GAF Pika in glorious 1/32

  I was asked recently about whether I’d produce this as a kit given that since the last time I wrote about this subject I have upgraded the 3D printing facilities somewhat. Well, I’m thinkin’ about it. About 30 years ago I made a 1/72 kit of this diminutive aircraft having seen the aircraft in…

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1/32 RNZAF Aermacchi MB339.

Here’s a little photo essay of something I built a while ago.  It was rendered up using Rhino, Sketchup & 3D builder, then printed as various parts in ABS and constructed as a model. The canopy was vacformed from a scratchbuilt master and..  well you know the rest.   This was only intended as a “proof…

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1/32 CAC Winjeel

A couple of years ago I decided to build a large scale Winjeel. Plans and reference material was sourced and the beginnings of the model took the form of a digital rendering. From these files a series of parts were printed in ABS to produce the building blocks to make the masters.       …

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1/32 RAAF C-130H Hercules – maybe a redux is due…

Many years ago I was commissioned to build a large scale C-130H in RAAF colours ( Specifically A97-010) and only recently I rediscovered some of the old rudimentary “archival” castings I made that would enable me to build another…  an idea I’m seriously toying with. With this initial model I started out with some plans, unrivelled…

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Airfix 1/24 Twin Seat Harrier Conversion

Today I though I’d take advantage of the lovely weather and take some outdoor pics of my Harrier. The project began a few years ago when I decided to convert a single seat Airfix kit into a twin seater. You can find the story at my facebook “Uncle Les” page.  The direct link to the…

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Vampire & Venom in 1/32

Some time ago I built a model of an aircraft I had a personal connection with.  Here’s the view from my instrument section window at RAAF WIlliams Laverton back in the day: Here’s a pic of me and my boys with 636 in the early ’90s.   I had a very small part to play in the…

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Building the GAF Nomad.

After another few successful outings, ModelExpo, NAM, SASME, ScaleACT, I figure I can relate some more background info on the models that most have seen as solid objects on tables in auditoriums. What I present here is a potted history of the model’s evolution and there’s some data and links further on in the article.   Entered…

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