Of course not – Revell did the Beaufighter in the larger scale. But it’s a very helpful kit when one wants to construct a largescale Beaufort and doesn’t want to use the currently available vac-form kit that politeness prevents me from making further comment upon. I wanted to take the lessons learnt from the 1/72…
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…
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…
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…
After a couple of weeks of building, a couple of months of designing and casting, a couple of years of preparation and a couple of decades saying I’m gonna do it – I finally did it ! My first exposure to the Macchi was as a cadet back in the late ’70s and here’s a…
I was once told that I won’t be able to make a 1/32 Mirage F1 from a Mirage III… ..and when it comes to scale modelling I don’t like being told what I can and can’t do ! OK.. so admittedly I needed to fabricate a few parts, like the whole rear fuselage… but it still…
With ModelExpo all but a distant memory from last week I thought it appropriate that I put together a little page on the construction and potted history of the Nomad kits that were on display. For me it started about three decades ago when I was a strapping young Air Force type and had the odd opportunity…
