Model Forum / General / Models / March 2006

Hi Troops:
    I have just spent an hour crawling about on the cellar floor looking
for a dropped landing gear wheel for a 1/48 Hasegawa Hurricane. Now I
know the "part eating carpet" is firmly enshrined in the modellers

Anyone got a pair of extra NASA Shield decals.  I need them for a
project I am doing.  They can either be 1/72 or 1/48 scale.  Depending
on what size I can aquire, will determine the placement on the
aircraft.  Thanks!

Hello group,
Does anyone know what color to use for this train in combination with the
karl-Morser gerät.
Thanks

I ordered some goods via mail-order and when they arrived,
the sales "flier" was a Clarke's Tools one, and not a Chronos one.

Here's a thread, different from the old rag one about"What
New KitsDo We Want."  What new ACCESSORIES do
we need to help us work on our hobby better?
I'll throw my hat in the ring and say I want more D$MNED

F-104 used for the development if the Eurofighter wing.
Please look at:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=6039591443
Thanks,

OK, I have been modeling for a few years, and seriously back into it the
last 3-4.   However, through all that time I remain stymied (sp?) on the
best way to clean up the molding lines on parts.  Hey, no jokes about "build
them faster before they get a chance to mold".  8-)

For anyone looking for documentation about this last surviving clipper ship:
The Cutty Sark has a new website: http://www.cuttysark.org.uk/.  Despite
regular maintenance, the ship's composite hull is starting to show its age
and very much so. Therefore, an extensive conservation ...

After reading the article in the latest MEW I thought I would check
the Y-axis leadscrew of my chinese mill against the cheap chinese DRO
I have fitted.
I noted the DRO reading for every full revolution of the leadscrew for

Just curious : what is the origin of the Revell (of Germany) F-15's in 1/72
? I know there is a D model, is it ex-Hasegawa ?
thanks for the info
Pierre

anything out there yet?  a train kit would be quite a diversion for me
and not sure what I would be
up against.
thx - Craig

Just a quick heads up for a cheap ultrasonic cleaner , coming soon to
an Aldi near you
http://uk.aldi.com/special_buys/productnl_720.html
It's so cheap even I might buy one!!

I am looking to purchase two Me 262 dragon kit s1/48.
The first is the version with the glass nose for the bomb aimer to sit.
 The second two seated version .
Can anyone help.

Gosh, I haven't posted in quite a long long time! :o My regards to the
regulars I know: Shuey, Mad Modeller and Al. ;)
Not exactly award-winning but it's a hug improvment from my first one.
;) I love the bright red finish on this kit. I now understand the

Anyone know a safe way to remove enamel paint from a resin car body?  I
tried some oven cleaner and soaking in brake fluid, 2 methods that are safe
for styrene, but my test hood turned all rubbery.  Any safe way to remove
the paint from standard resin without softening the body?