NewWay Angled Invader, Part 15, An Easy Mask

Look between the two launch lugs and you might notice there isn't a glue fillet on the inside joints.

These lugs are too close together to smooth out a glue fillet.

I could apply the glue with a Q-tip, but trying to get the excess glue cleaned up and out might not be worth the effort.

I like a simple mask!

At 6" from the top end of the body tube the yellow is masked off.

The lower half gets sprayed gloss black.

There are lots of nooks and crannies, the smaller rib fins can block the total coverage of the black paint. Spray the inside edges first, then do the overall black.

Here's the mask line around the square body tube.

If your surfaces are smooth, you'll get a better seal of the tape and sharp mask lines.

This is a Scotch Tape mask, I don't use the expensive Tamiya tape.

 

The edges of the pod tubes got a black edge with a Sharpie pen.