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RSK48,
Rafael has done an impressive job detailing and finishing his
1/48 Italeri Texan T-6G. Rafael added scratchbuilt details
and gave his Texan a flawless bare metal finish with the perfect
amount of weathering. He also included the history of the
Texan in Venezuelan Air Force service.
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Ashish
Velankar has been very busy getting everything perfect on his
1/48 Revell Rafale C Marine. Ashish added navigation
lights and a full weapons load and drop tanks to bring his Rafale to
life. Enjoy the photos, there is lots to see. |
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Klaasjan Schuuring
is here with a special treat for Spitfire fans. These are
his two 1/48 Eduard Spitfire Mk1 Spitfire Story, the Few. These
are the original early Spitfires and I love them, but I am a huge
Battle of Britain fan. I really need to build an early
Spitfire.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72 Dewoitine D.520
interior photo etch detail set from
Eduard
Model Accessories.
This detail set is designed for
the
Hasegawa kit.
You will be
required to fold the photoetch in this set, but if you have one of the
Hold & Fold photo etch benders from The
Small Shop, then this will be an
easy process. They have a variety of benders for sharp corners as
well as rounded corners and in many different sizes.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
German aircraft machine gun MK 108 (30mm) barrels & blast tubes from
Master.
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| Thursday, Jan
14 2021 |
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Thomas Brückelt
is here with a very special Greek Starfighter. I'm pleased
to show you his 1/48 Revell F-104G Starfighter Mount Olympos.
Thomas added resin goodies to the cockpit and exhaust and chose
one of the most attractive paint schemes. His photos are a
treat to see. |
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Shawn "phantom" Weiler
is here with a classic WW2 trainer. This is his 1/32 Kittyhawk Harvard
finished in Canadian markings. Shawn has high praise for
this Kittyhawk Harvard kit and I must say I love the look of his
finished model.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
MiG-29 Wheels and painting masks from
Zactomodels.
These resin wheels are designed for the 1/32 MiG-29 and include
painting masks and are designed to fit the Trumpeter MiG-29.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Su-27UB seatbelts photo etch detail set from
Eduard
Model Accessories.
This detail set is designed for
the Kitty
Hawk kit. You will be
required to fold the photoetch in this set, but if you have one of the
Hold & Fold photo etch benders from The
Small Shop, then this will be an
easy process. They have a variety of benders for sharp corners as
well as rounded corners and in many different sizes.
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| Wednesday, Jan
13 2021 |
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No update today.
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| Tuesday, Jan
12 2021 |
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Paulo Lopes Lopes
did a fabulous job detailing and finishing his 1/144 Great Wall Hobby Me 323 D1
"Gigant". Paulo finished this beauty with a
stunning weathering job.
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Bob TheDoc
joins us from India with his gorgeous looking 1/72 Hasegawa Ki-84 Hayate 'Frank'.
Bob gives a good insight into building this kit and tells about
the Ki-84. I love the look of Bob's fighter.
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Carl Jarosz
is here with another gem from his talented hands. This is
his 1/48 Italeri Canadair CL.13 (F-86F) Sabre finished with
great looking Luftwaffe camo and markings. Beautiful work
Carl. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
Sunderland Mk.II interior photo etch detail set from
Eduard
Model Accessories.
This detail set is designed for
the Special
Hobby kit.
You will be
required to fold the photoetch in this set, but if you have one of the
Hold & Fold photo etch benders from The
Small Shop, then this will be an
easy process. They have a variety of benders for sharp corners as
well as rounded corners and in many different sizes.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
Japanese Type 99 20mm Mark 2 gun barrels from
Master.
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| Monday, Jan
11 2021 |
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Daniel Vazquez
joins us from Mexico with his beautifully weathered 1/48
Hasegawa Bf-109 K4. Daniel did an excellent job on his
late war 109. Well done Daniel.
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Shawn "phantom" Weiler
is here with another addition to his growing Star Trek
fleet. This is his 1/1000 USS Enterprise (Discoprise) with
quite the complicated paint scheme. Shawn was kind enough to
include some photos of his other Star Trek ships.
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Ulysses Almeida stopped
by the ARC corporate offices in Brazil with his 1/48 Hawk NASA ER2.
This ER2 is finished as a NASA jet with scratchbuilt
improvements in the cockpit and the engine intake and exhaust.
It's great to see this jet in this paint scheme and markings.
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Here's a product article
for the 8"
Mk R Multi-head Hold and Fold - Photo Etch Bending Tool from
The
Small Shop.
