This Plastic
Model Club Montex paint masks
from
Design &
Marketing Int'l
contains markings for 2 different 1/48 P-47D Thunderbolts.
These are painting masks to permit you to paint all the markings
on these 2 aircraft. This will give you the most accurate look
to your 1/48 P-47D. Painting markings on aircraft models is not new, but until
now this technique has only been done by the totally dedicated
modellers. Also included is one set of canopy paint masks.
The first aircraft
is
a P-47D with the 333rd FS, 318th FG out of Saipan in 1944. The paint scheme is
Olive Drab on the
topside and Neutral Gray on the underside. Artwork on
the side of the nose is yellow text that reads "Lippy IV"
and this is provided with paintings masks as well. National insignias are
included as painting masks as are all markings on these aircraft. There
is a yellow vertical stripe on the rear fuselage as well as a yellow
horizontal stripe on the tail, a yellow engine cowling ring and
yellow wing tips. On the side of the tail are the yellow
numbers "325388".
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The second aircraft
is a P-47D with the 91st FS, 81st FG with the 14th Air Force. The paint scheme is
Natural Aluminium overall with an Olive Drab anti-glare panel. Artwork on
the side of the white nose is black text that reads "Mike" and
this is provided with paintings masks as well. National insignias are
included as painting masks as are all markings on these aircraft. There
is a black vertical stripe on the rear fuselage as well as a black
diagonal stripe on the tail and a black engine cowling ring. On the side of the tail
are the black numbers
"325730". There is a trick to this planes
markings.....the black serial numbers on the tail cross over the black
diagonal stripe.
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Two of the black numbers that
cross over this black stripe have thin white outlines you will need to
mask and paint. The set includes different size number masks for
these two numbers for you to apply one mask...paint another colour and
then apply the second number mask on top of the first. So....here's
the sequence. Paint the tail flat black. Apply the ful set of
slightly smaller painting masks. Then paint the area white.
Apply the second set of larger paint masks over the two numbers that will
go under the black stripe. Paint the tail flat black again for the
diagonal tail stripe. Mask the stripe and apply the bare metal
finish. Complicated and exacting.....but quite do-able.
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The instructions are
clear and include 4 angle colour drawings to assist in painting
the markings. The
concept of buying precut painting masks is one I find very
attractive and for the larger scales this is one option well worth
considering for your next project.......no more fears of decal
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Click on
images below to see larger images
of the
instruction sheets |
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A very nice set
of masks and will be well worth trying for anyone building a your next
1-48 P-47D Razorback.
I'd like to thank Design
& Marketing Int'l for
providing me with this review sample...visit their site for this and other
products.
Design
& Marketing Int'l are the official exclusive importer and
distributor in Canada, USA and Mexico for a large and ever growing
selection of products from Contact Resine, Redux and Montex. Go to
their website to buy this and other products from these and other brands
of detail products.
Steve
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