Model Forum / General / Models / August 2007

Like in a pencil sharpener. Does anyone know ?.
I am having great trouble understanding how to do it.
Thanks
Nick

I want to make some gear cutters with 15 1/2 deg pressure angle. I have Ivan
Laws book (17) but it only list 'button' sizes for 20 deg and 30 deg.  Does
anyone know of a source of data or correction factor I can use on these
tables. Thank You

I'm building a 1:144 scale 757 and designing it to be completely
custom.  The livery calls for a custom decal spanning the entire
length of the fuselage.  I have created them on my computer and
printed them out on Testors blank decal paper.  I split the decal in

Does anyone know where besides ebay I could find the original 1/48 non-clear
version of Tamiya's Mig 15 kit?  jim

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My Kerry lathe, whilst it has a gearbox, needs a pair of gears changed
to convert from imperial screw threads to metric.  Of course the lathe
came without those gears so I need to meaurse the imperial ones and
either buy or make some new ones.  My problem is how do I measure

anyone have a list of a/c that went both ways?
saw a question about encounters btwn a bf109 and a Hellcat in another
aviation group and it got me to thinkin'....
Craig

I got Minicraft's 1/144 scale B-52H and would like to decal it as a plane
from the 2nd Bomb Wing at Barksdale AFB (Bossier City Louisiana). Both my
father and my father-in-law were stationed there.
I've googled, and checked many a web site, but have had no luck. Anyone out

Hi all, just bought the Academy Mig 29, and treated myself to the
Aires resin cockpit set at the same time.
Couple of questions-anyone know what colour the cockpit interior/
instrument panel should be, ie is the colour available off the shelf,

do people float these things?
Craig

This will test your patience.
The nice chap at Hemingway has sent me very quickly a lovely
collection of materials and instructions to make a knurling tool.
I have seriously underestimated my abilities , but more importantly my

Seen several pics and kits with big searchlights on the mantle.  Why
just in this era of armor???
Craig

Does anyone have a recipe for Russian green that I can spray on?
Thanks.
Lance

I need to top-up the oil for the gears in the headstock (used for the auto
feed) in my Model-B Super. Is there anything wrong with using 10W-40 as I
have that to hand at the moment?
Cheers,

Does any body make any update kits for the new T-38C upgrade?
Steve