what I have so far , this version calls for a red tipped spinner. I have never had to tape off a spinner , this is scaring me been on this project since 02-25 this 1/32 scale was to large to fit in my indoor paint booth, had to wait for warmer weather to set up in my garage. I know the Balkan Kreuz decals are too small, I had on hand some properly sized vintage EagleCals that fell apart on application due to their advanced age.Few of the decals will be historically correct for this R version Stuka. Search on forums turns up no advice on my spinner masking. Thanks to all for viewing my project.
Calculate the diameter and cut a circle in a piece of stiff paper, or thin cardboard, and slip it over the spinner so that the amount of spinner tip left exposed is the area you wish to paint. It should look like a little sombrero! Secure in place with a couple of small pieces of tape. Spray.
Many, many years ago I read about a tip that I tried, (FSM?) with a modicum of success.
Punch a circle in cellophane - the stretchy kind. The hole should be smaller than it needs to be. Stretch it down over the spinner until it’s where it needs to be, and make adjustments to it until it’s right. The advantage is that the cellophane makes a pretty good seal. The disadvantage is that it depends on your MK I eyeball to get it right.
I’ve had better success with the “sombrero” technique above, except I do it by punching a circle out of styrene. Then I chamfer the edge so that when I place it on the spinner the edge of the mask actually meets the spinner.
If none of the other options works out there is another way. Imagine a lathe. I put the spinner on the end of a drill bit using a hefty chunk of Blutac to hold it in place. On the lowest possible spin setting, with the drill clamped, and with a fairly steady hand, I held a small paintbrush loaded with paint to the tip of the spinner and gradually worked back to the necessary line. From memory it took a couple of coats but that would likely be necessary whatever method.
Spinners were probably not all painted perfectly, as this original shows. Nor did they need to be. However, such intentional imperfections are difficult to pull off in 1/32 or smaller without looking amateurish.
been on this project since 02-25 this 1/32 scale was to large to fit in my indoor paint booth, had to wait for warmer weather to set up in my garage. I know the Balkan Kreuz decals are too small, I had on hand some properly sized vintage EagleCals that fell apart on application due to their advanced age.Few of the decals will be historically correct for this R version Stuka. Search on forums turns up no advice on my spinner masking. Thanks to all for viewing my project.
Secure in place with a couple of small pieces of tape. Spray.
,This might work, I appreciate all the replies. Thank you.
