1:48 Spitfire Mk.I kamuflážní pole camo H (pro Eduard 11143)

Omask 1:48 Spitfire Mk.I - masks for the camouflage fields, variant H

Pre-cut self-adhesive masks in 1:48 scale intended for spraying the camouflage fields on a model of the Supermarine Spitfire Mk.I. Variant H has a shape of fields of its own, different from the other letters in the same range.

A sharp edge with no bleeding

The quality of sprayed camouflage shows on the edge. Paint always gets under the mask wherever the mask has not bedded down: over an engraved line, over a rivet head or over a cast transition on the leading edge. A double precaution helps. Before spraying, press the edge of the mask down firmly with a fingernail or a wooden stick, and make the first pass light, just enough for the paint to seal the edge. Only then spray the full layer. Any bleeding can be corrected with a fine brush once the mask is removed, but it is extra work.

Removal and finishing

• Take the mask off shortly after the paint has dried, not several days later - the adhesive hardens with time.
• Pull it at a sharp angle back over itself, not perpendicularly upward from the surface.
• In very broken-up places use tweezers and the tip of a scalpel, so that you do not scratch the paint around it.
• Spray the finished pattern with a clear coat matching the paint used; it evens out the gloss and hides any edge.

Who the set is for

For a modeler building the Spitfire Mk.I in 1:48 scale who does not get on with improvised masking using string, paper or modeling clay and wants a pattern matching one particular variant. It calls for no special experience, only patience in sticking it down and a clean, cured base.

The package contains masks only. Paints, clear coat and the model are not part of it.