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Oh my goodness....it is good
to be back. I couldn't afford a new computer, so after much
head scratching and effort I grabbed an old computer of mine with
very low hours and have pressed that into service. It actually
runs like a dream compared to how my main machine was running.
Today's update is a bit small as I'm still transferring data from my
old machine to this machine.
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Douglas Conrady
starts this update with an impressive array of aircraft flown by
the 1/144 94th Squadron. Douglas has included
everything from a Great War Spad to an F-22 Raptor. This
article is dripping with the history of aviation with each of the 7
aircraft he has included. I love this article and your models
Douglas.
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Dragan Cvetic
joins us with his flawlessly finished 1/72 Special Hobby Mirage F1BK.
Dragan finished this desert beauty in Kuwaiti Air Force markings
complete with subtle weathering. Dragan has included a link in
his article to his youtube video on building this model.
So check it out.
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| Wednesday, Oct
7 2020 |
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Dragan Cvetic starts
today with the F-22 prototype. This is his 1/72 Testors YF-22
looking excellent. Dragan's article includes a youtube
link to his build video. |
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Rafi Ben-Shahar
is here with his exceptional 1/72 Roden Felixstowe F.2a. This
is one of the coolest 1/72 bi-plane kits and Rafi built it up in
fine style. I love it Rafi. |
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Ashish Velankar
has done a gorgeous job building and finishing his 1/48 Revell Jaguar.
Ashish gave it a weapons load and displays it with a
ground crew, which looks quite good. I love the choice of camo. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
F-100 Super Sabre Intake Correction kit from
Zactomodels.
This resin seamless intake corrects the shape of the front profile and
includes the inner radar bulge missing from the original kit.
Also included in this set is an optional FOD cover. The FOD
cover can be fitted on the plane saving the hassle of filling the
internal seams or positioned next to the plane as a diorama accessory.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
MiG-19S upgrade set 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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| Tuesday, Oct
6 2020 |
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H. Davis Gandees
is here with one of my favorite scenes of valor. This is
his 1/32 Verlinden- B-17F Flying Fortress "Waist Gunner Down!"
beautifully finished and looking magnificent. Truly a
treat to see, enjoy the fine details. |
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Shawn
"phantom" Weiler is here with his RCAF bare metal
bird. This is his 1/32 Italeri CF-104D beautifully
finished in classic RCAF markings. Shawn has also kindly
included photos of the other F-104's in his display case.. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
B-25B bomb bay 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
T-28B/C/D Trojan Landing Gear
from
Scale
Aircraft Conversions.
This detail set is designed for
the
Roden kit.
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| Monday, Oct
5 2020 |
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Carmel J. Attard
begins your week with his very nicely done 1/72 Airmodel F-107 prototype.
This is a vacformed kit of quite good quality and Carmel added
extra detail and finished it in the prototype paint scheme.
Carmel did a very nice job on it as you will see in his photos. |
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RSK48, Rafael
is here to continue marking the
100 Year Anniversary of the Venezuela Air Force with his
1/48 Revell North American NA-16. This is
the first NA-16 on ARC and Rafael did an excellent job on the
painting and weathering. It is good to see it finished in Venezuela
Air Force markings using custom made decals. |
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Here's a product article
for the The
Nutter Set - Scale Model Nuts & Rivets from
The
Small Shop.
This tool is the Nutter Set - Scale Model Nuts & Rivets. The
Nutter - A Revolution in Ultra Detailing!
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Bf 110E interior 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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| Sunday, Oct
4 2020 |
Lesotho National Day
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| Friday, Oct
2 2020 |
Guinea Independence Day
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Today
on my
wife's Youtube channel "Mai
Sexy Garage"...
she
fed some ducks from her air mattress on
Lake Okanagan.
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Sergio Ordovini
has done a first class job on his 1/48 Monogram B-25J. His
B-25 is loaded with detail and beautifully weathered and finished. |
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Kangnam Kim
joins us with his heavily weathered 1/48 Hasegawa TA-4J Skyhawk.
This Skyhawk is a weathered USMC bird and looks excellent. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
P-40E interior 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 1/72 Bf 109 F, G1 - G4 armament set (MG 17 tips) &
Pitot Tube from
Master. |
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Thursday, Oct
1 2020 |
People's Republic of China National Day
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Sertac Bayar
starts today with his big beautiful 1/32 Eurofighter Typhoon.
Sertac did some amazing work on the cockpit detailing and
finished a a slightly weathered Luftwaffe jet complete with a
weapons load and drop tanks. Enjoy the photos, this
Typhoon is a beauty. |
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Jorge Oppenheimer
has taken his 1/48 Tamiya P-38G to a whole new
level. Jorge added aftermarket resin goodies and decals with
sexy noseart from Eduard and finished it off with impressive
weathering job. Sit back and enjoy this P-38. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
F-14 Phoenix Pallet Correction Set from
Zactomodels.
This detail set is designed for
the
Trumpeter kit. The
kit includes 2 detailed resin pieces. It corrects the shape of the
forward pallets and is designed to fit the kit with minimal
modification. Designed to fit the Trumpeter 1/32 F-14 kits and
can be used on the Tamiya kit. Though these parts look very
similar to the kits parts, if you look carefully, there is a
difference.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
B-26C Invader 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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No update
today. I wrecked my back on Sunday and have been focusing on
healing. There will be an update tomorrow and Friday.
