I'm an astronaut!

'I'm an astronaut' is a claim that most would not take seriously but what about 'I'm an ex-RAAF pilot with a number of types (aircraft endorsements)'? Astronauts are a rare breed unlike RAAF pilots past and present. The problem for one Mr Malone is that he is not one of them. He is not and never has been a pilot or other aircrew in the RAAF or RAF or any other airforce anywhere in the world. We can go further, he is not and never has been a commercial or even private pilot anywhere in the world.

Whilst it may seem like fun to 'play act' at being a person in a particular profession you need to take care not to mislead or deceive. Depending on the circumstances and actions, if you try that 'game' in Australia it maybe viewed as fraud. The end result of this is that you may have the law feel your collar! and that applies to any person or persons who reiterates these false claims.

Best of British to you.

Operation 'RAMROD' is GO!

Aero Imageworks has officially commenced Operation 'RAMROD' , the production of decals for Tamiya's Spitfire Mk IX in 1:32nd scale. By assembling the best brains in the business AI will allow the modeller to produce unique subjects using what will no doubt be the best Spitfire on the market in any scale. We are after all talking about 'Tamiya' here who have a reputation for producing high quality kits that require little in the way of modelling skills. Interest in this kit is simply astounding especially when you consider it hasn't been released yet! The ease at which this kit can be put together will bring many more into the hobby who previously had kept away or moved on due to the heavy reliance on 'modelling skills'. An easy build kit is good for everyone, even the old sweats who think only scratch building is 'real ' modelling. My tip is these are the guys who have already got the kit on pre-order, come on admit it! :)

Tamiya Spitfire Mk IX scale model

For some time now I've been saying this will happen. Tamiya will release a scale model kit of the Spitfire Mk IX in the big 1:32nd scale. This is great news for scale modellers who for the first time will have an accurate and easy to build kit of this historically important Spitfire mark.

AI will be expanding their range of 1:32nd Spitfire decals to cater for this kit. I predict this kit will not only be a 'best seller' for Tamiya but set a new record for 1:32nd scale kits.