Pitot tube decal tips?

[jonf45]

Hi, have some 1:72 Drakens to do and was wondering if anyone has any tips for getting the yellow/black decals onto the pitot tube, or is it easier to mask it and paint it?

Thanks Jon

[Space Ranger]

Far easier to paint it yellow then apply black decal stripes (or a single decal stripe if it's a spiral).

[canberra kid]

I've done it  four times so far, and I've used decal line  every time, the Canberra and Hercules are individual hoops, time consuming and sometimes frustrating, but the end result was worth the effort, The Twin Otter and the wing mounted probes on the WP.3 were a single line wrapped around the post which was not right for the WP.3 as it should have been individual hoops but the thought of it all was too much! I think it was correct for the Twotter though? The main boom on the WP.3 were individual hoops. 

John  

[72modeler]

John,

 

You are one steely-eyed modeler! The Herk looks like a whale next to the Canberra. Nice models, all!

Mike

[canberra kid]

17 hours ago, 72modeler said:

John,

 

You are one steely-eyed modeler! The Herk looks like a whale next to the Canberra. Nice models, all!

Mike

Thanks Mike, very kind of you. I hope to start a build of the Canberra in 1/48 next year.

John 

 

John

[canberra kid]

@jonf45 I forgot to say, I paint the base colour first in these cases white then apply the red decal.

 

John

[jonf45]

Thanks guys, I’ve got a few aftermarket tubes coming so shall give it a go and see what happens!