Thanks for the advice Snowy, will soak the needle like you said.
At this point I’d try spraying during a full moon, with lace socks on, and Sound of Music playing on the stereo if it will stop the tip dry.
You mentioned the Medea Super Lube, so I’m assuming you got that from OS?
Nice simple draft there South Aussie, and I’m definately in, just gotta find a subject.
Maybe a Collins class sub, wouldn’t take much, just throw a sieve into a bucket, and your done!!![:D]
Just 1 question. Am I safe to assume that the models can be placed on a diorama?
Yeah a dio of a blackhawk crashed in a tree would be just as apt as the Collins![:P]
Matt
tweety1, I got the Super Lube locally in Canberra, from the same place that sold me my Iwata airbrush (I think Medea and Iwata are linked somehow). It was about $12 for a tiny bottle but it will last for a couple of years and does make a difference to the way your brush works. If you can’t get some up there in the Boonies let me know if you want and I can get an exact price for you with postage and I could send it to you, I’m sure we could work something out.
Cheers…Snowy
sign me up! rules are fine!
thanks for the longer (than expected) completion date - cos I’m in a sling after a shoulder op and it has to remain like so for 6wks - one down, five to go. Not even my physiotherapy skills can help me now cos i am on my holidays and i cant do any models - all i can do is research my next project. Gee . . . this short post has taken me about 8 minutes to type with my left hand - thats an improvement on yetersday - lol.
Matt, Dai, ILuv3ggs, Tweety1, Luke thanks for your replies,
Tweety1 - Yes Models can be placed on a dioama.
Luke - I thought you might appreciate the extended completion date, besides I need the time to work out what I am going to do.
Wayne, count me in mate. (P51 No. 3 Sqn.)
Cheers…Snowy.
I’m in, the rules are fine rule 2b covers my proposed model.
So what models are people planning to do?
Or is it to early to say?
I know I’ll need a bucket of research for my choice, just gotta do lots of housework to appease she who must be obeyed[B)][B)]
Holly crud! I didn’t realize how many Aussie’s we had! I’m not Aussie, just felt like saying something.[:O]
I’ve ordered a mounted Lighthorseman figure for my project. I may also do a WW2 RAAF project when my Mum gets some more info on her Dad’s service.
Matt
Snowy, Nicholma,
Thanks for interest, so far we have 8 for the group build.
Tweety 1 I still looking for a model and as much as I hate to say it it could be an aircraft I end with.
Matt, maybee I could help in regards research for the RAAF as I have just just retired from the RAAF after 33 years service.
Thanks for your comments ArmorMaster its nice to know that someone knows that there is life downunder.
J S here the group build sounds fine,ive been sitting on a ICM MK9 spitfire with Clive Caldwells personal markings for about 2 years now and a group build gives me an excuse to build it.Something of note of Caldwells 27 plus 3 shared victorys included german experte Oblt Erbo Graf von Kageneck of III/JG 27credited with 69 victories.Killer Caldwell is also one of the few fighter pilots of WW2 who shot down German Italian and Japanese aircraft.
TALK TO YOU SOON JS.
I am looking at the CAC Avon Sabre in 1/48 from High Planes.
Goes for around $50, and I’m told it has the conversion set in it to tell it apart from the ‘slow as a slug’ F-86 American Sabre.
Not sure if it will be 100% accurate, and from the EXTREMELY slim pickings of pics on the net, the cockpit will be a bit of a pain to remake into the Australian model.
I have found some pics, but B&W really doesn’t help, unless I want to do the panel and sidewalls in grey[:P]
BTW, phroosh was right about the blackhawk.
Was going to make one, but I’m scared it’ll spontaneously combust on my bench[:O][;)][:P]
Leopard AS1, have had the Aussie Armour conversion set for just over a year sittin around the place …
33 years in service, kool ! what was your career in the RAAF ? Hopeing to apply myself end of next year as a pilot or areonautical engineer, been a dream since … forever [:P]
Thanks Wayne,
Hopefully Mum will get his basic service history, (she sent away for it), but I will definitely need help with the Nuts and Bolts.
33 years is a good innings, I hope you are enjoying your retirement.
Matt
BTW I ordered my figure from Military Hobbies on Port Road, great service there…
J.S I picked up the Hasagawa Spitefire Mk. VIII today as my subject for the group build and would you believe one of the decal options was for Caldwell’s aircraft.
Tweety1. If I can remember from a close up look of a sabre that I saw at Laverton in the early 70s the cockpit was not much different from the US model and it was painted in Green Zinc chromate colour.
ILuv3ggs, I was employed in the Ground Telecommunication area, mainly in the HF communication role and depending in what era it was my mustering (job name) was Lineman, then Antenna Rigger followed by Communications Electronic Tech. Retired a the dizzy heights of Warrant Officer. Must admit I did enjoy my time in the RAAF.
Matt, I am really enjoying my retirement I think I earnt it. I have also found Military Hobbies good especially seeing they stock Vallejo paints which I am trying with the view of using them only for fiqure modelling.
giday, my name’s Aaron and I’m an alcoholic from adelaide.
i’d love to join the group build! sounds awesome.
i’ll be on the dark side though, and i’'m already thinking of building the italeri kit of the M107 self propelled gun. i’ve done some research and found that we used it at Nui Dat during the vietnam war but i can’t for the life of me find a photo or any information on the markings that we used on it. does any one have any help? where is the best place to find information like that?
love to see the ozzies triumphing!
padawan;
Nice to hear from you especially seeing that you come from the Adeliade area. There are four us, croweaters, that I know that are members of the FSM Forum.
I can’t help you with your M107 question at this time but I see if I can chase up some infomation for you.