1:32 Nakajima Ki-27 Ko Nate is a masking set from the Dead Design brand for models of the Japanese Ki-27 fighter in the large 1:32 scale. It is not a kit but an accessory with which the markings and the frames are sprayed in paint instead of being applied as a decal.
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The set holds self-adhesive masks cut to the shape of the parts of a particular type in 1:32 scale. The procedure is simple: you lay the mask on the model, press the edges down, spray over it and take it off once the paint has set. The resulting area lies directly in the paint layer of the model, not on it. With aircraft masking sets it is most often the cockpit glazing and its frames; the exact extent of this package is stated on the box of the set.
Painting the frames by hand can cover the area, but not give a perfectly straight line. Every tremor of the hand shows on the long line of the glazing as a ripple, and the other side of the cockpit then never looks the same as the first. A mask sets the line by machine and you control only the covering power of the paint. At the large 1:32 scale the difference is conspicuous, because a frame here is a few millimeters long and the eye finds a mistake on it easily.
A decal is always one layer more. It has a carrier film, which gives itself away on a gloss base by a different refraction of light, and when the film does not adhere perfectly, silvering appears beneath it. Sprayed paint has no film at all, so the transition between the marking and the surrounding area is nil, and further coats of clear and of weathering hold on it just as they do anywhere else.
The base has to be dry, degreased and free of dust, otherwise the paint will run underneath. Spray in thin coats and preferably several times rather than once heavily, because a heavy coat builds a step on the line. Take the mask off while the paint has only just set, and do it slowly, at a shallow angle backward. Spray the glazing frames in the interior shade first and only then in the outer camouflage finish.
This is an accessory for a model. The kit, paints and glue are not included in the package, unless stated otherwise.
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