Aussie Modellers

Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, April 21, 2005 4:31 AM

QUOTE: Originally posted by darson

Bandha, if you're looking for Aeromaster/Eagle Strike or 2Bobs decals, you can order them directly from their websites. Also from the reviews I have read the Eduard Profipack 1/48 Camel (8058) is the best Camel kit on the market.

Cheers
Darren

Darren,,,,,,Bandha Go for the Eduard Camel, and don't even entertain the thought of getting the Academy offering,,,,,,,Yep it is that crappy Dead [xx(]

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, April 21, 2005 2:48 AM

Flying Officer Montague David Ellerton (568), aged 23 years, was killed on 27th or 28th April 1942, when the wing tip of his Kittyhawk, A29-69, hit a sand dune and his Kittyhawk flipped over while attempting to land on a beach about 50 kms north west of Cooktown. It ended up on a beach south of Murdoch Point, near some rocky ledges.

Ellerton was attempting to give assistance to the pilot of a USAAF P-39 Airacobra #41-7210 flown by Lt. William McGovern of the 35th Fighter Squadron of the 8th Fighter Group, USAAF. This Airacobra was one of the eleven P-39 Airacobras which crashed on 26 April 1942. The wreck of Ellerton's Kittyhawk ended up about 400 yards from the crashed Airacobra.

Flying Officer Montague David Ellerton was on his way to Port Moresby in New Guinea and then Milne Bay to join 75 Squadron RAAF.

From http://home.st.net.au/~dunn/ozcrashes/qld149.htm

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Bandha Boy

Member since
September 2004
From: Australia

Posted by Bandha Boy on Thursday, April 21, 2005 1:47 AM

Roosta, do you know where it went down. There were > 1,000 used by the RAAF. I think there were three basic schemes, the Africa trop camo, the new Guinea camo which is foliage-green & earth-brown (like the Boomerang below), and the all/almost all foliage greens which were later in the war. Additionally some were left as painted by the factory in the US, ie US schemes.

Carl

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, April 21, 2005 12:16 AM

Does anyone know if all RAAF aircraft in WWII wore squadron codes?
I want to model P40E A29-69 which crashed in '42. I have emailed the pilots grandson who I think has photos of the aircraft although I'm not sure that the email address I have for him is current.

I have so far been unable to find any information on what marking the aircraft would have had and where it wad them including what camoflage it wore.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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madmike

Member since
July 2003
From: Perth, Western Australia

Posted by madmike on Wednesday, April 20, 2005 10:00 AM

Darren

John is a top bloke. I purchased his book about the alternative RAAF/RAN history and we had a number of email conversations regarding my in progress QANTAS Rotodyne. He was the first to see my review.

I am all ears, what did he say?

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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darson

Member since
February 2003
From: Melbourne, Australia

Posted by darson on Tuesday, April 19, 2005 8:28 PM

Mike (madmike) I went to my first ever IPMS meeting last night which was a lot of fun by the way. But I thought I would let you know that your Fairey Rotodyne in QANTAS colors was glowingly mentioned as part of the discussion held by John Baxter Thumbs Up [tup]

Bandha, if you're looking for Aeromaster/Eagle Strike or 2Bobs decals, you can order them directly from their websites. Also from the reviews I have read the Eduard Profipack 1/48 Camel (8058) is the best Camel kit on the market.

http://kits.kitreview.com/camelreviewmr_1.htm
http://modelingmadness.com/reviews/w1/cleaverscam.htm

Cheers
Darren

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madmike

Member since
July 2003
From: Perth, Western Australia

Posted by madmike on Tuesday, April 19, 2005 8:16 PM

I imagine that Snowy gets most it it's lines from J&B asthey are Australia wide distributors. I got this from the horses mouth so to speak.

Well, it will be a mail/internet order now with the downside being that the shops will suffer.

