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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 Italeri, lots of modifications and extra bits, finished in MM enamels with Future over kit and Hawkeye decals, built for the Year of the Cat GB, more pic's of details there.
1/72 Hobby Boss, with a few modifications and additions, finished in MM enamels with Future over kit decals, built for the Year of the Cat GB, more pic's there.
1/72 Sword, a few small modifications, finished in Humbrol and MM enamels with Future over kit and other decals, built for the Year of the Cat GB, you can find pic's of the build there.
1/72 Matchbox, I modified a few small things, finished in Tamiya and MM enamels with Future over kit decals, built early 2000's.
1/72 Tasman / Hobbycraft, started in 2005, finished for the Year of the Cat GB, with MM enamels and Future over Tasman and High Planes decals, the last pic' is of another similar build. -------------
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1/12 Tamiya, almost OOB with a few small modifications, finished in MM Italian red and Tamiya enamels with Future over kit decals, I started building this in 2015, my first model finished for the Year of the Cat GB.
1/72 PZW, OOB in my own scheme with MM and Humbrol enamels, with Future over Hobycraft decals from the spares box.
1/72 AZ, a few small modifications, finished in MM and Humbrol enamels with Future and Xtra flat over kit decals.
I attended both days with three entries in bikes, took these pic's late Sunday, I don't remember all the winners, I wish they would mark them, other places have certificates, if I am right the Phantom won large aircraft, the Porsche 935 [...]
1/200 Dragon, I removed the pilots and covered the undercarriage bays inside the cabin, finished in MM enamels with Future over kit and other decals, build started early 2006.
