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Necktie, lifestyle, and furniture styles
tend to go in and out of fashion every couple decades, and so, evidently, do model airplane
finishing methods. According to some reports, an increasing number of aircraft modelers are painting
their creations these days, as opposed to using pre-tinted iron-no covering. That is to say those
modelers within dwindling number of people who both to build and cover their own creations at all.
Since at any point in time there are folks entirely new to the procedure for masking off and
painting a structure, this 'Kink' from a 1957 issue of Model Airplane News will be
appropriate. There is also a homemade
control line handle not too much unlike the one I recently made for myself.
Kinks
Color Trim Tips
1 When applying masking tape, press inside edges firmly against surface to prevent colored dope from
seeping under.
2 Apply a coat of clear dope to the inside edges for added protection against seepage.
3 Remove masking tape by pulling off away from color, close to the surface, to prevent the color
from lifting.
  
Color Trim Tips
Adjustable control-line handle can be simply made with a piece of plywood and strip of metal.
Posted April 2, 2016
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