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...f these, (wheels) were then glued back to back for a final thickness of almost 2mm. I was so involved in building that I regularly forgot to take pictures. Anyway, here are a few that may help to c...
What are the preferred materials for baseboard construction? I will shortly begin building an 11ftx11ft layout with a central area approx 4ftx2ft. This will be in my loft. It will be semi permanent, i
...-band motor. These kits are fun to build and even more fun to fly. Each kit contains: Full-size plan. Building instructions. Printwood balsa wood and balsa stripwood. Easy Built Lite colored...
...et is DCC yearly enabled, completely operational and comes with 2 engines and 15 cars. Lots of detail with buildings, automobiles, trucks, transports, lots of people and farm animals. At night, flip...
Hello boys and girls I am about to start building a Telemaster Senior with its large wing and was wondering what changes others had made to produce a 2 piece wing for easier transportation (8 feet
...hicles from this chassis; amazing mold work rivals the Tamiya Willys MB (new) kit for skill; add-ons permit building later model vehicles Disadvantages: high cost may surprise some modelers (mold wor...
...0/50 mix of white glue and water. I was wondering if there was a series of posts like Bill Zuk's series on building a model, but for balsa not plastic and if there was a good website or book that mig...
..., I'm new here so permit me to introduce myself. I've been flying RC planes for only 3 yrs and have been building for about 2. I have experience with other models but not too much with larger RC pl...
...er it with enamel. I have used acrylics a lot in the past due to the Warhammer hobby but now I have started building real world models I am using thinned enamels. Is this usually ok? The enamel went ...
...s are a bit dark, but it gives me an idea of the progress that's being made. The last message from the man building it said the framing was almost complete, then the carving and sanding can begin. H...
I'm building a Great Planes Extra 300s .60 size and am now contemplating powerplants. The choice has come down to either the OS 91 FX or the Super Tigre G90. On the up side I have never had any relaib
A friend has got me thinking about my childhood building of balsa models. I clearly recall a P-51 I built. Are kits like these still available? If not, are plans available so I can cut my own piece
...Diecast has become very popular in the last several years and many feel that it may bring plastic kit model building to a halt. This is the link....simply copy and paste http://www.petitiononline.c...
... the box, with the additions of detail parts in the cockpits and other areas but no major surgery or scratchbuilding. The first project is an 81TFS (Spangdahlem AB, Germany) Hill Gray painted F-4G ...
...sed it off E-bay. The packages were never opened...Can anyone tell me where I can get the instructions for building this model..I would appreciate any help......
...obblestone street section, possibly older verlinden, unsealed but in perfect condition. $6 Ceramic Diorama Buildings: Custom Dioramics #1118 Shop Interior /Archway Ruin, outer wrapper sleeve has been...
I am building my first diorama as an expansion of my retrun to model building after 20+ years. I am painting some german figures that are the crew running an 88mm gun at brecourt. I have painted the u
Having just laid the track on a new layout I'm in need of some quickie buildings in "OO" as a temporary measure. There was a site in "N" that I could download printable buildings from. Is there one f
Does anyone know of any websites on building your own retractable model plane gear? I do googles on retracts, retractable landing gear, model retracts, etc" I seem to get just hits on full size gear.
...e idea. Specifically http://www.palmislife.com/cgi-bin/ut/topic_show.cgi?id=3660&h=1&bpg=5... definitely building indoor plane with mini rc car parts...
...he area I visit fairly frequently to visit my one remaiuning cousin and a freind that lives there. I`ll be building an "around the room" layout in an 8 X 11` room. In a sense the room is also my hom...
...post a review with the highs and lows of this kit. My son wanted to start RC flying; I have some experience building and flying, but haven't done it for quite awhile. I put together a selection of pla...
An eldery gentleman in my building, upon hearing that I "sometimes" engage in model building, surprised me with an old (as in the subject line: 1940) scale plan to build a FLYING stuka (Ju-87B). I was
I have almost completed my first n-scale layout (3x5) that my son and I have been building. Since this was my first layout I deciuded to use the standard Atlas remote switches (you know, the ones wi
...e build a Ziroli P-51 using the fiberglass fuse Nick sells ? Curious about the tradeoffs between shortened building time and the detail level obtainable, versus the longer build time and high detail ...
...navector Sea Vixen) This will be my first vacformed kit. Does anybody know of a useful link regarding the building of such a model? (how to...etc.) BTW: My dictionary says Vixen is either a word for...
Hello---I am building an A6M5 Mitsubishi Zero and need to buy decals for it.Does anyone know who makes aftermarket decals for this airplane? Thanks---John
...t the links did not come out even. The trick to this is use a flexible cement with long drying time when building up the tracks. Do the bottom runs first (about 20-21 links), then a small section t...
Can anyone think of a good site where there is general information on building Etched Brass Loco kits. I am on my first, and it is not quite as easy as I first thought !! (Slater's Leek & Manifol
I managed to score a Flair SE5a kit of a friend. Its only missing the instruction manual. Has anybody got the manual and are they prepared to scan and email me a copy??? also, any tips or modificatio
Naturally when building up sheets of pink or blue foam for a large nose cone or transition, what do folks use to bond the sheets together? Nevertheless do you rely on bondin both sheet to the mandrel,
... I've noticed that electric motors are quite cheap in comparison to gas/glow. As a result, I'm considering building this plane and setting it up for R/C with electric motors. I'll have to beef up th...
...uy from them. I have not been impressed with the Hobbytown USA in Fort Collins and only go there for basic building supplies. The last time I asked for help at Hobbytown I had two of their salesmen t...
I'm building a Top Flite Cessna 182, 81" wingspan, from the kit. This is only my second plane so I'm still quite new to building. The wing is done and the fuse is nearly done, so I need to decide betw
...y 8x500AR`s easily, I am making up two 8x1100 NiMH Hecell packs for more duration. My park flying buddy is building one now so we can tie on some streamers and have a go at some slow-motion combat -...
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