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Be sure to check the weight if you go the aquarium route - my 48" long aquarium weighs more than 50 lbs.
- lmagna, semorebutts, Canute and 3 others
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I have had problems with all the water-based paints and airbrushing; even had problems from color to color with the same manufacturer. What I do now is adjust the compressor settings and thinner amounts every time I paint on a test piece before painting the model. Its a PITA, but it works.
- CDW, Canute, Old Collingwood and 2 others
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I found artist pigment here: http://www.kamapigment.com/store/index.asp?lang=1&catpage=500. The store is located in Montreal, so perhaps that would be better for you.
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Question, please. How do you know what each of the small parts represent? Tamiya identifies many of the parts, but it seems to me that Trumpeter neglects to do so. I bought AOTS
- Canute, mtaylor and popeye the sailor
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I use an 80% distilled water to 20% alcohol mix with Tamiya acrylics that works perfectly for me. Cheaper too!
- Canute, mtaylor, popeye the sailor and 1 other
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You can paint plastic and resin to look like wood, but it takes a while to get it just right. Use super thin transparent acrylic washes in multiple layers, with darker colors first. I have used streaks of raw umber, burnt umber, and green ocher as a base. Then added thin layers of yellow ocher as a finish. Golden makes a transparent flat acrylic you can put on top if you feel the paint is too shiny.
- CaptainSteve, Canute, mtaylor and 1 other
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HMS Warspite by Old Collingwood - FINISHED - Academy - 1/350 scale - PLASTIC
in - Kit build logs for subjects built from 1901 - Present Day
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Would an upside-down fish tank work? Pet stores have sales of all glass fish tanks here in Houston,TX for a dollar a gallon.