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Happy Canada Day to all
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Bob TheDoc
has done a truly lovely job finishing and weathering his 1/72 Revell Sea Hurricane
Mk.IIC. Bob tells some of the history behind the Sea
Hurricane (I never knew some were even launched from merchant ships)
and the finish he applied to this beauty has to be seen and
enjoyed. Sit back and enjoy his photos. |
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Steve Baker
is here with his first model on ARC. This is his 1/48 Eduard Bf
109G-2 finished in a great looking camo scheme with markings for
a fighter flown by a top Ace. Welcome to ARC Steve!!!
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Hans Declerck
joins us with his second model on ARC. This is his
expertly finished 1/48 Tamiya Harrier with added detailing
and finished in a hi-viz scheme for USMC Harrier complete with full
weathering and drop tanks and a weapons load. I love the tail
art on this Harrier. Excellent work Hans.
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Kwiphen Xien Ong
is on ARC for the first time today with this spectacular 1/48 Koster Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer.
This Privateer is an advanced project, but in skilled hands it
turns out very well as you will see in this photos. This
Privateer also features sexy noseart.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
MiG-29 Missile Pylons from
Zactomodels.
These resin missile pylons are designed to add extra accuracy and
detail to your next MiG-29. If you need accurate missiles, then
check out Zactomodels
and their extensive selection of 1/32 Russian missiles.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Ju 88G-6 exterior photo etch detail set from
Eduard
Model Accessories.
This detail set is designed
for
the Dragon 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, June
30 2020 |
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| Today
on my
wife's Youtube channel "Mai
Sexy Garage"
she
changes the engine coolant on a Civic Del Sol and also
bleeds air out of the system. Plus footage
of Mai enjoying the beach. I have stepped out from
behind the camera a bit more and Mai is more relaxed in
front of the camera. |
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Check out our video...thanks everyone!! |
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subscribe to our channel........we need subscribers. |
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Mike Muth
has added a very complicated and detailed finish to his 1/48 Eduard Albatros D-III
Oeffag. Mike is a wealth of info on WW1 aircraft and this
article is loaded with interesting background info on the
Albatros D-III Oeffag as well
as what as involved to build this Albatros D-III Oeffag. |
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Kusumah Arsanul
has done a most amazing weathering job on his 1/48 Academy Su-27S Flanker-B
VVS. This Su-27 is a treat to see.
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Nasir
Jaffry joins us for the first time today with his 1/48
Tamiya Briatol Beaufighter Mk.VI. I love the look of this
Beaufighter with it's noseart and as a bonus you also get to see his
blue nosed P-51. Welcome to ARC Nasir!!!
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El Rey has
added some amazing detail to his 1/48 Tamiya P-47D Razorback Red Tail.
El Rey always builds his models to a very high level and this
P-47 is a joy to see. Enjoy El Rey's photos. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
F-35B canopy
and undercarriage photo etch detail set from
Eduard
Model Accessories.
This detail set is designed for
the Italeri 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
US WWII Pitot Tube - "Streamline" type probe from
Master.
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| Monday, June
29 2020 |
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Nanond Workbench Nopparat
starts your week with a stunning
1/48 Hasegawa Bf
109G-6. This 109 is a G-14 converted to a G-6 in a
very attractive and complicated late war scheme. This 109 has
weathering to complete the camo and give it a very realistic
look. Simply beautiful.
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Glenn Foutch is
here with his great looking 1/48
Monogram F-4C-4. Glenn used the kit markings for the
Arkansas National Guard with a gray green camo scheme and
special noseart. Well done Glenn.
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Greg Kerry
joins us with another of his dynamite dioramas. This is
his 1/72 Hobbyboss Spitfire V Trop & Airfix Vehicles in a
scene from the dark days of WW2 on Malta. Greg does a
wonderful job creating his dioramas and you can see more of them by
clicking the link at the bottom of his article. Looks
excellent Greg. |
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Andy Stark
is back on ARC after a break from the hobby. This 1/48 ICM MiG
3 is his first model in a while and I'm pleased to see it on
ARC. Andy gave his MiG a full weathering job and I love the
look of it. Welcome back to ARC Andy.
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Here's a product article
for the 2"
Mini Hold and Fold - Photo Etch Bending Tool from
The
Small Shop.
I've been a fan of the The
Small Shop products since I got my first Hold and Fold long
ago. They are a family run business that make very high quality
product. They also carry a variety of other scale modeling
tools by other manufacturers.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Messerschmitt Me 509 Landing Gear from
Scale
Aircraft Conversions.
This detail set is designed for
the Trumpeter kit.
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| Saturday, June
27 2020 |
Djibouti National Day
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| Friday, June
26 2020 |
Madagascar Independence Day
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Alexandre Alves
starts today's update with his first article on ARC. Alexandre
added an Aires super detail set and then drop the flaps and
elevators on his 1/48 Hasegawa F6-F3 Hellcat. This
model has engine detailing as well as gun compartment detailing and
a stunning cockpit and it is all finished with a beautifully
weathered and shaded camo scheme for this Royal Navy Hellcat.
Excellent work Alexandre, welcome to ARC!!! |
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Kenji Yanai
joins us from Japan with his first article on ARC. This is
his flawless 1/48 Kinetic MQ-9 Reaper built to
perfection. Sit ack and enjoy the photos, this Reaper looks
amazing. Welcome to ARC Kenji!!! |
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Jordi Farré
joins us from Spain with his first article on ARC. This is
his very realistic looking 1/48 Tamiya Bf 109E-4. Jordi
gave his 109 an impressive paint job giving the camo the perfect sun
faded look. I love how this looks. Welcome to ARC Jordi!!! |
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Glenn Foutch
is also here on ARC with his first model. This is his 1/48 Tamiya
F-16 wearing Arkansas Air Guard markings and great looking tail
art. Welcome to ARC Glenn!!! |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Fw 190A-6 exterior photo etch detail set from
Eduard
Model Accessories.
This detail set is designed for
the Eduard 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
MiG-21 F-13 resin and photo etch cockpit set from
SBS
Model. This detail set is
designed for
the Trumpeter kit.
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Thursday, June
25 2020 |
Croatia Independence Day
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Bob TheDoc
starts today's update with his 1/72 Revell Messerschmitt Bf-109 G-10.
Bob chose a great looking camo scheme and gave it an exceptional
weathering job. Bob got this one looking perfect.
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Alexandr Trofimov
is here from Russia with his first model on ARC. This is
his 1/48
Tamiya Hawker Harrier FRS.1 finished as a Falklands War
Harrier. Alexandr added a resin cockpit and vacuformed
canopy and then added more detailing with scratchbuilding. Alexandr
spent exceptional effort painting and shading his Harrier to give it
the classic weathered look of a Harrier operating from an aircraft
carrier. Welcome to ARC Alexandr!!!
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Daniel Iscold
is here with a pair of 1/48 HobbyBoss EMB-312 Tucano T-27.
