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                        Aussie Modellers

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                        madmike
                        • Member since
                          July 2003
                        • From: Perth, Western Australia
                        Posted by madmike on Sunday, July 24, 2005 10:38 AM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by the_nitethyme

                        Hi there everyone Big Smile [:D]

                        We too are Aussie Modelers.
                        Me, (Kaz, tha missus sheila!) and Adam (tha bloody hubby!).

                        I build 1/72 Biplanes and Triplanes, and Adam in into just about anything WWII, or military. (Just not so into WWI)

                        We are in Sydney, and now that we are both modeling, our house is like living in Lilliput!

                        So, G'day to all you fellow Aussie Modellers, and I hope that one day we all meet for RUM AND COKES!!! Party [party]

                        Kaz


                        Welcome Kaz and Adam

                        Lori and myself are a modelling team as well. Lori builds and paints SF/Fantasy figures while I build planes and SF model kits Smile [:)]

                        Nice to have another husband/wife team on FSM!

                        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, July 25, 2005 12:38 AM
                        Sign - Welcome [#welcome]Sign - Welcome [#welcome] Taxtp.
                        You don't work for the ATO do you? TAXtp
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                        Bandha Boy
                        • Member since
                          September 2004
                        • From: Australia
                        Posted by Bandha Boy on Monday, July 25, 2005 1:58 AM
                        Now there's an idea for a group build, ANZAC things that could be counted on one hand. Proabably quite a few given the magpie nature of the RAAF n days gone by, ones I know about are
                        Hurricane: 1
                        Lightining: 3
                        Carl
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                        harvs73
                        • Member since
                          March 2003
                        • From: Melbourne, Victoria
                        Posted by harvs73 on Monday, July 25, 2005 2:27 AM
                        Good idea that one Carl, a few ooptions could be:

                        Hornet: 1
                        Magister: 1
                        Stinson Reliant: 2
                        De Havilland DH-83 Fox Moth: 4
                        CA-15: 1
                        Avro Lancaster: 2 (sort of)
                        B-29A Washington: 2

                        and the list could go on. If you upped it to counting on two hands you would then double the number to be modelled. But the fun would then be finding a kit of the subject! Big Smile [:D]

                        Dave Harvey

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                        biscuit3
                        • Member since
                          December 2004
                        • From: sunny brisbane australia
                        Posted by biscuit3 on Monday, July 25, 2005 11:54 AM
                        Harvs,nice work on the magister. What are the belts made of ?
                        mick
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                        harvs73
                        • Member since
                          March 2003
                        • From: Melbourne, Victoria
                        Posted by harvs73 on Monday, July 25, 2005 6:14 PM
                        Mick, the belts are pre-painted Photo etch that come with the kit. The instrument panels are also pre-painted PE.

                        Dave Harvey

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                        darson
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: Melbourne, Australia
                        Posted by darson on Tuesday, July 26, 2005 1:49 AM
                        Dave, that's really nice work on the Magister Thumbs Up [tup]. I agree with you on PE, but the results look fantastic. Those pre-painted pieces are great as they turn out far better than I could ever produce by hand.

                        Bandha you can add Typhoon Mk.1B x 3 to the list

                        Belated Sign - Welcome [#welcome] aboard Tony.

                        Cheers
                        Darren
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                        Bandha Boy
                        • Member since
                          September 2004
                        • From: Australia
                        Posted by Bandha Boy on Tuesday, July 26, 2005 2:38 AM
                        We had a typhoonShock [:O]
                        Carl
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                        harvs73
                        • Member since
                          March 2003
                        • From: Melbourne, Victoria
                        Posted by harvs73 on Tuesday, July 26, 2005 7:50 PM
                        Carl, when you look at the histories of the RAAF SQNs in the ETO you will find a huge amount of different acft that were, at some stage, used or flown by the RAAF pilots. Whether or not they were official is another story. Clown [:o)] Have a look at the ADF serial numbers website under 'other acft' and you will see them all there.

                        Darren, the PE does look good but when you close up the fueslage it all gets hidden away. This is a bit unfortunate considering the amount of swearing and work that it takes to get them there. This is the first time that i've used the pre painted PE and am almost tempted to use it for other acft I do as it looks quite good.

                        Dave Harvey

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                        darson
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: Melbourne, Australia
                        Posted by darson on Monday, August 1, 2005 12:50 AM
                        Karl the RAAF trialed the Typhoon in the desert as a replacement for the Hurricane IIC. Although the trial was successful the RAAF decided against using the aircraft full time and went with the Spitfire Mk.VC instead.

