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To make placing the Transfer Tape/Mask more accurate, peel it from its backing and place (roll) it onto see-through wax paper. Fold back a corner of the wax paper to expose some sticky tapa and maneuver the assembly into position. Then press down the exposed edge of the tape/mask, and carefully peel off the wax paper backing as you lay the Tape/Mask into position. Peel off the Transfer Tape and voila. Gene K

Tack a small piece of tape (like Scotch or Tamiya) on a top corner of the tape and peel back from the backing material. For higher tack tape, also place tape on the bottom corner to pull apart. to the degree wanted. I fold back a corner of the backing material to facilitate positioning the tape before removing the remainder of the backing. Great response, as always, @Mozart . Gene K

Very "fancy" scheme ... almost gaudy. https://www.deviantart.com/sr71abcd/art/Hawker-Hunter-Mrs-D-263953951 There's a great 1/32 build on LSP where the builder made star masks - you could contact him and ask him if he'd share the patterns. Considering for whom you are making the model, I would think he'd be proud to contribute. BTW, he mentions that the small stars tested the limits of his cutter - will be very challenging at 1/48! Large Scale PlanesHawker Hunter - Masquerading as Miss Demeanour - Finished...Oh I’ve spent too long painting shades of gray. So you know this one won't be like the other Hunters that have come before me I showed this pic of Miss Demeanour to my son last year and he ended up... Failing that, here's a paper model that could ease some of the mask designing: 1/48-Hawker Hunter Mk.58A, UK registry G-PSST, "Miss Demeanor" - Paper Model - EcardModels Good luck! Gene K

P-47D Thunderbolt - Francis Stanley "Gabby" Gabreski Hallo, 1/48 P-47D Thunderbolt - Francis Stanley „Gabby“ Gabreski Keine Abschussmarkierungen, da diese zu klein sind um sie vernüftig zu plotten. Leider ohne Camouflage, da ich noch keinen guten Weg gefunden habe, um diese spezielle Tarnung zu plotten. Gruß Harry File Information Submitter Timbacat Submitted 06/06/2025 Category U.S. - WW2 View File

Kev, Use MS Edge browser, and when coming across ANY foreign language, merely right click and press Translate to English. Some other browsers have a similar capability, but Edge has been the best for me in terms of translation accuracy and maintaining the translation between web pages/posts. Gene K

@Mozart Many thanks for your comprehensive reply. I have been using the same techniques as you but was and still am struggling to return the mask perfectly to its ‘empty’ mask. When I spray the white the contrast on the edges reduces. I bought some cricut transfer tape and it’s much better than the one I was using and it’s made it easier. Hardest part is removing it from its paper backing! More practice needed and whilst the second one below isn’t in perfect registration I’m happy with it!

Firstly Mark (oh, and welcome!) what transfer medium are you using? Some are better than others, I always use the Cricut stuff, it’s so much better than Frisket for instance. Doing the Balkenkreuze, my method is always to firstly put an “empty” mask in place. Sometimes I prepare one specifically when I am designing the mask sheet, or I carefully lift the parts out of the actual mask using the transfer sheet. Then spray the empty mask area with white. When that is dry, carefully replace the mask elements which are still on the Cricut transfer sheet, so effectively the whole mask is back together as one. Finally, weed out the black area masks and spray. Remove the remaining masks when dry. Hope this makes sense and helps! Unfortunately I don’t have any sequence shots of doing a Luftwaffe mask, but this recent Typhoon roundel illustrates the principle, especially steps 1 and 2: Max

1:32 - Fw 190D-9 Canopy - Early and Late Versionen Hello Here are two versions of the canopy - Early and Late Versionen - for the Fw 190D-9 in 1/32 scale. Have fun building! Harry File Information Submitter Timbacat Submitted 07/04/2025 Category Canopy Masks View File

Smoke rings - Rauchringe - 1/48 Hello! I've created a "smoke ring" for the Italian camouflage in 1/48 scale. Have fun crafting! Harry File Information Submitter Timbacat Submitted 06/24/2025 Category Camouflage Patterns View File

View File 1/72 Scale Hasegawa F-2A/B Canopy Masks This file has options for both the single and two seat canopies used on the kit, as well as a couple of other useful extras. See the attached image for which parts to use. Cheers! Hoops Submitter Hoops Submitted 03/20/2025 Category Canopy Masks