Model Forum / General / Models / May 2006

Which one is better in outline/shape, Airfix or Hasegawa?
TIA
Burkhard

I'm building a Airfix F-80C in 1/72.I have some questions.Does the F-80C a
black cockpit or has a interior green pit?I already have a injection seat
from Pavla.
For decalling:I have a Microscale set 72-270,a oldie.But witch FG FS is this

Kit Review: Trumpeter 1/35 Scale Kit No. 00311; Russia KV "Big
Turret"; 286 parts (281 in grey styrene, 2 vinyl track runs, 2 clear
styrene, 1 twisted copper wire); price US $24.95
Advantages: First correct model of this early Soviet tank; choice of

Book Review: High Speed Tractor: A Visual History of the U. S. Army's
Tracked Artillery Prime Movers by David Doyle and Pat Stansell;
Ampersand Publishing, Del Ray Beach, Florida 2006; 112 pp.; price about
US $18 (ISBN 0-9773781-0-1)

I'm in the last stages of building Dick Stephens' centering microscope.  The
aluminium parts need to be anodised to stop reflections.  Whilst I could get
this done professionally I'm inclined to give it a try myself - the
instructions on various web sites seem simple enough.

1. I have a 1/350 scale model USN Cruiser. I want to scratch build a
1/350 Piasecki HUP-2 helicopter, circa late 1950s, to sit on the back of
the ship (I don't really want to scratch build it, but there is no 1/350
scale HUP-2 out there).

with the Trumpeter Hood as an example, If you decide to go full hull,
you have to glue the red bottom hull section on to themain hull pieces?
does that mean you have to fill and make uniform around 60 inches of
seam where the pieces fit together?

Does anyone know with certainty what colour the USAF lettering on natural
metal finished aircraft was?
For years, some kits supplied dark blue lettering for the USAF wing marking
and UNITED STATES AIR FORCE fuselage marking whilst others supplied black.

Another F-4E question!
The F-4E that I am building is in SEA lizard (overall) camouflage. I have a
question about the stores pylons and the tanks.
The AirDoc instruction sheet shows that the pylons are painted in the same

Is anyone on the NG based around Newcastle/Gateshead or within a short
travelling distance?
If so I need to ask a favour. I need an opinion on a machine and
unfortunately for me its about a 6 hour drive from Suffolk.

I'm presently working on the 1/48 Heller Mirage IVA kit No 596, and the
instructions show the color scheme to be Heller #'s 7001 and 7030 which
when crossed at the Stockholm Site to Humbrol #'s this is Hu-27 and
Hu-123, but this wolud make the paint scheme to be seagray and dark

Kit Review: Trumpeter 1/35 Scale KV-1 Tank kits:
    Kit No. 00359, Russia KV-1 Model 1942 Heavy Cast Turret Tank; 311
parts (288 in grey styrene, 18 clear vinyl keepers, 2 black vinyl track
sections, 2 clear plastic, 1 twisted copper wire); retail price US

A long time ago I posted a request for a good guide to figure painting.
Several folks replied, and recommended one by Shep Paine. It was
regarded as the best of its kind, but sadly I've been unsuccessful in my
search for it. Apparently it is out of print now, and the rare times I

Several posts recently complained about the demise or lack of good
hobby shops that support the model builder.  In my area (Colorado
Springs / Denver), we don't seem to be experiencing the problem.  We
have very large well stocked stores such as Caboose Hobbies and Colpar

With the recent, ongoing thread on inverters, could I chip in and ask
a couple of questions concerning three phase wiring please?
1. If wiring up a 4-pin three phase plug/socket, is there an analogous
mnemonic to a 240v plug (bLue, left, bRown, right, etc.)? The