Model Forum / General / Models / October 2007

I have a compressor that does not have an automatic cut-off switch, I
either let the safety valve blow or keep turning it off manually.  
So I purchased some Sealey parts (incidentally remarkably cheap - £4.99 for
the pressure switch and £1.99 for the gauge!) from their SA2250 parts ...

thought I would try out a liquid mask for the first time.  The
instructions say to not paint on a surface that you want to remain
clear as it may fog the finish....test on a piece of lexan first.
mmmmm.......  this was listed in one of those "items that others have

I have a lorch lathe that has a 3 phase motor on that I want to run o
an inverter. As the star point is in the motor does anyone know a goo
source for cheap 3 phase motors that are star / delta wound with
terminals.

I have just aquired an old geared head drill press. The motor has
wires so I have cut the star point off and paired them up in delta an
conected to an Mitsubishi inverter i have inverter goes up to 50Hz an
reads 230V on the output terminals but no movement from the motor.

Does not appear to be functional since at least yesterday.
You don't think the dread Chinese lead paint syndrome hit them?
"Chinese lead shipment stopped at U.S. border; found to be contaminated
with toys."

Last Mirage I built was the Revell 1/32 back in the middle 70's.
What's the best kit around these days?
thx - Craig

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21482508/?gt1=10450
So much for modern designs.  It's just a Hawker Siddeley 125 in space!  :-D

In the F-4F, F-4E, and F-4EJ family branch, which ones would have
extendable slats in the outer wings?
Bill Banaszak, MFE Sr.

Wow...8 months without a single meeting of the club oficials!!
These lemmings are jerking each other off in the toilets.
How does it feel to be a paying member of a organization that does nothing
for 8 months.

Dear Group,
I was wondering if there is an article or articles that address when
and where major combatants took off unit and rank insignia. I am
focusing on twentieth century conflicts.

Something of a blatant plug I'm afraid....
A couple of weeks back someone was asking how to get a Quill Return
Spring for their Miller.
I have looked back through the old posts for 'our' group but can't

It seems to me that paint mixing / color matching a lost part of model
building.
Before all of the pre mixed colors available to today's modelers, mixing
colors was part of the model builders skills.  Now it seems that everybody

I picked up a pretty old kit that came with many parts detached and no
instructions.  Its for  an Italeri Marder III Kit No. 210.  If any one
has a copy of the instructions can you please send a scanned copy to
<klmok@shaw.ca >  Thanks in advance.

I have seen several pieces of artwork which shows aircraft with an
additional inner pylon which is carrying a sidewinder missile. Can
anyone direct me to some plans or scale drawings of this pylon please.
Thanks in advance

Following on from my query about this I picked up a cheap 5HP 3 phase
400-440v  inverter. Wired it in to the "real" output of the Transwave
transformer  (ie single phase 415volt-ish). Looped the 3rd phase into
this. Runs fine until I try to run the lathe at top speed, at which