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| Tuesday, Sept
29 2020 |
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like to wish a Happy Birthday
to ARC Moderator Albert
Moore. Happy Birthday Alby!!! |
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Juan Carlos
Porcella is here today with another of his stunning . Juan Carlos
gave his Skyraider fantastic cockpit detailing and finished this 1/48 Tamiya Douglas A-1H
Skyraider in the markings of the South Vietnamese air force
complete with full weathering. Lovely work Juan Carlos. |
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Sertac
Bayar joins us from Turkey with an excellent what-if model today. This is his
1/32 F-16C What-If Model finished in a 25 year anniversary scheme for Turkey's Bat
Squadron complete with amazing tail art. Beautifully done
Sertac. |
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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
Yak-38 Forger Seamless Exhausts from
Royale
Resin. This detail set is designed for
any Yak-38 Forger
kit. |
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| Monday, Sept
28 2020 |
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Stefan Nikolic
has done an outstanding job on his BIG 1/18 Hobby Boss AV8B Harrier.
Stefan gave his Harrier a full weapons loadout with drop tanks
and finished it with a stunning weathered paint job. Beautiful
work Stefan. |
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Alex Grivonev
has put much extra effort into his 1/72 Revell Junkers Ju-88
C-6 and it shows well. Alex added a variety of
aftermarket detail items to his night fighter including photos etch
radar antenna and finished it in a very complicated camo for a top
scoring pilot. Alex finished it off with a stunning weathering
job. |
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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 1/32
Sopwith Camel Landing Gear from
Scale
Aircraft Conversions. This detail set is designed for
the
Wingnut Wings, all
variants kit.
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| Friday, Sept
25 2020 |
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Ashish Velankar
has done quite the fine job on his 1/72 Italeri F-22 Raptor.
Ashish added ground equipment and a crew figure to complete the
scene. Very nicely done Ashish.
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Juan Carlos Porcella
has done an exceptional job on his 1/48 Tamiya Douglas A-1J Skyraider.
Juan Carlos did a great job on the cockpit and gave his Skyraider a
SEA camo scheme with just the perfect weathering and even nose
art. Enjoy the photos. |
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Marek Rogal
had a busy time rescribing and weathering his 1/72 Valom Marcel Dassault MD 450 Ouragan.
The finished model is in French markings and looks excellent.
Welcome to ARC Marek with your first article. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
B-26C Invader 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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| Thursday, Sept
24 2020 |
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Paul Maximov (Павел Максимов)
begins today with another of his amazing Stukas. This is
his 1/32 Hasegawa Ju-87D7 with plenty of resin and photo etch
detail parts and finished with a skillful weathering job that shows
the fed paint from the hot sun in Italy. Fantastic work
Paul.
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André R Manzano
has done a wonderful job detailing and finishing his 1/48
Academy F-22A. André added Eduard photo etch to further
detail his Academy F-22 and finished it with metalic paint from
Brazil. I love the look of this F-22.
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Marcello Rosa is
here with something you won't see very often. This is his 1/700 Fujimi HMS Eagle R05 (with 1/700 air
wing) consisting on a good variety of British aircraft. Marcello
did extra work to get some great results and his finished carrier is
a joy to see.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
F-14 extended wing bladders from
Zactomodels.
This detail set is
designed for
the Trumpeter kit. These new resin F-14 extended wing bladders offers
replacement parts for the nasty rubber bladder parts included in the
Trumpeter 1/32 F-14 Tomcat kit. The rubber parts are difficult
to glue, difficult to paint and some have even had them weep oils that
ruined their paint.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
B-25D exterior 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, Sept
23 2020 |
Saudi Arabia National Day
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No update today.
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| Tuesday, Sept
22 2020 |
Mali Independence Day
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Andrew Desautels (a.k.a. "Andrew D. the Jolly Rogers guy")
has created a spectacular scene from a Star Wars movie.
This is his 1/48 FineMolds X-Wing Fighter Red Leader, Yavin Base
with modified crew figures and modified ground equipment
creating a scene that truly takes me to that special moment in the
movie as Red Leader prepares for the special critical mission.
Outstanding work Andrew!!!
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Greg Kerry
is here with a classic scene from the end of WW2 and the victorious armies were scrambling around German in search of technology. This is Gary's 1/72 Revell Bv264 Glide Bomb * Matchbox Diamond T
loaded onto a trailer and being prepared for transport out of Germany.
Bravo to Gary for thinking this very realistic scene.
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Klaasjan Schuuring
is here with a very different Spitfire today. This is his 1/32 Revell "Iron Maiden" Spitfire
finished with an Iron Maiden theme. He explains everything in his article. I have to admit once a read his story, I thought this was a very cool
Spitfire.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
Sunderland Mk.III exterior 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
Bf 109 E3 - E9, T armament set (MG 17 tips, MG FF barrels) from
Master.
This detail set is designed for
the
Eduard Bf 109 E-4 kit (and
other kits).
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| Monday, Sept
21 2020 |
Malta Independence Day
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Today
on my
wife's Youtube channel "Mai
Sexy Garage"....Mai
and I go for a walk on the beach in the tourist town of Penticton, British
Columbia. She tries to pet a seagull and we explore a paddlewheel ship and
rose garden.
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RSK48,
Rafael did a massive amount of work scratch building details and
making custom decals for his 1/48 Hasegawa F-16A and B 20th
Anniversary. Rafael also added aftermarket detail items
and chose the special 20th anniversary markings for both of these
Venezuela Air Force jets. I love the camo colours and tail art
on both of these F-16s. |
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Shawn
"phantom" Weiler is here with something very special
for any Star Trek fans. This is his battle damaged
1/350 Polar Lights USS Constellation complete with yellow and
blue lights representing fires and additional light for an engine
and running lights. Shawn's article explains the show that
features this battle damaged ship along with a full explanation of
th e build process. You have out done yourself Shawn.
