Black Magic Painting Masks

1/48 RAF P-40B/C & AVG Hawk 81 Camouflage Painting Masks 

Product # CEBM48556 for $12.99 for Trumpeter kit

Product Article by Steve Bamford on Nov 28 2005

 

 

 

This new set of painting masks from Black Magic includes painting masks for the Camouflage on the 1/48 RAF P-40B/C & AVG Hawk 81 Trumpeter kit. Black Magic has a variety of painting masks for canopies and wheels and other items.  If you have ever spent the time to do exacting masking, you know the time such a job can consume.  A masking set will permit you to quickly and accurately mask the model or model part in a very quick and accurate way.  Such masking sets will permit you to finish the model quicker and move onto the next model on your workbench. 

These are very thin black vinyl masks for the Reich Bands.  The plan here is to paint your camo colour first, then apply the masks to the correct location and paint the rest of the model.  Once finished you remove the masking material and you're done. 

This particular masking set has 16 individual masks.

The AVG flying Tigers were flying aircraft originally built and painted for the RAF.....so the RAF camo patterns appeared on AVG aircraft.

Click on images below to see larger images of the instruction sheets

The 3 pages of instructions are general instructions that provide helpful tips on using these paint masks and well as specific instructions for this particular masking set.. 

A very nice masking set and sure to save you some time and effort when building this famous American built fighter. 

I would like to thank Cutting Edge Modelworks for providing me with this review sample.

Steve

Photos and text © by Steve Bamford