LF Models - B-57 Canberra Over Vietnam - Camouflage painting Mask - 1:72

[rverissimo]

 

LF Models - B-57 Canberra Over Vietnam - Camouflage painting Mask

1:72 Scale

catalogue : N72126

 

On my workbench, I have a good number of unfinished models—the infamous “shelf queens.” One of these was an Italeri B-57B in 1:72 scale, which I thought would be a good time to finish with this set.

I stumbled upon it while randomly browsing the internet in search of a painting solution for this model. LF Models offers a set of camouflage masks (Vietnam) for this model, so I decided to order it.

In a small plastic bag, I received a sheet (double-sided) containing colour instructions on how to apply the camouflage masks on three profiles, as well as the identification of the colours to use (Gunze) and the painting sequence to follow.

A very important note: read the instructions carefully… just a heads-up 😊.

Also included were three vinyl sheets with the masks themselves.

Each mask is numbered to indicate where it should be applied on the model. There are also masks included to delineate the upper and lower fuselage paint (yellow lines on the side profiles).

On the back of the instruction sheet, there is the top profile, as well as the indication of the colours and the painting sequence.

The first colour to apply (corresponding to the first masks to be applied) is the lightest green (Colour A), followed by brown (Colour B), and the remaining areas of the fuselage and wings that are left unmasked will be painted with the third colour (in this case, Forrest Green).

This sheet also provides a visual reference for each of the vinyl mask sheets, showing the location of each piece.

Conclusion: Some may think that masks are a shortcut to a perfect final result, avoiding the classic approach of freehand airbrushing, using masks with Blu-Tack rolls, or even, for the more “vintage” modellers, brush painting.

In my specific case, I currently don’t have a steady hand to airbrush this type of paint job without external aids, and the complexity of the pattern wouldn’t be properly replicated using Blu-Tack rolls to form the patterns.

LF Models offers a wide range of masks on their website (https://www.lfmodels.com/) for many aviation models and more, which, as I mentioned, can greatly help in clearing our workbenches of models that have been left idle due to a lack of “painting skills” to finish them.

If you wish, you can follow the experience of applying the masks and painting in this LSM Topic, where I am sharing the step-by-step process.

Final note: I will give my opinion once I finish the painting, but I can already say that I find the task very intuitive and smooth.

 

thanks for watching!

[KevinM]

I am waiting to see the end results looks to be exceptional

[rverissimo]

Hi all!

 

It's been a while since i started this review/ project.

As the painting process ended, i can pronounce my conclusions and final opinion on this set.

As you may recall, i use this reviewed set on this model, and i couldn't be more happy with it.

Some say that this is cheating on the hobby, but for me, it's a way to allow me to focus on what i really enjoy: Painting, with out no worries about, if the camouflage contour was correct, if i was having overspray on the previous camouflage colour ( to give some examples).

I don't have a very steady hand to paint some details with airbrush. That's a fact. This masks, despite needing some attention to apply, they are flexible and permissive to corrections and adjustments.

I was very satisfied by the way they supplied me with a very neat and appealing colour job!

 

and that's a wrap!

 

thanks all for watching!