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Thanks mate, I guess i'll have to hurry up and get my Countach finished, keep the collection growing;) Denzil

If you feel like scratchbuilding (or detailing if a kit ever eventuates) and want any pictures, drop me a line, Caravans are my bread and butter. Here's the latest to come out of the workshop. Converted from Cargomaster to Caravan, new interior new engine and C of A: Denzil

G'day Tony, I use Tamiya fine polish for all of my clear stuff, and it's worked for me in exactly the application you've mentioned. I use the Tamiya stuff as all purpose polish, and find it to be really handy stuff to have around. Also, i've had success with 'Brasso' (was polishing the foil, and some went on the canopy. When i polished the Brasso off, it took off the BMF adhesive residue too. Might be a bit too coarse for clear bits though because either the Brasso or the cloth i was using left scratch marks in the canopy.) Good luck, Denzil

Haha, thats a great call Pete! maybe Trumpeter's 'Mad Riveter' should get a hold of one of their own tools! I've got one, and am happy with it. Much easier than trying to hand drill eleventy-billion little holes in a straight line. Works well on plastic and on baremetal foil. If you just want a representation of fasteners, or want to add a bit of 'interest' to big open panels, than i say go for it. Best of all, they're bloody cheap (Unusual for something with a Trumpeter logo on it....) ! Denzil

Howdy all, thanks for the kind words. HOLMES and Luke, I didn't even notice that they were all silvers! Just coincidence, i just go with whatever colour i reckon looks best on the particular car. That and German cars should always be silver of some sort (Just as Italians should be red, frenchies blue and Brits green. I'll do the next XJ220 in BRG) I've started painting with nail-polish, so i forsee some bright colours being used in the future. Wayne S- i hear you about the RHD dash. Would be great if they did both dashboards for all their cars. Also doesn't help that I'm just too lazy to bo

Howdy all, Here are a few of my first car builds.I'm still getting the hang of a consistent pait finish (reminds me why i usually build nice Matt aircraft ) All Tamiya 1/24th kits Porsche Carerra GT Mercedes McLarren SLR Jaguar XJ200 (My favorite car in the whole wide world! I'll have to make a few more of these when my painting skills pick up) I love these kits, great 'Quick' builds between big projects. Denzil

The latest additions from the last couple of months: Italeri 1/48 Kamov Hokum Trumpeter 1/48 Westland Wyvern Trumpeter 1/48 MiG 3 21st Century Toys Macchi C205 Denzil

Wow! that is great work! Thanks for putting up all the in progress pictures too, great to see everything taking shape. She'll be a looker when she's done! Denzil

I picked one up for about 10 bucks AUS, and i find it perfectly acceptable. couple of different wheels for different spacing. i find it very easy to use. I use it to add a bit of 'texture' to empty panels. I've used it on plastic and bare metal foil with pleasing results. to avoid entering into the rivets/ no rivets debate, all i have to say is: If you're happy for your model to look good on the shelf, this thing is fine. If you want 100% accuracy, this rivet wheel is not for you. Denzil

One of the Army's fancy Tigers at Toowoomba. did circuits for about an hour.

Some Squadron Specials: CA Grumman Widgoen x2 Monogram NA T-28 x2 CzechModel XP-77 Revell Messer-Schnitzel Eduard P-82 set Squadron T-28 and' Mustang Roundup' canopies Time to get building! Denzil

If you can track down a copy, Scale Aviation Modeller International, Vol.10 iss 4, has an article on building a T34 in the Prototype A scheme. Plenty of pics. Denzil

here's a few pics snapped over the last few days at Toowoomba. Dornier 228 Latest T-28 to come out of Aerotec. new owner took it out for a few hours (the lucky bugger!), flying circuts and just mucking around. sounded great, but i didn't get much work done...... Nice RV7. for an efficient aeroatic homebuilt, they can't be beaten. Our latest hangar project, an early straight tail 172. trying to convince the boss a bare metal finish is the go... Denzil

Design started out as an Ag plane, then developed from there. http://www.utilityaircraft.com/heritage.html (This site actually has Pics of THIS 750 fresh from the factory) Really Akward looking thing, almost insect like (especially in all-over green)!

All At Toowoomba Airport. PAC Cresco 750. Came into our shop for a few rectifications. This one is used as a Parachute drop-ship These two came in and dropped off reporters for something happening in town. I think this is the first Eclipse in the country. Normally based 'down the road' at Archerfield. Denzil

Ron, my guess is F-14.

Aerotec's Harvard at Toowoomba. Did some circuits, then came in. Beautifull! Awfull quality, i know, only had my mobile phone to hand

http://www.primeportal.net/hangar/howard_m...ndex.php?Page=1 Also http://www.kiwiaircraftimages.com/skymast.html http://www.cc.gatech.edu/fac/Thomas.Pilsch/AirOps/O2.html Not too much cockpit stuff, but it's a start D

The Roulettes A37 looks pretty neat too!

Howdy folks Here's one i did years ago whilst my old man was doing an Aussie Caribou. Italeri kit in 72 scale. just a slap together but i rekon it's a neat scheme for the V22 I think there were a few profiles floating around somewhere here too. D

Howdy folks. My first ever post, so here goes! Very lucky find at a toyshop whilst on a weekend away! 2 of the things! Denzil