Model Forum / General / Models / December 2005

Models, model related:
1) Master bare metal finishes
2) Paint a figure that looks as good as one by Bill Horan, etc. - yeah,
maybe if I close both eyes, turn out the lights and step back twenty paces.

hi,just a quick question,
how would the collective wisdom cut  an external thread into a hardene
tube?
visions of mounting (somehow) dremal with cutoff wheel on lathe cros

Gonna be there next week.
Curt

anyone familiar with a russian company apex?
i got thier carrier rocket vostock kit and it looks ok,
especially for russland. is this post red?
is there a us importer?

Well, I'd heard that an injection B-18 was in the planning stages but
just to hurry it along I bought the Squadron Airmodel vac conversion at
a swap meet.It was cheap but missing the clear parts. Kits been
discontinued for ages, no help from Airmodel. Any of you put this

All,
I am new to this area and am looking for a few good hobby shops.  I
primarily build 1/32 plastic scale model aircraft.  Can anyone give me
any recommendations?

Can anybody steer me toward a decent and accurate kit for a dr.I in 1:48
scale?  Does Eduard have one out by chance?  Thanks, Jim

Craig
Posted on Sun, Dec. 25, 2005
Hobby shops no longer hip

I just got my Squadron January supplement in and hoooobuddy
they have smokin deals on Eduard kits.
1/48 Bell X-1 for $10.98
1/48 Bf-108B for $10.98

http://www.thestate.com/mld/thestate/13512912.htm

Saw this and wondered if was worth $10 more than the US release. The
"prototype" shots on the box showed the infamous non-existant airbrake
and the decal-only instrument panel, so I put it back. Then I found
this preview:

Anyone been to the Sandown exhibition today - what's to be watched out
for? I'm going tomorrow (Friday)
AWEM

Just wondering about the provenance and quality of the Zvezda T-72
kits. I had long assumed they were from old surplus Dragon molds, but I
recently discovered that another Zvezda kit, the Panzer III E, is not a
Dragon mold, but an original tool "inspired" by the Dragon mold. So

Does anyone know if there's a standard thread for the little brass hex
standoffs as used for computer motherboards etc?
I'm modifying the controls for my CNC mill, and nipped into Maplins
for something to use for mounting several small PCB's. The old Maplins

Picked up a 12 Volt 22 amp motor (ebay) motor works fine it is made by GEC,
about 4 1/2 " dia and around 8 " long.
The motor is labeled as a compound mootor and has four (4) brushes, two are
connected to the case and the other two to a common field winding.