Model Forum / General / Models / November 2006

I have an idea for a new invention but have a problem with machining a part,
Imagine a 40 mm dia X 50 bar with a 20 hole through, one end of the bar has
a 20 degree countersink forming a sharp edge to the OD. This csk blends with
the 20 bore by a 14 mm radius-looks like a trumpet ...

Does anyone know where I can buy a pair of 1/48-scale R-1830 engines?

I think I got lost in the dog turd discussion.  I was wondering if a
full day is enough time to allow or should I plan more time?  Also, I
will not bring a bag big enought for the GATO.  I think I would have to
borrow my friends golf bag carrier for that one.  One other question,

Hey ho, at last, something that had been sitting in my cupboard for,
oh, 6 years or so: 1/72 euII Kaiten suicide torpedo model. In fact,
the crew must have mutinied, for the hatch is missing :-) But it
turned out very well, even the decals cracked from exposure to heat

Got a job on doing some small gear selectors in aluminium bronze, the
drawn variety.
The job calls for two M3 tapped holes 10mm deep into a bore.
Now for anyone not familiar with this material it's horrible.

Hi Troops:
    I have run out of patience with the old Netscape, ver. 4.7 e-mail
program and have installed Microsoft's Outlook. I am wondering if there
is a easy way to transfer my address book from Netscape to Outlook? I

Among my spoils from the auction the other day was a job lot of
miscellaneous pullers. The main item I wanted was worth the bid price,
but there were some oddities which have got me stumped.
Strangest is this lot, made by OTC:-

I've come across references on this site and others that claim Spitfire
seats to have been made from Bakelite. They were actually made from
resin bonded paper!
The resin used was a reddish brown in colour, similar to bakelite but

Anybody know where I can buy the Hobbyboss T-34/76 and T-34/85 in the U.S.?
Thanks, jim in San Diego

Need a piece of rubber about 6 inches square and 3mm to 4mm, to go under a
blanking plate to seal off a flange.
Nearest thing I have here is a mouse mat, but rubber looks a little too
soft, might even be porous.

Seems this is the season for me to video stuff I'm doing in the workshop.
Well I thought this bodge might come in handy for someone else, so I
taped it.
Got a job in, which was 3/16" dia 316 St-steel. needs a M4 thread on one

Just curious..
Does any company make a 1/35 scale kit of a M-198 field howitzer?
I hope there is a future in doing this...

this kit looks like it will replace the big honkin' Lindberg boat...
Does Italeri usually get their ships right?
and if anyone is searching, even with shipping, the price of this kit
at Greatmodels beats

Anyone know of a cheap source of reducing bushes for pulleys?
I've just got one from ebay, and it has a 3/4" bore instead of the 5/8"
I need.
Trouble is, its to fix my lathe, so I can't make one.

Does anyone make this kit in 1/35? Who has a good price if so?
Thanks in advance.