpful.

@majorkursk780 2 жыл бұрын

Well done...great modeling tips!

@ModellingWeekly 2 жыл бұрын

😄

@JagdeepSingh-sy2mh 10 ай бұрын

Superb techniques. Thanks very much.

@ModellingWeekly 10 ай бұрын

No problem :)

@tonyromano6220 2 жыл бұрын

Very helpful!

@ModellingWeekly 2 жыл бұрын

☺️

@ModelMinutes 2 жыл бұрын

Very cool! I’ve got some flexible masking tape which is quite handy for gentle curves 😊

@ModellingWeekly 2 жыл бұрын

I've heard that stuff can be pretty good!

@ModelMinutes 2 жыл бұрын

@@ModellingWeekly yeah, it might not stick as well as normal tape but can be quite useful. It won’t do super tight curves but handy for some areas

@Blackout5871 Жыл бұрын

Very helpful. I'm terrible with doing canopies and windows.

@ThorstenWieking Жыл бұрын

A methode I sometimes use, is to get a graphic of commecially available canopy masks (some manufactures nowadays distort their graphics on their website catalogue, but mostly do this to newer products.). Once I have the graphic of the mask, I open them in either a graphics programm or sometimes even MS Word is suffice. I take on measurement of the canopy (e.g. lower corner of the front window), size the graphic to the same size, make a test print to look if the size is correct. As soon as I have a printout of the masking graphic in the right size, I tape masking tape over the printout and cut the masks accordingly. With a recently purchased Cricut Joy cutting plotter, I could forego the MS Word und printer step, just loading the graphic in the plotter program, resize, cut and apply.

@ModellingWeekly Жыл бұрын

This sounds fantastic, I'll have to look into this!

@americanpatriot2422 2 жыл бұрын

Outstanding video and presentation

@ModellingWeekly 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much ☺️

@robbo1068 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tips/techniques and presenting them in an informative and effective manner. I didn't know about the triangles method so I've learned something new yet again. Your videos are always insightful and you provide heaps of information through your commentary.....great work!

@ModellingWeekly 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much man, and in glad you could take something away from the video! 😊

@supercededman Жыл бұрын

The triangles method seems like the go! I'm more likely to choose one of the methods where I'm not cutting the tape on the canopy itself.

@kitbuilder3027 5 ай бұрын

I always learn something from you. Thank you. Larry Landis

@ModellingWeekly 5 ай бұрын

No worries :)

@JamesJurgensmeyer-xe3gw 9 ай бұрын

I found this video very helpful!

@ModellingWeekly 9 ай бұрын

I'm glad!

@supercededman Жыл бұрын

Great video! I'm stressing over masking small canopies (ala Spitfire and Bf109E) in 1/72.

@ModellingWeekly Жыл бұрын

Thanks! Yeah, it can be a bit nerve wracking but with a bit of practice you'll be able to knock em out like nothing

@anyblunder6782 2 жыл бұрын

That was extremely helpful, I learned two new techniques I’d never heard of.

@ModellingWeekly 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you found it helpful :)

@anyblunder6782 2 жыл бұрын

@@ModellingWeekly very, masking canopies and clear parts are a nightmare. That’s why I build tanks, there are no windows in a tank.

@freda8586 2 жыл бұрын

A good friend of mine migrated to the U.K. and I encouraged him to start on this hobby. I am an armor modeller who used to do aircraft. He got an airfix starter kit already.

@ModellingWeekly 2 жыл бұрын

That's very good to hear!

@freda8586 2 жыл бұрын

@@ModellingWeekly I told him: welcome to the hobby. He got the Spitfire Mk1a.

@ModellingWeekly 2 жыл бұрын

@@freda8586 👌🏻 a good choice!

@anthonymitchell3225 2 жыл бұрын

Painting canopies is the most frustrating part of building a model aircraft for me, will be trying the triangle method though as this looks the best option, thanks for the tips a fantastic help

@ModellingWeekly 2 жыл бұрын

Very glad I could help!

