Model Forum / General / Models / June 2004

Apology if this is wrong group...I fancy having a go at welding, so does
anyone know a suitable newsgroup? Or recommend any mags/books on the
subject. I have done a little aluminium welding (low temp techno weld stuff)
but as a kit car owner, I also fancy getting into something a ...

Can anyone give me a source of second hand miniature lathes please.
Simon K.

Is the Lindberg 1/32 the only one?
Was looking for a 1/35 to go with the new DML Normandy figures reviewed a
few posts back.....
Craig

    This request for information will probably need to be answered by
someone over on the Eastern side if the Atlantic. I have seen references
to "fusewire" in descriptions of model projects and the other day a kit
build article in SAMI showed a packet of it.

Kit ever made of it ?
Craig

i didn't tighten the lid on my dip jar of future.
it got thick. using an eyedropper, it made some pissah
windows. they look like glass and didn't dribble like
white glue stuff.

finally gor the king kong klutch installed on the pretty sr.
so i have 4 running bikes.....which will break first?
gotta go test drive...

Can anyone help me find a copy of this USAF Technical Order:
T.O. 1-1-4 Exterior Finishes, Insignia & Markings, Applicable to USAF
Aircraft
I am looking to find a copy of this, any help would be appreciated.

My son is working on a vinyl figure and painting with oils.
He spilled a little bit of laquer thinner on the figure's nose and no
oil paint will stick.
What can he do to correct this?

I have an old but useful "mutoh" pen plotter that has blown it's power supply,
complicated six different outputs switch mode thing. Any friendly Mutoh/OKI
service engineers or manuals out there ?
Thanks,

Good evening,
I am certainly not a lathe specialist but would really be pleased to learn
about the exact use of these strange cutting (??) tools...
http://membres.lycos.fr/landreger/        phot2 gives a global view...

Well I have passed 30 odd people from this group and uk.radio thru to Pete
Jackson, the writer of newsblock.
So far I have had NO posts show up with any reference to idiot features.
This is original posts  and replys to his posts so the program is working

Test

Does anyone have any "advance info" on this one.  I'm not really familiar with
Czech models stuff but I placed an advanced order for one anyway.  Can I expect
it will be a decent kit with adequate detail and fit or are their kits more of
a small nightmare to build?  ant clues would ...

First, I've read that the Mongram is better than the Revell becasue the
Revell is a prototype and the Mono is from after several missions.
However I have found there are at least three versions of the kit! One,
apparently later has the shadows molded into the base, you're supposed ...