Model Forum / General / Models / July 2006

Does anyone know of any good places  to get ball bearing and ball
races online
Went to Brentford Bearing today, and the bugger was closed :(

boxford 330tr are these units reguarded as a good lathe
just wondering if this machine is any good as i have the option to buy
one
cheers for any advice

There were 2 Fiat Rail Dragsters, back in the early 60's. What were they
called? John

Kit Review: Dragon Models Limited 1/35 Scale '39-'45 Series Kit No.
6299; Sd.Kfz. 171 Panther D - Premium Edition; 746 parts (373 in grey
styrene, 170 "Magic Track" links 159 etched brass, 14 clear
styrene, 12 etched nickel, 10 preformed brass, 4 cast metal, 2 turned

I was interested in purchasing a 1:16 or 1:24 scale radio controlled Tiger
Tank, but have no idea where to start. Does anyone in this group have any
experience with these, and make any recommendations on brands, stores, etc.?
Any Information would help. Thanks!

I have a Eurotherm panel mounting temperature indicator - the standard
sized 95mm x 48mm front panel often seen in process instrumentation.
Most of the type number and s/n are obliterated but in the past some
kind soul has written 0/1999 Pt Rh TOH ( that H could be a greek mu)

Vince up the road has just popped in, he needs a Colchester fitting 4-Jaw chuck
to fit a Colchester Bantam lathe, and needs it here for tomorrow sometime.
7"-8" diameter or thereabouts, whatever is available, fitting is Colchester
3-prong type.

I have a suitable 3-phase motor that I picked up from e-bay, and a
brand new Altivar ATV11 VFD that came into my possession when the
factory shut down, and I want to use these on my ML7.
The connection as shown is straightforward enough, but I want to use a

For those who have been following my trials and tribulations getting
my Induction Furnace up and running I'm pleased to be able to report
having just finished my first trail run.
This is the first time also that I've put any significant load on my

Can anyone point me at a reference picture for the upper camo scheme
(wings/tailplane) of the Bf-110 used in the Battle of Britain, please?
I'm looking for the scheme after the Germans had started replacing the
RLM70 Schwarzgrun with RLM02, but kept the RLM71 Dunkelgrun, so I guess

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=330002003356
Shows what  a half-decently presented ad, with a bit of tooling, can
do. I thought it would only fetch half that.
I bet I don't get near that for my Ward grinder when I sell it in a

A friend in a bike shop would like a tool
that can cut stainless steel mudguard stays
in one hit.
Mudguards stays are around 3-4 mm.

Does anyone know the best way to make a steam cylinder and chest
without castings (slide or piston type chest) ? I want to scratch build
an engine to my own design, and I don't have a local foundry, and I
don't want to buy an expensive kit to rob the castings. But I do have

Given the fact that decal solutions are nothing more than watered down
vinegar and alcohol, how can I avoid an ugly reaction between the
solutions and underlying clearcoat?  FWIW, the clearcoat is Future in some
spots and Krylon acrylic clear in others.  Waiting a week or two really

Does anyone have a copy of the old MAP Merryweather fire engine boiler
plans M66?
I have tried the new archive service and they can not find the master
in the vault.  I belong to a group in the USA that has acquired a