Model Forum / General / Models / June 2004

back on the road. when we riding?

Any talented artist out there familiar with doing exploded views for assembling
model aircraft?
Can send the parts and photos of actual aircraft.
Tom

read the review for the rerelease at cybermodel....when I last built it
I built it wheels up and it was very apparent that it was not designed
to be built that way.
the bomb bay doors and the wheel well doors did not fit flush at all.

Hallo everyone
Anybody know of any good hobby shop is in the north of
Germany, either in Flensburg, Kiel or elsewhere???
Bo

If you have some extra bucks to shell out, gidda loada THIS:
http://www.users.bigpond.com/estasi/ec/

I'm building a U-2B in 1/72 (Academy/Seminar kit, see my web site) and I'm
looking with envy at the long list of resin U-2 parts available in 1/48
scale from Cutting Edge. Meteor has photos of most items on their site,
but not of an item I'm highly interested in:

I got a Dixie Art Supplies catalog, lots easier than navigating a website!
Anywho, they've got a series of connectors:
ABOOA fits Badger
AB00B Paasche

I've mentioned Cheap Chocolate Foil a couple of times here on
rec.models.scale as a perfect masking method. It's difficult to explain
what chocolate and foil is required, so I made a small web page with
photos about it:

Seen people play it, large table with buildings aand tank n figures, seems
quite interesting, whats it called? thought it was wargames but maybe not.
That weird goblin and witches doesnt interest me but while working in the
model shop i saw a range of tanks, few parts to stick ...

I have just acquired a set of castings for a Stuart No. 1 engine.
Complete set but missing the drawings.
Before I contact Stuarts, does anyone on the newsgroup have a set of
drawings that they are willing to part with (or loan me)?

I just noticed a plea for an instruction sheet for the Glencoe Curtiss
Condor, and thought to my self "why does he need it?" Of course, he
might need it for a number of reasons:
actual help with assembly order

Just received two Rareplanes items from a friend.
The F-86H and Grumman Goose came as parts only. Does anyone have a spare set of
packaging for either/both of these?
TIA

Why?

One of my kits has a gear box, unfortunately the cog has either worn a bit,
or has been heated in such a way that it no longer sits snugly on the metal
shaft.
I have attempted 5min epoxy, even if only to fill out the space but that was

I have to move an Elliot Sturdimill 1250 from Manchester to Baldock (North
Herts) shortly; anyone here have experience of moving a similar sized
machine? If so, how did you do it? Can anyone recommend a firm who could do
this at a sensible price or would be prepared to offer their ...