WATCH THE VIDEO ON REMOVING THE WAX RESIDUE HERE: kzread.info/dash/bejne/o2itlZmzqMK9Zps.html

Brilliant idea - you deserve a New Year’s Honour from the Queen.

@TheEmptySprue

3 жыл бұрын

😁 Thank you very much Max!

Great ! Thank you ! I've used bare metal foil but its thicker , more expensive. & Has an adhesive. Can't wait to try this 😊

Finally a life saving option to mask the canopies without a hassle! Time to leave the masking tape for the general camo patterns of the model. Heres thy sub, now I can eat choco again XD

@TheEmptySprue

2 жыл бұрын

I have masking canopies using this method. How many modelers can say that!? 😂

Useful technique, thanks for sharing! Subbed.

@TheEmptySprue

4 жыл бұрын

Awesome, glad you liked it. Have you had a chance to try it? Thanks for sub!

What a great tip. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

@TheEmptySprue

Жыл бұрын

Glad you think so! Thanks for watching!

Fantastic work. Great method. Very nice video. Greetings. Aleš 😎👍

@TheEmptySprue

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much Ales!

Definitely better than masking tape. You can also remove your masks and scan them, vectorize to print oramasks and share !

@TheEmptySprue

Жыл бұрын

That's exactly what I use this technique for once I got my cameo.

Clever concept

@TheEmptySprue

3 жыл бұрын

It's made me actually look forward to masking canopies. I find them fun now, not necessarily just because there's chocolate involved! : )

Amazing i gotta try this

@TheEmptySprue

4 жыл бұрын

Glad you like it! Thanks for watching!

Excellent

@TheEmptySprue

5 ай бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

nice Tip, thank you for Sharing Sir

@TheEmptySprue

3 жыл бұрын

So nice of you! Thanks you very much. Watch for an updated version of the video with greater detail and tips

Great, now I'm gonna get diabetes while modeling.

@TheEmptySprue

4 жыл бұрын

But your canopies will look AMAZING! Thanks for watching!

@fishnchips5826

4 ай бұрын

@@TheEmptySpruea little price to pay for salvation

thank you so much. gone are the days of losing my sanity over little masks

@TheEmptySprue

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you found it useful Piotrek! It's made masking canopies actually fun for me.

I tried this technique on a model but I used Baremetal Foil. I liked it, but having a fresh, ultra-sharp, #11 knife blade is definitely an absolute must.

@TheEmptySprue

4 жыл бұрын

BMF can leave a nasty sticky residue behind, this does not. Plus the chocolate tastes better and is cheaper! Thanks for checking out my video! ❤

@pawpawstew

4 жыл бұрын

@@TheEmptySprue Yeah, I definitely had some residue. Since I sealed everything with Testors clear flat aftwards, I was able to use a Qtip and alcohol to remove the residue afterward. I'll definitely check out these chocolate wrappers.

@TheEmptySprue

4 жыл бұрын

So this stuff is exactly the same to work with as BMF, without the troublesome residue. Let me know how it works out for you.

@pawpawstew

4 жыл бұрын

@@TheEmptySprue I'm busy stocking up on candy wrappers. 😁

@TheEmptySprue

4 жыл бұрын

@@pawpawstew 😄

Oh, chocolate wrapping, i was like crap now i got to go buy another special foil 😅

I use Bare Metal Foil to do this - it has an adhesive to adhere to the plastic though you still need to tamp it into place. Great video - thanks.

@TheEmptySprue

3 жыл бұрын

The problem with BMF is it leaves a sticky residue that requires cleaners to remove. The adhesive used on the chocolate foil is a food grade wax, so cleaning the canopy afterwards simply means buffing it with a soft, dry cloth. You can see a video about that right here: kzread.info/dash/bejne/o2itlZmzqMK9Zps.html

When I was a kid in the 70's we peeled the foil from Wrigley's Spearmint Gum wrappers and stuck it on everything. I wonder if those wrappers are still made the same way

@TheEmptySprue

5 ай бұрын

different stuff I believe

Brilliant. Thanks. And an excuse to eat more chocolate.

@TheEmptySprue

2 жыл бұрын

You can do it - in the name of modeling! 😄

Is this just better than masking w/ tape because you get to eat tons of Lindt? I’m in!

@TheEmptySprue

3 жыл бұрын

😄😀 Its the secret bonus!

I'd like to see how you got that started, all I seem to be able to do is destroy the wrappers... (And eat the yummy choccy)

@TheEmptySprue

3 жыл бұрын

Im going to guess you have been trying the red wrappers? For some reason, some colors just dont work. The red wrapper is one of them. The foil should peel fairly easily and not have any color from the plastic on it. If when you peel the foil, its difficult and color from the plastic is on it, these will not work. The best and easiest to find are the blue wrapper

This got a like

@TheEmptySprue

3 жыл бұрын

Awesome thanks for watching

Very cool technique. Will this work as well on a Kitchen aluminum foil too 😛

@TheEmptySprue

5 жыл бұрын

No, kitchen foil is much much thicker and does not have the waxy substance on it like the chocolate foil has, so there would be now way for it to stick.

