Model Forum / General / Models / September 2006

One of my friends who does not have Internet access has asked if anyone
has the Myford ML7B Metric screwcutting information from that edition.
His copy and my copy seem to have vanished.
Would some kind soul like to  copy the article to me so  that I can

Does anyone (Andrew?) know a suitable molten salt mixture for use in hot
isostatic pressing of carbon fibre reinforced {silver/copper 779 C mp
eutectic} ?
Basically that's a mixture of salts that doesn't boil or react with copper

I'm looking for canopies for a Matchbox A-4M, a Hasegawa T-33 and a
1/48 Monogram "Me 109".  For the latter I've tried vacformed canopies
from Squadron.  They don't work for a Monogram model.
    Contact me at the verizon address above.  TIA!

http://perso.orange.fr/gerard.delacroix/saint-malo/sm2.htm
Unbelievable carvings!

I stopped in Gordens Hobby Lobby and noticed they had changed the name
to Gordens Hobbies. I was told they sold the Hobby Lobby name to the
national chain and they would be opening a store on the west side of
Phx near 99th Ave and McDowell around the first of the year. 50% off

Does anybody know of any good Trumpeter 1/16" T-34 build websites?  Thanks,
Jim in San Diego

I would like to treat myself to a colour laser printer, to print my own
decals. A search through Google didn't provide much useful information. I
know the alternatives to a laser printer :
* going to a copy shop. Possible, but not very efficient just to print that

This evening, I've finally completed the Roden Albatros DII kit that I began
at Christmas 2004.  This model has been so accident prone that it has been
reduced almost to a kit of parts after two accidents and a reconstruction
following my misalignment of the wings.

Long story short - I need a spare decal (Number 3) for the 1/35 Tamiya
Sherman (Kit 35251).
Anyone have a spare 'cause they did a different version?
Thanks

..kinda fun though
http://blog.wired.com/steambots/index.album?i=0
http://www.crabfu.com/steamtoys/rc_steam_spider
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hello , ive recently aquired a bridgeport , i was told that it had
noisy motor !but on commisioning the machine i find i have troubl
engaging the back gear (low speed box) the head serial number start
with jb, and its a single speed motor . when in high speed its quiet

Anybody else having trouble with
http://brunell.com/
http://brunell.com/uploads/html/MARSHALL_7_N.H.P._PRIDE_OF_THE_ROAD_-_TRACTION_E
NGINE_147_1.htm
and the likes are working fine, but I can't get to the index.

Ive not done much silver soldering, so Ive been reading up a bit. The
way to remove the flux afterwards seems to be to 'pickle' the piece in
acid. Why acid? Does it matter which acid? I have some 40% weight
Formic acid, wiki http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Formic_acid would this

The Academy Tiger I is issued with interior details.  The roadwheel
set looks incorrect.
Has anyone kitbashed the Tamiya Tiger I (both the early as well as the
mid production versions) with the interior details parts from the

This is a bit of a longshot, but I'm in the middle of a Mach3 based
upgrade of a Denford Orac CNC lathe, and have come to a bit of a
problem regarding the spindle drive.  I'm hoping to re-use the original
VFD (a Parametrics Parajust "Barry Wright" FHP model, which drives the