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madmike

Member since
July 2003
From: Perth, Western Australia

Posted by madmike on Tuesday, September 14, 2004 7:56 AM

Mike

I would enter that truck, it is rather good!

I was pleased to get hold of a Tamiya 1:48 F-117A with PE and Resin for $40 and a 1:32 Matchbox F.22 Spitfire for $30!

I just got an email from my Brazilian mate who sent me the FCM decals for my F-5E Tiger II saying that he had translated it to Portugese and added it to his web site :)

I feel rather chuffed!

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

Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, September 14, 2004 8:22 AM

QUOTE: I was pleased to get hold of a Tamiya 1:48 F-117A with PE and Resin for $40 and a 1:32 Matchbox F.22 Spitfire for $30!

the F-117A was an awesome find and with all the extra's the resin ejector seat and the PE and for $40 .. Thumbs Up [tup]

And I will enter the truck in the next wasmex

mike Tongue [:P]

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tweety1

Member since
August 2003
From: Alice Springs Australia

Posted by tweety1 on Tuesday, September 14, 2004 9:40 AM

QUOTE: Originally posted by j.s.harrison

Tweety1 if you still looking for info on Capt R A Little try this site www.theaerodrome.com
BTW you were right he did fly 1 1/2 strutters on bombing missions,the book i have only gives me what he flew to obtain his 47vic

That site reckons he flew a Camel as well.
Kinda conflicts with a French WWI site I was looking at the other day. Didn't say anything about Camels, just the Pup, Strutter and Tripe.

Where did you get the colour plate of his Tripe from?
Thats the one I'd like to build seeing as he got 20+ kills in it.
Some say 24, some say 27, either way, R. Little held equal 5th place of all the WWI aces, pretty damn good for a Victorian.

--Sean-- If you are driving at the speed of light and you turn on the headlights, what happens???

Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, September 14, 2004 6:40 PM

Tweety1 i have Osprey's Aircraft of the aces series 60 books, Littles Pup,Triplane and Camel are pictured in vol 60 British and empire aces of WW1.......
The Camel pictured is actually D3417 which is not Littles machine but i have a 203SQD B/W photo of the whole SQD and all the camels are the same scheme so all you have to do is change the serial no to B6318............
The Triplane is the one i was planning on building sometime in the future cause it's the most colourful A/C he flew..............
BTW my scanner is broke (leaky ink cartidge) so i'll try taking a pic of the plates with the digital camera so's i can post em up for you.................

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, September 14, 2004 6:53 PM

Tweets found one on the web.....................

this one is different to the pic i have,mine shows the forward section of the rudder white with a red love heart + a red fueselage band,another book i have called Australian Air Aces by Dennis Newton states that he flew 2 Triplanes...............
I found the pic here http://www.australianflyingcorps.org/ ...........

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Friday, September 17, 2004 4:36 AM

Thanx for the congrats guys.

WASMEx is one big model fest and I loved the whole thing. Mike spoiled me by buying me two vinyl stegosauruses and I have a smaller plastic one at home -- guess whose going to build a stegosaurus family diorama.

BTW great meeting you Sam; and I agree we should rename madmike to Thorpy.

Cheers all

Lori

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tweety1

Member since
August 2003
From: Alice Springs Australia

Posted by tweety1 on Friday, September 17, 2004 6:06 AM

Thanks for the website j.s., didn't have that one in my favs.

--Sean-- If you are driving at the speed of light and you turn on the headlights, what happens???

Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Friday, September 17, 2004 5:41 PM

Here's some info from Roy from southern sky models about an upgrade kit for the 1/48 326 macchi , thought some of you might be intrested..

Just following up on your WASMEX enquiry.
No release date or pricing available yet, but I can confirm that Hawkeye will issue a Macchi upgrade set, most likely within the next few months.
It will contain a cockpit tub upgrade, and OzMods 90gal wing tip tanks and gun pods. Further detail not known.
I will be unavailable for a few weeks from later this month, but if you like, I'll pass an update later in October.
Roy.

mike Tongue [:P]

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madmike

Member since
July 2003
From: Perth, Western Australia

Posted by madmike on Friday, September 17, 2004 7:03 PM

Well, I will need to get a couple of those!

I hope the resin is of good qulity in these sets as sometimes it is not as crisp as it ought to be.

Thanks for the info Mike!

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

madmike

Member since
July 2003
From: Perth, Western Australia

Posted by madmike on Friday, September 17, 2004 7:32 PM

I know it came up in this thread earlier, but can anyone tell me where I can get the Microscale Micro sol/set combo from? I have got an order 6 months old with my local hobby shop and nothing has come in yet?

Thanks all for any help!

