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                        Aussie Modellers

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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, June 9, 2005 3:48 AM
                        Yeah John we wanna see your tankThumbs Up [tup]BTW and forgive my ignorance but are these Abrams in service yetQuestion [?]
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, June 9, 2005 1:52 AM
                        John........any chance of some pics of your Aussie Abrams ???????
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, June 8, 2005 9:59 PM
                        Darson: I was talking about the modelling expo at Sandown Racecourse. As for the warped mind part, I think they call them 'professors' Tongue [:P]

                        Armour_freek: I've recently finished modelling an Abrams M1 in AusCam. Here's the Tamiya colours I used: XF-1 Flat Black, XF-58 Olive Green, XF-59 Desert Tan. If you don't want to go the full flat black, I suggest XF-69 NATO Black. If you would like, I can email you some pics of it to help you decide.
                        Cheers,
                        John
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                        darson
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: Melbourne, Australia
                        Posted by darson on Wednesday, June 8, 2005 8:55 AM
                        Dave, Dave & Mick thanks a lot for the info on Canberra, I'm thinking of taking the family up there for a bit of a getaway one weekend and I was looking some things to do. Oh and Dave great idea but I can just imagine the wife’s face if I haul the family up to Canberra and then announce I am buggering off to spend time with my modeling mates. Tongue [:P]

                        Armour_freek I don't know if I can help with Tamiya colors but the Humbrol colors I use and I reckon are as close as you are going to get are HU118 US Matt Tan, HU 159 Matt Khaki Drab & HU 33 Matt Black.
                        Also, don't forget if you're modeling an Aussie Abrams you need the M1A1 AIM variant.

                        Cheers
                        Darren
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, June 8, 2005 7:35 AM
                        Darren it's been two years since I was last there, and since then G for George is back on display. Also there is a warehouse (really large) that houses all the stuff that they can't fit into the AWM. This warehouse IS open to the public but only on weekdays. It is jam-packed with war trophies such are artillery, trucks and even a V-2. I'm not sure where it is but if you ask the staff at the AWM I am sure that they can point you in the right direction.

                        It would be great if we could organize a weekend for all of us to hook-up there eh?
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                        biscuit3
                        • Member since
                          December 2004
                        • From: sunny brisbane australia
                        Posted by biscuit3 on Wednesday, June 8, 2005 7:03 AM
                        Darren,
                        i went to the awm about 2 years ago and its changed a heap the anzac hall is terrific Big Smile [:D] you can spend all day there and not see everything
                        have fun mickPropeller [8-]
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                        Armour_freek
                        • Member since
                          April 2004
                        • From: QLD, Australia
                        Posted by Armour_freek on Wednesday, June 8, 2005 1:14 AM
                        Hey there guys!

                        I have a quustion for you all. I am going to model the aussie version of the abrams and I just wanted to know if anyone can direct me in the right direction for the colours. I want to paint black/tan/green like the m113. Anyone know what tamiya colours would be best?

                        Thanks guys

                        Dave
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                        harvs73
                        • Member since
                          March 2003
                        • From: Melbourne, Victoria
                        Posted by harvs73 on Tuesday, June 7, 2005 7:52 PM
                        Darren, think of Science works over several floors. Have a look at the link for info on it. I have been there with Air Force cadets and they managed to keep themselves occupied for several hours. It is designed for kids of all ages I beleive, the website tells more about it.

                        http://www.questacon.edu.au/index_flash.asp

                        Dave Harvey

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                        darson
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: Melbourne, Australia
                        Posted by darson on Tuesday, June 7, 2005 7:34 PM
                        John confusion has set in sorry where were you planning on going the AWM, the Model Expo, Questacon? Also, what kind Censored [censored]of warped mind schedules an exam on a public holiday?

                        Dave (Harvs) I’ve got to ask what is Questacon and how old do kids have to be before they can enjoy it? We have something called Science Works here and my oldest daughter loved that when we went there last time, especially the lightning show, that was awesome even for dad.

                        Dave (Raverdave) has much changed in the AWM over the last few years? I’m in the same boat as Jules, in that I haven’t been for about 10 years now.