@mrratskins 5 ай бұрын

Excellent video. Now if I can just figure out how to get slight residue from Tamiya tape off clear coated finish.

@ModellingWeekly 5 ай бұрын

If you mean getting any residue off the clear canopy parts, you can carefully use a tiny bit of isopropyl alcohol along with a cotton bud to work it off :)

@mrratskins 5 ай бұрын

I had already dipped the canopy in pledge floor polish, which I believe is an acrylic. Do you think that would be safe from the isopropyl?

@ModellingWeekly 5 ай бұрын

@@mrratskins I'm not sure about that, I've never used pledge before myself. I'd give it a test beforehand on a testbed :)

@mrratskins 5 ай бұрын

I'm running a test right now. I coated some clear styrene with pledge. I'll go check it. Back again. Looks like the isopropyl stripped off the pledge. However, I was very aggressive. I may try it with a small canopy panel and be more gentle. If it removes too much acrylic I can paint it back in with a small brush. Pledge does a really great job of filling in minor scratches and adding some real clarity to a canopy. Go check out some videos about dipping clear parts.

@marksixofone4104 2 жыл бұрын

Fantastic tutorial. I have had problems with paint lifting from the canopy rails due i believe as you say from leaving the masking tape on for far too long. Do you think lacquer paints would be better in this respect and cut down on lifting. Thanks.

@ModellingWeekly 2 жыл бұрын

I think lacquer paints will do a lot better than acrylics, purely as acrylics form a proper sheath of plastic when they dry. Can't 100% confirm though, as I only use tamiya hybrids!

@hamishsheinkels1478 2 жыл бұрын

I'll have to give one of these a shot later. Depends on if I remember

@ModellingWeekly 2 жыл бұрын

😂😂 Fingers crossed!

@maydaypc 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your time and effort to share the knowledge with us. Thin strips method is my way to go. After laying down the thin strips I fill the area to be protected with white wood glue. No issues so far (Only once after paint job is finished I had to do some maniplation on the color so I remasked the already painted canopy with just white wood glue. Model was Bf-109 and when I removed masking all paint on the canopy came with it. Lesson's learned.)

@ModellingWeekly 2 жыл бұрын

No problem! You're right, everything in modelling is a learning curve!

@mr.fazeli Жыл бұрын

Wait u can use the normal wood glues which are white as a liquid mask? Man u saved me, Vallejo liquid masks are too pricy in my country,they're like 10 percent of my salary per a 60 ml bottle.

@maydaypc Жыл бұрын

@@mr.fazeli You can also use it as a paint mask too. I mainly make aircarft models, but I wanted to try tank model. I find it very difficult to mask for painting. So I thin the white wood glue with water and painted the areas that I don't want to be painted with this thinned solution. After painting session., wait 30 minutes and dip the model into warm water and gently brush away the white glue. Result is perfect for me.

@patricktim140 2 жыл бұрын

TANKS

@lewistaylor1965 Жыл бұрын

Anyone any idea?...I have the Beaufighter revel 1/32...I dipped the canopys in Klear and a few weeks later the canopys went cloudy/foggy...It hadn't happened before to any of my other kits...but I cant seem to get rid of it which spoils the model actually...Ive tried dipping the canopys in windolene as someone suggested to get rid of the Klear...Not sure what to do..any help would be appreciated...Thanks

@MrPDoff 2 жыл бұрын

For more years than I can rember I have used a pencil to push down masking tape instead of cocktail sticks as it helps with defining where I'm going to be cutting. But funny enough I never thought about peeling it off and cutting along the lines. Triangle trick looks worth a go

@ModellingWeekly 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you could take something from the vid! 😄

@robbeard6929 2 жыл бұрын

Haha, try masking a 1:144 Lancaster cockpit and gun turrets, I ended up in a straight jacket. Another little tip though especially for brush painter but also sprayer, paint or spray clear gloss varnish on the surface after masking to stop colour bleed.

