Model Forum / General / Models / November 2006

Hi there, having now mastered cutting and filing bits of metal my next stage
is to do some tap and die cutting.
Now what sort of metals do I need to make nuts and bolts.
and what tap and die set should I get?

If I tighten a male and female thread together so the bolt is under
tension, presumably there comes a point where virtually all the load
is on the flank on one side of the Vee with a good metal to metal
contact giving  good electrical contact. If now the thread is actually

Good, bad or indifferent?
F-100D
MiG-23S
F-16A

on PBS tonight.  Your schedules may differ.  "Secrets of the Dead" had a
bit on Sakai's dogfight with an F4F.  The wreckage of the F4F had been
found on Guadalcanal and was investigated to find why the pilot didn't
take a shot at Sakai when he had the position and opportunity.

If you are interested, you might want to check out Michael Ng's
phenomenal card stock model of Queen Mary II on the Metro Marine
Modellers website. It can be seen at
http://www.ruthard.ca/MMMgalleries.html

Just been to our laser/water-jet people with some parts that turn out to be
to small for them, has anybody any experience in getting parts chemically
milled/photo etched etc, and most importantly-is it expensive ? Just looking
at the photofabrication services website with a view to ...

hope I spelt it right any leads on where to buy mail order preferred
Andrew Bishop

Pardon for British soldiers executed during World War I
By The Associated Press
LONDON ‹ Britain's legislators Tuesday granted posthumous pardons for
soldiers executed during World War I, ending years of campaigning by the

... build or think/dream about building a model kit.
If you cannot contribute at that level, we will be glad to accept the
addition of a new kit to your burgeoning stash of unbuilts as a sign of your
support.

I've been driving 18 wheelers for about 15 years now.  I'm also an
avid plastic model builder in my spare time ( which I don't get enough
of ).   Most of the freight I haul is pretty mundane boring stuff.
Canned goods, paper ( lots of paper ), furniture etc.  Anyway, I was in

I need a few 1/32 photo etch and after market items. So who has the
best prices and service? In the USA.
Thanks

I see the IPMS is cutting corners, desperatly trying to stsy alive despite
having one foot into the already flushing toilet or reality!

Hi, all, i'm trying to machine a close fitting internally threaded
sleeve for a 40mm X 1mm threaded spigot. Any tips on how I can do it?
Current attempts (3) have all ended in loose fitting scrap. I'm cutting
internally with a single point tool and repeating the final cut at the

I'm just rewiring the control board for my CVA lathe, with an inverter
motor drive.
The lathe had an estop button which shut off all power. I'm concerned
about shutting off the inverter drive supply whilst under load, and

I've got one of those ubiquitous devices that support a couple
of crocodile clips and a magnifier on universal joints. It's
almost completely useless : the joints are too sloppy when
tightened, unmanageable when loosened, and the croc clips