DONE: 1/48 Revell P-61 Black Widow of Maj. Carrol C. "Snuffy" Smith Group Build

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Sprayed the underside, the silver is dry now. Now deciding on salt technique or blade / tape chipping. Salt works well but it looks fake when ive seen pictures of it done. Uhmmmm
 
Looking good Mag. Ever considerd spots and streaks of PVA or Micro Kristal Klear for the paint chipping and wear? Apply, let dry, paint, let dry, peel off. Works quite well, although you need to think about where and how much to apply.
 
Woj, an article I read said just use a toothpick and sideline the crystals to pop them off. I guess if theres any stickers just use a something rough to get it off. M
 
I have successfully used masking tape to lift the paint, but it needs to be done very carefully with small strips 'dabbed' on the paint to lift it...

also very fine sandpaper to lightly rub back some areas for wear...
 
Could idea wayne, but I will dodge the sandpaper since my surface will be gloss black and any sanding to it will just distort it.
 
Bit of clarification first, Corey.....before you try my method.

I use Tamiya Matt paints on Silver/ Metallic surface rather than gloss paint, this MAY or may not yield a different result?
 
Applied gloss black, damn it went on nice. The right cowl (looking at the nose) does not have gloss because I lost the cover piece for the engine and found it after. Will spray it when I go to do bottom in a few days. (If you give gloss black its needed dry time it comes out quite nice!)
 

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Looks great Corey, probably the best place to try the tape method is on the front of the engine cowl and the leading edges of the wings, at least this will tell you if it will work or not.
 

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