You will be
required to fold the photoetch in this set, but if you have one of the
Hold & Fold photo etch benders from The
Small Shop, then this will be an
easy process. They have a variety of benders for sharp corners as
well as rounded corners and in many different sizes.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
T-2C Buckeye Landing Gear from Scale
Aircraft Conversions. This detail set is designed for
the Wolfpack kit.
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| Sunday, Jan
10 2021 |
Russia
- Soviet counteroffensive at Stalingrad. The beginning of the end
(1943) |
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| Friday, Jan
8 2021 |
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I hope you all
enjoyed Silly Week 2021. Today's small update concludes Silly
Week 2021.
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Didier Mayeur
is here with an awesome design that combines the T-34 with a
Panther tank. This is his 1/76 Airfix PanT34
and he has the full story in his article. |
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| Thursday, Jan
7 2021 |
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Tom Zuijdwegt
is here with his first article on ARC. This is a
collection of his various air racers. These are his Formula F48 Air Racing in 1/48
wearing a wonderfully colourful variety of liveries.
Outstanduing work Tom, welcome to ARC!!!
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Mack Main
is here with his great looking 1/72 Academy Wildcat Mk.3
finished as a RN fighter out of Ceylon during WW2. I love the
look of this Wildcat. Great work Mack. |
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Greg Kerry
is back today with more of his custom made display bases using
scrap kit parts. His article is called Any Scrap, Any Scale
and I think you will find the idea quite interesting, I know I did.
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| Wednesday, Jan
6 2021 |
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Congrats
to the Team USA
for winning the Gold Medal game against Team
Canada in the
World Junior Hockey Championships.
A well played
victory. Excellent performances by both Teams.
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Greg Kerry
is here with another of his customized beauties. This is
his 1/12 Aoshima Kawasaki Zephyr with quite a few very
tasteful modifications. I ride motorbikes myself, so I really
appreciate Greg's work.
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Björn Bäcklund
is here with not one, but two Hasegawa eggplanes. One
is a Hasegawa Fw-190 converted to a Dora and the other is a
scratchbuilt Me 262 eggplane using the Fw-190 as a starting
point. Both are truly impressive. Björn has included
in-progress photos showing how the Me 262 was built.
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Dave Bailey, aka The Rat
is here with another gem This is his RT-11 Iskra with
a wonderful story go explain the story of this epic jet.
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| Tuesday, Jan
5 2021 |
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Greg Kerry gets things fired up today with his 1/12 Tamiya Yamaha Virago.
Greg did quite a bit of custom work on his bike with excellent
results. |
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Dave Bailey, aka The Rat has been building building The Farley Flutterbug.
This is quite the creative design and Dave has a full story to go with
it.
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Björn Bäcklund is here with a first on ARC. This is his
1/20 scale bumper car made from a computer mouse. I'm
impressed.
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Here's a product article
for the Photo
Etch Cut-Off Set - Large
from The
Small Shop.
Use for removing larger pieces from the PE frets. Especially useful
for scale modellers.
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| Monday, Jan
4 2021 |
Union of Myanmar Independence Day
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Dave Bailey, aka The Rat
is here with his Vickers Wellesley, Belgian 3rd Air Regiment.
Dave has his quite convincing story of this aircraft that served
with Belgian forces. Nice one Dave. |
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Greg Kerry
is here with an article that caught my eye (I had a Honda
minibike back in 1969) and this diorama features 1/35 Tamiya British Paratroopers
with minibikes. Greg has talent for creating interesting
scenes. |
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Björn Bäcklund
has been busy scratchbuilding his SAAB J 29 Tunnan from a
variety of kit parts and good old fashioned modelling talent.
I do like the look of this Swedish eggplane jet.
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| Sunday, Jan
3 2021 |
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Björn Bäcklund
has hit a comical homerun with his hilarious Pick Panther.
This is his A Panther that is pink done to perfection, it
even includes whiskers!! |
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Dave Bailey, aka The Rat
is back today with his epic battle story of the Fairey Battle IIA
and the 2 heros that flew her. Dave has a wonderful talent
for telling stories. |
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Mike Muth
is here with a real eggplane gem. This is his Mittens Kittyzaki
complete with a cat as a pilot. I am impressed as is every
cat that sees this model. |
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| Saturday, Jan
2 2021 |
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Björn
Bäcklund starts today with some truly unique. This is his
Una Vespa speciale which is a Vespa chopper made from 2
different diecast models. This is truly creative. |
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Kees
Kuyper is here today with his 1/72 Dutch Osprey.
