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Hi All, Some advise needed from the Aves Gurus. I'm wondering which product, sculpt/paste would be best for filling in seams that are about 2mm wide or less. My main concern is that I'll need to rescribe the same area afterwards. I've tried different things and they always seem to "flake" ...

Thanks All!

I'd been doing the light primers like
everyone else, I was just hoping that
I was missing out on a secret for some
of the deeper reds/yellows.

I'd be curious to see a pic of that
eye searing red with the yellow basecoat!

Cheers,
AK

Hi All,

Just wondering if anyone has a method of avoiding
the many needed coats when painting reds and
yellows?
Can you tint primers like is done with house paints?

Cheers,
AK

Thanks for all the info!

I'll try a few out and see what happens.

Cheers,
AK

Hi All,

I've managed to spill some CA on a model and
was wondering what methods are available to
remove it?

It's on the side of a 1/32 P-51 with raised
detailing (rivets) so sanding is the last resort.

Any help appreciated!!

Thanks,
AK

Thanks for the advise guys!!

Cheers,
AK

Thanks much! I tried the alclad sheets and they did ok. Basically a very fine sand paper. They imperfections I was talking about were very fine lines from sanding. looks like I got them. One more thing. As far as weathering with ground up chalk pastels, am I better off doing it right on top of the a...

Hi All, Two questions regarding Alclad. 1st, has anyone had success in polishing/buffing out small imperfections after painting with alclad? What did you use? Ultra fine sandpaper? Anyone try Alclads polishing sheets? 2nd, is it possible to paint over alclad with water based acrylics (tamiya)? I'm d...

Hi All, Came across this info while looking for paint codes for the FM Jango Slave 1. Thought others could be interested: Please post any of the missing codes, or corrections if needed. Tamiya Acrylics X-1 Gloss black X-2 Gloss white X-3 Royal blue X-4 Blue X-5 Green X-6 Orange X-7 Red X-8 Lemon yel...