Model Forum / General / Models / June 2009

I have a suitable 3-phase motor that I picked up from e-bay, and a
brand new Altivar ATV11 VFD that came into my possession when the
factory shut down, and I want to use these on my ML7.
The connection as shown is straightforward enough, but I want to use a

If there are two pieces of steel joined by welding and no access for an
angle grinder, are there any sensible (and clean) suggestions of how to
 part them?
They are not continuous welds but this is 1/4" plate welded at to 90deg

I thought I was safe on the NFL channel, but Wacko-Jacko showed up there
too.
You'd think the guy cured cancer... or knew how to scribe panel lines.
WmB

Does anybody have an extra pod? I just need one of them for a project.
Also, does anybody know the approximate scale of Revell's Corvair B-36
Giant Bomber kit (c. 1954).  It was probably in "box scale" which
would probably make it around 1:200.

Kit Review: ArsenalM 1/87 scale kit No. 1221; German Army Tiger; 80
parts (77 in olive styrene, 1 clear styrene); retail price around US
$20 (contact information available from HO-MD.Fichtl@t-online.de)
Advantages: nicely done kit of modern Eurpoean attack helicopter;

'noon all,
I need a couple (initially at least) of convoluted rubber / black
fabric gaiters / bellows.
They are to seal the dust out from an area in front of a camera lens,

this one's gonna be a hard one to justify. I'm sure there will be
different prices but I doubt a whole lot lower than this. Oh well.
Craig
1/24 Scale Aircraft

Well at least the hard part!
http://stevewithnell.wordpress.com/2009/06/22/stuart-victoria-and-a-shapely-lady/
Steve

both staackens for cheap money....

I am working on a diorama in 1:500 scale (the odd scale is because it is
going in a coffee table.
I need a number of people and several cars or light trucks. I know 1:500
is kind of an odd scale (though I did find photo etch railings for the

http://wp.scn.ru/en/ww2/f/232/2/4#15
guess what i'm building?

I'm going to be starting yet another Hellcat soon. I will use an 1/48 Eduard
kit and the wonderful Alley Cat decals to build an F6F-5K at Point Mugu in
February 1950.
The decal sheet destructions show that the undercarriage legs and wheel hubs

The Anatomy of Nelsons Ships by C Nepean Longridge ,VGC ,large format ,
283 pages MAP publications.
Superb reference for the modeller of ships of the period,packed with
pictures,diagrams,fold out plans etc. Covers it's subject in massive

Can anyone help with advice on a peculiar electrical problem?     My house
is fitted with an earth trip breaker.   In the workshop, I have a circuit
with four small fluorescent lamps.    Of late, when I switch these lamps
off, the circuit breaker has been coming out.     The ...

Kit Review: cyber-hobby.com 1/35 scale Kit No. 40 (Dragon Models
Limited 1/35 Scale ‘39-‘45 Series Kit No. 6551); Befehls Panther Ausf.
G - Smart Kit; 729 parts (530 in grey styrene, 170 “Magic Tracks”, 14
clear styrene, 13 etched brass, 2 twisted steel wires); retail price US