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Glenco did a 1/48 kit ,but have not seen it for some time, its old but nice.

Hi I have drawings from the flight manual if its of any help ? let me know.

I worked for Dan-Air at various airports in the UK from 1973 until the 90,s we started out in white, then in the 80,s we were in Royal Blue, as the previous people said it depends on the company you worked for, what colour of overalls you wore. Sorry if this does not help ,but you want to find out the company of the airline you are modeling, but white is a good bet most of the time, even though if was a totally impractical colour, for working on old leaky piston engines and early jet engines , in the early days it was not considered a problem , like it is today.

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Hi Guys thanks for your suggestions , since my last mail I tried epoxy but there is so little contact area, it was not a success, I made a simple jig to build the assembly, it held the curved bas that sits against the door, with an end plate that I marked the position of the horizontal ribs, this DID help with positioning, but this assembly, is so small it was a case of fitting one rib , that moved the previously fitted one , hair pulling out time (if I had some to pull out!) Have started to think about another way of doing this , just to clarify I am using the Studio27 etch set , and I checked the set in the reissued kit and its different, the location for the ribs is much larger on this set , so "should" be easier to use, I suppose if all else fails I could use this part instead of the Studio 27 parts, but I hate being beaten by it.

Hi All as I have not had any reply's about this , anyone with experience in assembling steel etch , namely assembly techniques, any hints ,tips you can give would be appreciated.

Hi can anyone out there help me ? I have the reissue of the Hasegawa Lamborghini Miura and am "trying" to use the steel photo etch for the door "strakes" and am not having much luck as the contact area of the vertical and horizontal elements are only very small and when joined by superglue, keep coming apart. Has anyone successfully built these item's , and if so how did you do it ? if they were brass I would solder it , but with it being some sort of stainless steel , this is not an option. All and any help anyone can give me in working with this type of photo etch would be very much appreciated.

Hi skippiebg I have all 4 1/72 scale kits of the Comet 4 /4C and in (my) opinion the Welsh multi media kit is far and away the most accurate , I worked on the Comet for Dan-Air for 15 years, so I think I know the aircraft reasonably well, Some info about the AA comet 4 that you will not find in any book, at least I have not seen it in any, is that the windscreen panels on the AA aircraft, and as far as only AA were not flat but curved to conform to the nose profile.

Hi I have spare tin,s of the Xtracomour’s X321 if you want some contact me privately.

Hi Guys has anyone used the studio 27 Lamborghini Miura etch set? namely the front bonnet grills, I have tried to make these,I made a jig to hold the frame part steady, but every time I go to insert more than 3 of the horizontal ribs the ones already fitted move out of position. I dont know if its because I am kack handed but no matter how I try and assemble this it does not want to work, Anyone who has done this I would love to here how to do it PLEASE HELP !!

Hi Re this kit , have seen this built and have to say it was superb every inch a VC 10 the guy who built it, did not report any serious problems with it , his only comment was the undercarriage as supplied was sh*t and he used Heller 707 parts suitable modified BUILD IT !

Hi Guys thanks for all your input, its good to hear what other modelers use for NMF and the results they get, I once many moons ago (40 od years)did a Revell DC-7C in kitchen foil great results but boy did take time and patience to do , for brush painting metallic I have found Vallejo acrylic Metal Color airbrush colors great but only brush application , tried airbrushing it but as with AK fragile finish and poor coverage .

Hi Turbofan you say you use Mr metal lacquer paints and get great results , as I have not tried these what do you thin them with and at what pressure also what type of paint do you recommend for the base coat enamel or acrylic ? thanks all for the feedback, and I did see the Youtube videos on the AK paints , but every video you see on new products gives glowing results, as they are used in ideal conditions with perfect equipment, and by guys who do it for a living. i

Hi all this is a general inquiry about AK interactive metal paints , I used there Polished Aluminium paint on a Minicraft B377 that I have built, the first bottle I used worked well and dried in a bout 1 hour max , the second bottle I used took 3 days to dry ! I contacted AK but as yet have not replied,also the black base coat they make takes lots of coats to cover , Is this just me or has any one else had similar problems with AK paints. While on subject of matalic paints,what have you found to be the best make to use and ease of application ?

Hi 71 chally what mark of DH Comet are you looking for dimensions , is the Comet 4,C,B ? if so the, DH Manual quotes tip to tip 47ft 7in, elevator width 20Ft 8in with a dihedral of 10deg+/ -20Min If you need any further info send me a private mail.

Hi Guys can any one help , I need a set of wheels for the Merit GP Merc, if anyone has a scrapper or a spare set of wheels I would pay for them,the originals have disapeared in a house move, as my car is wheel less and will never be compleated unless someone can help ?

Hi again Ozothenutter sorry for delay in reply , just got back from holiday and very limited internet access,have sent you a PM anyone else out there with any info /Pics on the detail on the engine of this magnificent beast would be VERY welcome,

ozothenutter Hi ozothenutter many thanks for the help , I spent many an hour searching the net and came up with very little, but you have come up trumps with your pics!, superb , but can I ask where did you find these great pictures ? its slowly starting to come together with this model, I am surprised that with the cost of these kits , and the detail that is included there is so much that is left unexplained / not included ? if they said (for the person who wants to "Super Detail" there model this can be found at *** web site or included in the instruction) I would understand , but nothing at all, maybe its a Japanese thing ? Once again guys your help with this is VERY much appreciated.

Hi Vanroon many thanks for this link, but what I need, but am having no luck at all is pictures of the front of the engine when its out of the chassis, as when its installed in the car its nearly impossible to see any real detail, OR a copy of the parts/maintenance manual, but I dont know if these publications even exist ? let alone getting a scan of the relevant pages, looks likely that I will have to total ignore all the plumbing, which is a pity as in 1/12 scale its quite visible, dont know what other builders have done ?

Hi again Guys the MFH Ferrari 330P4 is progressing slowly ,but I have run into problems, I have searched high and low on the net for pictures/info of the engine water and fuel plumbing, the run of hoses and pipes connecting the car fuel pumps to the engine driven high pressure pump, and fuel distribution system, and also the layout and connections of the car/engine water system, if any member can help with info pictures and or links to possible sources I would extremely great full.

HI I think you will find that the series 475 U/C the same as the 400 but it was fitted with larger wheels and tyres that why the U/C doors were bulged to accommodate the bigger wheels.

Hi all would love to do a W.I.P. but due to various circumstances this is not possible at this time,thanks for the link to the face book page very interesting ,I have now started it and have found that you have to check each part and its connecting parts to see if you need to drill out the holes,and or tap the holes, also its imperative to straighten everything before attaching anything as I did not and made a lot more work for myself ! some parts are low melting point solder(70oC) attached some epoxy and some superglue, as well as screwed together. You all so have to plan how to paint it, as it very difficult if not impossible once its put together. One last thing get yourself a GOOD miniature Phillips screwdriver as the 1.4mm screws as they are VERY hard material and if its the usual high tensile lead screwdriver it wont last long ! I will report any more observations that I think will possibly help other builders as and when I come across them.

Hi again all as I had NO help at all from anyone, decided to make a start on it, its more of an engineering job than model buiding, Colin if want to talk about it send me private mail and I will give you some tips on building it, I find it very strange that no one on this forum has made it !

Hi Guys is there anyone out there who has built the MFH Ferrari 330P4 ? if anyone has, and will pass on there experience on any problems (if there are any ?) I would be very great-full, this is a great kit, and is very detailed. If its been covered in the past I apologise, I did a search but did not get any results