Jay Gee

Beautiful work Roman, well done.

I have a few decal sets and had no problems at all when using them with Micro Set & Sol. Their subjects are right in my wheelhouse (mainly WW2 RAAF) and from all reports, along with my own research they are very accurate. Only downside is a few decal sets that I'm after are no longer in production. I'm also not involved with them in anyway, just a happy customer.

Great work so far. Those under wing seam lines are pretty tricky and you've dealt with much better than I did.

BAK-12 is the name of the cable system and there is also a portable system for airfields that are not equipped. If you search for RAAF F-4 (s/n 69-7234) landing accident that occured in 1970, you will get some good info on when the runway cable doesn't work as advertised.

Sorry Tiso, I'm not sure if the AC-130A kept their wing tanks fitted. It will be best if you can find a photo to confirm that. I imagine they would have been removed, due to the amount of fire power passing under the wing.

Shorter wheel sponsons, the bulges on the side of the fuselage where the main landing retracts into. Flush mounted air-conditioner intakes and exhausts on the right hand side below the cockpit and at the fwd end of the right hand landing gear sponson. Extra fuselage windows. Change the APU that is fwd of the left hand main landing gear to a GTC (different intake and exhaust). Scribing in the forward cargo door just aft of the crew entry door. But these were bolted shut after a while. If you look up some pictures you'll see what I mean. I think the ozmods conversion was made for the Italeri C-130E/early H kit which had these main features.

Called a Goofy configuration. One centre line tank and one wing tank to give the pod a greater field of view.

Excellent work Russ, I'm about to start one in 1/72 scale. Shark mouths make an already nice looking aircraft look even better.

Great work! I was not expecting this scheme when I opened it, nice to mix it up a bit.

Beautiful job Roger, especially the stencil and decal work on the nose art too.

Brilliant work! I'll be coming back to this thread later on for some tips. I've been honing my NMF skills on some 1/72 Mustangs before taking on my own Hasegawa B-24. Luckily Airfix have the new B-24 coming out so it won't be too costly if/when I stuff it up.

Great work Dunny, just like watching the Aussies win a test series. Look away for 5 minutes and its mostly wrapped up. Lovely work with the stencils too.

Brilliant job Dunny, a very nice paint finish.

My wife has a list of sayings stuck on our fridge. My favourite is "Don't take yourself so seriously, because nobody else does." This is something I try to remember every day and especially when it comes to building models. At the end of the day we must remember that it's fun sticking pieces of plastic together and painting them. Another thing to consider, just like looking at other people's lives on social media. You don't see how many photos are taken to get that perfect shot.

Thanks Sabrejet, that looks like a good technique and a nice finish too. Nice to know if there's no measurements available the eyeball will give a good result.

Hello team, I'm planning on doing a CAC Sabre Mk 32 using the Tasman conversion with the Academy F-86F kit. I plan on chopping the aft end of the fuselage off the Academy kit and fitting that to the Tasman kit to get the open airbrakes similar to what Courageous did a few years ago with their CAC Sabre (I couldn't work out how to link a WIP thread). In regards to the Academy kit the shape of the airbrake bays need adjusting from a square to a tapered lower edge. Does anybody know the size or angle of the airbrake? If anyone has done this, how did you go about it? Any info would be great. Thanks. JG.

I'd be happy with anything from Airfix that I can put a RAAF/RAN roundel on. Maybe a 1/72 A-4E/F will be released soon?

a) New Tool - 1/72 B-24 b) Up or down scale of an existing kit - 1/72 Sea Fury c) Vintage Classic - Do 17 d) Surprise release mid year - 1/72 Avro Lincoln

Excellent rescue Ray, it looks fantastic.

Outstanding work there Lewis!

Thanks Finn, yep I can send them your way. PM inbound.

Hello all, Here is my last completed model for the year, the Airfix Hawker Tempest (A02109). I didn't use the kit decals for the main markings, instead using my Silhouette Portrait cutter for the roundels, SQN codes, serial number and walkways. I used Tamiya masking sheet but it was a bit uneven on the fuselage and under wing roundels so I might have to use vinyl like I did with the serial number next time. I also chopped off the gun barrels and replaced them with needles but apart from that it's all OOB. I used Humbrol enamel for the roundels but the rest of the kit was painted using SMS acrylic lacquers, followed by a panel wash and for the first time I used pencils for some weathering. Painted up in the colours of a 3 SQN aircraft flown by FLTLT John 'Bay' Adams RAAF in which he shot down a FW190 on 30 April 1945. Post WW2 he flew Mustangs in Korea with 77SQN, commanded 76SQN in Malta and the RAAF Contingent Vung Tau in Vietnam before retiring in 1979 as an Air Vice Marshall. Thanks for looking and a Merry New Year to everyone. JG.

Fantastic photos. Especially the ones of the Su-30 and F-15, they made my ears hurt just looking at them. Looking at the Phantom though, is the parachute door open I this picture? If so I'm guessing the afterburner shook it open?

I noticed the scheme you have chosen is an aircraft flown by Bud Anderson. Jocko Willink (an ex US Navy SEAL) has a podcast and Bud features in one of his episodes. If you search Jocko Podcast episode 346 on the Web you'll easily find it. Very interesting chat about his career.

+1 for Southern Cross Mustangs. A bit pricey but worth every cent.