Model Forum / General / Models / September 2008

Interesting photo!
http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com/TPC/fun-pics002/1101-1200/094.jpg
Who needs masking tape?

How do you..... "roll" an edge on tinplate like that seen on old tobacco
tins so that you have a nice smooth edge? Is there a simple machine that can
be used/made in the home workshop?  I only want to go in a straight
line/single edge.

Not true engineering, but can not find any on the net.
Were can I get 0.8mm thick plywood.
I need 6 sheets 300mm x 1200mm

Well, I followed the advice offered here and got some watch cement from
Micromark.
After gluing in a few windows in my Trumpeter C-47, it was quickly obvious
that the stuff is the same as good old Testor's tube glue, nothing different

Decided not to work today,first Sunday in years,and I`m bored rigid.
All the usual groups are dead,the yanks aren`t up yet,never again.
Someone must have some subject they want to post about even if it  is
only about saving some fifty year old lump of crap machine from the

Kit Review: Dragon Models Limited 1/72 Armor Pro Series Kit No.7371;
Sd.Kfz. 251/2 Ausf. C Rivetted Version and 3.7 cm Pak 35/36; 169
parts(152 in grey styrene, 14 etched brass, 2 DS plastic track runs, 1
length of stiff wire); price about US$14-16

Here's a bit of trivia for you. In Buffalo harbor there is a derelict
powered barge awaiting its final fate. Launched in about 1912, it is
the sister ship of the SS Seeandbee and the Greater Buffalo. These
ships carried the Great Lakes passenger trade from launching until the

Spent half the day getting nowhere with Google so can anyone recommend a
place to buy a quality Bandsaw blade that is specific to cutting
Aluminium???
I've a Dewalt DW738 and need a 82 1/2" (2095mm) quality blade to cut 25mm

further on the B-17 instruction request, here is the link to the list
of Revell instructions.....has anyone scanned their massive collection
of kit instructions to share?
any legal reasons why we can't do this?

During a routine nursing assistant's visit today the hot water inlet
pipe under the bathroom sink burst.  I'd only started putting the
basement back in order after last year's flood.  Alas, what I had put
was the shelves with the unsold kits and decals, right under the

were they cello wrapprd or is it revell revisted?

the local outlet has 2 different new ray "kits".
i got a camel and a dVII. they look ok in the box, i'll screw one together
after i decide to rig it or not.
anyone lse played with these? they were 7 bucks each, so it's almost a cheap

I am in (desperate) need of the yellow 42 decal for the above mentioned
kit. (The original one disintegrated when used.) If you have it and are
planning to do a different version, can you please send it to me. (I of
course would pay any postage). If you have it and are planning ...

I am repairing an electric motor for a friend. The centrifugal switch is
 broken. It needs a replacement felt washer as the original has worn
down. It needs to be a hard felt washer (not the kind which is rubber
mixed with felt) with dimensions 1/2" (hole) by 1" (overall ...