That's the one, Al, we use it here in New Zealand too. The old '38 V8s used to go like the clappers, better'n ordinary petrol/gasoline. Bob L ----- Original Message ----- From: "Allen Messer" <al_messer@xxxxxxxxx> To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, October 23, 2004 8:37 AM Subject: [modeleng] Re: Humbrol and Dremels > "Benzene"? Is this what my father's generation called > "White Gasoline" and used it in Coleman stoves and > lanterns? > > Al Messer > --- alanjstepney <alan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > wrote: > > > Thanks Tim & Len. > > > > I wonder what Humbrol use to make it worth(?) over > > £3 per 125 ml. (That's > > only .2 of a pint.) That works out at over £100 per > > gallon, so I certainly > > wont try running my car on it !! > > > > Len, lighter fuel is naphtha. Also ideal for running > > some of the old designs > > of model engines as they were intended to use that > > or benzene. > > > > I will use what I have then go over to white spirit. > > alan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > www.alanstepney.info > > Model Engineering, Steam Engine, and Railway > > technical pages. > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Tim Rickard" <the_viffer@xxxxxxxxxxx> > > To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Sent: Friday, October 22, 2004 9:38 AM > > Subject: [modeleng] Re: Humbrol and Dremels > > > > > > OOooh I've come over all chemical > > > > Now why doesn't that surprise me !! lol > > > > MODEL ENGINEERING DISCUSSION LIST. > > > > To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, send a blank email > > to, > > modeleng-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word > > "unsubscribe" in the subject line. > > > > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Mail Address AutoComplete - You start. We finish. > http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail > MODEL ENGINEERING DISCUSSION LIST. > > To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, send a blank email to, > modeleng-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" in the subject line. --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.779 / Virus Database: 526 - Release Date: 19/10/2004 MODEL ENGINEERING DISCUSSION LIST. To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, send a blank email to, modeleng-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" in the subject line.