Model Forum / General / Models / April 2006

does anyone know of a company in the UK who sells a resin casting kit (ie.
equipment to produce resin & moulds). I know of US based companies but no UK
ones.
Cheers,

I saw a stack of these in Antics in Coventry earlier today, anyone seen what
the kit's like yet?
Cheers,
Bill.

I am going to add two kits to the stash.  I'd be interested in a bit of
input from the group.  Scale is 1:48, styrene,  Who makes the best P-51
Mustang kit?
Who makes the best JU 52 kit?

Although our dear partners come in for a lot of stick on the newsgroup, I am
sure that most of us would agree that they contribute far more to our well-being
than we would care to admit, and in many cases they provide a valuable second
pair of hands when things are getting tricky on ...

Wanadoo stopped doing newsgroups some time ago. Anyone moved to a good
fast free news server, one that allows posting.
This is my third attemp to post. Others have been replies to ongoing
threads that never made it.

Unless someone knows where I can get one, it looks like I may have to
make a compression spring for my power saw. Its 3 inch OD, 2 inches
long and 1/4inch diameter steel - 4 turns. I haven't spotted any car or
bike springs that diameter and spring rate - but maybe there is kit out

Book Review: Organization and Markings of United States Armored Units,
1918-1941 by Charles Lemons; Schiffer Military History, Atglen, PA,
2004; 231 pp. with charts and illustrations; retail price US $59.95
(ISBN 0-7643-2098-X)

I need to crimp connectors onto 6mm dia cable. Does anyone know of a design
for a tool which I could use in a large vice or under a small fly press?
 It's the internal form and dimentions of the device which rearly I need
Jim Lugsden.

I recently heard of self-locking screws being used for gib adjusters - does
anyone know anything about them? I've heard of self-locking nuts, but not
self-locking screws.
Does anyone know where to buy them?

http://maquette-garden.forumactif.com/viewtopic.forum?t=2697
This is the link in which one can view the new tank kit.
Mike

Ok...I get the feeling I get to start this off this month.  If not,
school me...
I got my April Squadron flyer some time last week (it was in the mailbox
when I got back today).  I normally don't do 1/144, so I hpe Trumpeter

I've been trying to track down this article:
"Making a special die" by Tubal Cain in ME Vol 153 No 3735 pp214
(reference found on the index on the web)
since it coincides with what I'm trying to do -- make a special die;

After the part rebuild of a lathe i just purchased I am about to star
my first project.
I want to build a Froment engine (or motor). I have looked around fo
information and have a general understanding i think!

Does anyone have any experience of removing and refitting the clutch
shaft on a Master 2500?
A friend and I have just removed the clutch shaft (shaft A in the
hanbook) to get at the idler gear (on shaft C in the handbook).  Having

I was at one of our toolmakers today and he asked if I knew anyone who
wanted a small surface grinder. They 'found' a Dronsfield Eagle no.3
they had forgotten they had after moving a few pallets of old box
stock.