Airframes
Benevolens Magister
Nice !
Melbourne Model Expo (2010)
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Vic Balshaw
Major General
I was going to say Manchurian or Macau and what a nice little number
Wildcat
Major
I like it!
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Crimea_River
Marshal
OK, must admit, I saw that plane in the movie "Raiders of the Lost Ark" but are you saying there was a real "E555"? I thought it was a Hollywood invention.
Nice model though.
Nice model though.
vikingBerserker
Lieutenant General
I believe it was a real design, but I don't think it was ever built. Great looking model though.
Matt308
Glock Perfection
Speilberg took some liberties in Raiders with that "design". Nice execution, but looks rather silly if you ask me.
Airframes
Benevolens Magister
Looks like a flying pizza, but well built and painted.
Matt308
Glock Perfection
Man, I'm back to the Ki-9. The windscreen is phenomenal. That couldn't possibly be kit OEM. Not for 1/72nd.
Crimea_River
Marshal
Hugh, thanks for the link. Learned something today.
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Vic Balshaw
Major General
I think the Arado was kind of cute and I believe they also had a jet propelled concept version on the drawing board. The PR Spit looks great to
Crimea_River
Marshal
Like the Spit.
Switcha
Airman 1st Class
Hi Wayne, many thanks for the time and effort in producing this thread for us model junkies. 
Can you provide any details as to why some of the models ranked higher than the others, they all look great in the pictures and am wondering what the differences are in the build quality etc.
Cheers Switcha
Can you provide any details as to why some of the models ranked higher than the others, they all look great in the pictures and am wondering what the differences are in the build quality etc.
Cheers Switcha
Good one!
Airframes
Benevolens Magister
Nicely done Spit, if a little heavy on the panel lines. can' say i've seen one from that period with a 'chrome' spinner though?
Matt308
Glock Perfection
Oh?! the chrome spinner was what wanted me to tak 'er home.
Not authentic though, huh.
Not authentic though, huh.
vikingBerserker
Lieutenant General
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Hi Wayne, many thanks for the time and effort in producing this thread for us model junkies.
Can you provide any details as to why some of the models ranked higher than the others, they all look great in the pictures and am wondering what the differences are in the build quality etc.
Cheers Switcha
Lots of the models look great on the table....it's when you get up close and personal as a judge and work through the build and finish criteria that you sort out the best ones and the placings...the Winners and place getters are usually pretty well constructed and painted with a good degree of realism. When you know what to look for it becomes easier to see the many skill levels of the modellers and pick the beginners right through to the Masters...some of the most obvious things for beginners and early stage modellers are seam lines, paint finish (mostly brush) and silvered decals. These are not bad things they are simply areas where the processes have not yet been learnt by the modeller.
I still have in my cabinet such a model, an Fw190....seam lines, brush painted in the wrong colours, silvered decals on a matt finish, but I remember at the time it was brilliant and I loved it...it is my keeping things in Perspective model. We all start without knowledge and learn how to progress and improve...
Ok next subject a Mitsubishi Betty Bomber.
