TF2 ESB Paint Job for Captain Awesome=FINISHED!

Here's a quick shot of the new tool in action (toothpick). I made this from Perspex with a carbon tube as the shaft, feels good in the hand and is lightweight. Also i can sand a super fine point into the Perspex when needed. It works like a quill pen so there is a slight groove which retains some of the liquid mask...
Also this is the re-done left ear, totally stripped back and layered again...

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Back on topic please people!

Here's a shot of the left ear on the helmet, green applied and the white arch masked with the excellent Tamiya masking tape and Humbrol liquid mask. This will be masked off now while the rest of the helmet is painted, then the decals added and a final weathering and sealing layer applied at the finish.

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(y) Looks amazing!
I've used both Tamiya tape and plain blue painter's tape when masking off
my ear arches. I find that whichever one I choose, I have to cut it lengthwise
very thin to get it to conform to the curves.
Do you have the same issue? I know that the Tamiya tape comes in different
widths, but even the narrowest that I can find still wants to wrinkle up when
laying it down around a curve. Especially the inner curve, which is much tighter.
 
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Back on topic please people!

Here's a shot of the left ear on the helmet, green applied and the white arch masked with the excellent Tamiya masking tape and Humbrol liquid mask. This will be masked off now while the rest of the helmet is painted, then the decals added and a final weathering and sealing layer applied at the finish.


Boom! Amazing
 
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Yep, i use 18 and 6mm Tamiya tape. For the arch I cut down the 6mm to a 2mm width to form the tight curve, then fill in with the off cut and the wider tape. The Tamiya tape seems to be waxed so removes easily and leaves super sharp paint lines...
 
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Cool, thanks! The measurements that I use for the kill stripe spacing on GMH helmets
is 6 mm, so that size Tamiya tape works out perfectly.
 
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