Daniel upgraded the detailing on both of these models and then
chose 2 brightly coloured paint schemes for the Brazilian Airforce
Academy and "Esquadrilha da Fumaça" National Display team,
which both look excellent.
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Frédéric Cottin
has dropped by today with his eye catching 1/48 Hasegawa F-104N Starfighter.
Frédéric chose an excellent looking NASA paint scheme with
some areas in multi-shade bare medal finish. Beautiful work Frédéric. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
Fw 190F-8 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 1/32
Roland C.II Landing Gear from
Scale
Aircraft Conversions.
This detail set is designed for
the Wingnut Wings kit.
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| Wednesday, June
24 2020 |
Order of Malta - St. John's Day
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Omar Alex Saffe
gets things started today with his flawless 1/48 Tamiya A-1H Skyraider.
Omar chose a USAF "Sandy" from 1969 and finished in
SEA camo complete with the weathering Skyraiders are famous
for. Omar gave his model a full loadout with RBF tags and even
a drop tank for a perfect level of realism.
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RSK48, Rafael
has done a first class job 1/48 TwoBob Rockwell T-2D Buckeye.
This model is to honor the 100 Year Anniversary of the Venezuela
Air Force and Rafael includes the history of the Buckeyes on the
Venezuela Air Force. Check
out his photos, the weathering especially on the underside is terrific.
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Greg Kerry
is here with another of his engaging dioramas. This is his 1/72 Fujimi Nakajima D4Y4 Judy & Hasegawa Fuel Truck
in an airfield scene with plenty of tiny details to bring things
to life. I always enjoy seeing Greg's dioramas.. |
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André R Manzano
is here from Brazil with a very cool jet. This is his 1/48 Academy MiG-29A
finished in Luftwaffe camo and markings. André
gave his jet weathering and finished it with a full weapons load.
Very nicely done André. |
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David
Cook is here with 16 reference
photos of the General
Dynamics F-16C 85-1500. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
Su-27 Missile Pylons from
Zactomodels.
These resin Su-27 Missile Pylons corrects
the shape of the kit missile pylons to provide you with a higher level
of accuracy and detail on your next big Su-27.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
He-111Z exterior photo etch detail set from
Eduard
Model Accessories.
This detail set is designed for
the ICM 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, June
23 2020 |
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Luxembourg
- National Day and |
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Birthday of H.R.H. the Grand Duke Jean |
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Thomas Brückelt
has done exceptional work detailing a classic kit into a great
looking diorama. This is his 1/72 Airfix Bo-105C from James Bond 007 movie "A view to kill".
Thomas added plenty of detail to the model and reworked the
figures to capture this classic scene from the James Bond movie.
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Osvaldo
Carrasco joins us from Chile with his 1/48 Kinetic F/A-18
A+. Osvaldo added plenty of extra detailing and finished
his Hornet in one of the best looking camo schemes worn by the
Hornet. Beautiful work Osvaldo. |
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Greg Kerry
is here with a very interesting diorama. This is his 1/72 Hobbyboss Heinkel He 162 & Airfix Vehicles
creating a scene of a captured He-162 being loaded and driven
away by allied troops. I always enjoy seeing Greg's dioramas,
because each one tells a great story.
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David O'Coineoil
is here for the first time today with his big and impressive 1/72 Airfix Short Sunderland.
David gave his flying boat weathering and finished it as a RAAF
aircraft. It looks spectacular, welcome to ARC David!!!
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Dave
Cook & SSgt. Chris Clark are here with 40 reference
photos for the General Dynamics F-16C 85-1495. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
Hurricane Mk.IIc landing flaps photo etch detail set
from
Eduard
Model Accessories.
This detail set is designed
for
the Arma 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-14 Alfa probe & Angle Of Attack probe from
Master.
This detail set is designed for
the Hasegawa kit.
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| Monday, June
22 2020 |
The Invasion of Russia - Operation Barbarossa 1941
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in my
wife's Youtube channel "Mai
Sexy Garage"
we restore
faded plastic car headlights to a nearly new appearance
in under 20 minutes with very little effort. Plus footage
of Mai enjoying the beach. |
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Check out our video...thanks everyone!! |
| Please
subscribe to our channel........we need subscribers. |
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Kitti Tatsumaki
is here with a very cool what-if 1/72 Tamiya/Italeri AV-8B Harrier II.
Kitti chose the markings for VF-84 Jolly Rogers which looks
very good. Kitti also gave this Harrier full weathering and
displayed it on a flight deck display base with figures to complete
the scene. I love the Harrier and in VF-84 markings, it just
looks that much better. |
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Gábor Pauka
is here for the first time today with his spectacular 1/32 Hasegawa Nakajima ki-44 Shoki.
This exact aircraft was captured by US forces on the Philippines
and these is a vintage photos of the captured aircraft in the
article. This is a superdetailed model and all the markings
are painted on. I'm very impressed by this Ki-44.
Welcome to ARC Gábor Pauka!!!
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Shawn "phantom" Weiler
took a classic 40 year old kit and juiced up the detail to get a
very respectable 1/32 Revell RF-4B Phantom #208. Wow...this
is his 208th Phantom.....that is seriously impressive. |
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Al Randall
is here for the first time today with his 1/72 AModel Pilatus PC-12/47E.
Al finished it as an Australian air ambulance and he explains
the history behind this Aussie air ambulance system. Beautiful
work Al, welcome to ARC!!!
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Juan
Ojados is here 41 walkaround photos of a Spanish
F/A-18A. |
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Here's a product article
for the Photo
Etch Bending Folding Blade 8 Inch
from The
Small Shop.
This Photo Etch
Bending Folding Blade 8 Inch is for bending and folding PE parts.
Complements the 8" Tool head Workstation (This item is included
with the 8" tool). .
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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 Hasegawa kit.
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| Friday, June
19 2020 |
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| My
wife "Mai" has created her own Youtube
channel. Her channel is called "Mai
Sexy Garage"
and
focuses on fixing and restoring various cars. In
today's video she learns how to do a front brake job on a
Honda Del Sol..
She included some beach footage for a "Bikini
Break" in the video as well as some funny moments
during the brake job.
Check out her video...thanks everyone!! |
| Please
subscribe to her channel........she needs subscribers. |
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Louis Chang
was very busy super detailing his award winning 1/48 Kinetic Su-33.
Louis added scratchbuilt engine detailing and then finished his
jet in a very attractive blue camo scheme and full weathering.
Spectacular work Louis. |
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Jeff Redbaron
is here on ARC for the first time with his stunning 1/32 Trumpeter P-47.
Jeff f finished his P-47 and a heavily weathered Brazilian bird
complete with noseart. Very nicely done Jeff, welcome to
ARC!!!! |
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Albert Moore
has done a stellar job finishing and weathering his 1/72 Revell of Germany F-16A Block-10.
Alby actually did a conversion of this F-16 to create an
accurate Michigan Air National Guard bird. THis F-16 looks
awesome. |
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Juan Carlos Porcella
has put much effort into building and finishing his 1/48 Accurate Miniatures B-25B Mitchell "Doolittle Raiders".
