Model Forum / General / Models / June 2005

I have caught interest in BOAC's civilized bombers during WW2.
Mosquitos and Whitleys are my main interest.
Reliable color information seems to be sparse, however. Which color
combination would yo use?

Were can we get some resistance wire that's used in night storage heats. We
are prepared to pay a reasonable price

There wastalk here recently about how some coolant went a funny colour
owing (maybe) to a component of the swarf being leached into it.  I want
to make a drain rose / strainer for my lathe and in the light of this
I'm a bit concerned about what metal to use ?  I obviously don't ...

Is anyone making a Global Flyer kit?
Sabu

Some months ago I posted a message with a report of my tests to see if
the Epson "Durabrite" ink is really fade resistant as they say and to
see if it's good to print decals. This was a "winter test" so I did it
again now that there's a lot more sunlight.

Springfield Hobby Shop Located in Springfield, Ohio has something for
everyone.  We have an ever growing selection of military and automotive
models.  We also have a great selection of woodland scenics for your
dioramas.  If we don't have we will get it in just a couple of days.

I am an aeromodeller nad would really like to make my own smal
powerplant. I was thinking of a small compressed air (not co2) engin
made out of plastic similar to what the Zanin brothers made a few year
back. I havnt got any access to lathes or pillar drills so somthing tha

Is there any company that distributes in the US that produces a good grey
primer for resin and mixed media model kits anymore? It seems Tamiya primer
grey has completely disappeared from hobby store shelves (I keep hearing
they're "reformulating" their paints) along with Floquil, ...

do any of the plastic kit manufacturers do a bare jet engine in 1:72
through to 1:96/100 scale?
What I want is to build a model railway experimental snow clearer - the
prototype was an ex F86 jet engine on a wagon, with the uncovered jet

There is an advertisement in the April 2005 issue of 'Engineering in
Miniature" for a G13 (6 1/2" centre height) geared head Holbrook tool
room lathe. Advert says "excellent clean working condition ... best
offer around £550". There is not much detail about this particular model

I ran across this old Tamiya Mokei kit called the Scorpion. The kit is
1/35 scale, motorized, and a fairly simple affair. The vehicle has a
familiar look to it, but I was not able to locate any information on it
in the Hunnicutt armored car book (I know, the book covers US only).

Kit Review: Dragon Models Limited 1/72 Scale Armor Pro Kit No. 7249;
Leopard 2A4; 118 parts (113 in grey styrene, 2 etched nickel, 2
pre-painted vinyl, 1 section of braided steel wire); price about US
$10.95

Check out the final installment of Fotios Rouch's nice build-up of the F3D
Skyknight on Cybermodeler Online www.cybermodeler.com

Just got around to building this kit Academy Minicraft kit # 1683
B17D Swoose after having it sitting on the shelf for several years.
Someware along the line I lost the plan sheet to it so if anybody
out there has a copy to send Please let me know?

I would like to purchase a 1/72 Sherman tank for a Normandy hedgerow
diorama project that I have in mind.  I normally build aircraft, so I'm
not familiar with armor variants.  Which version of the Sherman would
be correct for July 1944 in Normandy (with a Cullin cutter mounted to