Model Forum / General / Models / July 2007

Well I finally managed to get 5 litres of this stuff, Buck and Hickman do
sell to the general public via their trade counters on a 'credit card
account'; like Cromwell, they don't keep any stock so it has to be ordered
in, but, after 3 weeks and as many phone calls, I've got it. ...

I googled but did not find anything.  Anyone make this in metal or
resin?  Or point me to the Dragon kit that offers one.
My kids were busy with the Call of Duty Games 2 and 3 and wanted to
know if the BAR was the most powerful Allied rifle.  I said yes.

I tried to post this the other day with no luck.
I'm doing a 1/72 P-40N. Any observations on which kit s better,
Hasegawa or Academy?
Looking for the following after-market details.

I had an old, I mean like 4 years old, set of decals from Yellowhead
decals for my Black Cat PBY-5A and they came apart before they got off
the paper.  Ordered more... but has anyone got any recomendations on
how to avoid this or was it just old decals?

Does anyone have any advice regarding wiring a single phase motor to
run in either direction.
My Myford M-Type has a motor that is wired to run in only one
direction but I believe that it could possibly be wired to run in the

I would like to obtain a copy of the recent  "AFV modeller" magazine issue
#35.  Does anyone know where I can purchase this in the USA?  This is the
latest issue that includes articles about the SdKfz 251/20 UHU.  Thanks.

evening all,
the motor in my fathers tile cutter has died. on investigation it
appears to be the run capacitor. its a 450V 6uF 5% tolerance one. RS
only appear to have 5uF or 8uF caps. Which would be the better bet? my

Hi, can anyone help me?  I dropped a small washer inside the Crompton
Parkinson 1ph motor on my Myford ML7.  I've had a good look around, but I
think I should take the endplate off (opposite end to the pully) to check it
out.  Is it as easy as it looks?  just undo the endplate ...

Hello, I am currently setting up my shed as a small workshop and so
far I have a lathe (1948 Myford M-Type), pillar drill, small bench
grinder and some hand tools.
My main interest is in Stirling and Hot air engines and I have a

A couple of questions...
What's the 'accepted' pecking order of 1/48th Tomcat kits.
Hasegawa > Academy > Revell > Italeri....  or some such...  Personally
I'm looking for ease of build and fit over accuracy down to the last

finally got a colchester student lathe
can anyone please tell me the base diamentions as i need to pull it across
concrete, i was going to make and bend a sheet of metal like a sled to drag
it accross concrete to the doorway then the hiab can do the rest of the

Latest issue of MEW landed on the mat the other day. Reading some of
the comments in the letters page about the recent article on relacing
a motorbike wheel (also remembering what I'd read on this group in
this thread:http://tinyurl.com/294z3m

I have a 22 kva 3 phase induction motor that has seen very little use
and, as I cannnot use it, I would like to sell it. My local scrap yard
says if I tell them how much it weighs they will tell me how much it
is worth.

can any of you good people help me I hav
inherited a myford/drummond m type lathe which is a long bed model an
very original, manufactured in 1948 no J4508,   I have two requests, i
a box I have a tumble reverse mechanism which is missing the small fixe

Ok...just received mine at my local meeting tonight...I like it.  And
I'm relieved that it's not as big as the F-105G or Su-27...but it is
nice and huge.
A couple surprises I didn't expect were metal landing gear, and the