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Offline ScranJ51

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Australian Army Porter
« on: May 09, 2020, 09:14:23 AM »
1/72nd scale - very old Vacform kit.

porter 1-2 by David Freeman, on Flickr

porter 1-1 by David Freeman, on Flickr

porter 1-3 by David Freeman, on Flickr


Slightly modified, with the starboard doors removed.
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Offline elmayerle

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Re: Australian Army Porter
« Reply #1 on: May 09, 2020, 10:05:26 AM »
Beautiful!

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Re: Australian Army Porter
« Reply #2 on: May 10, 2020, 03:35:56 AM »
Looking good - I have actually skydived out of one of those. :D
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Offline apophenia

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Re: Australian Army Porter
« Reply #3 on: May 11, 2020, 08:08:13 AM »
Beautiful!

Yup. You've got to love that scheme  :smiley:
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Offline Camthalion

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Re: Australian Army Porter
« Reply #4 on: May 11, 2020, 05:50:33 PM »
Nice one

Offline kitnut617

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Re: Australian Army Porter
« Reply #5 on: May 11, 2020, 10:03:10 PM »
You've done a cracking job on that, vacuform build and paint work  :smiley: :smiley: :smiley:

Offline Rickshaw

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Re: Australian Army Porter
« Reply #6 on: May 14, 2020, 03:38:49 PM »
Green is a little light.  Interesting job.

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Re: Australian Army Porter
« Reply #7 on: May 15, 2020, 03:37:26 AM »
Looks good compared to the real thing:

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Re: Australian Army Porter
« Reply #8 on: February 20, 2021, 02:27:30 AM »
An ex-RAAF Porter is still flying in those colours at Abbottsford, B.C., Canada. It makes its living hauling skydivers. The green has faded so that it looks more like desert camoflage.

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Re: Australian Army Porter
« Reply #9 on: February 20, 2021, 08:03:08 AM »
riggerrob:

never operated by the RAAF - Australian Army aircraft
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Re: Australian Army Porter
« Reply #10 on: February 21, 2021, 01:13:43 AM »
riggerrob:

never operated by the RAAF - Australian Army aircraft


Indeed.  I always loved this scheme on them too:

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