There are four colors on this model -
White, Purple, Black and a Silver nose cone. It's not an easy mask!
Most of the lower body is purple, one fin was masked off to stay white.
TIP: Most of you know this - Spray lightest colors first. On this rocket the gloss white was first sprayed, then purple followed by the black.
6" down from the top of the body tube is masked off to leave the gloss white.
The nose cone was sprayed off the body with Rusto Metallic Aluminum.
TIP: Spray metallic paints in light coats. Metallic paints tend to be thinner and can easily run.
Here's the confusing black mask. The picture shows the initial line of Scotch tape, then masking tape and plastic bags covering the larger areas.
1/3 of the body is painted black. The black strip runs vertically. The picture on the right side is 1/2 turn to the left.
My confusion was where the 1/3 stripe should fall. The instructions aren't clear. I set the black paint position so I wouldn't have to mask down the middle of the launch lug.
Masking the back of the model gives a better visual spacing for the big HIGH Q sticker over the opposite side purple paint.
My mask wasn't perfect, there was a little of the paint edge pulled up.
On the left is a piece of Scotch tape set over the rough line. Some Black paint was sprayed in a cup and brushed onto the mask area. Be sure to wipe excess paint off the brush before doing a touchup like this.
The picture on the right shows a good blend of the brushed ACE Hardware enamel spray.
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