Model Forum / General / Models / June 2007

I found a great item recently, for those like me who come from the
balsa flying model era.  Hannan's Hanger is selling a DVD of Comet
Model News.  This is a compilation of movies made by/for the old Comet
Model and Supply Company.  The movies are silent, but have accompaning

With all the negative comments over the last couple of years about the
future of home machining, the loss of traditional skills and the end
of an era etc; together with the moaning about the current lack of
good ME press,. I thought it might be worth posting a link to this

I've just listed a communications receiver on eBay as part of the
pre-move sort out, and on check out I got this message:
* Stated fees include 15% VAT for residents of United Kingdom.  Learn
more about rounding and how VAT applies to you. Note: Fee and VAT (as

i found a hobby town in v-ville!
it's been there 2 years and no one knows.
they were light on some stuff, so i talked them into getting
more armor, tlc and good decal set solution. they had no

Just for the interest of those who maybe aren't familiar with the e-book
newsgroups (or otherwise have a life away from the computer :-) ), several
books on painting and weathering of model tanks etc.have been posted
recently on alt.binaries.e-books.technical. A decent newsreader ...

When I was at Harrogate show I enquired about a zeus engineers book
was quoted £6.50 by one of the major tool suppliers which I thought wa
very expensive, needless to say I didn't buy one. Today I was a
Cromwell tools shop near me and I bought one of their data books for £

I just found this forum.
For years I'm using Humbrol paint, but knowing the problems with this
manufacturer I'm looking for another brand.
Do you have experience with VALLEJO paint?

During the Vietnam War Navy A4E & F's carried a larger centerline tank with
TERs on Stations 2 & 4.
The tank was larger than the normal wing tanks carried in peacetime.
Does anyone remember the size of this larger centerline tank?

any kits of an rb1? that is one cool looking transport.
and all steel! oh baby, have to build one.

Does anyone else set themselves "rules"?  For instance:
...if you start it, you have to finish it,
...only one project on the go at time,
...one new technique per build,

Does anyone have any information on the wooden steamships that were
being built during World War I? Any models built and housed in a
museum?

I will need to make or buy a few small tension springs of around (I'm
guessing) an inch long by 1/4 diameter in something like 16 gauge
wire.  My question is :  does anyone know a good web or paper resource
to help design springs, ideally with info on how to make them as

Just tried so sign into homeworkshop.org.uk this morning (as every
morning) and got
"This account has exceeded it's bandwidth quota and has been
temporarily disabled."

I have a 1/24? scale model GO Kart kit. I believe it was part of an AMT Pick
Up kit from the 50's. Anyone know something about it or the real thing?
Thanks, Mike West/Lone Star Models

When painting a casting that has machined surfaces which is the best
way to keep paint of the nice shiney bits?
Is it best to mask or wipe off whilst wet or scrape off when dry?