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                        All Subjects - Aussie Group Build 2005

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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, May 3, 2005 4:18 AM
                        hey darren ive got photobucket... this sounds dumb where do you get pic,s from to put in your album..... please advise man....and one day i might get to aftermarket....jazz
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                        Bandha Boy
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                        • From: Australia
                        Posted by Bandha Boy on Tuesday, May 3, 2005 4:30 AM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by harvs73
                        Has anyone ever had a seam that just wouldn't go away? I can't seem to get rid of the seam on the top of the Mosquito even after a number of applications of filler, Mr Surfacer 500 and Mr Surfacer 1000. I now have a 'ghost' seam along the top of the fueslage that won't go away.Banged Head [banghead]


                        I had a couple of these big time on the Mirage wing root. I ended up laying down a strip of thin styrene on one side & plying filler over that, which sort of worked. Mr Surfacer seems particularly poor with this problem. The other side is still visible (but the Mirage in Willytown has a really rough seam there, so I figure I'm just being accurate Approve [^]). Not good news on the top though, sometimes with that issue I've laid down a cord of styrene rod, used Testors liquid glue to blend/weld it in the slot & then fill & sand it. The Tamiya putty seems better at this as it has aluminium particles in it so it's less prone to sink back into the gap. I found Squadron putty fills the gap really well but is just way too hard to sand (& has vicous toluene fumes).
                        Carl
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                        tho9900
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                          July 2004
                        • From: SETX. USA
                        Posted by tho9900 on Tuesday, May 3, 2005 6:47 AM
                        Dave - I had one on a build recently.... it really seemed that even if I got a rotary sander and hit it, it still would be there... finally built up with putty around it and did it that way...
                        ---Tom--- O' brave new world, That has such people in it!
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                        darson
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                          February 2003
                        • From: Melbourne, Australia
                        Posted by darson on Tuesday, May 3, 2005 8:46 AM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by jazzbot

                        hey darren ive got photobucket... this sounds dumb where do you get pic,s from to put in your album..... please advise man....and one day i might get to aftermarket....jazz


                        Jazz the pics in my Photobucket account come from a couple of different spots, 1 pics of my models that I take with the wife’s digital camera, 2 group build icons that people make up so that I can put them in my sig and the Aussie flag which I err sort of found (if you know what I mean Big Smile [:D]) also for my sig.

                        Cheers
                        Darren
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, May 3, 2005 6:36 PM
                        thanks darren iam clad u dont mind me asking question....u have to sometimes....thanks again...ill leave u alone now ...regards jazz
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                        darson
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                        • From: Melbourne, Australia
                        Posted by darson on Wednesday, May 4, 2005 7:59 AM
                        I just noticed the date yesterday and thought I had better extract the old digit and get some work done on the Buffalo if I'm going to get this kit done by the due date. So gathering up all the bits and pieces I have painted so far, I assembled the cockpit last night. It's OK but somehow the gorgeous Ultracast seat just looks wrong in a cockpit with a decal for an IP. However, once the closed canopy goes on you won't much anyway.

                        Cheers
                        Darren
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, May 5, 2005 3:23 AM
                        Sign - Ditto [#ditto] Darren i've been so caught up with other builds the Spit VIII is a little neglected lately, As soon as i nail the BoB GB 109 i'll give the Spit my undevided attentionThumbs Up [tup]Thumbs Up [tup]
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                        harvs73
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                          March 2003
                        • From: Melbourne, Victoria
                        Posted by harvs73 on Thursday, May 5, 2005 5:08 AM
                        I have managed to attach the canopy and the Mosquito has received it's first coat of 'One Go'. So there is actualy forward progress.

                        Dave Harvey

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                        madmike
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                          July 2003
                        • From: Perth, Western Australia
                        Posted by madmike on Thursday, May 5, 2005 5:54 AM
                        A little milestone achieved early this week!!

                        Canopy attached to the fuselage. Since this picture was taken I have filled the gaps between the canopy and fuselage with PVA and painted the frames interior green.

                        I will beat this little monster if it the last thing I do!!



                        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
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                        Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, May 5, 2005 6:19 AM
                        Laugh [(-D]Laugh [(-D]Laugh [(-D]Laugh [(-D]Sounds like you having fun with that one Mike
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                        madmike
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                          July 2003
                        • From: Perth, Western Australia
                        Posted by madmike on Thursday, May 5, 2005 7:07 AM
                        well this little Bomerang has a number of times gone for a one way trip against the wall without coming back!!

                        I will get there though

                        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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                        tho9900
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                          July 2004
                        • From: SETX. USA
                        Posted by tho9900 on Thursday, May 5, 2005 6:11 PM
                        You're a better man than me Mike to stick with it like that.. I usually have to sit them aside for a bit when they begin to get to me.. I build something easy in between to remind me I have a small set of modelling skills to me...
                        ---Tom--- O' brave new world, That has such people in it!
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Friday, May 6, 2005 4:06 AM
                        Thanks Mike, i was planning on doing a Boomerang in the future but given the trouble the little bugger is causing you i think i'll add it to the not to build listThumbs Up [tup]
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                        madmike
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                        • From: Perth, Western Australia
                        Posted by madmike on Friday, May 6, 2005 7:00 PM
                        Special Hobby are releasing a 1:72 Boomerang in the near future or so the story goes.

