Model Forum / General / Models / October 2006

A few more questions about the Lexington (CV2) kit I am working on.
In a couple of those side galleries along the hull there are some
machines that look like small cranes. Should these be hull color, or
would they be some other color.

Does anyone know if the recently issued Monogram USS Enterprise in
1/400 scale is the same mold as the old OTAKI kit? I have not seen
both at the same time to compare side to side, but the OTAKI looks
like it is a slightly better kit. In other words, if you could buy

playing with the less-than-perfect milling cutter that came with the
mill/drill machine I have here (big Clarke/Machine mart one, CL1220 or
somesuch number).  It's a 2" or so dia cutter with 4 carbide blades.  In
this instance I was working on a bit of 50x6mm mild steel, trying to ...

hi, am trying to source a raglan little john mk1 manual on line in pdf
format without any luck,
was kind of hoping maybe one of you on here may be kind enough to help
many thanks and thanks for looking........regards keith

Instruction sheet.  I will take a scan if you have the sheet.  What am I
looking for?  A Hudson Miniatures 1911 Buick 'Bug'.  I have the kit but
there are no instructions and despite my idea that I could adapt the old
Aurora 1/16th instructions, I find I do need the original.  

Does anyone have a suggestion for a supplier where I may get a 45 tooth
change-wheel for my Mitchell lathe.
I have measured my other change-wheels and they are all 11DP with a
pressure angle of 14.5 degrees, 1 inch wide with a 1 inch diameter bore

I need a scan of the instructions for the Academy Early
Tiger with interior, kit no. 1348.  I picked this thing
up at a show and the instructions are missing.  I've
tried looking on the Academy websites and even emailed

I am looking for a quick change tool post for my Harrison L5.
Arceurotrade are local to me, so I think I'll pop down there to get one
of their model 100 or 200 ones. How do you know what size to get? Apart
from John S (Seen that he has one on a C6) does anyone else have

Im sure that in my previous web-wanderings I came across an
article/page which described milling, and said that a slot drill is
basically a normal drill sharpened differently.
Of course now I need this information I cannot find it... so can anyone

I saw Revell-Germany's new 1/72 T-6G - Harvard Mk.4 at the hobby shop
this week and was wondering if this is a new mold or a reissue of a kit
from another manufacturer?
Anybody know for sure?

This might be a bit off topic, but I think some kind person might be
able to help.
I have let myself in for a job removing and re-welding four tubular
body mounting brackets on my nephew's "Dax" Cobra kit car.

"Canadian troops fighting Taliban militants in Afghanistan have
stumbled across an unexpected and potent enemy -- almost impenetrable
forests of 10-foot-tall marijuana plants.
Gen. Rick Hillier, chief of the Canadian defense staff, said Thursday

the middleton book was indeed the one i wanted. the fussy,
meticulous detail is what i like. so thanks big time. i will
look for his other works.

Is it common to obtain 6mm x 6 mm keys or 6 mm x 8 mm keys?
An internet pages suggests it should be 6 x 6 but a shaft minus the key
seems to suggest 6 x 8 would fit better.   The 8 mm being the height of
the key into the shaft and gear the 6 mm being the width.

Does anyone know why the A/C are on mounts by gate 3 at Pax River NAS?  I
have parked an image of it on my webshots site
http://rides.webshots.com/photo/2862254890066013904BtJUpo
It appears to be an SH-60? and an A-6.  The mounts seem to be movable?  The