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Yeah the fade looks great bud, and I hear you on the liquid mask, it’s super frustrating to get right.
I gave up as brushing it on made it way to thick, ended up using washi tape and using a scalpel to cut the window lines out.
Matisse-
I gave up as brushing it on made it way to thick, ended up using washi tape and using a scalpel to cut the window lines out.
I’ve done the wing and another shell with the LPHV gun (4 coats) and it’s much, much better.
That said when I did the Avante shell I got excellent bleed free results on the window with basic tradesmans tape.
Howard
So overall, I seemed to have the basics OK, got the colour order mostly right, avoided big spplats of paint and runs.
One big mistake - mask not thick enough. Was impatient and applied it with the airbrush. Even though I did many coats, it wasn't enough. Will use LPHV gun in the future.
This was a Tamtec replica shell so a practice and bashing job. Think I'll dial back my ambition for the next one and focus on getting the basics right! Was quite pleased with the blue to purple fade so might do something simple based on that.