Model Forum / General / Models / January 2006

If anyone is looking for popular model engineering books or any books for
that matter try searching the books section at www.tesco.com  they seem to
be a lot cheaper that anyone else.
e.g. Stirling and Hot Air Engines by Roy Darlington is £22.46  RRP is about

Has anyone built any of the Eduard World War I Strip-down kits such as the
Fokker Dr. I and Dr. VIII?  Your input as far as complexity to build, etc.?
Thanks, Jim

anyone know of a scource of flat leather belting tree eigths thick and three
inches wide?
TIA

I'm painting some vinyl tracks for a tank.  Is primer really necessary
under the acrylic paint I'll be using?  Also, is primer necessary on bare
styrene under acrylics?  FWIW, I use Testors acryls.

I like to ask if anyone that has a kit with the JADAM bomb to it, could send
it to me if you like. If you want to sell it, give me a reasonable price for
it. I only need 2...
William

Has anybody worked with Royal Models update set for Dragon's
Ferdinand? I know that it includes PE and resin but it seems quite
expensive. Is the set worth the cost? Do the resin parts justify the
added cost over Aber or Eduard's PE sets? What does the resin

Does any know if the Revell and Hasegawa issues of the 1/48 Ju 88A-4
are just reboxed versions of the Dragon kit?  Also, how do they stack
up against the Monogram Pro Modeler version?
Ed

Does anyone here have experience of repairing cracked iron castings?, I'm
renovating a Lister D generating set and the rear bearing support of the
alternator is cracked, but still in one piece. It's quite a delicate casting
and the crack has sprung apart but can be pressed back ...

It is featured on the cover and there is a nice article about it
inside.  All the detail is absolutely stunning!
Builder must be one crazy dude to pull such a feat.
But ever since I laid my eyes on the cover, something has bothered me

A thread in the group that ran a long while back now debated the use of sash
weights as a good source of cast iron.  In summary the outcome was that
there seemed to be sash weights produced early in the 20th century were high
grade material (ie useful) and later versions pretty ...

I got this kit, very nice with detailed panels and stuff, and the box
says it's 1/350 scale. When placed next to a 1/350 aircraft carrier
this u-boat is totally dwarfed.
What I'm wondering is, is it really 1/350? I was looking at the

I note that today is the first aniversary of the Home Workshop web
site - it sure doesn't seem a year since it started. Many thanks to
the team and long may your efforts continue - I'm sure they're
greatly appreciated by many of us! All the best, Tiggurr

Being a newbie to the bare metal finishing of plastic models, I brought
a Testors Aluminium paint spray can from the hobby store and sprayed it
on. After letting it dry overnight, I still can see paint powder
sticking to my fingers when i touch it - Since ive got a lot more

   At the local hobby store they have a kit that lets you make your own
molds for models and such.  Anybody have any info on this thing?  Is it
worth the money?  I think it's going for sixty dollars but on sale for
forty.