Masking film for the scheme of the Japanese Mitsubishi F-2A fighter in the small 1:72 scale. The tiny pieces hold the shape of the broken-up fields even where tape could no longer be bent.
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The 1:72 scale makes different demands on masking sets than the larger scales. The fields are tiny, the distances between the edges are counted in millimeters and ordinary tape cut with a knife simply is not enough here. It is precisely in this scale that cut film pays off most, because it takes the place of work that most modelers would not do accurately enough by hand. The subject is a single-engine machine which Japanese industry derived from an American basis and gave a substantially larger wing area.
The shades stay the same as on larger models of the same type, but the method of application changes fundamentally. Thin the paint more than usual, feel free to go to a ratio that will seem exaggerated to you, and spray from a shorter distance at a lower pressure. In this scale a heavy coat literally swallows the detail of the surface and fills in the engraving of the panel lines, which then cannot be restored.
The most frequent mistake in this scale is not imprecise sticking but impatience in lifting the masks off. A small piece sticks more firmly than you expect, and if you pull it away perpendicular to the surface it takes the paint with it. Always pull it low over the surface and against the direction in which you laid it down. Degrease the model thoroughly before work, as grease from your fingers shows more in a small scale than anywhere else.
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