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Cessna 182
The classic Cessna 182 Skylane has been added to the Grubby Fingers print range. Varied and interesting schemes will be added over time.
Initial release includes:
Cessna 182E Skylane VH-CKZ
VH-CKZ was built by Cessna in the U.S.A in 1962.First registered in Australia on May 14, 1962, it is shown here as operated by Tandemania skydiving in 2004.
Power is supplied by a Continental 0-470 4-cylinder engine.
Cessna 182E Skylane VH-RBK 1962
VH-RBK, c/n 18253681, was built by Cessna in the U.S.A in 1961 and was imported new to Australia in that year.First registered in Australia, as VH-RBK, on March 28, 1962, it is shown here in its original delivery scheme.
Power is supplied by a Continental 0-470 4-cylinder engine.
Cessna 182E Skylane VH-RBK 1965 Mid Murray Flying Club
VH-RBK, c/n 18253681, was built by Cessna in the U.S.A in 1961 and was imported new to Australia in that year.First registered in Australia on March 28, 1962, it is shown here as it appeared on May 22, 1965, at Bankstown Airport, Sydney.At the time it was operated by the Mid Murray Flying Club.Power is supplied by a Continental 0-470 4-cylinder engine.
Stabi-Craft 8.59
This boat is used by the local volunteer Coast Guard:
8.59 Stabicraft AVCG CG6
The New Zealand built Stabicraft is used by the Safety Beach flotilla of the Australian Volunteer Coast Guard. With the call sign of CG 6, the vessel is capable of all weather rescue operations and is one of the primary marine search and rescue vessels on the Mornington Peninsula. The Coast Guard Safety Beach unit also has a secondary role as a CFA Coast Guard Brigade, tasked with responding to marine fires and hazmat events. Manned by a group of highly trained volunteers, CG6 normally carries a crew of four and is on standby 24/7 for emergency calls.
Bell 212 "Twin Two Twelve"
Bell's "twin-Huey" has now been added to the range as well.
Initial release includes:
Bell Model 212 C-FKGT Kestrel Aviation
C-FKGT, c/n 30901, a Canadian-registered airframe, was contracted in Australia by Kestrel aviation of Mangalore during the 2007-2008 fire season. It is shown here as it appeared at the Moorabbin airport during the summer of 2007-2008. I noticed this particular airframe is back in Australia at the moment and was used to recover trapped campers from Tidal River, Wilson's Promontory, in March this year.
Bell Model 212 VH-HHW Hevilift
VH-HHW, c/n 30983, is shown here as operated by Hevilift in 1998 and as seen at Bankstown Airport in November of that year.
Bell Model 212 VH-JJR HeliCorp
VH-JJR, c/n 31280, is owned and operated by HeliCorp Pty Ltd out of Essendon airporton firefighting and medium lift work. It was first registered in Australia on 29 August, 2008.
It is shown here as it appeared at the Tyabb airshow on 18 April, 2010.
Bell Model 212 VH-NSJ NSCA
VH-NSJ as operated by the National Safety Council of Australia (Victorian Division) (NSCA)in the late 1980s.
Royal Victorian Aro Club Piper Warriors
A whole series of RVAC Warriors have been added to the range. In some cases both early and current schemes are depicted.
These prints are all now available directly through the Grubby Fingers on-line shop.
Price is $29.95AUD plus P&H.
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New Walkaround added with more to come!
I have just uploaded a walkaround of the Oxford / RMIT Flight School Beech King Air C90. Thanks to RMIT for permission to photograph this one.
There is a whole swag of walkarounds waiting in the wings at the moment. I have images from Avalon 2011 and Point Cook 2010 all waiting to be put up. I'll do another newsletter shortly letting you know what's been added.
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Website Facelift
Regular vistors may have noticed a minor facelift of the Grubby Fingers site. Nothing dramatic, just a bit of a freshen up. I'm more concerned with keeping the site and the info real than I am making it pretty!
Shop Update
I sat down recently and added recent print releases to the Shop. To my surprise I had 27 new prints to add! These are now up in the Grubby Fingers on-line shop and available to buy.
New Book Review Section
A new section on the site, the Books and Publications pages deal with reviewing books and other references. Most of the reviews are by local author and well-respected historian, John Baxter.
New reviews will be added as they are submitted, and with John being an author AND working in the book trade, they will be timely and contemporary. You can get to the new section here.
Waverley Scale Modelling Pages
 I have included another new section on the site, representing Waverley Scale Modelling Club inc.
As a member of the club, and being on the Committee, I was aware of the a lack of Web-prescence for the Club. In an effort to address this, I have included an "Officially Unofficial" sub-site with the Grubby Fingers site.
This is intended primarily as an information centre for the Club so people who are looking for us can at least get some contact info.
As the pages develop, they will include info on upcoming events, recent events, and galleries of member's models.
You can get to the new section here.
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1:35 Tamiya "Pibber" Build-up
Several projects have been bumped down the priority scale recently. The Aussie Hind and the Vietnam Diamond Reo included.Work commitments have left little time for modelling.
I have, however, managed to squeeze in a quick out-of-the-box build of the Tamiya "Pibber" river patrol boat. This has been built to represent "PBR Streetgang" from Apocalypse Now.
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That's it for this issue of The Grubby Truth! See you next time.
Graeme Molineux
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