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'Looks like there's a storm coming.' Quote....Old man at filling station in closing scene of the Terminator.

It might be easier for you to simply change the title Don

Hi Alan. I live in the UK. Please send a PM with your email address. I do have a number of kit parts left over that you would be more than welcome to have.

Lovely build from that very old Pyro kit. Their table top classics was a nice range of kits made back in the 60's I think.

Nice to see those old Pyro classics being built to this standard. Interesting thread to follow.

Er? What happened to the Ford Tudor?

As far as fine airbrushes go I have a very old Badger 100 XF that I bought back in the 70's. It is quite well worn as the separate side cup now fits loosely into the hole in the shell. It has been a lovely little airbrush to use but not sure if spares are still available as it is such an old instrument now, or whether it would be worth shipping to Badger from the UK for a complete refurbishment and seeing if Badger has compatible spares to convert it to gravity feed. I would be very interesting to find out if any one else on here has done it. In the meantime I am seriously contemplating buying a Harder and Steenbeck gravity feed airbrush. There was a trader named Little Tools who used to do the shows in the UK who had some on demo to try out. I was very impressed at the quality of those airbrushes and how they felt in use when I tried them out. So I can imagine that Trevor is more than happy with his H&S.

Each to their own with regard to buying ready made small detailing parts to use or making them your self. Some regard making things yourself as 'cheap'. I personally disagree with that sentiment as making things your self is more challenging than buying off the shelf accessories, and some builders like to push their own boundaries by making rather than buying things designed and made by someone else. However, I have no axe to grind with whatever the individual decides to use on their models whether bought out or self made items. If either looks right it really matters not one jot as both approaches are just a means to an end. As far as contests go, I have yet to see a judge using a microscope to differentiate home made from bought out detail parts.

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.

Enough photos have been lost already by hosting sites changing their T&C's and thus spoiling threads completely if users did not comply. To allow individuals to take down their photos would only cause more disruption to threads.

Jose. Run of the mill mediocre modellers with smooth brains. Hmmm. That's a bit strong and I feel disingenuous to a great many model makers. We all have different levels of ability so please don't lose sight of the fact that this is a hobby that all should enjoy and not be concerned about over competitiveness. There are however the out and out 'pot hunters' who make a big thing about the most trivial 'violation' as they see it to complain and get another competitor's model disqualified. All I can say is that they are quite sad people if they are that desperate enough to have to win by any means. They are not always mediocre modellers by the way. Some are very good but so fiercely competitive they seek out any way to get an advantage. Competitions could do without those sort of people where winning is the be all and end all, make complaints about other competitor's models and try to remain anonymous to avoid any personal flak ! Personally I would not dream of complaining about another competitor's model as I consider it to be gamesmanship and underhanded.