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Thomas
Brückelt joins us from Germany with his nicely detailed 1/72
MisterCraft PZL P-11c. Thomas added extra scratchbuilt
detailing and finished it with a pilot elevators adjusted to match
the position of the control stick. Very nicely done Thomas. |
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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.
This Hold and Fold Secures parts up to 8" long – Second
largest Photo Etch Bender on the Market!
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
Mi-26 Halo Landing Gear from
Scale
Aircraft Conversions.
This
detail set is designed for the
Zvezda / Revell kit.
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| Sunday, Sept
20 2020 |
Rosh Hashana (Jewish New Year) celebration ends
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| Friday, Sept
18 2020 |
Chile Independence Day
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Daily updates begin
on Monday. We got home late Thursday evening and I was too
tired to do an update.
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Today
on my
wife's Youtube channel "Mai
Sexy Garage"...
we
have a picnic on the shores of Lake Okanagan
during our recent little car trip vacation. Mai was able to get a
video edited on the trip for you to enjoy.
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Tuesday, Sept
15 2020 |
Battle of Britain Day 1940
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| Monday, Sept
14 2020 |
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My wife and I are
heading out of town for a week of camping in isolation on a quiet
lake. Time for some much needed R&R. Updates will be
begin again next week.
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| Friday, Sept
11 2020 |
Terrorist Attack on World Trade Center and Pentagon 2001 |
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I am distressed by
the ongoing fire situation up and down the US west coast. My
heart goes out to everyone affected. Stay safe everyone.
I have a friend in Oregon with a fire 3 miles from his house.
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Today
on my
wife's Youtube channel "Mai
Sexy Garage"...
Mai replaces
the front sway bar end links. Our RAV 4 had a terrible clunking
sound over bumps in the front end, but that is all fixed now with new sway
bar end links. It is as quiet as a new car.
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Dragan Cvetic
starts today with his beautifully weathered 1/72 Trumpeter MiG-29b.
Dragan has done a full build video in his youtube channel and
you can find the link in his article.
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Shawn "phantom" Weiler
has been busy expanding his Star Trek collection. This is
his 1/350 Polar Lights ISS Excalibur finished in alternate
universe markings complete with lighting Shawn tells the whole
story of this build in his article. I love Star Trek and enjoy
seeing Shawn's builds on ARC. |
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David C S Teo
dropped by the ARC Corporate office with his 1/48 Hasegawa Learjet 31 9V-ATE.
David built this model for a pilot in Singapore and finished it
with custom made markings to ensure the finished model was accurate.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
B-26C Invader undercarriage & 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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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
Bf 109 E3 - E9, T armament set (MG 17 tips, MG FF barrels) from
Master.
This
detail set can be
used in all model kits in 1:72 scale.
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| Thursday, Sept
10 2020 |
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No update tioday.
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H.
Davis Gandees is here with one of the most interesting paint
schemes to come out of the Vietnam War. This is his 1/48
Testors Cessna O-2A Skymaster with added detailing wearing the
"Don't Shoot" markings. I love it!! |
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Thomas
Brückelt has done quite the nice job on his bare metal
1/144 Minicraft F-104G Starfighter. Thomas added his own
extra detailing and finished the bare metal finih with a product
called Liquid Chrome to make it look like a bare metal Norwegian Air
Force Starfighter. |
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Shawn
"phantom" Weiler is here in fine style with his RCAF
1/48 Tamiya Beaufighter TF.X. Shawn weathered his
Beaufighter and finished it with great looking markings. I
love those stripes.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
Su-25 PD-62-8 Pylons from
Zactomodels.
This set includes one pair of PD-62-8 pylons, launch rail mounting
hardware and aileron actuator brackets. The PD-62-8 pylons were
often used on the Su-25. The pylons are not included in the
Su-25 kit, but it does include mounting holes for them (how
convenient!).
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
B-26C Invader Bomb Bay 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, Sept
8 2020 |
First
use of V-2 rocket lands Chiswick area of London (1944) |
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Today
on my
wife's Youtube channel "Mai
Sexy Garage"...
Mai
and I bring you
along on our 5km walk along a trail through local farmland and over a
local lake. Mai loves blackberries as you will see in the video.
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Greg
Kerry is back today with another stellar
diorama. This one features his 1/72 Hobbyboss
Me109E with added figures and equipment.
It's good to see a yellow nosed Emil from the summer of
1940, such an epic time in history. |
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Dragan
Cvetic dropped by today with his 1/48 Meng F-35A.
Dragan finished it off with a great looking paint
job that looks quite realistic. |
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RSK48,
Rafael is here with another gem. This is
his 1/48 MACH-2 Beechcraft C-45 Expeditor that
was flown by the Venezuela Air Force. I continue to be
amazed by the large number of different aircraft flown
by Venezuela. This C-45 has
some excellent painting and weathering done to it.
Well done Rafael. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
Sunderland Mk.II bomb bay 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
Hawker Hunter Landing Gear from
Scale
Aircraft Conversions.
This detail set is designed for
the Academy / Italeri kit.
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| Monday, Sept
7 2020 |
Labor Day / Labour Day 
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Ivan Ryša
is here from the Czech Republic with his first model on
ARC. This is his 1/48
Tamyia A 1 H Skyraider. Ivan gave it a perfect weathering
job and chose some very colourful marking with great tail art to
finish his Skyraider. Welcome to ARC Ivan!!!
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Alan Tee
joins us today with his first model on ARC. This is his
1/48 Kinetic CF-188 Hornet finished in 409 "Nighthawk"
squadron based in Cold Lake and looking quite realistic.
