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Nice book from Melanie Wiggins. Just read the whole thing. Want to know
about U-Boats that invaded the Gulf of Mexico? Theres the book. One talking
about the U-166 that sank off coast of the Mississippi River opening.
William

I have added a walkaround of the Finnish Air Force's F-18 Hornet on my
home page. There are also some pics of a Swiss Hornet and a
description of modifications made to Finnish F-18's.
http://www.vmhalme.pp.fi/hornet_finnaf/

What scale is "Z" scale.  Is it about 1/200 or is it smaller. And if so
what is the size for it. Is it difficult to find any really cheap
buildings in that scale.  Or would it better to just get out some real
thin sheet stock and scale down several of the HO gauge buildings on the

I have seen a tool that looks similar to a bench shear, but uses wheels
instead of blades.
does anyone know what they are called ?
I need to find a source for wheels like the ones these shears use, Has

Please e mail me directly,
TIA
Slider

Due to a change of location I have for sale Wabeco Lathe complete with 3/4
Jaw Chuck, Four Position Tool Post and Machine Stand.
please note this machine is TWO years old and has done less than 40 hours
work. I am based in Lincolnshire

Updated May 17 2005 may prices cut! "MUST SELL" some trades considered.....
Well here is a small listing of the cars that I have for sale to start with.
All are 1:25 scale and like new in the boxes. Some of the boxes have been
opened. Prices are not firm and do not include ...

Thanks to some recent horsetrading I am now the owner of a part built
3.5" guage Firefly.  Has anyone built this engine, and if so do you
have any useful comments about things I should be aware of, any
mistakes on the drawings, useful tips, etc.

Longtime lurker - known to some here! - popping up with something which
may be of interest.
NWF 2005 (of which I am Entertainment Technical Manager) takes place
near Runcorn on the late August Bank Holiday w/e.   At a meeting last

Good Evening, All,
After 20+ years of absence, I am finally returning to one of the most
enjoyable past times of my younger years... scale aircraft.  I have a
couple of kits, I have a detail set or two, I have the brushes and

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BABY RAPER EDWARD "(e)" KOHOUT: LIVING THE PEDO LIFE
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Not knowing he was a pedophile, Edward's neighbor let him babysit ...

Kit Review: Dragon Models Limited 1/35 Scale '39-'45 Series Kit No.
6255; M4A3 (76) W VVSS Sherman Battle of the Bulge; 1,408 parts (1,368
in grey styrene, 20 etched brass, 15 clear styrene, 2 turned aluminum,
2 turned brass, 1 braided steel wire); price estimated at US $32-34

Is it just me or are others kicking themselves for unloading a kit
during a moment of weakness???
One day I decided that I did not want to build jets anymore....
Got rid of the Revell 1/32 bf110 for some reason I can't recall.

Check out these interesting paint masks to Aztec the Polar Lights 1/350 USS
Enterprise NCC-1701 kit! Cybermodeler Online www.cybermodeler.com

Hi Troops:
    The Ryan "Fireball" isn't a famous combat aircraft, only 66 built just
at the end of W.W.II, but for anyone interested in Naval Aircraft it is
an example of the first efforts of Carrier Aviation to cope with the new