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I am aged 72 in May 2025, 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 Roden, built 2009 to 2019, finished in MM, Tamiya and Humbrol enamels with Pledge and Vallejo matt varnish over kit decals, pilot lt Jack Keith Curwen-Walker and Cpl Niels Peder Berg Jensen were killed when the aircraft crashed due to [...]
1/72 Italeri, built 2019 - 2020, with a few modifications, finished in mainly MM enamels with Pledge over Hawkeye and Extra decals.
1/72 RS Models, built 2018 to 2019 along side my RAF 100 GB entry, finished in mainly Humbrol enamels with Pledge over kit decals.
The RAAF is celebrating 100 years of service, the Australian Air Force was formed on 31-03-1921 and became the Royal Australian Air Force on 31-08-1921.
1/72 Eduard, built for the teeth and fangs GB, more details and pic's there, the subject of this model was flown by W/C Robert Henry Maxwell "Bobby" Gibbes, DSO, DFC and bar.
1/72 Airfix, FB 5 kit modified, finished for the DH 100 GB more pic's and details there, painted in MM 1781 with Pledge over kit and other decals.
1/72 Airfix, iModeler random award 04-2017, built 2020, converted not quite correctly from nt TFX kit, see WiP Aircraft from 4 to 8 months or so ago, more pic's and details there, finished in MM2049 and Humbrol 29, 30, with Pledge over kit [...]
1/72 Special Hobby, built December 2019 to August 2020, finished in Pollyscale - 505248, 505244 and 505246 with Pledge and Xtra flat over kit decals.
1/72 Hasegawa, built for the MiG GB, more pic's and details there, finished in Revell R31 red and Himbrol 27002 silver with Pledge over HDL 72-030 decals.
1/72 Airfix, started 2017 with a few modifications to the T 3 kit.
