Model Forum / General / Models / October 2005

Just want to rant here for archival posterity...
Aargh.  Warranty ran out a couple weeks ago and this morning the little
guy played dead on me.  Ohmmed it all out and the motor appeared open,
Micromark asks $72 + shipping for a replacement motor.  Sending the 90+

Q: Why is Pedward like Beethoven?
A: They both like A flat minor.
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
          From: someone and the somebodies <here@there.so?>

Hey Guys, can someone tell me how to solder brass tubing?  I feel a little
stupid for asking, but I can't make it work for some reason.  Do I need some
special solder, special flux, or what?  My problem is I can't get the solder
to seep down into the joints.

The subject probably says enough.
But I keep wondering if (kit)producers know about r.m.s.
Are they among us here on r.m.s.?
and if so; do they learn from this or at least listen to this large body of

Here's the situation:
I need to move a fibreglass plate out the way using only one piston. The
plate will be about 200mm by 100mm, 5mm thick. The plate has to drop down,
then slide under the surrounding  fibreglass leaving a hole open. It can

I'm in the (now urgent) process of putting up a new workshop. I'm moving out
of the garage and into the new one...when I've got it. I need to have it
pretty darned soon too!
I'm fortunate in the size dept (ahem!) and can go to about 20 x 25 foot,

I am thinking of fitting a gas heater (Balanced Flue) in my workshop and
would like to run it on mains gas. Anyone done this, is there any reg's
about gas pipes outside. Above or below ground.

Thanks to all for the information about the gas pipe
Is it possible to change a MAINS balanced flue fire to propane or butane. If
what about the cost.

I'm looking to buy a woodturning lathe from Axminster.co.uk (Not for me - I
haven't turned to the dark side!) - Any views on their customer service much
appreciated.
TIA

Picked this up from one of the internet news services a couple of days
ago.
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Chicago Tribune

I posted this recently but for whatever reason it didnt post or Im just
overlookin it. I built a Rusty Wallace car for a friend of mine and Im
about to paint it. I bought some laquer paint in the aerosol cans from
MCW. One of the footnotes for the paint is not to use the clearcoat

I'm looking for something to give guidance for fairly basic pattern
making.
Any recommendations for books etc to do this?
Thanks

Am thinking about doing the old Airfix Buffalo LVT for a USMC-theme
IPMS club build.  I don't know anything about WW II US armor colors.
Were USMC LVTs the same O.D. as US Army armor?  Anyone have a Testors,
Humbrol, etc. paint recommendation?

Maybe off subject, but many in this group will have much practical
experience of adhesives:- I have an instrument which has a thin card scale
which is attached to a brass plate- made in about 1960 ish. The card has
come away from the brass- what adhesive would they have used when ...

I used to have a link of an insane paper kit of an old cargo ship that
was converted from a Liberty Ship.
Literally every part of the ship that was a steel plate was a strip of
paper - in 1/96 or 1/72 scale - real big!