"1/144 plastics - clear or painted over canopy?" Topic
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 Virtualscratchbuilder   | 21 Jun 2008 6:38 p.m. PST |
Just a quickie poll… Do you paint over your canopies on your Century 21's or plastic kits, or do you leave them clear? Jury is still out for me. |
| Top Gun Ace | 21 Jun 2008 6:43 p.m. PST |
I just leave them clear, but would prefer if pilots were in them. Of course, I really should at least paint the panel lines on them, but haven't up to now. |
| Ditto Tango 2 1 | 21 Jun 2008 6:45 p.m. PST |
Ugh, why would you paint over clear plastic?
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| Virtualscratchbuilder | 21 Jun 2008 7:04 p.m. PST |
"Ugh, why would you paint over clear plastic?" To match the majority of my aircraft, which are pewter and thus have solid canopies. In a mix, a clear one sticks out like a sore thumb. |
| darthfozzywig | 21 Jun 2008 7:24 p.m. PST |
A friend always painted his canopies black, but from the inside. Looked cool. |
| 21eRegt | 21 Jun 2008 8:45 p.m. PST |
Never, ever painted a plastic canopy. |
| The Monstrous Jake | 21 Jun 2008 9:22 p.m. PST |
I'm working on some 1/144 jet kits now, but for display purposes rather than gaming purposes. I've been painting the panel lines but leaving the clear sections clear. Not that there's a whole lot of cockpit to show off in 1/144 scale. |
 John the OFM | 21 Jun 2008 10:59 p.m. PST |
Clear. Why would I want to paint them>? |
| zippyfusenet | 23 Jun 2008 6:11 p.m. PST |
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| miscmini | 28 Jun 2008 7:42 p.m. PST |
I leave them clear if there is pilot figure or crewman behind the canopy/window. If there's no crew of if the clear plastic is foggy then I'll paint them. |
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