Model Forum / General / Models / September 2004

I'm a late-in-life newcomer to making model aircraft and would like to be
able to learn more about the individual aircraft I make. Has anyone any
suggestions where I can research the history of an individual plane?
Thanks for any help

Possible?
Emil

I've just place my first order with Hannants and i was reading the
terms and one bit says "please do not 'chase' orders for at least 28
days"
So i was wondering what peoples experiences are with Hannants ? How

I'm looking for a supplier of anodising dyes here in the UK - any
suggestions?

Has anybody tried them? Are they worth the premium price?
How do they compare with the likes of Tamiya, Original Testors, Krylon?
I notice that they a have a nice metallic Bronze which is a great match
for Chryslers Turbine Bronze used on the Turbine cars of the sixties.

Announced to my wife that I was going to be applying decals to my
Stuka.  She wondered whether or not that included the swastika.  I
said it did.  She thinks I should leave it off.  I countered that to
accurately represent the aircraft (in the particular scheme I chose) I

Does anyone release larger scale kits for these 2 plane? I've only see
the tiny 1/700 pit-road kits.

i've seen some kits...made me wonder, anyone waste $8 to see
it? it seemed to come and got very quickly.

the model show at Lier ? It's not mentioned in IPMS Belgium's agenda. Does
it still exist ? It was a good show after all, and close to where I live.
Thanks, Pierre
Bonheiden

I have been told that after nearly bankrupting the National IPMS
society, the local boys of Phoenix, have departed for Mexico in an
attempt to not pay the tab they ran up during the 2004 Natioanls
FIASCO.

Which is smaller '0'  or '0000' ?
Zardos
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The all singing all dancing

Koster did a XP-47J and Airmodel did the XP-47H, both are vac formed
conversions. But didn't I see one of these done as a injection molded kit? I am
thinking it was the XP-47H in a short run or limited edition? Maybe I'm mixing
it up with a 1/72 kit? Anyone out there able to help me ...

Here is yet another of my recent completions, like always, positive
criticism
is welcomed. There is no better way to learn.
http://www.escalemodels.com/phpBB2/album_cat.php?cat_id=11

I've got a Hasegawa F-18 kit on the way, and surprisingly, I haven't
been able to find an online kit review. This is for the F-18A or C
(I'm not sure which, a friend is "donating" it). I've checked my
favorites (ARC, Modeling Madness, Hyperscale) and have come up with

Old Atlas Pillar Drill.  GWO, big and grey.  Guard and light fitted.
£50 buyer collect or arrange some other form of removal from my end.
David