In the 1950’s the Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation proposed many designs including this one, the XP-65 Warrior, which was to be powered by a Rolls Royce RA24R Avon engine and possibly armed with cannons and air to air missiles. A year or so ago Uncle Les made a 1/32 version based on the following drawing…
No words, just pics.
So you want to trade in that old Tamiya Lanc for the shiny new HK Models kit ? Good for you. Here’s my story of how I built both HKM & Tamiya side by side. Both kits were sourced through Metro Hobbies albeit years apart ! The Tamiya version I’ve used is the older issue…
Recently I was commissioned to build the new HK Models 1/48 Avro Lancaster post haste for Metro Hobbies in Melbourne. It was an OOB ( out of box) build with the exception of the decals, which were not available as the model I was building was a pre-release example, so I had to make do…
Continuing on from Part 1: I covered the construction of one of these kits last time as an out-of box build. This time I’m converting one to a RAAF Mk VIII using my resin set that I just mastered and will continue to revise and add as the need arises. I was quick to rip…
A little background to set the mood: The year was 1965 and FROG released the first iteration of a series of 1/72 representations of the Beaufort that was to adorn collector’s shelves and avid modeller’s benches alike. Without going too far into the kit’s history it suffered from the state of the art at the time…
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…
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…
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. …
A year or so ago I built a twin seater F-5 using two kits that came from the estate of the late Eric Sujecki. This saw competition here and interstate bringing home a couple of trophies, but it was built as an homage to Eric using Mexican markings I found in the kit and handpainting…
