Masking Canopies with Bare Metal Foil

Simple and easy masking of model aircraft canopies and more with Bare-Metal foil.

[@gorlestondoug]

Im so glad I saw this video, I always struggle to mask canopies, tape is so fiddly. Thank you for posting another great video.

[@lesthiele4921]

Greetings my friend, thst was a fantastic tutorial, I will give it a go sometime soon, very bedt regards from a Kiwi living in Australia

[@isolationdisorder]

“Somebody hep meh… Hep meh.” Hysterical. New subscriber loving the content so far!

[@warpedplastic]

Thank you and glad you're enjoying the channel!

[@slotcarpalace]

I laughed I cried and now it looks like I will be kissing some money good-bye (in a good cause of course! hem hem). Well done as usual old pal. Might be worth pointing out the BM foil will not stick to itself and brand new foil can be a real bast*rd to get off. On the other hand, I just removed the foil from a model that has sat for over 20 yrs and it came off quite well. Gord

[@warpedplastic]

Thanks fella! Hmm... I usually have the opposite experience; foil I purchased recently comes off easily but if I leave it for too long it's a pain to get off. Of course, there's no guaranteeing that anything purchased "new" is in fact new at all - it may have sat in the store or supplier for months.

[@Geekman333]

Easily the best method I've used.

[@raytheron]

Great tip! Thanks!

[@LemurKrazy]

It really is the best method. Convinced myself to use tape for a while due to residue. Back to foil then!

[@brianrobinson2962]

Thanks mate just awesome mate

[@michaelcooke2559]

Nice technique. Thanks for sharing.

[@anthonylichfield3540]

Your cars look great I must try this stuff great channel keep the videos coming all the best from here in the UK 👍

[@wkelly3053]

Thanks very much. A roller blade typically found in a fabric store is another good way to cut, though not the best in corners. A curved hobby blade that is rolled along its circumference, rather than being dragged is similar, but I'm coming from the perspective of using stretchy Parafilm. It looks like foil is easier to manipulate.

[@1964bc]

😀 Thank you, this will be a great help.

[@garybuchanan3103]

One issue I have found using BMF is that the sheet needs to be fresh, as it ages, in my experience it gets more difficult to remove from the backing sheet and doesn't stick as well to what you are masking. Unfortunately you never know when buying it how long it has been on the shelf at the suppliers and I have gotten sheets that getting the foil off the backer was near impossible. Nice tutorial !

[@notanindividual6474]

latex rubber is also a useful and quick way to mask areas.

[@markadams5462]

Great masking tip! Now, how does one make pilot figures to replace the generic ones usually supplied in 1/72 scale kits? The generic ones look like they have been modelled off a class's formal graduation photo.

[@bugler75]

I ve used 7air8 -9 graphics 1.1uk and pj1-productions2.4 com5 With great results. Just take out the numbers to get the real address and beat the KZbin algorithm!

[@kudukilla]

Ammo by Mig makes a foil labeled “masking foil”. I’ve been using it as auto trim; going to try it out on aircraft canopies.

[@warpedplastic]

Probably pretty much the same stuff. There have been a few different types over the years, though I have yet to use any other kind that's as thin and flexible as Bare-Metal.

[@LemurKrazy]

Reached it's limit last night with a 1/72 hurricane canopy. Not enough adhesion for really small sections and just slides around.

[@MercerAR]

How does the Bare Metal work on painted surfaces? You mentioned masking wheels, will it pull off the paint?

[@warpedplastic]

Works just fine, I've never had it pull off paint.

[@robertmunoz7543]

I'm barely legal to attempt this!😳 Jman

[@JETScaleModels]

You know what’s easier and quicker …cameo silhouette

[@BaconbuttywithCheese]

Have you ever tried super77 on normal foil? I've had some success with it. Leave it to tack up and residue is minimal.

[@warpedplastic]

Nope, never tried that. Sounds like a good idea.

[@NielsenDK-1]

Will you tell how you do it, please.

[@BaconbuttywithCheese]

@@NielsenDK-1 Leave it to tack up and residue is minimal.

[@ITSREALLYNOTYOURFAULT]

Yes, but what is that on the wall behind you, over your right shoulder?

[@warpedplastic]

Ummm.... a paint rack? A picture?

[@ITSREALLYNOTYOURFAULT]

@@warpedplastic It looks like you've stuffed and mounted your pet alien. 🙂

[@warpedplastic]

@@ITSREALLYNOTYOURFAULT Ahh, that! Lol It's the alien from Independence Day. Keeps interlopers away from my workbench. 🤪

[@slotcarpalace]

and the link for membership is ...?

[@warpedplastic]

Oops, I have them set up but apparently I needed to click one more button to activate them! Now done and there is a "Join" button on the channel page: kzbin.info/door/hrzhXWwBS5cMtzEsOShrFw