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  1. Admiral Puff
    if he doesn't die first ...
  2. Admiral Puff
    That's going to look nice with some VH regos on it ...
  3. Admiral Puff
    Well, he's got one less RAF F-4J set now ...
  4. Admiral Puff
    Nah - 1:12 ...
  5. Admiral Puff
    I STILL reckon it's going to be a Fruitbat ....
  6. Admiral Puff
    Thanks for that - I'll follow that lead up.
  7. Admiral Puff
    I've just picked up a flood-damaged Tamiya kit in which the decals (US Navy) are ruined. I quite fancy doing it in 74 Sqn. markings, but from a quick search it appears that there are none. Can anyone confirm, please?
  8. Admiral Puff
    No, it's weaker! The combination of very soft plastic, a very finely moulded item and a largish gate means that the control column is very prone to breaking unless great care is taken when removing it.
  9. Admiral Puff
    The clear section was there so that the downward-facing identification lights in the rear fuselage could remain visible - they would have been covered had the fairing been solid.
  10. Admiral Puff
    That is so ugly it's beautiful!
  11. Admiral Puff
    More than happy for you to post here, Petr. (And never mind the Whirlwind - get that b----y Sunderland out!! I've got Sandringhams waiting to be made ...)
  12. Admiral Puff
    Two Carvairs, please - one for each of the Ansett schemes ...
  13. Admiral Puff
    KM, I'm sure there are some aftermarket people over here who do 1:24 resin bodies of Australian cars, I don't know of any, but like you I'm more into aircraft, so that means nothing much. I know there are bodies around for Monaros/Commodores and Falcons, and there should also be something for Valiants. You could try Nigel Lowe at Auslowe Model Accessories (www.auslowe.com.au) - he's more a truck man, but may well know where you could pick up a Charger body, or at least who to contact for more information. If you find the body, almost certainly the supplier will be able to point you to a kit (presumably of something Chrysler) that could be used as a base.
  14. Admiral Puff
    Anyone doing a Riley conversion?
  15. Admiral Puff
    Crikey - a Marrickville Mercedes! (You'd have to be a Sydneysider to get that ...) There are still a few of them on Australian roads. My former brother-in-law used to be the Chrysler agent in Lake Cargelligo, and he had a few Charger wrecks in his yard - they would probably be worth a bob or two now ...
  16. Admiral Puff
    Thanks, Jan. I thought that would be the case, given the length of the legs the company's aircraft flew, but it's nice to have it confirmed.
  17. Admiral Puff
    Mine will be done as an SAS DC-7C. Am I right in presuming that SAS aircraft would have had the saddle tanks? It appears so from the photos I've seen, but they're not clear enough to confirm.
  18. Admiral Puff
    Ditto again.
  19. Admiral Puff
    I've still got half a dozen C Scale sets in the stash. They were revolutionary when they were first released, and helped start me down (another!) slippery slope - kit conversions (after "Balsa" Hall's unforgettable articles in the original SAM, of course ...). The worst feature of them was that they were made from white metal, so that the completed model weighed a ton!
  20. Admiral Puff
    I've built two, which are now awaiting paint. I got the control column off the runner both times with careful use of a JLC saw; sadly, when assembling the two fuselages one control column departed this world for another dimension - that one's getting built with the canopy closed!
  21. Admiral Puff
    An F.8 would make more sense - more built, more users, more possibility for conversion to other varieties; all adds up to more potential for sales. And a 1:24 F.8 in Meteorites markings would look the dog's ...
  22. Admiral Puff
    More stuff on my Hannants' watch list ...
  23. Admiral Puff
    That would be wonderful, but somehow I can't see it happening just yet ... I STILL reckon it's going to be a 1:24 Fairleigh Fruitbat GR.XXVIII!
  24. Admiral Puff
    Oh Gawd! And Qantas operated LB-30s ...
  25. Admiral Puff
    That does look nice! Almost makes me wish i hadn't shelled out a motza for a Delta one at Telford a couple of years ago ...
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