Model Forum / General / Models / September 2006

Also selling some old decals.
Grumman XF5-2 Vacuform Kit (1/72, 1:72) Jewel-Like RARE Item number:
200024835235
Academy 1/72 (1:72) Lockheed SR-71 / SR-71A Blackbird Item number:

Just got this in my mailbox; I like these guys:
http://www.micromark.com/newsflash/0906dontmiss.html
--- Stephen

Looking for a screwcutting chart for a Raglan lathe.
Anyone have a scanned copy please and also confirmation of what DP
these change wheels are.
This for a friend with one but no internet access.

Saw previews of a movie coming soon called FLYBOYS,it's set in WW I,&
the SFX are phenomenal,meaning the ariel dog fights,even I was doing a
few "Whoa''s.Just thought i'd pass this along tothe group.

All,
I'm just starting on a long-term project to do the entire Boeing 7x7 line in
1/144 using the new Boeing Commercial Aircraft livery.  For an example,
check out:

I'm selling my trusty old Taig CNC controller and motors, having made
these redundant by replacing them with a new microstepping drive
system. Controller, 3 stepper motors, software and a PC available as a
"plug and play" package - Ebay item number 170027976145.

I have a very small diameter autolock on a 2MT for my Dore Westbury.  It
only takes 6 and 10 mm collets and does not have the 1/4 to 5/8 capacity
range may father's does (or the top collar with the tommy bar holes for that
matter).  Has anyone heard of imperial collets in 1/4 and ...

Can anyone help with a wiring diagram for a Dewhurst drum switch connected
to a motor with A and  Z connections. I am assuming A is the main winding
and Z is the startup. Thank you

From the BBC Website
Sticky future for kitmaker Airfix
Iconic model-maker name Airfix faces an uncertain future following
parent firm Humbrol's entry into administration.

Looking for a company that sells models of these.  I wrote a note to
the group about the old "Iron Duke" kit, but are there any others?  
What are the companies that would make them?  A few years ago, I saw
some really huge German WWI ships, for about $100 at a model store,

I am installing a big  Transwave rotary phase converter and am
considering sitting it on a rubber / foam / or polystrene pad to
isolate the vibration from the building. It weighs 150 kgs. Anyone any
experience in doing this sort of  thing? (I currently have a much

Chance for a real bargain here mate, it's even in your neck of the
woods!
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=006&item=160028326450

    That's what the coming TV season looks like. I guess I will get some
models completed this winter, they even cancelled "Stargate" on me so I
won't be burning much electricity on the TV. Bo Derek and what's her
name in cat fights with some soft core porn thrown in, and the other new

There was a recent thread on engraving cutters on one of the lists, but
I can't seem to find it now, and I don't think it actually had an answer
to suppliers of ready ground engraver tools?
I'm looking in particular for a 20 degree cutter that matches the narrow

The garage tidy continues slowly.
I have 7 gears of the following variety.
16 DP, 3/4" keyed bore, 3/8" thick.
65, 66 70, 76, 90, 100 and 120 teeth.