Model Forum / General / Models / March 2005

I posted asking about flat belts.
Being a cheapskate I managed to move the upper shaft and repair the old
belt. I have for years run the belt over pulley that have cloth glued
to them, it stopped the slipping. After repairing the belt I changed

I've recently acquired  a 1978 Boxford BUD Lathe in good condition,
although the paintwork is a bit shabby; its the two tone model in grey
and brown.
Can anyone recommend a supplier of paint for this model,  same  as

My ISP has for a long time let its news service degrade.  I have been
using a third party news server (news.individual.news).  The later has
gone to a subscription based service.  The rate is not unreasonable, but
their methods of payment are. It is in Europe, and basically uses

A long shot I know, but does anyone have any plans for building a ltd
Stirling engine which uses a Ross yoke?
TIA.

Where are some of the places to get Tires and Wheels from for LAVS & Hum
Vees and other types of Vehicles. I am in need of some pretty large
Tires with wheels for what I am going to build. How about any really
rough looking (tread) Civilian Tires also.   I need to find TWO

ok, now that i've sen the virtues of single link track, how
do i use one piece units to make them look natural? it's
easy with the single links, but those one piece look fake.
also, what's the opinion of icm armor kits? the pzk2 luchs

their design seems so crude compared to the sleek WII battleships.  who
makes the best 1900-1930 battleship. Would like it to be at least 12"
or more in length (she would too)
1/700, 1/500?

Will there be a conversion kit for this aircraft in the future? Make it a
A-5A anytime possible?
Also, I am looking for some information concerning the A-5A that was at the
Test Center at Patuxent River MD. I need some information and some pictures

Can't figure out if this is the right group for my question, but here it
comes.
I'm building a ship model, and I want a functional bowthruster.
The ones I can find in stores are too big.

Hey gang,
I've posted some pictures of my KV1C over on abms if anyone is interested.
Jim

I'm not ready to start building my SR-71 Blackbird as yet, but I've got a
question.  On it's decal sheet are some rather long red lines that go on
the top of the fuesologue(sp).  How does one go about laying those down
WITHOUT screwing 'em up?  Or would it just be easier to take a ...

Hi Guys, I am wondering, how good is this Enterprise CVN 65 (after refit)
from Trumpeter? Is it realy Tamiya quality or just bad copy? Can it be done
good without tone of putty and another tone of afftermarket parts?
thx

Okay, I was at the local Media Play today looking for DVDs and I
happened on this model in their "goodies" section.
Its the Romulan "Scorpion" short-range space fighter as seen in "Star
Trek: Nemesis".

can the kit be built w/o them? extra detail bits or actual part
of the kit construction???
thx - Craig

Hi any one got the web site for arrand engineering
or a phone number
tks