Model Forum / General / Models / January 2004

Has anyone built these kits? I'm talking vacforms,of course.The C-141 is the NOVA kit. I have the "A" and want to convert it to "B".Have both drawings,but they don't align perfectly.
There was a blue tailed Nimrod-has anyone a closeup photo of the marking on the tail?Thanks.
Isaac

I have a Lindberg Pirate ship i just purchased.  I want to make the sails
look somewhat real, like they show on the box.  How do you go about
weathering them like that?  It appears that two colors are used, but i dont
know how they do it.

   I'm looking for pictures of the rearward facing strike camera
installation on Coastal Command Lancaster GR3 's , or even Aeronavale MR
7's.
Anyone have any details? ( from air publications ,or closeup pix)

Started the kit over Christmas Vacation- after getting much of the engine
together I open the separate box inside - and no metal fret for the  control
surface hinges and no instrument panel film. I called the distributor at the
beginning of January right after the weekend. They take ...

http://www.militaryhobbies.com/product.cfm?ProductID=5521
geez, does this kit really have separate track links??? I can't do tank
tracks, how am I gonna deal with links half that size???
why, why why....

After two seperate attempts spanning a month to contact Academy (via
email to their main Korean email address) for replacement parts for my
PBY-5A kit, I am ready for stage 2 of the process.  Who is the US
distributor for Academy kits?  I'm figuring that perhaps an email to

I'm due to go to Eglin in May and would like to know if there are any good
model and aviation book shops in the area?
Phil Hastie
ACT Scale Modelling Society

Has anyone else had problems with the anti slip mats sold to line tool boxes
etc sticking to the tools. I went to take everything out  today to move the
chest and the matting had stuck to some files.
I have now just lined the draws with anti rust paper. What do other people

Verlinden focuses on destroyed European buildings, but what with Iraq
now, we could use some modern, undamaged store fronts, modern street
lights, etc.
I think now that we are not gonna carpet bomb Europe anytime soon, we

I read this newsgroup offline, using Outlook Express.  I have it set up so
that when I "synchronise all" it downloads all my e-mails and downloads any
new messages in the newsgroup, which I can then read at my leisure offline
later on.  This has worked well until recently.  The ...

Apologies if this has been asked before.
I've just begun to use Alclad and so far have found it excellent, but
I've read that it can be a delicate finish. If so, can I ask what you
all use in order to "seal" it? Is it just the usual Future/Klear,

Are these two
models out of distribution? I can't sem to find them anywhere?
thanks
bill

Hy,
I 've an old aeromater decal sheet about "foreign hurricane ".
I search some details about the Irish's hurricane
- what sort of propeller (Watts, De Havilland or Rotol);

Does anyone know of any model kits (any media or scale) of the C2
ships of WWII especially the Tradewind or even the Westwind or Alfred
C2?
Also any reference sites or sources that could help with recreating

Never built their armor before. Am interested in the new British
Challenger II, (Iraq 2003)
Its going for $22 which seems to good to be true.
thx - Craig