Model Forum / General / Models / August 2005

from monsters in motion....
Craig
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I have just taken the first steps in building a garden railway, which
I have wanted to do for some time.  It will be in "G" scale using LGB
track (because I've just bought some secondhand).  This is 45mm track
(like guage 1 size) but modeled on narrow guage track -so much

Hi, I was rummageing around through a storage box of kit boxes and found a
couple of Bf 109 kits, so I did some reading about the versions and became
confused.
Why, well this is why.....

I went to look at an auction the other day for the equipment from a
large plastics plant that's closing down.
Couldn't find anything that would suit our factory, but I came a across
an old Fritz Werner vertical mill tucked away in the back of a large

This isn't my auction, I just ran across it on eBay.
Current price is just over $30.00; last one of these I saw at auction
went for about $300.
Good luck to all.

A few years ago, I saw an intriguing model in Hong Kong airport; it was
of the full space shuttle stack on
a stand and (tackily) had orange plastic to simulate the burn of the
booster rockets. I'm not sure if it was

Hi All, first posting here and it starts with a question.
I have just been offered an Emco Compact 5 PC Lathe free of charge as it
is cluttering a friends garage up, the bad news is it is blowing fuses. My
need is for a small simple lathe for one offs for motorcycles and my

Looking for an Acme tap 3/4" dia by 6 or 8 TPI Right hand.
Any idea's anyone ?
Tried Tracy but they only have 3/4" x 5 and that cut into the shaft
too much, it's for part of a hydraulic puller.

I'm building hasegawa's Su 27.
The horizontal stabilizer "sits" in position leaving very little seem space
in a slight upward angle, if placed horizontally there is a small gap that
would need to be filled.

I'm fed up with my 72nd & 48th aircraft getting dusty, I was thinking of
putting some in some sort of display case (cases).
What's a good source for such items?
Cheers

Hey guys - I know this has been covered before, but i've forgotten the
answer.
I'm currently solar-bleaching a set of decals in a window, stored in a
Zip-Loc and taped up. The decals aren't too bad, the varnish is

Is there some good gallery (in terms of completeness and image quality)
of
Shigeo Koike's boxart paintings on the net? Only found
http://www.ne.jp/asahi/airplane/museum/cl-pln3... so far.

i got the hase ju87 trop and don't like the looks of the
directions paint. anyone suggest better desert references?

A Kurtis Kraft racer of 1956, the kit number is PC212M-198.
Its on auction & wondered what it is worth, anyone ever build one?
Thanks, Jay.

Can someone tell me how to reduce the speed of my Dremel motor tool so the
attachments don't melt the plastic but actually cut or sand it?  I tried a
simple dimmer switch from Menards but the tool will only come on when the
dimmer is at full power, as soon as I turn it down the ...