This looks great in Dutch markings. |
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H. Davis Gandees
has been very creative in designing The Bonneville "Learbus".
I like the idea as he explains it in his article. |
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Dave
Bailey, aka The Rat has quite the tale to tell you regarding his
1/72 Heller Amiot 143 Maritime Patrol and it's exploits turning
the tide of WW2 during the Cheese War. Read his article for
the full story. |
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Friday,
Jan
1 2021 |
Cuba - Anniversary of the Revolution
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Haiti Independence Day
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Sudan Independence Day
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Operation
Bodenplatte (Baseplate) |
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Welcome
to Silly Week 2021......let the fun begin!!!
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Björn Bäcklund
gets Silly week fired up with his Tijuana Taxi...actually
2 versions of the Tijuana Taxi
kit. I
recall these various hot rod kits from the 1960's...thos were fun
time. It is good to see Björn's
Tijuana Taxi here on ARC. |
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Kees Kuyper is
here with his very convincing what-if Alouette
Osprey. I always enjoy seeing his latest design.....very
creative indeed.
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Shawn
"phantom" Weiler is here with a great selection of
Sure isn't 1:1, Star Trek exploration set. These are from
the original Star Trek and look very realistic. It's pretty
cool to see these.
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Dave Bailey, aka The Rat
joins us here during Silly week with his what-if story about the
RAAF Vickers Wellesley maritime Patrol. A rather
convincing story and it is great to see the photos. |
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| Thursday, Dec
31 2020 |
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I want to wish you
all a safe and healthy 2021. I am glad 2020 is over.
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Alejandro Fuenmayor
joins us with his first model on ARC today. Alejandro has dome
a fantastic job finishing his 1/48 KittyHawk's Su-17M4
complete with Dragon noseart. Enjoy the photos. Welcome
to ARC Alejandro
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Erik Leijdens
is here with something very different today. This is his 1/48 Gartex (Hasegawa) Bf 109G0 V48
finished to avery high standard with it's complicate mottled camo
scheme. Beautiful work Erik.. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
Su-27 Wingtip Pylons from
Zactomodels.
This resin set includes two 1/32 Wingtip Pylons for the Su-27.
You can use these lovely resin wing tip resin pylons or you can
use these pylons to replace the inaccurate kit wing tip pylons.
Archer Missile sold separately
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Here's a
product article for the 1/48
Beaufighter Mk.IF landing flaps photo etch detail set from
Eduard
Model Accessories.
This detail set is designed for
the Revell
kit.
You will be
required to fold the photoetch in this set, but if you have one of the
Hold & Fold photo etch benders from The
Small Shop, then this will be an
easy process. They have a variety of benders for sharp corners as
well as rounded corners and in many different sizes.
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| Wednesday, Dec
30 2020 |
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No update
today. Sorry everyone.
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Silly
Week
begins on January 1. Send in your armor, automotive,
motorbike, figure or what-if models etc. This is the time to
show us all the other types of models you have been building.
Send in your
models for us all to enjoy. Click
here to send your article.
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| Tuesday, Dec
29 2020 |
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Jean-Charles Goddet
starts today with his eye catching Japanese Phantom. This
is his 1/72 Hasegawa MHI/McDonnell Douglas F-4EJ Kai 301 SQ
in a very colourful paint scheme. Check out the Frog artwork
on the tail. Japanese jets are a treat to see and this one is
a special treat, enjoy!!.
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H. Davis Gandees
is here to answer the age old question that has haunted mankind
for decades. How Many Grumman F8F Bearcat Exhaust Stacks?
He provides photos and insight to unravel this mystery for you.
Thank you Davis!!
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
P-51B/C interior photo etch detail set from
Eduard
Model Accessories.
This detail set is designed for
the Hasegawa
/ Hobby 2000 kit.
You will be
required to fold the photoetch in this set, but if you have one of the
Hold & Fold photo etch benders from The
Small Shop, then this will be an
easy process. They have a variety of benders for sharp corners as
well as rounded corners and in many different sizes.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
ROKAF T-50B Landing Gear from
Scale
Aircraft Conversions.
This detail set is designed for
the Academy
kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Su-25 UB/UBK resin cockpit set from SBS
Model. This detail set is designed for
the KP/Smer/AZ
kit.
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Shawn "phantom" Weiler
starts today with his glorious 1/32 Tamiya F-4J(UK), Phantom #215.
