Model Forum / General / Models / June 2007

Anyone know of a source of small quantities of Mobilgear 632? I can
buy 20 litre drums, but I only want about a quart to fill the newly
rebuilt gearhead of my Pedrazzoli Mec Brown cold cut off saw.
Equivelents are Esso Spartan EP320, Shell Omala Oil 220, Texaco Meropa

I have posted a couple of pictures of my Gato in progress on abms. I
will post some of my other recent completions over the next couple of days.

...my 1/32 Trumpeter F-100D is in the mail.

This is for anyone who has wondered about buying RESICAST models on line.
I ordered a 6 pounder AT gun and crew direct from RESICAST.
There were some post problems and a mix up over the order, but I have to say
I was most impressed by their customer service and how they dealt with ...

I have recently bought a Viceroy TDS with a 3 phase motor and to run
it from my domestic mains I`ve bought a inverter.
I have read some earlier posts regarding inverter wiring and I have
hopefully understood most of it.

So what is the overall consensus on this model by those who are working
on it - good, bad, indifferent?  IIRC it was a closed model so I'm
thinking there would be few parts & little detail to it, thus I'm not so
sure it'd look that great since it's 52" long (according to the box) ...

Anyone know what the weight of a J & S 540 grinder is please?
And do they easily break down into a few lumps for easier transport,
i.e. table off etc?
Thanks

Anyone know the name of the company that makes make 1-1 scale plastic
models of firearms.  I'm after an M16 rifle for a museum display. They
used to be made during the 70's -80's, but I  cant find any info on
current suppliers or manufacturers.  Any help greatly appreciated.

for around 50 years we have been stuck with pilots sitting in the
cockpit, staring straight ahead with their arms firmly fused to their
thighs.
As 1/32 is the common scale for large scale planes, ignoring this

A quick "Google" didn't bring many results for a flat steel or stainless
rule longer than 1000mm at a sensible price, any ideas where to look?
Bob

There are some interior pics in the SS In Action book on the Albatross.
If you have access to one, see page 14.
Bill Banaszak, MFE Sr.

Just had a Lancaster fly right over my house!  It was really noisy!

Just received a 1/72 scale kit of this bizarre bird. It's cast in pink
(!) resin and has only five parts including landing gear with wheels
attached and a figure of an officer.
As the name implies, it looks like a whale shark with canted twin tail

I looking to kit myself out with a couple of sets of screwdrivers (slotted,
pozi, torx). Currently looking at "Stanley Dynagrip Pro" screwdrivers. Are
there any other good quality screwdrivers I should be taking a look at?
Gav

Mark, was it you looking for wheel arbors for J&S 540 / 1400's? This
one has popped up on ebay:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Jones-Shipman-grinding-wheel-arbor-540-1400_W0QQitemZ28012
3256032QQihZ018QQcategoryZ121893QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
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