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The kit was made as part of a display at Western Australia’s Model Car Spectacular a few months ago. Front forks and rear suspension were upgraded with some aftermarket detail. The markings are for Troy Bayliss. The Side covers are a bit [...]
Hi All, this is the Tamiya 1/12 Yamaha YZF-R1M. This is a great kit. I added the detail up set which contains turned metal front forks, rear suspension spring and other details for the forks. I also used the Studio 27 carbon fibre decals. [...]
Hi all, here is my post for imodeler at the movies. I tried to post this through the group page but it wouldn't take(It's still the 10th in my part of the Southern Hemisphere). These are my favourite characters because they are truly make [...]
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Built this some time ago. Tamiya kit, Aries cockpit and after market decals. This airframe was put into service late in the war and survived into peacetime. Number 93 squadron were called the Green Ghosts and had a relatively [...]
Happy New Year to all.
Here is something that flies but on the ground instead of in the air. This kit was absolute fun to build. Typical Tamiya superb quality let down only by the sub standard brake rotors and exhaust mufflers which were [...]
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Here is my F-4-1-LO, R.A.A.F airframe A55-1. This is the Academy P-38F kit combined with the Red Roo RAAF P-38 Lightning(PR) conversion. This contains the resin nose which is a much better fit than the kit gun nose and decals for [...]
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This is a delightful little kit. I added a lap belt, instrument bezels, some stretched sprue rigging for the tail and spark plug leads. You could probably do it in a weekend but I took a bit longer because as usual life got in the [...]
Hi All, Lots of photos from the recent West Australian Scale Modelers Expo. Main hall photos were taken just after set up so not many people around. The place filled up later on in the day. The main hall was for clubs and vendors and the [...]
Hi All, This is is the Williams Brothers 1/32 Curtiss Sparrowhawk. The kit went together well. The only tricky bit is the area where the upper wing meets the fuselage. Compound curves and gaps induce some modelling skills. I was really [...]
