Model Forum / General / Models / March 2008

there is a model group where you can post pictures.. i don't remember
de name.. i know is rec. something
can you help?

I have recently purchased a Blackhorse Travel Air and need to know the
location of the c of g on this plane as I have lost the instruction manual.
Are there any other things that I should look our for on this plane?
What prop should I be using? I have a OS 46LA fitted currently.

just found  hulu.com    watch old tv shows for free !!  been watching
Dragnet and Adam-12 all morning.    hope this idea lasts awhile.  free
things rarely do.   really short ads too!
Craig

Slightly at a tangent to Model Engineering but worth a try.
I need a hot air gun to shrink some  'heat shrink' onto some cables.
No power available.  Not feasible to use a genny.  I thought of
adapting a gas blowtorch to provide heat at the nozzle instead of a

What has happened to the Modeling Madness website?
http://www.modelingmadness.com/
I click on that link and get re-directed to the website of the Willamette
Valley Hospice.

Hi all. I was copying a movie from 1934 this morning. Walter Huston
starred in "Keep 'em Rolling", a story, based on a factual history of
the 16th Field Artillery during the First World War. In fact the
movies used the services of the members of the 16th, stationed at Fort

I'm looking to buy some indexable tooling and would appreciate some
advice. Initially I just want a 10 mm RH tool - but what sort of tips?
Near-square, diamond, triangular, round? I know tips come with 4-letter
codes, but what 4 letters should I be looking for?

Hannants have now posted the box art for their forthcoming Xtrakit 1/72 Sea
Vixen FAW2.  Can't be long now. They have also posted the instruction sheets
for the companion Xtradecal sheet.
Are you getting excited?  I am. Can you see? This is my excited face!

I did some biographical reading on Howard Hughes while sitting on the
beach in Ixtapa that last couple of weeks.  I thought it might be an
interesting project to model all the aircraft developed under Howard
Hughes watch.  Would such a thing be even possible??

Anyone got any spare or have a cheap source? Doesn't have to be silver steel
as I'm not hardening it but that's the most common steel in ground form. It
does have to be cock on 3/8" though. J&L want a tenner a metre for it which
strikes me as bloody crazy. I know steel has gone ...

It was me on ebay I tried to email you direct
but had a problem with the address
Interested in the anti static arrangement
Thanks Andrew

What ever happened to that company that makes that good glue? I have been
searching some hobby shops for that glue. It was fantastic. I like it....

Went to the local quarterly kit collectors show yesterday. The wife
ended up picking out three kits (for me to build) & I only got one. It's
been like this for quite a few shows now. I think she likes the show
better than me. I'll never get rid of my stack. Life's tough.

I have almost finished my High Speed Tractor and I need help with the
air hose for the brakes on the howitzer.  I have found a couple of pix
showing the hose from the tractor but nothing showing where it goes on
the cannon. Are the hoses mounted on the cannon permanently or do they

and probably for about $3000 less than the ebay price...
Craig
http://moebiusmodels.com/bigFrankie.php