ANZAC GB Sept 2012 to Sept 2013

Oooops. Sorry 'bout that Mikey - my bad. Thank you too, miss Owl!

Helo, sweet build ya got there! Definitely looking forward to seeing more of the ones in (or soon to be in) progress too!

I did build a 1/72 Hobbycraft Caribou a few ago

I was quite excited at the time as I had just bought my first airbrush and the US Army Caribou was one of my first builds painted by airbrush . It was built straight OOB .

Gizmotch ...

Early last year I started a second Caribou build for Air America but the build has stalled

I cut open the rear ramp and added a cabin floor and started making some rear seating ; The cockpit isn't very accurate and I started looking for images of the cockpit to improve my build

That's where the build has stalled but this will be a good opportunity to re-start the Caribou along side the RAAF 'Bou' .

So I'll start searching again for some good cockpit images for both builds

John .

Hey thank OWL too, if it wasnt for her this GB wouldnt be here.

Blitz -  glutton for punishment pretty much sums it up, but as you said, they are quite impressive once built.

Mikey - yep, I have the kit sitting in my stash. It's been there for a few months and man am I eager to get started on it. Really wanted to do it as part of a GB, so thanks for starting this one. I'll post some sprue shots for ya.

The caribou was an odd bird with some fantastic flight characteristics.

I always thought the Caribou was a kind of cool, if weird looking, bird.  I've never seen a model of it though.  You should have a great build with this one.  Definitely not an everyday build.

Rich

Helo H-34

Well , that's a first for me Scorp ; I've never seen a 'Golden Scooter' before ...Awesome !

I counted about 25 kits in my stash which would be suitable for Aussie aircraft and a sole Italeri A-4 RNZAF Scooter . There's no way I could build them all in the required time frame of the GB but I did spy these RAAF Caribou decals in my stash and with several Hobbycraft 'bou' kits in the stash , hopfully I might get around to doing the Desert Red / Tan / Black camouflage scheme aircraft

There's a seller on ebay called prettyplanes and has hundres of really great military aircraft pic's available on high quality photo paper . I've bought quite a few different pic's from him including many Caribou photos . Here's one to match the decal sheet above

Someone at my club built that Fe 2b and it was a damn impressive sight. Good luck with it. I can't believe that would be your third Wing Nuts Build. Sucker for punnishment if you ask me but if that's your thing.......

Damn Mike. Have you got the kit yet? If you do post some pictures of the sprues, id love to see it.

Thanks fellas! Glad to be on board. This is gonna be a heck of a GB. After reading the thread to this point, I'm blown away by the diversity of the aircraft associated with ANZAC, and am seriously looking forward to everyone's builds.

Blitz - this will be my 3rd WnW kit (the SE.5a and Pfalz D.IIIa being the other 2) and easily the most daunting one to date (about 340 parts and an 18" wingspan). The instruction manual is about 30 pages long, and 3 full pages are devoted entirely to the rigging! Yikes! Something tells me I should order more brass tubing - there's going to be a lot of turnbuckles on this bird!

Thats awesome john. cant wait to see it.

Well , that's a first for me Scorp ; I've never seen a 'Golden Scooter' before ...Awesome !

I counted about 25 kits in my stash which would be suitable for Aussie aircraft and a sole Italeri A-4 RNZAF Scooter . There's no way I could build them all in the required time frame of the GB but I did spy these RAAF Caribou decals in my stash and with several Hobbycraft 'bou' kits in the stash , hopfully I might get around to doing the Desert Red / Tan / Black camouflage scheme aircraft

There's a seller on ebay called prettyplanes and has hundres of really great military aircraft pic's available on high quality photo paper . I've bought quite a few different pic's from him including many Caribou photos . Here's one to match the decal sheet above

John .

2 RAAF F-18's with the 50th anniversary RNZAF Golden Scooter.

And I thought the Aussies (and Kiwi's) didn't have that many interesting schemes but it looks like I was dead  wrong.

Rudratt: From what I've seen those Wingnut kits build up into really nice kits so I'll definitely be following to see how you go with yours. I don't think I could ever handle the rigging required for one of those.

Sweet, oh i sent those RNZAF corsair decals today. Should be there in the next couple weeks. Theyre for Tutai Wera, which was overall dark sea blue, but heavily worn and weathered.