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, April 19, 2005 8:40 AM

QUOTE: Originally posted by madmike

Speaking of Stanbridges in Perth. I was told that J&B Models, an Perth based Australia wide distributor are ceasing to import Aeromaster/Eagle Strike and 2Bobs decals. Apparently there is not enough range and not enough market anymore.

Seems to be an impact already as Stanbridges do not have much of the above left.

There has been some huge reshuffle in the distribution industry in Oz of late. If you search for 'sale' on the Snowy Mts site you get notices for a dozen lines they're no longer distributing. So much for the free trade agreement.

Carl

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, April 19, 2005 5:49 AM

Bandha Boy

Thanks alot for the EZline Big Smile [:D]

always a great help.

Sushi Big Smile [:D]

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madmike

Member since
July 2003
From: Perth, Western Australia

Posted by madmike on Tuesday, April 19, 2005 5:29 AM

Speaking of Stanbridges in Perth. I was told that J&B Models, an Perth based Australia wide distributor are ceasing to import Aeromaster/Eagle Strike and 2Bobs decals. Apparently there is not enough range and not enough market anymore.

Seems to be an impact already as Stanbridges do not have much of the above left.

Not good!

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, April 19, 2005 5:28 AM

Has anyone got a recommendation for a 1/48 or 1/32 Camel? I've been discovering all sorts of interesting stuff about my grandfather who flew in 4Sq AFC & even found photos of him in various books, as well as his aircraft #. Next step is to model it although I've yet to see a colour illustration of a 4Sq Camel. That's him in the back row, 2nd from the left:

Carl

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Bandha Boy

Member since
September 2004
From: Australia

Posted by Bandha Boy on Tuesday, April 19, 2005 5:10 AM

QUOTE:
QUOTE: Red Roo have this great stretchy stuff called EZline, the premium arial gear as far as I can tell. Comes in several colours & a reel is a bit pricey but will last.

Hi Bandha boy , can't seem to find EZline in Perth ,tried Stanbridges&City Models

Just order it directly from them. I've never seen it anywhere else either. They're in Melbourne so shipping isn't a big deal. You have to use their site map to find anything:
http://www.redroomodels.com/

Carl

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, April 19, 2005 4:09 AM

QUOTE: Originally posted by Bandha Boy

QUOTE: Originally posted by sushi

What would you use for aerial lines in 1/32 scale,and how would you attach it to the plane.

Red Roo have this great stretchy stuff called EZline, the premium arial gear as far as I can tell. Comes in several colours & a reel is a bit pricey but will last.

Hi Bandha boy , can't seem to find EZline in Perth ,tried Stanbridges&City Models

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darson

Member since
February 2003
From: Melbourne, Australia

Posted by darson on Monday, April 18, 2005 11:28 PM

Steve you are right, there is a big Aussie presence here at FSM and it's getting bigger all the time. We actually plan on taking over at some point Big Smile [:D]

Cheers
Darren

***edit***
Oops I forgot to say you will have a great time with any Group Builds you join, they are one ofthe best things about this forum.

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Monday, April 18, 2005 8:01 AM

thanks for the welcome! I'm glad there is such an Aussie prescence on FSM and i lok forward to participating in some GB's. BTW is anyone heading to the Ballarat model show this sunday the 24th?

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Monday, April 18, 2005 7:37 AM

Hmmm, sounds promising!! Check the GB forum! (we'll make up the rules as we go)
Cheers,
John

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darson

Member since
February 2003
From: Melbourne, Australia

Posted by darson on Monday, April 18, 2005 6:58 AM

Rootsa, really sorry I forgot all about the pricing info I was going to get you. Here is the breakdown of my IWATA from DixieArt.

HPCS + extra bits : $ 142.99
Shipping : $ 35.40 (UPS)
Grand Total : $ 178.39

That equals about $254 AUS which from memory was about $100 cheaper than I could get it for in the shops here.

Steve and sorry to you too, I sailed right on past your post without reading it.
Sign - Welcome [#welcome]

to the FSM forum and to our little piece of Aus.
By the way, my old Aztek used to constantly spit as well, it drove me nuts.

