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                        Alternatives to future?

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                        Mindless
                        • Member since
                          December 2005
                        Alternatives to future?
                        Posted by Mindless on Friday, January 27, 2006 8:22 AM
                        Everyone seems to give Future alot of credit when it comes to priming and sealing decals and so on. So I've become quite interested in this product. Since I live in Sweden where they don't sell Future, I've been looking around on eBay for it, but all I could find was discount cupons which is totally worthless to me.

                        So now that eBay was of now use to me, I wonder if someone knows of an alternative (with the same properties as Future) that exists in europe, or best of all, somewhere in Sweden.

                        Any help is most welcome.


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                        thevinman
                        • Member since
                          December 2003
                        • From: CT - USA
                        Posted by thevinman on Friday, January 27, 2006 8:31 AM

                        Have you checked out this site:
                        http://www.swannysmodels.com/TheCompleteFuture.html

                        Alternativley, you can now order it from:
                        http://www.greatmodels.com/~smartcart/cgi/search.cgi?terms=gmwfuture

                        -Vinny



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                        Mindless
                        • Member since
                          December 2005
                        Posted by Mindless on Friday, January 27, 2006 8:35 AM
                        Yeah, I've read on Swanny's site, and that's infact the place that really made me want to check Future out but there wasn't any alternative product from Sweden, only some other european countries.

                        How big is that can from greatmodels.com though? And do they ship worldwide?

                        Oh, and thanks alot for the site. Smile [:)]

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                        thevinman
                        • Member since
                          December 2003
                        • From: CT - USA
                        Posted by thevinman on Friday, January 27, 2006 8:49 AM

                        The can's from great models are small. I think they tell you how many ounces you get in the two sizes.(Personally, I think it's a rip-off, since they are just repacking the stuff. If it makes you feel better, you are really paying for the badger bottles they come in.)

                        Great models is a HUGE store. I don;t see whay they wouldn't ship internationally. Give them a call or email to confirm.

                        I also found some on amazon.com:
                        http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000ARPH4C/103-9123886-7067006?SubscriptionId=04HSKH6V3FDXFHVN1F82Content-type%3A%20text&n=284507

                        -Vinny



                        My Website Macross Group Build
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                        Mindless
                        • Member since
                          December 2005
                        Posted by Mindless on Friday, January 27, 2006 9:08 AM
                        Alright. Thanks alot for the info!

                        I think I might order from greatmodels since I need a few bottles of Alclad paints. Smile [:)]

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                        eizzle
                        • Member since
                          August 2005
                        • From: Greencastle, IN
                        Posted by eizzle on Friday, January 27, 2006 9:14 PM
                        I wonder if they can ship it overseas? I know most paints they can't. If you want to find out if it can be shipped over seas Mindless, I will run to the discount store tomorrow and pick up a bottle and ship it to you if you want. I think it only runs a few dollars and shipping wouldn't be anymore than $5, I wouldn't think? Its up to you.

                        Colin

                         Homer Simpson for president!!!

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                        Mindless
                        • Member since
                          December 2005
                        Posted by Mindless on Saturday, January 28, 2006 2:10 AM
                        If it's not a problem for you then that would be absolutely great. How would I pay though? Money transfer? PayPal?

                        Oh well. Send me a mail to razeal__88@hotmail.com (silly mail, had it since 5th grade and I graduate from school completely next year...)

                        And again, thank you for the trouble if you really want to do that for me! Smile [:)]

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                        tho9900
                        • Member since
                          July 2004
                        • From: SETX. USA
                        Posted by tho9900 on Saturday, January 28, 2006 8:21 AM

                        You can ship future overseas for sure.. I shipped about 5 bottles to Australia this summer with no prob.  (At that weight shipping was a bit high but with one bottle it shouldn't be bad)  

                        I was also surprised at the GM price (extrapolated, the price for the future from them was the equiv of $36.00 for a full bottle)  of course you do get the Iwata bottle with it, if you opt for the Badger bottle it would be $60.00 a bottle for the stuff!  I've been in the wrong business obviously!  I'm going to become a Future floor wax vendor!  Wink [;)]

                        ---Tom--- O' brave new world, That has such people in it!
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                        dhuff125
                        • Member since
                          September 2003
                        • From: So Cal
                        Posted by dhuff125 on Sunday, January 29, 2006 10:01 AM
                        I don't think Future would be a problem shipping international since it is acrylic and doesn't have a solvent to speak of.   The Alclad would be another story and would have to go via slow boat to Sweden.   The problem is putting solvent based anything in a pressurized cabin.  
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                        Bgrigg
                        • Member since
                          May 2005
                        • From: Left forever
                        Posted by Bgrigg on Sunday, January 29, 2006 10:15 AM
                        It's sold in Norway under the "Clear" name.  Is there no way you can order it from there?

                        So long folks!

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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, January 29, 2006 6:49 PM

                        Does anybody use Testors Glosscoat anymore or has that pretty much gone by the wayside?

                         

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