Shawn chose an one of three Black Bunnies as used by VX-4 that
was sold to the British. Shawn did one sweet job on this
Phantom and I am deeply impressed by the models he completes each
year.
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S K Loh
is here from Singapore with his exciting 1/144 Mini Hobby P-51D Mustang and 1/144 Academy F-16
in-flight diorama. The P-51 is from WW2 and flown by the
CO of the legendary Tuskegee Red Tail Squadron. The F-16 gives
a modern connection for the Mustang. Both are beautifully
displayed of a base adorned with patches, flag and text.
Simply wonderful.
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Here's a product article
for the Photo
Etch Standard Rolling Set from
The
Small Shop.
Make curved photo etch parts. Aluminum base makes rolling your parts
easy!
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
Fw 190 A7, A8 armament set (MG 131, MG 151 barrel tips) & Pitot
Tube from
Master.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
Rumpler C.IV Landing Gear from
Scale
Aircraft Conversions.
This detail set is designed for
the Wingnut
Wings kit.
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| Saturday, Dec
26 2020 |
Slovenia Independence Day
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| Friday, Dec
25 2020 |
 Merry
Christmas Everyone!!! 
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No
update today...time to rest and be with family.
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To
track Santa
on Christmas
Eve
with your kids...go to this website
http://www.noradsanta.org/
this is the NORAD Santa tracking website with plenty of
great videos of Santa doing his deliveries on Christmas
Eve. |
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Alvis
3.1 is here with his Christmas Eve tradition.
This is his article of the "The Shepherd" from
the short story by Frederick Forsyth of a young
fighter pilot lost over the north sea as he tries to
head home on Christmas eve in 1957. In
Alvis' article you will find a link to the 32
minute audio story
which is a most enjoyable listen. |
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| Wednesday, Dec
23 2020 |
Japan - Birthday of H.I.M. Emperor Akihito
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Klaasjan Schuuring
did a spectacular build on the 1/72 Eduard Wine Women and Song B-26 Marauder.
This kit is loaded with Eduard goodies and Klaasjan used all
that added detail with great results. With weathered camo on
top and baremetal on the underside complete with invasion stripes
makes this quite the beauty. Enjoy the photos and check out
the sexy noseart. |
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Thomas Brückelt
is here with a very special and historical aircraft today.
This is his 1/72 A+V Horten IX V1, which is the first
prototype of the legendary flying wing. Thomas did quite a bit
of extra work and detail to add a cockpit and other details with
impressive results. I quite like the Horten flying
wings. Well done Thomas. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
Vympel R-27ET - AA-10 Alamo-D missiles from
Zactomodels.
This
missile set is the Vympel R-27ET - AA-10 Alamo-D missile that has been
carried by the MiG-29, Su-27, Su-30. This resin set includes 2
complete missiles.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Su-27S interior photo etch detail set from
Eduard
Model Accessories.
This detail set is designed for
the
Kitty Hawk kit.
You will be
required to fold the photoetch in this set, but if you have one of the
Hold & Fold photo etch benders from The
Small Shop, then this will be an
easy process. They have a variety of benders for sharp corners as
well as rounded corners and in many different sizes.
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| Tuesday, Dec
22 2020 |
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Blair Stewart
joins us here on ARC for the first time with this eye popping 1/48 Tamiya MiG-15.
Blair built this beauty out of the box and finished it in a very
attractive Chinese camo scheme from the Korean War time
period. Excellent work Blair, welcome to ARC!!! |
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Shawn "phantom" Weiler
is here with his 213th and 214t5h F-4 Phantom on ARC!!!
Wow...has it been that many?!?! This is his 1/32 Tamiya F-4B
Phantom with a Phantom Eggplane for good measure. Both are
wearing the the same markings which is pretty cool to see. I
am in AWE of Shawn's passion for the F-4. I love seeing all of
his models on ARC, but I am also a big sci-fi fan like him as well. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
Sunderland Mk. II maintenance platforms photo etch detail set from
Eduard
Model Accessories.
This detail set is designed
for
the Special
Hobby kit.
You will be
required to fold the photoetch in this set, but if you have one of the
Hold & Fold photo etch benders from The
Small Shop, then this will be an
easy process. They have a variety of benders for sharp corners as
well as rounded corners and in many different sizes.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
F-4J/S FG.1/FGR.2 Phantom II weighted wheels from
Royale
Resin.
This detail set is designed
for any
1/48 F-4J/S FG.1/FGR.2 and late RF-4B Phantom II kit.
