Real Horror Story
I was hoping to have some new zombie pics to show you all. But instead I got this....... http://www.freewebs.com/matakishi/news.htm Just ordered replacements :cry:

arrghhh.... Thats a damn shame :cry: You should be able to just paint over them though rather than needing to buy replacements?

No, they're furry. :D

OUCH! What varnish did you use? I've had similar problems with GW varnish sprays. It's the air temperature. If it's too cold the vapour condenses quickly on the minis rather than settling in a fine mist. I've taken to spraying indoors ( well ventilated) in a box to prevent overspray. Try ( on one mini only at first!) using a small ammount of thinner on a brush and gently brush over the surface. It should get rid of most of the "fur". NOT TOO MUCH otherwise you may find ( depending on the paint used) that it starts eating the paint. If it still leaves a slightly "milky" surface you can paint over it when it's dry. I also found that using MATT COTE which is spirit based can also sort out minor furring. Good Luck!

Matakishi, get them out of the bin NOW. I had this happen to me a few years ago a squad of Waffen ss in Camo. As I sat and almost cried, my wife was very uinderstanding and trying to help took it upon herself to fix my problem. So I came home from work and there were my figures restored!!!!! sure I had to touch them up a little bit but the dearest have fixed them? She decided in some strange twist of fate to varnish over them using clear nail varnish and low and behold it removed the white blemish??? dont ask me how or why but it worked. With some of the figures you are throwing away give it a try or even try using some Humbrol brush on varnish. It looks like the cold weather hase caused this and possible the can wasnt shaken enough. to be on the safe side bin the spray can and when spraying in a garage or out doors spray your figures in a cardboard box to prtect them form the elements and then place in a shed or garage, dont leave outside. Hope this might be of some help

Yep, Lowtardog is spot on. I used MATT COTE to sort them but ANY spirit based varnish will do the trick. If you have got any spirit based varnish give the thinners a go. I agree GET THEM OUT OF THE BIN!!!!

I've tried various products to restore them with varying amounts of success. None worked to a standard I was happy with so they stay in the bin :D The main problem is that the inks on the figures are disolved by the added solvents which means I would have to repaint the figure anyway. I would rather start from scratch with a clean casting if I'm doing this. I have already ordered replacement figures and it will take me five days to re-paint them, no big deal.

I'm horrified to post this but... Mr. Matakishi was kind enough to pull the minis out of the trash and mail them to me! They arrived on 5/6 and today (this is the horrifying part)... They are fine! I started to giv them a wash w/ a little water and a toothbrush, made some slow progress on 2 or 3, and gave them a blast of my cheapy Wal-Mart semi-gloss varnish to -*test*-('") the early results and BAM! Instant full color paintjobs reappear. Stopped scrubbing and blasted the lot. Fully restored in 10 minutes. :shock: So thank you Paul! I now officially owe you one... And if anyone else finds themself in that situation, the LeadAsbestos Mini Salvage Team is at your disposal! Garbage disposal, that is... :roll:

do post some pics!

Good news indeed :)