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Dear All, a question to the assembled populace if you could please indulge an old chap returinig to the hobby after a gap of 30+ years with some thoughts on the issues raised below. Having discovered this fantastic forum a couple of months back I've been avidly reading all sorts of threads. Fantastic stuff. Things have moved on since I bashed kits together out of the box and slapped on any roughly appropriate paint. I still have a stash from the early 80's of 62 kits and lots of old paint. But I decided I needed to upgrade my skills before trying one from the stash that I care about as I want to do the best I can. Sooo I chose a couple of items to use as "mules" and have been cutting, sticking filing, filling and eventually painting said items with varying degrees of satisfaction. Which brings me rather long windedly to my questions : After applying my chosen dark earth and dark green enamels by brush, I waited a good 24 hrs or so before applying a varnish. It instantly darkened the colours. I have reads pages of lerned discourse about the pros and cons of various shades and whether it is right to the eye of the beholder or not , or whether compliant with such and such a spec. Does this all become "academic" if you fundamentally change the hue with a varnish? What is the collected opinion about this? It seems vital to apply a glossier finish if decals are to be applied effectively, but if I've spent good £'s acquiring the "best" available is it worth it? I look forward to any words of wisdom or assurance that may be available please. I haven't quite figured out how to post an image of what I mean, but I'm a bit ashamed of what it looks like ( do we have a "Laugh at This" section.. or perhaps RFL (Laugh) instead of RFI?) Regards, Rob