Model Forum / General / Models / August 2005

Just getting back into model building after many years & new to using an
airbrush. I'm confused about what paint thinners to use with enamel
paints (Testor, Model Master). Are there different grades for airbrush
use, cleaning brushes, and general cleanup? I bought a small bottle ...

I'm gonna be starting on a Tu-16 Badger soon, and decided I was going
to do the Egyptian version. Probably not the smartest choice. I have
found a grand total of one picture online, and one drawing. What
puzzles me now is the colors.

    I just received the latest Hannant's e-mail catalog update. There is a
company called Caliber that is now making sets of rivet heads in
different sizes for the ultimate accuracy hounds. Have fun folks!
                        Bill Shuey

Hey everyone.  I put a couple of quick links for RLM and FS searches right
below the Brands menu on the right hand side.  Please check it out.  Here's
the link.
http://tforward.aspfreeserver.com/modeling/paints/painttools.asp

Just saw the video on the BBC website. Interesting stuff (minor gripe,
although I could use Solaris and RealPlayer8 plugin in Mozilla for all
videos up to now, this one complained that the player was too old, and
offered to download a Windows executable for me... how silly!).

Does the following chart apply to all uk metals or is it just
specificaly for one supplier
http://www.woodberrychillcott.co.uk/steelcat/materclrcding2.htm
and another question.....

Does anyone know where I can get small quantities of Aluminium 7075
(Dural) for model engineering purposes ?
Thanks,
David

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...devices on aircraft, located under the rear fuselage, most often a
little bulge...serves to protect the fuselage during takeoff or landing
in case it accidentially touches the ground.
I need the english term for that for an online article but have no

U.S.S. Rudderow Model Ship Lindberg USS Plastic 1960's
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Just wanted to publicly congratulate Smer for some outstanding customer
service. I've been making the Inpact 1/48 Bristol Bulldog, and bought the
Smer (ex-Merit) one for the decals, because the Inpact ones were seriously
old. Everything went well until the last (fuselage) ...

im building an older amt kit of a 58 impalla and am wondering what color the
stock valve covers should be, i found pics of them being orage and some that
are grey, whats the correct color? also, is the stock intake the same color
as the orange block or a different color?

I would like to be able to make this sort of thing:
http://www.adjustableclamp.com/handcat1.htm
The essence is a threaded rod, L/H for 1
half, and R/H on the other half. When the

The Enrico Toti, a full scale submarine hunter-killer is on travel to
the National Museum of Science and Technology of Milan, Italy.
Images of the event at http://xoomer.virgilio.it/huey/toti/toti.html

I would like to modify the cases and the horns of some high toque MG
servos (12kg*cm). I pretty much decided that for reasons of stability, I
will mill new parts out of the full.
Does anyone know what plastics are used for R/C Servos? Or which