F/A-18F Super Hornet

Model: F/A-18F Super Hornet (04509) 1/48 Scale

"The first VF-102 was established on 1 May 1952 and redesignated VA-36 on 1 July 1955. The second VF-102 in 1955, was redesignated as VFA-102."

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With the disestablishment VF-33, VF-102 became America's sole F-14 unit, completing its final deployment on 24 February 1996. Upon America's decommissioning in 1996, VF-102 (and the rest of CVW-1) was assigned to USS George Washington.

In 1997, the squadron deployed aboard George Washington. A port visit to Haifa, Israel was cut short late in November as the carrier battle group was ordered to the Persian Gulf in response to Saddam Hussein's barring UN weapon inspectors from carrying out their assigned tasks. As the crisis grew George Washington joined the USS Nimitz and HMS Invincible. VF-102 returned to Norfolk on 13 March 1998.

In Autumn 1999, VF-102 deployed again to the Persian Gulf in support of Operation Southern Watch over southern Iraq. VF-102 carried out strikes on numerous anti-aircraft and radar sites and conducted numerous TARPS missions.

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I really enjoyed making this plane. The cockpit and the missles / rockets were a bit of a challenge, especially when attempting to dry them. As I was doing this project I felt it wouldn't hold together well when handled, since it had alot of stuff on the bottom that could come lose.

Fortunately enough I bought a little stand from Stanbridge's hobby store in Mount Lawley, Perth that elevated the model giving it more of a view of the planes undercarriage without having to "man handle" the model itself.


Compiled and written by
David "Modelling Away in Perth" Innes

1/32 Scale German Medium Armoured Radio Vehicle

Model: Sd.Kfz.251/17 Ausf.C Command Version

"The Sd.Kfz. 251 half-track was an armored fighting vehicle designed and first built by the Hanomag company during World War II, and based on their earlier, unarmored Sd.Kfz. 11 vehicle."

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There were four main model modifications (Ausführung A through D), which formed the basis for at least 22 variants.^[1] The initial idea was for a vehicle that could be used to transport a single squad of 10 panzergrenadiers to the battlefield protected from enemy small arms fire, and with some protection from artillery fire. In addition, the standard mounting of at least one MG 34 or MG 42 machine gun allowed the vehicle to provide support by fire for the infantry squad once they had disembarked in battle.

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This was another modelling project I took during the renovations of the outdoor shed. The shed needed alot of painting at this stage, so in between painting the walls, I would relax at night-time building the above. The back of the model opens up and you can see the internal radio equipment and benches and the engine bay opens up showing the little block of power inside.

I had some trouble painting this model due to doing it in the summer time - hence I began doing this at night time. Lesson learnt for future modelling projects.


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David "Modelling Away in Perth" Innes