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I was just thinking about this...

atropos907, have you ever considered using a liquid rubber masker when masking areas of a model? They're really good stuff. I personally use this stuff made by Humbrol called "Maskol". However, I have heard it said that CopyDex works just as well, if not better in fact. It enables you to keep things neat and tidy, and they peel straight off... In fact, Maskol is actually intended for masking areas of a model during spraying/airbrushing. I have mentioned this because it just seems really awkward cutting out masks and stuff... liquid rubber maskers would make more use for your projects than mine! (For now, that is...)

P.S. Maskol DESTROYS brushes, but rubber chisels (used when working with clays and Epoxy Putty, I think) work quite well, although they don't hold as much of the stuff. Saying that, it dries to a flexible film pretty fast. The alternative is to use really cheap brushes, so that they can be disposed of when done with. Cheers!

I think that I know what you're getting at. I'm sure that this would come into great use for hard-core airbrush painters. But hey... It looks fantastic!

My favourite area on the model is where the supernova and larger planet are facing eachother. The blending cold/hot colours look unimaginably realistic. Well done! Imagine what an imperial navy pilot might say...

*Notices something outside the front windows*

"Cap'n, we're doomed!"

"What is it Jenkins?"

"The supernova blast will kill us all"

"What 'supernova blast'... We haven't even left for orbit yet! Oh, hehe, that..."

*Faints*