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I live in Melbourne, Australia and I model 1/48 WWII aircraft with the odd diversion to modern jets. I typically have a dozen kits on the go and sometimes manage to finish one with out making much of a dent in the stash.
As indicated by the title, this is the first of three Me 262s built simultaneously;
Dragon Me 262A-1a/U4
Hobby Boss Me 262A-1a/U3
Tamiya Me 262A-1a
The concept of an Me 262 armed with a large calibre weapon originated in February [...]
These are the four builds I completed in 2020.
I posted the Rafale build earlier this year and the three Me 262s are the subjects of a work-in-progress thread ((link)) and I'll post the final pictures here soon.
I had hoped to finish a few [...]
This is the second in a series of ‘what if’ aircraft that I’m building.
In 1999 the Australian Department of Defence announced Project AIR 6000 "New Air Combat Capability (NACC)", which was intended to find a replacement [...]
This is another kit from a while ago. I built it in 2014.
The subject this model represents is Ki-44 No. 4405, which was the 5th pre-production (prototype) aircraft, flown by Maj Toshio Sakagawa, commander of the 47th Dokuritsu Hiko [...]
I decided to post this after seeing Stéphane Bredel’s excellent build of another Macchi C.202.
I built this kit way back in 2005.
The subject this model represents is the aircraft M.M.7720, 84-1, which was almost certainly flown by [...]
This is the Academy boxing of the Accurate Miniatures kit. I bought it second-hand for my wife to give me for Christmas in 2018 and I couldn't wait to start it straight away. It only took me about three months elapsed time to finish, [...]
After seeing David Lane's excellent build I thought I post my effort from 2015.
It was built OOB except for the addition of some Extra Tech seat belts.
This is the same aircraft as David's, albeit at a later time as it has the winter [...]
This is the first in a series of ‘what if’ aircraft that I’m building.
In 1999 the Australian Department of Defence announced Project AIR 6000 "New Air Combat Capability (NACC)", which was intended to find a replacement for [...]
This model represents F/A-18A A21-8, the first Hornet to be delivered to a RAAF combat squadron.
In August 1985, 2 Operational Conversion Unit (2OCU) commenced training Hornet pilots using the first four F/A-18B two-seater Hornets to be [...]
This is a Hellcat Mk. I of No. 800 Sqn. FAA flying off HMS Emperor and flown by Lt. Blythe Ritchie. According to Eduard, he scored two and one shared Luftwaffe aircraft in this Hellcat. The Mk. I is the F6F-3 in Royal Navy service.
This [...]
