Model Forum / General / Models / August 2010

Hey all!
Just finished y Nitto/Fujimi 1/76 M-36 Jackson.  No access
to alt newsgroups or I'd post pics.  This thing is freaking
nasty!  The suspension is in halves, with one half on the

Kit Review: Dragon Models Limited 1/72 Scale Armor Pro Series Kit No.
7339; Sd.Kfz. 171 Panther G w/Steel Road Wheels; 114 parts (111 in
grey styrene, 2 DS Plastic track runs, 1 section of twisted steel
wire); estimated retail price US$19.95

Kit Review: Dragon Models Limited 1/35 scale ‘39-‘45 Series Kit No.
6625; Panzefaerhe Gepanzerte Landwasserschlepper Prototype No. 1 -
Smart Kit; 654 parts (406 in grey styrene, 216 “Magic Track” single
link tracks, 22 etched brass, 9 clear styrene, 1 length of nylon

item on website says 1/35, but I thought Revell/Monogram only made a
1/32 tank series.
Confirm ?
thx - Craig

Hi.  I am interested in making a model steam locomotive, but before I
start I would like to find out what's going on inside one.  One book
looks good to me: "How steam locomotives really work" by Semmens and
Goldfinch.  I have a background in Calculus and Statistics (to stage

I'm painting up some metal minis for gaming, and looking for some
camouflage & marking schemes to use. WW2, all periods & nations. Thing
is, I have some examples from quite a few countries, but I'd like more
for variety. I like my gaming minis to be distinct, each flight or

Can someone remind me how to cut a 1.5mm thread using an 8tpi lead
screw. I don't have a metric conversion gear, but I have the normal
steps of 5 up to 65 including many duplicates and a couple of 38 gears
(which I have never used so maybe this is what they are for). I think

I would like to make a series of 3mm angled holes
(20,22,24 degrees) in a small piece of
Tufnol, around 12 mm deep.
I have quite a few hand tools (both

What difference does the number of flutes an endmill has make?
I was going to ask "which is better 1, 2, 3, 4 or more flutes?", but I
imagine the different types have different uses.
(I just saw some one-flute endmills, Jenny had some at the Bristol show.

I was just in my early teens then, memory may be fading, but didn't
Revell have a huge inventory of carriers and ships in release?
Now they have next to nothing.   Maybe it was all tied into the
Vietnam War or something, but I would not mind seeing those  20 inch

Does anyone know what 'nogaline' is and where to buy it and if there
is an alternative please? I believe it is some type of paint or
coating used on model wooden ships. My brother in law has had a model ship
to

Does anybody have Dominican Decals as spares or for sale. Need P 47
size and P 51 size for a B 25.
Thanks
Jose

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A bit of a long shot, but does anyone know the smallest practical bore
x stroke for a working diesel engine?
There are issues with atomising (injecting) diesel into a really small
space, let alone getting it to combust... I was just wondering if

Well folks,
Not trying to pat m'se'f on the back, but I've been
nagged by enough friends to start a web page for
the kits I'm building.  And thanks for all of the help