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

Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, September 18, 2004 12:25 AM

QUOTE: QUOTE: Originally posted by tweety1

As for the Micro Sol and Set issue, I ordered mine from-
www.frontlinehobbies.com.au

Just checked out the site not too bad at all $6.95 for the micro sol will have to order some..
cheers tweety1.
I wonder why stanbridges don't stock this item.

madmike I ordered mine and got it within a couple of weeks from frontlinehobbies.com.au

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tweety1

Member since
August 2003
From: Alice Springs Australia

Posted by tweety1 on Saturday, September 18, 2004 1:40 AM

Could someone tell me what the differance between the Macchi's is?

--Sean-- If you are driving at the speed of light and you turn on the headlights, what happens???

Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, September 18, 2004 2:08 AM

Theres differances between Macchis,OH great another conversion thats just what i always wanted............Why do Aussies always have to change things Laugh [(-D]

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tweety1

Member since
August 2003
From: Alice Springs Australia

Posted by tweety1 on Saturday, September 18, 2004 6:07 AM

QUOTE: Originally posted by j.s.harrison

Theres differances between Macchis,OH great another conversion thats just what i always wanted............Why do Aussies always have to change things

Well, if people made the things right in the first place, we wouldn't have to go behind them and tinker with it till it goes like a rocket. Wink [;)]

Seriously though, some of the most brilliant ideas, inventions and cures came from Australian minds, and have had to be sold OS 'cause few here no a good thing when they see it.
And with all our intelligence and ability to create, we go and purchase some scrappy ol' second hand tanks and choppers.PFFFFT! Confused [%-)]

Sorry, had to get that off my chest

--Sean-- If you are driving at the speed of light and you turn on the headlights, what happens???

ChrisJH666

Member since
January 2004
From: Brisbane Australia

Posted by ChrisJH666 on Saturday, September 18, 2004 5:26 PM

Ah yes, but we do a roaring trade in Digeridoo's though!!!! Laugh [(-D]

In the queue: 1/48 Beech Staggerwing (RAAF), P38 (RAAF), Vultee Vengeance (RAAF), Spitfire Vb (Malta), Spitfire VIII x2 (RAAF), P39 x2 (RAAF), Martin Baltimore (Malta?), Martin Maryland (Malta), Typhoon NF1b, Hellcat x2 (FAA)

Chris

Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, September 18, 2004 9:57 PM

Digeridoos and Boomerangs Mate!

You forgot the boomerangs.

Mind you the stupid things keep coming back ...... Kinda like some model kits ... LOL

Cheers

Lori

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tweety1

Member since
August 2003
From: Alice Springs Australia

Posted by tweety1 on Saturday, September 18, 2004 10:38 PM

QUOTE: Originally posted by mrs madmike

Digeridoos and Boomerangs Mate!

You forgot the boomerangs.

Mind you the stupid things keep coming back ...... Kinda like some model kits ... LOL

Cheers

Lori

The boomerang and didge thing is true, Chris and mrs madmike, but the funny thing is, things aren't what they seem.
Just like the planes were moking, the didge and boomerang aren't made in Australia that much anymore.
My younger brother works in a retail store here, selling 'local' items, and yet most of the Aboriginal stuff he sells, is imported from OS!!!!!

Sad but true.

--Sean-- If you are driving at the speed of light and you turn on the headlights, what happens???

nicholma

Member since
September 2003
From: New Zealand

Posted by nicholma on Saturday, September 18, 2004 11:25 PM

Kia ora, Mark "Time flies like the wind, fruit flies like bananas"

Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, September 19, 2004 1:05 AM

cheaper to make OS

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, September 19, 2004 3:26 AM

OK Tweets as promised some pics of little's mounts.....
Sorry about the pic quality,i'm really crappy with a camera,once the scanner is fixed i'll upload them again........

Here's the Sopwith Triplane...

The Pup.....

And the camel....

HOW DID THAT GET THEREI WONDER[:0] Tongue [:P]

Hope these help mate............

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tweety1

Member since
August 2003
From: Alice Springs Australia

Posted by tweety1 on Sunday, September 19, 2004 8:06 AM

Thanks for the pics j.s.
Now gotta find some decals.

Those kitty pics just keep creeping in don't they Clown [:o)]

--Sean-- If you are driving at the speed of light and you turn on the headlights, what happens???

Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, September 19, 2004 11:33 PM

QUOTE: Originally posted by tweety1

Thanks for the pics j.s.
Now gotta find some decals.

Those kitty pics just keep creeping in don't they

Must be some sort of computer virus

Let me know which Triplane version your'e planning on doing and i'll do the other,if it's OK with you i'd like to post them up after there finished in the aircraft forum Titled Little's Triplanes, maybe with a pic of Little himself and a breif rundown of his unfortunatly short career............
I for one have a soft spot for the old stringbags of WW1 and i'd like to see more not only in the Forums but also in the Magazine Thumbs Up [tup]

BTW i was planning on making the Eudard 1/48 Tri but i'm in no great rush at the moment so i'll leave it up to you...............Jules.................

