Model Forum / General / Models / August 2006

Oh, man.
Just scored a (built) Leif Ericson on eBay.
Ok, actually, the glow-in-the-dark "Interplanetary UFO" version, and
it's missing the shuttle, but what the heck.

I am looking a for a prebuilt A400M Airbus model 1:200 or may be even
1:400 out of metal or wood. Does anyone know a company that makes them
(the real aircraft hasnt flown yet) ?
Thx

Does anyone know if it is possible to use the parts of a 1/72 boat as
attached to the sprue and bring it to a place like Kinko's to enlarge
it 3 times to 1/24 scale?  This makes it so much more easier than
measure and plot.

   I am very new to model engineering or any engineering actually
.
I have never worked in an engineering occupation of any kind, I didnt
even do engineering metalwork at school ( 46 years ago) instead I chose

Hi Im wondering if any one can help me I have a lovely littal lathe
myford ML4 Im looking for any info at all on it what so ever just woul
be very handy to have.thanks for your help.jyss :
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did one actually carry a president? i believe one was ready
for fdr but never used. how's about harry s?

I'm hoping someone on here can help.  Whilst browsing the Reeves stand
at the recent Bristol Show, I noticed the gunmetal castings they had
for the brass edging strips to go around the firebox cladding, which
are then polished up etc.  I hope someone can work out from this the

Following a fire in the next door shop around one-third of our house and one
workshop is covered in a thick black greasy film of burnt plastics residue.
Now that we somewhere to cook, eat, and sleep, and before the arrival of the
Insurers clean up team, is there anything usefully ...

Is the Royal Saudi Tornado GR.1/  GR1.A
Dk Green/DK Earth/Light Stone
Some help here please.
Thanks in advance,

I was wondering if there was any reason not to crank the head over
90degrees and do some horizontal boring? I am sitting in doors at the
moment plotting something and can't think of a reason not to do this.
The work piece is to big to go under the head and have room for a

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2003131828_planecrash17m.
html

I've been reading the Detail and Scale booklet on the F-100 with the idea of
making a F-100D from either the Italeri or ESCI kit.  The book makes a
number of references to "Band-aid reinforcements" on the F-100D but gives no
details.

I find myself in possession of a brand new unopened full 15Kgs Calor
Gas butane bottle of the new stlye that takes a pop on regulator. If
anyone would like to collect it from Bromley it is yours for the
asking.

The nylon gear on my Fellowes crosscut shredder has lost a couple of
teeth so I'm down to the tinfoil hat when it comes to protecting my
identity!! They don't stock spares but is there any supplier who might?
Don't have the exact measurements as haven't fully dismantled it yet,

Suggestions please as to where I can buy pewter sheet, bar, plate etc.
Would I be better of buying old tankards from boot sales and eBay?
cheers
Bob