                        Might be better to wait for that kit instead!

                        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
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Friday, May 6, 2005 9:19 PM
                        I prefer 1/48 scale but what are the chances that Tamiya or Hasegawa will do a Boomerang.............
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                        madmike
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                          July 2003
                        • From: Perth, Western Australia
                        Posted by madmike on Friday, May 6, 2005 10:12 PM
                        You have very limited choices in 1:48.

                        The scarce and tad innacurate LTD kit. Easy to build, at least mine was Smile [:)] , or the Tasman one which is still available but a bear to build.

                        All we can hope for really is that one of the Eastern European manufacturers tool a kit, as Tamigawa will NEVER release one.

                        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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                        tweety1
                        • Member since
                          August 2003
                        • From: Alice Springs Australia
                        Posted by tweety1 on Saturday, May 7, 2005 6:27 PM
                        Ok, I'm after some 1/35 scale Aussie roundels.
                        Which company makes em/sells em, anybody know???

                        I am upto the decaling stage for my Bell, so after placing the decals, I can flat coat, mount the engine, and finish running the cables etc.

                        Help please?
                        --Sean-- If you are driving at the speed of light and you turn on the headlights, what happens???
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                        madmike
                        • Member since
                          July 2003
                        • From: Perth, Western Australia
                        Posted by madmike on Saturday, May 7, 2005 7:22 PM
                        Tweets

                        Hawkeye do a 1:35 ADF Blackhawk sheet, that would have the roundels you seek, though Hawkeye decals are becoming increasingly rare now. Alternatively 1:32 would work as the scales are fairly close.

                        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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                        darson
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: Melbourne, Australia
                        Posted by darson on Saturday, May 7, 2005 8:15 PM
                        Sean I read your post and though no probs it's only Aussie roundels he's after, then I read the 1/35 part. The only place I could find in a quick search was Aussie Decals who do a sheet in 1/35 for the Blackhawk but it is all Low Vis.
                        Sorry I can't be of more help. Oh and by the way, have you settled into your new job a little more now?

                        Mike I know what you mean, aside from the fact that Tamiya has almost disappeared completely when it comes to new 1/48 aircraft kits, there is little (read no) chance of Hasegawa releasing a Boomerang.

                        Jules, how's that new house of yours coming along and when are you going to start renting yourself out as a landscape gardener?

                        :::progress update:::
                        I got the Buffalo fuselage together last night and I was really pleasantly surprised. I was expecting an appalling fit that was going to need a lot of filler but in fact the fit is pretty good, which is not bad for a 30 year old kit. Next step will be (very) carefully cutting out the canopy masks that Tamiya supplied, applying them and than maybe I can clap on some paint.

                        Cheers
                        Darren

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                        tweety1
                        • Member since
                          August 2003
                        • From: Alice Springs Australia
                        Posted by tweety1 on Saturday, May 7, 2005 10:48 PM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by darson

                        Sean I read your post and though no probs it's only Aussie roundels he's after, then I read the 1/35 part. The only place I could find in a quick search was Aussie Decals who do a sheet in 1/35 for the Blackhawk but it is all Low Vis.
                        Sorry I can't be of more help.

                        Thanks Mike and Darren.
                        I kinda thought the decals might be a hassle to get, and luckily for me the Bell was released with both wording and roundels, or just lettering.
                        If I cant find roundels, then I'll just bang on some stencils.
                        Unfortunately, just the wording version of the Bell makes it look like a US army rig, and I really prefer an Aussie look.
                        Beggers cant be chosers.Sad [:(]

                        QUOTE: Oh and by the way, have you settled into your new job a little more now?


                        Jobs going pretty good now.
                        Getting more resilient to the stress I think.
                        Either that or I'm too numb to careConfused [%-)]
                        Has it's high points and low points.
                        High was jumping onto our new 12 tonne excavator and digging a ruddy huge hole for an abortoir(we are a pretty diverse companyWink [;)])
                        Low point was sacking someone on Thursday
                        Never enjoyed doing that partSad [:(]

                        --Sean-- If you are driving at the speed of light and you turn on the headlights, what happens???
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, May 8, 2005 11:16 PM
                        Darren, Mate after this i'm never gonna pic up a shovel again, but i am just about finishedThumbs Up [tup] Mate is the buffalo your doing the vintage tamiya one or the new tooled oneQuestion [?]
                        Sean[b] good to see your close to nailing the BellThumbs Up [tup] And yeah i reckon haiving to Sack someone would totally suckSigh [sigh] I imagine it would'nt be a good feeling, thats why i like to work alone.......