                        Dave I know the feeling, there is nothing worse than sweating blood over a detailed cockpit only to loose all that wonderful detail when you close the thing up Evil [}:)].
                        My all time favourite piece of PE wool have to be those great pre-colored seatbelts, what did we do without them I wonder.

                        Cheers
                        Darren
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                        Bandha Boy
                        • Member since
                          September 2004
                        • From: Australia
                        Posted by Bandha Boy on Tuesday, August 2, 2005 2:55 AM
                        Speaking of lost detail, I just closed up the Mitchell body. Jeez, what a waste. Tempted to try to put some sort of little light on the inside just to get more value out of it.
                        Carl
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                        darson
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: Melbourne, Australia
                        Posted by darson on Wednesday, August 3, 2005 6:20 PM
                        These days when it comes to a cockpit that's enclosed I don't get too desperate when it comes to detail, I try to imply detail rather than build it.
                        For an open cockpit I will go a bit further but only to the extent of what is seen.

                        One thing that I just don't understand is AFV modelers who detail full interiors for a tank that you can only glimpse 2% off once the vehicle is closed.

                        Darren
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                        celestialsphere
                        • Member since
                          September 2003
                        • From: Melbourne, Australia
                        Posted by celestialsphere on Wednesday, August 3, 2005 11:10 PM
                        Hey everyone!

                        I haven't been in this Forum for awhile. Work is progressing slowly but steadily on my 1/48 SPAD VII. Of course I picked the plane with five different colours in the camo scheme, so that took a while, masking and painting. If you haven't got an airbrush, get one. The more I've used mine the easier it becomes.

                        One thing I tried that requires further investigation: In the damp Melbourne weather my airbrush starts spitting water quite quickly, so I tried putting a sachet of Silica Gel in the bottom of the moisture trap/pressure regulator. It seemed to slow the rate of moisture buildup and therefore spitting. I've only tried it once but this could be of use to someone. (You get Silica Gel sachets in new shoes and leather goods etc.)


                        Andrew
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                        darson
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: Melbourne, Australia
                        Posted by darson on Friday, August 5, 2005 1:59 AM
                        Andrew I know what you mean I used to get a lot of spitting with my old Aztek AB, but since I upgraded to the Iwata the problem has all but disappeared.

                        What sort of AB do you use btw?

                        Cheers
                        Darren
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                        pingtang
                        • Member since
                          April 2003
                        • From: NSW, Australia
                        Posted by pingtang on Saturday, August 6, 2005 4:02 AM
                        That's a good idea mate, might have to give it a go. I get a bit of spitting every now and then (usually if the compressor has been running for a fair while). I might have to go a find some Silica Gel. One question though, how do you get it into the water trap? I've never really had a close look at mine.
                        -Daniel
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                        celestialsphere
                        • Member since
                          September 2003
                        • From: Melbourne, Australia
                        Posted by celestialsphere on Sunday, August 7, 2005 10:42 PM
                        I use a Paasche VL with a diaphragm compressor about 10 inches long. The clear plastic 'bulb' of my water trap unscrews so I can dry out the inside. There's enough room to fit a Silica Gel sachet between the bottom of the filter and the bleed screw at the bottom.

                        Andrew
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                        darson
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: Melbourne, Australia
                        Posted by darson on Monday, August 8, 2005 2:12 AM
                        Daniel, the water trap on my compressor unscrews so that you can clean out the excess water. You'll probably find yours does the same.

                        Cheers
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                        Bandha Boy
                        • Member since
                          September 2004
                        • From: Australia
                        Posted by Bandha Boy on Thursday, August 11, 2005 8:03 PM
                        The Oz Group Build seems to have died away so I'll post this question here. Has anybody figured a way to deal with showing plastic edges when using vac-form canopies. I've got a whole vac-form canopy & nose for the B-25 but the plastic edge it goes onto is quite thick (often fuse+a wall detail piece). I don't want to paint the plastic edge or I won't get adhesion but then I'l be left with a very visible raw edge on the inside due to the thinness of the vac-form. My only thought is to do a half stripe of paint on the plastic edge, anyone know a better way?
                        Carl
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                        luke
                        • Member since
                          December 2002
                        • From: -
                        Posted by luke on Friday, August 12, 2005 6:01 AM
                        500 - long time coming, but no better place to post it!
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                        darson
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: Melbourne, Australia
                        Posted by darson on Monday, August 15, 2005 8:49 AM
                        Carl I wouldn't say it’s died away, more like just very ill. Personally I will make an effort to get back here more often from now on.