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tweety1

Member since
August 2003
From: Alice Springs Australia

Posted by tweety1 on Monday, September 20, 2004 7:15 AM

QUOTE: Originally posted by j.s.harrison

QUOTE: Originally posted by tweety1

Thanks for the pics j.s.
Now gotta find some decals.

Those kitty pics just keep creeping in don't they

Must be some sort of computer virus

Let me know which Triplane version your'e planning on doing and i'll do the other,if it's OK with you i'd like to post them up after there finished in the aircraft forum Titled Little's Triplanes, maybe with a pic of Little himself and a breif rundown of his unfortunatly short career............
I for one have a soft spot for the old stringbags of WW1 and i'd like to see more not only in the Forums but also in the Magazine
BTW i was planning on making the Eudard 1/48 Tri but i'm in no great rush at the moment so i'll leave it up to you...............Jules.................

This is spooky, I was searching for a Tripe last night, and went and checked out the Eduard site, and decided to go with the Eduard kit.

As for the version, I'm not sure, have to do some more research.
I'll let you know when I get the kit etc, but same as most people, all in good time.

Sean

--Sean-- If you are driving at the speed of light and you turn on the headlights, what happens???

South Aussie

Member since
August 2003
From: South Australia

Posted by South Aussie on Tuesday, September 21, 2004 3:20 AM

QUOTE: Originally posted by j.s.harrison

OK Tweets as promised some pics of little's mounts.....
Sorry about the pic quality,i'm really crappy with a camera,once the scanner is fixed i'll upload them again........

HOW DID THAT GET THEREI WONDER[:0]

Hope these help mate............

j.s,

are you hinting that we need a group build based on cats. Evil [}:)]

Wayne I enjoy getting older, especially when I consider the alternative.

Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, September 22, 2004 6:41 AM

QUOTE: [i]Originally posted by South Aussie

j.s, are you hinting that we need a group build based on cats.

Ok if anyone else mentions catskitties it's pic time
..........pauses to think..............we could all build a Leopard.......not the cat.....the tank. Taped Shut [XX]

Tweets iv'e noticed we have a tendency to build the same kits,that is kinda spooky.........
But you know what they say....................
Great minds think alike

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tweety1

Member since
August 2003
From: Alice Springs Australia

Posted by tweety1 on Thursday, September 23, 2004 5:26 PM

Or the other saying,

Fools never differ Wink [;)]

After this Sabre, I certainly feel a tad foolish.

Actually, I'm leaning towards thinking it wouldn't have been such a problem if I had used the Hasegawa donor kit.

Will find out on the next one I do.

--Sean-- If you are driving at the speed of light and you turn on the headlights, what happens???

South Aussie

Member since
August 2003
From: South Australia

Posted by South Aussie on Thursday, September 23, 2004 9:19 PM

For those based in the Adelaide area or others interested Propeller [8-]

The South Australian Scale Model Expo will be held on the 30 - 31 October, 2004 at the Centenary Gym, Christian Brothers' College, 214 Wakefield St, Adelaide.

more info can be found at http://www.gumnut.net/sapma/expo/index.shtml

Wayne I enjoy getting older, especially when I consider the alternative.

Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Friday, September 24, 2004 1:32 AM

QUOTE: Originally posted by tweety1

Or the other saying,

Fools never differ

After this Sabre, I certainly feel a tad foolish.

Actually, I'm leaning towards thinking it wouldn't have been such a problem if I had used the Hasegawa donor kit.

Will find out on the next one I do.

That saying would probably be more accurate when one considers the Sabre Big Smile [:D]

Iv'e already decided to ditch the Academy kit in favour of the Hasegawa kit,apparently the highplanes conversion was originally designed for the Hase kit,but i imagine it's still gonna need a lot of filler and patience......................

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madmike

Member since
July 2003
From: Perth, Western Australia

Posted by madmike on Friday, September 24, 2004 4:36 AM

Well I have the 1:72 conversion to do, for the CAC Sabre GB. I hope it goes together well with the HC F-86F-30 kit, we will see :)

cheers

MikeJ

"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

tweety1

Member since
August 2003
From: Alice Springs Australia

Posted by tweety1 on Friday, September 24, 2004 7:54 AM

QUOTE: Originally posted by madmike

Well I have the 1:72 conversion to do, for the CAC Sabre GB. I hope it goes together well with the HC F-86F-30 kit, we will see :)

cheers

MikeJ

I hope it goes well for ya Mike.

This weekend I'm laying down some base coat onto the Sabre.
Was gonna do it during the week, but work got in the way, and my lil' man had his 1st birthday on Thursday, so had to prioritise that one.
Thursday-Work
Volleyball
Sons B'day

He goes to sleep around 11 pm, so we had a riot of a time.
But now, it's model time, and the Sabres gonna cop it, while drying, gotta suss out the 109.

--Sean-- If you are driving at the speed of light and you turn on the headlights, what happens???

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