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"seeing" canopy frames
godfather
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Posted: Tuesday, January 29, 2008 - 01:36 PM UTC
Any suggestions on how to see the frames on canopy when masking they seem to get lost in the glare of my lights so it's difficult to place masks.
wonktnodi
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Posted: Tuesday, January 29, 2008 - 01:57 PM UTC
What are you using as a mask???
godfather
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Posted: Tuesday, January 29, 2008 - 04:10 PM UTC
ezmask, Eduard basically pre made masks.
HawkeyeV
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Posted: Tuesday, January 29, 2008 - 05:08 PM UTC
Hold them up to a light or window. Or if your rich you can purchase a light table (used for tracing).
drabslab
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Posted: Wednesday, January 30, 2008 - 04:46 AM UTC
and when not rich put a mirror on your table and let a light shine under an angle on the mirror.

with some experimenting this gives reflections which help a lot
AiwaSoundSystem
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Posted: Saturday, February 02, 2008 - 10:59 AM UTC

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Hold them up to a light or window. Or if your rich you can purchase a light table (used for tracing).


I used this method today and it seems to have worked pretty well I used a fine tipped ball point pen to run around the creases and give a nice crisp line to cut against. I am leaving the masks on until I get to paint the entire fuselage. I'll know then how well they worked.
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