Welcome to ARC Alan!!! |
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Udom Vongnoppadondecha
joins us from Thailand with hisvery attractive 1/48 Hobby Boss F8F-1B
as this Bearcat would have appeared in Thai service. Udom
did alot of scratchbuilding and added aftermarket parts to his
Bearcat and finished with an amazing weathering job. Fantastic
work on the detailing and weathering Udom.
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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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| Friday, Sept
4 2020 |
Swaziland Independence and National Day
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Today
on my
wife's Youtube channel "Mai
Sexy Garage"
Mai
restores the headlights on our Rav 4 the "Oldschool
Way"....wet sanding with various grits of sandpaper, then polishing and
a final UV clear coat. The results were 100% flawless.
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Greg Kerry
gets things started today with a scene of his 1/72 Hobbyboss F4F3/4 Wildcats.
Both models built up quite nicely with a realistic look. I
love the models and especially the display base. |
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Victor De Jesus is
here with his big and impressive 1/32 Trumpeter A-10 A Thunderbolt II.
Victor finished it in a Euro scheme and added a full loadout to
show to ability of the A-10. I am pleased to have Victor's
great looking A-10 on ARC. |
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RSK48, Rafael
is here to contiue the the 100 Year Anniversary of the Venezuela Air Force with his
1/48 Lindberg Stearman A76-B4. Rafael did quite a bit of scratchbuilding to upgrade
the detail in the cockpit and exterior of his Venezuela Air Force trainer.
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Ashish Velankar
took a broken model from a garage sale and put plenty of love into
it to create his 1/72 Su-37 Terminator - Super Flanker. Ashish
gave it an eye catching camo scheme and displayed it
in-flight. Beautiful work Ashish. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Do 217J-1/2 undercarriage 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
Albatros B.II Landing Gear from
Scale
Aircraft Conversions.
This detail set is designed for
the Wingnut Wings kit.
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| Thursday, Sept
3 2020 |
Qatar National Day
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Eric Hargett
added a resin
cockpit and photo etch to his spectacular 1/48 Dragon Messerschmitt Me163B
"Komet". This little gem was given a very cool
looking gray camo. Simply lovely. |
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Laurent
Beuchat is here with something rare and eye catching
today. This is his 1/72 High Planes Models Pilatus PC-6
Turbo-Porter finished as an Aussie Army bird complete with a
VERY unique camo scheme. I love it!!
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Dragan Cvetic
joins us with his weathered 1/72 Airfix A-4P Skyhawk wearing
Argentinean markings and some very interesting yellow wing
tips. There is a link to Dragan's youtube full build video in
his article. |
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Daniel
Veliz dropped by today with photos of his 1/48 Tamiya
Birdcage F4U Corsair. Daniel finished it in some great
looking markings. I love the PTO blue camo and skull and cross
bones artwork.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
MiG-21 BD3-60 Pylons from Zactomodels.
These resin BD3-60 Pylonss
are designed for the MiG-21 and include the early and later 'heavy
duty' version of the BD3-60 Pylons.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
P-47 Thunderbolt .50 Browning M2 barrels (8pcs) from
Master.
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| Wednesday, Sept
2 2020 |
Vietnam Independence Day
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V-J
Day Japan surrenders in Tokyo Harbour |
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I spilt a full mug of
tea on my keyboard and killed my trusty old keyboard and was without
the ability to use my computer to do the update. My
apologies. I got the new keyboard on Wednesday evening in time
to do the Thursday update.
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Tuesday, Sept
1 2020 |
Libya Independence Day
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Slovak Republic Constitution Day
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Uzbekistan National Day
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Singapore Air Force Day
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World
War Two begins in Europe - Germany invades Poland (1939) |
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Today
on my
wife's Youtube channel "Mai
Sexy Garage"
Mai
gets busy washing a car she calls my Mistress.
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Check out our video...thanks everyone!! |
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Leslie Choy
has done quite a bit of excellent work and added plenty of
aftermarket detail items to superdetail his 1/48 Modelcraft F-82F.
This is the Twin Mustang and Leslie did an excellent job on it.
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naioh2 – FC. Saran S.
has done a stunning job detailing and finishing his 1/48 Italeri EA-6B VAQ-133.
This prowler has aftermarket detail items added
and is finished in a great looking desert camo.
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Paulo Lopes Lopes
has done a flawless job building the splendid 1/32 Wingnut Wings Fokker DVII.
Paulo chose the markings for an aircraft flown by 2 famous
German aces that both died at young ages in the 1920's. I love
the look of this Fokker with it's skull and crossbones fuselage artwork.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
Sunderland Mk.III exterior 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-4 Phantoms Flaperons from Royale
Resin.
This detail set is
designed for
the F-4
Phantom II kits.
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Today is the
Malaysian National Day and I'm pleased to report the
modellers from Malaysia are here in style with 9 models for
today's update. Happy Merdeka 2020 everyone.
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Thomas Ng
gets things started today with another Malaysian beauty.
This is his 1/32 Hasegawa TA-4PTM built using a conversion
set to create the short nosed 2 seater A-4 trainer. This is a
very cool looking 2 seater and I enjoyed seeing it. |
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Aidy Abdullah
has been a big contributor in this special update and his first
model in a very attractive 1/48 Hobbyboss Hawk 208. Aidy
added some scratch built details and finished it in a special
anniversary scheme. |
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KY Wong
is joining the celebration today with his 1/72
Hobbyboss F/A-18 D. This F/A-18 D has added scratchbuilt
detailing for added accuracy and finished it in Malaysian markings
and a great looking paint scheme. |
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Aidy Abdullah
is here with a very special Malaysian jet. This is his 1/48 AFV
Club RF-5E Tigereye with added scratchbuilt detail and finished
in a great looking camo scheme. |
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HK Low joins
the party today with his 1/48 Hasegawa A-4PTM. This is
a single seat Malaysian Skyhawk finished in that attractive tan and
green camo. |
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Aidy Abdullah
is back again with his flawless 1/48 Airfix Spirfire PR XIX
finished as an RAF fighter that flew in
Malaya in the post WW2 years. This is one fine looking
Spitfire, enjoy the photos. |
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Thomas Ng
is here with his very well done 1/72 Tasman CA-27 Avon Sabre.
