Model Forum / General / Models / January 2008

How do I drain the oil from the apron reservoir?
What is the M10 bolt for which is above the apron on the rhs?
Maddog

How are Dragon's Magic Tracks different from regular styrene tracks?
I see that they are not on a sprue, but otherwise...what difference is
there?

Auf wiederseh'n, alte kamerade!
"A German believed to have been the country's last World War I
veteran
passed away this month.

I have come to the first real "nasty" on my lathe.
The surfacing gearing and engagement bracket are "Knackered"?
Pics on www.edelec.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk
The Engagement assembly is shown on DSCF0099.JPG and DSCF0100.JPG

and ask for more clear fuselage sides like what is in the visiable
B-17. It is a shame to hide the insides of the B-29 and B-24 among
others. Here is the letter I sent, if enough emails are sent, it might
happen. I would love to see a visible B-29,

A relative called me with a question tonight that I don't know the answer
to.  One of my cousins, in the late 1950s and early 1960s, built a series of
plastic life size models of various American songbirds.  He is now trying to
find some of them via e-bay or other on line ...

so hydraulic leaks can be seen easier?
what's the scoop?
Craig

I'm putting the finishing touches on the DML M4A1 Sherman in two tone OD and
yellow-tan scheme for a tank in Italy.
What colors were the stars on these vehicles- yellow or white? Did they use
the circle surrounds as well?

should buy 2-3 Trumpter kits...
unfortunately, mine will go right to pay off the property tax bill
Craig

This must be driving Quickboost crazy.  When Revell released their Hunter
F6, it was obvious that the moulds had been produced with the facility for
producing both early and late versions. Oddly enough Revell seemed to be in
no hurry to release an FGA9 version, which would have ...

Good evening all,
  I have to send $35 to the USA for a item of tooling, the recipient
doesn't except PayPal but requests a International Money Order, how do you
go about sending one of these plus costs as all the items I have bought

Having serious thoughts about upgrading from my ML7 now.
Before I take some piccies and stick it up for sale in the usual
places, any hint of interest here?
Unilikely to be cheap though, as it was restored to as new condition

Suggestions for brand to go for, stay away from?
thx - Craig

ran out of rlm 65 in the midst of a big fuselage and there ain't a hobby store
within 3 hours of here. and it's sunday night. well any stort in a porm...
i bought 5 of the 57 cent apple barrel brand acrylic paints at squall mart and
tired mixing my own with an eyedropper and some ...

I've been gone a long while, playing with the 1:1 airplanes, and still
see a lot of familiar names , but I'm back with news of a large and
ambitious project that is starting at the Yankee Air Museum at the
Willow Run Bomber plant in Ypsilanti.  As part of our new museum,