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I am aged 72 in May 2025, 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.

Westland Sea King HAS 2 (AEW), XV704, 824 Sqn "D" Flight, HMS Illustrious, Royal Navy, 1982.

1/72 Dragon, built 05-2021 to 12-2024 for the Falklands war GB, more pic's, details there.

Hawker Fury 1, K5673, 1 Sqn RAF, Tangmere 1937, "A" flight leaders aircraft of the aerobatic team.

1/72 Matchbox, Model Decal 31A, built 02-2023 - 10-2024 for the Hawker 100th GB, more pic's, details there.

Ford GT 40, Le Mans 1966.

1/24 Fujimi, built for the Le Mans 100 GB, more pic's, details there, driven by Ken Miles and Denny Hulme, a controversial finish to this race ! my camera does strange things with the colour depending on lighting and background !

2025, hopefully a happy, healthy, productive year for us all, my finished models in 2024.

In roughly finishing order, most from group builds, see annotations, various starting times, aircraft 1/72, car 1/24, ship 1/350, it and pic' 1 not posted as yet, still others to post in headlines.

AB 204B, 15 29, Italian Air Force, SAR 1963.

1/72 Italeri, AB 204B / Bell UH 1F, built 07-2023 to 05-2024 for the Italian Air Force 100th GB, more pic's, details there.

PKZ-2, Petroczy - Karman - Zurovec.

1/72 Roden, "finished" for the Valeriy Grygorenko memorial build in 2022.

DH 110 FAW 1 Sea Vixen, XJ576, 711, Freds Five aerobatic display team, 766 Sqn, RNAS Yeovilton, 1962.

1/72 Xtrakit, built 2021 for the de Havilland 100 GB, more details, pic's there.

Hawker Hunter GA 11, XF287 781 BY, Rough Diamonds, 738 Sqn Royal Navy, RNAS Brawdy 1967.

1/72 Airfix, started 07-2014 finished for the Hawker GB, more pic's, details there.

De Havilland DH 60G Gipsy Moth, A7-55, Seaplane Training Flight RAAF, Point Cook, Victoria 1936.

1/72 Avis, built 10-2020 to 03-2022 for the DH 100 GB, more pic's, details there, ------ A7-55 the only one, built at the Cockatoo Island Naval Dockyard in 1931 under the supervision of Lawrence Wackett, it was used to locate the missing [...]

NH Industries MRH 90, A40-005, 5 Avn Reg AAAC, Townsville Qld 2012.

1/72 Revell, my second "NH90" built 02-2022 to 12-2023 for the Helicopter GB, more details, pic's there ! A40-005, the first aircraft assembled at the Eurocopter facility in Brisbane Qld 2007.