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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.

CAC CA5 Wirraway, A20-103, 4 Sqn RAAF, Poppendetta New Guinea 1942.

1/72 Special Hobby, built 04-2022 to 12-2023 for the Pacific Theater GB, more pic's, details there.

Pilatus PC 9A, A23-052, Roulettes aerobatic team, CFS, RAAF East Sale Vic 2009.

1/72 OzMods, built 2022 - 2023 for my Aerobatic group, more pic's and details there, A23-052 built in Australia, with the Roulettes from 1998 to 2019, sold 2020 to Blue air training USA as N775BA.

McDonnell Douglas FA 18B Hornet, A21-116, 2 OCU RAAF, Williamtown NSW, 2019.

1/72 Fujimi, built 09-2020 to 12-2023, some small modifications, QB seats added, finished in MM enamels with a mix of Humbrol oranges, Pledge and Vallejo mav over Ronin decals to commemorate the end of service.

SZD 16 Gil prototype SP-1880 1958.

1/72 PZW, built 2013 to 2022, with a what if registration of VH-GWZ, finished in MM enamels with Pledge over decals from the spares folder.

Sukhoi Su22 M4 "Fitter K" Afganistan Air Force 1988.

1/72 Bilek, built between 2015 and 2021, I added a piece of lead machined to fit the intake spike, deleted the wing swing mechanism, filled the wing roots and hinged the tail planes, finished in mainly MM enamels with Pledge over kit [...]

Hawker Siddeley Buccaneer S 2C, XT279, 322, 809 Sqn Royal Navy, Phoenix Five aerobatic display team 1968.

1/72 Airfix, built 2023 for the Hawker 100th GB, more pic's and details there.

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.

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.