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Last one for the moment. All need more paint! R-

Looks good Roger

Thanks, a very pleasant way to spend an hour or 5. R-

Laser kits are good fun to make.

You made a good job of that Roger - would it have been easier to paint before Construction?

Definitely, and I tried it. You either have to paint the bits when they are still in the frame they are lasered in, which makes them difficult to get out as the paint acts as a glue. Or, press them out and paint them, bearing in mind they are very thin [but not as fragile as they look] and then I couldn’t work out what to do with them whilst they were drying. R-

Paint one side at a time. I always put painted bits down on a sheet of grease proof paper pinched from the kitchen.

Great idea. Wish I’d thought of that in time. R-

Baking parchment is better than greaseproof paper. Very difficult to get paint to stick to it, even if you want it to.

Another option is a bed of nails. Drive a few small tacks or drawing pins all the way through a piece of card and rest the painted side on top of the pin points while painting the other side.

Bed of nails, Another great idea as sometimes the back, front and sides need painting. R-