Cheers
Darren

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madmike

Member since
July 2003
From: Perth, Western Australia

Posted by madmike on Monday, April 18, 2005 6:13 AM

QUOTE: Originally posted by JV44EXPERTEN

Hello everyone,
My name is Steven and I have just joined the forums. I am from Warrnambool on the south-west Victorian coast. I have been modelling for 10 years and I like to build 1/72 WW2 aircraft of the major powers, 1/32 WW2 fighters and occassionally an AFV, submarine, figure or car. Current projects include a 1/48 RM P-61 Black Widow, Dragon 1/35 Panther command tank, 1/16 German Grenadier and a replica of my brother's car, a Tamiya 1/24 Nissan Skyline GTS25t. Basically I like to model a bit of everything, my only trouble is finding space for them all and my Aztek airbrush which constantly spits...:-)
Cheers
Steve

Steve

Welcome to our corner of the FSM community!

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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darson

Member since
February 2003
From: Melbourne, Australia

Posted by darson on Sunday, April 17, 2005 8:56 PM

QUOTE: Originally posted by sushi

Hi Darson( Darren)
I ,ve bought Model Master lacquer overcoat in gloss and in flat ,will these be suitable for the decals or is Pledge better

Sushi

Sushi, MM Gloss Coat is an excellent base and cover for your decals. I used both the Gloss & Dull Coats for ages without any probs. The Dull Coat is particularly nice in that it gives a dead flat finish. The only reason I use Pollyscale now is that it is water based acrylic that is less trouble to handle than the lacquer based Dull & Gloss coats.

QUOTE: Originally posted by johnforster

I know everyone is pretty busy with Group Builds, but I had an idea the other day: a RAAF 'what-if' GB. So, you can build an a/c that the RAAF never used (from WWII [P-47, P-38, B-17, etc.], till today [F-14, F-15, F-16, F-18F, etc.), do it up in Aussie colours and stick some RAAF decals on it. Fictional squadrons could be made like this. I don't yet know what the start/finish dates would be.
Anyone interested? Tell me, then if I get enough, I'll stick it up in the GB forum.
Cheers,
John

John great idea Thumbs Up [tup]

, but at the moment I have zero time for another GB at the moment. If you wanted to make the dates say Nov 05 - Mar 06 then I would be a definite starter.

Cheers
Darren

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, April 17, 2005 8:50 PM

Hello everyone,
My name is Steven and I have just joined the forums. I am from Warrnambool on the south-west Victorian coast. I have been modelling for 10 years and I like to build 1/72 WW2 aircraft of the major powers, 1/32 WW2 fighters and occassionally an AFV, submarine, figure or car. Current projects include a 1/48 RM P-61 Black Widow, Dragon 1/35 Panther command tank, 1/16 German Grenadier and a replica of my brother's car, a Tamiya 1/24 Nissan Skyline GTS25t. Basically I like to model a bit of everything, my only trouble is finding space for them all and my Aztek airbrush which constantly spits...:-)
Cheers
Steve

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celestialsphere

Member since
September 2003
From: Melbourne, Australia

Posted by celestialsphere on Sunday, April 17, 2005 5:05 AM

I have the Aerofax Convair B-58 Hustler book by Jay Miller.

It has a photo of a Convair promotional model of a natural metal B-58 in Australian markings, carrying 16 iron bombs. Apparently Convair tried to sell a stripped version of the Hustler to the RAAF around 1959-60, emphasising the aircrafts ability to carry bombs externally (rather than the nuclear weapon which this beasty was designed for).

Celestialsphere

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, April 17, 2005 4:08 AM

Anyone know if the brand AOSHIMA is available here in Australia?
I bought one a few years ago and have never seen it since.
Great kit too,,,good detail and finish and the accuracy was excellent.

Cheers , Pete.

