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I just visited my LHS here in Sydney yesterday who told me that all Testors had stopped making all hobby related paints, spray cans etc. I decided to buy 4x cans dullcote to meet my modeling needs for the next few years. I’ve only just started weathering with oils and dullcote was perfect at protect...

Hi all Thanks for all your tips which I put to good use. Here is a link to some photos of the finished model and diorama which ended up winning 2nd place in the diorama section of the recent SSM "Starfighter 2" contest. http://www.starshipmodeler.com/contest/dio_01.htm In the end I used so...

Hi I found that using masking tape (the normal-tack stuff from hardware stores etc) removes the nasty sticky gluey blobs quite well. Quickly press a short strip of masking tape on and off the sticky surface and the little sticky blobs will be pulled off onto the tape. Repeat with a fresh strip when ...

Thanks guys for the great hints

I'll have to try them out tonight.

Cheers

Hi all, I'm thinking about making a diorama showing an action scene with sand being kicked up as the model lands. Does anyone have any tips on how I can achieve this effect on static model? Here's a picture of the sort of effect I'm trying to achieve :- http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/200378295-00...