Camouflage masks for the McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle fighter in the large 1:32 scale. The cut film delimits the areas of the individual shades.
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The McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle grew out of a requirement for a pure fighter with no compromises toward attacking ground targets. It first took to the air in July 1972 and with a thrust-to-weight ratio of around one it could climb almost vertically. The enormous lifting surface of the wing gave it an agility nobody expected in such a heavy aircraft, and the large canopy a view in all directions. It remains in service after fifty years.
A large scale is merciless toward inaccuracies: every step in a transition of shades is visible. Film with ready-made shapes of the fields removes that problem, because the boundary of the colors lies where the real machine puts it. The pieces are laid down step by step, in order from the lightest tone to the darker ones, and the coat is left to set between the steps.
In large scales the same rule applies: whatever photo-etched part is visible from outside has to be glued on before the spraying starts. The mesh of the airbrake, the deflectors and the steps are glued with cyanoacrylate, which leaves a matte mark on a finished coat. Masking film thus forms the second round of work, not the first, and between the two lie the base coat and its sanding.
Above all builders of large models, where masking by hand with paper tape takes more time than the spraying itself. Another benefit is repeatability, because a second example built comes out the same as the first.
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