Cut self-adhesive masks for the cockpit canopy of the Folland Gnat F.1 light fighter in 1:72 scale. Fitted to the Special Hobby kit, the outer side of the clear part.
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The Folland Gnat grew out of designer Teddy Petter's conviction that fighters were needlessly growing in size and cost. He therefore built a machine barely nine meters long, with a Bristol Orpheus engine and a cockpit into which a tall pilot only just fitted. The Royal Air Force did not order the combat version, but Finland bought it and above all India, where the local factory began building it under license. In the conflicts of 1965 and 1971 the Gnat earned a reputation as an awkward opponent, because it was small, nimble and hard to keep in the sights over the battlefield.
The smaller the cockpit, the greater the share taken up by the frames and the sooner the eye notices an inaccuracy. On a part this tiny, trimming a strip by hand is particularly thankless. The cut segments give the frames a uniform width and follow the curvature exactly.
Tiny segments are hard to grip with the fingers, so have fine-tipped tweezers ready. After application run a blunt tip around the whole perimeter and check that no gap has been left anywhere. Spray from a greater distance and preferably several times. Remove the film as soon as the paint has become tacky; on small areas hardened paint tears particularly readily. The model, paints and decals are not in the package.
Naši poradci a znalci sortimentu jsou připraveni odpovídat na Vaše dotazy (Po–Pá, 8–18 hod).
Zeptejte se na co potřebujete, odpovíme co nejdříve.
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