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| Monday, Dec
21 2020 |
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Angelo Picardo
has done an outstanding job building and finishing his big 1/32 Dayglo Models FIAT G-91.
This is a resin kit with excellent detail and Angelo built it to
a very high standard.
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Carl Jarosz
is here with a blast from the past as he build a kit from his
boyhood. This is his 1/110 Revell Redstone "S" Missile.
It is quite the enjoyable experience to build these older kits from
long ago that we fondly remember, as you will see in his
article. Nice one Carl. |
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Here's a product article
for the 5.5"
(5 Speed) Hold and Fold - Photo Etch Bending Tool from
The
Small Shop.
This is the Revolutionary 5 Speed – Most features of any Photo Etch
Bending Tool Ever.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
F-15E "Gunfighters Abroad" decal sheet from
Caracal
Models.
This new
decal sheet includes markings for 7 different 1/48 F-15E's with
Mountain Home-based 389th FS.
Multiple
marking options for F-15E Strike Eagle from Mountain Home-based 389th
FS, complete with nose art as applied during their 2020 deployment.
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Bob Leonard
has done an awesome job on his classic 1/48 Monogram NF-4D.
Bob used the Caracal Models F-4 "Edwards Test
Phantoms" sheet to finish this beauty and he details his
finishing techniques in his article. I love this Phantom. |
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Shawn "phantom" Weiler
is here with two Canadian Typhoons. These are his 1/48
Hasegawa Typhoons that he built for a client and completed them
with weapons loads and weathering. It's a treat to see these
RCAF typhoons. |
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Dragan Cvetic
has done an excellent job building and finishing his 1/72 Valom Rf-101C VooDoo.
Dragan did a full build video on his youtube channel and the
link is included in his article. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Su-27S seatbelts steel photo etch detail set from
Eduard
Model Accessories.
This detail set is designed for
the Kitty
Hawk kit.
You will be
required to fold the photoetch in this set, but if you have one of the
Hold & Fold photo etch benders from The
Small Shop, then this will be an
easy process. They have a variety of benders for sharp corners as
well as rounded corners and in many different sizes.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
F-35A/B Lightning II Landing Gear from
Scale
Aircraft Conversions.
This detail set is designed
for
the Academy kit.
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| Thursday, Dec
17 2020 |
Bhutan National Day
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Dragan Cvetic
is here with his great looking build of the 1/48 Wolfpack T-38 Talon.
Dragan did a full build video on his youtube channel and the
link is included in his article. |
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Federico Kunz
has added some very realistic weathering to his 1/48 Tamiya Kawasaki Ki-61 Hien.
Federico has high praise for this Tamiya kit. I quite
like the Ki-61 and this one looks perfect. |
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Carl Jarosz
has dropped by with a beauty today. This is his 1/48 Hasegawa A-7D Corsair II 354th TFW (1973)
finished in a SEA camo scheme complete with sharks mouth.
Carl added FOD covers to the intake and exhaust to complete his
Corsair II. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
Ju-88A-1 interior photo etch detail set from
Eduard
Model Accessories.
This detail set is designed for
the Revell
kit.
You will be
required to fold the photoetch in this set, but if you have one of the
Hold & Fold photo etch benders from The
Small Shop, then this will be an
easy process. They have a variety of benders for sharp corners as
well as rounded corners and in many different sizes.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
F9F Panther Landing Gear from
Scale
Aircraft Conversions.
This detail set is designed for
the Trumpeter
kit.
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Neil Teitelman
is on ARC for the first time today with his 1/72 Airfix P-61.
Neil built it as an in-flight model with sexy noseart for a
friend. I'm sure his friend will love it. Welcome to ARC
Neil.
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Patrick Vossenberg
is here with a couple of Vietnam War era Phantoms in SEA camo
schemes. These are his 1/72 Accurate Miniatures/Monogram F-4D (2x)
beautifully finished. Patrick includes background info on
both of these jets. |
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Dragan Cvetic
is here with a special model he built for a friend. This
is his 1/72 AZ Models Zlin-242l with the canopy cut open to
show off his added cockpit detailing that includes seatbelts.
Dragan also built a great looking display base to complete the
scene. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32 Vympel R-27ER - AA-10 Alamo-C missiles
from
Zactomodels.
Zactomodels
has released a series of Russian missiles in
1/32 scale to go with their other resin goodies for the 1/32 Russian
jets. This missile set is the Vympel R-27ER - AA-10 Alamo-C
missile that has been carried by a variety of Russian jets. This
resin set includes 2 complete missiles.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Su-27S interior photo etch detail set from
Eduard
Model Accessories.
