Aussie Modellers

slave kitty

Love it

As for the Sabre, if Lobbie can find some other decals to suit the RAAF versions, that would be great.
Since looking into it, I've developed a bit of a soft spot for the Sabre, but only the Aussie version, the F-86 strikes me as many other American jets, kinda boring.

But a Sabre group build would be a good idea, but I doubt many of our American friends would be as interested, due to the NMF required.
After our GB, I'll wack a post in the A/C section, and see what happens.

South Aussie, thanks for looking into the grass thing for me.
I have found one from Woodland Scenics, they call it Fine Turf.

Going to have to see if anyone in Oz has the stuff, in the Earth colour.
http://www.woodlandscenics.com

Incase you want to have a look

Tweety1:

They have just activated website so here are the photos hopefully;

QUOTE: Originally posted by tweety1 QUOTE: Originally posted by South Aussie QUOTE: Originally posted by tweety1 Hey all, just wondering if someone here has some info on diorama accesories. I'm building a diorama to suit a Panther G tank, and need some stuff that resembles grass to place on the ground. I've already got some long grass and some underbrush sorta stuff, but something that resembles real grass I can't seem to find. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks all Sean Sean, I agree with chris, model railway supplier is a good source for this sort of stuff. If you wish and give me an idea what effect you are after I may be able to find some material suitable amongst my model railway supplies that I can send you. If I can't do that I have a friendly model railway hobby shop just down the road that I could get it from. P.S. Does anyone have the current url for the group build badge that they could post for me. Thanks South Aussie Basically I'm after a turf type of ground cover. I've read a few things about the train supplies, but be damned if I can figure it out. Something that would render an unkept look, kinda like a golf course 'rough'. Better still, you ever seen a hald dead lawn in someones front yard? Thats what I'm trying to acheive, also some small shrubs. Sorry if my explanation seems a little vague.

Tweety1, Visited model railway shop, the best stuff to use is known as static grass, this consists of very fine fibres, could not find any of a colour that would be suitable for a half dead lawn. I have a couple of my fiqures where I used this material on the base, will try to post photos of them as soon as my website is activated (within the next 24hrs they say). There is also a similar product that is of the same material that has already be attached to a sheet of paper. Both of these products could be airbrushed to acheive the effect you want. I would not go for the foam type scenic material, did a trial run yesterday, did not look real although it could be used to make same bushes or plants.

Will be happy to round up the materials for you if you wish.

QUOTE: Originally posted by pingtang Gidday Just wondering how many of you will be at the ACTSMS comp at the end of next week? I'll hopefully be there to enter a few models. Hopefully I'll get my hellcat finished in time too. I'm not amember but my uncle is. Hope to see some of you there.

pingtang;
I will be at the ACTSMS comp, trying to complete a fiqure for it now. Was a member for a few when based in Canberra, still an associated member. Hope to see you there.

Tweety1 i should get my Sabre on Friday it's coming from Highplanes models in Vic i won't be adding it to the GB though ive already got 4 on the go at the moment Spitfire 9 and spitfire 1 for the GB + BF 109 E3 of 3rd JG26 and a Panzer4 Flakpanzer i used the weathering with salt tecnique on the flakpanzer and it looks great,just have to paint all the tools and all those bloody wheels.

Hey i had a thought ridin around on my little postie bike today,after the Aussie GB you should start a Sabre GB plenty of countries used them so there's plenty of different Sabre subjects.
Also thought a U boat GB would be cool.I've just scored REvells 1/72 type 7C Uboat much to my wifes dismay.
LOLon your shaved kitty looks half ROO.i've had to punish my kitty he started popping of the neighbours budgies.



Pingtang RE: State of Origin now mate without Johns we all know an under 12s team could hammer the Blues.
But seriously i think the Blues will clean up this year no Tallis or Lockyer .

PS Lobbie is looking into CAC SAbre decals.

Cute kitty, I especially like the star around his neck, kinda draws your attention away from the BIG RUDDY GUN he is holding.

I just did a quick flick through the family album, and finally realised why my kitty is so freaked out.

This is him after his first trip to the hairdresser.


Then he took up drinking, and would pass out where ever he fell.


So we took him and the dog to the vet.
The cat was cured, but the dog had a violent flashback to when he got the snip.


Ahhhh, the memories!

Ok, j.s., the 76 SQN comes with the kit, so yeah, have to rty and find something else decal wise.

I have a list of around 6? other markings for the Sabre, but as for whether I can find them retail, or have to organise someone to print em up, I'm not sure atm.

As for Swanny's site, bloody brilliant.
I posted a reply on his info post, stating what happened to the Alclad finish on my P-38.

Hopefully I can find something for my Sabre.

QUOTE: Originally posted by j.s.harrison He's just finished sniper school Tweety1 you should enrole your cat with his eyes and ability to stay awake he'd make a great sniperkitty.

Holy !

you neva have to get home security nor a guard dog!

