Raised details, complex curves, and decals sometimes just don’t mix – like when it’s time to apply identification stripes to World War II aircraft.

Don’t get me wrong, decals are great. Without them, model aircraft just wouldn’t have the accuracy and flair of their full-scale counterparts. They work well on flat surfaces.

But for curved surfaces I developed a special painting technique. It worked fine for applying identification stripes and fuselage bands to my Hasegawa 1/48 scale Hawker Typhoon.

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