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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.

de Havilland DH 98 PR 16 Mosquito, A52-600, 87 Sqn RAAF, Coomalie Creek NT, 1945.

1/72 Tamiya, Brengun conversion, built 2021 for the de Havilland 100 GB, more pic's and details there, some pic's of the subject being restored, taken at different airshows at RAAF Richmond.

DHA, DH 100, FB 31 Vampire, A79-111, "Red Devils", 2 OCU RAAF, Williamtown NSW, 1958.

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

DHA, DH115, T33 Vampire, A79-816, 25 "City of Perth" Sqn RAAF, Pearce WA, 1955.

1/72 Airfix, built for the DH 100 GB in 2021, more pic's and details there, a great GB check it out ! a few more pic's taken - 05-2022.

Hawker Sea Fury FB 11, WH 589, 115, 724 Sqn RAN, HMAS Albatross, Nowra NSW, 1962.

1/72 Special Hobby, I started working on this in 2007, off and on till finishing in early 2021. This was one of two display aircraft, The other being WH 588, 114. I modified a few things along the way, brass wire and tube for the prop', [...]

2023, let's hope certain things improve, wishing everyone a happy new year, my models finished in 2022, in no particular order.

All 1/72 aircraft, Kiowa's, RAN and Army - helicopter GB, UH-1H, RAAF - Vietnam GB = Italeri, PKZ-2 - Valeriy Grygorenko GB = Roden, Messerschmitt Bf 109 G2, RAAF = Italeri, F 104G - Vikings = Hasegawa - Luftwaffe GB, Su 22-M4 = Bilek, F [...]

Vultee Vengeance 1, A27-48, 23 Sqn RAAF, Nadzab 1944.

1/72 Special Hobby, started early 2020, finished early 2022.

Bristol Sycamore HR 50, XA 220, 849, 723 Sqn RAN, HMAS Albatross 1953.

1/72 S&M models, built 11-2019 to 11-2021, more pic's and details in the helicopters group.

General Dynamics F 111C, A8-125, 1 Sqn RAAF, Amberley Qld 1998.

1/72 Hasegawa, my third F 111, started 2013, finished for the Nose Art GB 2018, more pic's and details there, celebrating 25 years of service with the RAAF.

Lotus 25, Jim Clark, British GP, Silverstone 1963.

1/20 Tamiya, I started building this in 04-2015, finished 09-2021. 1963, Jim Clark, World Champion, Lotus, Constructors Champion.

Messerschmitt Bf 109 G2, 10639, 3 sqn RAAF, Gambut Main Airfield, Libya, 1942.

1/72 Italeri, built for the Luftwaffe GB, more pic's, details there.