QUOTE: Originally posted by j.s.harrison 3eggs i was curious about those joy flights in jet fighters so i looked into it. [:0]BRACE YOURSELF[:0] For a 40 minute flight in a Strikemaster jet doing mock attack runs will cost you $1650.00 thats at Maroochydore.

oh yeah, sure, i have that lieing around the place ....

they'd wanna have explosions and destruction for that much money ... here i was thinking that around $800 was reasonable ... thats proberly why their table at the air show was always empty ....people take one look at the price and turn around

j.s - I have been hiding in the other forums this is the first time I've checked out the general discussion forum. Heres a bit of info about me.

I am 19 years old and live on the south coast of NSW. I've been modelling on an off since I was about 10 but have only just gotten right into it (ie taking a bit more seriously). I got into the hobby because I've always loved aircraft. My uncle has also had a big influence on my model building. I am into music and guitars (none of that hip hop rubbish) and lots of different sports.

By the way j.s I think your sniperkitty may need therapy. Or at least send him to sort out those hopeless rugby league players you breed up there.

P.S. go the blues

LOL,... hey j.s. that must be a nightmare for your local native wildlife......a cute little kitty with no bell on his collar and a 500 metre head shot.

Cheers...Snowy

He's just finished sniper school









Tweety1 you should enrole your cat with his eyes and ability to stay awake he'd make a great sniperkitty.

QUOTE: Originally posted by pingtang Gidday Just wondering how many of you will be at the ACTSMS comp at the end of next week? I'll hopefully be there to enter a few models. Hopefully I'll get my hellcat finished in time too. I'm not amember but my uncle is. Hope to see some of you there.

Pingtang never seen you around here before mate where you been hidin.
Are you interested in joining the Aussie GB the more the merrier.

South Aussie a few pages back you mentioned you had 2 decal sets for your spit V111 GB project GREY NURSE AND CALDWELLSWhich one are you doing that way i can avoid doing the same subject.
I was planning on doing Gibbes spit RGV of 457 SQD,Caldwells exec.

3eggs i was curious about those joy flights in jet fighters so i looked into it.
[:0]BRACE YOURSELF[:0] For a 40 minute flight in a Strikemaster jet doing mock attack runs will cost you $1650.00 thats at Maroochydore.

Okay heres another CAC Sabre pic check out the cat.
Tweety1 that reminds me hows your cat check my next post too see how well mine's doing in his training.

Gidday

Just wondering how many of you will be at the ACTSMS comp at the end of next week? I'll hopefully be there to enter a few models. Hopefully I'll get my hellcat finished in time too. I'm not amember but my uncle is. Hope to see some of you there.

QUOTE: Originally posted by ILuv3ggs QUOTE: Originally posted by j.s.harrison Iluv3ggs keep us posted on that comp will ya iv'e never been to a model show before,or entered a comp before. Hey i remember seeing an add somwhere selling rides in a strikemaster and i think it's here in BRIS,from memory the price was about $450.00 bit pricey but it would have to be a hell of a ride. Hmmm might have to put a few dollars away myself. J.S. South Aussie posted a link to it a few pages back ... just had a look, can't find it, too much to go through ... its there somewhere tho ! and the Mig 15 isn't available for joy flights at the moment www.hempelsaviation.com

The link you are looking for is http://www.qmhe.com. The comp will be held at the Brisbane Table Tennis Association Stadium, Green Tce, Windsor on the 21 & 22 August. All the best for the Comp ILuv3ggs, I am trying to finish a fiqure for the ACTSMS comp at present, dont know if I will finish it in time.

QUOTE: Originally posted by j.s.harrison Iluv3ggs keep us posted on that comp will ya iv'e never been to a model show before,or entered a comp before. Hey i remember seeing an add somwhere selling rides in a strikemaster and i think it's here in BRIS,from memory the price was about $450.00 bit pricey but it would have to be a hell of a ride. Hmmm might have to put a few dollars away myself. J.S.

South Aussie posted a link to it a few pages back ... just had a look, can't find it, too much to go through ... its there somewhere tho !

and the Mig 15 isn't available for joy flights at the moment

www.hempelsaviation.com

Iluv3ggs keep us posted on that comp will ya iv'e never been to a model show before,or entered a comp before.

Hey i remember seeing an add somwhere selling rides in a strikemaster and i think it's here in BRIS,from memory the price was about $450.00 bit pricey but it would have to be a hell of a ride.

Hmmm might have to put a few dollars away myself.
J.S.

Tweety1 have you decided what SQD markings your putting on your Sabre yet.

when i went to Hobby One today they had a 76 SQD sabre conversion on display,after seeing the completed model i thought yep it's a must have.
If i finish it in time i might add it to the GB as well as the SPIT 9 only thing is i don't want to do the same scheme as you.

whadda ya reckon about swanny's Allclad 2 posting.

Luke I have been there once before now I think about it.

Around about 18 years ago.
Family trip, my Dad reminded me this morning when I spoke to him.

But it wasn't the same site, same museum, but a different location.

That was the same trip we had a major car crash thanks to a DUI twit.

One thing I'm gonna try and do is slip them a lot more cash and try and get some real close up pics of the Sabre cockpit, and hopefullu the B-52.

I have a 1/72 scale Monogram B-52 in the closet, cause there is nowhere else to put the damn thing.

