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I am interested in 1/32 scale aircraft of any genre or period.
Here is my newly completed Skyhawk of the Royal Australian Navy, 1982.
I built this model as a tribute to my good mate Bruce Chapman who passed away recently. He was a big fan of the Skyhawk and was always talking about how he would have [...]
This is my newly completed Buffalo from Special Hobby. This aircraft served with 25 Sqn RAAF during the early 1940's at Pearce Airforce base in Perth Western Australia and served in a defensive role due to the threat of invasion by the [...]
Here is the HE-111 H-6 that I was awarded for my Lighting taking out July's Model of the month.
Thanks to Martin and the crew for this excellent prize!
Eric.
Here is my Aerotech Supermarine S4, all limited run Resin kit with White metal and photo etched accessories. It has been finished using Mr Surfacer white 1000 and Alclad.
Here is my latest Wingnut Wings model. Not much needs to be said about these kist as they are literally the nicest kits you could ever imagine constructing.
Additions:
Gas Patch turnbuckles/brass tube ends.
EZ Line rigging
Masking tape [...]
Modifications and additions to the kit:
RB Productions seatbelts
Airscale decals.
Scratchbuilt the instrument panel (to allow the placement of the airscale decals)
Added a bar over the back of the seat to replicate the seatbelt [...]
Modifications to back date the kit to a Mk1:
Removal of the wiring conduit running 3/4 of the length of the fuselage
Scratchbuilt Instrument panel.
Corrections and additions to the kit:
Reshaping of the fuselage area underneath the [...]
This is the Revell Mirage III kit, heavily modified to bring it up to modern standard and correct where necessary to make it Mid 70's RAAF Spec. Only 11 parts from the kit were used.
When I was a First Officer flying the Q400 for [...]
Here is my completed Wingnut Wings Sopwith Triplane.
Painted with Custom mixes of Gunze and Tamiya acrylics. Rigged using Gas patch RAF turnbuckles combined with EZ line for the control wires plus Flat knitting in elastic for the [...]
Here are photos of my 1/32 Gloster Meteor F.8 as flown by Pilot Officer Geoff Collins, 77Sqn RAAF, Kimpo Korea, 1952 during the Korean War.
For some history and info about Geoff, have a look at this link.
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The model: HK Meteor F.4, [...]