This is a combination of the Tasman Avon conversion kit and the
Academy kit with excellent results. |
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Aidy Abdullah
has done a gorgeous job on his 1/32 Kittyhawk F-5F and he
finished that Malaysian jet in a fantastic blue camo scheme.
Beautiful work Aidy. |
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Aidy Abdullah
finishes up this special Malaysian update with his 1/48 Hasegawa A-4PTM.
Aidy also built a very convincing display base to further
compliment his Scooter. |
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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 1/72
Su-35S Flanker Landing Gear from
Scale
Aircraft Conversions.
This detail set is designed for
the Hasegawa kit (2014 mold).
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Tamer Ozkan
is here from Turkey to honour the
Turkish Victory Day with his 1/32 Revell Piper Pa-18 Super Cub.
This is a flawless build and Tamer has included some very
interesting history about the Super Cub in Turkish service.
Beautifully done Tamer. |
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| Saturday, Aug
29 2020 |
Slovakia National Day |
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| Friday, Aug
28 2020 |
Polish (Military) Aviation Day
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Nick Adlam
joins us with his first model on ARC This is his 1/48 Tamiya Spitfire Mk.I
with lovely detailing in the cockpit and gentle paint chipping
of the wing by the pilots door. Exceptional work Nick, welcome
to ARC!!!.
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naioh2 – FC Saran S.
is back again today from Thailand with another amazing Japanese
F-15. This is the 1/48 Hasegawa F-15J #92-8906 with
added cockpit detailing and painted in a most appealing camo
scheme. Sit back and enjoy the photos. |
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Michael Phillips
spent a very productive 3 months building his 1/48 Academy MH-53E Sea Dragon - Vulcan 552.
Michael is a well known modeller here on ARC and I was quite
surprised to see he built a chopper. And what a build it is
with the folded rotors and weathering, simply perfect. I
really did enjoy seeing all the photos for this one, such a treat. |
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David Chapdelain
is here with a beast of a plane. This is
his classic 1/48 Monogram Pro-Modeler SB2C
with added crew figures to complete the scene. David also
fitted some underwing stores to show the purpose of his Helldiver.
I really enjoyed seeing this one. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Spitfire Mk.I seatbelts 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
TBD-1 Devastator Main Landing Gear
from
Scale
Aircraft Conversions.
This detail set is designed for
the
Great
Wall kit.
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| Thursday, Aug
27 2020 |
Moldova National Day
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Sodasorb starts
today in style with his 1/48 Hobby Boss F4F-3 Wildcat. This
a wildcat is finished in those bright pre-war colors that look so
great. Sodasorb explains the paint colors in his
article. I love these pre-war paint schemes. |
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naioh2 – FC Saran S.
is here with another flawless Japanese F-15. This is his 1/48
Academy F-15DJ #32-8086
beautiful finished and posed in a very aggressive in-flight.
mode. I love seeing this F-15. |
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RSK48, Rafael with
another aircraft used by the Venezuela Air Force. This is his 1/48
Smer Piper L4 Cub finished with custom made
decals and full weathering. Looking great Rafael. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
Sea Gladiator 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
Bf 109 F, G1 - G4 armament set (MG 17 tips) & Pitot Tube from
Master.
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| Wednesday, Aug
26 2020 |
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Shawn
"phantom" Weiler gets things off to a
great start today with another of his RCAF Mosquitos. This is
his 1/48 Tamiya Mosquito in all it's glory and looking
fantastic in this camo.
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naioh2 – FC
Saran S. joins us from Thailand with another of his amazing
F-15s' This is his 1/48 Hasegawa F-15J #72-8880 with
added aftermarket detailing and flawlessly finished to a very high
level. Sit back and enjoy the photos.
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Pedro Couto
is a master modeller with impressive skill. This is his
1/48 Academy SB2U Vindicator with the most impressive weathering
job. Pedro has given his Vindicator a sun faded look and posed
it on one of his fantastic diorama bases. Enjoy.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
MiG-23 Splitter Plates from
Zactomodels.
This
detail set is designed for the 1/32 Trumpeter MiG-23 kit. This
set from Zactomodels provides new splitter plates, new intake trunk
blades that mount inside the intakes, plastic strip to make new
supports between the splinter plates and the fuselage and mounting
pads for the fuselage.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Do 217J-1/2 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, Aug
25 2020 |
Uruguay Independence Day
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No update
today. I need a day off.
Saturday and
Sundays are long days used to create content for the coming week.
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| Monday, Aug
24 2020 |
Ukraine National Day
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Today
on my
wife's Youtube channel "Mai
Sexy Garage"
we
fix a nasty Bullseye Rock chip on a windshield. Also
included is bikini video shot at our local secluded swimming
hole in the mountains.
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Check out our video...thanks everyone!! |
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Mike Muth starts
your week with a very special Great War aircraft. This is his
1/48 SMER AIRCO DH-2 built and finished to a very
high standard. Mike has a passion for WW1 aircraft and
he kindly explain all about the DH2 and it's history in his
article. A informative and fascinating read. The
complicated finished rigging is a sight to behold. Well done
Mike.