IT'S SO BLEEDIN BIG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Story is, American friend of mine thought he would be a funny bugger for my 29th birthday.

Jokes on him, this year on his bday, I'm sneaking into his house and putting it in his bed.

WITH SUPER GLUE!!!!!!

QUOTE: Originally posted by ChrisJH666 Looks well worth a visit. Shame they restored the Spit with the earlier "wimpy" sharks teeth!!! The later ones didn't look quite so friendly!!!! That looks like a somewhat unusual nose on that B25 too

The real truth about that spit is its a full scale replicia and not a restored one.

I can fully recommend a visit to the museum. Seeing a B52 in this setting really gives an idea how big they are in comparison with other aircraft.

[:0]Luke those pics opened my eyes,looks like i might have to holiday in Darwin,thats after i visit the AWM and the RAAF museum.

Chris I may have solved your RNZAF decal dillema my LHS at S/wood was all out of Interior green so i went to Hobby one today to get some and i've run across the Airfix 1/48 Corsair with NZ markings. J.S.







[PS] thats a 76 SQD Sabre Black Panthers aerobatic team.cool

Looks well worth a visit. Shame they restored the Spit with the earlier "wimpy" sharks teeth!!! The later ones didn't look quite so friendly!!!! That looks like a somewhat unusual nose on that B25 too

QUOTE: Originally posted by tweety1 Ok, how big of a wally do I feel at the moment. Here I am languishing over the fact I cant find decent pics of an Avon Sabre. Been searching for weeks, and have found scraps here and there, but nothing decent. Then all of a sudden this page springs up showing a couple of decent pics. Now I dont usually read the rubbish at the bottom of the pages, it's usually some boring dribble, but this time it stated the pic was taken at the Australian Heritage Museum, Darwin!!!!!!!! Thats only 1500 km's north of me!!!!!!!!! Definately a day trip. And seeing as I'll be up there in mid July for the Australian Volleyball Titles, well, I guess I'll have to pop in with a digital camera and go nuts!!!!!!! This is just too good to be true then again, with my luck, they'd be closed for renovations

hey tweety - I definitely recommend the Museum in Darwin. My old-man just came back from a work junket last nite. He went to the Museum (and he rode by bike - he's a cycle freak) and took heaps of digital photos. It costs $11 for adults and is opened for bout 3hrs per day (well thats whats he told me ). Anyway theres a B-52 (one of only 2 displays outside the US), Cobra helo, Wessex helo, 2 Spitfires (from what i could tell from the photos), a B-25, crashed wreckage from a Zero & RAAF Mirage, and a Sabre. I'm so excited that I want to go there myself just for a day-trip .

If I was taking the photos, I personally would have done a more detailed walk around picture history of each aircraft, but I am grateful for my Dad taking the shots anyway. I know these photos arent detailed enough for you, but they may jus wet your appetite!

i could of sworn that my ol'man took a cockpit photo of the Sabre - cant find the !!!!

I've got heaps more of the display boards and other stuff, and a few extra of each plane, but thats enuf for now !

enjoy!

Ahhhhh, there is an amberly show !?

i'll have to set aside that week end then !

JS, i forget which comp it was, but its the one in august ibut i dunno if i'll get it finished by then ... works sort of interferring with my hobby time And the mig 17 is still there, did some low fly bys in all its grace if i can get the money i might plan a joy flight in it !

the only bad things about air shows is they seem to always fly into the sun .... which doesn't help if your on the ground

QUOTE: Originally posted by j.s.harrison Tweety1 i was waiting for your last post burning the midnight oil eh. Hey dont forget the rest of the c/pit.

I usually have to wait till the lil' tacker has gone to sleep to surf the net, and thats around midnight oddly enough

Cholic, it's a wonderful thing

Nice cockpit pic, but my plan is to phone them today and find out how much it will cost me to have the pleasure of crawling all over every nook and cranny of the Sabre.

Also have to check out how many aftermarket decals exist for this craft

Name dropper!!!!!!

Group Build Projects:

J.S.
I check for you on Wednesday exactly what Sabre Decals are with the REDROO conversion and speak to Gary Byk about getting some for you.

I read in this somewhere about someone intending to do an RAAF F/A 18 Hornet from Iraq, the photo I have of the bird we did for the Airforce Project is to dark [poor lighting in the School], I posted the details from the worksheet I have for their model projects, if you want more details or a couple of photo's of the model, I'll contact the school and organize to do a photoshoot of it.

Re the Amberley Airshow, A friend of mine is the XO of the Ground Defence Sqn at that RAAF Base,

Rob.

Tweety1 i was waiting for your last post burning the midnight oil eh.
Hey dont forget the rest of the c/pit.

QUOTE: Originally posted by ChrisJH666 Ok so who's gonna be the smart alec who's gonna model that seat back???????

That smart alec would be MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!
And to go that little bit further Chris, while I'm there, I'll take some pics of the BACK of the seat, just to make sure it's all kosha!!!

Sorry if I seem a little to keen on this, but I reckon it's damn fantastic.

Ok so who's gonna be the smart alec who's gonna model that seat back???????