@ModellingWeekly 2 жыл бұрын

Haha!! Can imagine how much of a nightmare that would be! Thanks for the tip!

@jameswestgarth8096 Жыл бұрын

Can you show us heavily framed canopy, like a huricane or JU-88

@ModellingWeekly Жыл бұрын

It's the same concept, just more cuts :)

@c123bthunderpig Жыл бұрын

Triangle a bit more work, but best technique, after all, it's what modeling is all about :-)

@G0r3Shitt 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks just bought a new model

@Dwarvious 2 ай бұрын

What if (and this is a weird situation I find myself in,) there are no canopy details to follow with tape because for some reason they've been moulded on the inside of the canopy..?

@ModellingWeekly 2 ай бұрын

Can you see the moulded lines through the plastic from the outside? If so, I'd probably just get some really thin masking tape and work your way around the outside of the canopy, using the inside lines as a guide to get it as accurate as possible

@Dwarvious 2 ай бұрын

@@ModellingWeekly Yeah, I believed I would have to try something like this. Wish me luck!

@yurycz8933 Жыл бұрын

👍

@RNS681 2 жыл бұрын

May I ask if your doing anymore ships? Sorry if I asked before I can’t remember, would be cool to see a type 45 destroyer to go with your frigate. Hope your well:)

@ModellingWeekly 2 жыл бұрын

I definitely plan to in the future! A type 45 would be cool. Just need the time to get one done haha!

@RNS681 2 жыл бұрын

@@ModellingWeekly hah, nice, I will see you whenever another video is out.

@Idengard 2 жыл бұрын

After painting the interior color, do you make a new mask for the exterior color?

@ModellingWeekly 2 жыл бұрын

Nah, it works great just spraying the main colour over the top of the interior colour with the same masks!

@CageRattler_ Жыл бұрын

i have a canopy with like 20 windows it's a tamiya a6m2 what can i do about it

@ModellingWeekly Жыл бұрын

A zero canopy would probably pair best with the triangle technique, just cut a bunch of tiny triangles

@seantaplin581 2 жыл бұрын

Which is more detailed eduard or tamiya? In terms of spitfire mk1/mk1a.

@ModellingWeekly 2 жыл бұрын

Well, the Eduard kit I believe has a full set of rivets, though I'm not sure so I'd check an unboxing review. If it doesn't have all the rivets, then I'd go for the tamiya kit. The detail is still very good, and the fit is excellent

@seantaplin581 2 жыл бұрын

Should I get 1/72 or 1/48 tamiya spitfire mk1a?

@Joesoe06 2 жыл бұрын

Ah thank you for this video, im getting an airbrush and my biggest fear is masking the canopies.

@ModellingWeekly 2 жыл бұрын

No problem! Glad you will find it helpful 😊

@OdysseyAviation Ай бұрын

Can you paint the canopy without having it on the aircraft ?

@ModellingWeekly Ай бұрын

If that makes it easier in that situation, yeah

@OdysseyAviation Ай бұрын

And also how you then paint exterior with silver?

@ModellingWeekly Ай бұрын

@@OdysseyAviation for this aircraft I used an airbrushed lacquer paint, however if you don't have an airbrush I'd recommend using a tamiya x-11 silver rattle can :)

@statoilbensin2190 2 жыл бұрын

What about using masking fluid?

@ModellingWeekly 2 жыл бұрын

You can use it to fill in areas inside masking tape, though its very common for masking fluid to rip paint off when used to mask the edge of a canopy strut. A good example of this is Plasmo's TU-154, he used masking fluid for the windows and it was a disaster lol

@BearGrisham Жыл бұрын

What is your preferred method out of these techniques?

@ModellingWeekly Жыл бұрын

The one I use all the time is just the simple cut on surface - for me, it's the fastest and achieves the most accurate results :) you'll definitely want a brand new blade though to make sure those cuts are nice