Model Forum / General / Models / February 2006

In the ensuing ownership changes at Model Engineer, my subscription seems to
have been screwed up, and I have not received the latest issue no. 4266.
They do not have any spare copies left that they can send to me, and I have
tried all my local shops to no avail.  Does anybody have ...

Saw some Aoshima kits at the hobby shop today.  There were two 1/72
N1K2 ShidenKai George kits in different boxes with the same price of
$15.95.  One of the boxes was had a series number of #4 in the "C.G.
Squadron" series with a product code of 019603.  The other N1K2 was in

I have noted several references to Berna Clamps over the last few
months.  I have found them on the internet.  I was wondering if the
experienced users would suggest what sizes they would recommend.

Can anyone point me to a good source of colours and colour schemes for
WW2 warships? I'm not a naval modeller, but I am going to start naval
wargaming, and I want something more interesting than various shades
of dull gray. The miniatures are going to be 1/3000, so a couple of

Hi  Can someone tell me how long the extension spindle is
on a Clarkson MK 1 tool and cutter grinder is, so l can make one
or has anybody got one for sale .Ken

Hi   Can someone tell me how long the wheel extension spindle
is on a Clarkson  mk1 tool and cutter grinder or has anybody
got one for sale .   Ken

I bought a couple of those cheap Chinese digital readout scales from
these guys:-
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/NEW-20-DIGITAL-SCALE-HORZONTOL-UNiT-MILL-LATHE-MYFORD_W0QQ
itemZ7584394703QQcategoryZ12584QQcmdZViewItem
Any ideas and suggestions about where and how to attach them to my ML7

Hi all...... can anyone tell me where I can find a free download of a
paper model of the lunar module (LEM). I thought NASA might have one but
I can't find it. Any help would be appreciated.
thanks

Has anyone got the correct socket dimensions into which an R8 collet
would sit please?
This is the female socket, not the collect itself.
John S was able to point me to a source for the R8 collect, just need

Last year, a douglas B-18 kit was announced as impending release by Special
Hobby. This year, it is no longer listed for upcoming release. Does anyone
know what happened?

I've spent the last four weekends cleaning the crud off my late fathers long
bed ML7B. He had a tendency to use chainsaw bar oil as way oil and it was
pretty well oxidized even before I put it into storage for two years after he
died.

G'day all...
I've tried something different with regard to modelling a railway
carriage in HO scale... The prototype I'm modelling has sides made up
of a compound curve, I've created a clay master of the side which is

Hi Troop:
    That is quite a spectacle on TV from Torino tonight. I just hope that
Mr. Ben Laden's last video didn't get everyone's attention so riveted on
cities in the U.S. that they don't remember Munich! If he wanted to

Somewhere I read that after WW II the French produced a number of planes the
same as the Fiesler Storch. For the life of me I cannot find that reference.
Anybody have any info about this? TIA, Pete

I have an ML7R and the topslide has a tight leadscrew, Ive had it all
apart and can see no obvious reason why (burrs, nicks, bends etc) has
anybody else had the same problem and what resolution did you find to
work.