Juan gave his raider light and accurate looking weathering and
displayed it on an aircraft carrier display base. I love it. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
Bf 108 Taifun exterior photo etch detail set from
Eduard
Model Accessories.
This detail set is designed for
the Eduard 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
T-6A Texan II Landing Gear from
Scale
Aircraft Conversions.
This detail set is designed for
the IbexModels kit.
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| Thursday, June
18 2020 |
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Omar Alex Saffe
has got the weathering looking perfect on his 1/48 Tamiya A-1J Skyraider.
This Skyraider has a full weapons load and is finished in the
markings for a South Vietnamese Skyraider. It's good to see
these South Vietnamese aircraft on ARC. |
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Oliver Schulz
is here with his first model on ARC. This is his 1/72 Hobby Boss Rafale B
finished as a French bird with some great looking artwork for
when it attended the NATO Tiger Meet in 2006.
I love Tiger Meet jets. Welcome to ARC Oliver!!! |
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Enzo Acorda
is here with his first model on ARC. This is his 1/72 Hasegawa C.202 Folgore
finished in the classic Italian camo. Enzo gave his
fighter a very careful weathering job and the finished model looks
fantastic. Welcome to ARC Enzo!!! |
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Floyd Werner
is here with something that left me deeply impressed. This
is his 1/48 Zoukei-Mura Horton Ho-229 as it appeared without
paint showing the glorious natural wood finish. This is a very
cool way to display the Ho-229 flying wing. Beautiful work
Floyd...this is a very creative way to display the Ho-229.
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Brian Daum
is here with his first model on ARC. This is his /48 Tamiya F4U Birdcage Corsair
built out of the box with some excellent weathering.
Welcome to ARC Brian!!! |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
He 111Z seatbelts photo etch
detail set from
Eduard
Model Accessories.
This detail set is designed for
the ICM 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 Supermarine Spitfire E wing early - Hispano 20mm
& .50cal in fairings (two versions) from
Master.
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| Wednesday, June
17 2020 |
Iceland Anniversary of the Establishment of the Republic
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Pascal Lafrenière
has done an exceptional job building the 1/72 Heller CL-215 in
custom made decals for a model that he gave as a gift to a retiring
colleague. Pascal put plenty if effort and love into this
model and you can see that in his photos. This model has a
full interior and an engine with the cowlings removed as the
retiring colleague worked on this area of this aircraft.
Excellent work Pascal.. |
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James Ashford
is here for the first time today with a very special RCAF 1/48 Hasegawa F-104G Starfighter.
This is the special checkerboard scheme which was made possible
thanks to some Leading Edge Decals. James did extra work to
his Starfighter to make it more realistic. It's great to see
this F-104 on ARC. |
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Dalibor Vodeničarski
is here for the first time on ARC with his highly detailed 1/32 Trumpeter Messerschmitt Bf-109E-7.
Dalibor compelted the engine detailing and then left the
cowlings off so show off all the magnificent detail. His
completed 109 is wearing a complicated camo from the early part of
the war. Check out the weathering, it looks very well
done. Welcome to ARC Dalibor!!!
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Federico Kunz
has really put great effort into his 1/32
Italeri F-35. Federico displayed it with the missile bays
open to show off more detail and the paint job looks awesome
everywhere on his F-35. I really enjoyed seeing his F-35.
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1/32
Sorbitsya Pods for the Su-27, Su-30 and Su-35 Flanker from
Zactomodels.
These ECM radar
jamming pods can be carried by Su-27, Su-30 and Su-35 Flanker
variants.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Me 262A photo etch detail set from
Eduard
Model Accessories.
This detail set is designed for
the Hobby Boss 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, June
16 2020 |
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I'm pleased to report
the newly rebuilt walkaround section has been uploaded.
The changes include all new larger thumbnail images and
all new webpages. This was a multi-year project to rebuild
over 1000 walkarounds. I will begin uploading new
walkarounds next week. I'm excited to begin adding to the
walkaround section.
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Aurelio
Reale is on ARC for the first time today with his 1/72
Ka-Model F-14B Tomcat wearing the special Santa Cat tailart.
Aurelio did a spectacular weathering job on this Tomcat and
displayed it on a carrier deck diorama base complete with flight
deck crew members. Excellent work Aurelio, welcome to ARC!!! |
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Marcello
Rosa has done an excellent job getting the weathering looking
perfect on his 1/48 Hasegawa Hawker Hurricane Mk IIa. This
Hurricane was flown by an Australian pilot out of Malta in the dark
days of 1942. Marcello tells the tragic tail of the Aussie
pilot of this Hurricane and also tells the story of building this
gem of a model. |
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Raymond She
is on ARC for the first time today with his impressive 1/100 Doyusha L-1011 TriStar.
Weathering is not always done on airliner models, but Raymond
went to great lengths to give his airliner a wonderful shading job
on the bare metal wings. heck out his photos, you will be
impressed. Welcome to ARC Raymond!!! |
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Juan Carlos Gómez Y Sarzotti
joins us today with his early war 1/48 Hobbycraft Seversky P-35A
complete with 2 victory markings from the PTO. I love the
job Juan did on his P-35, it's
good to see it on ARC. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
T-33 interior photo etch detail set from
Eduard
Model Accessories.
This detail set is designed for
the Platz 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
A6M5 Zero Landing Gear from
Scale
Aircraft Conversions.
This detail set is designed
for
the Hasegawa kit.
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15 2020 |
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John Loner
is here for the first time on ARC. This is his fantastic
looking 1/48 AFV Club F-5E finished as a USN Adversary
jet. Beautiful work John, welcome to ARC!! |
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RSK48,
Rafael is here with a very rare aircraft and the second one on
ARC. This is his stunning 1/48 Special Hobby Fiat BR-20 Cicogna
complete with excellent weathering on it's bare metal finish and
finished in Venezuela markings. Rafael used a very interesting
weathering technique that he explains in his article. |
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Rizky Renaldy
joins us today with his second model on ARC. This is his
1/48 Hasegawa F-14A finished in the markings for the one of the
F-14s that was involved in the Gulf Of Sidra Incident.
Excellent work Rizky. |
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Tony Feredo
is here today with his gorgeous 1/32 Hasegawa Ki-84 Hayate (Frank).
This fighter was stationed in the Philippines during WW2 and
Tony gave it a beautifully shaded paint job with painted
markings. Very
impressive work Tony. |
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Here's a product article
for the The
Nutter Set - Scale Model Nuts & Rivets from
The
Small Shop.
The Nutter - A Revolution in Ultra Detailing!
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Sunday, June
14 2020
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United
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of H.M. Queen Elizabeth II (1926) (Variable) |
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Model show this
weekend:
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Rafi
Ben-Shahar starts today with an early Israeli fighter.
