Hawker Typhoon 1B, DN323 Y, 451 Sqn RAAF, Edku Egypt, 1943.
1/72 Brengun, built 06-2022 to 09-2023 for the Desert air war GB, more pic's and details there.
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.
HMAS Warramunga, I.44 RAN, Korea 1951.
1/350 Trumpeter, Tribal class destroyer, built 2020 - 2023 for the Korea GB, more pic's and details there.
Lockheed F 104G Starfighter, Vikings aerobatic team, MFG 2, Marineflieger 1986.
1/72 Hasegawa, built 2022 for the Luftwaffe GB, more pic's and details there.
Honda NSR 500, Michael Doohan, 1998.
1/12 Tamiya, built 04-2017 to 12-2020, finished in enamels by Tamiya, MM and Humbrol, decals on with Future and help from Mark Softer.
Percival Prince 3, A90-1, Air Trials Unit, RAAF, Woomera SA 1953.
1/72 Special Hobby Pembroke kit with Magna Models bits and as reference for conversion, built 04-2021 to 03-2023 for the SuaF GB, more pic's and details there.
2024, let's see what it brings, a happy new year to all, my models finished in 2023, aproximatly in order of completion.
All but two feature in a Group build here on iModeler, see annotations, the PC 9 in my aerobatic group, the FA 18B - not yet, the Mil Mi 8 was started in 2006, good to see it finished, some were started in 2023, others a little earlier, [...]
Republic F 84F Thunderstreak, 5-653 Getti Tonanti, 5 Aerobrigata, Rimini, Italy 1959.
1/72 PJ productions, resin kit, Italeri kit decals with Sky 72-009 roundels, built 03-2020 to 12-2022, I added 4g of lead above the nose wheel well, a 1/32" brass wire wing spar, replaced the jet pipe with alloy tube, mistakenly [...]
de Havilland DH 89A Dragon Rapide, A33-1, 1 Air Observers School, RAAF, Cootamundra NSW 1941.
1/72 Heller, built 10-2019 to 12-2021 for the DH 100 GB, more pic's and details there, --------
1 AOS was attended during 1942 by our former prime minister Edward Gough Whitlam, after this aircraft had left the RAAF.
BAe FRS 1 Sea Harrier, XZ458 007, HMS Invincible Air Group, South Atlantic, 1982.
1/72 Airfix, built 12-2022 - 10-2023 for the Falklands GB, more details and pic's there.
Beechcraft King Air 350, A32-346, School of Air Warfare, 32 Sqn RAAF, East Sale Vic 2004.
1/72 RVHP, resin kit, started 02-2016 finished 12-2022, probably not the best or worst resin kit but I think the end result is worth the effort !
