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just thought i'd share this i've found that the milk carton tops make ideal pots for mixing paints.
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Their also very good stands for painting figures etc on
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Bottle caps work well for little paint mixing and are usually readily available.
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Milk Carton caps make great wheels for scratch building too.....

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I stumbled across Battle of the Planets when I was in secondary school. that buggy looks awesome Andy
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Thanks Darkblade, there are a couple of finished pictures ( minus the side decal )
Over on my portfolio...
http://intscalemodeller.com/viewtopic.php?f=69&t=1962

Talking of which, the portfolio needs an update but the buggy is there, along with a couple of other builds..
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