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I can't believe that I've been such a dumbo all these years!!!!!

For AGES, I've been building card (paper) models that I printed directly onto 160gsm stock card. Then I tried Matte Photo paper of the same sort of weight, and I was amazed at the difference!

I know this is BLINDINGLY obvious, but I just didn't see it before! The definition and colour rendition is so much better! Okay - it's more expensive (about 0.25 GBP per A4 sheet) but, hell, it's worth it.

What a clutz I've been!

I'm now replacing all my old models with GOOD ones! Only trouble is, you've got to be careful - some cheap photo papers are not so good at retaining their colour over time, so go for archival quality paper if you can find it!