Model Forum / General / Models / January 2010

At the exhibition at Alexandra Palace I bounght one of the small diamond
cup wheels from RDG with a view to using it to sharpen carbide gravers.
It is similar to that shown on their website:
http://www.rdgtools.co.uk/acatalog/50mm_Diameter_Diamond_Grinding_Wheels.html  

Apologies for being off topic, just wondered if any wood workers could
answer a small problem I'm faced with. I did do a newsgroup search, but what
came up looked fairly inactive.
Our new front door has been delivered, but its "Pre glazed" with plain

These are very hard to find, I know.  I used to have the old U.S.S. Olympia,
Admiral Dewey's flagship, can't find that one anymore.  Also, looking for
any pre-dreadnaughts and WWI Battleships.

I was cutting off some extra resin from a figure when the cutting disc
went flying. The screw came off holding it on.
I've only used the selection of things that came with the tool and
have never bought any new stuff.

this Hula girl is a new figure - trying  to find who is selling it.
Not much luck googlin'  around.
thx - Craig
http://www.andrea-miniatures.com/mm/201002/mailingAdelanto.pdf

Although the professionals (and I include the esteemed John
Stevenson in that category) are moving into an ever-more
computer-controlled world, most of we amateurs are still
using manual techniques that were well-established before

I have to make a batch of T bolts for my own use, they are m8 about 2
1/2" under the head with  a 7/8" diameter head about 5/15" thick.
I have in  stock some 1" en8 that I could use and I was wondering
about heat treatment to improve performance. The question is can I do

Free to Advertise Classifieds have been added to www.blastpipe.co.uk
You can add an advert for free for 39 days, after that it can be
relisted time and time again until it is sold.
Click the classifieds logo at the top right corner of www.blastpipe.co.uk

I'm getting confused and hoping people could help me out with problems I
am having learning to airbrush on scale aircraft models. So you have a
regional reference, I am in Australia.
I'm using the Aztek A270 airbrush with a AS186 compressor. I have a

Here's tae us!
Wha's like us?
Gie few,
And they's a' deid.

Kit Review: cyber-hobby.com 1/35 scale Orange Box Kit No. 17 (Dragon
Models Limited 1/35 scale ‘39-‘45 Kit No. 9117); Sd.Kfz. 166 Brummbaer
Late Production with Bonus German Grenadiers (East Prussia 1945); 762
parts (546 in grey styrene, 216 “Magic Track” links); retail price US

Are bending rolls the best tool, especially to get rid
of the corrugations which seem to be part of modern cans
in order to get away with thinner steel?

Does anyone know if the flaps on the F6F were mechanically,
electrically or hydraulically actuated?  None of the references I've
come across address this point.

What's the standard thread size for mounting a standard 3-1/2 inch PC Hard
drive?   Because the frame is soft die cast,  many are used... but what do
they leave the factory as?