1:72 Mosquito PR.XVI National Insignias are die-cut painting masks used to spray the national insignia onto a Mosquito model instead of applying decals. Intended for the Airfix kit.
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The set belongs among painting masks, not among decals. The templates are applied to a painted model and the national insignia are sprayed through them with the same technique and the same paints as the rest of the airframe. The insignia is thus created directly in the paint film and nothing extra is left on the surface. The set is cut for a model in 1:72 scale. The target kit is Airfix.
The de Havilland Mosquito PR.XVI was the photo-reconnaissance version of the twin-engine wooden-structure aircraft, adapted for flight at high altitude and without gun armament. Reconnaissance machines differed from the combat versions in the way they were marked as well, so the placement and the size of the insignia on them are worth careful work.
A decal lies on top of the paint and its transparent carrier film gives itself away on a matte or rougher surface with a glossy outline, which modelers call silvering. A sprayed insignia has no carrier film, nowhere stands above the surface and takes later weathering with a wash or a dry brush without trouble. The difference shows most on the large roundels on the wing, where a decal has to settle over engraved lines.
The insignia are sprayed only onto a dry and smooth surface. Seat the template exactly in position, press the edges down firmly so that the paint cannot creep under them, and spray in several very thin coats. A multicolor insignia is done coat by coat with a short pause for setting. Take the mask off as soon as the paint has dried, pulling it back over itself at a shallow angle.
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