tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5084736992014886509.post5624509868793767421..comments2024-02-01T05:49:49.781+00:00Comments on Wee Blokes: A Mixed Bargain HuntSam Patehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17141121566526149379noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5084736992014886509.post-65929879629298783952012-04-11T09:04:44.124+01:002012-04-11T09:04:44.124+01:00Thanks for the advice. Sounds like the Plastikote ...Thanks for the advice. Sounds like the Plastikote is just the job (easier for me to get my hands on as well). CheersSam Patehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17141121566526149379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5084736992014886509.post-9691579545499872672012-04-10T21:01:07.207+01:002012-04-10T21:01:07.207+01:00For black undercoating, Citadel Chaos Black in the...For black undercoating, Citadel Chaos Black in the spraycans is pretty good for soft plastic. If you are more of a white undercoat chap then Plastikote do a white primer spraycan intended for painting plastic garden furniture which you can get in Homebase, this is excellent stuff. I've used it recently on some Airfix US Marines and swear by it now.Coopdevilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16219253658967958289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5084736992014886509.post-17595576856201749252012-04-09T10:10:29.427+01:002012-04-09T10:10:29.427+01:00The plastic is very soft. I've not started to ...The plastic is very soft. I've not started to work with any of my Airfix yet, but I'd read somewhere on the interweb that spraying with hard gloss varnish before priming helps stiffen the figures. Experience will tell.Sam Patehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17141121566526149379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5084736992014886509.post-10368641342730754862012-04-09T09:58:45.695+01:002012-04-09T09:58:45.695+01:00Must admit, I had a look at the British paras myse...Must admit, I had a look at the British paras myself the other week based on childhood memories and was sorely disappointed by the quality and overly soft plastic used. Aww, well mark it up to boyish nostalgia ;)Montyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06230149195753516430noreply@blogger.com