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Heat and relative humidity can have an effect on how the vinyl masks adhere to the surface. What are your conditions like?


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I believe that Testors still makes fluorescent glow-in-the-dark colors in their small, square glass jars that can be found at places like Hobby Lobby.


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Unless you are looking for scale models of comic books, this site may be what you are looking for:

https://www.cozmicscalemodels.com/


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Here is the handheld compressor version:

https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B08 ... UTF8&psc=1

This is the separate compressor/airbrush version:

https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B09 ... UTF8&psc=1


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I have two of them and they work great! One has the airbrush mounted to the compressor as a hand grip, the other has the compressor separate with a hose to the airbrush. I use the handheld compressor one strictly with acrylics, with the other one having an in-line moisture trap that I use for sprayi...

I've had great luck with Elegoo Mars and Saturn printers, and am looking forward to the release of the Jupiter. But, I might wait on that one until they release the Jupiter 2. I would recommend that you determine the size of ships and bases you would like to print, then pick a printer that has the s...

Have you looked at Ebay?

Disregard. I just noticed how old this thread is.


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Terminal block?


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In my experience, I have found that acrylic paints do not have particularly good adhesion on bare surfaces, since they are not solvent-based. I always prefer to apply acrylics over a lacquer primer (like Tamiya Fine Surface Primer). The stong lacquer solvent "bites" into the surface of the...

For drilling tiny holes for small diameter fibers, I use the Tamiya Electric Handy Drill. It's a model kit that you assemble. The result is a slow-speed drill that is just right for the job. I had to order a chuck and a special set of collets for small bits from Amazon. A word of advice: don't put a...