Model Forum / General / Models / June 2010

Could my lovely new Mitutoyo digimatic caliper be affected by proximity
to a strong magnetic field - eg. magnetic chuck?
JW²

A friend just bought a place in France and discovered a cider press
lurking in a barn. In attempting to dismantle it he got a bit medieval
wivvanammer and snapped a handle off an iron casting. He dropped it off
with me and I faced the two bits, drilled, bored and tapped them, and ...

Heya folks, just wanting to let you know that I've added
some stuff to my web page.  Including a build up and
sort of review of the Airfix A-1 kit in 1/72 scale:
http://sites.google ...

I do not recall this kit at all.  Was it really in 1/32?  Seems a tad
small for a classic monster.
anyone confirm the scale of this thing?
thx - Craig

Lanc followed by a Spit just flew directly overhead, twice - five
Merlins at 50 feet, yum!

I have an old mower to repair for a friend, it turned out to be a
damaged piston, but the only references to the JLO engine, that I can
find in the internet are from Canada and the USA  and then they were
used in snow mobiles!

A kit I am building requires Model Master 4682 International Orange
(FS12197). Testors paint is not available locally (I know I can order
online) so I am looking for a Tamiya or Gunze equivalent.
I've looked at conversion charts online but am unsure what colour to

Is the Polar Lights and the Moebius Jupiter 2 kit the same?
What size is Polar Lights?
"         "      "   Moebius ?
Thanks

The kit pages on the web site have just been updated with the kits
from our May catalog. Not to mention Kathy's been loading up the decal
and armor/aircraft accessory pages! Lots of great stuff!!
http://www.rare-planedetective.com

Does anyone know if the USN flew their F2H-3
Banshees in a natural metal finish?  I'm re-watching
"The Bridges at Toko-Ri" in honor of the 60th Anniv.
of the Korean War, and noticed that some of them

Saw this link from the MonstersinMotion.com  website.
looks like some people have some money to burn.
pretty cool stuff.
Craig

Can anyone give me the weight of a Richmond SR2 Radial Arm Drill -
assessing transport and seeing if it's able to go on my max load 2.5
ton Ifor Williams trailer.
TIA

I've had a Sievert propane torch for years running off a 13Kg propane
cylinder. Small enough to move around, hefty enough for real heat.
I've now acquired a propane jetted Flamefast ceramic chip forge and
ideally would like the two pieces of kit to be able to use the same

Going to buy a live centre for my lathe. Choice is between a fixed
normal 60 degree tip, or a set of changeable ones. I haven't come
across a use for anything other than a 60 degree tip so far, is there
any compelling reason I would want the others?

Does anyone know where I can get a set (M4/5/6/8/10) of indexable
counterbores at a sensible price? Chronos and Warco sell imperial sets
( http://www.warco.co.uk/Counterbore-set-6F9996AEEA.aspx ) but I can't
find a metric set anywhere. Thanks