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Hi Does anyone know where I can find Marshal Models Detachable Mounting Rods for models ? The rods have 2 to 8 pins so you power up your star ship model ,as well as detach the rod from the model for easy transportation .I have tried contacting them through their webpage to no avail . Are they still ...

Hi, I want to replace the incandecent lights to LED's on my Bandai Voyager. My problem is that there is not much room if you leave in the interior clear plastic parts that are designed to diffuse the lights. My concern is with the engine area. Should I remove all the interior clear parts or maybe cu...

Hi, I want to replace the incandecent lights to LED's on my Bandai Voyager. My problem is that there is not much room if you leave in the interior clear plastic parts that are designed to diffuse the lights. My concern is with the engine area. Should I remove all the interior clear parts or maybe cu...

I'm trying to finish Hasegawa's MiG-21F in Indonesion markings, the one with the red lightning bolt down the side. I have the superscale decals which appear to fit the Hasegawa kit which I feel scales out at 1/68. I do not recommend this kit as it is crude, raised lines and underdetailed. I had to r...

I would like to paint a MiG-21F in natural aluminum finish. I don't want to use Alclad but would like a paint that does a reasonable job. It doesn't matter if its enamel or acrylic.

Thanks

Thanks for your input guys. I thought I could put acrylics only on resin. \this has saved me a lot of headaches. I think it is vinyl models that will accept acrylics only. It would be great to have a list of model paints like enamel, acrylic etc. and the kinds of materials they can or cannot be used...

Hi everyone, Here is my problem. I am building a PM Yak-15 in an acrobatic red colour scheme. The model is plastic but I replaced the the tail fin with a resin copy from an other model . So, I have read you cannot use enamels on resin. Do I apply MR. Surfacer first? Can I apply a thin layer of acryl...

Thanks for the feedback. Its great to have a resource such as this.

Oggy

Hi , The plastic cutting pliers I use to seperate parts from the sprue leaves a nasty burr. I want to finnish my Bandai Voyager but I need a cutting tool that leaves the least burr possible just like in the Bandai instructions. Any advice about the best way or tool to seperate parts from the runners...

Besides seeping doesn't the resin generate a lot of heat while it cures?Enough to soften the plastic and cause some warpage???