Model Forum / General / Models / October 2006

I've sprayed three model cars with Testors primer and all of them show
orange peel. It took me over an hour to sand the orange peel on one of the
cars and I still can't get all of it off, particularly in the hard to reach
places. I plan on laying semi-gloss black over it. If priming ...

Part of the process of fitting an inverter drive to my lathe involves
using the original motor control lever on the apron.
This operates a switch with two positions each for both forward &
reverse. The first position is continuously on, & the second (at the

Anyone seen this model? How is the detail and accurracy? What type of
tracks?
Thanks
Maciek

Blooming heck
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Charles

I'm having a clear-out of stuff which I haven't used for projects. The
following items are free to a good home:
* 3 hp @ 2850 rpm three phase motor (some fin damage but otherwise okay).
* 2 hp @ 1425 rpm three phase motor (dodgy bearings but otherwise okay).

Does anyone here have any of the following after market items for the
P-40N:
Eduard Express Mask
Part Canopy frame

Reading the B-29 thread, and based on my own experience,  I wonder why some
of the aftermarket vendors couldn't make parts for building kits with the
gear up and the bombay doors closed?  I prefer gear up models for both
aesthetic and practical reasons (mine hang from the ...

    ...www.Hobby888.com?  I see some items at good prices but know nothing
about them, where they are, repuation, etc.
    Anything you can offer would be greatly appreciated.
Frank Kranick

I'm thinking of doing some sort of diorama relating to some recent
Presidents, and their service.
You see, it struck me that the conservatives seem to be flyboys, while
the liberals have webbed feet. Or (in other words) both Bushes were

I tried to send you the list you requested but it bounced. You need to
resend a request without a munged reply to field.

Kamasutra is difficult
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this is why you should leave it up to the proffessionals when
photographing such incidents.

James here.
I'm from New Zealand. I'm an avid collector of Corgi diecast aircraft,
especially 1:144 scale. Anyone else collect diecast aircraft on here
besides me??

Got an Italeri MiG29 converting to 'C' model
An Airfix Su-27 Flanker B
and an Italeri F-4G Wild Weasel Phantom
all in various build stages

Hi Troops:
    Well, the lamp went out in my HP scanner and I figured that since I
bought it in 1998 there might not be much chance of simply getting it
repaired. The gent at Best Buy's repair center said it would cost more

I recently bought a Badger 175 Crescendo on ebay and upon my receiving
it, i have my doubts that maybe something is not right with it. The
thing is that it lacks the two rubber rings (o-rings). It is brand new
and it is my second badger 175 airbrush. The airbrush looks a bit