A set of masks for the landing gear bays of the Lockheed S-3A Viking in 1:72 scale closes their openings for the time the lower surfaces are sprayed. The target kit is Hasegawa.
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The anti-submarine S-3A has sizeable spaces for the main landing gear and when building a model they are more visible than one would expect. Covering their openings makes it possible to paint the inside and the surrounding skin each separately and with no mutual overspray. This is an aid for painting; the plastic model is a separate item. The cut is calculated for the Hasegawa kit.
The machine came about in the 1970s as a replacement for the piston-engined Tracker and entered the US Navy in 1974. A pair of General Electric TF34 turbofan engines slung under the wing gave it the endurance thanks to which it could circle for hours over the area being searched. The crew consisted of four people: two pilots and two operators of the onboard systems. In the fuselage there was room for sonobuoys and an internal bomb bay, and the wing and the vertical tail folded for the hangar under the flight deck. The nickname Hoover came to the aircraft from the characteristic sound of the powerplants, which was more like a household appliance than a combat jet machine. It stayed in service for decades and gradually took over tanker and reconnaissance tasks as well.
The inner spaces of carrier aircraft tend to be markedly lighter than the surrounding camouflage, so paint them first and let them dry properly. Lay the covering from the center toward the edges and press it down with a blunt toothpick, so that no air bubble is left anywhere. After spraying, run the blade of a scalpel around the perimeter before you take the mask off; the paint then does not tear away across the area.
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