Estes Xarconian Cruiser Build Part 27, Masking the Canopy

The nose cone canopy is painted blue. Blue is a good choice, the model needed a third small accent color.
The "canopy" is recessed which will help in cutting the mask.

Two pieces of Scotch tape were laid over the canopy area at an angle from front to rear.
The lower edge of the tape sits right on the edge of the raised bubble.
This was the only way I could get the tape to sit flat over the edges of the recess curve.

A new tip was broken off of my break-off blade knife.
The mask edge was cut using the raised edge of the recess. Rest the blade tip on the edge and follow around it trying to make a smooth a cut as possible.

Here's how the center looked when pulled up.
The cut curved edge of the tape wasn't great, that's what the mask will look like after spraying. I'll cut it again.