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Grand reopening Oct  6 2006

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I hope thei forum can help in same way since I have been unsuccselful
until mpw.
I sm trying to build a real car body from an 1/18 scale. I have the
manual sto build the car, tghe mechabicsm teh fiberglass people, buyt

Does anyone know of a list of enginnering events online anywhere?
Was wondering if there is anything coming up soon.
Thanks,
Stephen

Did my eyes deceive me the other day on the news or is the Thai army still
getting good service out of these? I knew they (and others) had been
upgrading the design with new engines and weapons tech back in the 80s and
90s, but I half expected that they had moved on to something ...

Need to find a suitable kit for my USCG son. I find many
Blackhawk/Seahawk kits, but none mention Coast Guard markings. Many
look like the conversion would be beyond his skills. So I have a few
questions:

Kit Review: Dragon Models Limited 1/72 Scale Armor Pro Kit No. 7303;
(Sherman) Firefly VC; 190 parts (134 in grey stryene, 54 etched brass,
2 tan DS plastic track runs); price estimated at US $13.98
Advantages: Nice, clean kit with new M4A4/Sherman V hull, tracks and

Calling all USians... would any of you be able to order me something from a
US shipping-only on-line store and get it to me? I need a couple of
batteries for my digital camera and these guys seem to be the only place in
the world with them at the moment! Another month at least ...

Having eventually sorted out which mill to buy I'm now short of
something to "collect", my thoughts have turned to a small Surface
Grinder (Eagle?), but do I need one? Do those of you lucky enough to
own one use it very often or is it an ornament in the corner? Would I

After years I have finally found the belly bomb and crutch for the
Stuka I had put aside and misplaced years ago.  That is the only part
not in place.  However, I find that the Stuka's belly is plain and
does not have any bomb rack.  I don't believe I left that out when I

Come on guys you must have made it home by now, anything to talk about
at Pickering this weekend. I'm afraid it's too far "oop north" for me
but has it revealed anything I can look forward to when I go to
Warwick. Although I worked hard to get an "allocation" from SWMBO for

Well I suppose it had to happen!
Today my main company fuse blew when my rotary converter was spinning
away driving the chiller. Total load about 15KW. The poor old fuse has
been repeatedly stressed for the last 22 years that we have been here

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I've recently bought a small-ish milling/drilling machine for some
light specialist toolmaking in my home workshop. It has a MT2 head for
attaching tools. This is fine for drilling with a Morse drill chuck.
But is this secure enough to do milling too? Can I modify it at all to

How do I attach the wheels and landing gear on a Guillow balsa Spitfire
model. Do I punch a hole in the tissue on the bottom of the wing? And
where do the "M1" pieces go? The instructions are not too clear on that.
I've got the tissue on the fuselage, the wing, the stabilizer and ...