This detail set is designed for
the Kitty
Hawk kit.
You will be
required to fold the photoetch in this set, but if you have one of the
Hold & Fold photo etch benders from The
Small Shop, then this will be an
easy process. They have a variety of benders for sharp corners as
well as rounded corners and in many different sizes.
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| Tuesday, Dec
15 2020 |
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Dragan Cvetic
gets things started today with his 1/72 Revell MiG-21 F13.
Dragan chose the camo and markings for the East German air
force. I like the look of his MiG-21. |
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Miguel Moreno
is on ARC for the first time today with his 1/48 Eduard Bf-109 G6.
Miguel chose
a heavily weathered winter camo and explains his weathering process
in his article. Welcome to ARC Miguel. |
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Marcello Rosa
has dropped by with his stunning 1/48 Hasegawa A-4M Skyhawk (VMA-214 “Blacksheep").
Marcello added weapons and drop tanks and finiched it with some
great looking markings. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
SBD-2 Dauntless seatbelt photo etch
detail set from Eduard
Model Accessories.
This detail set is designed for
the Academy
kit.
You will be
required to fold the photoetch in this set, but if you have one of the
Hold & Fold photo etch benders from The
Small Shop, then this will be an
easy process. They have a variety of benders for sharp corners as
well as rounded corners and in many different sizes.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
German aircraft machine gun MK 108 (30mm) barrels & blast tubes from
Master.
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| Monday, Dec
14 2020 |
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Jeff Redbaron
had a productive weekend building his 1/32 Hasegawa FW 190 A-5.
Jeff chose a 190 with some great looking markings. It
looks like a great way to spend a weekend. |
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Dragan Cvetic
has done a top notch job building and finishing his 1/72
Italeri F-4D Phantom II. Dragan chose IRIAF markings and a
great looking camo scheme. He has also included a link in his
article to a full build video on his youtube channel. Very
nicely done indeed. |
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Mike Muth
is here with another of his Great war gems. This is his
1/32
Copper State Nieuport 17 (Early) finished in the markings for a
famous French Ace. Mike goes into great detail about building
this kit and his finished fighter is a treat to see. This
looks like quite the nice kit to build. |
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Here's a product article
for the Photo Etch Bending Tool - The Wrangler Wire Forming
Tool from
The
Small Shop.
This Photo Etch
Bending Tool is for rings, loops, grab handles and more - Designed by
John Geigle Masterpiece Models.
The
Small Shop has
an extensive selection of tool to assist in bending and folding photo etch
parts. They have a variety of benders for sharp corners as
well as rounded corners and in many different sizes. They also have
benders for making handles out of wire.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
Yakovlev Yak-3 Landing Gear from
Scale
Aircraft Conversions.
This detail set is designed for
the Special
Hobby kit.
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| Sunday, Dec
13 2020 |
Saint Lucia Independence Day
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| Saturday, Dec
12 2020 |
Kenya Independence Day
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| Friday, Dec
11 2020 |
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H. Davis Gandees
starts today with his 1/48 Airfix P-40B Warhawk finished
as the Pearl Harbor P-40 flown by Lt. George
Welch. Davis gives good insight into the quality of the
Airfix P-40B. |
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Dean Large
is here with his flawless 1/48 Airfix Lightning.
This is an RAF bird and Dean did an exceptional job on it.
Enjoy the photos. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
Mirage 2000N interior photo etch detail set from
Eduard
Model Accessories.
This detail set is designed for
the Kitty
Hawk kit.
You will be
required to fold the photoetch in this set, but if you have one of the
Hold & Fold photo etch benders from The
Small Shop, then this will be an
easy process. They have a variety of benders for sharp corners as
well as rounded corners and in many different sizes.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Folland Gnat Landing Gear from
Scale
Aircraft Conversions.
This detail set is designed for
the Airfix
kit.
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| Thursday, Dec
10 2020 |
Constitution Day in Thailand
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BLACKEYES
is here from Thailand to mark the Constitution Day in Thailand
with his F-16A 403 Squadron Wing4 (F-16A
eMLU). This Thai F-16
has some great tail art as part of the 30th Anniversary
markings. I always enjoy seeing BLACKEYES latest
Thai jet on ARC. |
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RSK48,
Rafael is here today to mark the 100 Year Anniversary of the
Venezuela Air Force and he has something very special to mark this
100th birthday today. This is his 1/48 Academy SU-30MK2 Flanker,
X Anniversary with a combination of scratchbuilt and aftermarket
parts to make an accurate Venezuela SU-30MK2. Spectacular work
Rafael. Your 100th anniversary series for the Venezuela Air
Force has been a real treat. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
Vympel R-27T - AA-10 Alamo-B missiles from
Zactomodels.
