For Whom the Cash Register Rings – the origins of Australia’s ‘Two Airline Policy’

19/04/2021

While rummaging around in the hidden recesses of my computer I came across this article that I put together in June 2001. It is about how the Australian civil aviation industry came to have what was called the ‘Two Airline Policy’ which controlled the development of Australian air transport for four decades from the beginning … More For Whom the Cash Register Rings – the origins of Australia’s ‘Two Airline Policy’

In The Box

04/04/2021

‘On The Bench’ is the oldest and most enjoyable – for me – scale modelling podcast. I like the chat between other podcasts out there but I identify with the way in which the three Australians banter seems to me to convey the Australian character in a relaxed and friendly way. But that’s not why … More In The Box

Top Ten Tools

04/04/2021

            When you listen to or watch any of the modelling podcasts or live streams one of the questions that comes up fairly often is about tools.  ‘What is your favourite tool’ or ‘what tools do you recommend for a starting modeller’, that sort of thing.             I hadn’t really thought about it much.  Over … More Top Ten Tools

Who Said Making Little Model Aeroplanes is Easy?

16/03/2021

Modellers like to write about their successes and the great models they have made. But a modeller’s life is not always easy and fun. Here’s a tale of woe I wrote for my local model club to show the other side of model making. MASOCHIST CORNER October 2010             There’s something wrong with me, I’m … More Who Said Making Little Model Aeroplanes is Easy?