James Duffy
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The chevrons (what I have always called the v-shaped paint features on American V-2 rounds) are painted at this point. Note that the chevrons extend upward from the fin can/airframe joint upward to a point just below the midpoint of the nose cone. We'll need to do two things before we mask and paint. First, the WAC slots in the nose cone need to be aligned so that they fall midway between the V-2 fins. Next, we'll need to lock that alignment in place with some tape. I used four small pieces of blue painter's tape at the airframe-nose cone joint to keep everything aligned. These tape bits will need to stay in place until all eight chevron stripes are painted.
In order to simplify painting, four chevron stripes will be masked and painted at a time, all tilted the same way. After the first batch is dry we'll go back to mask and paint the stripes that tilt the other way. A strip of 10mm wide Tamiya tape is placed exactly where we want the finished stripe to be.
Next, additional strips of 10mm tape are carefully placed on either side of this first tape strip.
The first strip of tape is removed, leaving a perfectly masked 10mm-wide strip.
The gaps are masked to protect the rest of the model from overspray.
The painted stripe is applied using Tamiya Semi-Gloss Black acrylic via an airbrush.
The masking material is removed, revealing the first set of chevron stripes!
More later,
James
In order to simplify painting, four chevron stripes will be masked and painted at a time, all tilted the same way. After the first batch is dry we'll go back to mask and paint the stripes that tilt the other way. A strip of 10mm wide Tamiya tape is placed exactly where we want the finished stripe to be.
Next, additional strips of 10mm tape are carefully placed on either side of this first tape strip.
The first strip of tape is removed, leaving a perfectly masked 10mm-wide strip.
The gaps are masked to protect the rest of the model from overspray.
The painted stripe is applied using Tamiya Semi-Gloss Black acrylic via an airbrush.
The masking material is removed, revealing the first set of chevron stripes!
More later,
James