Model Forum / General / Models / January 2006

Did I fall asleep - did they go under?
All their stuff that was on Squadron's
presell list (XP-40Q and P-61) has gone poof.
I realize it has taken them longer than either curtis

I am looking for the Bigfoot 4x4 decals from this sheet
which were made/issued by Scalemaster for the
1991 IPMS USA National Convention held at St Louis, Missouri.
Drop me a line if ya have any info,

is that the super long winged one? or were those mrtin only?
airfix has got me all excited, i want one now, now, now!!!!
gimmie, gimmie, gimmie!
(those are just so f.cking cool.)

 Maybe this question would be more appropriate in a military history
group, but modelers seem to be pretty knowledgeable in that area, so I
will ask here.
 I have never served a day on a submarine, never even been in the

I would have thought that the military would have standardized
intake covers plugs canopy covers and the like but while searching
for info on covers it appears that there are many different kinds and
types of covers available from different companies. Their web sites

What was the name of the Westland Aircraft used by the GWR.
Can you get a kit of it in 1/48.
Thanks

How practical is it to  "anodise and dye black" aluminium at home?
( "Anodise and dye black" was the standard finish I recall seeing specified
to give a matt black finish.)
Alternately, tips for preparing and painting aluminium to give a matt black,

I saw the following news item today on http://www.sci-fi-online.com and
was wondering if anyone knows whether it's worth bidding on this
Thunderbirds puppet.
http://www.sci-fi-online.50megs.com/News/06-01-19_Thunderbirds.htm

wow! i got your box today and you weren't kidding. that
"small bonus" blew my sox off. you and al superguy are the
best traders ever.
i know have a wing of 262's and the big bird will have many

    While thumbing through some old copies of Airfix Magazine [1972 etc] I
saw several articles on building models of ancient Egyptian and
Philistine warships.  Kind of neat, but the drawings provided are all
waterline - for war gamers, I guess.  I became kind of interested in

Kit Review: Italeri 1/35 Scale Kit Number 6275; Sd.Kfz. 173
Jagdpanther; 124+2+50, 8 in steel colored vinyl); price not known but
estimated at US $33.50
Advantages: simple kit, easy to assemble and captures the look of its

Yeah, Jules I finally found the .jpg in my files.  I doubt the scan was
good enough for repro but at least you can see what the sheet looked
like.
Bill Banaszak, MFE Sr.

Does anyone know where I could get some pictures of  Russian Helicopter
Pilots?

Yes this is my ''Dumb Question'' #-145.
I hear and read this term a lot.  But I am not really sure I understand
just what it really means.  When I do Instrument panels for Aircraft or
Armour I use the smallest brush I can hold and very very carefully -Dot-