This is his 1/32 Roden Stearman IDF with a skillfully applied
camo scheme that is faded from the strong sun. Rafi gives a
good explanation of his build process. I never knew the IDF
operated this type of aircraft. |
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Shawn
"phantom" Weiler has done an amazing job weathering
his bare metal 1/48 Hobbycraft CF-100 Mk IV. Shawn used
aftermarket decals for his Canuck and I'm also pleased to say he
included photos of his other CF-100 models, which is very cool to
see. |
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JC
Depiesse has done an excellent job building and detailing his
1/72 Azur Stampe Vertongen SV-4b by JC Depiesse. JC
finished his biplane in Belgian markings and very well done
rigging. Excellent work JC. |
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Didier
Mayeur is here with his very unique 1/72 Hasegawa Ki 46 Dinah
III that was captured by the French Armée de l'Air in Indochina
and given French markings.
It's very interesting to see this Japanese Dinah in French
markings. Well done Didier. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Lightning F.2A 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 1/72
Lightning T. Mk.4/5 Landing Gear from
Scale
Aircraft Conversions.
This detail set is designed for
the Sword kit.
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| Thursday, June
11 2020 |
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Carl Jarosz
gets things started today with his colorful Arizona
ANG 1/48 Italeri F-86E Sabre. Carl chose
a bare metal jet and finished different areas with a variety of bare
metal tones to better represent the real jet. It is good to
see these ANG jets on ARC and the colorful markings of this time
period are artwork in their own right. Thanks for showing your
F-86 Carl.
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Tony Feredo
has dropped by the ARC corporate offices in the Philippines with
his recently finished 1/48 Tamiya Ki-46 Dinah. Tony was
busy doing a conversion on this Dinah to make an aircraft that was
based at Marikina Airfield, Luzon, Philippines on December
1944. His paint work gives his Dinah a great looking faded
look as you would expect to see in the tropical sun of the
Philippines. I love Tony's subject matter with a Philippines
connection. |
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Rafael
is here today to continue the commemoration in 2020, of the 100
Year Anniversary of the Venezuela Air Force with his 1/48 Testor F-5A Freedom Fighter.
Rafael gave his F-5 a weathered camo look and chose markings with
some great tail art. Very nicely done Rafael.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
Fw 190F-8 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 1/32
US WWII Pitot Tube - "L shape" type probe from
Master.
This pitot tube use on export versions of US aircraft (e.g. P-35,
P-36, P-40, T-6, B-339).
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Paulo Lopes Lopes
starts today with his flawless detail rich 1/35 Miniart Focke Wulf Triebflugel Nachtjager.
Paulo gave it a very complicated camo scheme and fitted it with
radar for a what-if night fighter role. His Triebflugel was
then displayed with a pilot figure and base and tower to complete
the scene thanks to his friend. I love every part of this
model and diorama.
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Kangnam Kim
is here for the first time today with the 1/48 Hobbyboss F4U-7 “French Corsair”.
This Corsair has an exceptionally well done weathering job that
you can enjoy in the photos. Welcome to ARC Kangnam!!!
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ESzczesniak
has been very busy adding detail and quite realistic weathering
on his 1/48 Kinetic F/A-18C. Eric used a variety of
aftermarket parts and decals which added much to his Hornet, but the
true beauty of this Hornet is Eric's very skillful weathering
job. Sit back and enjoy the photos, I know I sure did.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
Su-27 Early Tail Stinger
from
Zactomodels.
This is a simple item to use....cut the
corresponding part off the model and glue this hollow tail into place
with CA glue. There is also a small styrene rood included for
you to add the various antennas specified in the instruction sheet.
The stinger is cast hollow to help reduce weight at the tail end of
the model.
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Here's a product article
for the1/48
Lightning F.2A 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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| Tuesday, June
9 2020 |
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No update
today. I was up until 5AM working on the archiving pages for the new
Walkaround section. I need to get some sleep. |
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8 2020 |
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I am
busy spending 14 hours a day building the archiving pages for
the walkaround section. The new archiving pages
in the walkaround section will each have a sample
thumbnail photo as is done in the gallery and review sections on
ARC.
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Tomislav Mikojević
starts your week with his flawless 1/48 Revell Tornado.
This weathered Tornado is one of the Gulf War jets complete with
weathering, sexy nose art and a full weapons load. It's good
to see this Tornado, enjoy the 7 photos.
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Paulo Lopes Lopes
is here with his 1/48 ICM Dornier Do 17z on an amazingly
well done display base. This display base shows how well the
camo works for these Finnish bombers.
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Yufei Mao
has been busy getting everything perfect on his 1/144 Ilyushin IL-62M Air Koryo P-881 landing at
PEK, 2013. Yufei is very careful with every detail and
this North Korean airliner even has a pilot figure.
Exceptional work Yufei.
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Here's a product article
for the Photo
Etch Bending Folding Blade 5 Inch from
The
Small Shop.
This product is a Photo Etch Bending Folding Blade 5 Inch. This
tool is for bending and folding PE parts. Complements the 5 Speed Tool
head Workstation (This item is included with the 5 Speed tool).
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
PV-1 Ventura Landing Gear from
Scale
Aircraft Conversions.
This detail set is designed for
the Revell kit.
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| Sunday, June
7 2020 |
Yorktown sunk - US Carrier Yorktown sunk (1942) 
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ESzczesniak
added excellent detailing and fantastic weathering to his 1/48 Tamiya P-38F "White 33".
This is a sweet looking P-38. Excellent work Eric. |
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Luis Picalúa
has done a excellent job building and weathering his 1/32 Kinetic CF-188.
This is a Canadian F-18 and Luis got all the details correct
including the identification light. Excellent work Luis. |
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Charlie Rodimages
has done excellent scratch built detailing to his 1/48 UH-1V.
This Huey has plenty of detail inside and out and it is finished
as a medivac chopper. Sit back and enjoy the photos, there was
many hours spent getting the added detailing looking perfect. |
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Louis F Cornio
has done a wonderful
job detailing, finishing and weathering his 1/48 Monogram F-8E.
This is a classic kit and Louis finished it with some great
looking colorful markings from that time period of the F-8.
Looks great Louis. |
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Nguyen Phan
has done an exceptionally fine job on his 1/48 Tamiya A1 Skyraider.
This Skyraider has flawless weathering and excellent detailing
and is finished in South Vietnamese markings. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
He 111Z radio compartment photo etch detail set from
Eduard
Model Accessories.
This detail set is designed for
the ICM 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
Macchi Mc.205 Air Intakes resin set from
QuickBoost.
This detail set is designed for
the Italeri kit.
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| Thursday, June
4 2020 |
Battle of Midway (1942) |
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A nice big update for
you all to enjoy.
The rebuilding of
the walkaround section only needs about 10 more hours of work, so I
hope to have that complete within 1 week.
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Shawn "phantom" Weiler
fires thing up today with his RCAF 1/32 Czech Model T-Bird, CT-133 Silver.
Shawn chose to finish his Starfighter
as it appeared when stationed in Germany which looks very
good. Shawn also included other photos of his other
Starfighters in a large assortment of paint schemes.. |
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Phil Golding
has been very productive during the lockdown and this is his
highly detailed and skillfully finished 1/32 Tamiya Spitfire Mk.IX.c.
