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Michael Turner
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2023 Builds

January 14, 2024 · in Aviation · · 9 · 229

I had my most productive year in 2023 with 9 completed builds.

This was helped by three things:

  1. My club "Gunna Build" competition - 1/48 Tamiya Il-2M3

  1. My club "Build a B#$%#$" competition - 1/48 Testors Lockheed T-33A

  1. My club display at the Australian Model Expo, for which I built 6 P-40s (all 1/48)
  • Airfix P-40C Tomahawk Mk.IIB

  • Hasegawa P-40E Kittyhawk Ia

  • Hasegawa P-40E-1 Kittyhawk Ia

  • Hobbycraft P-40F-5

  • Hobbycraft P-40L Kittyhawk IIB

  • Eduard P-40N--5

Plus one further P-40 not completed in time for Expo

  • AMT P-40N-35

Of course, I started more kits than the above and still have more on the "Shelf of Purgatory".

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9 responses

  1. Excellent builds, Michael.

  2. A fantastic, productive modeling year, Michael! Happy 2024!

  3. A productive year with impressive results, Michael @michaelt
    On to a wonderful 2024.

  4. A really nice collection, Michael (@michaelt). It was a pleasure follow along on the P-40s, and especially the T-33, which was a fun build that turned out very well. It should have been a big hit at the club meeting.

  5. 2023 was a great year for you, Michael, here’s to 2024.

  6. Well done, interesting collection of P-40s.

  7. Those are some nicely finished models you have on display. @michaelt

  8. very nice year of work!

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