                        [b]Mike                         My LHS have just recieved some Airfix Boomerangs in 1/72 and while i don't build 72nd scale i'm gonna buy one for my boy to build when he is a little older, i already have a Heller Spit MK 1 in 72 stashed for himThumbs Up [tup]
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                        tho9900
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                          July 2004
                        • From: SETX. USA
                        Posted by tho9900 on Monday, May 9, 2005 9:23 AM
                        Sean - yeah thats the worst part of every supervisory role I ever held... especially when it was someone with two left feet (clumsy or always said the wrong thing at the wrong time).. or someone who honestly tried and just couldnt make the grade...

                        Hang in there and focus on the good parts of the job! It's hard sometimes but when you can it makes the job seem like an easy thing...

                        By the way... can you guestimate what size the roundels should have been on the kit? maybe we can get you something out of our spares? If you have to go for the wording, a little red roo decal to personalize it would definately make it an Aussie thing!

                        Jules - I'll have to buy him a Martlet for his 10th birthday! Tell him it's from his illegitimate uncle Tom who ran off to the states to join the circus, way before he was born.
                        ---Tom--- O' brave new world, That has such people in it!
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, May 10, 2005 2:03 AM
                        I'll make sure i tell him exactly that TomThumbs Up [tup]
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                        tho9900
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                          July 2004
                        • From: SETX. USA
                        Posted by tho9900 on Tuesday, May 10, 2005 6:45 PM
                        Jules - LOL! I can see him going to school and getting in trouble for telling stories like that! He'll go through life wondering what made "Uncle Tom" run away like that.. and wishing he could visit me at my Dental Floss Ranch on the prairies!
                        ---Tom--- O' brave new world, That has such people in it!
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                        tweety1
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                          August 2003
                        • From: Alice Springs Australia
                        Posted by tweety1 on Wednesday, May 11, 2005 1:11 AM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by tho9900


                        By the way... can you guestimate what size the roundels should have been on the kit? maybe we can get you something out of our spares? If you have to go for the wording, a little red roo decal to personalize it would definately make it an Aussie thing!


                        I have NO idea what size it would be.!!
                        I am looking for a sheet of decals that has various roundels sizes on it, but I don't like my chances.
                        As for spelling the word ARMY on it, I managed to scrounge up some dry transfers that I can slap on, getting them straight is the hard part.
                        --Sean-- If you are driving at the speed of light and you turn on the headlights, what happens???
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                        darson
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                          February 2003
                        • From: Melbourne, Australia
                        Posted by darson on Wednesday, May 11, 2005 1:22 AM
                        Jules, The way I understand it with the Tamiya Buffalo is that the original release (1973) had all the bit needed to make both the US and export version. This was followed ages later by the next release that Tamiya bought out in 1991 which only had the bits for the US version. The current release now has all the original parts from the 73 release back in plus some new decals. Aside from that there is no new re-tooling that I know of.

                        :::Progress Update:::
                        OK I hate masking Evil [}:)]. I know there are some weirdos (Tom) who enjoy it but I don't. I am forcing myself to get through this so that I can start putting some paint on my Buffalo. What makes it worse is the damn Buffalo has a framed window in the belly of the a/c for the pilot to look out of which is just a joy to cut out teeny weeny bits of tape for. I just keep telling myself, it will be over soon, it will be over soon....

                        Cheers
                        Darren
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                        tho9900
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                          July 2004
                        • From: SETX. USA
                        Posted by tho9900 on Wednesday, May 11, 2005 7:36 PM
                        Sean - measure the area where you want to put the roundel and guestimate it. I can see if I have anything near that size and send it to ya... or several sizes if I have them... I still like the red roo decal idea and I saw that on another helicopter build, can't remember which type. Also think I saw it on an Aussie SBD.
                        ---Tom--- O' brave new world, That has such people in it!
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, May 12, 2005 12:56 AM
                        Darren Thanks for the infoThumbs Up [tup] My LHS has the Tamiya Buffalo in stock but it's the one with the Pre War US navy colour scheme and of course if i were to build the kit it would have to be in Aussie colours.......
                        BTW My memory isn't that good but i think Eduard make a set of Masks for the Tamiya Buffalo
                        Speaking of Eduard, Tweets go to the Eduard site and have a squiz they do a Profi Pac for the Has Spit VIII which includes dropped flaps, i figured if you gonna go to the trouble of putting the CMK merlin engine in that you might wanna go the whole hog on itThumbs Up [tup]
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                        harvs73
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                        • From: Melbourne, Victoria
                        Posted by harvs73 on Thursday, May 12, 2005 5:04 AM
                        Darren you mean the windows on the Buffalo like these? Big Smile [:D]



                        They are truly painful to do with tape and a knife.

                        Dave Harvey

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                        Bandha Boy
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                          September 2004
                        • From: Australia
                        Posted by Bandha Boy on Thursday, May 12, 2005 6:43 PM
                        Darren,

                        Got the CD, thanks heaps - fantastic stuff. BTW, Black Magic do a Buffalo mask set: CEBM48260. You can get this from Meteor, they just wack it in the post & you should get it in a week. Not sure if the set includes the 'hell-house' though.
                        http://www.meteorprod.com/enter.html & go to 'Featured Product Lines'.
                        Carl
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