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On my bench but still in its box is a An Airfix DE Haviland Chipmunk , gifted to me by a guy i know. not really my thing but its 1/48 and tiny, smaller than a lot of 1/72 aircraft. So what is the score with micro month models ?

Dont panic, a quick call to the Arkansas Chug a Bug team provided a solution :cool: (of sorts) I just need to lower that rear light .

Oh dear.....My whacky races special has hit a small snag. As my childhood hero would have said "Curses" or even "Drat and double Drat" or even "do something Muttley" I came to mock up the exhaust and found i have put the decal too low on the body 😭 options are ,leave it, remove it this side...

Its a wonderful thing, i love anything like this :-) I think the rigidity is tied to torque and balance. The heavier the cut the more torque is created and thats where you need rigidity. Imagine if the machine was not bolted down, if you tried to grab the chuck the whole machine would try and...

I have a love hate relationship with them. I have only built one and that needed quite a bit of work. I love the opportunity they bring to build things other manufacturers wouldn't touch, i hate the fact that they rush these things out at one a month now and let really silly mistakes go through...

Hmmm. thanks for sharing Nick. It looks like a cross between a Pocher and one of those kits you get weekly with a 150 £10 magazines :) . I have to say its a new one on me. The first and last pics show the amount of work you put in and also demonstrates all the reasons why people get into 3D...

interestingly i saw this today this is a high end micro lathe, its also available as a watchmakers lather, basically the same thing with collets rather than a chuck . This is £4k and add another £2k for accessories, but my point is, look at the size and weight of the base compared to chuck and...

I am not sure i can see any advantage in these micro lathes unless you really have no choice because of space .Weight and rigidity is your friend and micrometre adjustments are pretty meaningless without it. I remember when we got a new Colchester student at work and the problems we had...

Well done Chris, this looks great and i bet it being smashed up made the whole thing more fun :-)

I really dont think i would want to go to war in that :)

I got the underside panels on last night and its corrected a 4mm sag in the middle of the Chassis . This in turn makes the whole engine cover a better fit although i have had to move the radiator back 2mm. there are some very fragile torsion bars that run below the chassis rails to add now. I...

i was just mentioning how Monogram are better than the later Revell re issues and Protar are better than the later Italeri re issues/

Bob. I know exactly what you mean. I was worried that when i retired i would not have a purpose. I have to admit i have never been a team player, I love to see my ideas and problems through and the thought of having to get permission to do so would be a huge turn off for me. Believe me you...

Sorry another long winded post 🤣 My problem with using brass and alloy rod/tube is i cant do much with it, even cutting it to length and square is a problem without some sort of lathe. I have therefore used styrene rod and even then i had to use a milling cutter in the mini pillar drill to...

I dont think Jesus is going to fit i 1/72 :-)

Thanks Ron, you need to get us some pics so we can see how its going :-)

Hi, I presume Ausron means you are Ron from Aus ? To my shame this was one of those builds i just couldn't get into . Its interesting the Monogram version doesnt have the issues. does your version have 2x right hand rear lights as well.? Initially i blamed italeri for not fixing earlier problems...

I remade the front mudguards in .75mm instead of .5mm which makes them a lot stronger, doesnt sound like much but its 50% thicker I still have no idea bout mounting these. I mocked up a bar which would hold the lights as well but i dont like the way it goes full width across the rad ,,, and...

this looks fun, as usual i am a bit late but following now :)

Yea its unfortunate that whatever the thinners is in MIG it really doesnt like Italeri plastic, or at least the stuff they use in their cars.