Dainis Posted October 7, 2019 Share Posted October 7, 2019 Although I am currently working on my F4U1, I was looking at my SH Tempest II and noticed there are no wing walk decals. I was hoping they would include them so I could use them as a template to cut masks. The rub is how do I cut masks that are perfectly symmetrical, given their curve along the wing roots? And any knowledge of the existence of 1/32 Tempest decals that include the wing walks? Any help would be appreciated. Cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee_K Posted October 7, 2019 Share Posted October 7, 2019 (edited) When I painted the wing walk areas on my Tempest, I used very thin strips of tape to outline the edges, curving to match the sweep of the wing fillet. I measured carefully to insure uniform width across the entire length length on both sides, and then sprayed a very dark gray color. The key is the very thin tape strips, which I cut from masking tape placed on a piece of glass and sliced off using a metal straightedge and sharp x-acto blade. The thin tape strips (2 mm) allow one to apply a gentle curve to the outline. It worked for me. Edited October 9, 2019 by Lee_K Added photo Kagemusha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dainis Posted October 7, 2019 Author Share Posted October 7, 2019 Thanks. That was my thinking as well. At least the wings are so well riveted so when I have satisfactorily painted one, hopefully the rivets will help guide the mask on the other side. I was just hoping for an easier way out. Cheers! PS Do you happen to know the width of the wingwalks that you painted? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee_K Posted October 8, 2019 Share Posted October 8, 2019 (edited) 5 hours ago, Dainis said: Do you happen to know the width of the wingwalks that you painted? 9 mm. Whether that is exactly the correct width in 1/32 scale I cannot say, but it compares fairly well with pictures of the aircraft during WWII, at least to my eye. Edited October 8, 2019 by Lee_K Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dainis Posted October 8, 2019 Author Share Posted October 8, 2019 OMG. Thanks for the help. Jennings, thank you. My in house IT is back from school beginning of December for the holidays and will be happy to help me get that to you. Lee, equally, thanks for the info, and 9mm does look about right. So between the two you Cheers! Lee_K 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dainis Posted October 8, 2019 Author Share Posted October 8, 2019 Sure looks the same. Wasn't the Fury essentially based on the Tempest's fuselage and wings? I wonder if a 1/32 Fury's wing walks would perfectly on a 1/32 tempest II wings... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dainis Posted October 8, 2019 Author Share Posted October 8, 2019 the word "fit" is missing...as in would perfectly fit on a 1/32 Tempest II wings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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