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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 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', [...]
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 [...]
1/72 Special Hobby, started early 2020, finished early 2022.
1/72 S&M models, built 11-2019 to 11-2021, more pic's and details in the helicopters group.
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.
1/20 Tamiya, I started building this in 04-2015, finished 09-2021.
1963, Jim Clark, World Champion, Lotus, Constructors Champion.
1/72 Italeri, built for the Luftwaffe GB, more pic's, details there.
1/72 Hasegawa, built so long ago I don't remember when, finished in mainly MM enamels and metalizers with Future over kit decals which tended to fall apart.
1/72 aircraft, from the de Havilland 100 GB - DH 83 Fox Moth, DH 60G Gipsy Moth, DH 89A Dragon Rapide, DHA 98 FB 40 Mosquito, DH 98 PR 16 Mosquito, DHA 100 T 33 Vampire, DHA FB 31 Vampire, DH 110 FAW 1 Sea Vixen; RAN - Hawker FB 11 Sea [...]
1/72 Hasegawa with Italeri VS, built 2009 to 2010, finished in C212 and Humbrol enamels with Future over Italeri decals, flown by Capt Mike "Mo" Beale / solo.
