Model Forum / General / Models / January 2007

Just checking to see if you got the 'Black Cat' link I sent you.

I just picked up one of the new(ish) DML P-51D kits.  To the eyeball, in the
box, it looks like, well, a P-51D.  It has recessed panel lines, of course,
and a lot of recessed rivet details.  Unfortunately, it has this abundance
of recessed rivets on the wings as well.  As I ...

Sorry if this is old news, but I thought folks here might be interested
in the following...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/6134988.stm
Looks like 'Hornby' is taking over the model & paint divisions of Airfix

1/72 scale--Anyone have a set of the instructions of the very old
Hasegawa RA-5C Vigilante? It is kit number E001, but any comparable kit
will work. This kit has markings for the USS Constellation, USS Ranger
and USS Independence.

I am trying to finish off putting my S7 Myford together and I would
like some advice please.  I have a few questions on the electrical
motor.
1. The Lathe doesn't have a no-volt release switch. Should I source

Recently there were two quotes one of Herman Goring and the other by Dwight
Eisenhower poster to this newsgroup. They were  diametrically opposed in
philosophy and I would like to put them in a saved folder. Would it be
possible for the original posters to post them again or send ...

Maybe it has been asked before, but is there much difference between the
Roden and Eduard WWI kits as far as quality goes?   I'm looking at the new
Albatros DIII in 1/32" scale.   jim

Free (well, apart from shipping cost) to a good home:
11 Model Engineers' Workshop magazine binders (three of them have
never been used)
6 Model Engineer magazine binders

Gentlemen
    True to his word, our friend Nick Mueller has obtained the oilers
we ordered.  He's packed them and posted them and they should be with me
next week, he thinks probably next Tuesday.

I've decided to switch to acrylic paints for spraying and I'm looking
for a manufacturer that does an accurate range for WWII RAF aircraft.
Xtracrylix appeal because they have a complete range, including
FAA/Coastal command colours, and they're easily avilable in the UK.

I need to devise a clutch system for my home made powerhammer.
Traditional mechanical hammers use steel on steel cone clutches so I
wondered if anybody here has any experience of machining cone clutches
from scratch. Would I be better off using the clutch from a small

Assorted High Current
Rechargeable Batteries for sale.
2 to 1220 AH 7.2 to 36 volt
Lithium-Ion, NiMH, NiCad, NiFE

Is the Tamiya kit, the D-520 the same type as my grandfathers
destroyer, the USS Strong? She was sunk in 1943 and I don't know if the
Fletcher class was modified during its run.
thx all - Craig

I've got a tapped hole about 5mm diameter and was wondering what it a 'good'
way to go about finding out what type the thread is. I've trying screwing
various bolts into it but nothing seems to fit.
I seem to remember someone here once saying they stick blu-tack down the

A have a old British made bench drilling machine free to anyone who can
collect. It is one metre high and very heavy, I can just about drag it
a couple of feet. There is no motor but there is a 3 phase switch. It's
in Wallasey, Wirral. I can post a picture or two if anybody wants.