Back when I built the old AMT Star Trek kits, most of the time the plastic was so smooth you could see a pretty good reflection in it. I've noticed some starship models from R2 and Revell have some micro grainy surfaces. I didn't think this would be a problem, but I lay down my coats so thin that I can see the grain through the primer! On something like a 1:1000 starship, this just can't be. The surface must be 100% perfectly smooth. Any tips on how to polish the plastic to get a nice smooth surface? Any primers that will fill in this micro texture without sacrificing kit details? Why are kit manufacturers using this type of plastic instead of the glossy smooth kind? You can see the micro graininess I'm talking about here...
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