RAAF F-111C Completed.

Nice work Mark.

I look forward to tackling the same kit. Am told it needs some work in areas to go together well. I built the Hasegawa F-111C for a work colleague. We both worked on the AUP program. It was probably the best thing I've built ever and happily gave it away. Gotta build one for me now.

Gorgeous Pig!

That's quite a size differential between the Pig and the Mirage.

That's really beautiful work Mark, the extra effort you have gone too really shows nice one

By the way did you hear that the govt has decided to lease/buy some 24 F/A-18Fs as an interim replacement for the F-111 until the F-35 comes into service.

Cheers 

Outstanding, Mark. That shot under the glass case is perfect. What a tremendoues effort put into such a personalized gift. Absolutely magnificent work.

Very nice build Matk.  Excellent work & presentation .  Thanks for sharing.

Regards,  Rick

Mark,

I am in awe of your work - given the right backdrop, I would SWEAR that this is the real thing! It is magnificent!  You are one of the top 5 modelers on the forum, IMHO.  Your photography skills are outstanding, too!  You should be justifiably proud of this one!

Brian 

Wow - [expletive censored] - amazing!

What paint line(s) did you use?  The paint job is as good-looking as any I've seen.  Great job!

Mitch

brain44 wrote:

Mark, I am in awe of your work - given the right backdrop, I would SWEAR that this is the real thing! It is magnificent!  You are one of the top 5 modelers on the forum, IMHO.  Your photography skills are outstanding, too!  You should be justifiably proud of this one! Brian

First time scratch building details?  What do you think we were born yesterday???

Really beautiful. Your dad is a lucky guy.

Very impressive.  Beautiful work.

Mark

well done mark that is the best f-111i have ever seen i have that kit but it didnot come out that good well done

Absolutely awesome work on the one-eleven.  Your photography is just as good.

Darwin, O.F.

WOW!

I'm flattered!

I didn't expect such a response. Considering I use half your models as my benchmark you guys sure know how to make a bloke blush!

PC9

The kit does need a little more work to go together right but nothing that a little patience, test fitting and putty can't solve. If you want to turn out a purler then you'll need deep pockets and a trip to the  Scaledown website http://www.f-111.net/scaledown/index.htm

If it's a little too pricey then the Academy kit does build up to an ok level.

Upnorth

Untill I put the two next to each other, I never realised how much smaller the mirage is. It must be tiny in real life!

An interesting bit of trivia. Each horizontal stabilizer on the F-111 is larger than the main wing on a Mig 21.

Darson

I was talking to Dad about the F-18F rumor on the weekend and he thinks it'll be a pretty good proposition. He thinks the F-15E would be better suited as it's range far exceeds that of the f-18 and this is a BIG country. Dad thinks the F-18 is better suited to the role than the aircraft it will be replaced by.

Berny

Thanks mate.

The hydraulic fluid leaked all over the kitchen bench so she was empty by the time she made it to the display case. Dad told me once that they leak so much so the pilots know that the ground crews are doing their job properley. They can only leak if they've got oil. You get worried when they stop.

MA Cooke

Mitch, I used Gunze Hobby Color acrylics thinned 50/50 with Isocol. I maked using rolled up Blu-Tac to give the softer edges on the colours. I also post shaded with the base colours lightened with some light grey.

Wiccan Warrior

Thanks mate. The mirage decals were from High Planes. You can find a link to their site via the AMI website. http://www.aussiemodeller.com/

To everyone else that I haven't listed above,

Thanks.

Have a good day all.

Mark 

That is a superb build, well worthy of all the praise that you have recieved. The only thing that I can add is that it is the best model of a F-111 that I have seen.

Well done!