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naioh2 – FC Saran S.
has done a spectacular job on the 1/48 Eduard F-15J #72-8895.
Although this was built mostly out of the box, the detail of the
finished model is a joy see. Sit back and enjoy the
photos and as an added bonus you also get to see a Japanese F-15J
egg plane. |
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Greg Kerry has
done it again with great style. This diorama features his 1/72
Hobbyboss T6 Texan & Academy Vehicles in a most convincing
scene. Although the models are well worth your careful
attention, I would also like you to have a thoughtful look at his
unique display base. Very creative indeed.
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Hiroyuki Suzuki
joins us from Japan with his 1/48 Hasegawa F-18A. Hiroyuki
has captured every detail and every oil stain perfectly on his
Spanish Hornet. Every single spot on this model makes me think
that this is a full sized jet magically shrunk down to 1/48
scale. Wonderful.
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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
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
Me 262B-1/U-1 Landing Gear from
Scale
Aircraft Conversions.
This detail set is designed
for
the Revell, 2016 mold kit.
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| Saturday, Aug
22 2020 |
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I would like to wish a
VERY Happy Birthday to my friend Chris Hughes. We both
share the same birthday today.
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| Friday, Aug
21 2020 |
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Juan Carlos Porcella
is here today with his stunning 1/48 Hobby Boss Fairchild A-10 Warthog.
Juan Carlos has provided many excellent photos, this one is a
masterpiece. Enjoy his photos. |
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Rafi
Ben-Shahar joins us with a very special looking 1/32 Roden Stearman PT-17 Kaydet.
Rafi has some helpful tips on building this Roden kit and
although it isn't an easy build, the finished model sure does build
to a very high standard with patience and skill. |
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Lloyd Long
had great success building and finishing his 1/48 Hasegawa F-15E.
I really enjoyed seeing the photos of his finished F-15. |
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RSK48, Rafael
joins us with another interesting aircraft flown by Venezuela.
This is his 1/48 Fonderie Miniature Dewoitine D-500 built to
a very high standard. I'm enjoying seeing all the different
aircraft flown by Venezuela. Thanks Rafael. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Do 217J-1/2 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 1/72
F-16 Falcon Landing Gear from Scale
Aircraft Conversions. This detail set is designed for
the
Tamiya (Block 30 &
up; heavy) kit.
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| Thursday, Aug
20 2020 |
Hungary National Day
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No update today, been
busy doing other things.
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| Wednesday, Aug
19 2020 |
Dieppe
Raid 1942 |
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Sodasorb
is here with the rare 2 seater 1/48 Classic
Airframes TA-4J Skyhawk wearing a special Air Superiority
Blue/FS35109 Blue scheme. I love seeing Sodasorb's models on
ARC. |
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Csaba Fodor
has done an exceptional job building and finishing the 1/48
Special Hobby SG-38. This is a delicate little glider and
I love how it looks. Excellent work Csaba.
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Dirk Schenk
dropped by the ARC corporate in South Africa with his lovely 1/72 Airfix Dassault Mirage F1 AZ.
Dirk includes some great info about the different Mirages and I
quite enjoyed reading his article and seeing his Mirage. Dirk
is a regular on ARC and this is his 15th model featured on ARC's
homepage. |
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Daniel Veliz
is here with his first model on ARC's homepage. This is
his
1/72 Italeri P-51 Mustang finished as one of the most famous
Mustang from WWII. It's looks great and I'm pleased to
see it on ARC. Welcome to ARC Daniel.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
MiG-21-BD3-60 late-pylons from
Zactomodels.
These late style 'heavy duty' pylons provide highly detailed corrected
pylons for the 1/32 MiG-21 kit. Detailed mechanisms are included
on the undersides of each pylon. Each set includes 4 pylons and
optional brackets that can be posed in a variety of different
configurations.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Spitfire Mk.I landing flaps photo etch detail set from
Eduard
Model Accessories.
This detail set is
designed for
the Eduard
kit. |
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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, Aug
18 2020 |
Afghanistan Independence Day
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Thomas Brückelt has
a passion for gliders and today he is here with a very elegant
glider from the 1930's. This is his 1/72 KP FVA 10b Rheinland (Šídlo)
finished in Czech markings and a great looking yellow paint
scheme. I love seeing these gliders.
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Vladimir Cortez
is on ARC for the first time with his 1/144 Dragón Tomcat.
Vladimir created a flight deck diorama to display his F-14
complete with flight deck crew figures and a vehicle.
Beautiful work Vladimir, welcome to ARC!!!
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Greg Kerry
joins us with another of his eye catching dioramas. This
is his 1/72 Hobbyboss Hurricane IIC & Airfix Crash Tender complete
with a motorbike and figures. It really does create quite the
interesting scheme.. |
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Antonio Romero
joins us for the first time with his very attractive 1/48 Airfix BAE Systems Hawk 127.
Antonio finished
it as an Australian Air Force jet in a special anniversary paint
scheme. Lovely work, welcome to ARC Antonio!!! |
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Here's a product article
for the1/72
Su-35S interior photo etch detail set from
Eduard
Model Accessories.
Great This detail set is designed for
the Wall 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 the1/72 F-16
Pitot tube & Angle Of Attack probes from
Master.
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on my
wife's Youtube channel "Mai
Sexy Garage"
we have
some video we shot at our local secluded swimming
hole in the mountains. While we were there 2 young
cliff jumpers dropped by for some cliff jumping. |
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Check out our video...thanks everyone!! |
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Sodasorb
starts your week with a very historic aircraft. This is he
expertly finished 1/48 Hasegawa B5N2 "Kate"
in the markings for the actual bomber that is believed to have
dropped the bomb on the U.S.S Arizona
on Dec 7 1941.
