roginoz

Ooooh ! Nice !! Just finished the Hobbyboss 1/48 version of this, so I'll be following with interest. Great looking aircraft with an impressive load=out ! Carry on ! Rog

Spare a thought for our West Australian BM members. The border's closed and the Premier has not permitted any special exemptions ! Rog

Oh there's a few Ro[d]gers on the board, of which I'm one, located about 100k's to your north. Nothing like a good rogering, I say. Just ask the @general melchett !!

It was indeed a rubbish year, Julian @zebra, but you've got a heap of stunning models to show for it. If I were to pick out my favourites.........I wouldn't know where to start ! Britannia ? yep !......Viscount ? yep !.......Aussia pair ? naturellement !..........Russian builds ? yep ! Oh sod it ! they're ALL favourites ! Wish I could get the sort of finish on my builds that you achieve ! Christmas & New Year good wishes to all on BM. Rog

Anthony Beevor - "Ardennes 1944" & "Arnhem ; The Battle for the Bridges" are both well written and informative. For a look at Germany in 1944-45, "The End" by Ian Kershaw is a riveting read about the impositions suffered by the German "man in the street" as the war literally ground the country down.

Cannot add anything to what others above have said, this is as esoteric a collection of models as anyone can wish for. Standouts for me are the Pawnee, Flivver & Mystery Ship, but only because of my preference for civil aircraft. Chris @bigbadbadge, did you do a wip for the Kankadlo ? Having built the same model earlier in the year, I enjoy comparing my builds to those of other modellers, so I can learn their methods and, hopefully, improve mine. Echo your sentiments that it's a great little kit and one I had the best fun building. Best...........Rog

Anyone else not being any pictures, apart from the first of the 1-1 heli ? Rog

Thanks @Greg B, some nice detail shots there. last time I saw the Canberra at Temora, she had the port engine in bits. Great to see her flying again. You had atrocious conditions for photography !! Rog

Any shots of the Neptune, @Greg B ?

Got a printer ? Print out the sprue map page. Easyyyyyy! The Triumph builds up into a nice kit, let down, as others have suggested, by what passes a chain. One part of motorbike models that has not kept up with modern tooling. These Aurora/Esci/Italeri kits in 1/9, despite showing their age, have, as @rob Lyttle notes, quite a presence on the bench and in the display cabinet. I've built the BMW solo & sidecar, Zundapp likewise, Harley 750 both as the military version and as a "copy "of one I used to own in the 60's, also the Triumph and Norton racer. Oh, and the Dragon Kettenkrad. All of these kits are a product of their time and deserve accurate reissue. Until that time, they'll do me and most friends who admire them. Good luck with the build. Rog

Not much into sci-fi, but this is one model right outa the box !! [ oooh ! see what I did there !.........soreeeee! ] Rog

These are great little kits for working on while something on a {larger] kit is drying. Not that they are by any means "shake 'n' bake", there's always a fair bit of clean-up to do, as with any limited run kit. The subject matter is always interesting. I'm working on their Mig-8, an experimental canard-winged design of the mid-40s, having recently completed the Stearman-Hammond Y-1 and one of the Bristol M.1C's. They build up into nice little models. Oooh I see the @general melchett has built the Lee-Richards........must get one ! Rog

You've got his "thousand yard stare" down to a "T". A very nice build and subject. Rog

What, the Pelican ? You couldn't mix that up with anything..........! Rog

Coming along very nicely, @zebra, nothing like having a few heavy lifters in the collection. Can't believe how many models you manage to have on the go and not get [too] mixed up. Best........Rog

Bloody earworms !!

That's a stunning tribute to your two dogs @Corsairfoxfouruncle, for which I sympathise wholeheartedly. In 2019, we lost our Great Dane "Tully" and 3 months later, "Teddy" a Golden Retriever x Shepherd, so I feel your pain. Both beautiful models and the decals are a great recommendation for @Timmas' work. Rog

Oh WOW !! What a great model of this unusual aircraft ! I'm building the same model, and in the same livery and if it comes out anywhere as good as yours, I'll be pretty pleased. Wish you'd do a "work in progress" for your models, @Fuad. Rog

Very nice Stringbag ! Blimey !! I've just finished one of these in 1/48 and that was tricky enough ! No way could I fiddle about with rigging one in 72. And next time I'll fold the wings too. Rog

Me too ! Rog

Further to my post above, Eugen @ Dora Wings advises that the pedals part was not formed, by error but a p/e part was included instead. My kit is missing the p/e part and a new part is on its way. As suggested above, other purchasers might like to check their kits. Cheers, Rog

Purchasers of the 1/48 kit may want to check if part A9, cockpit control pedals is missing from the sprue. Before contacting Dora Wings, I checked with a fellow modeller who, I knew, had bought the kit and he too was missing the part. I've just pinged an email to Eugen and hope for their usual good service in supplying the missing part. Rog

........and the humungous red phaeton ? Looks like a Duesenberg. Rog.

I use two Iwatas, for general use, and the most used, a HP-C Plus with 0.4 needle/nozzle, works first time, every time, totally reliable [said he, now touching wood........] and an HP-B Plus with 0.3 n/n for fine and detailed work. The former I've used since I came back to modelling over 10 years ago and gets used at least 3 times a week, if not more. Gets a full strip down and clean once a month in an ultrasonic cleaner and has performed faultlessly. The latter has less use but again, performs faultlessly. Cleaning is done on an "as required" basis. I've tried many different brands of friends airbrushes and come back to my Iwatas every time. Said friends always swear by their own brand, of course, but they have yet to convince me to change brands. HTH Rog

G'day, Russ, from Victoria, the Lockdown State ! Seems so many of us sing from the same song sheet regarding our modelling journey, juvenile glue fingermarks and slapped on decals, then the trials of teen years, marriage, mortgage 'n' kids, and finally, in later years, a bit of time on our hands to rediscover this old hobby of ours, only to find the whole show has changed out of sight ! My main interest is aircraft, the more obscure the better, plus motorbikes from the days of yore. Thusfar only been able to track down Esci/Iterleri wartime and the odd race bike; I know my limitations when it comes to getting the right finish on modern bikes. Rog