There was a modest turn out this month. However, the tables were full! This was due to the popularity the theme ‘1926-2026, 100 Years of Twins’ sponsored by Ley Reynolds from Platypus Publications.
Ley Presented Platypus Publications Gift Certificates to first and second place holders as voted by members attending the meeting. Ian Wrenford took out first place with his Avro Anson CSIRO cloud seeding aircraft and Phil Wordsworth was runner up with his Northrop F89J Scorpion. See the theme winners cards below for more details about both of these models.
Finally Ley presented a most enlightening talk on the somewhat overlooked but nonetheless effective WW2 British fighter the Hawker Hurricane. Ley talked about the construction techniques, difference between variants, the countries that flew them and the theaters they operated in during the war.
Platypus Publications competition winners
‘1926-2026, 100 Years of Twins’ any twin engined aircraft of that period.
First place
Avro Anson CSIRO
1:48 scale Airfix kit. With custom markings and an scratch built cloud seeding equipmeny
By Ian Wrenford
Second place
Northrop F-89J Scorpion
1:72 scale Revell kit.
By Phil Wordsworth
Third place
PB2B-2
1:72 scale Academy PBY-5 kit. Modified with the Red Roo PB2B-2 Conversion kit.
By David Clark
Emergency theme winners
Emergency! Any model related to policing, fire, ambulance, coast guard, hospital ships, tow trucks etc.
First place
’40 Ford Coupe police car
1:25 scale Lindberg kit.
By James Argaet
Second place
F15 Reporter firebomber
1:48 scale Monogram P-61 Black Widow kit. Modified with scratch built F-15 Reporter conversion.
By an Wrenford
Third place
1978 Dodge Monaco patrol car
1:25 MCP kit. Painted with rattle cans.
By Carlo Piscicelli
General display winners
First place
Kubelwagen Decoy tank
I:35 scale Tamiya kit.
By Andrew Buckley
Second place
M113 FSV
I:35 scale Tamiya kit. With Firestorm Australian APC commander and Dragon Vietnam weapons set F1 SMG.
By Michael Wholdman
Third place
1967 VW Utility
1:25 scale Hasegawa kit.
By James Argaet
Checkout the winners models
and other great builds on the display tables this month.