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Making scale models is my hobby. I’ve been doing it for around sixty years. Here is some of what I’ve written about it for my local club newsletter since 2000 and updates of what I’ve been making.

106 Kit Build Reviews part 1

01/01/2020

Airbus to Grumman For about ten years from 2000 I regularly wrote two page kit build reviews for the Modellers of Ballarat newsletter.  I’ve collected them together and present them, in two parts for convenience. Airbus A300B4 – Airfix 1/144 Airbus A330-200 – Revell 1/144 Airbus A330-300 – Revell 1/144 Airbus A340-200 Revell 1/144 Airbus … More 106 Kit Build Reviews part 1

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2018 Models

07/02/2019

Here’s a slide show of the scale models that I made in 2018

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2013 Models

27/12/2018

Here are the scale models I made in 2013

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2014 Models

27/12/2018

Here are the scale models I made during 2014

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2015 Models

20/02/2018

Here are the models I made in 2015

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2016 models

10/02/2018

Here are the models that I made in 2016

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2017 in models

06/02/2018

Here are photos of all the models I made in 2017.

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  • Accurate French Colours?
  • Aermacchi MB339 in 1/72 by Supermodels and Kiwi Models
  • Aero Commander 520 in 1/72 by Croco Models
  • Aerospatiale Alouette III in 1/72 by Heller
  • Aerospatiale AS.350 in i/72 by Mach 2
  • Airbus A.220 in 1/144 by Eastern Express
  • Airbus A.300 in 1/144 by Airfix
  • Airbus A.300 in 1/144 by Airfix
  • Airbus A.310 in 1/144 by Revell
  • Airbus A.330 and A.340 in 1/144 by Revell
  • Airbus and Boeing Greys
  • Airspeed Ambassador in 1/144 by Welsh Models
  • Amiot 143M in 1/72 by Smer
  • Amiot 354 in 1/72 by Mach 2
  • Antonov An-32 in 1/72 by Amodel
  • Apollo-Saturn V in 1/144 by Airfix
  • Arado Ar234B-2 in 1/72 by Dragon
  • Armstrong Whitworth Argosy in 1/144 by Welsh Models
  • Armstrong Whitworth Meteor NF14 in 1/72 by Matchbox
  • Armstrong Whitworth Sea Hawk in 1/71 by MPM and Trumpeter
  • ATR 42 and ATR 72 in 1/144 by F-Rsin Plastic
  • Avro Canada C-102 in 1/144 by F-Rsin
  • Avro Vulcan B.2 in 1/72 by Airfix
  • BAC LIghtning F.6 in 1/72 by Trumpeter
  • Beech UC-43 in 1/144 by Anigrand
  • Bereznyak-Isaev BI in 1/72 by Eastern Express
  • Bernard 74 in 1/72 by Adrien Roy
  • Blackburn Skua II in 1/72 by Novo
  • Bloch 131 in 1/72 by Mach 2
  • Bloch 150 series fighters in 1/72
  • Bloch 200 in 1/72 by KP
  • Bloch 220 in 1/144 by F-Rsin
  • Boeing 299BA in 1/144 converted from Minicraft
  • Boeing 377 Stratocruiser in 1/144 by Minicraft
  • Boeing 707s in 1/144 by Minicraft and Roden
  • Boeing 720 in 1/144 by Roden
  • Boeing 727-200 in 1/144 by Airfix
  • Boeing 737s in 1/144 by Revell, Airfix and Minicraft
  • Boeing 747-200 in 1/144 by Airfix
  • Boeing 747-300 in 1.144 by Kepuyan
