Estes Nike Apache Build Part 11, Low End Masking

Three of the fins are painted red, the remaining fin is yellow.

This is a typical mask for me using marked Scotch tape at the fin fillets then masking tape filling in the larger areas.
The tube gets a wrap of plastic grocery bag plastic.

All the edges were pressed down and sealed using the soft end of a Q-tip.
These work better than a fingernail or dowel end. It seals the tape without scratching the paint or scarring the balsa.

This mask took longer than just three pictures.

After all the red masks are shot and removed, more masks are set down for the yellow painted fin.