Model Forum / General / Models / November 2006

Does anyone have a picture, or a reference to a picture, of one of the
Spitfire decal options in this kit?
132 Sqn 2TAF FF-F MH 486 in June 1944
There seems a bit of doubt about the colour of the day fighter band and

Hello, my name is Craig and I'm a modelholic.
so I seriously need to cull the herd of kits, having not built or
started anything in 2 years....
sold one kit thru RMS, but no success with the others.

Hello r.m.c`ers,
I`m in urgent need of the instructionset of the model in the topic. Perhaps
someone could be helpful, even with a link where to obtain it.
Help is appreciated,

I'm shipping a few oversize pkgs to France and the UK later in the week and
was wondering what the French term would be equivalent to the American usage
of "THIS SIDE UP" on packages? Or any other helpful postal terms or info for
France and Britain that can help make this a ...

I enquired as to whether a tap I found on the www was made of HSS or carbon
steel anfd I was told "neither, it's HQS which is better".  I''ve never heard of
HQS,  can anyone tell me anything about it ?
Thanks,

Started a Fujimi or Hase? 72nd Half track german thing...so good to get my
hands on some plastic
I did pick up some new kits, the 3 kits in 1 box of the AFV Club Sd.Kfz
251's   look pretty good, and a Hobby Boss late 48th T34/85  seems like a

Okay, how do i put on a speed control? I have a 370 motor, a JR R70
reciever, and everything else is JR as well. On a spur-of- the momen
Idea, I decided to take the body fo a piece of junk jet that doest'n
fly, and make it into a plane that hauls @##$@$!!!!!!!! But I didn

Just been googling for hex brass bolts - very few suppliers seem to
carry them these days. The only one I found is asking £146 for a box
of 100 10mm diam x 16mm length. That surely is taking the p***.
AWEM

For my sins I've got one of these machines. I bought it on Ebay a
couple of years ago but the seller had lost the instructions. I've been
giving it a clean up and lube today but I don't know if I have to lube
the main spindle or not. I can see there's a little oil level

Is the newsgroup still up?  Mine has not updated since Oct. 21.
Thanks,
Dave

Now that workshop in in the final stretch on completion I need to
decide on this matter.
What's the consensus on using cutting oil/suds for normal model
engineering use?

Have just got a 2nd hand Warco BH600, gap bed and wonder what tool
size to use in conjunction with T1 QC tool holders.
HSS or tipped?
Have only used HSS and brazed carbide tipped in the past, but that was

Reading a post the other day, it was recommended not to hold a milling
cutter in a 3 jaw chuck - didn't give a reason. Reading my Tubel Cain
"Milling in the Lathe" book, it clearly shows milling cutters (end
mills, I think) being held in a 3-jaw chuck.

The piece I am making is a cylinder, about 15mm diameter but needed to
have a flat down one side. I don't have an end mill to mount in the
chuck, so I bolted the cylinder sideways in the 4-jaw and used a normal
cutting tool... did a reasonable job (nothing a bit of linishing won't

Hi Troops:
    I picked up the latest edition of Roden's Gloster Gladiator kit at my
local plastic emporium over the weekend. They call it the "Met
Reconnaissance and Foreign Service" kit. It contains all the parts to