1:32 Paint mask Spitfire Mk. I (Early) (KOT)

1:32 mask for painting the Spitfire Mk.I in the early rendition

An SX-Art masking set in 1:32 scale, made for painting a model of the Supermarine Spitfire Mk.I in its early rendition. It is not a kit or decals: it is an aid with which the paint goes where it belongs and nowhere else.

What the early rendition means

The first production Spitfires differed from the later machines more than it seems at first glance. They were built with a flat canopy, without armor and with a two-blade wooden fixed-pitch propeller, which only service replaced with metal blades of variable pitch. Gradually exhausts of a different shape, a bulged canopy and other small changes were added. It is exactly these differences that decide whether you build the model as a machine of peacetime production or as an aircraft in combat form from 1940.

How to work with the mask

• The surface under the mask has to be dry, smooth and free of dust, otherwise the paint will bleed under
• Apply thin coats and rather in two passes; a heavy application creates a step at the edge
• Take the mask off while the finish is freshly dry, not after several days
• Inspect the edge against the light after lifting it off and correct any shortcomings with a brush

Who the set is for

For modelers who build the large Spitfire and want crisp transitions without the tedious cutting of tape. In a large scale every inaccuracy shows twice over and masking by hand takes more time than the build itself.