Model Forum / General / Models / February 2008

We've all dealt with peculiarities in Japanese instruction sheets for
models (the Bandai 1/48th scale tank ones were a riot when it came to
describing the vehicle in question's history, with one line I remember
being: "Allies were terrified in horror of Tiger and Panther tanks")  ...

The Space Shuttle Endeavour has an orbiter vehicle designation of
OV-105. It was the fifth and final NASA space shuttle to be built. It
was named after HM Bark Endeavour and it had 20 missions.
Warplanes.com offers the Space Shuttle Endeavour model spacecraft on a

This may sound a bit of a numb question,but....
I have just

I thought out of idle curiosity I would measure the accuracy of my Warco A1S
mill table now the mill has had a few years use and I thought it about time
to adjust the gib strips. Over about 18" movement I had 3 thou error on the
X movement. Is this typical? mediocre? bad? good? ...

Am currently building a Hasagawa 1/32 scale A-4E/F. I know there area few
CAM and a couple of Superescale A-4 sheets out. Does anyone know of any
other companies tha make 1/32 scale decals for the A-4. Time period would be
late 1967 early 1968. Also are there any Marine decal ...

I was wondering in wood routing you get a range of chamfer tools with
various radii. Is it possible to get similar cutters for a milling machine.
I want to put a round chamfer on a piece of square aluminium and this would
be the easiest way.

OK, I might be a little dense, but I'm having problems figuring out the
instructions for the True Details B-17 cockpit (TD48509).  Specifically, how
do the walls (parts L, M, S, & T) get installed?  The instructions (what a
misnomer) are very vague, and the parts do not match the ...

'noon all,
I need some aluminium alloy 'strip' 2.5mm x 6mm. I cant find a
supplier with it listed, most seem to only hold imperial measurements
in this sort of size ( 1/16th, 1/8th and 1/4 inchs...)

Whats the spindle taper on a Harrison M250 with D1-3 camlock spindle?
Anybody know the specs?
Thank You,
Ed

Hello again,
I have been designing an building a small CNC 3 axis table type machin
for cutting out model aircraft components from wood and foam.
This got me thinking about getting a medium sized mill and possibl

I have an old Lorch-Schmidt lathe from 1920s which needs repainting
(it's been rather roughly painted in the intervening years).
I don't know much about painting other than that it is much harder than
it looks to get good results! Looking at some similar lathes in good

the pic only shows 6. anyone know what all the subjects are?
Craig
http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXTCH5&P=7

The Lockheed C-5A and C-5B Galaxy are variants of C-5, a strategic
airlifter aircraft. The C-5A was the original version of C-5 used by
the US Air Forces bases. The C-5C was a specially modified variant for
transporting large cargo.

My wife gave me a Nikon D40X for Christmas. I find it is a great
camera for modeling. It came with a Nikor 18-55mm lens, which I find a
good lens for model photography.  Many macro lenses are macro only on
the longest (most zoomed) focal length.  This little lens is macro at

I am about to start a couple of Lancasters a Revell B I/III and an
Airfix B.I/III, which I intend to finish as a B.II using the Paragon
Designs conversion set. But before I get started can anyone tell me
the answers to the following: