Which blue tape?

I have had mixed results with the regular kind and have not tried the orange-cored "delicate surfaces" kind; some swear it is similar to the specialized Tamiya tape, which is what I use.


Bill

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The orange-cored. My paint jobs tend to be fairly simple, but I've had good results with it.

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I'm posting these pics of my just finished Long Tom. Thanks to Vanel and to Bill E. for the painting tips. I did use the 3M delicate surface blue tape and it worked perfectly first time! Hoping for some clear calm weather soon for launching.

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Did the tape have that special gel coating on the edges to keep paint from seeping underneath?

Fantastic job, Douglas!

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No coating. In fact this tape is thinner than regular masking tape. I think what made this masking job successful was Bill's advice to burnish the tape edges thoroughly, which is what i did. There was no bleed through at all and the paint edges came out very straight and sharp. I did do a little paint touch up afterwards around the top end of the fins to square them up a bit.
I bought the 3M tape roll at Fred Meyer for $7.

Douglas

Clone of Estes Sparrow (#0872). Parts, including fiber fins, by Semroc, decals by moi (Sandman doesn't have these, and I bug him enough as is). Used the office color laser printer and they turned out OK.

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Scamp clone. Parts by Semroc, decals by Excelsior.

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When I was young (over 40 years ago ), there were 3 rockets that were part of every rocket launch - an Estes Constellation, the upper stage of an Estes Apogee II, and a Centuri MX-774. Despite numerous chute failures, these battered birds hung in there until, one by one, they were gradually lost to unknown reaches due to an over-eager kid using C6's in his quest for altitude.

I had already cloned a Constellation and an Apogee II, and now, finally, I have cloned a MX-774 to round out the new Tenacious Trio.

Parts by Semroc. My old MX-774 was all white, but I painted this one to match the original missile (still need to add the red fin tips).

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