Royal Australian Air Force
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Curtis P 40N Kittyhawk, A29-572, 78 Sqn RAAF Noemfoor Island 1944.
1/72 Hasegawa, the first of my three kittyhawks so far, I fitted some brass tube and wire to the propeller, finished in MM enamels with MM 10000 and 30000 acrylics over Aussie decals, flown by Flt Sgt D A Smyth.
Supermarine Spitfire Mk 5c, A58-248, 85 Sqn RAAF Pearce WA 1944.
1/72 Smer, my first Spitfire, I corrected the under wing shape and modified a few other things, finished in MM enamels with Aussie decals, flown by Sqn Ldr Ken "Skeeter" James in defence of Pearth WA.
Bell UH 1B Iroquois, A2-720, 9 Sqn RAAF Williamtown NSW 1964.
1/72 Italeri, my first Iroquois, I added and modified a few things, finished in MM, Humbrol and Tamiya enamels with X22 over kit and Aussie decals.
de Havilland NF 2 Mosquito, DD739, 456 Sqn RAAF RAF Middle Wallop England 1943.
1/72 Airfix, I modified and added a few things, finished in Humbrol and MM enamels with Future and I think MM FS20000 over kit and other decals.
McDonnell Douglas F 4E Phantom 2, A69-7213, 6 Sqn RAAF Amberly Qld 1972.
1/72 Fujimi, my first F4, I modified a few things, added Aeroclub seats, Model Tech canopy frames, True Details wheels and Mk 82 bombs from Hasegawa, finished in MM enamels with Future and Micro flat over kit, Hasegawa and Hawkeye decals,
Tamiya 1/48 Brewster Buffalo 339-23 A51-13 RAAF Dunreath Western Australia 1942
Flown by Ft Lt John Bailey.
I had all kinds of issues deciding what colours would be applicable. Same old story, ask 100 historians and get 110 different answers. I settled on Olive drab over a local mixture of dark green/foilage which [...]
Gloster F 3 Meteor, A77-1 / EE427, 1 AD RAAF Laverton Vic 1946.
1/72 Airfix, my first Meteor, finished in Humbrol enamels with Tamiya X22 over kit and Aussie decals from the spares box, X22 + X21 over all, flown by 1 Aircraft Depot RAAF from 06-1946 to 02-1947 when it was scrapped after a heavy landing [...]
Gloster NF 11 Meteor, A77-3, WRE RAAF Woomera SA 1954.
1/72 Matchbox, my second Meteor, I made a few small modifications, finished in MM enamels with Tamiya X22 over kit and Aussie decals from the spares box, flown by the Weapons Research Establishment RAAF between 1953 and 1955.
CAC CA 18 Mk 23 Mustang, A68-125, 77 Sqn RAAF, Pusan South Korea 1951.
1/72 Airfix new tool, my third Mustang, I modified some rivet holes and a few other things and filled some wing panel lines, finished in MM enamels with Future over AIMS decals, one of four CAC Mustangs along with North American Mustangs [...]
DHC 2 Beaver, A95-204, 1 ATU RAAF Woomera SA 1960.
1/72 Hobbycraft, my second Beaver, I added a few small details, finished in MM enamels and Concept 212 with Future over some Max and Aussie decals from the spares box although the kit came with this marking option, flow as an air taxi by 1 [...]
