1:48 48 P-40E Warhawk masks for control surfaces (for Eduard)

The real subject

The Curtiss P-40E Warhawk is an American fighter of the Second World War, recognizable by its long nose with the liquid-cooled Allison V-1710 V12 and by its armament of six machine guns in the wings. It was flown in North Africa, in the Pacific and on the Eastern Front, and it owes its popularity among modelers precisely to its varied camouflage schemes.

What the masks solve

The masks define the areas of the moving parts, that is, of the control surfaces and the ailerons. With them you separate these areas by shade or by degree of gloss, and you need neither to draw the boundary freehand nor to build it up laboriously from strips of tape. According to its name the set is prepared for the P-40E kit in 1:48 scale from the firm Eduard, so the shapes of the masks correspond to the division of that particular model.

• Masks for the control surfaces and ailerons of a P-40E Warhawk model
• 1:48 scale, prepared for the kit from the firm Eduard
• The shapes correspond to the division of that kit
• A sharp boundary with no drawing by hand

Painting tips

The masks are stuck down before spraying, on a clean, degreased and perfectly dry surface. Press them carefully into the curves and up to the trailing edges, so that no air pocket is left beneath them. Spray in thin coats and preferably twice over; a thick coat creeps under the edge of a mask easily. Take the masks off shortly after the paint has dried, with tweezers and with a slanting pull away from the paint, so that the edge of the coat is not torn away.

Who it is for

For modelers who are building the P-40E in 1:48 and want clean transitions on the control surfaces even without experience of masking by hand. The kit itself and the paints are not included in the package, unless stated otherwise.