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Friday, April 17, 2026

Estes Mini Arcas, #2441, Part 17, Pulling The Tape!




The mask was pretty clean, 



There was some small bleeds under the corners.


Instead of scraping - 
Try pushing the little paint overspray tics back into the red. 
I use a pocket knife, it's not as sharp as a hobby knife. Too sharp a knife might cut in and chip out the white paint underneath.



Here's the cleanup results up until now.

I'll follow with some white touchups. 
Ace Premium enamel is sprayed into a cup and applied with a brush. Applied light and carefully, the Ace paint mixes and "melds" into the paint already on the model.

2 comments:

  1. Considering that sounding rockets were for the most part single-use this probably looks better than the real thing - nicely done!

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    1. Hi Openroad,
      Still, a rough mask line drives me crazy.
      I heard of a entry in a NAR Scale competition. It lost points because it didn't quite match the photo data picture - The model was missing the bird poop shown in the photograph!

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