Model Forum / General / Models / May 2008

A pipe-bulging kit.
http://www.roman-road.co.uk/temp/DSC00164.JPG
the tubular bit (left, in 2 parts, as it happens) fits over the pipe,
leaving about 5mm out the tapered end, the mandrel goes in the end of the

Anyone know where I can get a set of instructions for the above, looks
very much the same as this:-
http://cgi.ebay.com/CHRISTEN-2-32-Select-O-Point-Drill-Grinder_W0QQitemZ7594906376
The only web page that I've found so far which ought to be relevant is

http://allscalemodels.blogspot.com/
Comments please! :)

I personally could care less if any of my kits had moving parts.  how
many of us still spin props, drop bombs with that little lever
sticking out of the old 1/48 Monogram kits, etc..
 Just venting as it seems like this kit was made a lot more

Second world war German fighters are a popular subject. They all seem to
have spirals on their spinners.
Why do decal manufacturers only put one example of each spinner spiral on
their sheets?  Why?  Why?  Why would they *do* that?  Why?

Some pretty evocative footage of the BBMF Lancaster getting low over Derwent
Water over at the BBC:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7404052.stm

Once I'd completed my Nemett 4 stroke,  modifications to the lathe became
evident.
www.btinternet.com/~steve.withnell/lathe/tailstock.JPG
a) Moving the tailstock  not only required a spanner,  but the nut needed

anyone have the mag?  what is the car in the ad opposite page 144?
thx - Craig

In the process of making Watch screws (14BA and smaller) from carbon
steel, I have been experimenting with slitting them.  Normally I use a
screw head file, but this can be somewhat time consuming so I tried a
slitting saw in the lathe.  I mount the screw in a tapped brass block

It's a good idea to keep an eye on this chaps.
http://www.letsrecycle.com/prices/metalsPrices.jsp
A few months ago ferrous scrap was about 4p a kilo and hardly worth selling.
It's gone up 50% in the last month alone and is now about 23p a kilo. More

I think it was Hull SMEE had a nice Myford with nice looking DRO. I
have had a look at their website and can't find much on it. Can anyone
point me at info for installing DRO on an old super 7.
Cheers

Some of us use nylon monofilament thread for rigging. One of the neat
features is that you can apply heat to it after it is fastened in
place, and it will shrink and become more taut.
The problem has been how to heat it. Some folks use a blown-out match,

thought I would try out the gamers first before I post other places.
I have this kit (link)     and the Ancient Stone Fortress kit # 8506.
thx - Craig
http://3000toys.com/catalog/item_detail.aspx?itemfind='zvezda8512'&referer='froogle'

Having just bought the Beaver turret mill, I am now on the lookout for some
30Int tooling for it. I have loads of 40Int for the A&S mills (1ES and 2ES) but
sod's law says I have to get a vertical with something different!
Talking with John S about the differences between 30Int and ...