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The clutch on my Colchester Triumph 2000 has finally packed up when used in
reverse. I do know about how to make adjustments to the clutch, but this
time its more than that. My question is, does anyone have an exploded parts
view of the gearbox and clutch to assist in dismantling ...

Kit Review: Bronco 1/35 scale Kit No. CB-35040; Chinese PLA ZTZ-99A1
Main Battle Tank;
920 parts (884 in tan styrene, 26 clear styrene, 9 etched brass, 1
length of nylon string); retail price US$56.00

What is the best way to paint etch brass with oh so subtle superb detail
like eduard ?
I have tried cleaning it with cellulose thinners, then painted precision
paints black (enamel) onto it, it rubs off dead easy an hour later with a

Well, I've finally managed to get my hands on one of these...'little
beauties' isn't the right phrase; it isn't the largest plastic aircraft kit
ever, but it's one of the biggest I've ever seen. The box is 27 x 16 x 6
inches, and it's full to the brim. This was part of the third ...

My Guyson sand blasting cabinet is excellent, but the perspex window
constantly mists up externally from my breath. Especially  in the
current cold weather it becomes a right pain, but even in more normal
times it's a problem. I have thoughts of installing some sort of

Wierdest damned thing. I opened the Polar Lights NX-01 this weekend
for a nice easy build and studied the instructions. There is a
complete list of paints there to use, but nothing anywhere indicating
where said colors should go, just the decals.

A bit off-topic, but how should I go about repairing some holes in Tarmac?
There are ten holes, about 8" across, in a private car park - so no fast
traffic or heavy loads, mostly it only has to look okay.
Looking for cheap please, but I don't have a clue where to start!

I wonder if anybody on this group can help me with this?
I want to find bigger alder seeds and breed from them to produce even
bigger alder sees. You can get huge numbers from a tree, The Forestry
commission breeds from the best 1 in 400 000 trees and that's the sort

thinking of using 2 of these Airfix Hurricanes in a simple diorama
using the 1/48 ICM Crew and Pilots kit. It's either this or the Revell
Spitfire. Price is a key and these kits are priced just about right.
Don't know when I last built an Airfix kit.  Am hoping I can leave at

I ~think~ that I scored big time today! I had to got to the
hardware store, so while I was there, I asked the clerk if he had any
clear spray lacquer in stock.
    He did in the form of Minwax; Gloss, Semi-Gloss and Satin.

Well, modeling is going good, but.... We are due in for another foot or
more of snow tonight. (on top of the 24+ inches we got this past
weekend) Which will knock the power out as my neighbors trees are
already hanging/tangled in the power lines as I type. And the temps will

from Cybermodeler - any ideas as to what colors could have been used?
Craig
http://www.cybermodeler.com/index.shtml

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The exhaust pipes of the Panther tank comes in several combinations.
There is the plain single pipe per exhaust manifold and then there are
smaller branch pipes on the sides of the main single exhaust pipe.
What are these smaller side pipes for?

I have just been given a Howard Bantam rotavator with a Villiers 15S OHV 4
stroke engine - about 2 HP I should think.  Can anyone point me in the
right direction for an exploded diagram. I have an old (1961) Villiers
manual for 2 strokes, that also shows a similar carb to mine, but ...