G'day DARKVIEW, just wanted to say a big ' THANKS ' . As you may recall, I've been following threads/builds such as yours and Brian Taylor's since the beginning of this MF project. Mark Warren and S4Simon are also great inspirations re; the directly applied oils on plastic approach for the base coat. Thing is, on several of the earlier issued pieces, I kind of went 'overboard ' during the application of said oils ( W/N Alkyd Black ), and have tried various methods/ techniques ( thinners, degreasers, 'dettol', ect,etc...), to 'lighten' these areas (to pretty crap results ), but then I remembered your suggestion about erasers in an earlier post on your thread. Man!, it works a treat!. Not only does the over-applied base coat come of easily but it also acts as a blending agent. I've been using a normal Stadler eraser, but also experimenting with 'kneadable ' ones for more intricate areas. Don't know who did it first, but I found out about it for the first time on your thread. So, again ' Thanks'. P.s. Please continue to advise, amaze, and inspire. Cheers , Ged.