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Bill Sante - 30 Dec 2006 16:52 GMT

I have recently returned to model building after a 20+ year hiatus.

I mainly concentrate on WWII aircraft with an occasional muscle car. I
have a great deal of questions on the subject and currently my only
source of information is my monthly edition of FSM maganzine. It's a
great resource, but not enough. I am hoping that there is a database or
website dedicated to the subject. Also, a glossary of terms would help.

Some general topics that I am trying to educate myself on are:

Painting/weathering with an airbrush
Using putty for seams
Primer and Clearcoat application
Camouflage application
General Tricks of the trade

Thanks for any suggestions,

Bill

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john@thornton3966.freeserve.co.uk - 30 Dec 2006 20:53 GMT

Bill,

Try this website for starters:

www.world-war-2-airplane-model.com

Happy New Year,

John

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Chezelwig - 31 Dec 2006 02:22 GMT

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www.hyperscale.com has a link to Testor's web site where all those
topics are covered.

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Al Superczynski - 31 Dec 2006 03:04 GMT

>Thanks for any suggestions

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Bob - 31 Dec 2006 03:38 GMT

Gday Bill, best bet is to get in touch with your local modelling club and go
along to their meetings. Your nearest hobby store should be able to point
you in the right direction or, if you let the guys in the newsgroup know
which city you are in, chances are one of them will be able to give you the
right info.

>I have recently returned to model building after a 20+ year hiatus.
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> Bill

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The Seabat - 31 Dec 2006 04:38 GMT

>>I have recently returned to model building after a 20+ year hiatus.
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>>Thanks for any suggestions,

http://www.airfieldmodels.com/

>>Bill

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William H. Shuey - 31 Dec 2006 06:48 GMT

> I have recently returned to model building after a 20+ year hiatus.
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> great resource, but not enough. I am hoping that there is a database or
> website dedicated to the subject. Also, a glossary of terms would help.

Anybody have a lead to the frequently asked questions site?? I know
there is one for shipmodellers that is referenced here about once a
month.

Bill Shuey

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Disco58 - 31 Dec 2006 18:43 GMT

Since modeling is modeling, and the subject at hand is irrelevant in most
cases, you could also try http://www.starshipmodeler.com/index.htm. There
are a number of discussion forums that cover all phases of modeling.

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