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I have been modelling since 'Before Plastic' when balsa was the popular material. Thank heavens for modern technology!
My interest is aircraft; preferably 1/48 & 1/32 scale & mostly WWII ,1950's & '60's. I like a challenge & while a perfect kit is always welcome, some are just plain scary with all the intricately engineered parts' provided. It's a relief to get hold of something that requires some ingenuity but is cheap enough so that a mistake is unlikely to cause a financial disaster.

T-38A Talon in 1/48 scale by Wolfpack.

Finding this kit was sheer good fortune as my local IPMS Club (IPMS - NSW) is having a "Two Seat Trainer" competition later this year & I had thoughts of entering. I hadn't heard of Wolfpack before, but I liked the box image [...]

Airfix 1/48 scale Canberra PR 9 by Tony Prince

This was one of the many Canberra variants produced by Airfix when they turned over a new leaf & started making their much improved kits. Not perfect but well worth building. I was lucky enough to pick it up at our local IPMS club for [...]

Eduard's Spitfire Mk.IXc (late) in 1/48 scale, by Tony Prince

The best Spitfire kit in this scale in my opinion. I've built most of them too, from the ancient Monogram Mk IX to Otaki, Tamiya Mk Vs, Airfix Mk IX, ICM & Hasegawa. They have all had their problems; some I could live with & others [...]

Kittyhawk Mk.III, 1/32 Hasegawa kit by Tony Prince.

Finished yesterday; this is Hasegawa's 1/32 scale P-40M kit, built as a Kittyhawk Mk. III serving with 112 Sqn. RAF in Italy. Essentially OOB except for seat belts, aerial wire & hydraulic lines. Thanks to Tom Cleaver for a heads up on [...]

Hasegawa Hellcatthe 1/48 F6F-3 by Tony Prince

Being a lover of carrier borne aircraft & the USN WWII in particular, I built this kit a few years ago (pre Eduard), but noted the adverse comments regarding the 'smile' on the cowling ring. Being very happy with other aspects of the [...]

Trumpeter Bf 109G2 in 1/32 scale by Tony Prince

I bought this kit intending to do a '109F' as stated on the box top. Subsequently I read several reviews which clearly indicated that it was a 'G2' & how to make suitable backdate adjustments. The one error no one seemed to spot would [...]

Messerschmitt Me 262 A-1a by Trumpeter in 1/32 scale

This model represents the Me 262 A-1a flown by Major Walter Novotny, based in Achmer, in November 1944. The kit went together quite easily & some light rubbing down after the application of Tippex in various places minimised the effect [...]

Spitfire Mk XIVe in 1/32 scale Pacific Coast Modelsby Tony Prince.

There's something appealing about the more muscular shape of the Spit XIV. At the time I built this one PCM had not yet produced their XIV & the only way to get one was to use their Spitfire Mk.IX kit, do some serious surgery & add [...]

F-80C Shooting Star in 1/32 scale.by Czech Model.

I am very fortunate to have a well trained son who shares my interest in model aircraft, to the extent that he buys me a kit from time to time for my birthdays. This one's from two years ago. Like a few other well known aircraft from the [...]

North American A-36A Apache by Accurate Miniatures in 1/48 scale

Not as glamorous an aircraft as its pure fighter stablemates, but a hard worker nonetheless. This represents a 'plane serving in Italy sometime in 1943-44. Worn, faded & dirty. I built this kit quite some time ago & it still stands [...]