B26K Counter Invader in 1/32 scale.
I’m putting together a build description for the HB 1/32 A26B kit being converted into a B26K. Watch this space. This is going to take a while…
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RAAF FB.31 Vampire conversion for the Infinity 1/32 Kit.
By now you’ve read about the 1/48 conversion set https://uncleles.net/2022/08/12/raaf-fb-31-vampire-conversion-for-the-airfix-kit/ where I did the RAAF FB31, FB30 & Mk1 – well here’s the same set upscaled to suit the new Infinity kit. ( Have the Tamiya putty and MEK RTG ) I started with a pre-production kit supplied by Max at Metro Hobbies and was…
CAC XP-65 Irabinna – 1950’s Australian flight of fancy.
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…
Lancaster Gallery 1/48 & 1/32
No words, just pics.
HK Models 1/48 Lancaster, Part 2 – The build.
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…
HK Models 1/48 Lancaster Part 1. The Teaser.
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…
Building the Airfix 1/72 Beaufort. . Part 2. The RAAF version.
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…
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…
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. …
1/32 RAAF F5E & a Mexican F5F. A Fictitious Thylacine & a Taco Tiger.
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…