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Eichhörnchen · 10-30-14, 07:15 PM

Crikey! I presume that's come down from the attic, Steve? I last saw a Pegasus kit when I built the Fairey "Fulmar", back in the early 1990's probably. Or maybe they're still going? (I'm right out of touch now with aeromodelling) I think it was a one-man-band company, run by a guy named Chris Gannon.

I don't know what you mix your paints on (when you're not airbrushing) but a very good and cheap material I've discovered (good for both water-based and spirit-based colours) is the so called "lining paper" sold by d.i.y. stores for helping smooth out old plastered walls before hanging new wallpaper. You want the type with a coating on one side (a slightly textured matt acrylic surface this) on which you can mix up just about anything without it soaking through. Then you just throw it away and cut another piece. I usually just cut them out in A4 sized sheets, VERY much cheaper than tear-off waxed or parchment palettes, which I used to use...

10-30-14, 07:15 PM	#671
Eichhörnchen Starte das Auto Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: The Fens Posts: 15,780 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Crikey! I presume that's come down from the attic, Steve? I last saw a Pegasus kit when I built the Fairey "Fulmar", back in the early 1990's probably. Or maybe they're still going? (I'm right out of touch now with aeromodelling) I think it was a one-man-band company, run by a guy named Chris Gannon. I don't know what you mix your paints on (when you're not airbrushing) but a very good and cheap material I've discovered (good for both water-based and spirit-based colours) is the so called "lining paper" sold by d.i.y. stores for helping smooth out old plastered walls before hanging new wallpaper. You want the type with a coating on one side (a slightly textured matt acrylic surface this) on which you can mix up just about anything without it soaking through. Then you just throw it away and cut another piece. I usually just cut them out in A4 sized sheets, VERY much cheaper than tear-off waxed or parchment palettes, which I used to use... Last edited by Eichhörnchen; 10-30-14 at 07:46 PM.