These 1/32 Tamiya kits are amazing and in the hands of a highly
skilled modeller such as Phil, then you get a true masterpiece of a
model. Beautiful work Phil and I admire your choice of
markings for one of my favourite RAF aces. |
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Andrew Maverick Taylor
joins us with something very special. This is his 1/48 Italeri RAF Tornado GR.1 "Operation Granby"
with sexy noseart posed in-flight with plenty of weathering just
like the real Tornadoes during "Operation Granby". It is a
treat to see this Tornado. |
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Wawan
Hermawan is on ARC for the first time with his 1/72 Airfix
Skyvan. Wawan finished it as a NASA aircraft which
looks quite good. Welcome to ARC Wawan!!! |
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David Kopielski
is also on ARC for the first time today. I'm pleased to
see his 1/48 Hasegawa F-104C Starfighter “Snoopy Sniper” complete
with text noseart using Caracal decals. Nice work David,
welcome to ARC!!! |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
Gladiator Mk.I seatbelt photo etch detail set
from
Eduard
Model Accessories.
This detail set is designed for
the ICM
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
Hawker Hurricane Landing Gear from
Scale
Aircraft Conversions.
This detail set is designed for
the Fly kit.
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| Wednesday, June
3 2020 |
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Tolga Ülgür
gets things started today with his gorgeous 1/32 Revell Junkers Ju-88A-1.
Tolga added plenty of after market detail items and finished it
as a Battle of Britain bomber with skull noseart. I love BOB
birds and this one is a joy to see. |
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Omar Alex Saffe
is here for the first time on ARC. This is his 1/48 AFV Club Tiger II
finished in Swiss markings with special 75th Birthday Scheme
artwork. Omar weathered his jet and it looks fantastic.
Welcome to ARC Omar!!! |
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J Dee Richardson
is here for the first time on ARC. This is his 1/32 Trumpeter P-51B Mustang
finished in US markings with artwork in a wonderful bare metal and
green scheme. Eduard seatbelts were used to dress up the
cockpit with great results as you will see in the photos.
Welcome to ARC J Dee!!! |
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Robert Martino
joins us today with his 5th article on ARC and it is one of the
better paint schemes I've seen on a T-33. This is his 1/48 Testors T-33A
with scratchbuilt cockpit
detailing that looks excellent and finished in a very pleasing blue
scheme with a sharks mouth. I love how it looks, |
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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.
These are direct replacements for the kit wheels.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
He 111Z nose interior photo etch detail set
from
Eduard
Model Accessories.
This detail set is designed for
the ICM 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, June
2 2020 |
Italy National Day
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Gian Marco Sali
is here on ARC for the first time with his stunning 1/48 Revell Tornado F.3.
Gian did a lot of scratchbuilding on his Tornado and finished it
with weathering in Italian markings to mark the Italian National Day
today. Beautiful work Gian...welcome to ARC!!!
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Juan Carlos Gómez Y Sarzotti
is here with his very eye catching 1/48 Academy P-47N Thunderbolt
with bright markings and sexy noseart of both sides of the nose.
This P-47 looks excellent and I love the nose art. |
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Alex Sidharta
is here from Indonesia today. He has applied a very
special what-if camo scheme to his 1/72 Zvezda MiG-29SMT.
I always enjoy seeing Alex's latest model and it is a treat to see
his MiG today. |
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Klaasjan Schuuring
is here with something you will not see very often. This
is his 1/110 Revell Mercury Atlas from the early days of the
Space Program. Klaasjan did a first class job on his model and
the finished model looks perfect. I enjoyed see this one. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
F-14A 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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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Supermarine Spitfire late E wing or revised wing - Hispano 20mm &
.50cal in fairings from
Master.
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Monday, June
1 2020 |
Western Samoa Independence Celebration Day
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Mexico Navy Day
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Razali Ahmad starts your week with this 1/48 Airfix P-51D
that was built in 48 hours for a Covid-19 group build. This
was a quickie build but the finished model turned out great and I
particularly like the Swedish markings on this Mustang.
Welcome to ARC M Razali Ahmad!!!
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Javier Alejandro Jover
joins us from Argentina with his first model on ARC. This
is his big and beautiful
1/48 Revell / Monogram B-1. Javier added resin exhausts
which I think was a very good idea and then gave it a full
weathering to bring this beauty to life. Welcome to ARC
Javier.
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Pinco Panco
is back today with his second model on ARC. This is his 1/72
Eduard Ilyushin Il-2m3 Sturmovik that has some interesting
markings and a first class weathering job. Nicely done Pinco.
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Daniel Machado
is here with his first model on ARC. This bare metal
masterpiece is his 1/48 Airfix English Electric Lightning F.3 finished
with some great looking colourful markings and just the perfect
amount of weathering. It is a treat to see his Lightning on
ARC. Welcome to ARC Daniel!!!
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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.
Secures parts up to 8" long – Second largest Photo Etch
Bender on the Market! This is one big beautiful and very versatile
unit. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
Salmson 2-A2 Landing Gear from
Scale
Aircraft Conversions.
This detail set is designed for
the Wingnut Wings kit.
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29 2020 |
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wife "Mai" has created her own Youtube
channel. Her channel is called "Mai
Sexy Garage"
and
focuses on fixing and restoring various cars. In
today's video she washes her Supercharged 1989 Toyota MR2.
It was a sunny day, so she was able to get a bit of sun in
the process.
Thank you everyone!! |
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subscribe to her channel........she needs subscribers. |
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Juan Carlos Gómez Y Sarzotti
has done a fabulous
job building and finishing his 1/48 ICM YaK-7. This
is a classic Russian WW2 fighter and I'm pleased to see this one on
ARC today.
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Maximo Golle
is on ARC for the first time today. This is 1/48 Heller Etendard IV
M finished in French Navy markings complete with full
weathering. This Etendard IV M looks great. Welcome
to ARC Maximo!!! |
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Gordon L. Hewstone
is here with his first article on ARC. This is his flawless 1/72 Hasegawa Consolidated PB4Y-1 Liberator
with aftermarket detail items and some serious skill to get
everything looking perfect. Gordon has included the tragic
history of the final mission of this sub hunter. Beautiful
work Gordon. Welcome to ARC Gordon!!! |
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Aslan Akpınar
is here for the first time today with this awesome bare metal finish
1/72
Airfix F-5E Tiger II. Aslan used aftermarket decals to
finish his fighter and the bare metal finish look fantastic.
Welcome to ARC Aslan!!! |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
LööK Tornado GR.1 cockpit detail set from
Eduard
Model Accessories.
This detail set is designed for
the Eduard/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
Gloster Gladiator Mk.I/Mk.II cockpit set from
SBS
Model. 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 1/72
F-4 Phantom II Arresting Hook from
QuickBoost.
This detail set is designed for
the Academy
kit.
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Thursday, May
28 2020 |
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Armenia National Day
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Stefan VanDer
is here for the first time today with his big exceptional 1/32 Tamiya F15E.
