[Hannable69]

One trick I've learned with doing canopies. Even with masking, sometimes paint will get on the glass. I use a pointy toothpick to scrape the paint off around the panel lines. Even a complete flub-up can be fixed this way, and it takes a lot of stress out of doing them because you don't have to think, "If I so much as twitch, I'm going to ruin the whole canopy." Nope. Just take out your trusty toothpick, do some gentle scraping (the wood won't scratch the clear plastic), and viola ... Might need several toothpicks (or, if you're like me, I continually resharpen the toothpick with my hobby knife) but you'll be able to get even the smallest of mistakes taken care of since the sharp point allows you to get right up there next to the panel lines ... especially if the lines are raised (which they usually are).

Airbrushes are still a mystery to me. I bought one some time ago, but never could figure out how to mix the paints and such or what size nozzle to use ... or how much air pressure to apply, etc. etc.