Model Forum / General / Models / October 2007

Is it possible to find/buy a shelf for paints? I saw in the shops Tamiya's
and Modelmaster's shelves but was told they were not for sale! And they
would exactly fit my needs and available space! Any help would bi really
appreciated! Thanks in advance!

I just had a email, from a Museum in deepest E Germany.
I made a Revell 72nd Mig21 a couple of years ago, for the father of my ex,
then last year i made him the 32nd Trumpeter kit.
He took me to the museum a couple of years back, then i have been back

A friend needs a good petrol tank sealer & would like to use the USA
made product "Kwik-Poly". Can it be bought anywhere in the UK?
TIA

I was wondering if anyone might provide some tips on painting the
astronaut figure included in this kit?  I have never attempted a
vinyl / polythene figure and I want to be cautious as to what might be
some pitfalls in working with this material.  Thanks

Further words unnecessary:
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--- Stephen

Hey I just got the 1903 wright flyer balsa wood model. I never built a
balsa wood model before and I keep reading everywhere that CA glue is
the preferred. Can I use regular super glue or krazy glue, since I
believe both are cyanoacrylate, or do I need some special formulation

I am looking at Superscale sheet 72-880, and it shows a VF-31 F-4J (I
decided to Go Navy--the Air Force colors were giving me a headache!) and
it features another variety of markings anomaly.  Why are the national
insignia on this Phantom so large (the one's on the wings are ...

I am building the Italeri 1/48 Kit of the above, in the markings of EC 2/13.
French Air Force (silver overall).  The instructions show a black curved
shape on the intake sides and red decal for just behind the cockpit beside
this.  I feel the intake marking should be red also. ...

I have found more horrible Torx cap head screws - big ones for which I
don't have a key. I don't understand the sizing - the biggest I have
in my set is T40 - which are 6.5mm across between points - so how the
heck are they sized ? 40 what, gnats crotchets ? I suppose I will have

This coming weekend, starts Friday the 12th and runs thru until
Tuesday the 16th, so a whole 5 days to get you to part with money :D
Location is at TEE Publishing's Midlands Showground at Leamington Spa.
Post code for the anally retentive with GPS is CV31 1XN

Does anyone have the above tap for sale, i need to make some fitting
for my Unimat lathe, Dav
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DCree

Danged if I can figure out what F4 was in service when...
The Tamiya kit #60306 is the Navy version I want, not the SEA camo
this time around...  One set of decals is for a bicentennial version
(1976)

I was just at the Wal*Mart in Lakewood, CO and saw two new 21st
Century Toys aircraft model kits on the shelf.  They were the 1/32
Bf-109G-14 (#22106) and the Macchi C.205 Veltro (#22113).  I was a
little surprised to see these at Wal*Mart since I was under the

So I went in today to cruise one of our three stores a little & spied
the large QMII on clearance & snagged it for $32, still factory sealed &
not crushed.  Regular price was $90.  I think I may light it up a little
with fiber optic cable so it looks nice at night.