As you can see in his photos Stefan was very careful with all
the details on his F-15 including the RBF tags and open access
panels and intake covers. He gave it a weapons load with drop
tanks and full weathering. I love this F-15. Welcome to
ARC Stefan!! |
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RSK48, Rafael
is here with a first today. This is the first time this
aircraft has been on ARC. This is his 1/48 Scratchbuilt Morane Saulnier
230 finished in an eye catching paint scheme for the Venezuela
Air Force. Scratchbuilding any aircraft is a complicated time
consuming process and Rafael has kindly included in-progress photos
to show what work was involved. I think his finished model
looks awesome and it's good to see Morane Saulnier 230 on ARC.. |
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Jason Watkins
is here for the first time with his great looking 1/72 Airfix MiG-29.
Jason chose the 2 tone gray camo scheme for a Serbian Air Force
MiG-29 and finished his jet with a full weapons load and
weathering. I love how it turned out. Welcome to ARC
Jason!! |
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Orlando Sucre
Rosales dropped by the ARC corporate office in Venezuela with
his 1/72
Hasegawa Mustang III “Sharkmouth squadron”. This is
not the easiest kit to build but Orlando was persistent and built it
to a high standard. It's good to see this RAF Mustang on
ARC. Well done Orlando. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
Gladiator Mk.I interior photo etch detail set
from Eduard
Model Accessories.
This detail set is designed for
the ICM
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
SBD Dauntless Landing Gear from
Scale
Aircraft Conversions.
This detail set is designed for
the Accurate
Miniatures, Italeri, Eduard kit.
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| Wednesday, May
27 2020 |
| Starting
today....daily updates will be bigger!! I hope everyone enjoys
that. |
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Heriberto Espinoza Poblete
is here from Chile for the first time today with this Indian 1/48 Academy Hawker Hunter F. MK. 56.
Heriberto
added resin aftermarket parts from Airies and finished his Hunter
with an excellent camo and weathering job. Welcome to ARC
Heriberto.
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Lev Lukianoff
is here from Belgium with his first article on ARC today.
This is his 1/72 Revell F-101B Voodoo-95-MC detailed with
resin parts from Pavla and finished as a USAF jet. |
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Bob TheDoc
is here from India with a forgotten WW2 Russian bomber.
This is his 1/72
Master Model Ilyushin IL-4 finished as a torpedo bomber.
Bob found this older kit to require quite a bit of extra work to
build it, but in the end the finished model does look
excellent. Well done Bob. |
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Shawn "phantom" Weiler
is here from Canada with his big 1/32
Hasegawa CF-104 Starfighter finished as an RCAF jet. Shawn
finished it as it appeared in 1974 and I was excited to see in his
article that he included 2 photos of his display cases. Great
looking Starfighter Shawn. |
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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.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
EA-6B Prowler interior photo etch detail
set from
Eduard
Model Accessories.
This detail set is designed for
the Kinetic 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
Supermarine Spitfire C wing - Hispano 20mm cannons in fairings (two
versions) from
Master.
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| Tuesday, May
26 2020 |
Georgia National Day
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Rizky Renaldy
starts today's update with his first model on ARC. This is
his 1/48
Hasegawa Vaught A-7D Corsair II built OOB to a very high level
of detail. Rizky added a full weapons load and has some panels
open to show detail and finish this A-7 as a USAF with full
weathering. Looks great Rizky, welcome to ARC!!! |
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Juan C Gómez Y Sarzotti
is here with one of the most famous Mustangs from the ETO.
This is his blue nosed P-51 made from the 1/48
ARII North American P-51D Mustang finished to a very high
standard. I enjoyed seeing this Mustang here on ARC. |
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Mauricio Gonzalez Martinez
is here from Chile for the first time on ARC. Mauricio's 1/48 Trumpeter MiG-17PFU
was given a multi-shade bare metal finish with a very realistic
weathering job. Welcome to ARC Mauricio!!!! |
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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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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
US WWII Pitot Tube - "Shark-fin" type probe from
Master.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
Douglas C-47, Dakota, DC-3 Landing Gear from
Scale
Aircraft Conversions.
This detail set is designed for
the Airfix (new 2014 mold) kit.
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No product articles
today out of respect for Memorial Day.
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Mike
Muth
gets Memorial Day started with his 1/48
HobbyBoss F4F-3 Wildcat & 1/72 Hasegawa F4F-3 Wildcat. Mike
includes 2 model and both finished in those colorful pre-war
markings. These look great.
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Thomas Brückelt
is here with something I didn't know existed. These are
his 1/144
Airfix / Minicraft F-104A/G Starfighter and one is finished as 1
of the 3 US Navy Starfighters. Thomas added extra detailing
and chose some very interesting paint schemes. The in-flight
Italian jet is a treat to see and the USN bird is very cool. |
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| Sunday, May
24 2020 |
Eritrea Independence Day
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| Friday, May
22 2020 |
Yemen National Day
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My wife "Mai" has
created her own Youtube channel. Her channel is called
"Mai
Sexy Garage" and
focuses on fixing and restoring various cars. In today's video
she diagnoses
and fixes a no spark problem on a
dead 1995 Honda Del Sol
and as an added bonus there is a bikini
intermission (her idea) in the middle of the video.
The
ending is priceless when she realized she actually can fix a
non-running car.
Thank you everyone!! |
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subscribe to her channel........she needs subscribers. |
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Duncan is
here with his most impressive 1/87
Faller military hangar. This is a very involved project
and the hanger appears to be a very well detailed kit. Duncan
has kindly included 39 photos for you to enjoy of his hanger
diorama. The exterior is painted to look like an actual Greek
hanger.
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Jean-Charles Goddet
has dropped by today with his 51st article on ARC. This is
his 1/72 Hasegawa
Lockheed Martin F-16D Barak II with a full weapons load,
resin cockpit set and finished with aftermarket decals and full
weathering. I love this Israeli camo scheme.
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Mark L.
Rossmann is here with one of my favorite Japanese
fighters. This is his 1/48
Hasegawa Ki-61-I - B-29 Hunter - 244th Sentai and Mark has
included a wealth of history in his article for you to enjoy.
I love how it looks Mark.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
T-28B/D Trojan Landing Gear from
Scale
Aircraft Conversions.
This detail set is designed for
the Kitty Hawk kit.
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| Thursday, May
21 2020 |
Anniversary of the Chilean Navy and the anniversary of the Iquique´s
Naval Combat (South Pacific War, between Chile, Peru and Bolivia)
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I worked 18 hours on
the walkaround section on Tuesday and got a massive cramp in my
hip. I then had to stay in bed for 36 hours resting my
hip. At one point I could not walk due to the pain. My
hip still hurts when I walk or move, but I'm hoping in a week or two
it will be ok.
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H. Davis
Gandees is here with a model of a Hellcat flown by a WWII USN
ace. This is his 1/48
Hasegawa Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat "Minsi III" with a
resin seat and aftermarket canopy. Davis includes some
interesting history of this famous USN ace. Excellent work
Davis.
