Model Forum / General / Models / June 2008

Am I missing something?  If you trade in your big truck for a high mpg
car, and your truck is not destroyed, what are you accomplishing if
someone else buys your truck?
too friggin' hot here in the SF Bay Area to think anymore.   gonna

Hi Gang,
I am getting started on a 1/48 He111z. This is the twin glider tow
version. Does anyone know of pictures or info on the net that might
help me with this model?

In the model I am making, I have to make a 1/8" x 20SWG slot. The text says
to drill a 0.9mm hole, use a piercing saw, then a flat escapement file.
As I don't have a piercing saw (or escapement file), I am looking in the
cromwell catalog. They have a piercing saw and a fret saw. ...

Hello there. I need a little help with a mini milling machine I jus
got. I just got my CMD10 back from repair, as it came faulty from new
All the problems have been fixed other than I can't seem to remove th
standard chuck which was fitted upon delivery. I follow th

what sort of maximum frequency can I run a 3 phase 3 hp motor at
running 240   3 phase   without killing motor
Thanks Andrew Bishop

...hoped for, but truly unexpected -
http://apnews.excite.com/article/20080618/D91COROO1.html
...we'll see if anything actually comes of it.

Was the Buffalo their only claim to fame in WWII?
Craig

Evening all,
before I commit to making several little bits form Ti I thought Id ask
the more knowledgeable about machining it.
The parts I have in mind are:

http://modelshipsworld.blogspot.com/2008/06/viking-war-ship-drakkar.html
Please see & comments please! :)

What is the accepted definition of "Out Of the Box"?
Take this totally hypothetical situation
A kit has five different marking options.  It is possible to combine the
aircraft specific markings from Option A with the national insignia and a

Went into Hobby Lobby today for some glue for plastic models and got a
cramp in my lungs.  The 1½" square black plastic container with the
small tube in one corner was almost $5.  When the hell did the price of
glue go crazy?  They didn't seem to carry any of the liquid ones I ...

I sometimes wonder how low these prices can drop.
There's 9" angle grinders on eBay for £34.95 + £7.95 P&P.
I recently bought a 5" angle grinder from Aldi for about £13 (can't
remember the exact price). At 1000W it should out perform my 4.5"

Greetings,
  I was reading about wiring in a British encyclopedia and it seems
that house wiring is done differently here in the USA.
  In the USA the mains power enters the house via a "load center".

I just put this on eBay:
Six Picador Plummer Blocks with 0.625" oil lite bearings:
 - Four tall-boys (marked Fig 220), centre height approx 3.75"
 - Two standard (marked Fig 412), centre height approx 1"

I am finishing up the Airfix Scammel and have a bit of a conundrum.
Airfix suggests Dark Earth Brown #26 for the North African color and the same
with Dark Green for Northern Europe.
I have a reference that says vehicles were shipped to North Africa in Dark