Model Forum / General / Models / November 2006

Hello everybody! I am new to the site and forum and must admit that i
is knowledge about lathes and other tools that attracted me rather tha
modelling. I am working on slightly bigger scale - mostly with bikes an
other two-wheelers, but always wanted to build model steam boats. May ...

Got my 72nd Gato yesterday opened the box to this huge
plastic hull went to put it together to my astonishment
I have two portside hulls no starboard side. Already contacted
Squadron they are sending a new one. Other than than this model will

I need to make some storage space to move things into as part of the
ongoing clear-up from my previous flood, and hence need to shift some
gear.
Some of its free, the rest is cheap, but it's all collect only from

Mention code OPE and get a five dollar discount on these kits.
Available on the following auctions ONLY.  Send me an email (or ebay
message) with the code, win the auction and take the discount.  Simple.
1/48 Accurate Miniatures Yak-1

Has anybody built/or going to build the new Eduard 190 A8 kit?  Comments?

Here's a link to it:
http://www.modelexpo-online.com/cgi-bin/sgin0101.exe?FNM=00&T1=OC50601&UID=20060
71013592377&UREQA=1&TRAN85=N&GENP=
What do you guys think of this kit? I love the way it looks in the
closeup pictures.

MAI is in the planning stages of our first ESM 72 book: WWI in 1/72
Scale.
We are looking for color photos of your built WWI subjects from all
fields including aircraft, vehicles, figures, accessories, etc. Also

Gato just arrived - I'll get to open it on Christmas Eve. Meanwhile I'm
wondering if we can expect any good aftermarket stuff. It took (or at least
seemed it took) forever to get the Czech Master interiors for the Revel
U-Boat. The announcement of this kit has to be a year old - ...

I'm looking for any further information anyone can supply about a Mig-21FL
in Indian service painted with large blue circles all over the topsides. I'm
wondering if there were more than one painted this way, and whether it was
camouflage or some sort of recognition marking. Also, ...

1/72 Academy Early Version PV-1 Ventura
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1/72 Hasegawa MiG-27 Flogger D
http://tinyurl.com/yx6nms

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6134988.stm
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Hornby snaps up Airfix for £2.6m
Model train maker Hornby is to buy fellow UK collectibles business Airfix

Dear Group,
I realize one key to getting an airplane to look like it has real
natural metal is to vary the shade of the panels. One thing I wonde is
how to get that oxidized look. There is a look in between the show

I am making a christmas scene model and would like to know how to wire around
40 grain of wheat (12v) bulbs on a model christmas tree. I would like them to
be mains powered. If heat would be a problem, are there ways to combat this?
Please appreciate I have little technical ...

How did you attach the handles to the turret. Did you cut the bent wires? Or
the better way is to drill holes?
Maciek

Hi, I am new to Model Engineering and have just purchased a good (to
me) Myford Super 7. It looks like the previous owner looked after it
well and started to converter it to an Imperial Machine but did not
finish the job.