Model Forum / General / Models / April 2006

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,190582,00.html
Kind of on topic - 'cause if he had modelled the round he wouldn't have
gotten hurt.
WmB

I am planning on building the 1/350 Musashi and 1/350 Titanic .
I plan to use photoetched accessories and figures ( sailors , passengers ) .
What are the types of glue I would need ?
Apparently there are 3 types . One for fine work etc What are they ?

I see that Hannants are now listing the Airfix 1/48 Spitfire 22/24 as "Sold
Out".
Does anyone know whether the Spitfire 24 is no longer being produced by
Airfix?  I know that it will be available on the Spitfire 70th Anniversary

was going thru the stash and found that I have four of the Revell
Germany kits. (damn Squadron $9.99 sale!)
don't remember buying them twice.  anyone else buy a kit too many times
over thinking you did not own it?

does one exist?

I'll be there next week.
Curt

Do you realize that early tomorrow morning, exactly 1:02 and 3 seconds
AM, the date and time will be exactly 01/02/03/04/05/06 (:>

Go to www.IC3.gov and fill out the form to file a complaint.
Mike

Did anyone else read the article in Saturday's edition of the Daily
Telegraph? It was on Page 11 and was entitled "Why fighter pilots wear a
Typhoon Grin".
Written by Thomas Harding, the Telegraph's Defence Correspondent, it was

I am clearing out a load of obsolete injection mould tools at work,
and these will go in the steel scrap bin by 21st-25th April latest.
Before we chuck them I though I would offer this to anyone who needs
some material stock for a project (or just for the odds and sods bin)

I got my 'new' CVA lathe in its intended spot last night, with this
evening allocated to get the electrics sorted. These things weigh 1.5
tons & the electrics are all behind a door at the back, so I want it
right before it's hidden by the other lathe which will be backed up to

having got my L5, and re-motored etc it so i can now use it I came to
the question of alignment. It is not on the usual harrison cabinet, but
rather a big box leg under the headstock, and a A leg  under the
tailstock end. It was a training lathe, an early mk3 from the serial

It's been a while since the last SMML - anyone know what's happening?
Chris

Semi-off-topic as the application is for a motorcycle, but I'm sure all
you good folk will ahve something useful to say on the matter.
It's for the rear swing-arm, so bearings are subject to periodic
quarter-turns rather than full revolutions, if that matters.  I've

I need to make a couple of new glasses, lenses, call them what you
will. Just discs of clear plastic material to replace old, discoloured
or cracked originals. If I pinch a bit of my wife's 1.5mm acrylic
sheet will it last more than five minutes in a grotty oily