@peterkealey5329

3 жыл бұрын

I've successfully used kitchen foil with good results - just have to apply a coating of adhesive. It's many years since I did it though and I can't remember what adhesive I used. You can probably find videos on the internet.

thanks for the usefull tip. What is the name of the background music you are playing

@TheEmptySprue

5 жыл бұрын

"Drone in D" by Kevin Macleod

Ok can you tell me what type of chocolate candy wrappers work best... thanks

@TheEmptySprue

4 жыл бұрын

Lindt Lindor chocolate truffles. Each color wrapper is a different flavor of chocoloate. A few dont work for some strange reason, but most do. I have the best luck with the blue (milk chocolate?) or the black (dark chocolate) wrappers.

I need to try this but will this work with a revell F-4J phantom II

@TheEmptySprue

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, it will work on anything the foil will stick to. The secret is getting the right chocolate

Yep, I can just see the look on the girlfriends face when she comes snooping and finds a pile of these wrappers on the desk... "You bastard, you been out here, smoking weed & eating freaking EXPENSIVE (now shouting...) chocolates, making those dumb ass planes and things." Any other ideas to rattle her cage please? New sub from me.

@TheEmptySprue

4 жыл бұрын

Here's the secret.....share! That is, unless she's trying to lose weight, then your in double trouble. THANKS for the sub!

@cptgunni5319

3 жыл бұрын

I’m laughing so hard “making those dumb ass planes and thing” my girlfriend on point

How do you remove it post painting?It looks like it`s stuck on there pretty good.Also does it leave a residue?

@StreetGang2017

4 жыл бұрын

Oops I see you have a video to address the residue issue

@TheEmptySprue

4 жыл бұрын

Comes off super easy. Here's a quick video showing the process. kzread.info/dash/bejne/o2itlZmzqMK9Zps.html

@TheEmptySprue

4 жыл бұрын

@@StreetGang2017 no problem!

I'm just curious. How do you get the candy foil to stick to the canopy? I'm guessing I missed that part. Also, Hersheys kisses have a thin foil as well.

@TheEmptySprue

Жыл бұрын

This particular chocolate uses what I'm guessing is a food grade wax to adhere the foil to the plastic wrapper (Hershey kisses dont have a plastic wrapper, therefore no wax adhesive) This waxy side is the side that sticks to the canopy. To remove the foil easily, hold it up to a warm light for 15 seconds or so.

I'm thinking about building a Mi24 hind gunship 1:48 scale size. Will this method work on the canopy?

@TheEmptySprue

4 жыл бұрын

Absolutely. Scale doesn't matter. Be sure to use a new blade, almost zero pressure is required. Let us know how you like it once you try it! Thank you for watching!

@americanpatriotism1776

4 жыл бұрын

@@TheEmptySprue perfect, thank you for that info sir

@TheEmptySprue

2 жыл бұрын

Did you ever give it a try?

Is there a candy bar in America that has this type of foil?

@TheEmptySprue

3 жыл бұрын

The chocolates in the video, Lindt, were purchased in the US. You can find them in most stores, including Costco, Target, Walmart, grocery stores etc. Thanks for watching!

This looks harder but somehow way more preferable to masking. Oh do I hate masking

@TheEmptySprue

Жыл бұрын

This makes masking canopies fun for me, it's now one part of the build I actually look forward to

Tried foil wouldnt stick

@TheEmptySprue

4 жыл бұрын

Was it from a red wrapper?

@mattduke1181

4 жыл бұрын

Yes it was from a red wrapper

@TheEmptySprue

4 жыл бұрын

@@mattduke1181 the red ones almost never work for some odd reason. Try the blue (milk chocolate) or the black (dark chocolate), they almost always work

@mattduke1181

4 жыл бұрын

Awesome thanks

@TheEmptySprue

4 жыл бұрын

Your welcome! If when you peel the foil from the plastic, if there is color on the foil from the plastic, the foil wont stick. Youll notice the difference once you get a different color. Most all the colors work, but the red just doesnt, its weird. Let me know how it works out for you Matt!

Not one to tell the wife about lol! Give her an excuse for you to buy chocolate 🍫

@TheEmptySprue

3 жыл бұрын

🤣

and to think of all those wrappers I just threw away

@TheEmptySprue

5 жыл бұрын

Sounds like more is in order!

One excuse to eat chocolate.

@TheEmptySprue

2 жыл бұрын

"but I need this bag of chocolates because I have a ton canopies to mask!"

P

@TheEmptySprue

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching Ray!

That's what Bare Metal Foil is for.

@TheEmptySprue

4 жыл бұрын

Same concept, only this doesnt leave a nasty sticky mess like bmf does, is MUCH cheaper, and comes with free chocolate. Do a google search for bmf resudue problems, there is none of that with this.

what did you use to hold canopy on stick? looks really good. ill try on my f86

@TheEmptySprue

Жыл бұрын

White poster tack (not the blue, the oils in it causes issues) amzn.to/3nczOq8

@dicksmith3553

Жыл бұрын

@@TheEmptySprue thkx

what do you use to hold the canopies? What brand and product name please

@TheEmptySprue

5 ай бұрын

Elmer's Tac 'N Stik Reusable Adhesive amzn.to/497Hblu