Model Forum / General / Models / December 2004

Just a reminder....last year they pulled off around a mess of
subscriber specials in December and many of us missed out in the
beginning as we did not
expect so many.

who's molds? worth 6 bucks?

For auction, a 1/72nd Monogram B-52 with the X-15.  Rare kit.
Thanks, Mike
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=5938482829&ssPageN
ame=STRK:MESE:IT

I'm thinking of buying a better bench drill than the 5-speed cheapo I've
been using for years and spotted this one on eBay. Does anyone know anything
about these? Are they any good? I'm on a rather tight budget s which is why
it caught my eye!

folks, Toys-R-Us in Sarnia Ontario are parting with the seriously over boxed
1/400 Enterprise from Revell at 49.99 CDN...
they had 7 by the exits this morning...
now after a quick search, it seems this is a rebox of questionable age &

There is a new readers page update on my site,
A review of the Trumpeter 1/35th scale Mil Hind attack helo.
well worth a read.
  ENJOY

Can these be diluted with plain water for airbrushing or do I need to buy
acrylic thinners?  (I'm using a Badger 200 airbrush, will be painting
aircraft and AFVs)
Also, is it possible to get Tamiya acrylics in the UK in any size larger

Can anyone tell me where you can get reasonable priced Stepper + Servo
motors in the UK?
All sites I seem to off found, only have a very limited amount of motor
sizes available, or seem to be extremely overpriced, especially compared to

The one time I used the stuff I thought the windows dried a little
concave. The I read a note somewhere that says leave the last window open
until the others are dry. Doh! Maybe time to try again.
What is the largest opening you would try to fill with this or the

What colours do you recommend for simulating mud/earth and a general
'worn' look for drybrushing? My first attempt on the Tamiya Bren
carrier, I used a combination of flat brown and buff (tamiya
acrylics), and I quite like the effect it gives.

In case you had not spotted it ..........
   A Tribute to Fred Dibnah on BBC2
      7.40 this evening - Saturday.

Available in 1930-1945 years in some model shops around Chicago.
Assembled 8 or 9 of them using metal die-cast engines/props/wheels, etc.
with thread to simulate wing spars.  A memorable experience I'd like our
Grandsons' to enjoy someday.  I'm 84 now, but thinking of Grandsons' and

I just applied Future to a model with my single action airbrush. I had the
airpressure at 20lbs. The airbrush was thoroughly cleaned after the last
time I used it.
It seems to have left spots. What went wrong?

Just finishing a couple of 72nd A-7D's, and I'd like to depict them in their
later years...  The Iowa ANG flew them out of Sioux City, for example, in
two shades of gray, wrap around. I've been trying to find the two shades of
gray, but all my reference books (being that I'm so ...

Ok what question do you want someone to ask so you can either get a good
joke in, or show off some superior knowlege.
What about this?
Q) Who makes the best kit of a Lotus Seven?