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Offline ScranJ51

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Some New Builds
« on: September 08, 2019, 04:39:49 PM »
1/48th Aussie P-40 - "Black Magic"- flown by WO Len Waters - the only Australian Aboriginal or indigenous Aussie Fighter Pilot to fly in the RAAF

waters1 by David Freeman, on Flickr

waters2 by David Freeman, on Flickr

The Second P-40 BU-G flown by John Waddy (1/48th)

bug1-2 by David Freeman, on Flickr

bug1-1 by David Freeman, on Flickr

The first BU-G flown by Waddy (1/48th)

bug2-1 by David Freeman, on Flickr

bug2-2 by David Freeman, on Flickr

1/48th Spitfire Mk 5 - No 451 SQN RAAF

451 spit1-2 by David Freeman, on Flickr

451 spit1-1 by David Freeman, on Flickr

1/48th Se 5A

se51-2 by David Freeman, on Flickr

se51-1 by David Freeman, on Flickr

Spitfire Mk ?? in 1/72nd - made up from a spare wing and fuselage

spit lal2 by David Freeman, on Flickr

spit lal1 by David Freeman, on Flickr


1/144th RAAF Caribou

bou3 by David Freeman, on Flickr

bou2 by David Freeman, on Flickr

bou1 by David Freeman, on Flickr

I need to refit the cockpit area of the Bou at some stage - not sitting quite right



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Re: Some New Builds
« Reply #1 on: September 09, 2019, 01:49:24 AM »
 :smiley:
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Re: Some New Builds
« Reply #2 on: September 10, 2019, 04:00:01 AM »
Nice stuff! I especially like your RAAF P-40 builds  :smiley:

With its four-bladed prop, your 'Spitfire ??' build suggests a bubble-top Mark XII.
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Offline ScranJ51

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Re: Some New Builds
« Reply #3 on: September 22, 2019, 04:42:52 PM »
Another Fw-190 (1/72nd)

190-2-3 by David Freeman, on Flickr

190-2-2 by David Freeman, on Flickr

190-2-1 by David Freeman, on Flickr

Now they could hunt as a pair

190 pair by David Freeman, on Flickr


1/200th scale P-8 Poseidon - first for RAAF

P-8-1 by David Freeman, on Flickr

P-8-2 by David Freeman, on Flickr

P-8-3 by David Freeman, on Flickr

Refurbished Aussie S-2G

New paint and markings

S-2-1 by David Freeman, on Flickr

S-2-2 by David Freeman, on Flickr

S-2-3 by David Freeman, on Flickr

Have lost the nose gear door - need to scratch-build a new one
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Offline ScranJ51

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Re: Some New Builds
« Reply #4 on: September 23, 2019, 08:41:32 PM »
Two more 1/48th - Spitfires

UP-T of 79 Squadron RAAF

Spit 5-1 by David Freeman, on Flickr

Spit 5-3 by David Freeman, on Flickr

Spit 5-4 by David Freeman, on Flickr
Kit gave the option of having the flaps down

Spitfire IX of 451 SQN RAAF

Spit 9-2 by David Freeman, on Flickr

Spit 9-1 by David Freeman, on Flickr

Spit 9-3 by David Freeman, on Flickr


I decided to have some fun with this and cut the cockpit door to open it.  Expect to see more of BQ-M in a week or so  ;)
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Offline ScranJ51

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Re: Some New Builds
« Reply #5 on: October 23, 2019, 08:16:53 PM »
Had some fun with the Spit 9 of 451 SQN RAAF

451-4 by David Freeman, on Flickr

451-3 by David Freeman, on Flickr

451-2 by David Freeman, on Flickr

451-1 by David Freeman, on Flickr
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Re: Some New Builds
« Reply #6 on: October 23, 2019, 08:21:22 PM »
P-51 Mustang of the RAAF - post WW2

AUS P-51-3 by David Freeman, on Flickr

Aus P-51-2 by David Freeman, on Flickr

AUS P-51-1 by David Freeman, on Flickr

Meteor A77-851 "Halestorm"- 77 SQN RAAF  - Korea

F8-1 by David Freeman, on Flickr

F8-2 by David Freeman, on Flickr

F8-3 by David Freeman, on Flickr
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