Those are some really useful links.  Thanks!    I didn't even think of an RAAF Phantom.  Maybe I will do one later after the F18 if I can get an E kit.

Aircraft was surrendered to RNZAF ground crews.

A list of aircraft associated with the RAAF.

en.wikipedia.org/.../List_of_aircraft_of_the_Royal_Australian_Air_Force

A list of aircraft associated with the RNZAF.

en.wikipedia.org/.../List_of_aircraft_of_the_Royal_New_Zealand_Air_Force_and_Royal_New_Zealand_Navy

Note theyre not all allied aircraft. Both airforces had japanese captured aircraft in their inventories (RNZAF actually flew a jake in theatre) Also a few german and italian aircraft.

For those interested in the skyhawks. Both RAN and RNZAF.

http://a4-alley.x90x.net/

Good site that one.

Good site for RAAF Phantoms.

www.angelfire.com/.../index.htm

Nice choice Mike.

Thanks for those John.

WOW , Excellent choice Ruddratt

That Fe.2b should look awesome once built .

I just found some large posters in the back of the cupboard I had forgotten about

RAN Seaking flying over Ayers Rock

RAN S-70B-2 Seahawk

Thirdly a 50 year time span of RAN Aircraft

John

Mikey & miss Owl, I'd really like in on this GB if it's cool with you. My entry is the excellent Wingnut Wings 1/32 Fe.2b late version. The markings I've chosen (see pic below) are for s/n 778. This particular aircraft was assembled at Point Cook CFS (Central Flying School) in Victoria after being received as a gift from Alfred M. Simpson of Parkside, S. Australia. Flown by Capt. F.H. McNamara VC and gunned by S.J. Hendy, it flew 8 patrols during April and May of 1918, searching for a German seaplane carrier rumored to be operating off the Victoria coast. All searches however were unsuccessful.

Plus, the kit itself is manufacturered in New Zealand.

Looking forward to it, not many of those kind of aircraft came out of the ANZAC collection.

Yeh, but it's a builder, and the kit itself is supposed to be intact.

CallSignOWL

that box looks like it's seen better days

that box looks like it's seen better days

Yup.  This is the exact Kit.

And this is the decal sheet.

The decal sheet comes with some resin AMRAAM missiles and a few other things.  The Decals are coming from Canada, so they will take a while to get here.

Rich

CallSignOWL

Sparrow, shall I put you down for the F/A-18 then?

wow. Hornet's here already. Thanks Squadron!

first impressions: Definitely worth the $13 or so after shipping. Plenty of nice, recessed detail. LOADS of decals (printed by Cartograf!). Full armament...  But is it worth the $33 MSRP? Well, let's see how it all goes together! 

Sparrow, shall I put you down for the F/A-18 then?

Sweet, That Canberra has allot of inaccuracies for a kiwi bird. If you're going down that road make sure you do your research. Also make sure your lead shaping skills are up to par. Needs a bucket load of weight in the nose and theres not much room for it.

Well, I managed to pick up an inexpensive AMT F/A-18 Hornet in 1/48 scale.  Now I am just trying to find an affordable source for the decals I want to use on it.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1-48-RAAF-Decals-F-A-18A-Hornet-20-Years-Service-Anniversary-AVALON-2005-x-2-/350587003649?pt=AU_Toys_Hobbies_Model_Kits&hash=item51a09d2301

A bit much for my budget so I am trying to source a set more locally in the US.  Oh and of course, after I got the F/A-18, I noticed that my 1/48 Airfix Canberra had markings for the RNZAF...  I'm going to hold off on the Canberra.  I really don't have enough room to have any place to put a kit that big right now, so I'll keep looking for the decals.  Leading Edge had a set of the same decals (#48.55)  but they are OOP and I can't find any.  I'll keep you posted on the hunt.

Rich

Thanks for the welcome Scorpio and Tony. The kit is the 1:48 scale one and yeah it has that cockpit problem. I'm tossing up between replacing it or just leaving the canopy closed so it's not too visible. I like the look of the rivets although I'm really not sure how it will look until after the paint goes on so fingers crossed.

I'm looking forward to working on it. I think this is one of the nicest looking P 40 schemes out there with RAF desert camoflauge, red nose and shark mouth. I've got a copy of Osprey's Tomahawk and Kittyhawk aces of the Commonwealth and if memory serves correct, there is some information on Bartle so I've got some bedtime reading. Hopefully I'll be able to do it justice.