Model Forum / General / Models / April 2005

Have any of you seen Scale Aviation Modeler International on the newsstands
this month?  I've contacted them and they said they had to change their
distribution methods this month, which has lead to some problems getting the
magazines to the US public.  Has anyone seen the issue ...

A beautiful kit from Hasegawa!. Alclad II with no primer. I spray the first
coat very light and have no problem with the plastic "etching"
Looks great next to the rest of my "Century Series"
http://www.percongrp.com/pelikan/aircraft/f104_ms.htm

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Have somebody informations about the polish manufacturer "Mastercraft"?
I've seen the Il-2 kit and i think thats a copy of the old Heller or
Kopro kit.

Does anyone have a copy of the book(let) "Precision Grinding
Techniques"  by Jones and Shipman that I could borrow to copy?
It  does turn up from time to time on Ebay. However with a hammer
price of over 30 quid I get a sharp intake of breath at paying that

I have a set of approximately 16 to 20 cast metal WWII British Ship
models, manufactured by Framburg in Chicago, Ill circa 1943.  They are
in the original plywood US Navy case (attache case size) and are
mounted on wooden bases which slide into slots in the case, with

Anyone see this - very good - lost of Vulcans Victors & Valliants
Includes the A Bomb tests at Christmas Island (H Bomb flopped)

Check out Kelly Jamison's beautiful Corsair build on Cybermodeler Online
(www.cybermodeler.com)!

Anyone here built one of these?  If so how did you find it?  And does the
kit barrel have rifling moulded in?
Thanks
Graham

Could someone please help.
I am trying to get an idea of the value for the following.
GearBox 1:24 Scale 1912 Diecast Truck - it says "Red Crown
Gasoline" on each side.

Were these tracks black rubber with steel ends & guides, or were the v
shaped portion on the center of the pad also steel?  Not sure if the v
shaped part was molded in the same black rubber block or it was metal
attached to the rubber block.

I would like to bring your attention to a company run by a good friend of
mine Paul Gandy who is now producing 1:152 scale British military vehicles.
He first started doing this some 15 years ago in resin and got a good
reception but had to cease because of problems around the ...

Can someone help me complete my 1-72 scale model of the Airfix HS125 Dominie
by telling me where to position the smaller pair of cross-boxes(presumably
no-step areas) decals and the Rescue arrow as the kits instructions don't
show these and all reference photos I have don't show ...

I discovered to my delight that there was an independently owned hobby store
about 5 minutes from where I work, so I wandered along during my lunch hour
for a browse...
It was one of those places that doesn't seem to have been updated since it

Generic 1/350 Refit Decals Already Out Too
Here at the bottom of the page.
http://www.pntmodels.com/movied.html
James

If you stuck a 1" dia bar in a 3-jaw chuck so it protruded out by say 8"
and took a 30 thou cut off of the farmost 6" what would you expect the
turned diameter to vary by ?  Lathe is a newish Super7 and the bar was
not supported at all at the end furthest from the chuck.