                        As to your prob with the vac form canopy, the few times I have used vac formed canopies I have painted the edges anyway and fixed the canopy with Testors clear glue. I have found it to be pretty good as it doesn't fog and dries clear.

                        Luke, congrats on your 500th post, just think only 500 more till your next star.

                        Cheers
                        Darren
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                        harvs73
                        • Member since
                          March 2003
                        • From: Melbourne, Victoria
                        Posted by harvs73 on Tuesday, August 16, 2005 1:13 AM
                        My PR 16 Mosquito has been put on hold for some time as thew PAragon Canopy I ordered is for the Airfix Mosquito. Bugger!

                        Dave Harvey

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                        Bandha Boy
                        • Member since
                          September 2004
                        • From: Australia
                        Posted by Bandha Boy on Wednesday, August 17, 2005 6:17 AM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by darson

                        As to your prob with the vac form canopy, the few times I have used vac formed canopies I have painted the edges anyway and fixed the canopy with Testors clear glue. I have found it to be pretty good as it doesn't fog and dries clear.

                        I'vew always had trouble with glue onto paint & avoid it at all costs. Here's a look at the edges I'm dealing with, I'll post some 'after' shots in the Group Build page.
                        Carl
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                        biscuit3
                        • Member since
                          December 2004
                        • From: sunny brisbane australia
                        Posted by biscuit3 on Friday, August 19, 2005 7:20 AM
                        Carl,thats a nice looking build.What size is it?
                        mick Propeller [8-]
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                        luke
                        • Member since
                          December 2002
                        • From: -
                        Posted by luke on Saturday, August 20, 2005 10:48 PM
                        very nice cockpit!
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                        nfpa1002
                        • Member since
                          October 2004
                        • From: Gallifery, coordinates10-0-11-0-0* 0-2-g-0
                        Posted by nfpa1002 on Sunday, August 21, 2005 9:57 AM
                        Wow, that Cockpit is really cool man!

                        just a little side question of topic.......

                        I heard that the "R & S series Valiants" are like the "States" Ford mustangs.
                        I just posted in the Auto sec. of FSM a source for:
                        60 2 dr.
                        60 wagon Vaialnt .
                        Resin kits availbe.
                        Question . Is thier a market in your modeling community? realy any one interested ?
                        I hope and pray I am not the only one .
                        thank you for your time . and the off subject posting
                        sciencerly yours nfpa1002
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                        Bandha Boy
                        • Member since
                          September 2004
                        • From: Australia
                        Posted by Bandha Boy on Monday, August 22, 2005 1:26 AM
                        The B-25C/D is the 1/48 ACM kit. Seats & bomb site are Verlinden but otherwise stock. I've hacked the combing off & later put Squadron vac-form on, which has a profile fix for the front of the windscreen area as well as the actual glasshouse(s).
                        Carl
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Monday, August 22, 2005 7:55 PM
                        Carl fantastic looking detail in the nose mateThumbs Up [tup] does the AM kit give you any options for the gunship versionQuestion [?]
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                        Bandha Boy
                        • Member since
                          September 2004
                        • From: Australia
                        Posted by Bandha Boy on Monday, August 22, 2005 8:44 PM
                        Yeah, the 'default' C/D build is the gunship nose (this one is 'Dirty Dora' which is now out of production). A good thing about the kit is they give you all of the options, you get 3 or 4 canopy types, a few tail canopy types, both exhaust manifold types (albeit not accurate). I'm pretty sure all of the RAAF Mitchell's had a clear nose, although some had both the fixed & centre nose guns (30cal or 50cal??) while others, probably the fearliest ones, only had the bombardiers nose gun (30cal). I think they all had the 'Townsville Packs' on the sides (nice to have a bit named after my old home town).
                        Carl
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, August 28, 2005 11:07 PM
                        Carl, Mate i saw the gunship AM Mitchell at the annual QMHE show for about eighty bucks and i was so temted but i had already spent $200:00 so ihad to walk past itSigh [sigh]Sad [:(]I could have spent a thousand if i had itThumbs Up [tup]
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                        Bandha Boy
                        • Member since
                          September 2004
                        • From: Australia
                        Posted by Bandha Boy on Monday, August 29, 2005 2:41 AM
                        Another bump ion the road, this thing will take me forever. I've just moved house with all of the disruption that is involved in that. To add to it I've stuffed up my hand during the move & have to rest it for a couple of weeks.

                        The wierd thing about the move is that I lost some of my finished models. I remember placing them into a box; didn't throw any out; didn't arrive in the new place. The only one that's a bit of a loss is the P-51D.
                        Carl
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