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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 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 [...]
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.
1/72 Airfix, built 12-2022 - 10-2023 for the Falklands GB, more details and pic's there.
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 !
1/72 Italeri, started early 2013, finished 2022, featured in the helicopter GB, more pic's, details there, one of 56 in ADF service, delivered 1971, transferred to RAN 1988, returned to Army 2000, sold 2017.
1/72 Italeri, started 01-2013, finished 03-2022, a few modifications done - pic 3, featured in the helicopter GB, more pics and details there.
1/72 Italeri, built sometime before 2016, I modified the engine intakes, the cabin ceiling and antennae posts and in 2021 I narrowed the rotor blades.
1/72 Monogram, built in 2019 - 2020 for the Teeth & Fangs GB, more pic's and details there.
1/72 Dora Wings, built 2020 to 2022 for the Serving under another flag GB, more details and pic's there. ------ I need to take more pic's. ------- added now.
1/72 AVI models, built in 2021 for the DH 100 GB, more pic's and details there.