                        Cheers
                        Darren
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                        biscuit3
                        • Member since
                          December 2004
                        • From: sunny brisbane australia
                        Posted by biscuit3 on Tuesday, June 7, 2005 8:54 AM
                        whew john sensing a bit of tensionShock [:O]Blush [:I]Shock [:O]
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, June 7, 2005 3:35 AM
                        I was planning to go with my mates, but apparently I have my university Chemisty exam that day....yes!!! THE QUEEN'S BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!!Banged Head [banghead]Disapprove [V]Angry [:(!]Censored [censored]Censored [censored]Thumbs Down [tdn]Yuck [yuck]SoapBox [soapbox]Taped Shut [XX]Sigh [sigh] Curse you, xxxxxx uni!!!
                        John
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                        harvs73
                        • Member since
                          March 2003
                        • From: Melbourne, Victoria
                        Posted by harvs73 on Monday, June 6, 2005 2:06 AM
                        Depending on how old your boy is, try Questacon as well. The place is all about science and is huge!!!!! You don't just LOOK at science you do it. It's quite interesting.

                        Dave Harvey

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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, June 5, 2005 11:33 PM
                        I havn't been to the AWM for at least 10 years but i'm going with my boy later on this year for a couple of days so i might have a little extra time to go to the planeteriam as well.......
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, June 5, 2005 2:23 AM
                        We are truely blessed to have the AWM. I try to get there at least once every five years, then spend the entire day just walking around and reading. It is mind-blowing !
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                        Bandha Boy
                        • Member since
                          September 2004
                        • From: Australia
                        Posted by Bandha Boy on Sunday, June 5, 2005 1:56 AM
                        Discovered on Friday that the War Memorial has a 23 minute film from the WWI airfields with my grandfather in it. Apparently it shows him in front of his camel as they load them up with bombs & then take off, with lots of hot-dogging for the camera (filmed by the famous Frank Hurley).

                        I got the Eduard Camel F1 profipack last week so I'm really hoping that it shows the lettering etc on his plane. I know it was E1410 but I don't know what letter he had & whether it had the boomerang or the later vertical stripe used for the squadron marking. Most 4 Squadron pilots were ex mechanics & they made mods to their planes & guns as well, resulting in far more reliability than others in the war. The tail skid was one piece they routinely replaced so I'm hoping to get a good look at that.
                        Carl
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                        harvs73
                        • Member since
                          March 2003
                        • From: Melbourne, Victoria
                        Posted by harvs73 on Saturday, June 4, 2005 6:25 AM
                        My plans to go to the Expo have been dashed. Instead I'm going to a winery walkbout at Rutherglenn and other places in Victoria. The tour is on the sunday and I doubt I will be in a good condition on monday to drive 3 hours to Melb then that arvo drive back to Wodonga. The downside to girlfriends. Black Eye [B)]

                        Mabe next year Boohoo [BH]

                        Dave Harvey

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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, June 2, 2005 7:09 PM
                        2.5 Years, thats a long time but i spose it's worth it when you look at the result..........
                        If i were to do it and spend 2000 hours on it it would take me about 6.5 years with my approx build time of about 6 hours a week............
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                        darson
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: Melbourne, Australia
                        Posted by darson on Wednesday, June 1, 2005 4:50 AM
                        Jules, I hear what you are saying with the Corby case. Personally I don't have enough info one or the other to decide guilt or innocence, I was just trying to keep thing light.

                        Oh and you're right on the dio it is absolutely mind blowing and the blurb says 2000 hours work . By my reckoning workings fours hours a night most nights of the year, that works out to be about 2.5 years modeling.

                        Cheers
                        Darren
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                        harvs73
                        • Member since
                          March 2003
                        • From: Melbourne, Victoria
                        Posted by harvs73 on Wednesday, June 1, 2005 4:29 AM
                        Bugger, you miss out on some buetifully made models and some good bargains. But, as you said, there is always next year.

                        Dave Harvey

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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, June 1, 2005 3:46 AM
                        Harves73,
                        Thanks for the info about the model show.
                        I was afraid it would be the long w/e. I have to be in Adelaide for that w/e and the following week. Damn,. Maybe next year.

