My brother has space marines and the paint has layered up again and again and that was fine cause he wasnt gonna collect them anymore but now he wants to continue with them but doesnt want to waste money on new ones is there anyway of stripping the paint without destroying the model.

this is a question for the paitnig and modelling forum.. but yes, if they're varnished it's hard, but if its just paint a few hours in metho and some vigorous toothbrush action will clean em up ok without melting the plastic parts (you may want to test a sample but i've stripped al sort of different GW plastic including RT era all the way through to current plastics in metho)

See the painting and modelling FAQ on these here forums

also some model shops have a paint stripper that is plastic safe. Metho works though and is cheaper

Oven cleaner also works wonders, and [s:50188d952f]tastes[/s:50188d952f] smells better than metho =P

I've had GW plastic in metho for 4 weeks.. no degradation and after that amount of time the paint falls off...... (if it isn't urgent). some U/C may need some brushing........

Try Mr Muscle oven cleaner, but test it on a crap model first.

sorry for bringing back an old thread but i had a question...

does any oven cleaner melt plastic?

Try Brake Fluid (any servo / hardware store will have it) - works on metal and plastic - might take longer with varnish. I got this tip from a US site (I think) and I thought it wouldn't work but it is fantastic.

for a metal model = acetone
plastic = brake fluid.

Those have worked for me time and time again. Although i would like to find something that works as well as brake fluid, as it's a horrid substance to have to work with. Acetone just makes your hands hyper cold.

Brake fluid is the best (IMO), after an hour it will lift most paint off plastic & metal, and it will dissolve super glue.
I don't know what affect it may have on greenstuff, however.

Just soak the model in a tin of fuild for an hour or two, then scrub with an old tooth brush. Maybe give it the model a rinse under clean water before you spray it (unless you want to wait a few days for the fluid to evaporate off it)