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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.
1/72 Hasegawa, I modified the prop' with brass tube, added some Academy bombs, finished in MM, Humbrol and Tamiya enamels with MM 10000 and 30000 acrylics over kit and Aussie decals.
1/72 Italeri, I modified a few things, brass wire and tube to the propeller, clear sprue for nav' lights and larger gun blisters, not happy with these at first, finished in MM and Humbrol enamels with Future and Xtra flat over Red Roo and [...]
1/72 Italeri, I modified a few things, finished in Humbrol and MM enamels with Future and Xtra flat over kit and PD decals. Flown by Flt Ltn Brendon "Paddy" Finucane.
1/72 Special Hobby, I modified and replaced a few things, mainly the frames with stretched sprue, finished in Humbrol and MM enamels with Future over kit decals.
1/72 Academy, my third Catalina, I modified a few things, finished in MM and Humbrol enamels with Future and Micro flat over spare decals.
1/72 Academy, with Eduard photo etch, I modified a few things, finished in MM and Humbrol enamels and Polly scale acrylic with Future and Xtra flat over kit and Red Roo decals.
Some of these were also started in 2015 - 2016 - Tamiya RC211V, Fujimi F 4J, Tamiya F 84E, Trumpeter K8, while others have been several years in the making.
1/72 Academy, I modified a few things, finished in MM and Tamiya enamels with X22 over RP Machado decals.
1/72 Heller, my first Vampire, I modified and replaced a few things, finished in enamels, MM 1781 with Tamiya X22 over Airfix and spare Aussie decals.
1/72 Airfix, my second Vampire, I modified and replaced a few things, finished in Tamiya and MM enamels with Future and Matt Cote or Micro flat over kit and spare Aussie decals.
