worldslaziestbusker

I have no beef with the inclusion of your F-5E and look forward to seeing what's in the box and what you do with it. Are you thinking to make corrections or build it as you would in the 1980s?

I'm okay with it. What do you have up your sleeve? Much later than that and even Italeri would save it from consideration, but I look forward to seeing the Italian state of the art at the time.

I've never built a 104 (I know, wash my mouth out, hair shirt) but will keep an eye out for this kit for the sake of the gorgeous silver styrene. Classic kit swoon!

Are similar molding problems evident on the airframe or confined to the aircrew? This looks such an odd aircraft. Strangely elegant in its oddness, too. Something I love on a box - advertisements for other kits in the range. It's not disappeared but seems less common, today than pre 1980s..

I recognise this from the instructions on the back of the box. I can't remember the brand they came out under in Australia. Dad and I would browse a nearby newsagent while waiting for our weekly fish and chips serve to cook at the take away and sometimes, if a new kit coincided with Dad feeling flush with funds, the time between our greasy Friday night feed and my bed time would be spent working on construction together, with painting the following night. Good times. Thanks for the nostalgia hit. Exactly what I was hoping to get from this GB.

Some impressive styrene coming out of the past for this GB. A lovely build in a beautiful scheme.

I love the FROG kits of this era. The yellow plastic. The box art. Nostalgia fix.

A 1955 kit? Well played.

Inspiring stuff. I've wanted to build a lander for some time. I think you've given me the spurs to act on that inclination.

I love Lancasters in silver. Lancasters look good in any scheme but silver seems to really show off the lines nicely. These are looking great.

I second Grandboof's comment. I've never seen this kit in the flesh, or the styrene. Watching attentively.

Thanks, Phantom. I have three builds planned. An Airfix Hawker Fury for me, a FROG Sea Venom for my daughter and an Airfix Fairey Firefly for my son. Lots of nostalgia value for me and potential nostalgia in the offing for them. Thanks again. Matt

Hello folks Sorry to have left this to Phantom for so long. Some health issues gave me a kicking over the new year and my hobbies took the hit in terms of re-distributed energy. Thanks, Phantom, for getting the ball rolling. Prizes for this GB came from Southern Models in Adelaide. I hope the Australians really pull out all stops as mailing that Shackleton anywhere outside the Melbourne CBD will likely cost a bomb, but there you go. Loving that people are underway with their projects. Matt

Hi folks. Nice to have the ARC forums back in action. Love your work, management. During the move I heard an episode of "The Hangardeck Podcast" featuring Flygirl Painter, who paints museum airframes and does the nose and tail art of the showbirds for some navy helicopter squadrons. It was really interesting to hear about the challenges and the results shown on the podcast and the artist's websites are outstanding. I hope some of you find it as interesting as I did.

Amazing images. I love the prototypes, especially. Some that never went in to large scale production, some representing the early stages of airframes still in use today. The bare metal scooter and the early Hercules are my favourites. Familiar but oddly unfamiliar at once.

.Awwww. Rotorwash beat me to it.

I wasn't being sarcastic. I like your accent. Speaking strayan, as I do, means I don't get to look down my nose at anyone else' cadence, but I really like the Boston brogue. I look forward to hearing from Wolfgang Czaija. F-104 is a fascinating machine.

I've really got to thank you for introducing me to this series. Besides enjoying plugging through the entire back catalogue, I spoke to Pete, Eddie and Jesse about aviation in Antarctica and they released an episode based on that discussion in under a week. They are knocking aero-podcasting out of the park. PS: your accent is cool.

Wrestling with a large octopus in a small aquarium in Dunedin. We had four arms. It had eight. The fight went on a long time but you don't go through that sort of thing with someone and not become close.

At the LHS today, I saw the new 1/32 Hawker Tempest in its slick looking new box. No price on the front. I turned it over. Images of PE frets on the side. No price on that side. I turned it further. AU$198.00 Aw, man. I find kits at the range of prices to cover my needs, from weekend projects with my children through to more complex project that challenge me to learn new skills, but some manufacturers are really aiming at a premium product. I guess they've done some market research or no-one would back the tooling up costs. Whether or not the resulting product sells well depends on w

I like it. I listened to episode 2 for the modeling content and got great discussions about F-4s, B-29s and the Boeing 247 to boot. Subscribed and well pleased. Thanks My serieshas discussions of proper aviation in the offing but only balloon flights in the episodes to date. I'm recounting the history of exploration in Antarctica and am just up to the start of the twentieth century, most recently covering the Scottish National Antarctic Expedition. There's a bunch more voyages to cover before an airframe arrives on the continent, a Vickers REP Douglas Mawson intended using for recona

I didn't intend for it to become a hobby but podcasting now takes up a lot of my spare time and brings me a lot more joy than I ever thought it could.

If anyone's posted about the looming Model Expo between the 11th and 13th of June, I've missed it. After a disappointing 2016 at the workbench I'll be taking along my Skyraider crop duster from some time ago. I can see how I've improved since that build but I still really like it and look forward to showing it off. The youngsters have shown huge improvements in the past twelve months and are excited at having their handiwork on display. A friend of the eight year old came over yesterday and the rainy day saw us visit the stash and spend an afternoon at the kitchen table/communal work b

Yes. I had to dash after I got that post about the incentives away. I submitted the proposal just now.

Name:Classic Models Group Build Dates: At your discretion Mods: Worldslaziestbusker, Aaronw if he returns to the forum Link to planning thread: http://www.arcforums.com/forums/air/index.php?showtopic=285339&st=0 Description:Models from an earlier time when kits were simpler, and a kid could buy a kit with the money made from mowing a few lawns. The GB will feature kits made in 1980 or earlier. Matchbox, Monogram, Frog, Airfix, Heller, Hasegawa, Guillows, Strombecker, Hubley etc. Build them OOB with tube glue and brush paints or detail them out the wazoo and show off just how great som