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I live in Melbourne, Australia and I model 1/48 WWII aircraft with the odd diversion to modern jets. I typically have a dozen kits on the go and sometimes manage to finish one with out making much of a dent in the stash.
This the seventh P-40 that I started last year, but did not complete, in time for a club display for the Australian Model Expo. I built them as one group of three and a second group of four.
Top P-40 Ace
P-40 in Defence of Port [...]
This the first of six P-40s I built earlier last year for a club display for the Australian Model Expo. I built them as one group of three and a second group of four. A seventh aircraft was not finished in time for Expo but is now [...]
This the last of six P-40s I built earlier this year for a club display for the Australian Model Expo. I built them as one group of three and a second group of four. A seventh aircraft was not finished in time for Expo but is now [...]
This the fifth of six P-40s I built early in 2023 for a club display for the Australian Model Expo. I built them as one group of three and a second group of four. A seventh aircraft was not finished in time for Expo but is now [...]
This the fourth of six P-40s I built early in 2023 for a club display for the Australian Model Expo. I built them as one group of three and a second group of four. The seventh aircraft was not finished in time for Expo but is now [...]
I had my most productive year in 2023 with 9 completed builds.
This was helped by three things:
My club "Gunna Build" competition - 1/48 Tamiya Il-2M3
My club "Build a B#$%#$" competition - 1/48 Testors Lockheed [...]
This aircraft is not my usual choice for a build. However, I built it is because it was for a club competition - "Build a B@#%@#%". The name of the competition comes from the fact that everyone has to build an old and difficult [...]
This the third of six P-40s I built earlier this year for a club display for the Australian Model Expo. I built them as one group of three and a second group of four. The seventh aircraft was not finished in time for Expo but is now [...]
This the second of six P-40s I built earlier this year for a club display for the Australian Model Expo. I built them as one group of three and a second group of four. The seventh aircraft was not finished in time for Expo but is now [...]
In what I believe to be a world first (OK, I am making that claim without any evidence), the Warbirds Aviation Modelling Group has launched a combined physical and virtual display for the 2023 Australian Model Expo running this weekend [...]