This missile set is the Vympel R-27T - AA-10 Alamo-B missile has been
carried by a variety of Russian jets including the MiG-29, Su-27,
Su-30. Zactomodels
has released a series of Russian missiles in
1/32 scale to go with their other resin goodies for the 1/32 Russian
jets.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
SBD-2 Dauntless interior photo etch detail set from
Eduard
Model Accessories.
This detail set is designed
for
the Academy
kit.
You will be
required to fold the photoetch in this set, but if you have one of the
Hold & Fold photo etch benders from The
Small Shop, then this will be an
easy process. They have a variety of benders for sharp corners as
well as rounded corners and in many different sizes.
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| Wednesday, Dec
9 2020 |
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Carl Jarosz
is here with another of his color birds. This is his 1/48 Hasegawa A-7D Corsair II - South Dakota Centennial Markings (1889-1989).
Carl added a True Details cockpit seat and finished in some very
difficult to install markings. I always enjoy seeing Carl's
latest model on ARC. |
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Angelo Picardo
joins us today with his eye catching 1/48 ICM Heinkel He-111 H6
in desert camo. Angelo built it mostly out of the box with the
addition of seatbelts. I like the look of the He-111 in this
camo scheme. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
B-25 interior photo etch detail set from
Eduard
Model Accessories.
This detail set is designed
for
the Airfix kit.
You will be
required to fold the photoetch in this set, but if you have one of the
Hold & Fold photo etch benders from The
Small Shop, then this will be an
easy process. They have a variety of benders for sharp corners as
well as rounded corners and in many different sizes.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
German aircraft machine gun MG 151 (20mm) barrels from
Master.
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| Tuesday, Dec
8 2020 |
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No update today.
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| Monday, Dec
7 2020 |
Pearl Harbor - Attack on U.S. Naval base 1941
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Andrew
Desautels (a.k.a. "Andrew D. the Jolly Rogers guy") starts
today with part 13 of his Vermont ANG series. Today
Andrew shows us his 1/72 Academy F-35A
Lightning and explains how he
painted the special finish that is on the F-35. I've really
enjoyed this Vermont ANG series. |
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Shawn "phantom" Weiler
joins us with 1/48 Tamiya and ICM Spitfire Vb and IXc finished
in RCAF markings. One of these Canadian Spitfires has
sexy noseart and the other Spitfire has the engine on display with
beer kegs on the weapons pylons and D-Day stripes. It's good
to see both of these Spitfires. |
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Thomas Brückelt
is here with 2 resin glider kits. These are his 1/72 JFR Pilatus B4
with scratchbuilt detailing
and finished as in-flight models. Thomas has included some
links to his glider videos which
are an added bonus worth watching. |
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Here's a product article
for the 4"
Hold and Fold - Photo Etch Bending Tool Mk IV from
The
Small Shop.
If you don't have one of their photo etch benders, you really should
consider buying one.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Ta 154 Moskito Landing Gear from
Scale
Aircraft Conversions.
This detail set is
designed for
the Revell/Monogram, DML kit.
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| Sunday, Dec
6 2020 |
Finland Independence Day
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| Friday, Dec
4 2020 |
India Navy Day
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Andrew
Desautels (a.k.a. "Andrew D. the Jolly Rogers guy") starts
today with part 12 of his Vermont ANG series. Today
Andrew shows us his 1/72 Revell F-16C Block 25 which
was given quite a bit of additional work using parts from other kits
as well as aftermarket detail items. This is quite the
impressive build. |
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Patrick Vossenberg
has been busy detailing his 1/48 Italeri AH-1W Cobra.
Patrick used a resin cockpit set and other items for detailing and
finished it with weathering and aftermarket decals. This is a
very realistic looking Cobra.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
P-40E exterior photo etch detail set from
Eduard
Model Accessories.
This detail set is designed for
the Trumpeter
kit.
You will be
required to fold the photoetch in this set, but if you have one of the
Hold & Fold photo etch benders from The
Small Shop, then this will be an
easy process. They have a variety of benders for sharp corners as
well as rounded corners and in many different sizes.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
P-47D/N Thunderbolt Landing Gear from
Scale
Aircraft Conversions.
