Future Again!!!!!

I have to agree with Bgrigg - I never seem to be happy with my coat of future but on the other hand it doesn't seem to matter, the results are very satisfactory.  Airbrushing it is the most frustrating, for the reasons you both have mentioned, so I tend to lightly brush future on.  On my latest kit, an Italeri Ju 88, I even opted to brush future only on the areas where the decals were going to be - obviously if you are decaling a modern jet with all the decals involved you may as well coat the whole kit!

So, my experience is a mist coat seems to work as well as a super shiny coat, I think the only criteria here is to level out the matte finish, even if it is only by a moderate amount.

All the best

mooseman, when you say a mist coat i take that as one light coat so you can just see it? and when you use it in this way, do you cover the whole model? and last have you had any drama with the decals silvering?

i have found with the smaller decals, stencials, if i apply a drop of future and then the decal it works fine. if all else fails i will go bacl to a gloss coat of lacqure, worked fine for years.!