  • Boeing 747-300 in 1/144 converted from Revell
  • Boeing 747-400 ‘Wunala Dreaming’ in 1/144 by Revell
  • Boeing B-50A in 1/144 converted from Minicraft
  • Boeing B-52C in 1/72 by Monogram
  • Boeing F8B-1 in 1/72 by Valom
  • Boeing KC-135A in 1/144 by Welsh Models
  • Boeing KC-135R in 1/72 by AMT
  • Boeing PB-1W in 1/72 by Hasegawa with Uncle Les conversion parts
  • Boeing WB-47B in 1/72 by Minicraft
  • Char B1bis and Renault FT in 1/76 by Matchbox
  • Char Saint Chamond in 1/72 by Reviresco
  • Confessions of an AMS Survivor
  • Convair 880 in 1/144 by Eastern Express
  • Convair B-36D in 1/144 by Hobbycraft
  • Convair B-58A in 1/144 by Academy
  • Convair XB-46 in 1/144 by Anigrand
  • Convair YF2Y-1 in 1/72 by Mach 2
  • Curtiss C-46 in 1/72 by Williams Brothers
  • Curtiss P-40N in 1/72 by Hobby Boss
  • Curtiss XF15C-1 in 1/72 by ProResin
  • Curtiss-Wright SNC-1 in 1/72 by Kora
  • Damned Decals Driving Me Mad
  • Dassault Etendard IVM in 1/72 by Heller
  • Dassault Mirage 2000C in 1/72 by Airfix
  • DeHavilland DH-86 in 1/144 by Arctic Decals
  • DeHavilland DHC-8-100 in 1/72 by Hobbycraft
  • DeHavilland Hornet F.1 in 1/72 by Special Hobby
  • DeHavilland Sea Venom FAW.53 in 1/72 by Toko
  • Dewoitine 333 in 1/144 by F-Rsin
  • Dewoitine 371 in 1/72 by Azur
  • Dewoitine 376 in 1/72 by Azur
  • Dewoitine 500 in 1/72 by Smer
  • Dewoitine 520DC and Dewoitine 780 conversions in 1/72 by Hobby Boss
  • Douglas A2D in 1/72 by Mach 2
  • Douglas C-124 in 1/144 by Anigrand
  • Douglas DC-1 in 1/144 converted from CMR
  • Douglas DC-10 in 1/144 by Accurate Airliners
  • Douglas DC-4 in 1/144 by Minicraft
  • Douglas DC-5 in 1/144 by FRsin
  • Douglas DC-9-10 in 1/72 by Aurora
  • ERC-90 and Panhard M3 in 1/72 by Ace
  • Falling in love with my new Badger
  • Fokker 70 in 1/144 converted from Revell
  • Fokker F-27 in 1/72 by Esci
  • Fokker F-27-500 in 1/144 by Eastern Express
  • Fokker F-28 & Fokker 100 in 1/144 by F-Rsin, Authentic Airliners & Revell
  • Gemini-Titan in a/144 by Real Space Models
  • General Atomics RQ-1 in 1/72 by Italeri
  • General Motors FM-1 in 1/72 by Hobby Boss made and painted by Dickson Oh
  • Gloster Javelin in 1/72 by Frog
  • Grumman F11F in 1/72 by Hasegawa
  • Grumman F8F-1 in 1/72 by Hobby Boss
  • Grumman F8F-1 in 1/72 by Monogram
  • Grumman F8F-1 in 1/72 by Monogram
  • Handley Page Victor B.2 in 1/72 by Matchbox
  • Hawker Siddeley Buccaneer S.2B in 1/72 by Airfix
  • Hawker Siddeley Gnat T.1 in 1/72 by Airfix
  • Heinkel He178V-1 in 1/72 by Condor
  • Hotchkiss H35 in 1/72 by RPM and PzKpfw III Ausf in 1/72 by Attack
  • I fought Alclad II and Alclad II won
  • I’ve been converted (Praise the Lord) to lacquer paint
  • Ilyushin Il-96 in 1/144 by Tupolev
  • In the Box
  • Kawanishi N1K1 (Rex) in 1/72 by High Planes
  • Leclerc in 72 by Revell
  • Leduc 0.22 in 1/72 by Mach 2
  • Little French Beauties
  • Lockheed C-5A in 1/144 by Entex
  • Lockheed Constellation, Super Constellation & Starliner in 1/144 by Minicraft & Welsh Models
  • Lockheed F-117A in 1/72 by Academy
  • Lockheed L.1011 in 1/144 by Airfix
