Model Forum / General / Models / October 2007

seems she still has lots of kinks to worry about, but she has been
sent to the front.
Craig

I am puzzled.
I bought this to produce a flat hard cover on my model. But the cover is not
flat at all!
It kinda satin-gloss - very similar to unpainted smooth plastic.

This is insane. The thing's only worth $20. It isn't any of you guys
pushing it up, is it??
Regards
RobG

I have decided that my next project would be a CF-18 1:48 scale, but I
need to order in the kit (nothing available locally).  So, I am
wondering if anyone can make a recommendation or point me to a reviews
website so I can choose between the Revell, Monogram, and Testors

I'm about to paint the exhast stacks on an OV-10 model that I'm
working on, and am just looking for some ideas on which metalizer
colors you've had success with for this type of thing.   Also, any
post-shading/washes/rusting/etc techniques that really make an exhaust

Sitting here, wondering how that fly buzziing around is able to steer
itself. Going through life eating sh.t. Amazing.
Its dark outside, I was outside for a while and while out there I snifffed
several tubes of glue and got magical powers that allowed me to float in the

Ok, let's start off by admitting that I'm not in the best of moods:-
1) The "heavy duty" Hilti breaker that I hired this morning wouldn't break
through the crust of an apple crumble, let alone the 5"  of concrete shed base
that I was trying to remove.

Hi all. I am looking for a supplier of budget priced Acme/ Trapezoidal style
ball screws up to 2 metres in length in the UK.Any ideas.
Many thanks

Here is a collection of photos from the Military
Miniature Society of Illinois' "Chicago Show", held
the weekend before the last.  As always, the best
miniaturists from the world show up, displaying

morning all,
Slightly OT, but it is metal Im shipping...
Its not as urgent as Andrews was, but I need to ship a crate that
weighs about 75Kg to Sweden (I hate Ebay!). I can't find anyone who

Hope nick got his vacuum pump sorted out.
Now I got a little question, someone might be able to help with.
Want to Vacuum form some 1mm thick ABS sheet as a little private job,
and have been watching some forming machines go for crazy money on ebay

I need to drill 2.5mm dia. holes 20mm deep in 316 stainless steel.
Will ordinary HSS drills be okay, or is there a better
type of drill ?
Jim Hawkins

I need to design a 23 inch standard cabinet. But I don't know which standard
should the rack follows. Someone tell me it just use the 585 mm panel stated
in IEC 917, is it right? If not, which standard should it obeys?

Does anyone have phone numbers for a private operator machine shifter
based SE London or East Sussex equipped with a hi-ab equipped flat bed
(about 20 foot bed length) capable of lifting 2.5 tons extended?
My poor chap who has done sterling work for me for years, and has

Let's hope no one tries to get detailed drawings of something else
that's even more classified so they can build a model of it....say a
P-80 or Sherman tank:
http://www.nasawatch.com/archives/2007/09/keeping_jupiter.html