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- Model Railroading Is Railroading On A Bench Top
by Bob Carper. The hobby of model railroading has been around for almost 100 years. Every Christmas, no matter where in the country we live, Santa would bring a train set and tracks, and it would run round and round the Christmas Tree.
Then, as soon as the Christmas tree would be taken down, the train set was stowed away in its packing box. It would sit in the family closet until next Christmas. Many times,... products, articles, news
- Model Ships - Model Ship Building From Ancient Past to Present
by Jeanette Morris. Model Ships are a scaled down replications of a full-sized historical ship from ancient times to the present. Model ships played a vital part in the building of real ships. Model ship builders would pass the completed model to the workers for them to build their ships to proper scales. In a sense the old model builders built their models for the opposite reason as model ship builders of today... products, articles, news
- Model Ships and Model Boats - A Fascinating Hobby
by Jeanette Morris. Starting a new model ships or model boats building or collecting hobby is an exciting and fascinating hobby for any age. Some ship models or boat models are made from kits ranging from very difficult for the skilled craftsmen to ones made easy for beginners or children. Some hobbyists carve their model ships or boat models from scratch while others build them from a kit. These kits are usually... products, articles, news
- Replacement For Model Trucks
by Victor Epand. I think anybody makes a replacement metal truck that just screws on and provides exact coupler height. I have replaced trucks but always had to do some work on the car, either cutting the pin off and re-drilling a hole and filling the existing hole with plastic spree or other filler's, then drilling and tapping the hole. I would have to sometimes shim the truck with washers to raise the car too t... products, articles, news
- Paint For Your Model Fighterplane
by Victor Epand. In regards to the panel lines on aircraft; most modern aircraft have very tight joints between panels and the individual panels that make up the airframe are not actually visible. We expect that our models should show this "detail" which in fact does not exist. What many people think of, as "panel line is really differences in the way that the paint fades the panel lines that will show are those ... products, articles, news
- Powering Your Model Trains
by John Vanse. Of the early model trains made primarily for the toy market, most were powered by clockwork. Actual control of the model trains was only possible by means of levers on the locomotive itself, which enabled the operator to make the train stop, to go, and, in many models, to reverse.
Although this made control of your model train rather crude, the models were sufficiently large and robust enough t... products, articles, news
- Has Your Model Ship Sunk?
by Derek Wood. Perhaps you thought of getting a new tall ship model lately, if so, you might have given some consideration to building one. The choice of whether to build or buy does not even take into concern the type of ship you are looking to get and that will be left to your preference.
In any case, there are several issues to dwell on when making such a choice. Factors that must be accounted for include s... products, articles, news
- Model Rocket Can Be Dangerous
by Victor Epand. Model rockets should never be built with materials such as PVC tubing and rocket engines should not be attached to anything that is not designed to be powered by them. This is extremely dangerous. The materials should be something that will disintegrate if it impacts something. Paper, balsawood or thin plastics.
I also don't think attaching motors to your RC truck would do much if anything, but ... products, articles, news
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