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madmike

Member since
July 2003
From: Perth, Western Australia

Posted by madmike on Sunday, April 17, 2005 2:33 AM

QUOTE: Originally posted by johnforster

I know everyone is pretty busy with Group Builds, but I had an idea the other day: a RAAF 'what-if' GB. So, you can build an a/c that the RAAF never used (from WWII [P-47, P-38, B-17, etc.], till today [F-14, F-15, F-16, F-18F, etc.), do it up in Aussie colours and stick some RAAF decals on it. Fictional squadron's could be made like this. I don't yet know what the start/finish dates would be.
Anyone interested? Tell me, then if I get enough, I'll stick it up in the GB forum.
Cheers,
John

John

I am keen, as long as I can use the same RAAF F/A-20A Tigersnake build I am doing for the ARC F-5 GB, I have not even started it as yet. This means I can keep my commits down to a manageable level.

Would that be suitable?

I have all ready built a QANTAS Rotodyne Smile [:)]

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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madmike

Member since
July 2003
From: Perth, Western Australia

Posted by madmike on Sunday, April 17, 2005 2:28 AM

RAAF were to get the TSR-2 in preference to the F-111. With the new Airfix kit coming out, lots of "what -if's" there.

I have 2" what if's" planned and 1 conjectural build planned

1. RAAF F/A-22A Raptor planned (1:48 Italeri kit)
2. RAAF F/A-35A planned (1:48 Panda kit)
3. RAAF F/A-20A Tigersnake (1:72 Hasegawa kit) for the ARC F-5 Group Build

Gekko have a number of Rafale RAAF "What if's" available

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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harvs73

Member since
March 2003
From: Melbourne, Victoria

Posted by harvs73 on Friday, April 15, 2005 11:14 PM

I think Gekko did the RAAF 'what ifs'

Dave Harvey

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Chris_in_Japan

Member since
November 2004
From: Fukuoka Japan / Brisbane AUS.

Posted by Chris_in_Japan on Friday, April 15, 2005 8:44 AM

John, I like your idea about aircraft that the RAAF never used... I actually did an F-22 in Aussie colors once, and gave it away as a present..

Chris in Japan

On the bench:

1/48 RAAF 3 Sqn F/A-18B

1/150 /1/160 N Scale Japanese Rail diorama.

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Friday, April 15, 2005 7:37 AM

Hi Darson( Darren) Sign - Oops [#oops]

I ,ve bought Model Master lacquer overcoat in gloss and in flat ,will these be suitable for the decals or is Pledge better

Sushi Big Smile [:D]

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Bandha Boy

Member since
September 2004
From: Australia

Posted by Bandha Boy on Friday, April 15, 2005 4:48 AM

Someone (Ventura?) even made RAAF what-of decals for some recent aircraft they were thinking of buying (I think it was the Eurofighter or something like that). Interesting idea - so much to do & so little time.

Carl

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, April 14, 2005 6:27 PM

I know everyone is pretty busy with Group Builds, but I had an idea the other day: a RAAF 'what-if' GB. So, you can build an a/c that the RAAF never used (from WWII [P-47, P-38, B-17, etc.], till today [F-14, F-15, F-16, F-18F, etc.), do it up in Aussie colours and stick some RAAF decals on it. Fictional squadron's could be made like this. I don't yet know what the start/finish dates would be.
Anyone interested? Tell me, then if I get enough, I'll stick it up in the GB forum.
Cheers,
John

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Bandha Boy

Member since
September 2004
From: Australia

Posted by Bandha Boy on Thursday, April 14, 2005 4:48 AM

QUOTE: Originally posted by sushi

Can anyone give me any helpfull advise on weathering technics. I've bought some pastel chalks for the project, do I need anything else ? Will the chalks do the panel lines or is a wash better ? If you use both technics which is first ,the chalks or the wash?

Try these guides, they're an excellent starting point:
http://www.testors.com/hobbyist_guides.asp

You'll also find tons of reference tips on Hyperscale http://www.hyperscale.com/

Carl

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