I am aged 71 in May 2024, I have lived in Sydney Australia since I was 3, have been modeling again since around 2000, I am a member of IPMS, NSW, my main interest is Australian Defence Force aircraft, military aerobatic team aircraft and helicopters, VTO, other themes are NASA, variable geometry / swing wing, all in 1/72 scale, also racing cars in 1/20 and 1/24 scale, also bikes in 1/12 and 1/9 scale, also some 1/144 and 1/200 scale aircraft, also 1/350 scale ships.
1/72 Italeri, started 01-2013, finished 03-2022, a few modifications done - pic 3, featured in the helicopter GB, more pics and details there.
1/72 Italeri, built sometime before 2016, I modified the engine intakes, the cabin ceiling and antennae posts and in 2021 I narrowed the rotor blades.
1/72 Monogram, built in 2019 - 2020 for the Teeth & Fangs GB, more pic's and details there.
1/72 Dora Wings, built 2020 to 2022 for the Serving under another flag GB, more details and pic's there. ------ I need to take more pic's. ------- added now.
1/72 AVI models, built in 2021 for the DH 100 GB, more pic's and details there.
1/72 Tamiya, Brengun conversion, built 2021 for the de Havilland 100 GB, more pic's and details there, some pic's of the subject being restored, taken at different airshows at RAAF Richmond.
1/72 Airfix, built for the de Havilland 100 GB in 2021, more pic's and details there.
1/72 Airfix, built for the DH 100 GB in 2021, more pic's and details there, a great GB check it out ! a few more pic's taken - 05-2022.
1/72 Special Hobby, I started working on this in 2007, off and on till finishing in early 2021.
This was one of two display aircraft, The other being WH 588, 114.
I modified a few things along the way, brass wire and tube for the prop', [...]
All 1/72 aircraft, Kiowa's, RAN and Army - helicopter GB, UH-1H, RAAF - Vietnam GB = Italeri, PKZ-2 - Valeriy Grygorenko GB = Roden, Messerschmitt Bf 109 G2, RAAF = Italeri, F 104G - Vikings = Hasegawa - Luftwaffe GB, Su 22-M4 = Bilek, F [...]