Recent content by Phil_H

Actually the're considerably cheaper than that. The AFV Club tool only does the regular "ridged" pattern, and so is inappropriate for "waffle pattern" - it costs $6.24 + 0.44 shipping to the US. The basic Lion Roar unit is similar and as standard also only does ridged pattern. (12.99 inc...

Hi Peter, I just had a look at an ACAV kit and you don't really need the instructions for the placement of the antenna guards. If you look closely at the roof plate, at each location you will see a raised square "weld bead" (well that's what it looks like) for the vertical bar/s and to either...

Personally, I would avoid using Tamiya acrylics for more than base coating your figures because they can be difficult to brush cleanly, but Vallejo's acrylics work exceptionally well for this purpose.

Another option is fine woven mesh ribbons which can be found at craft shops. The one I found is about 4cm wide. At the top is wedding veil tulle (top) compared to the ribbon (bottom) The weave of the ribbon is very fine, very square and regular and looks and feels like a polyester type...

I just want to give the team at LuckyModel a big Thank You. I just received a shipment of paint from LM. On Friday night, on closer inspection, I found that the cap on one of the jars (Gunze) was quite badly split, though it wasn't leaking. So I logged onto LM and lodged an enquiry, telling...

Oops. the MSDS I linked above was for the wrong product - the correct one is here: http://www.hichem.com.au/hicheminfo/WEB_MSDS/ACLAC_20.PDF The same safety warnings apply.

Hi Jase, I just had a look at the MSDS for this stuff. http://www.hichem.com.au/hicheminfo/WEB_MSDS/A34.PDF Scary... It sounds like you need ro wear a MOPP suit to use it.

Hi Peter, I don't know if you've read the first post in this thread or if you came in at the end. In the first post, I have a quick guide for the best results when brush painting with Tamiya acrylics. It is a bit fiddly nut it does work. If you are restricted to brush painting, I would...

Hi Peter, That is, in fact, typical behaviour of Tamiya acrylics when an insufficiently cured layer of paint is overpainted. You really need to let the first coat cure at least overnight (or longer for gloss paints) before applying the second coat. Some hobby shops here in Australia actually...

Panzerfaust wrote: Hi Jase, I'm not a paint technologist, but by my understanding there's no such thing as an "acrylic lacquer thinner" (though Gaianotes markets a lacquer thinner blend formulated for acrylic paint). Tamiya acrylic paints can certainly be dissolved with alcohol, but once...

It's actually quite a decent kit, remembering that it's a mid-80's vintage. The interior provides enough detail out of the box to look reasonable as a "look through the hatches" model. The interior is a little basic, but nowhere near as spartan as the M113. Pawel's article (linked above by...

Re:Academy M2 Bradley 1335 help please Hey Guenther, After looking at both sets of instructions side by side, I noticed that though the parts breakdown and assembly sequence are identical, the part numbers are different. I have scanned and emailed you a copy of the Academy instructions and...

Re:Academy M2 Bradley 1335 help please Hi Guenther, If you are referring to the original M2 (A0) kit (#1335) cloned from the mid 80's Tamiya kit (the one with the interior), then this should work for you, as the kit is identical (except for the tracks): http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10012431...

Dioramix wrote: Don't be too surprised if this is hard to come by. GSI Creos discontinued the acrylics higer than H-100 and this may no longer be available. I can't find any mention of it ora suitable replacement in the Mr Color range on the Mr Hobby site. Another possible option may be to...

Happy Birthday Terry, Hope you had a great one. Cheers, Phil