Model Forum / General / Models / April 2004

Belt starting to disintegrate.
Anyone know part number for replacement belt from one of the more common v belt  manufacturers.
Info I have here is Gilmer belt part 4LS 345
RS Components have no cross reference for Gilmer belts.

We are planning to go down there in August. Was wondering if there are any
shops.
Scott
There is a fine line between "Hobby" and "Mental Illness."

I have some issues that unfortunately cannot be helped over use-net.
I have a severe vision impairment, i have stopped building but am
trying to figure out how i can get back into it. But i need some one
to apply decals and things like that. I would appreciate any replies

I recognise that this is somewhat off topic, but does anyone know
where there may be a timeline that shows all of the Aircraft
Manufacturers that were around at the end of WWII and where they went.
Like company XYZ merged with ABC to become XYC, then to buy company

Seem to do 48th Mig kits, are they a cheap rip off i should avoid or are
they a decent worth getting build? not point asking the seller   :-)
Thanks!

I sold the helicopter kit on E-bay!!!!  Nya, Nya, Nya, Nyaaaaa!!
Bill Banaszak, MFE

Hi guys, I've made some room in my closet, but still need more space. I
have a bunch of kits for sale:
http://www.bol.ucla.edu/~frank/forsale.htm
All kits are complete and unstarted, unless otherwise noted. Most of the

I have been searching for either solid rubber section in strip form from
which to make solid rubber tyres to bond to a cast  iron wheel, or the
rubber materials that can be used to mould such a tyre.
Trouble with searching for rubber is that I find so many "funny peculiar"

OK folks I have one for the ship modelers out there. I close freind of mine,
had a father that served on HMS Rosalind. This was a "Romola" class
destroyer built during WWI. The only info I have been able to gleen from the
"net" is the above info plus, that she was one of three ...

Any comments appreciated!
1/32 F-14D diorama
http://www.naritafamily.com/Scalemodel/airplanes/photo_frame.htm
1/350 Missouri diorama

Does anyone have anything to say about the SIP TopMIG 140 dp?
It is a dual purpose gas / no gas welding set for full size bottles,
currently on offer in Halfords for £280 - I was thinking of buying one for
general work in my workshop (amateur)

While cleaning out the attic, I came across an old order from Modeltoys,
Portsmouth, UK.  The conversion rate in those days was 2.63 dollars to the
pound sterling.
Dated November, 1973, my order was for the following 1.72nd scale kits:

First, my apologies to anyone who tried to order decals or Colour Charts
from our web site. Apparently I had buggered up the PapPal code when I did
the last update, and the shopping cart wasn't working. A fellow in the UK
was good enough to let me know, but I'm sure it must have ...

The aircraft modelers amongst us in Seattle, or going to Seattle after
April 30, might be interested in this Seattle Times article:
<http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2001908595_collection21m.html>
"... But [Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen] will soon end the secrecy ...

The workshop in the Labs at work have arranged to swap their Herbert No 2
surface grinder for a much bigger and better one that became free elsewhere on
the site. Since I have used this grinder and have found it useful for model
engineering size jobs (shims, tool bits etc) I put a ...