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but I'm going to pick up some rubber cement to as I feel that may be easier to rub off. Rubber cement has a rather different chemical for its solvent from what Elmers glue uses, be careful with how it interacts with the paint layer being covered. Thanks for the heads up on the rubber cement. I thin...

Well, the kit is in the basement where I work right now, I do have a dehumidifier down there. Conditions here have been rainy and humid I'm afraid. I'm pretty sure the masks are pulling up because of the amount of paint I put on, I'm going from a darker color to a lighter one and I put more paint on...

Hopefully someone here can help me out with an answer to this issue. I'm currently working on a 1/1000 scale Enterprise-D model and I'm using vinyl masks of the Aztec pattern, I'm doing a four-color paint job and just added the second color to the kit. The problem is that now the paint has dried, an...

Thanks for all the reply's. I've decided to go with the pledge clear and for the decals I ordered Papilio decal laminate which they say to use with Papilio decals. Turkeyvolume it wasn't the Tamiya that didn't dry it was the Krylon crystal clear on my 1/1000 Saratoga model, after about a year and it...

As I mentioned above ;) , a model car I built several years ago, painted with Tamiya clear, shows no signs of yellowing. I have to ask is the model car White or a different color? it seems to me that the yellowing will be more noticeable on a White model. It's red, white, and blue. That is, white m...

As I mentioned above ;) , a model car I built several years ago, painted with Tamiya clear, shows no signs of yellowing. I have to ask is the model car White or a different color? it seems to me that the yellowing will be more noticeable on a White model. Thanks for the confirmation SpaceRanger1 I'...

I'm reading online that it's now called Pledge floor care multi-surface finish. Can anyone confirm this.

Thanks irishtrek. I need a gloss finish for the decals and I like a gloss finish better myself I know everybody love's future floor polish and I've kind of stayed away from it. What is it called now day I though they changed the name a few years back and is they anything I need to know about airbrus...

Thanks for the info guys I'm still not sure what I should use since every time I've ever used lacquer spray it's yellowed over time I'd rather use acrylic but I'm not sure what a good one is ?I use to use Krylon crystal clear but it's really let me down the last two times I've used it. If anyone has...

Hey guys I'm about to finish my new Excelsior model and I've been having problems with my old clear not drying and remaining a little sticky even years latter so I need to switch it up but am worried about yellowing. Has anyone used Tamiya clear coat TS-13 and if so have you noticed any yellowing ov...

Johnnycrash you sir are awesome!! I spent an hour looking online and couldn't find anyplace that still had it in stock. Thanks again.

Hey guys simple question. Does anyone know of a good replacement for Model Master Flanker Medium Blue #2131 since Tester decided we don't need it anymore.

Thanks NCC1966 I can for sure fix the model by replacing all the aztek decals it's just a pain in the butt to do it over again after only a year and a half. Right now I'm thinking I'll order more ink and decal paper and print out all new decals instead of using the ones I had left over from last year.

Thanks for all the reply's. I had looked at a few of the ones you guys suggested but I'm thinking about getting this one unless any of you see a problem with using it. https://www.amazon.com/Fastcap-ACCUSCRIBE-FastCap-Accuscribe-Scribing/dp/B0001GUDT6/ref=pd_bxgy_469_img_2?ie=UTF8&psc=1&refR...

Hey guys the Round 2 Excelsior is about to come out and they missed a few panel lines on the edge of the saucer that I want to put on, can I use any compass with a scribing tool on it or is there one that I can buy just for models.

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I actually removed some of the shrinking decals from my E-E today no paint on the underside of the decals. I used Tamiya Insignia White as my base coat and Krylon Acrylic color master gloss clear. Now I'm stuck replacing all the decals on this kit because the new decals look more grey in color like ...

Ok guys I could use some help here. Last year I built a First Contact Enterprise-E model, for this ship I printed out my own decals from the SSM site I had used them years before on my Enterprise-B and had no problems with them so this wasn't the first time I printed my own decals. The Enterprise-E ...

Hey guys I need some advice I've been using Papilio decal paper to print out the free decals here on the SSM site and the decals seem to be shrinking over time after they are on the model. At first I was thinking it was the clear coat I was using but both my Excelsior and Enterprise-E model also hav...