Model Forum / General / Models / April 2006

I would like to make aradite "more runny" to help eliminate some
porosity in a water pump casting.Anybody have experience of using a
solvent to help make aradite run better? I've heard of
Trichloroethylene being used. Also I'll need to be able to buy the

Didn't get a response from my last post, so I thought I'd try again.
I will be travelling to Ireland in May and would like to know if there
are
any worthwhile shops to visit while I'm there.

I'm working on some small scale (1/72) scenes, and would love to know if
the following might exist:
Mules/donkeys to use as pack animals or small cart pullers.
Dead horses, preferrably without saddles.

Need Us source for WWP G-10 Bundeswehr Tank Transporters
Thanks George

Anyone ever seen any camo/markings of the "high altitude" level bomber
Kate that destroyed the USS Arizona?  Were all the Kates at pearl
painted in what I assume was the torpedo bomber scheme?
I assume that one plane was so credited?

My plans for next week, until the 4th Mai have changed...Anetts oma died
this week, and i have been invited to the funeral next Fri.
I had planned for tue/wed/thur in Berlin and then 6 days with the family, to
share my BD on the 29th Apr and her fathers 1st Mai, but now that has

I am looking at aquiring a milling machine from a friend. A picture of
it can be found here:
http://usera.imagecave.com/mcatchpole/Machinery/mill1.JPG
It is badged as a Carstens machine, but I cannot find any more

Well as stated before I am building a Froment Engine. Here is the link
to my webpage showing the finished coils for the Electromagnet. They
seem to pull really strong with just an 8mm bolt through the centre and
there is room for 12mm. I will document this engne build on here as ...

anyone know where i can buy one without getting hosed?
best price i've seen is more than $60 with shipping, which i
consider retarded.

A friend of mine made a pretty neat project last year. It was a scale
model of a fully working grain elevator. I was responsible for looking
after all the electronic controls and computer interface. He built the
elevator to show kids how a grain elevator works and has had it on

In mid March I ordered a set of Waldron Punches from the Great Models
Website.  Of coarse, they were out like everyone else.  I figured I
would never see that order.  Surprise; when I arrived home today they
were sitting in the mailbox.  If you are still looking, you might want

My wireless connection keeps screwing up. It says it cannot connect to
net to post message.  I have to keep unplugging my wireless transceiver
(usb type).  But, I find sometimes it actually DID transmit message
before it tells me that. So I apologize, and wish I knew more about

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060420/ap_on_re_us/obit_crossfield_1
Ya know, when celebs die, I really don't take notice ... but on Scott
Crossfield I will and do ... what a career ... what a career ... and
well at least he died doing what he loved doing ... it could have been

I have some Radio Control ball links and I want to solder the balls to some
piano wire (or possibly some silver steel I have hanging round) .  AIUI the
balls are stainless steel (don't know which one)and my attempts at soft
soldering these have failed - basically the resin-cored ...

I'll be at Aviano AB in a couple weeks.  Anything to interest a modeller?
Curt