how to paint scale model canopy {3 EASY METHODS} 

Very good tutorial, painting the cockpit has always been a headache, but with this method there will certainly be no problem.

As an amateur Model builder, this is my biggest struggles when building any aircraft. My eyesight and hand coordination is not the same for this 48 year old. I will try the airbrush method. Might as well spray the entire aircraft and the canopy at the same time. Thanks for showing this.

Good video, going to try brush painting with masking tape, will need to wait to get some Tamiya tape.😊

This really helped. I would say, the canopy is the cherry on the icing, if it's not perfect, the whole aircraft suffers in the end.

For me this is the best tutorial video i have seen, i followed it ,and it worked well. When i first started out, i have seen myself build model aircraft, and then at the end of the build. make a total hash of the canopy , and throw the whole model out in disgust. so i thankyou for this great tutorial

Great video - thanks. Just doing my 1/24 Spitfire, my first model in 50 years!

Good video. I've tried all of these and I use a hybrid version. You did ask for comments in the video. I build in 1/48 and 1/42 scale. Due to my fat fingers and bad eyesight (even with magnifying glasses) I find canopies difficult and I hate doing them. I'm generally not prepared to spend half my week masking a canopy. Also, anytime I bring a new knife blade near to a canopy I always slip and scratch some part or other. I use method three by removing the paint with a cockail stick from the clear areas. I spray the canopy though as I'm ok with an airbrush. I also use liquid mask for the larger clear areas so that I don't have to remove too much paint afterwards. So I get the best of many worlds and my canopies are ok. I won't win any competitions but they're good enough and don't take up too much of my life to do.

Great video, and thanks for sharing your experiences. Sealing with a varnish is always essential.

How do you get three, possibly four, seemingly identical canopies on the same sprue?

Thank you.i have awful trouble doing this

Great video, thanks new to this game ( well after about a 40yr lay off 😁) I noticed many model makers recommend using a pledge clear product to give the canopies a brighter finish. Do you do that and if so do you paint before or after treating, or do you not think that step is necessary ? Thanks in advance 😊

Nice video YM. It bewilders me, people paying £4-6 for a mask which often times need more work anyway - either a bad fit or intended for another version or brand. Question - what's your favoured MO when the canopy doesn't have well defined ridges between glass and frame?

As an amateur Model builder, this is my biggest struggles when building any aircraft. My eyesight and hand coordination is not the same for this 48 year old. I will try the airbrush method. Might as well spray the entire aircraft and the canopy at the same time. Thanks for showing this.