Wow....this is something to see.
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Victor
De Jesus is here with one of the most well known
Nighthawks. This is his 1/32 Testors F-117 Nighthawk with
the flag scheme painted on the underside. Yes you heard that
right "painted" on the bottom, which I'm sure was a
massive undertaking. I love this flag paint scheme...what a
sight it must have been to see it fly.
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RSK48,
Rafael is here to continue the very enjoyable display for
the 100 Year Anniversary of the Venezuela Air Force. This
exceptional model is his 1/48 Scratchbuilt Breguet
273. Scratchbuilt....I admire that commitment.
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Massimo
Tebaldi is here with his first model on ARC. This is his
1/72 Italeri B-57G Canberra "tropic moon" that is weathered
to perfection. He also has one photos showing the very unique
bomb bay in his Canberra. Excellent work Massimo, welcome to
ARC!!!. |
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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.
This is the classic Hold and Fold and well worth buying.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
PLA J-8B Landing Gear from
Scale
Aircraft Conversions.
This
detail set is designed for the
Trumpeter
kit.
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Saturday, Aug
15 2020 |
India Independence Day
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I am very
pleased and proud to present to you this years special update for
the
India Independence Day. These modellers do a wonderful job
making this Indian update so special. Here is a link to the
Indian
Scale Modellers Facebook
Group.
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on my
wife's Youtube channel "Mai
Sexy Garage"
we refurbish
the seats on a 1985 Toyota Supra to return the
car to original factory condition. Also
included is bikini video shot at our local secluded swimming
hole in the mountains. |
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Aditya Singh Chauhan
joins us from India to begin this special update. This is
his 1/144 Zvezda IL76 with a flawless weathering job. I
love it.
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Aamod Potdar
has chosen one of the best looking camo schemes used by the IAF.
This is his 1/72
Hasegawa Mirage 2000 in the classic blue camo schemes and
squadron artwork. Very pleasing to see this Mirage.
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Ratish is
here in style with his 1/72 Azur
Dassault Mystère. Ratish chose a clean bare metal
finish and it looks great. |
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Aamod Potdar
is here again with his second model for this special
update. This is his 1/72
Italeri MiG 29 finished in a special scheme with blue
tails. Looking good Aamod.
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Bob TheDoc
is also here today to be part of this very special update.
This is his 1/72 Azur Dassault Mystere IV A with tiger
artwork that looks very good. Well done Bob. |
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Aamod Potdar
is here with model #3 for today. This is his 1/72 Italeri Jaguar T2
finished in a very attractive camo scheme. I love how this
camo looks.
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Murli Rajan
is here as well. This is his 1/72
Azur Dassault Mystère IAF finished as a baremetal bird
complete with squadron artwork. It's good to see Murli here
today. |
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Leonard Prakasam
joins the fun today with his 1/48 Kinetic Mirage 2000-H in a
great looking blue camo scheme. Leonard added extra details
and a wash to help show off the recessed details on his
Mirage. The finished model looks perfect.
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tomthounaojam
has done an exceptional job on his 1/72 Revell MiG-21 F-13 Indian Air Force.
Tom gave it a multishaded bare metal finish compete with subtle
weathering. He also included another model in his photos as
well. |
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Ashish Velankar
joins us with his Indian jet trainer. This is his 1/72 Airfix Hawk Mk.132
finished in Indian markings with drop tanks and pilot
figures. Looking good Ashish. |
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iflytb20
got the bare metal finish looking perfectly on his 1/72 Azur FRROM Dassault Mystere IV A.
iflytb20 added extra details and finished it as a jet from the
1965 war complete with squadron artwork. Very nicely done
indeed.
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tomthounaojam
finishes up this special Indian update with his 1/72 Trumpeter MiG-29UPG.
Tom includes some history of the IAF MiG-29's to go with photos
of his great looking MiG-29. Tom did some excellent work on
his MiG-29, enjoy his photos. |
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| Friday, Aug
14 2020 |
Pakistan Independence Day
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Enzo Acorda
starts you Friday update with his expertly finished 1/72 Academy P-51B Mustang.
Enzo did a great job painting and weathering his Mustang and he
explains the process in his article. Very nicely done.
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Dragan Cvetic
has done an amazing job on his tiny 1/144 Mark 1 Models Harrier GR.3.
Dragan finished it in a classic camo with a subtle weathering
job. |
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Dario Castellana
is here on ARC for the first time today. This is his great
looking 1/72 Italeri AC-130E with plenty of interior detail
and a gentle weathering job. Welcome to ARC Dario.
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Kitti Tatsumaki
is here with something very different. This is his flawless
1/72 AMK KFIR 2 in 1. Kitti gave it a half and half paint
scheme which looks very good. Kitti has much skill as you will
see in his amazing photos.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
A-26B Invader undercarriage 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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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
Sopwith Snipe Landing Gear from
Scale
Aircraft Conversions. This detail set is designed for
the
Wingnut Wings kit.
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| Thursday, Aug
13 2020 |
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Robin Langlois
starts today with his heavily weathered 1/48 Italeri A-1J Skyraider.
Robin gave it a full weathering job and some attractive hi-vis
markings. I love it. This is Robin's first model on
ARC. Welcome to ARC Robin!!!
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Dragan Cvetic
is here today with a tiny 104 in some great looking Italian camo.
