Posts by Leigh Edmonds
The MoB Chronicles 2001
The MoB gets Tanked (December 2001) Tankorama2001 was the second such event the real AMA has hosted at the Melbourne Tank Museum. It is really nothing more than an excuse for armour modelling enthusiasts to get together and apparently grew out of an earlier barbeque or two held out at the museum. This year’s event…
Read MoreOld model kits, happy memories – but you wouldn’t want to make them now
Old model kits, happy memories – but you wouldn’t want to make them now A couple of things that have happened in the past day or so led me to reflect on how much the kits from which we make models has changed since I made my first Airfix kit in 1959. This led me to…
Read MoreAerospatiale Alouette III in 1/72 by Heller
I ended up with two kits of the Heller 1/72 Aerospatiale Alouette III, one the original boxing from 1980 and the other the 1989 boxing with lots of additional bits and pieces to make one with a winch and other civil additions. I never intended to have two kits of this particular aircraft but you…
Read MoreThe MoB Chronicles 2016
Show Day Again May 2016 For most of us our Show Day starts earlier than the event itself. There is a lot of behind the scenes organizing that starts months in advance, and then all the details that have to be taken care of as the event comes closer. Lacking the organizing gene I try…
Read MoreThe MoB Chronicles 2015
Zooming with Zim to the Eastern Suburbs April 2015 When you sit in the front seat of Zim’s heritage Jaguar you feel as though you should be Lord Somethingorother and all the serfs along the road should be tugging their forelocks to you as you pass by. When you sit in the back seat you…
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