Model Forum / General / Models / June 2006

I am in the proccess of building a 2 inch scale copper Clayton boiler,
I  have used high temp silver solder on the inner joint of the clinker
access tube.
However I am unclear if you need to use high temp.silver solder on

check out
www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9T51UsuaPU&search=Flying
for some serious Mirage F-1 weedskimming action- OUTSTANDING!

All,
I have aquired an Alba Shaper. It is marked as an Alba 1AS in th
casting,both on the machine body and the stand.
Does anyone know if there are major differences between this and the 1

I am looking for several models but have had no luck in finding them
and starting to believe that these do not exist.
1997 Dodge Avenger
1996 Eagle Talon

    It's pretty much taken as fact that the T-34 made enough of an
impression on the Germans that they copied design cues in creating the
Panther.  Did the same happen with the SU-100 and the Jadgpanther?  Just
curious...

Edwards AFB 2005
http://www.richard-seaman.com/Aircraft/AirShows/Edwards2005/Highlights/index.html
Robert

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Does anyone have an idea or better still a photo of what the Navy painted
the wheel wells on PB4Y-2 Privateers in the 3 tone scheme?
Were they the same color (white) as the undersurfaces or were they zinc
chromate?

Trying to get a trip up to Germany for the world cup on a charter
flight.
http://tinyurl.com/ja46n
Anyone interested ?

I have just aquired a bottle of sulphuric acid which will probably get
used for making pickling solutions.  It is an industrial strength
acid, which the label says is 96%.  What does this mean, and how much
should it be diluted to use as a pickle (yes, I know never to add

Kit Review: Miniarm 1/35 Scale Hobby Kit Conversion Sets (available
from Chesapeake Models Designs in the US):
    Kit No. B35026: T-72BM Turret Model 1989 For Tamiya and Trumpeter
Kits; 51parts (48 in tan resin, 2 turned aluminum, 1 length of brass

Thanks to everyone who replied to my post.
I will remove some of the remaining oil and compare it with those suggested.
One suggestion that did ring a bell was glycerine .  The compass was used by
my farther in WW2 and many years ago I recolect him saying he was going to

I bought a "rolling chassis" for a live steam loco off ebay, (See:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=6058399213&...
Which as you can see is described as a 3 1/2" shunting loco, with
drawings.

I see the test shots of Trumpeter's 1/48th Vickers Wellington have been
reviewed over on Hyperscale. Is there any word on when the finished kit will
hit the shops?
I was beginning to think this was no more than vaporware, but it's looking

Looking through my copy of Royal Air Force Flying Review (Nov 1960)
there's a two-page advert for Eaglewall Plastics Ltd and the logo is
definitely the Eagle of Eagle magazine fame.
There are various series but the one in this edition is 'Sinking of the