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Michael
Phillips has done an exceptional job detailing and finishing his
1/48
Academy Su-30MK2 Flanker-G - Garuda Berjaya. Michael
added quite a bit of aftermarket detail parts and finished it with
full weathering and Indonesian markings. This exceptional
model is dedicated to Michael's wife.
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Sean Langley
has been busy building his 1/48 Monogram
PBJ-1J Mitchell. Sean rescribed the raised panel lines and
did an amazing amount of extra work to make his model
accurate. Aftermarket decals were used for this USMC
bird. Sean's efforts paid off with this gorgeous PBJ-1J model.
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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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| Tuesday, May
19 2020 |
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Work on the
walkaround section if about 85% complete. I hope to have the
new walkaround section uploaded in the next few weeks.
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RSK48, Rafael
is here with a masterpiece today. This is his 1/48
Hasegawa F-16A with plenty of scratchbuilt detailing and
finished with expert weathering and tailart for the 25th Anniversary Venezuela Air Force.
Wow...I love the look of this F-16.
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Juan Carlos Gómez Y
Sarzotti dropped by the ARC Corporate office in Argentina with
his very nicely finished
1/48
Hobbycraft Polikarpov I-16 Type 10. Juan Carlos
chose a fighter with Popeye tailart and the exhaust stains were
perfectly painted using his airbrush. Beautiful work Juan Carlos...I
looks fantastic.
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Shawn "phantom" Weiler
is here with Phantom
#207. Wow!! This is
his 1/48 Hasegawa F-4D Phantom #207
with a resin cockpit and intakes and finished as an an USAF
jet. I love the cockpit detailing on this Phantom.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
F-35B canopy & undercarriage photo etch detail set from
Eduard
Model Accessories.
This detail set is designed for
the Italeri 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
OS2U Kingfisher OS2U Kingfisher Landing
& Beaching Gear from
Scale
Aircraft Conversions.
This detail set is designed for
the Monogram kit.
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| Monday, May
18 2020 |
US Armed Forces Appreciation Day |
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Don Czech
is here with a rare model today. This is his 1/48 Luscombe 90 A
Monocoupe which required quite a bit of effort and
scratchbuilding to complete. This is a very interesting
aircraft made in the USA long ago and I'm pleased to see it on ARC
today.
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Shawn "phantom" Weiler
is here with his great looking 1/48
Academy F-4D Phantom. This is Shawn's 206th Phantom
finished in 171st markings. Shawn has including a photos of a
huge display cabinet full of Phantoms. Amazing. I love
seeing his display case photos.
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Laurent angus Beauvais
is here with a very complex WW1 bomber. This is his 1/48 Copper States Model Caudron
GIV finished to a very high standard. This is a serious
model that requires patience but Laurent kept at this and was
rewarded with an spectacular model of this French aircraft.
Enjoy the photos everyone.
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Here's a product article
for the Photo
Etch Standard Rolling Set from
The
Small Shop.
This Photo Etch
Bending Tool is the Photo Etch Standard Rolling Set. Make curved
photo etch parts. Aluminum base makes rolling your parts easy!
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| Sunday, May
17 2020 |
Norway Constitution Day
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| Saturday, May
16 2020 |
Dambusters Raid - RAF bombing of Ruhr Valley Dams
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| Friday, May
15 2020 |
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Model show this
weekend
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Paolo Yuen
starts today with his stunning 1/32 Kitty Hawk Models Mirage 2000C.
Paolo finished his Mirage as a Taiwan Air Force jet with a
beautifully done weathering job and a very attractive camo scheme.
It's good to see a Taiwanese jet on ARC. Amazing work Paolo.
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Thomas Brückelt
joins us from Germany with something you do not see very
often. This is his 2 seater 1/72 KP Avia CS-199
finished as a Czech trainer complete with pilots and posed as an
in-flight model. I enjoyed seeing this trainer on ARC. |
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Gabriel Casalnuovo
joins us from Argentina with his first article today 1/48 Kinetic IAI Dagger.
Gabriel added some excelelnt cockpit detailing and some very
finely done subtle weathering. Welcome to ARC Gabriel.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
Vympel R-27ER - AA-10 Alamo-C missiles from
Zactomodels.
This missile set is the
Vympel R-27ER - AA-10 Alamo-C missile that has been carried by a
variety of Russian jets.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
EA-6B interior photo etch detail set from
Eduard
Model Accessories.
This detail set is designed for
the Kinetic 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
Spitfire Mk. IXc, PR XIX Landing Gear Landing Gear from
Scale
Aircraft Conversions.
This detail set is designed for
the Airfix (new mold: 2009 - up) kit.
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| Thursday, May
14 2020 |
Paraguay Independence Day
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Yau-Hang Lee
is here for the first time today with this stunning 1/48 Hasegawa A6M3-32.
Yau-Hang
added Eduard photo etch for added detailing and finish it with
subtle weathering. Welcome to ARC Yau-Hang!!!
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Hakan
Oz is
here for the first time today with this attractive 1/48
Tamiya F-16. This is one of the best looking F-16's.
Welcome to ARC Hakan!!!
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32 BRU-57A
racks from
Eduard
Model Accessories.
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
Supermarine Spitfire early E wing Hispano 20mm & .50cal in
fairings from
Master.
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| Wednesday, May
13 2020 |
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No update
today. I've been putting in 18 hour days rebuilding the
walkaround section. 75% of the dead links in webpages are
fixed, but I still need to rebuild the main pages in the walkaround
section. I am determined to get that section of ARC repaired
and up and running as soon as I can.
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| Tuesday, May
12 2020 |
USS Enterprise CV-6 Commissioning 1938 |
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Carl Jarosz
starts today with one of his bicentennial beauties. This
is his 1/72 Hobby Boss A-7B Corsair II VA-93 “Blue Blazers”
beautifully finished and carefully weathered. I love
seeing these colorful bicentennial jets.
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Pinco Panco
is here with his first article on ARC. This sharp looking
1/72 Hasegawa Douglas Skyrider A1J in the markings for a
Skyrider A1J on the USS Intrepid VA 165 in 1966. Pinco gave
his Skyraider weathering and it looks quite good indeed.
Welcome to ARC Pinco.
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Bob TheDoc
has done an outstanding
job finishing and weathering his 1/48 Trumpeter Shenyang J-8II Finback.
Bob added a full weapons load and finished it as a white Chinese
interceptor with a very gentle weathering job. The Shenyang J-8II
is a very interesting jet and I'm pleased to see Bob.s J-8II on ARC
today.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
Hurricane Mk. IIc interior photo etch detail set from
Eduard
Model Accessories.
This detail set is designed for
the ARMA 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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| Monday, May
11 2020 |
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Franco Echenique
is here on ARC from Argentina with his first article on ARC.
This is his 1/48 Eduard Profipack MiG 21 MF Fishbed J. Franco
finished his MiG-21 as a heavily weathered Slovak Air Force jet and
it looks fantastic. Welcome to ARC Franco!!! |
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Bob TheDoc
is here from India with his beautifully weathered 1/72 Fujimi
Aichi D3A1 Type 99 'Val'. Bob built this gem out of the
box and finished it as a dive bomber on the IJN carrier Akagi.
