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One of the techniques used to add transparent windows to an airliner passenger cabin, is to first cut out a long narrow strip in the fuselage where you want the windows located. Then replace this opaque strip with a clear plastic strip, and mask the individual window locations. This allows the fuselage to be assembled, filled, and sanded prior to painting. After painting, the masks can be removed.
But. How do you make individual window masks in this small scale?
Thanks for any thoughts,
Tom
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Cricut, or other similar brand and Tamiya or other similar brand. I am too dumb to go into more detail, but look up the products, watch the YouTube of the products, and design away!
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But when I do, it is because I have no clue what you just said.Ralph and I have a Silhouette machine that, among other functions, can cut masks from all kinds of materials. A few years ago I built a small diorama around a barn that had a Rock City billboard painted on the metal roof, and since the lettering was very distinctive, I drew the design in Illustrator and gave the vector file to Ralph. He imported my drawing into the Silhouette cutter software and cut me a couple of masks (one primary, one spare) on a large-ish sheet of Tamiya tape. It worked beautifully. More recently, Ralph has gotten into painting markings onto models when he can instead of using decals, and has cut masks for larger lettering and registrations. He’s been experimenting with various types of masking material and the results look very nice.
So far as how to properly space airliner window masks, I’d design and cut them at the correct spacing for the model, then use transfer film (a low-tack clear film for moving patterns from the backing sheet to the area you want to mask) to move the window masks to the window belt. Another idea would be to use the masking material from which the masks was cut as a placement guide – apply it so the window areas you want to mask are exposed, then place the window masks into the holes, and then remove the larger piece, leaving the individual window masks in place.
Jodie Peeler
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