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    Thinning varnish

    Quick question for you all. I have AK Interactive and Vallejo varnish (matt, satin, gloss) and wondered what I should thin them with and to what ratio. Any ideas?
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    Quick question (sorry for creating a whole thread about it).

    So, using regular Revell polycement I’ve glued the top of my wings to the bottom of the wings and taped it up. Glued both fuselage halves together and taped them up. How long would you wait before taking the tape off? I’m not sure whether or not to leave it until tomorrow or if it would be...
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    Airfix 1:48 Hawker Hurricane Mk.1 (Soviet colour scheme)

    It's been a bit slow going but mainly because I was waiting for the seat to arrive and my eldest turning 15 a couple of days ago. I've now put together what will probably be the most time consuming part of it and certainly the most detailed cockpit I've ever built - 15 parts and that's without...
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    Plastic on Parade

    Okay, you all must go through an unbelievable amount of plastic, resin, glue and paint each year which means that your completed kits are sitting somewhere. The question I have is...where? The kits I’ve previously made are all up in my loft, most of them, as they were dioramas are in individual...
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    Airfix 1:48 Hawker Hurricane Mk.1 (Soviet colour scheme)

    Having all the patience of a hungry two year old, I find myself starting a new kit. My kit and associated add ons for the BoB group build have all arrived and are all ready and waiting but that’s 4 weeks away so I’m getting this one started. I have 4 options but I’m not sure which to do. I’m...
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    Model Clean Up

    When you’re cleaning your kits prior to building what’s the technique, it’s something I’ve never done. Is it a dip in soapy water, a soak, a wipe? Is it the same for resin? I imagine this would be more porous so I’m thinking this may hold more moisture than a plastic kit. What’s your...
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    Drew's Messerschmitt BF109 E-3, Tamiya 1:48

    Here’s my entry for the GB. I’ve always loved the shape of this plane so thought this would be the ideal time to build one. This will be a first for me on several fronts, it’s the first 1:48 plane I’ve built, first time using masks, going to have a go with pre-shading/weathering and it’ll be my...
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    What’s your undercoating preference?

    Just wanted to get the opinion of the experts here on undercoating. I’m assuming the colour used would be dependent on what the final model colour scheme is going to be (lighter undercoat for lighter coloured models, etc) but is your preference to undercoat while still attached to the sprues or...
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    Revell 1:72 F/A 18F Super Hornet

    Okay, I’m calling this one done. It isn’t finished but it’s served a purpose. It got me back into the swing of things, reminded me (a little too late at times) of things to do/check and let me practice pre-shading. I now understand the theory if not the execution. I’ll get there though, it did...
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    Revell 1:72 F/A 18F Super Hornet

    I’d planned to start with my 1:48 Hurricane however, with the upgrade parts I wanted out of stock for the foreseeable and me wanting to get going I picked one that’s been in my stash for about 8 years (I know this because the postmark on the decals I got is 2012). I’m starting with the Revell...
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    Show us yours...again

    I have some serious man-cave envy going on here, you’ll understand when you see my set up! My workstation is home-made, made it about 3 weeks ago. It’s an adaptation from my previous one (which is in the loft). It’s really only tidy because it has to be! The shelves are removable in case I want...
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    Current and most pressing project.

    So, not the type of figure we’re used to seeing on here but this guy’s in need of a fresh coat of paint. He belongs to my wife. She’s not really into gnomes but he came from her parent’s garden and she asked me if I’d freshen him up. Best get him done before I paint anything else or I’ll be in...
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    Advice Needed.

    Help, it seems I may have inadvertently bought a grown up model to build! I ordered some paints and such from the shop connected to this forum and one of the kits that found its way to my house was the Airfix 1:48 Hawker Hurricane Mk.1 Tropical. All was good until I had a look at it and saw...
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    Showing Your Favouritism

    Do you have a favourite thing to build? I don’t just mean planes or tanks or boats, I mean a specific model? One that, if a new kit comes out with a different, more realistic...I don’t know...propeller or whatever, you’d have to have it? Personally, mine seems to be the RAH-66 Comanche. I built...
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    1:72 Curtiss P-40B Warhawk & Mistubishi A6M2B-21 Zero

    So before I get started back properly I thought I’d get into the swing of things with this kit I’ve had lying around for years. I do have a few questions though and I’m hoping we have an expert or two who can help. First off, the Warhawk. The instructions say the interior (including the seat)...
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    Figure Size Comparisons

    I'm not sure if anyone's done this as a post before, I've seen lots of posts asking what actual size figures in certain scales would be but not one comparing the sizes of different brands. This only occurred to me as I'd bought some 1:35 Trumpeter figures to be used alongside some 1:35 Masterbox...
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    Returning to the hobby and the site after about 6 or so years...

    Hi all. Thought since it had been so long since I've been on here (and so long since I've done any models) I should re-introduce myself. I started off as a nipper doing WWII planes (as I'm sure most of us did). I remember having done a 1:72 Spitfire, a 1:72 Messerschmitt 109 and a Red Baron's...
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    Cracking Canopies

    Okay, so the title's a bit of a misnomer (and yet not). I've been having a bit of a problem with canopies recently, the only one I still have can be seen below, the previous one was trashed long before I even thought of asking for help with it. So, as you'll see from the photo, the canopy seems...
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    Need Advice with Colour Scheme for Armed and Dangerous Folland Gnat

    I've been putting this together to waste time until the Heli GB but didn't want to do it in the trainer colours that the kit suggests. I did a bit of digging through old kits and found some weapons to load onto it. I'm fully aware that it would probably either never get off the ground or if it...
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    Drew's (Homechild) Huey UH-1N

    I've found myself with two Huey's in the stash and have decided that, as I've got the PE for it, this guy's getting it. I'm not sure of the colour scheme yet, I've got a few options to choose from. Here's the initial picture though, I'll get inside the box shots when I begin the build.

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