I knew that it was going too well.
On removing the masking tape, it pulled tha white paint off, then while trying to rectify this, I masked the black and guess what, the tape pulled the paint off again.
Yes, I stick the tape to my cutting mat and then use it, and it was Tamiya.
My conclusion is that I used Vallejo primer and this does not bond to the plastic as well as car primer.
I did not wash the plastic before painting either, wonderful thing hindsight.
Here it is in a poly bag covered in Mr Muscle for a complete paint strip.
Oh the joys of model making.
Tip of the month - use a better primer and clean the model prior to the build.
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