                        Cheers , Pete.
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, June 1, 2005 3:11 AM
                        Biscuit3 Mate i'm hopeing to but it all depends on the time and place, at the moment i have precious little time to spend on modelling but i should really be involved in some sort of club or something, currently the FSM forums are the only contact i have with other modellers............

                        Darren Thanks for the link mateThumbs Up [tup] that dio is awesome, it must have taken years to get all of that together...........
                        BTW i'm still not convinced that Corby's guilty, i keep asking myself why an Australian would try to smuggle dope into a country thats already full of the stuff, especially when the street value of pot is higher in this country, not only would she have made more money on it here but she would have recieved a much leaner sentence when busted in this country....It just doesn't make sense.........
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                        darson
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: Melbourne, Australia
                        Posted by darson on Wednesday, June 1, 2005 1:54 AM
                        Dave that's actually a great idea, too bad I don't have a FSM cap.

                        Dave H, thanks for the advice Big Smile [:D]

                        Oh did everybody here that there is new sign hanging up at the front of Schapelle Corby's beauty salon, it reads "BACK IN 20"

                        Sorry that was uncalled for Big Smile [:D]

                        Darren
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, May 31, 2005 9:38 PM
                        It's a pity we don't all have a "Finescale" Baseball cap to wear so that we can all hook-up together.
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                        harvs73
                        • Member since
                          March 2003
                        • From: Melbourne, Victoria
                        Posted by harvs73 on Tuesday, May 31, 2005 7:31 PM
                        Be prepared for rude individuals who will push past you trying to get a kit you have looked at!

                        If you are after certain kits, make sure you know the retail prices is for them and only buy them if they are a decent savings. This goes for kits that you may be interested in but are not intending to buy. You will see a large amount of kits there and you may find one that you have thought about cheap.

                        Take HEAPS of money Big Smile [:D]

                        Dave Harvey

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                        darson
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: Melbourne, Australia
                        Posted by darson on Tuesday, May 31, 2005 7:26 PM
                        Jules I just found this on Hyperscale

                        http://www.hsgalleries.com/gallery04/kriegshafenss_1.htm

                        Now you know I'm looking for the same detail in your U-Boat dio Big Smile [:D]

                        Cheers
                        Darren
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                        darson
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: Melbourne, Australia
                        Posted by darson on Tuesday, May 31, 2005 7:09 PM
                        Dave I'm going on Monday as well, I got the leave pass organised from SWMBO last night. Sandown Racecourse is not too far from where I live so I'm going to get there at opening time as well.
                        Do you have any shopping tips for a first timer?

                        Cheers
                        Darren
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                        madmike
                        • Member since
                          July 2003
                        • From: Perth, Western Australia
                        Posted by madmike on Tuesday, May 31, 2005 9:13 AM
                        From what I have been told, the 1:48 scale Trumpeter Wyvern is not any more detailed.

                        I am contemplating kit bashing my Trumpy Wyvern with the resin from the Czechmaster Wyvern.

                        cheers

                        Mike
                        "I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who has endowed us with sense, reason, and intellect has intended us to forgo their use." - Galileo Galilei
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                        Bandha Boy
                        • Member since
                          September 2004
                        • From: Australia
                        Posted by Bandha Boy on Tuesday, May 31, 2005 4:24 AM
                        Don't know about the Wyvern but I'd image the testle markings are similar to the Spit:
                        Carl
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                        madmike
                        • Member since
                          July 2003
                        • From: Perth, Western Australia
                        Posted by madmike on Monday, May 30, 2005 11:45 PM
                        Anyone got a Trumpeter 1:72 Wyvern as yet.

                        I picked my kit up on Saturday and it is a lovely kit!

                        cheers

                        Mike
                        "I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who has endowed us with sense, reason, and intellect has intended us to forgo their use." - Galileo Galilei
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Monday, May 30, 2005 9:24 PM
                        I'm also going, but it will be on the weekend rather than the Monday....bugger....going to miss the swap meet !
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