  • Lockheed L.1049G Super Constellation in 1/72 by Heller
  • Lockheed P-38F in 1/72 by RS Models
  • Lockheed X-35 in 1/72 by Italeri
  • Loire 130 in 1/72 by Azur
  • Loire 46 in 1/72 by Azur
  • Loire et Olivier LeO H.43 in 1/72 by Dujin
  • Loire-Nieuport LN.411 in 1/72 by Azur
  • Martin P5M-2 in 1/72 by Hasegawa
  • Martin P6M-2 in 1/72 by Mach 2
  • Mercury-Atlas in 1/144 by New Ware
  • Mercury-Redstone in 1/144 by New Ware
  • Messerchmitt Me163B in 1/72 by Academy
  • Messerchmitt Me163V-1 in 1/72 by Condor
  • Messerchmitt Me263 in 1/72 by Huma
  • MiG Ye-152A (Flipper) in 1/144 by Otaki
  • MiG-19S in 1/72 by KP
  • MiG-31B in 1/72 by Condor
  • Mikoyan I-270 in 1/72 by Amodel
  • Mil Mi-26 by Southern Front and Aerospatiale/BAC Concorde by Heller in 1/72
  • Mil Mi-6 (Hook) in 1/72 by Amodel
  • Mitsubishi J8M1 in 1/72 by Hasegawa
  • Modelling tray
  • Morane G and Morane H in 1/72 by AZmodel
  • Morane Saulnier 406 in 1/72 by RSmodels
  • Myasischev M-50 (Bounder) in 1/144 by Anigrand, and more
  • Nieuport 11 in 1/72 by Toko
  • Nieuport 28 in 1/72 by Revell
  • North American F-100 in 1/72 by Esci and Revell
  • North American Mustang Mk.IV in 1/72 by Academy
  • North American X-15-A2 in 1/72 by Airfix
  • North American XB-70 in 1/72 by AMT
  • Northrop Gamma 2A in 1/72 by Williams Brothers
  • Northrop Grumman B-2A in 1/72 Testors
  • Northrop YB-49 in 1/72 by AMT
  • Old model kits, happy memories – but you wouldn’t want to make them now
  • Paint – love it or hate it, but you can’t live without it
  • Panhard AML-90 in 1/72 by Ace
  • Panhard EBR-90 in 1/72 by WSW-Modellbau
  • Polikaropv I-185 in 1/72 by Modelist
  • Potez 63.11 in 1/72 by Heller
  • Random Comments
  • Renault FT Char Canon in 1/72 by RPM
  • Robin DR.315 Petit Prince in 1/72 by Dujin
  • Short Sunderland V in 1/72 by Airfix
  • SNECMA C450 Coleopter in 1/72 by Mach 2
  • Stinson OY-1 in 1/72 by AZmodel
  • Strv 103 in 1/72 by Trumpeter
  • Sud Ouest SO.30 Bretagne in 1/144 by F-Rsin
  • Supermarine Spitfire Vb in 1/72 by Airfix
  • The Interesting Modelling Company made me write this
  • The MoB Chronicles 2001
  • The MoB Chronicles 2002
  • The MoB Chronicles 2003
  • The MoB Chronicles 2004
  • The MoB Chronicles 2005
  • The MoB Chronicles 2006
  • The MoB Chronicles 2007
  • The MoB Chronicles 2008
  • The MoB Chronicles 2009
  • The MoB Chronicles 2010
  • The MoB Chronicles 2011
  • The MoB Chronicles 2012
  • The MoB Chronicles 2013
  • The MoB Chronicles 2014
  • The MoB Chronicles 2015
  • The MoB Chronicles 2016
  • The MoB Goes to Expo, 2017-2019
  • The Mystery that is ADC Grey
  • The Purpose
  • Three Cheers for Monsieur Dujin
  • Top Ten Tools
  • Transall C-160G in 1/72 by Heller
  • Tupolev Tu-128 in 1/72 by Amodel
  • Tupolev Tu-16 (Badger-A) in 1/72 by Trumpeter
  • VAB in 1/72 by Heller
  • Vought A-7A in 1/72 by Hobby Boss
  • Vultee Vanguard in 1/72 by AZmodel
  • Who Said Making Little Model Aeroplanes is Easy?
  • Yak-28 (Forger-A) in 1/72 by Ace
  • Yermolayev Yer-2 in 1/72 by Amodel
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