Here is the link to my post over at Leigh Edmonds Little Box of Stuff with photos of models, old and new, that I showed at the recent Modellers of Ballarat meeting.

The final generation piston airliners Boeing 377 Stratocruiser – Lockheed L1049G Super Constellation – SNCASE Armagnac I think there’s something sad about the final generation of piston engined airliers. For the most part they were the culmination of several decades spent working our what was the best way to design and build a large commercial…

Additions to the Public Galleries Bernard 74 in 1/72 by Adrien Roy Douglas A2D-1 in 1/72 by Mach 2 Gloster Javelin FAW9 in 1/72 by Frog McDonnell F-4B Phantom II in 1/72 by Fujimi McDonnell Douglas RF-4C in 1/72 by Italeri Additions to the Airbus.A320 Special Display Airbus A.320 (Strategic Airlines) in 1/144 by Revell…

French Fighters 1935-1945 Caudron 714 – Dewoitine 520 – Morane Saulnier 406 This week’s The Curator’s Choice is going to be shorter than usual because it covers aircraft that we looked at only a couple weeks ago. They were French Fighters from the period around the Battle of France that had served with foreign air…

Additions to Public Galleries Dewoitine 501 in 1/72 by Heller Henschel Hs125 in 1/72 by Dujin H0ward DGA-6  in 1/72 by Dekno Jaguar E-Type Series 1 Roadster in 1/32 by Airfic Junkers D.I in 1/72 by Roden MiG-15 (Fagot) in 1/72 by KP MiG-19S (Farmer-C) in 1/72 by KP Mitsubishi A6M2 in 1/72 by Airfix…

Bizjets Piaggio PD.808 – Aero Jet Comander – Hawker Siddeley HS125-1B These little jets go by a few different names; business jets, corporate jets, executive jets and more. Their main role is to carry a handful of passengers at the same speed and similar distances, and probably greater comfort, than standard jet airliners. They have…

Additions to the Public Galleries Airbus A.330-300 (Qantas) in 1/1444 by Revell Bell UH-1H in 1/72 by Italeri Dewoitine D.376 in 1/72 by Azur Handley Page Victor B.2 in 1/72 by Matchbox Kawanishi N1K1 (Rex) in 1/48 by Tamiya Kawanishi N1K1-J (George) in 1/48 by Tamiya Nakajima Ki-44 (Tojo) (Prototype) in 1/32 by Hasegawa Nakajima…

French Fighters in Foreign Service Caudron 714 – Morane Saulnier 406 – Dewoitine 520 The Gallery of Fighter Aircraft is filling up rapidly. Let’s not speculate here on the reasons but just recognize that there is an awful lot to look at when you come into this gallery. As you wander around this gallery you…

Additions to the Public Galleries Aerospatiale SA.330 Puma in 1/72 by Airfix Airbus A.220-100 (Swiss) in 1/144 by Eastern Express Airbus A.310-300 (Air Niugini) in 1/144 by Revell Airbus A.310-300 (Compass) in 1/144 by Revell Airbus A.310-200F (FedEx) in 1/144 by Pas Decals Airbus A.320 (JetStar, VH-JQL, 2016) in 1/144 by Revell Airbus A.320 (Skywest)…

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LOT – Polskie Linje Lotnicze ERJ 170 – Boeing 787-8 – Boeing 757-500 The gallery of Airliners is a big one with lots of big aircraft. Many airlines from around the world are represented there. I am partial to the LOT livery with the big bold letters painted on the forward fuselage and the big…

Additions to the Public Galleries Airbus A.320 (Freedomair) in 1/144 by Revell BAC Lightning F.3 (74Sqd, 1965) in 1/72 by Trumpeter Bloch 152 in 1/72 by Smer Bloch 153 in 1/72 by RS Models/HR Models Bloch 155 in 1/72 by R S Models Bloch 157 in 1/72 by FGMaster Dujin Boeing 707-138 in 1/144 by…