Royal Australian Air Force
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Miles M14 Magister, A15-1, 1 FTS RAAF, Point Cook Vic 1940.
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.
RAAF, 31-03-1921 to 31-03-2021.
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.
Supermarine Spitfire HF 8, A58-602 RG-V, 80 Wing RAAF Moratai 1945.
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.
de Havilland DH 100 F2 Vampire, A78-2, ARDU RAAF 1949.
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.
Bristol Beaufighter 1c, A19-40 EH-G, 31 Sqn RAAF Coomalie Creek 1943.
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 [...]
African Storm...1/48 Hawker Typhoon Mk.Ib cardoor, RAAF
Built in 2012.
In mid 1943 five Typhoons were intended for desert trials but only three made it to Egypt where they served and were tested by 451 Sqn RAAF until October 1943.
They were fitted with a trop filter. Sadly found no (close-up) [...]
Northrop Delta 1 D, A61-1, 35 Sqn RAAF 1943.
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.
Hunting Percival Jet Provost T 2, A99-001, 1 BFTS, RAAF, Point Cook, Vic, 1959.
1/72 Airfix, started 2017 with a few modifications to the T 3 kit.
2021, a new year, a new decade, hopefully good for everyone, my models finished last year.
1/72 aircraft not in order MiG 17 = MiG GB; AH 1G, Spitfire 8 = Teeth & Fangs GB; Sikorsky HRS 1 = Korea GB; Fokker F7 = iModeler movies GB; DH 100, DH 112 = de Havilland 100 GB; B 47 G, Northrop Delta, Bristol Beaufighter = RAAF; 1/12 [...]
1/32 Italeri F-35A Lightning II - RAAF
Here's the latest model off the bench - Italeri's 1/32nd F-35A Lightning II.
This was built out of the box, with the exception of Eduard's seat belt and cockpit set. The kit itself goes together really well, with the only filler being [...]
