February 17Feb 17 I'm working on a Buffalo. I scanned the sheet Tamiya provided in the kit, and imported in the Studio. I used the scan to trace the and make the cut lines. I started trying to use the arc shape tool, then for me the eureka moment was just enlarging each piece of glass to full screen, and essentially drawing multi sided polygons using the line tool. With connected lines, it was simply to fly through each shape. At 1/48 there's not difference between a polygon arc and a true arc in my opinion. I printed with Orcal 810. With the canopy under a magnifier lamp, I pealed and applied using a #11 blade, tweezers, toothpicks, and cotton bud. I sprayed Tamiya paint, and gently removed the masking about 30 minutes later. I will upload the files when I'm done with the insignia and squadron markings. I plan to paint as a Marine F2A at Midway, even though the kit is a different variant, a little artistic license.This method takes a lot of frustration from painting canopies, you just need patience and technique, not artistic ability IMHO. Edited February 17Feb 17 by PinehillJoe clarification and correct typos
February 17Feb 17 Well done. That looks great! Care to upload your cut files? (I ask this quite selfishly, as I have this kit in the stash!)Kev
February 17Feb 17 Author @Kevin Futter Kevin, sorry I tried uploading, and I think don't think I followed your site instructions, I accidently made multiple uploads. If you delete my uploads, I'll try again. I think I made a mess on your site at uploading Edited February 17Feb 17 by PinehillJoe
February 17Feb 17 34 minutes ago, PinehillJoe said:@Kevin Futter Kevin, sorry I tried uploading, and I think don't think I followed your site instructions, I accidently made multiple uploads. If you delete my uploads, I'll try again. I think I made a mess on your site at uploadingNo worries, Phil. I've deleted the redundant uploads, added a screenshot to the original one, and moved it over to the Canopies section for you:Kev
February 17Feb 17 Hi again Phil - no need to keep trying the upload, as the one I fixed up above takes care of it. If you have a revised version you want to upload, you can just update that one, and increment the version number from 1.0.0. Also, no need to upload photos separately, as they're not really downloadable files. You can post images of the work in a comment on the original post instead.Kev
February 18Feb 18 Great result Joe/Phil! The arc tool is quite tricky to use in Studio, I always do curves the way that you have discovered using the “bendy” line tool in the largest screen size possible. Any misplaced points can be corrected and brought into alignment very easily.On a canopy like yours, once I have got one corner curve accurately drawn, I copy multiple times, then go to “Object” on the top bar, and flip each corner horizontally or vertically to suit its position. Saves a lot of drawing time and aids consistency. Edited February 18Feb 18 by Mozart
February 19Feb 19 Author 17 hours ago, Mozart said:Great result Joe/Phil! The arc tool is quite tricky to use in Studio, I always do curves the way that you have discovered using the “bendy” line tool in the largest screen size possible. Any misplaced points can be corrected and brought into alignment very easily.On a canopy like yours, once I have got one corner curve accurately drawn, I copy multiple times, then go to “Object” on the top bar, and flip each corner horizontally or vertically to suit its position. Saves a lot of drawing time and aids consistency.The canopy is symmetrical, I was able to trace one side and mirror/copy to make the opposite side. The multi solid polygon is the fast way to go. I'm working on tracing Tamiya's P-38 kits now. I'm old enough to have worked when CAD was transitioning in replacing drawings on the board. Early CAD like Prime Medusa models circles as multi sided polygons to save memory with the dimensioning symbols taking care of the details. V/RJoe Edited February 19Feb 19 by PinehillJoe clarification and correct typos
February 26Feb 26 Author More work in the F2A. I used Oramask 810 for the insignia, and like the material more than Tamiya paper sheet, and its a fraction of the price. The mask lines are nice and crisp, no capillary seeping. Edited February 26Feb 26 by PinehillJoe
February 26Feb 26 Looking good, Joe! I've just taken the liberty of moving your topic over here to the Works in Progress section, where it more appropriately belongs.Kev
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