02-07-2014, 06:26 PM
Not much of a picture for starting a new WPF thread, but time to do so. 
If you're building a structure kit which provides separate castings for the doors and windows, I've found it to be easier to mask-off the gluing surfaces with the parts still on the sprue, rather than scaping paint off later.
Lay the tape out, sticky-side-down, on a smooth surface (glass is ideal), then use a fresh blade and a straightedge to cut it into strips narrow enough to fit the sprue-mounted parts. Multiple identical items are usually in rows and columns, allowing single strips of tape to cover many pieces.
Here's a sprue all taped (except for that round window
) and primered:
![[Image: ChangesatElfrida014.jpg]](http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/doctorwayne/ELFRIDA/ChangesatElfrida014.jpg)
...and the same one after painting, with the tape removed:
![[Image: ChangesatElfrida016.jpg]](http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/doctorwayne/ELFRIDA/ChangesatElfrida016.jpg)
Wayne
If you're building a structure kit which provides separate castings for the doors and windows, I've found it to be easier to mask-off the gluing surfaces with the parts still on the sprue, rather than scaping paint off later.
Lay the tape out, sticky-side-down, on a smooth surface (glass is ideal), then use a fresh blade and a straightedge to cut it into strips narrow enough to fit the sprue-mounted parts. Multiple identical items are usually in rows and columns, allowing single strips of tape to cover many pieces.
Here's a sprue all taped (except for that round window
) and primered:...and the same one after painting, with the tape removed:
Wayne