Model Forum / General / Models / April 2004

I'm restarting the old resin model kit business I used to run years ago,
Part Time Models. There are a vast assortment of spacecraft models I'm
interested in modeling, but I want to do some things that'll sell (last
time I just made models of whatever I felt like...). To that end, ...

Anyone know where I can find a good airbrush and airbrush compressor
comparison?
I've been using a Paasche V with a Badger 180 for a number of years, and I
think it might be time to advance to the next level.

I used to be a mech and prod engineer ages ago. I have recently bought my
own lathe (I have mentioned it here before). Now, I am looking for any
engineering shops that are suitable for model engineering.
I am from Kirkby-in-Ashfield (Nottinghamshire) so am looking for suitable

and anyone near toy liquidators.
some good 1/48 kits for 6 bucks.

I'm very close to painting my William's Brother's Lockheed Electra in the
colors of Amelia Earhart's aircraft.  It took a looooong time to get this kit
done.
Anyhow, it is difficult for me to discern the correct color for the orange or

any problems or mods needed?
good color schemes?
anyone else have a walrus to sell?
i kinda botched the one billy b sent..

anyone got a date for this release?
Craig

To all those that observe the occasion.
I wonder if poor Jessica Simpson will ever get all that rabbit fur out
of the oven. ;-)
WmB

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Just an idea, but is there a resource listing which colours (preferably
Humbrol) would be used for a given plane/tank/truck?
e.g. I have a Revell Hurricane I'm making but I hate Revell paints and don't
trust the conversion charts so I'd like to look up which (Humbrol) colours I

Does any one have a set of rubber tires that came with this kit that they
are not going to use? I know a lot of people swapped the rubber kit tires
for resin ones.
Thanks

Saw a Polar Lights Jetson's car at HL the other day, was wondering if they, or
anyone, made a Flintstone car as well, since they were both Hanna-Barbara
cartoons.
When once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your

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Cheers,
Michael Benolkin

I am helping my son in a science project and have a Revell 1/350th Titanic hull.  I notices the overlapping
hull plates at least appear to a laymen to be hugely out of scale. Were  the overlapping hull plates really that thick?
AL

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This was a Napoleonic wargame counter system that played like miniatures
game.  Cardboard counters represent companies.  Counters are similar to