Eduard Masks

[Littlemarten]

This is the first time I've used them, on the Hasegawa 1/32 P-40E. I'm quite disappointed. Not only is the fit poor in some places, but the windscreen masks are for the P-40N style windscreen, not the P-40E. For years, I've made my own masks that fit exactly—and the amount of time to make and apply them is the same as the amount of time to try to fit the Eduard masks as close as possible. Anyone else have this experience? I very much doubt I'll be paying Eduard for these in the future.

 

[Edbert]

Hate to say this, but this one could be on you LM.

Did you buy for the wrong version of Warhawk? You mentioned different versions (E versus N) but there are variances between a Tamiya and a Hasegawa and an Eduard or other brands. Is it possible you used the inner masks on the external surface or vice-versa?

I've had good luck with Eduard masks, but to be honest I prefer a canadian company that now has US distribution called "Kit Masx". I even reached out to hook them up with 1ManArmy since they both make masks but are not direct competitors. Kits Masx typically makes the dual set one smaller cutout for the interior and a larger one (by a fraction of a MM) for the exterior.

 

[Littlemarten]

Did you buy for the wrong version of Warhawk?

Nope. The Eduard set I have is specific to the Hasegawa kit I'm building, it has no interior masks, unfortunately. I'll look into Kit Masx, but I'll probably just make my own from now on.

 

[Jakko]

I've never bought a masking set, but did buy one Tamiya 1:48 aircraft kit that included one, though you had to cut out the shapes yourself from a piece of printed tape. I found sticking those bits onto the kit extremely fiddly, and it was difficult to get them on straight rather than at a slight angle. I prefer covering the whole canopy in generic masking tape, burnishing it against the frame and then cutting it out with a sharp knife.

 

[Littlemarten]

I prefer covering the whole canopy in generic masking tape, burnishing it against the frame and then cutting it out with a sharp knife.

That is essentially my technique, except that I burnish the tape against the frame with a sharp pencil, peel it off, and cut it on a cutting mat. That way I don't risk the knife catching and slipping, scaring the canopy.