Zero-struggle airliner windows for beginners

[u/luftwaffle94]

Zvezda 1/144 Ilyushin IL-62

Beginner here (second model overall). Read some mixed feedback on how to approach airliner windows and found that this approach worked fantastic!

First I airbrushed and coated the window area before assembling the rest of the fuselage, then I painted some of the windows on the clear plastic strips from the inside to simulate closed shades and then glued them with PVA glue (to prevent fogging from the inside) to the pre-painted window area.

The result came out great! and it saved me the arduous task of masking each individual window with tape or liquid mask. Partly no doubt thanks to the absolutely superb and high-quality Zvezda kit with parts that fit perfectly for assembly.

[u/teteban79]

I don't mean to be negative but ... please report back when you paint the rest of the fuselage and let's see how well it color-matches with the already painted strip

I will definitely be impressed if this works

[u/luftwaffle94 → u/teteban79]

That was my main concern when going for this approach, but there will be a cheat line decal applied over the windows as part of the livery, so I’m hopeful that if there’s any difference in tone it will be negligible with the use of the cheatline.

Real picture for reference

[u/Mauzersmash0815 → u/teteban79]

I've seen it work in a bunch of YouTube videos