Model Forum / General / Models / October 2007

Just taken delivery of one of the Shoba 6 inch rotary table kits, with
the extras, indexer, centre, etc etc, and a few other bits and pieces
from Chronos...
1/ Obviously haven't had a chance to use it in anger yet.

was the sis-30 used in combat and effective?

I was wondering if someone could give me
advice on finding or creating a reasonable match for the gold paint on the
corgi James Bond Aston Martin DB5. I picked up one in rather bad shape and
would like to try my hand at restoring it for my son.

I hadn't been to the shop for a while,  but popped down on Saturday to
look for a small Jacobs chuck on a 2MT shank,  to find that the Sert
Precision shop in Farnham, near Slough is no more.  It seems to have
become a coffee shop.   That's going to be quite a big loss for me -

What is your purpose in life? What is the rationale behind our life?
Why do we live in this life? These questions frequently intrigue
people who try to find accurate answers.
People provide different answers to these questions. Some people

Is there a kit of that intriguing, yet totally unsuccessful,
twin-pusher "gun platform" from the late 1930s: the Bell
YFM-1 Airacuda?  I know there was a decent Rareplanes kit
years ago, and a below-average resin kit of a few years ago

I often forget to turn off my electric soldering iron when I leave the
workshop. Quite apart from the waste of power I am worried about the fire
risk, so I have been looking for a plug fitted with an indicator light that
would be visible when the overhead lights are turned off, but ...

What color were the paper drop tanks used on the P-51 painted? Thanks, Pete

Looks like a great subject with some serious tires !!
a bit concerned about the amount of PE....
How are Bronco kits?
thx - Craig

These Delapena thingies always go for a fortune:
DELAPENA/MYFORD LATHE PORTABLE PRECISION HONING TOOLS
CONTROL HEADS, HONES, MANDRELS, TRUING STICKS & STONES
Item number: 320171860218   

How sad. By far one of the very best aviaton magazines.
Does anybody have a good copy of #62 that they wouldn't mind parting
with? I have a damaged copy, but it's the only issue that I am
missing.

Have at look at this, must hurt your eyes if using it for long periods
Ebay Item number: 160171374467
(don't worry AWEM I'm not buying, only browsing)
Bob

are air classics and air combat both dead? i have a buttload from the 70's and
they were decent.

Do people still use overhead gear on lathes for driving cutters on the
cross slide, or have small electric motors made this redundant?
The only "modern" pictures I can find of such equipment are associated
with ornamental turning lathes, plus a series of articles by JMW Wild

Introducing The Dourties And The Dualdigers, The Famous And The Common
People. Nudism? Nakedity? Aren't We Born Naked? Isn't Our Naked Skin
Our Clothes? Is Being Born Naked A Crime By The Dhourties' Logic If
Nudity In Public Is A Crime?