Model Forum / General / Models / December 2006

Any chance it was painted in just one shade of blue??
I really really hate that three color scheme.......
thx - Craig

Anybody point me to chapter and verse on the 'new boiler regs'?, since I
don't know what the old ones were it might be a good idea before I start
melting (oops, I mean soldering) copper.

Ive seen a few Bridgeports, and I know they have 42 odd inch tables,
but how much space do you need to have around them to be able to use
them? Ive only seen them in big workshops, and since I accidentally
bought a ladder that was *much* bigger than I needed when it looked

Has someone, possibly from Europe or better from Italy, ever bought an
airbrush from this on-line store? http://www.hobby-airbrushes.com/ they
have the best prices I suppose in the world.
In Italy the Badger 150-5 set (airbrush and three nozzles and needles

I have just bought a secondhand Chester Lux mill fitted with a 3 phase
motor. This is fitted with a inverter and gives variable speed. I am
just about to buy a Boxford AUD mk111 fitted with a 3 phase motor this
being fitted with a Transwave converter. This setup does not give a

Mark,
I recently saw the thread and link to the progress photos of your
workshop. It's an excellent photo history, are there any more photos
after week 81?

old friend of yours in the pic group.

Just bought a magnetic chuck for a small surface grinder, it's i
overall good order but some idiot has at some time lowered the wheel o
to it and put a mark about 5 thou deep on the surface. I know nothin
about these things but it looks slovenly, would it be OK to grind thi

My local Woolies, sorry F.W. Woolworth, tis Sunday after all, has those
cheap 6 inch electronis digital calipers at half price, £12.50 instead of
25, at least mine did till I got there! Yours may have too (If you know
where you can get them for less I don't want to know, just ignore ...

Nope...   it's not somethink kinky.
Us modellers aren't the only ones to have stashes. A friend from another
group told me about a couple of acronyms that they use in one of the
knitting newsgroups:

For years i have seen what models etc your getting for crimbo and been
jeaous as hell cos i never had anyone to buy me owt....but this years its
differant!!
Just found out a friend from Berlin has bought me the new Revell Fw 200. Not

I recently bought the Begemot 1/72 Flanker family Pt 1 decal sheet and
obviously am looking to put the decals on some Su 27's
The question is which is the best 1/2 scale kit of the Flanker B and does
anyone know of a conversion kit or article for converting a UB or Su 30 into

Approx 130 sheets of different kinds of original decals. Military -
Automotive

Kit Review: SDV Model 1/87 Scale Military Series Kit No. 87 052; Tatra
813 4 x 4 Vojensky Tahac Navesu (Military Tractor for Trailer Haulage);
81 parts (39 in olive green styrene, 32 in black styrene, 10 clear
styrene); price in Czech Koruna Kr 225 (equal to US $10.71 at the

Hi Chaps,
Owing to not having used it and needing the money for other things, I'm
auctioning my IME 8mm watchmakers lathe on eBay.  The item number is
250059925319 if you're interested and I've attached the auction blurb