Model Forum / General / Models / June 2008

While it is a 1/1 car magazine there is an article in this issue on
Mr. Ross Cousins.  He's an artist who has illustrated many cars for
brochures and even contributed some styling to various autos.  After
retiring from GM he did some painting for MPC boxart - most specifically

...I've been hit with a question from someone regarding filling seams
on an old Aurora car kit whose fit isn't that great - in fact, it
sucks worse than some shoddy garage resin kits I've seen - and the
friend who hit me up on it has admitted he's not that good with

Beginner questions I'm afraid ...
I need to counterbore for an M4 cap-head screw (the head is about 8m
across). I don't have a M4 counterbore. I do have an 8mm end-mill and a
8mm slot-drill. Which of these is the better to use? Would the hol

I've been reading Ivan Law's book on making gear cutters and he described
the design and build of a "button cutter" to generate an approimation of the
involute profile.
Mr. Law sets out two tables of design information for the cutters,  one

I bought some greaseless polishing compound awhile ago & have only just
come to use it. I've got 80, 150 & 300 but I can only get a mop to take
the 80 !
I'm using coloured stitch mops, when applying the 150 / 300 bars it just

Did a bit of concrete work this weekend. Used the ALDI Chinese copy demolition
hammer for the first time.
http://www.aldi.co.uk/uk/html/offers/58_5019.htm
Very impressed! It may just be that it's new and the steel hasn't been

I have just bought an Italeri AS42 Sahariana.  One of it's selling points
are resin parts for the engine and the two figures.
This is my first resin experience and I'm struggling to see what the fuss is
all about.

Hi, hope some one can help.
Would anyone close to Nottinghamshire happen to have a  metal cutting
guillotine for sale for a reasonable price?
Needs to be a 4ft wide cut, and in good working order.  Prefer an Edwards

I should be shortly be installing my Bantam & 540 in the workshop
after a long delay, but have a question about getting power to them.
I have a Transwave static converter (3Kw/4Hp) which will be running
the Bridgy in addition to the above, but obviously not all at the same

I was at the council dump at Exmouth on Friday. This is one of those
places that accept junk and turn it into gold, then sell it. They had
a pair of Stuart magneto engines, both slightly disassembled. I think
there was one magneto missing and maybe a few other parts.

Interesting to see that the "Cobra" lathe advertised on the back page
of the current MEW has a 150HP motor.
--
Richard

Following the saga of the broken back gears on an ML7, I'll admit using them
to remove chucks on mine.
After engaging back gear I put the chuck key in place and give it a whack
with my hand.

I've been asked to sort out a model of a lancashire mill engine and I can't
for the life of me understand how it was meant to work.
The engine is a single cylinder steam engine with the steam chest on top of
the cylinder.   Instead of the usual single slide valve arrangement  (a ...

Does anyone have a good source for 1/72 ww2 Japanese aircraft decals.
I have a Hasegawa type-94-1 ALF that I am looking for good decals to use.
Any help would be great.
Thanks in advance.

I needed the 75 cannon for a parts missing 38t tank version that
needed it. Got both Italeri kits free at  different swap meets.  Any
suggestions what I can do with the perfectly good 75mm pak carraige
with no gun?