Model Forum / General / Models / September 2005

Well?(:-)

I am a just getting my model building feet wet again after some 20 years of
no building at all. I lean towards WWI &II aircraft. My questions are:
What types of paints, brushes, cement, and tools should I acquire before
attempting to build a kit with some photo etchings, and ...

I'm thinning out the stash, and have listed a number of kits on Ebay.  This
time, it is a mix of aircraft and armor kits:  All have
very low starting prices, and no reserves.
Here's what I've got:

I really messed a glossy white paint job on a car model that i am
building and need a little help.  I think there are many ways to do
this but......what is the easiest most effective way to STRIP off the
glossy white paint from my model ??

If anyone here has an espresso machine with a metal filter basket, do
you know how the holes in the filter are made? They are too small to
use a drillbit (too small for me to measure anyway - I'd estimate
0.25mm or less)

Um.. Problem :
I have a Beurnerd 6" chuck which came with 4 off M10 cap screws that
seemed to be intended to screw it to a suitable backplate.  I found a
backplate,  machined it and tapped M10 holes in it with the predictable

Does anyone know where I can get a model of a 1937 Nash LaFayette?
Thanks,
Relz

After 2 moves within the last year, I am bound to loose or completely
misplace something.  Along with my canopy, which is being replaced with a
new vacform, I can not find my instruction sheet.  I know someone out there
has the Monogram 1/48 sheet, or know where I might find it ...

I posted a while ago about trying to find some 7075 which I thought at
the time is the modern name for Dural.  I've since come across some
references that say 2024 is Dural,  can anyone here tell me which is
correct ?  I need the better temp range that Dural gives me cf normal

Has anybody seen the Broplan 1/72 Embraer EMB121 kit?  The plane has
fascinated me for a while, but I don't want to spend a lot to get it
just to find out it's unbuildable.  SAMI and SAM have done some
reviews, but they don't provide in depth details and the build photos

    Maybe this is too soon to ask but has VX-9 gone out of the Tomcat
business?  I'm getting things in order for a Hasegawa F-4J Black Bunny
and wondered out loud after seeing the F-14D decals available somewhere...
    Just wondering...

I'm searching for an old issue (1983 to 1987) of the US magazine  SCALE
MODELER.
Is there someone that may give me an internet resource where to find the
list of all the articles published inside Scale Modeler ?

Anyone know of a supplier of surplus stepper motors in the uk.
300+ oz holding torque 5v @ couple amps ish.
Thanks.
John.

I just got the kit, minus the instructions. Does anyone have a copy
that they can scan? Thanks!

When do you use a fine thread? Why?
Afaict there is no real strength or accurate placement difference as long as
more than a few threads are mating.
Okay it's going to be a lot easier to tap a 22x1.5 mm hole in 3/4" stainless