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08 Jan, 2009 - 1:19 AM - by ministeve | |
hi to all i just wanted to tell you a bit about a new show at the boat museum at ellesmere port. the show is being put on by the boat club situated in the museum on the 7th and 8th of march 2009 with traders,model clubs and on the water displays through some great docks that have been made to fill two of the locks to tow or sail models through more info can be found on model boat mayhem and by emailing eportspringshow@aol.com |  
0 Replies | 12 Views | | Paint Booth | |
07 Jan, 2009 - 11:49 PM - by dhockey11 |
Howdy,
I just got an airbrush for christmas, so, I had to make myself a fume hood type thing. Me and my dad put this thing together in about an hour.
1. Get the Materials : Internal Exhaust Oven Hood with Filter and Light(used Craiglist and got a lightly used one for 15$). 1/2" Plywood. Lightbulb (halogen for better lighting and energy efficiency. Power cord and minor electrical supplies.
2. Draw a plan, keep it simple. The hood I found was 30"x18", so thats how big my box needs to be. I made it 22" tall, so it would be a comfortable hieght while sitting on a desk (I'm tall and don't want to hit my head).
3. With those dimensions in mind, I started making cuts on the table saw. the two sides were 18"X22", the bottom was 29"X17.5" and the Back was 29"x22". I used wood glue and brads to assemble into a box type thing. Set the hood on top and fastened with screws.
4. Wire the new electrical cord to the hood, making sure to use the proper amp and gauge cord for the hood's electronics. Clamp the cord so if pulled it doesn't rip everything else out. Screw in the light bulb.
That's all there is to it!
There are some issues with my model... [Read More] | |
6 Replies | 38 Views | | Rb-57 f | |
07 Jan, 2009 - 10:56 PM - by dhockey11 |
I am currently in the final stages of building a RB-57 F in 1/72 scale from the Mach 2 Kit. I figured I would share some of my experiences with you guys to give a little insight, and hopefully learn a lot myself. THis should be especially helpful to newbs, since i am one myself. THis is my first model that I've done since futzing around as a kid, and also my first use of an airbrush as i just got one for christmas.
I began this model about 5 months ago, assembled it, and took a break while studying in germany. I am now back, and have joined this forum. I done have any assembly pics, but I can tell you that is wasn't easy. Apparently this is common for Mach 2 kits since they are limited run (and very spendy). I had quite a list of problems. The engine halves didnt line up, the nose cone didn't fit (at all!!!), very poor instructions, the clear plastic isn't very clear, a flap was missing from the one wing so i made one out of a toothpick, etc. The list goes on.
I do fortunately have some of the prep pictures. I had to do a TON of filling to fix poorly formed plastic parts with pock and pull marks, pieces that didn't align, and that blasted nose cone. And with the filling came major sanding, which took forever, and lost some of the details such as... [Read More] | |
0 Replies | 15 Views | | Peterbilt 377 | |
07 Jan, 2009 - 8:30 PM - by metcal |
Hi,
I am new to the forum and am trying to find a card model to make up of the Peterbilt 377 truck.
Can anybody out there help?.
Regards,
Don Metcalfe
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1 Reply | 23 Views | | ww2 aircraft | |
05 Jan, 2009 - 3:38 PM - by wjt424 |
hey guys,
does anyone know how and what to use to get that cable line on a ww2 plane that runs from the antenna to the tail fin? any help is great.
thanks
will
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4 Replies | 66 Views | | » Posting on the forum |
Every now and again I get an email from someone who has joined yet can't workout how to post, I thought for every person that emails me there's probably several that havent and have not posted and not come back, which is a great loss, so this is a quick beginners guide to posting on the forum.
There are several ways but with out complicating things these are the easiest on the main page of the forum you will see a listing of each forum available you will also notice that there are 2 small icons near the middle of the page, one is a magnifying glass the other is like a notepad icon, if you press that on the forum you would like to post in it will go straight to the post editor box
All you need to do is put in your title. Type your message and press the Submit New Thread button, it's that easy 
To reply to a post there are a couple of way of doing this.
Just above the fist post and just below the last one is a Post Reply button, that will take you in to the full screen editor the same as post new thread, or you can use the Quick Reply box, this one's even easier, type your message and submit it and finally there is the quote post button, that shows at the bottom of every persons post, it enables you to quote a post in your reply.
Hope this has helped, if not let me know and I will expand this
John
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