A set of die-cut masks complemented by metal barrels for the Messerschmitt Bf 109F-4 in 1:48 scale. It contains masks for the outer glazing of the cockpit, two masks for the national insignia, a pair of MG 17 machine guns and a Pitot tube.
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The F-4 version received the DB 601E engine and an MG 151/20 cannon firing through the axis of the propeller. Above the engine a pair of MG 17 machine guns was added to it, whose muzzles project from the cowling right above the exhausts. The rounded wingtips and the deeper cowling make the Friedrich the most balanced Messerschmitt in shape, so every unevenness in the frames of the cockpit is visible on a finished model.
Inside lies film with pre-cut masks for the outer side of the canopy, two masks for the national insignia and turned metal barrels: two MG 17 machine guns and a Pitot tube under the left wing. The shapes of the cuts correspond to the parts of the Hasegawa kit.
Masking a curved canopy by hand means cutting some twelve strips of tape, offering each one up, pressing it down and trimming it with a scalpel along the edge of the frame. Honest work takes an evening and the width of the frames comes out uneven anyway. Pre-cut film compresses that step into less than half an hour and the frame stays equally wide along its whole length. Against the plain masking set without metal, this one adds the turned parts that would otherwise have to be made by hand.
The inner side of the canopy is not masked, so the frames inside wait for a brush. The metal barrels are glued only after the fuselage is sprayed and dry, otherwise the muzzles get clogged with paint. The holes in the cowling usually need to be widened slightly with a drill, otherwise the metal cylinder seats crooked and the difference is noticeable at once from the front. Count also on having to transfer the mask from the backing with a needle or pointed tweezers; touching the adhesive side with your fingers does not pay.
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