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I think that Haynes a UK Publisher has a book about the GT40.

Never heard of the Gaahleri brand of airbrush Luke. I have heard of Grex and Sparmax brands though. It would be very interesting to read what actual users think about each of those 3 brands. We keep reading about the long established brsnds, Iwata, Badger, Paasche and H&S in these columns, but would like to see objective write ups about those other 3 brands. Surprised to hear that Trevor was not getting on with his Badger Patriot having used Badgers for many years like myself. Might be worth sending back to Badger to test and investigate the problems with it. I guess that as it has already been replaced by Trevor with a Harder & Steenbeck airbrush, it will probsb!y just stay boxed and sit on the shelf of doom !

The Patriot is I would guess a very good airbrush. I don't have one myself but two very old Badgers that I have been using for many years, so I would stick my neck out and say that your Patriot is probably not your problem judging by the quality of my old airbrushes. It's probably the paint mixes that are causing problems. It might be an idea to take a look at alternative needle and nozzle combinations for your Patriot. A very inexpensive way of experimenting with what you already have rather than going down the new airbrush route.

No substitute for good tools like the ones you use John. I am a retired engineer and still use tools that I bought and also ones I made at college as an apprentice. A Browne and Sharpe combination set, some Moore&Wright Micrometers and calipers and a Swedish made Eskilstuna Vernier caliper have been in constant use all through my working life and now still in regular use in my model making workshop. Never owned any Starrett tools but have used them in the past.. Really well made.

Neat idea ! You got yourself a good bit of tooling there John. Starrett is a well known company in engineering circles who make high quality engineering tools for measuring and marking. Probably not available from the well known hobby tool suppliers. You would need to go to an engineering industry specialist tool supplier to obtain one if they are still in current production. I like the replaceable scribing point in this tool for marking out too.

The IPMS USA forum might be worth a look at too for aircraft related kit information.

Palmer kits were always a bit of a joke. The biggest joke by Palmer was using a micrometer as the P in Palmer on the box lid to suggest that what we were getting was a precision engineered product. They were having a laugh !

A great film actor who preferred a solitary life away from the cameras. No celebrity partying just to be seen in those circles. No huge ego. An A lister who was also quite modest and quietly supported causes helping others that were important to him. Not just a great actor but a true gentleman .

What did the Romans do for us Pete ? Lol

Kit chrome always looks over bright to me. If I want to go down the route of using it rather than stripping it and using a proprietary chrome finishing product I tone the kit chrome down with a coat of Tamiya Translucent Smoke. It really works well and adds a protective coat, as some kit chromes are quite thin and tend to blacken if not protected. The old Monogram classics are a good example of this.

Most art and craft stores stock this sort of clay by a number of manufacturers. Quite good for making scale loads for trucks and other stuff.

Try re phrasing it Larry, a place your ad again if the mods have not already moved it back into the wanted section.

Besides the car kits I seem to remember that Palmer made some kits of field weaponry like gatling guns and cannon?

Francois, Jose is Big Messer. His name is to the left under his post avatar. Big Messer is not suggesting for one minute that your particular models belong under the table in his last post.. He was getting at those regular pot hunters who enter numerous contests and get very upset if their models do not win anything. So don't think that you were personally being got at. His comments were meant to be encouraging folks generally to approach competitive model making with the right mind set.

Bill. The Two Wolves. The whole world would be a better place following that bit of philosophy.