Excellent work Bob. |
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Thomas Brückelt
is here with four different F-19s in two different scales.
These are his 1/48 & 1/144 Revell F-19 Stealth Fighter 1980s Stealth
Dreams finished in a variety of paint schemes and all posed as
in-flight models on a special base. Thomas tells some of the
history of the F-19, which I found quite interesting. Well
done Thomas. |
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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 Photo Etch Bending Tool is the 5.5" (5 Speed) Hold and Fold.
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 1/32
AEG G.IV Landing Gear from
Scale
Aircraft Conversions.
This detail set is designed for
the Wingnut
Wings kit.
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| Friday, May
8 2020 |
V.E.
Day - Victory in Europe 1945. |
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Asad Bangash
is here for the first time today with this very cool Tiger Meet
1/48 Hasegawa F-16F. Asad added resin seats and exhaust to
improve the detail and chose some great looking Tiger markings with
excellent looking tail art. Asad finished this F-16 in Polish
markings complete with weathering. Welcome to ARC Asad. |
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Don Czech
is also here with his first article today. This is his 1/48 Revell B-29
finished as a multi-paneled baremetal bomber complete with sexy
noseart. Don's B-29 is a
stunning sight to behold and a treat to see on ARC. Welcome to
ARC Don!!! |
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Shawn "phantom" Weiler
is here today with another of his colourful 1/48 Academy Silver Star CT-133.
Shawn chose the markings for the Golden Centennaires display
team, which is a treat to see. Shawn has included a photo of
his massive CT-133 collection. WOW!!
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Lysander seatbelts interior photo etch detail set from
Eduard
Model Accessories.
This detail set is designed
for
the Eduard 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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| Thursday, May
7 2020 |
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Mark L. Rossmann
gets this update fired up with his "It’s Greek to me 2" 1/48 Revell F-84G Thunderjet.
This is a Hellenic Thunderjet with some brightly colored
markings. Mark includes some interesting history about he F-84
in Greek service. Looking very good Mark.
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Glenn Mor
joins us with his first model on ARC. This is his
spectacular 1/32 Trumpeter P-47D-25 Bubbletop loaded with
detail and expertly weathered. Glenn even added arming wires
tot he center line bomb and text artwork to the bomb. Glenn
has included 39 photos of this amazing P-47. |
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Bob TheDoc
dropped by the ARC Corporate offices in India with his 1/72 Trumpeter Nanchang Q-5C.
Bob chose a great looking Pakistani camo scheme for his jet and
gave it drop tanks and gun pods and subtle weathering to finish it
off. Well done Bob.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
Bf-108 wheels and painting masks from
Eduard
Model Accessories.
This detail set is designed for
the Eduard 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
Typhoon Mk. Ib Landing Gear from
Scale
Aircraft Conversions.
This detail set is designed for
the Hasegawa / Italeri / Eduard kit.
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6 2020 |
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Paulo Lopes Lopes
joins us from Portugal with his first model on ARC. This is
his 1/48 ICM Dornier Do 17z 2. 3/LeLv 46
with plenty of extra scratchbuilt detailing and an awesome
weathering job for the winter camo for the Finnish markings.
Welcome to ARC Paulo!! |
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Shawn "phantom" Weiler
is here with another colourful gem. This beauty is his 1/48 Academy CT-133 Silver Star Mk.3
in the Red Knights paint scheme. Shawn tells some history
about this RCAF jet and includes 2 other jets in a similar paint
scheme.
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Murli Rajan
joins us with a less common jet here on ARC. This is his
1/72 Airfix Supermarine Swift FR.5 with a subtle weathering job.
I quite like the look of Murli's Swift. |
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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.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Hunter F.4 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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Thomas Brückelt
has taken his 1/144
Revell F/A-18D Hornet "Wild Weasel" to a whole new
level. Posing his Hornet in-flight really brings it to life
and I love the hi-vis markings. Beautifully done Thomas.
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Klaasjan Schuuring
is here with his fantastic dual. These are his 1/48 Eduard Bf-109 and
Fw-190 finished to a very high level in two great looking paint
schemes. Enjoy the 21 photos of these 2 gems.
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Shawn "phantom"
Weiler joins us with another of his colourful 1/48
Testors Silver Star Mk3 (CT-133). I quite like the bright
colours on this CT-133.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
MiG-21PF ejection seat from Eduard
Model Accessories. This detail set is designed for
the Eduard 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
Supermarine Spitfire Vb - Hispano 20mm cannons in fairings from
Master.
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| Monday, May
4 2020 |
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Dirk Schenk
dropped by the ARC Corporate office in South Africa with his
latest model. This is his 1/72 Heller Mirage IIIRZ finished
in one of those SAAF camo schemes. Dirk has also included some
history about the use of the Mirage in local wars. Looks
excellent Dirk, I love those SAAF camo schemes.
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Rafael
joins us today from sunny Venezuela with his 1/48 Planet Models PT-19 Cornell
finished in Venezuela
Air Force markings to
help mark the of 100 Year Anniversary of the Venezuela Air Force.
This is a resin model and Rafael did a beautiful job on it including
flawless weathering.
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Shawn "phantom" Weiler
is here with one of the earlier CT-133's used by the RCAF.
This is his 1/48 Testors CT-133 Silver Star Mk.1 in a silver
finish with some mods to make this kit an accurate Mk. 1.
Shawn has more CT-133's coming later this week for you to
enjoy. Keep them coming Shawn.
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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.
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. I use their tools each
time I work with photo etch.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72 English Electric Lightning F.2A Landing Gear from
Scale
Aircraft Conversions.
This detail set is designed for
the Airfix (new mold:
2014 - up) kit
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| Sunday, May
3 2020 |
Poland Constitution Day
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| Friday, May
1 2020 |
May
Day Labor Day |
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Anniversary
of first engagement of |
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Argentine
Airforce Falklands War (1982) |
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Shawn "phantom"
Weiler
is here with another
of his colourful CT-133 builds. This is his 1/48
Hobbycraft CT-133 Silver Star wearing a special commemorative
RCN scheme using Leading Edge Decals. This is a pretty cool
looking CT-133.
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Bob TheDoc
joins us from India with his bright and attractive 1/72
Hobby Boss Dewoitine D.520. Bob chose a Vichy French
colours and gave it a weathering job to add realism. I love
the colourful look of this French fighter.
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Orlando Sucre Rosales
joins us from Venezuela with his great looking 1/72 Hasegawa Grumman F-11F-1 Tiger (early version) “Blue Angels”.
Orlando did extra work to get
the details correct for the Blue Angels version of the Tiger and
then carefully finished in the correct markings. This BA jet
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
P-51D-5 cockpit resin & 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 1/32
Gotha G. IV Landing Gear from
Scale
Aircraft Conversions.
This detail set is designed for
the Wingnut Wings kit.
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In the
ARC
Joke Page
there is a new daily funny photo and daily
joke.
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