Model Forum / General / Models / July 2007

I was corrected yesterday by one of the federal marshalls who guard
this federal bldg where I slave away at my institutional beige
desk.....
what is the difference btwn a clip and a magazine?  I was referring to

Hi does anyone know if there will be any ''Trasnsformer''  Model Kits
issued for the Movie.  Also -TARGET- has a Big Boxed Figure of
''Optimus-Prime''  from the new Movie.  I took a rough measurement thru
the Clear Plastic of one of the Back Tires.  and it's about  1''

Found this site today whilst searching for a local tool supplier:
http://www.david.zen.co.uk/toolstore/Online_Catalogue_Consumables_3.html
They have some very handy stuff that's normally difficult to find  ;-)
Martin

I'm on the lookout for outside jaws for a 6" (imperial) Pratt- Burnerd
3-jaw (actually a Griptru but that doesn't make any difference to the
jaws)
also for a 200mm Metric P-B 3-jaw.

I'm working on a figure model, and purchased some Squadron white putty
from a local hobby shop. I've never used this product before, and it
seems a bit too thick out of the tube to suit me.
Is there anything I can mix it with to soften it up, say, to about

All plastic and metal kits 30% off.
Now, anything to make the drive worth it?

    --Hey gang I'm relagging some steam lines on my 5-A. I'm planning to
wrap the manifolds with 1/8" clothesline, then slop enough paint on it to
make the finish glossy enough that oil can be easily wiped off. Is there a
shortcut to painting on ten coats? What have others done?

so I purchased the Italeri Mercedes Dakar G-wagon kit today for an
astonishing $47 ....before hand I had never heard of this brand
before, nor have I had any experience with their kits, but for how
much it costs, I expected the utmost precision and quality....I

Can anyone give me some insight into the common weapon loads for USN
A-7Es  in the 1980s?  I happen to have 8 Rockeyes and a couple of
Shrikes already painted and waiting in the spares box.  Of course
there are also the kit-supplied Mk 82s and Mavericks.  Any thoughts?

Wow ...........if you take a look, whole back gear assembly looks to
be missing ...
new bearings ...but no new oilers ..
new bearings and bolts don't look disturbed for eons

evening all,
Im probably going to end up with a 2 tonne (1900kg) mill later this
week. :)
However as always theres a hitch, its in Cheltenham, and Im near J23

This is one product that I really puzzled about.
For flat laminated glass panels I can see how two sheets can be bonded/fused
to the inner plastic layer, but how one earth is single and dual curvature
laminated glass made.

Been looking at Warco's "VMC Turret Mill":
http://www.warco.co.uk/shop.asp?catid=40&ProdId=109#109
in their catalogue and website. Does anybody have any experience o
Warco mills (maybe not this model) - are they any good, value-for-mone

On the end of hydraulic cylinders there is usually a spherical rose
bearing welded on to the ram to take out missalignment as it operates.
Consists of a ring with a female double truncated spherically turned
surface, and a male double truncated sphere (a bit like the world

I need to connect some tiny PTFE "fingers" (about 1.5mm x 2mm x 3mm) to
some aluminium.
There's not much space for screws / nuts etc and I don't fancy my
chances of boring into the PTFE fingers to slip over an aluminium