Re: [Q] Funny box art?

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But the first F-111 wasn't delivered to Australia until late 1973, they were in storage pending the resolution of structural issues. So it should be there, and complete. . .

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Ahh. . I know the box. Never noticed. But then, in all honesty I never looked! ;)

Can anyone point me at an online pic of this please? You've really got my mind wondering now! (Can't get the Academy website to work properly.)

Nick

A lot would depend on the angle and perspective of the artwork. from some directions it is possible to see the bridge and not the opera house in the same view and vice versa

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This is from a Russian modelling site (it had the biggest pic of the boxart)

The bridge should start to the right of the opera house and pass roughly through the area the signature appears.

Stealth Bridge.

A Brisbane skyline would be more likely, considering where they are based. The only time you'll see them over Sydney, as pictured, is doing a dump-and-burn for some special event.

But who outside of Australia would know it's Brisbane? The Rock and the Opera House shout Australia to the world.

Bill Banaszak, MFE

My favorite is the 1/144 Minicraft Blue Angels C-121J that labels the aircraft a "Super Consolation." Runner-up: The 1/72 Academy Boeing Stratocruiser proudly named the "Clipper Nitengale."

Les (Friendly Airplane Asylum flack)

So you're saying you want to do it *alone*?

Hey, *I'm* *acrophobic*, but I love being around people!

-- C.R. Krieger (Been there; scared o' that)

alone would be cool. but the height, the open space and a crowd would be sheer terror. can't wait. you're not angoraphopic? you like sweaters?

a few years ago saw the airfix lynx packaged by MPC and as a FAA nut could pass them up at a buck each .It took me a while before i noticed they had used the army lynx and issued it with RN markings . Interesting out of box kit , Ken

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Governaeophobic = fear (or disgust) of government. I want all of the politicians to go away!

Election Day is coming and its Pay-Back time.

-- John ___ __[xxx]__ (o - ) --------o00o--(_)--o00o-------

The history of things that didn't happen has never been written - Henry Kissinger

But if you want all politicians to go away, how will Election Day give you a pay back?

Kevin

Ideally I would ~love~ "NOTA", but as that cannot happen in a functioning society, realisticly I will settle for a new crop of thieves, then bitch about them, most like. That is on the local level. On the state level we have little say in the matter as NYC controls the state government and I don't see secession from "downstate" anytime soon On the Federal level, we ~have~ to get someone in who'll work to fix the economy, not lie and blame the preceeding administration's policies, where if you check the records, unemployment was down, the budget was under control and and the Stock Market was sound. I know that Billy-boy got the occasional hummer

-- so what? That's between him and his wife. I know that he qualified for a legitimate college deferment during the Vietnam era -- so what? Lots of American men did that as well. Shrub had one, himself. Until he got out of school, and signed up for the Texas Air Guard (putting himself, because of Daddy's connections) ahead of 500 other men on the waiting list. Then, after he was in, he went AWOL for 22 months. There was a guy in WWII who tried that, name of Eddie Slovac, IIRC. They shot him. Shrub didn't even get office hours (Article 15, UCMJ) Billy was a disappointment to me, okay? Shrub disgusts me. Did I want Gore? No. Did I want Nadar? No Did I want any of the other clowns? No

Maybe we ~should~ have "None of the Above" and force the parties to come up with candidates who ~know~ what they are doing.

Sorry, I'll turn the rant mode off, stumble out for a cuppa coffee and go back to model building. Have a good (and safe) Independence Weekend.

-- John ___ __[xxx]__ (o - ) --------o00o--(_)--o00o-------

The history of things that didn't happen has never been written - Henry Kissinger

Slight amendment to what you said. Clinton surfed on the economy Bush 1 created... the upturn started before Billy and his Willie took office.

We're surfing on the economy Clintler created, now. The downturn began before he left office. Enjoying it?

Until Bush burns down a church full of children because their parents exercised a Constitutionally guaranteed right, he is still way ahead of Clinton.

Clinton lied to the ROTC officer in Arkansas. And then left the country for England and the Soviet Union.

At the same time Bush was sitting in the cockpit of an F-102 interceptor. Whether or not he had help getting in I would say he made quite a committment in any case. And F-102 were used out of Thailand as MiG patrol. And it at the very least possible that his ANG unit could have been rotated there.

Enormous difference.

Frank

Heck it's just an anamorphic distortion. They turned the Circular Quay into the Elliptical Quay (as if it were really circular to begin with) .

Or maybe Paul Hogan used the wrong color paint!

Sorry for the late reply, but I've just got back to my confuser after the IPMS/US nationals followed by a road trip.

I Recall a kit several years ago, I'm not certain of the MFR, but it was a a Fiat (?) Aircraft with Swiss (?) Markings, getting the crap shot out of it by AA Fire.

And that's no bs, either. I've just read a magazine article detailing which areas of the rock you can take pics of. The restrictions apply to everyone, except pros. If a pro wants to shoot the rock - start filling in forms, pal. I kid you not. If anyone wants to know more, I pass the article on.

RobG (the Aussie one)