Model Forum / General / Models / October 2006

Is the threaded back plate and chuck for a hardinge hct chucker the
same as a boxford.
All the best...mark

Can anyone tell me what is the *nicest* kit
of a BMW M 3 car ??
(or if a good one is even made)
I would preffer something in the 1/24 size range if

Kit Review: Dragon Models Limited 1/35 Scale '39-'45 Kit Number
6062; M4A2 Tarawa; 395 parts (329 parts in grey styrene, 43 etched
brass, 20 clear styrene, 2 DS plastic track runs, 1 length of twisted
steel wire); estimated retail price US $38-41

It seems peat is a marvellous rust inhibitor - look at:
http://www.mil.hiiumaa.ee/2000_09_14_kurtna_T-34-36/
I presume that there must have been precious little oxygen in that
lake

Looking for a 1958 Pontiac Chieftain 4 door in diecast or plastic does
anyone know where i might find this item, if so please email me .Thanks
Dan

Hey gang,
This is my first time with a dual action action airbrush and I'm
having some problems. My brush is a Badger 150 and I'm Gunze aqueous
colors. My problem is I'm getting a a kind of spatter effect every so

I ordered a set of Eduard PE color AAF/USN (late) 1/24 scale seatbelts
by mistake.  I would be willing to trade them for a set of color
seatbelts in 1/48. I am aware that there is not an exact match for this
set in 1/48. If you have a set other than Eduard, that is OK, but

Beginner Can any one tell me where to find a wooden model that would be a
good one to start modeling with?  I have done finish work all my life but
due to a recent accident I am now confined to a chair. I have always wanted
to build wooden ships and now I am going crazy sitting ...

Hannants have the new Trumpeter Gannet kit in stock.
http://www.hannants.co.uk/search/?FULL=TU01629
Has anyone seen this kit?  Any first impressions?

Hi Troops:
    I keep hearing comments about model building being an aging hobby in
terms of it's members. Maybe that's why 1/32 and 1/24 scales are growing
more popular, us old farts simply can't see the tiny parts in those 1/72

I just got me the model of the Trumpeter kit.
I just want to ask the question. Did someone say that the missile is too
long? And if so, how much do I need to cut it down to? Is there a website
that would tell me?

I am looking to buy castings for the 1½" scale model designed by W.J
Hughes and finished by Ron Kibbey, it was serialised in ME vols 142 t
145.
Has anyone got any castings or other bits lurking in a dark corner tha

My 1994 Ford Escort Diesel began to make a funny noise a few weeks ago (4).
When driving the car emits a rythmic humming which has both a higher tempo
and volume with increased speeds. A further symptom is the noise being
louder when the car turns to the left.

I wonder if you can help me? I'm building my first "proper" model boat
totally from scratch, rather than from a kit, and I'm having some
problems that I wonder if anyone can give any advice on?
Firstly, there is the question of the plans themselves. The plan size

want me to email you my pics from the danbury train museum?
send me some mail so i have your address correct, ok?