Model Forum / General / Models / June 2005

Doesn't nail polish remover do the same thing (and cheaper too) or is
the same brand debonder better?
thx - Craig

Any one have any good info on the various interior colors of PzKpfw III,IV,
Panther and Tiger? How about engines, and engine fittings, including
transmissions? This subject seems to be a researcher's nightmare.

Has anyone built anything like this? Today I bought the Airfix 1/48 Red
Arrows Hawk (always wanted to build a Hawk) the decals seem to include the
tail numbers for the full display team ... at under £10 this kit seems good
value, would be easy to buy 1 or 2 more and possibly ...

Opinions needed on this model kit
http://urlsnip.com/366495 (amazon link)
Not after best of the best, just dont want worst of the worst :)
Thanks

im restoreing a 1/100 model of HMS Invincible (the carrier), and im finding
it hard to find any figuers (ablebodys)of that scale, also a lot of the
fittings (ie the sea king) are hard to find too,
i found this site, thou good they are not cheep,

Check out the latest news on the military model kit licensing bill from Mike
Bass on Cybermodeler Online www.cybermodeler.com

Hi all.I still have not recieved the catalog,and I found
SOPWITHUSA@aol.com as their email address but aol says this is not a
member.Anyone have a newer addy or   any ideas other then snail mail
and hope?! Thanks

Hi all hope you are all well. Having spent a couple of days car
"fixing" I can now return to sorting out the hobby toys.
I have rescued a 3 jaw off of a nearly new but slightly damaged Emco
Compact 8E, it's a "Universal" (?) and does not appear to have any

Please look at:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5980128748&rd=1&sspagename=ST
RK%3AMESE%3AIT&rd=1
Thanks,
Tom

If the USN had used carriers in the Atlantic during WWII, what sort of
camo would the a/c had? Dark gray over white? Adaptations of RN camo?
Surely not the 3 tone camo as used in the Pacific? Any ideas? Any
websites with alternate history type info on this? Jst in one of my

Basically from what little I have been able to find out these
(F-Lighters)  were Large Self-Propelled seagoing barges that were
designed for the use of transport purposes initially before , and during
the early days of the war.  With the threat from Allied air increasing

Two questions please:
First, does anyone have a source for sightglasses as fitted to check oil
levels on a Harrison M250 headstock & gearbox ? Harrison's themselves or
else who? Second, can they be removed & replaced without dismantling the

I've inherited what was once a live centre (alt.binaries.pictures.models
title live centre pix :-) ).  Anyway I say it was once a live centre
because the revolving bit in the middle doesn't anymore and I think it
has just got gumed up through disuse.  Does anyone here know a way ...

My last news server went commercial. Now I have to go around the net
finding another free news server that gives nntp access.
Can anyone recommend to me a server where rec.models.scale is on?

I do a relatively small amount of MIG/MAG welding but enough that the little
toy disposable bottles don't last very well. At the moment, I'm paying about
£40 a year to BOC for rental on my argon/co2 bottle and get pissed off that
I'm paying as much for the bottle as for the gas. ...