Model Forum / General / Models / September 2009

I'd be grateful for some ideas on my latest possible project.
I've been asked at my sailing club whether it would be possible to have
a winch to pull boats up the slipway.  The boats in question are patrol
boats with outboard motors and probably weigh about 500 pounds.  The

I've just recently returned to modelling after almost cutting my finger off
three times in my careless younger days. As i'm now getting deeply into the
hobby i've come across some hurdles.
I use an airbrush with Tamiya acrylics to paint my larger models but when i

From that well known crook, thief, drug dealer and con artist whose dad
used to steal from his workmates ebay user error505sex aka john bunt/guy
fawkes. He claims to have been knocked which is rich considering he
still owes £14,000 in legal expenses after his failed attempt to ...

I have got a hy-flo pump model C stored away in the shed. Unfortunetl
we had a flood and yes it got waterlogged. Is there any way i ca
replace the electrics inside as they look to be very damaged, loo
forward to hearing from you soon.                                      

While this always has been a potential problem, I find it occurring more
regularly these days.
The problem is a mismatch between the airfoil thickness on the actual
wing versus the thickness on the fuselage- that is on the outboard edge

Has anyone got experience in fitting crimps onto 2.5 mm steel cable.  Such
as a handbrake cable on a car.  What is the end crimp made of, is it normal
steel, say EN3?
Could I turn down a small piece of bar, drill a hole and then crimp it up to

I need some molding sand as I find I need to csat a handle in aluminum
I normally just cast solid shapes then machine to what ever I need
but  this time its not possible and as this is a job for SWMBO Ive
managed to lose my john winter book so have no idea of cost .Now I

was reading the current issue of Invention and Technology with an
article about swept and movable wings..
got me thinking.  With the 262 and 163 in production during the war
and the F-86 soon after, if the concept of swept wings have been more

Does any kit manufacturer offer the SH-60F CV helo? Italeri makes an SH-60B
LAMPS III and a HH-60H Seahawk CSAR bird, and Hasegawa has the -60B as well,
but does anyone offer the -60F? This would be in 1/72. TIA.

Last time I built a model kit was when I was a teenager,  15 years ago.  I
have a few Kitts lying around that I never got around to building.  I
recently decided to attempt to build some of those kits.
The problem is my experience in painting them.  15 years ago I was more

I keep hearing the cautionary phrase, "Acrylics and enamels don't mix."
I always assumed that it would be very unwise to mix them in the bottle.  Is
there a reason that acrylics cannot be used alongside enamels on the same
model?  Or, either over-sprayed with the other when ...

Kit Review: Dragon Models Limited 1/35 scale ‘39-‘45 Series Kit No.
6519; German Wiking Division Kovel 1944 - Gen2 Gear; 143 parts in grey
styrene; estimated retail price US$13.95
Advantages: mixture of “Gen1" figures and “Gen2" kit more popular with

Does any one know what size of jet a flamefast cubicle furnace would
have to run on propane the one I,ve brought has a natural gas set-up
it will run on propane but if I could make a replacement jet it would
properly be more efficient its not forced air if that makes a

Just a heads up to say that the engineering course at Eastleigh
College in Hampshire is running again.
Sadly this course has been cancelled several times in recent years due
to lack of numbers.  I enjoy getting out on a Monday night hence this