CAC CA-31 redux
Here’s something we did a little while ago.
Tag Archives: RAAF
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…
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…
CAC P175 Anti Tank Aircraft project in 1/72.
Here’s something I did a while ago … The CACATAC ! The CAC P175 1/72 Multimedia kit. I produced this kit in 2011 and it enjoyed a run on ebay and via other sites with all units selling. The following photos give a brief idea of how it goes together. The CAC P175 in real…
1/32 F-5 Tiger in RAAF markings.. a fictitious Thylacine !
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…
1/32 Macchi MB326 resin kit in the making.
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…
Uncle Les’s year in scale modelling – 2016
It’s been 18 months since my escape from corporate life and this was the first full year where I relied upon modelling as a means of financial support for my family – and it’s not been easy. Having said that, finances aside, it’s been a very enjoyable year on the modelling front with many projects underway…
Winjeels and Falcons enjoying the sun
Here’s some photos I took today of my latest 1/32 Winjeel build. You can see more of the construction of this model at http://uncleles.net/2016/10/07/132-winjeel/ and while I was there tending to the young eagle a falcon happened by… This coming weekend the 1/32 Winjeel A85-445 can be seen in the flesh at the Bayonet Model Club’s annual competition…
1/32 CAC Winjeel.
I’ve replaced this post with this one: 1/32 CAC Winjeel
Another photographic diversion – Thunderbolts & Panzers
Today I took some older models up the road and took some snaps. First, we have some Thunderbolts. These P47s are 1/32 and were made for a display at ModelExpo many years ago. Next up, a 1/16 PzKpfw III This was a Christmas present from a nephew who was mortified to learn I’d deactivated its…