Thursday, April 2, 2015

TLP Pershing #K046 Build, Part 45, Upper Orange Band - Part C

The upper orange band is broken up into six segments on one side, the band is solid on the other.

A line of masking tape was used for horizontal alignment.
TIP: Before setting the alignment masking tape on the model, it was pressed on my pant leg and removed a few times to cut back on the adhesion. Jean fibers stay on the tape so it isn't as sticky. You don't want a piece of masking tape to lift any paint now!

Place the pieces using your knife blade tip.

Even using a calculator I couldn't get the segment spacing to look like the pictures in the Estes instructions.
It's okay - close enough for me!

Looking back, I could have used trim Monokote for the orange bands. But trim Monokote would have ended up like it is now, with a slightly raised surface.
Monokote grabs quickly, this painted Avery paper is easily lifted and moved until it is in the correct position.

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