nmayhew Posted July 31, 2019 Share Posted July 31, 2019 hi guys, Spitfire fabric gun patches - what's the favoured way to replicate these? I could use decals or mask and paint, but that doesn't really capture what they are. I seem to remember someone replicating them with tape maybe? But I can't find the build. It's for 1/32 scale MkI, but I guess could apply to lots of different marques and also other aircraft... Many thanks, Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shoggz Posted July 31, 2019 Share Posted July 31, 2019 Suitably weathered decals always look the best to my eye. I've tried cut Tamiya masking tape, but even though, in theory, it is closer to the actual material of the real thing, it never quite looks as good.... nmayhew and sandokan 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kagemusha Posted July 31, 2019 Share Posted July 31, 2019 Could it be Phil's build you're remembering? Out2gtcha, nmayhew, PhilB and 1 other 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted July 31, 2019 Share Posted July 31, 2019 29 minutes ago, Kagemusha said: Could it be Phil's build you're remembering? That one was a bit nice yeah? nmayhew, Kagemusha and PhilB 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kagemusha Posted July 31, 2019 Share Posted July 31, 2019 It certainly was, just a bit, nice. PhilB and Out2gtcha 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted July 31, 2019 Share Posted July 31, 2019 I think Phils method worked out about as well as you could hope, and with the brown color showing through, it really added to the effect. Now if we could just get SOMEONE to start modeling again.................... PhilB and Kagemusha 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmayhew Posted July 31, 2019 Author Share Posted July 31, 2019 43 minutes ago, Kagemusha said: Could it be Phil's build you're remembering? that's it! thank you all i think i might give that a whirl Out2gtcha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmayhew Posted July 31, 2019 Author Share Posted July 31, 2019 (edited) 2 minutes ago, Out2gtcha said: I think Phils method worked out about as well as you could hope, and with the brown color showing through, it really added to the effect. Now if we could just get SOMEONE to start modeling again.................... if someone can explain how I can post pics direct from my iphone or my mac, then i'd be happy to share the odd pic hosting sites = ball ache and i'm done with them; it has to be seemless the only stuff i post these days is on the MRP facebook page I'm afraid Edited July 31, 2019 by nmayhew Out2gtcha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted July 31, 2019 Share Posted July 31, 2019 Just now, nmayhew said: if someone can explain hi can post pics direct from my iphone or my mac, then i'd be happy to share the odd pic hosting sites = ball ache and i'm done with them; it has to be seemless the only stuff i post these days is on the MRP facebook page I'm afraid Sorry mate, that wasn't directed at you...............it was directed at Phil! I keep trying to talk him into building models again, but those dang car forums take up all his time! nmayhew 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmayhew Posted July 31, 2019 Author Share Posted July 31, 2019 (edited) hey no worries i realise i used to post build threads and now don't anymore., and sort of felt I owed the community an explanation it's not like you've missed much though - in terms of both quality and quantity; a couple of tanks since my Fw190 Dora years back and that's it! nearing the end of my Dunkirk Spitfire which I have been using MRP properly for first time and the paints are out of this world from what i read somewhere on here, there is a problem with apple stuff and the forum - some button for pics not showing? or maybe I imagined it? either way, I don't see anything that allows me to post a pic direct PS I only used Jennings' decals for stencils but they were awesome - super thin, and with some Microsol are now as good as 'invisible' - so please if you are going to use decals, use him! (I am working on persuading him to continue with 'Project Mask'! ) Edited July 31, 2019 by nmayhew God my typing is sh*t! Out2gtcha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monthebiff Posted July 31, 2019 Share Posted July 31, 2019 I used Tamiya masking painted with acrylics on a Mk 1 Hurricane a while back take which worked a treat. The tape is still stuck firm after all this time. Hope that helps. Regards. Andy nmayhew, crobinsonh and D.B. Andrus 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuck540z3 Posted July 31, 2019 Share Posted July 31, 2019 I used strips of Kabuki tape from a set of Maketar paint masks, which is sort of extra thin Tamiya tape. They were first painted after trimming.... Then applied with a little bit of white glue, to ensure a firm grip on a curved surface. HTH, Chuck sandokan, D.B. Andrus, Out2gtcha and 1 other 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony T Posted July 31, 2019 Share Posted July 31, 2019 I used to — and will hopefully again — use paper masking tape painted in red oxide, the same colour used on ships' hulls. What sent me down that road was colour photos showing acreages of gun fabric patched under the 20mm gun troughs of armed Beaufighter and Mossie aircraft (albeit in those instances — North Africa and Italy — it looked red hand-doped fabric). Would probably be inclined to draw the eye away from the patching, the way cockpit colour call outs are replaced by lighter or darker colours and not spec, but that's just me. And that would probably be different with the scale, 1/24 maybe demanding a truer-to-reality match. Tony nmayhew and Out2gtcha 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbk57 Posted August 1, 2019 Share Posted August 1, 2019 I would think it would help to fill the gun port holes as well. It seems like the tapes normally used on the ground anyway don’t show any sign of the hole behind the tape. I also think you could mask the area and build up a fairly thick coat of paint so that there would be a hard edge when the mask comes off. nmayhew 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billi Posted August 1, 2019 Share Posted August 1, 2019 How about red decal film? Pretty cheap too. Cheers Bill https://www.hannants.co.uk/product/XPS4 Out2gtcha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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