Model Forum / General / Models / October 2004

I have just watched one of my favourat films again and I am now thinking of
building a model of the cop car seen in the film.So can anybody identify the
car and does anybody know if there is a kit of the car available.
the name of the film again is Streets of Fire.

I'm helping a friend to sort out manufacturing some new oil pump skew
gears for an oldish car. A key requirement is that the gear on the pump
is "sacrifical" thereby not wearing the camshaft gear (which is v
difficult to replace.) My initial thoughts were to use Colphos but

Just thought I'd give praise where it's due, we often knock the model
manufacturers on this forum, but here's a pleasant little tale to light up
our lives.........
To fuel my desire to add a few French aircraft to my collection, and as I

Hi Bill, can you read this message ?
Bill seems to have some troubles to post on rms... Does someone see his
messages posred yesterday and the day before please ?
rgds

I've got a couple of hundred pieces of brass 50mm square 4mm thick.
For anyone who wants to collect. Just off J12 M1.
Regards
Kevin Heyes

I picked up an Oxford oil-filled welding set the other day, a bigger
size (250A) than I've been using for years. It was cheap, no warranty
etc.
There were a couple of broken feed-through terminals in the top, so I

I want to ask some things that I might want to get if they are available...
Ok..
I got a 1/35 scale Mil Mi-24 Hind E from the Trump and I hope there is out
there a pilot and gunner for it...

Anyone know of a source for those cheap Chinese arbor presses? Looking for a
2 ton press on a small budget. I've seen them on ebay in the past but not
recently, so they must be around somewhere.
Cheers all.

Some years ago I saw a CNC machine cutting some aluminium parts.  It used a
wire as cutting element and the means of cutting was spark erosion.  The
beneift of this machining process was very low clamping forces.   Whats the
name for this type of machine ie "vacuum cleaner" not ...

I didn't see it and hence have no opinion, but apparently some people put a
lot (too much, IMO) of stock in being the first to post.
And so there you are.
KL

I am in need of the December 1982 issue of Scale Models Magazine or at
least a scan/copy of the article on Bf 110 Nightfighters. I have
November issue and the December issue has second part of the
nightfighter article.

Does anyone have a set of instructions that they could spare
or copy for me of the Revell 1/144 KC-135?  I can reimburse
shipping or trade if you'd like.
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Two questions:
1. Does anybody have this issue that they would care to part with?
2. Can anybody who has this issue tell me if it contains a feature article on
the Bell 47?

Hello, I'm assuming this won't be off-topic (seeing how often we
sidetrack into political subjects...)!
I'm a younger member of this hobby; but some of you who've been in it a
while remember when oil was around $10/barrel and plastic kits were

Ok.  I spent the small amount of money and picked up the replacement vac
canopy for the 1/32 Trumpeter A-10 from Squadron.  I'm sitting here
looking at the Squadron canopy, and my kit parts.  And I'm
C-O-N-F-U-S-E-D...