Good times!

Hehe :)

That would be good!

Absolutely! Thanks Steven.

Cheers Neil. Yep, I couldn't agree more.

@@ModelNerd Forgot to add, well done on releasing this on 26 April (well it looks like that), close enough to ANZAC Day (25 April) not to count. Which is Australia's National Military rememberence day. Don't know if the was coincidence or intended. But well done !! either way

Absolutely!

Thanks Andrew. Yes, you may well be right about that hole. Oops.

Good times for sure

Thanks

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Absolutely - see them for what they are and you'll be fine. I have the Tamiya 1/48 Buffalo so I probably won't do the Airfix one tbh.

Yes, they certainly have a long tail. The old 1/24 Hurricane (1970s) is almost as expensive as their brand new 1/24 Spitfire. Those molds must have psid for themselves years ago.

Thanks John

Thanks Matt! It was my first Vintage Classics kit, and not bad at all.

Thank you Stuart

Thanks Lee. It's certainly one of those aircraft subjects that seems quite neglected. Having lived in Asia for a few years I find that theater very interesting in terms of its impact on man and machine.

Cheers Max

​​@@ModelNerdairfix do ,from time to time,put vintage kits into the modern red style box and try to pass them off as new.

That would be cool. I really like the African theatre as a setting.

Hello Andrew. Yes, I feel they're finding more of a place in my collection too, especially for aircraft that I find interesting but am not 'obsessed' with.

@@ModelNerd It's always good to find somebody who thinks the same way.

Oh yeah, I've been caught by the Revell trap before (and nearly caught a lot more times). Thanks to Scalemates I usually manage to avoid it now!

Agree. They used to do it with starter sets a lot. This vintage classics is a much nicer, more honest way of doing things

Yes, sorry, I kept meaning to mention that in the video but I never did. Quite an important omission on my part!

They really do. And a lot of them don't have readily available kits from other manufacturers either. Even this year's re-release of the Hampden - there's an AZ Models kit, but it's probably not as easy as a plastic kit for most people.

Thanks - Yes, I realise that later. Oops!

Also a very good method :)

Thanks David. Yes, I totally agree - you have to treat these for what they are. Then you're much more likely to enjoy them :)

What were the three variations? I know of this one and the overall foliage green - what is the third? I also like doing the same aircraft in different schemes.

@@ModelNerd The third variation was overall foliage green including the underside or foliage green and sky. Depending on the aircrafts manufacturing lot variations of whether the white was painted on in the factory or hand painted by the ground crew if at all. Most of the aircraft towards the end of the war were painted overall foliage green without white tail and leading edges. Green Earth Sky Blue pattern aircraft usually had factory painted tail and leading edges were unit painted, again depending on the production lot and replacement parts from a service unit. Technically all schemes are correct as the aircraft were repainted during service. Last Boomers in service were stripped of paint and polished for use as training and utility aircraft RAAF A- number research is required for specific results but like I said all are technically correct at one point in time during the aircrafts service. CAC Boomerang: A Detailed Guide to the RAAF's Famous WWII Fighter by Richard A Franks- Valiant Wings is a great reference that has an airframe guide.Wirraway, Boomerang,CA-15 by Stuart Wilson is another great reference.

Thank you. Have fun modelling!

Cheers Liam. I remember your video on that - looked like a solid selection of kits.

@@ModelNerd thanks buddy

It's a funny one for sure. I almost put the wings on backwards at first as they looked more 'natural' that way :)

Yes I think you're right. Oops.

Thanks!

Thanks Bill. Yes, maybe I should have included him - after all, he wasn't that badly moulded, surprisingly. I left the canopy loose though, so I could always go and add him.

Thanks!

Thanks Bruno

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Thanks Fred. I don't usually brush paint but I have some new paints from Humbrol that I'd like to try brushing.

Yes, it does (that's another one I have in the stash - the Tamiya 1:48 scale version)

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Awesome info, thanks. I'd never even heard of Tasman models!

@@ModelNerd I think they are no more sadly. I have 2 of these Tasman Models Boomerangs. One built, the other still in the box. They go together really nicely. I must look out for the Airfix kit too.

Thanks for the information Brett - much appreciated

I agree they're a bit pricey. And also that Revell are often very cheeky with what they do!

Yep, definitely Revell! Tamiya do it too, although at least their older kits are still "OK", though nowhere near the detail of modern ones.

Cheers Rob. I certainly see your point - I quite like the fact that this subject isn't really covered elsewhere, and I think Airfix are wise to only re-release subjects like that (such as the Bond Bug).

That's strange. I didn't delete anything. What did you post? Sometimes links get eaten by KZfaq.

@@ModelNerd I found a link to a supplier of Tasman Models. They must have thought I was advertising. You can still find these kits. Quite rare now but really worth a look if you like this aircraft. I have no affiliation, just wanted to share. They also have a 1/72 Sabre Jet and a CT-4B Airtrainer (I have a few hours logged in one of these). Cheers.

@@paulthurston2883 Good to know, thank you

Thanks mate

Thanks Michael. I believe that the RAF (not sure about the RAAF) used 'A' and 'B' patterns for their camouflage pattern. These were basically the matts flipped over to create a mirror image on some aircraft. My understanding is that this was done to avoid seeing an obvious repeated pattern of camouflage from the air when multiple aircraft were parked together. That said, I think the A/B system was stopped later in the war. I still think there was some variation between aircraft though, perhaps caused by placement of the mats? You can see subtle differences on reference photos.

@@ModelNerd Thank you my friend