Model Forum / General / Models / February 2005

A multitude of riches....
Now we have the Beaver turret milling machine, one of the other machines will
have to go.
We have the Adcock & Shipley 1ES with the M Bridgeport head and the Adcock &

   Anybody have any tips on how to make the padding that went around the
cockpit edge of a World War I aircraft.  My old man has given me all his
built models that he made during his years in the USAF, and I want to go
back and rebuild them as they are all falling apart anyway.  ...

I took my kids to see this ship yesterday at Battleship Cove, Fall River. I
had been there once before, probably 25 years ago. It was a fascinating
trip - with access to many areas of the ship. There needs to be some staff
around though, because there is no one available to ask any ...

Sorry if this is the wrong group, but its as close to the right one I suspect I can
find.
I'm an astronomer, and I am building a tracking system for my camera. The 1 rpm
motor I have runs the wrong way, and I need to attach a pair of gears to simply

Squadron description says its in a pre Coral Sea configuration.
The Great Models ad in FSM says its the May 1942 config.
What was so different in its config inside of a month to make such
descriptions necessary?  Comes with and without torpedo/bomb holes?

I finally got a deal I couldn't refuse on the Tamiya 1/350th Enterprise,
which I am going to back date to the Beehive Island.  Problem is the
instructions in this kit are in Japanese.  I suppose I could follow the
pictures and figure it out, but I'd like to do it in English if I ...

I am now convinced that I'm not getting all the posts on this forum,
as I'm seeing replies to posts previously unseen. Anyone else using
news.btinternet.com and experiencing the same phenomenon ? Any
suggestions for a more reliable news server?

Hi all - I'm building an R/C C47 model to take part in a 60th anniversary of
VE day celebration (see www.operationspanhoe.co.uk), modelling it on one of
the aircraft of the 315th Troop Carrier Group that was based at Spanhoe
1944/45. I have access to several contemporary photos, but ...

FS Lindberg Captain Kidd Pirate Ship Model NIB
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Lindberg Captain Kidd Pirate Ship Model NIB
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Im full of flu and not been too well, so thats why i didnt fone you, im ok
but not much fun speaking when your sneezing, coughing and sound funny.
Be in touch when im better

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have tried recently to post for the first time pictures of models I have
built on alt.binaries.models I am not having much success as my pictures are
coming out blurry no matter how close or far I take the picture from the
model, I am using an HP digital camera  and I use Microsoft ...

What kits exist for Japanese midget subs? I seem to recall word of a
new kit from Pacific Monograph awhile back.
John

I am finally gettting round to building my FM Alize.  Can anyone point me to
pictures of the interior, or let me in on the colour scheme?  The
instructions say tan for the bays, is this correct, and what about the
cockpit?

have tried recently to post for the first time pictures of models I have
built on alt.binaries.models I am not having much success as my pictures are
coming out blurry no matter how close or far I take the picture from the
model, I am using an HP digital camera  and I use Microsoft ...