Semroc SPEV Build Part 12, Nose Cone Mask

The tip of the nose cone is painted silver.
I tend to use Aluminum in place of silver. It dries faster, won't show fingerprints and looks about the same.

This tip would be hard to mask. I cut a narrow strip of Scotch tape in an arc. Look close at the picture and you can see the upward curve of the tape cut.
Again, this will take a few tries to get the spacing and end match right.

Look close and you can see a bit of the Scotch tape right above the masking tape.
The rest of the nose cone was covered in tape.

Like the rest of the kit, all the segments haven't been glued together yet.
Everything will be glued after the parts are painted.

TIP: Before assembling a kit, look ahead to how it'll be painted. You can save yourself a lot of time by avoiding unnecessary masking. When you can spray in segments sometimes your masking lines can be sharper.

This model is over two feet tall. I'll rarely tie the model together by the shock cord until after it's painted.
It's easier to handle and spray it in two parts.

Here's the model so far.
That little silver tip on the nose cone adds a lot.

Next up - Masking and spraying the BT-70 and fins.