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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.

2019 – I hope it will be a happy new year for all modelers, my models completed in 2018.

All 1/72 aircraft, the Year of the Cat GB - Academy / Red Roo PB2B Catalina, Hobby Boss HAS3 Lynx, Sword EE F1 Lightning, Italeri Mil Mi 24D, Italeri S70B2 Sea Hawk, Italeri BAe Hawk 127, -- RAF 100 GB - Airfix BAC Jet Provost T4, Revell / [...]

BAE Hawk T 1, XX253, Red Arrows, Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team, RAF Cranwell England 2000.

1/72 Revell, Italeri plastic, finished in Revell 330 enamel with Future over kit decals, completed for the RAF 100 GB, more pic's and details there !

Westland Wessex HC 5C, XS517, 84 Sqn RAF B Flight Nicosia Cyprus 1987.

1/72 Italeri, finished in Humbrol and MM enamels with Klear and Vallejo matt varnish over kit decals, built for the RAF 100 GB, more pic's and details here: (link)

BAC Jet Provost T4, XR707, 2 FTS RAF Syerston Nottinghamshire England 1968.

1/72 Airfix, finished in Humbrol 191 and MM enamels with Future over kit and Xtra decals, flown by The Vipers aerobatic team, completed for the RAF 100 GB, more pic's and details there !

Vickers Valiant B1, WP209, 138 Sqn RAF, 1 ATU RAAF Woomera SA 1956.

1/72 Airfix, with Airframe decals, finished in Humbrol 56 and MM enamels with Klear and Xtra flat over decals, built for the RAF 100 GB, more pics and details there. (link)

Miles Magister Mk 1, L5916, CFS aerobatic team RAF, Upavon Wiltshire England 1937.

1/72 RS models, with LS models conversion and decals, finished in Revell, Xtra color, MM and other enamels with Klear over LS and kit decals, built for the RAF 100 GB, more details there!

Fiat G 91R, MM6253, Frecce Tricolori display team, 313 group Italian AF, Rivolto air base 1979.

1/72 Airfix, OOB exept for a couple of small modifications, finished in Humbrol and MM enamels with Tamiya X22 over kit decals, built previous to 2005.

Fouga Magister CM 170, VO564, La Patrouille de France display team FAF 1978.

1/72 Heller, OOB except for some antennae, finished in MM enamels with Future over kit decals, built previous to 2005.

Dassault MD 450 B Ouragan, 12YB, La Patrouille de France display team, 12 Sqn French Air Force Cambrai 1955.

1/72 Heller, finished in Alclad and MM enamels with Future over kit decals, had a few problems with the finish of the Alclad black, built 2009 to 2012.

Armstrong-Whitworth Sea Hawk, WM934, Red Devils display team, 738 Sqn FAA RNAS Lossiemouth Morayshire England 1957.

1/72 Hobby Boss, I replaced the exhausts with alloy tube and added some antennae, finished in Humbrol red 19 with Future over decals from the spares box, built 2012.