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I've made my first article, but I can't find how I publish it! It's there, listed as "Not Published", what am I missing?? Cheers Steve

I've got some Copplestone "Men in Black" to paint. http://www.copplestonecastings.co.uk/images/fw24col.jpg I've never been happy with painting black, any suggestions and tips? I use Vallejo and GW paints. Cheers Steve

Does anyone know of a UK supplier of Plastruct? I've found a few suppliers who do some of the range, but I'm after PS-121 Spanish Tile O Guage (for a 28mm Pirate town). Cheers Steve

I usually base my figs with sharp sand, grass, Mininatur plants etc. I'm currently painting some figures for Crooked Dice's 7TV (think Austin Powers), and I want to make them look like they're inside, in a lab or underground lair. I'm also painting up some Victorian steampunk figures, which I...

I'm after some large chunks of cork to use with insulation foam to make hills. I'm looking for somewhere I can buy largish (10-20cm) chunks in the UK. Any suggestions? Cheers Steve

I bought this a few years ago from ModelZone (a chain of high-street model shops in the UK). I'd like to trace the manufacturer to buy more like it, can anyone identify it? It's Resin, quite lightweight but very tough, 30cm x 15cm, and it has flock on it. I believe it was packaged in a clear...

A few years ago I bought a couple of bags of mixed basing sand from Lesleys Bits Box. Since then this has become my default basing material, it's a perfect mix of sand and rocks, which I've been unable to reproduce from any other manufacturer. So now it's running out. . . Has anyone any...

I bought these resin bases from Salute 2-3 years ago. I'd like to buy some more of the same, but I can't find who made them, can anyone help identify the manufacturer? They are standard 30mm diameter. Cheers Steve

I have several Windsor & Newton Series 7 brushes, and I'm having a problem with them keeping their shape. I'm very careful with them , never let the paint go beyond the tip, wash them in brush soap etc, but some of the brushes have separated so the bristles form two or more groups (hope that...