Yep, clogged panel lines for certain.  Quite frustrated with that, you can see them clear as day through the varnish, I did a little checking and found only a few that were actually clear, tried to clean them out gently with a knife and have slipped a couple of times.  So I'm putting it down for a week or so.  I think I may just leave them and dirty it up good and proper with some pigments I bought, possibly run a wash over everything to hide a few mistakes.

I always knew at the back of my mind this would be a learning project.  At least I've made a mistake and learnt from it.

I do think I need an airbrush so I have much more control over the amount of paint going onto the model. To be honest the finish from the humbrol gloss worried me as it just didn't feel nice, however the primer from humbrol I used at the start was brilliant.

And I know now that the vallejo gloss I applied was far too thick, I thinned it with some acrylic flow improver I have (w&n) and it felt like it went on thin enough, but clearly not.

Defiantly a slap yourself on the forehead moment.

M