Model Forum / General / Models / June 2006

Gday All,
Just a note to let you know that the Townsville Scale Modellers Club is
having it's Expo and Open Competition on the 22nd and 23rd July at the new
Riverways development.

The subject of boiler testing is often raised in this NG (see Loco on
ebay thread).
The two UK ME umbrella organisations (Northern Association and Southern
Federation) both use the same set of regulation and these have been

Hi any one out there have this secrets of great covering with top flite
monokote

I have been reading up on the details of the two battleships Musashi &
Yamato with the aim of eventually building very realistic models of them .
Were the decks on appearance yellow linoleum ( as I have read , and if so
what type of yellow ?) or some type of wood ( If so which ...

I just received the new F-117 Stealth Fighter Photo Scrapbook from
Specialty Press and I must say it is well worth the $16.95 cover price.
Lots of cool pics like the Northrop XST pole model all the 'special'
schemes like the flag, Skunk and Baja Scorpions, great coverage of the

I am trying to identify the thread in the tapped hole in the lug on the
headstock at 3 o'clock position (looking from the tailstock.) The ML7 is
about 30 years old - K114896
A simple shield to stop the occasional spray of oil from the front bearing

   Hi, I am "putting together" a 1/72 scale Bf 109G-14 from a miss packed
Heller kit of the Bf 109 K-4 that had a late G fuselage in the box rather
than the K fuselage..... all well and good as some late G-14's had the large
wheels and rectangular wheel bay bulges... at least ...

Guitar Center. 8am. 60 people in line ahead of me.....
Came out with an Ibanez Hollow Body/Transparent Orange...
That Makes 7 now.
The Disease Mutates To Other More Expensive Boy Toys......

   I just won an eBay auction for an Aurora kit I've wanted for a
while. I've dealt with the seller off-eBay since back in the '80s with
no problems. I've bought from him on eBay for the last couple of years,
again, with no problems. His auction page CLEARLY stated Priority Mail

I'm after something like a Centec or Tom Senior E series mill. Any
suggestions where to look other than the Bay of Evil?

B&Q opened a warehouse style outlet a short time ago in Milton Keynes.
Tonight, I was surprised (and pleased) to find a small selection of brass,
aluminium, steel(?), and plastic extrusions(?) in a small variety of forms
including tube, rod, and bar, and possibly suitable for use in ...

Need and Italeri M4A1 Sherman
Please help......
Jim

There is a 5" GAUGE LIVE STEAM 0-6-0 PANNIER TANK LOCO on offer in ebay
(Item number: 6067507544).
In the description it says:
"Well used but no boiler history available."

Hi. I'm building the Airfix 1/24 P-51D, and need to scratch-build wheel
wells and the rib structure. Does anyone know where I might find plans
or templates for this work? As an alternative, advice on other ways to
go about this would be appreciated. Thanks very much.

Kit Review: Dragon Models Limited 1/72 Scale Armor Pro Series Kit No.
7238; Jagdpanzer IV/70 Command Version; 161 parts (132 in grey styrene,
26 etched brass, 2 tan DS plastic track runs, 1 length of steel wire);
price US $13.98