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  1. PaulTRose

    Very puzzled and annoyed

    Use an old tooth brush to scrub in nooks and crannys and wash under water REALLY well to neutralise it I have a Tupperware type box that's just the right size for a car body shell, use a funnel with kitchen paper as a filter to put it back in the bottle.... If your careful you can get quite a...
  2. PaulTRose

    Very puzzled and annoyed

    I always use brake fluid.... Takes paint off over night but won't harm plastic
  3. PaulTRose

    Why don't all models come with a masking set?

    Ditto to everything you said I hate masking..... Not just canopies but camo or window bkackouts too
  4. PaulTRose

    Very puzzled and annoyed

    Never seen than happen before I'd say the styrene is a different kind You say dettol..... Bleach or oven cleaner?
  5. PaulTRose

    GB idea

    Just been reading up on tamiya There's another good reason for this GB 2026 marks the 80th year since the company was founded..... Originally as a timber supply company with a sideline in wooden models of ships and planes..... Wasn't til the 60s that they got into plastic
  6. PaulTRose

    MiG 17 Fresco..... 'Bloomin MiGs everywhere GB'

    There simply isn't enough room for enough weight..... I used a small lump of lead then packed it with plasticine
  7. PaulTRose

    Hasegawa mitsubishi lancer Evo VI

    Well that came out nice Think you're right about the rear ride height
  8. PaulTRose

    MiG 17 Fresco..... 'Bloomin MiGs everywhere GB'

    Airfix 1/72 MiG 17 Fresco Egyptian Air Force 1956 Mixed feelings about this kit.... I found it ok... Not the best but not the worst Most problems were of my own doing It's a tail sitter despite the nose being packed with ballast.... Airfix must have anticipated this cos they include an oil...
  9. PaulTRose

    Chevrolet cruz WTCC

    That's nice and good to see a different car brand from the norm Did the decals take long or give any trouble?
  10. PaulTRose

    GB idea

    So that's potentially 12 of us so far Once Ian sets up the sub forum I will do a proper set of rules but it will be the usual ones Run November, December, January so that will give us something to do over christmas
  11. PaulTRose

    Latest Acquisitions (2026)

    My plan is so cunning you could stick a tail on it and call it a weasel :ROFLMAO:
  12. PaulTRose

    Latest Acquisitions (2026)

    Me too, one day I will build it..... I have a bold and cunning plan.... Need another couple of rally cars to go with it ;)
  13. PaulTRose

    SAS Landy - Pink Panther - Tamiya - 1:35 scale

    Coming together nicely Aaah...... The gimpy.... Loved shooting it, hated carrying it :ROFLMAO:
  14. PaulTRose

    Airfix 1/48th Lynx AH7

    Most excellent! Always liked the lynx
  15. PaulTRose

    Latest Acquisitions (2026)

    That evo is nice
  16. PaulTRose

    Nissan skyline coupé nismo

    Nice colour I feel the same about fujimi.... And aoshima
  17. PaulTRose

    Nissan skyline coupé

    I have a grey importer near me.... Some of the stuff he gets is very interesting, especially the Kei-car stuff
  18. PaulTRose

    GB idea

    Actually Tamiya would be a good choice cos we missed out last year Tamiya-san died last year aged 90......our hobby would be in a much poorer state if it wasn't for him
  19. PaulTRose

    Nissan skyline coupé

    That's the thing with Japan..... So many products that never get seen overseas cept as grey imports
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