This detail set is designed for
the Hasegawa / Eduard kit.
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| Thursday, Dec
3 2020 |
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Andrew Desautels (a.k.a. "Andrew D. the Jolly Rogers guy")
starts today with part 11 of his Vermont ANG series.
Today Andrew shows us his 1/72 Revell F-16A Fighting Falcon which
he improved with a resin exhaust and metal pitot tube. I'm
really enjoying Andrew's Vermont ANG series. |
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Tolga Ülgür
is here with another gem. This is his 1/48 Kittyhawk Sepecat Jaguar
Gr.1 with a metal pitot tube and aftermarket decals for a
British jet. This is a very attractive Jaguar. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Beaufighter Mk.IF seatbelt photo etch
detail set from
Eduard
Model Accessories.
This detail set is designed for
the Revell
kit.
You will be
required to fold the photoetch in this set, but if you have one of the
Hold & Fold photo etch benders from The
Small Shop, then this will be an
easy process. They have a variety of benders for sharp corners as
well as rounded corners and in many different sizes.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
Fw 190 A6 armament set (MG 17, MG 151 barrel tips) & Pitot Tube from
Master.
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Andrew Desautels (a.k.a. "Andrew D. the Jolly Rogers guy")
starts today with part 10 of his Vermont ANG series.
Today Andrew shows us his
1/72 Hasegawa F-4D Phantom Vermont ANG. Andrew offers very
good insight into building his Phantom. |
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Tolga Ülgür
treats us to photos of his 1/32 Trumpeter P-40F Warhawk “El
Tigre”. Tolga added aftermarket detail items and then
finished it in desert camo and aftermarket decals with gentle
weathering. |
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Carl Jarosz
is here with his latest gem. This is his 1/48 Hasegawa F-18D Hornet
VMFA(AW)-224 "Bengals" finished to a very high
standard. Read Carl's article to hear his full story about
building his Hornet. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
Vympel R-60 - AA-8 Aphid missile from
Zactomodels.
The
Vympel R-60 - AA-8 Aphid missile has been carried by a variety of
Russian jets including the MiG-21, MiG-29. This resin set
includes 2 complete missiles. The Vympel R-60 - AA-8 Aphid
missile is an infrared homing missile and is one of the world's
smallest air-to-air missiles.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Beaufighter Mk.IF interior photo etch detail set from
Eduard
Model Accessories.
This detail set is designed for
the Revell
kit.
You will be
required to fold the photoetch in this set, but if you have one of the
Hold & Fold photo etch benders from The
Small Shop, then this will be an
easy process. They have a variety of benders for sharp corners as
well as rounded corners and in many different sizes.
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Andrew Desautels (a.k.a. "Andrew D. the Jolly Rogers guy")
starts today with part 8 of his Vermont ANG series.
Today Andrew shows us his 1/72 Italeri EB-57B Canberra Vermont ANG
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Dragan Cvetic
is here with two awesome looking Japanese Starfighters.
These are his tiny 1/144 Mark 1 Models F-104J & F104-DJ finished
in two very different paint schemes. Both look fantastic,
these 1/144 kits build into great looking models.
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Rafi
Ben-Shahar has done a first class job on his big 1/48 Roden Gotha G.IV.
This is an interesting aircraft with it's twin pusher
motors. Rafi explains the build in his article and also
explains how he used copper wire for the rigging., which is
brilliant.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
Ju-88A-1 interior photo etch detail set from
Eduard
Model Accessories.
This detail set is designed for
the Revell kit.
You will be
required to fold the photoetch in this set, but if you have one of the
Hold & Fold photo etch benders from The
Small Shop, then this will be an
easy process. They have a variety of benders for sharp corners as
well as rounded corners and in many different sizes.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
Dassault Rafale M Landing Gear from
Scale
Aircraft Conversions.
This detail set is designed for
the Revell, Italeri, Heller, Hasegawa kit.
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Nepal - Birthday of H.M. Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev 
Australia - "Proclamation Day" in South Australia 
Serbian Air Force Day 
Niger - Proclamation of the Republic 
End of Hanukkah (Festival of Lights) 
Bahrain National Day 
Kazakhstan National Day 
Sinking of the HMS Prince of Wales and Repulse (1941) 
Russia - Soviet winter counteroffensive under Moscow
(1941) 
Laos Proclamation of the Republic 
United Arab Emirates National Day 
Central Africa National Day 
Romania National Day 
