Grunhertz 17,472 Posted June 5, 2022 Report Share Posted June 5, 2022 Hi all I put this together so that people can see how our masks work, so I've started with Eduards Mirage iiiCJ (not the easiest kit to build) and being painted as an Israeli "Shahak" (meaning sky) paints used are gunze but every paint I've tried has worked. As usual the kit has been built up to the point where painting is ready, the light blue underside has been applied and the sand upper Next up masks, now this is a three colour scheme so will require some masks applying and then paint, then further masks need applying. So to start, peel back the excess mask material Carefully making sure you leave the masks on the backing. then apply the masks in numerical order from the instructions some overlap may be required or they may just butt up Then burnish the mask down with a cotton bud then the brown was applied. When spraying, thin coats sprayed in from the edge to the centre rather than towards the edge, this stops the mask acting as a dam creating a ridge at the edge. Once dry, you then apply the masks for the green section, these are designed to overlap the sand colour to prevent bleeding under I numbered these with a sharpie just so i knew which went where next green is sprayed Et voilà its done If there are any ridges a small amount of micromesh (fine) can be used to take them down Masks can be bought at www.topnotch-success.net 3 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gorby 20,040 Posted June 6, 2022 Report Share Posted June 6, 2022 That wouldn't be an easy camo to spray without your masks and the end result looks excellent. Would it be worth adding a link to your products at the end? 2 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Thatsmyboy 1,328 Posted August 3 Report Share Posted August 3 Well, we don't all have airbrushes. All my models are brush painted. I make assumption these masks are equally suitable for brush painting? A interesting product however. Are these masks reusable at all? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gorby 20,040 Posted August 3 Report Share Posted August 3 3 minutes ago, Thatsmyboy said: Well, we don't all have airbrushes. All my models are brush painted. I make assumption these masks are equally suitable for brush painting? A interesting product however. Are these masks reusable at all? I notice Darren isn't following this thread and at the moment he's busy with family, work and TopNotch so it may help to summon him @Grunhertz, although it may take him a while to reply. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Paul Brown 9,066 Posted August 3 Report Share Posted August 3 @Thatsmyboy, you can download the pdf guide here, it should answer your questions. It's probably best to contact Darren (or Tami) on the Topnotch Facebook pages. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Thatsmyboy 1,328 Posted August 3 Report Share Posted August 3 6 hours ago, Paul Brown said: @Thatsmyboy, you can download the pdf guide here, it should answer your questions. It's probably best to contact Darren (or Tami) on the Topnotch Facebook pages. Done that now. Thanks for the info. ☺️👍 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PaulC 478 Posted August 4 Report Share Posted August 4 I've used a couple of your masks, and apart from one issue, which I informed you about (Buccaneer mask), I find them excellent and easy to use My Bucc, done with your masks 20221126_221929 by Paul Carter, on Flickr And 2 Phantoms 20230531_210110 by Paul Carter, on Flickr Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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