Model Forum / General / Models / September 2004

Tom, I've noticed several of your posts about the Revell Lionfish kit,
and am hoping you can help me in my quest:
I'm interested in using Revell's Lionfish submarine as a basis to make
a model of the USS Croaker, a Gato-class sub that used to be a museum

I'm finally starting to build a 240-415 rotary converter, has anyone got a
selection of motor run caps that are surplus to requirements? Almost any
values in the 5-50uF range would be of interest provided they're rated for
440VAC

i have the icm luchs kit and the track i individual links.
they don't have any moving parts, so how do you make one
full track?

Looking for a source for a 1/2" UNC eyebolt (in the UK); I can get metric
and BSW but cannot find UNC. Can anyone help?
TIA, Martin.

I have news of the 1/32 TBF-1c and TBM-3 Avengers just announced by Stevens
International posted at www.cybermodeler.com  - Check it out!

We did the thing about our ages awhile back, just curious about occupations.
What is it we all do for a living.  I know a couple are current active
military, a few are retired.  Is retired what happens after you get tired, then
rest awhile, then go at it again? "I was right tired ...

Just received the Omni 5000G that I thought was going to be my Holy Grail.
T'was not to be.  Unlike my Paasche VL, the Omni has a cutaway in the handle to
give access to the needle knob, but this seems a rather superfluous feature.
In the picture on the Dixie Art webpage it shows ...

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I would really like to build a Tigercat that wasn't glossy sea blu all
over. Does anyone know of any verifiable versions, with pictures as
proof?
tia

Looking for a couple to build. Email me if you have one for sale. Thanks.

I'm looking for this sort of mesh:
http://www.jamesvarga.com/projects/blue/mesh.JPG
in aluminum say 6060 to 6063 or something at a thickness of about .6mm to
1mm - the holes are 1mm Dia. and about 1.5mm apart.

Does anyone know the particulars of if/when/how much they pay for articles?
I can't find anything on their site.
Thx,
KL

Gang,
I've decided to get completely out of the airliner part of our hobby,
so I'm selling off my collection of 1/100 VEB Plasticart kits as well
as a few others, plus some reference books. If you're a Soviet

Ok, as I am getting near finishing the Galileo II shuttlecraft where can I
find flock?  The hobby shop that I go to
only has it for Railroad layouts.

Does anyone know "the nearest equivalent" to the green Centec mill
colour?
I have a Centec 2 horizontal that I've stripped and cleaned (using the
'electrolytic rust removal' process - extremely easy and successful)