Model Forum / General / Models / September 2005

I found this on a GSA web site while searching for the NSN for the
FS-595 sets. It seems to imply that the gov't. will do away with FS
standards & utilize commercial colors.
The General Services Administration Federal Supply Service

I don't know which group I saw the subject in so I'm responding to all
three I could think of.  This is from the Aero-News Network, a snippet
from a longer article about an effort to build operational replicas of
pre-WW2 Russian planes...

Sorry for the newbie question, but I have an old Revell Destroyer kit
from 1953 that I want to disassemble. What is the best way to do this?
It is unpainted, but was very sloppily glued together.
Please email me any suggestions you might have.

I've got a couple of fingermarks on my model and I'm now ready to paint it.
What method is best for cleaning prior to painting?
The kit is a 1/72 Fujimi Spitfire (if that makes a difference).
TIA

Has anyone got an ISO30 Q/C to Jacobs JT33 adaptor that they'd like to
convert into beer tokens?
The ISO30 Q/C is the version used in Bridgeport Interact and other cnc
mills

I managed to lay my paws on a Heller 1:400 Illustrious/Victorious kit,
and spent a fair bit of time (3 evenings) searching for references, in
English and Japanese, on the WWW. Unfortunately, such details as light
AA armament, camouflage, and even photographs are scarce and hard to