Model Forum / General / Models / November 2007

I am building the Roden 1:32 DR1.  Got a couple of questions. I have a
French mag, Replic, that shows shoulder harnesses in both the kit
buildup and a real DR1 in a museum.  Did they really use shoulder
harnesses in WW1?  I thought those came in the twenties and thirties.

I have just bought an Astra milling machine but have no manual.  Can anyone
help with one or some info about the machine.
Thanks
Chris

I am looking to build a workshop, but I am uncertain if I will build a
concrete base, with 3 courses of bricks then a wooden frame/roof, or a
concrete pad with a good shed type building (with wooden floor). Have people
had good or bad experiences with either? Cost and time to ...

What is the best way to get a smooth finish on nylon bar. I'm machinin
down to 32mm diameter, but need a polished finish. Any suggestions?
Thanks,
Garth

Anyone have any opinions, good or bad, on HBM brand chucks ?
Was thinking of buying one from RDGTools for my Myford ML10 ( with the
pre-mounted backplate...), mostly due to the reasonable price, and was
wondering where they were on the good/average/bad scale........

A week or two ago, I posted a request for information on the Dragon Wagon
and M3A1 Half Track in relation to the 1/72 scale kits from Academy.  The
following day, a power cut severed my connection to the Internet and e-mail
and my son has just managed to re-connect me.  The ...

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I worked as an USAF mechanic around F-4E's at Clark AB in the early
eighties.  Prior to that I saw PLENTY of the Vietnam type 4-color
schemes at Hill AFB.  I hadn't built a model with this scheme in years,
but I just assumed that I could go to the hobby shop and get the MM

I've never tried two tone with spray lacquer and I would like to know if
people think my plan will work.
I have a cardboard / balsa model rocket that I want to spray with Tamiya
Pearl White lacquer, mask off a pattern with Blue Tape, spray with Tamiya

The Sportscar That Never Met Its Match goes for a tune up modification
and transformation the:
"RX8 TURBO NEED FOR  SPEED CARBON"
-The best Greek RX8 by Tuninghouse, Giannitsa

I picked up a display base that is a runway made of Perforated Steel Plates
(PSP). Anyone have any info on how they were painted? I did the usual google
search and came up empty (lots of pictures of it). Any info on this would be
greatly appreciated.

Isn't this really the 1/47 or some weird box scale kit by Revell?
They never did list the scale size on the box art...
Craig
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I dug an old 25 year old Peerless 1/35 1-1/2 ton Dodge Personnel Carrier
out of the stash last week and started to put it together. The white
decals had yellowed and refused to come off the decal backing anyway. Is
there a secret to wetting the decal sheet with some liquid or ...

got the Trumpeter 1/350 Sara today.  deck is in three pieces.  the
instructions show to place the deck in sections on the already
completed hull.  this sounds like a great recipe for nasty seams, and
I doubt Sara had big seams across the deck.

Does anyone know where I can get information of cutting speeds for
cast, 316, gun metal etc. I`m new to metal turning and would like to
have some idea of what speed to run my lathe at.  Pete