This is his 1/144 Mark 1 Models F-104S with darkened panel
lines and a weapons load. Very nice indeed. |
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John Loner
has dropped by with his well done 1/48 Revell PT-17. John
finished this one as a bright yellow US Navy biplane. I like
the way it looks.
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Cullan Lester
is here with his first model on ARC. This is Cullan's
stunning 1/48
Academy F-4J finished as it appeared in Thailand long ago during
the Vietnam War. Cullan gave it weathering and a full weapons
load. He dressed up the cockpit with resin seats and finished
it with aftermarket decals. Welcome to ARC Cullan!!!
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Do 217J-1/2 landing flaps 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
German aircraft machine gun MG-131 barrels from
Master.
These were used on many German fighters and
bombers.
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| Wednesday, Aug
12 2020 |
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Dragan Cvetic
joins us with his wonderfully weathered 1/72 Sword F2H-2 Demon.
Dragan has created a build video on youtube for this Demon and the
video link is in his article. |
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Gordon L. Hewstone
is here with his second model on ARC and did an impressive job
on his 1/72 Czech Master Resin Grumman JRF-5 Goose. Gordon
added scratchbuilt details including a cockpit as you will see in
his photos. His weathering job is subtle and well done.
Very nicely done Gordon.
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Paulo Fonseca
is here with one of my favourite camo schemes. This is his 1/72 Italeri Harrier Gr.3
wearing a great looking winter camo. Enjoy his photos, I
certainly did..
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Greg Kerry
is here with something very unique. This is his 1/48 Tamiya Fw190D plus Sculptural Base
and I must say I love the base Gerry built for his Dora.
Very cool indeed. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
MiG-21-BD3-60 early-pylons from
Zactomodels.
These
resin MiG-21 weapons pylons are the early style MiG-21-BD3-60
early-pylons. The later style MiG-21-BD3-60 'heavy duty' pylons
are also available separately from Zactomodels.
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| Tuesday, Aug
11 2020 |
Chad Independence Day
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Scott S. aka Desertpilot
is here with a special "what-if" treat today.
This is his 1/48 F/A-201E Super Kestrel kitbashed from
different kits and finished in the markings for a famous pilot from
the Spratley Islands conflict in late 2021. I very much
enjoyed reading his war story from the Spratley Islands conflict in
late 2021, a very exciting read. Darn fine looking model as
well. |
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Shawn "phantom" Weiler
is here with an RCAF Mosquito wearing a classic camo from
WW2. This is his 1/48 Tamiya Mosquito Mk XIII finished
as a 409 squadron Mossie with 2 crew figures ready for their next
mission. I enjoyed seeing Shawn's Mosquitos on ARC. |
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Dragan Cvetic
has gone above and beyond with the weathering on his 1/72 AMK Kfir C7.
Dragan finished it as an Israeli jet with drop tank and
missiles. He has also included a link to his build video on
his youtube channel. Enjoy. |
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Massimo Vettorello
is here from Italy with his first article on ARC. This is
his nicely done 1/72 Hobby Boss UH-1C Huey finished in US
Army markings. Welcome to ARC Massimo!!! It's a great
looking Huey.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
L-29 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 1/72
Mirage III/V Landing Gear from
Scale
Aircraft Conversions.
This detail set is designed for
the
PJ Productions
kit.
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| Monday, Aug
10 2020 |
Ecuador Independence Day
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on my
wife's Youtube channel "Mai
Sexy Garage"
she
removes an alternator and you learn how to replace
alternator brushes.
This also applies to other alternators (Ford etc) and is a
very inexpensive and common repair. Also
included is bikini video shot at our local secluded swimming
hole in the mountains. |
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Sodasorb
has done an excellent almost OOTB build on the 1/48 Kinetic
Sea Harrier FRS 1 and
finished it in historic markings for a SEa Harrier from the
Falklands War. Sodasorb
added a metal pitot tube and foil seatbelts with impressive
results. Sodasorb included the Falklands War history of this
Harrier in his article. This Harrier is a treat to see. |
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RSK48, Rafael
is here to continue marking the 100 Year Anniversary of the
Venezuela Air Force with a classic biplane. This is his 1/48 Lindberg Curtiss Jenny
finished in Venezuela Air Force. I really enjoy seeing
Rafael's Venezuela Air Force models. |
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Rodrigo Aparicio
is a very skilled modeller and a long time member on ARC.
Today he joins us with his 1/48 Tamiya F-16 finished with an
exceptional weathering job. Exceptional work Rodrigo.
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Dragan Cvetic
is here with something very different today. This is his 1/72 RVHP RC-12 Guardrail
built from a resin kit with very
pleasing results. This is not the best fitting kit but in
skilled hands, it does build into a first class model as you will
see in his photos. I am pleased to report this is the first
model of this aircraft type on ARC. Well done Dragan. |
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Here's a product article
for the Wire
Assist Forming Tool - Photo Etch Bending Tool from The
Small Shop.
Matched Grab Handles Every Time!
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
F-86 Sabre Landing Gear
from
Scale
Aircraft Conversions.
This detail set is designed for
the Academy kit.
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Sunday, Aug
9 2020 |
Singapore National Day |
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David C S
Teo is here with a very special project for the Singapore
National Day. This is his 1/144
Revell Singapore Airlines Airbus A340-300 (9V-SJM) posed
in-flight that he built for a former First Officer on this
particular airliner. The finished display
model is a wonderful sight.
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S K Loh
has done quite a bit of extra work on the tiny 1/144 Mark I Model Hawker Hunter FR10/FR71A/FGA73A.
SK Loh deployed the airbrake and added plenty of exterior
details before building his model in-flight with a pilot
figure. This wonderful Hunter was finished with custom made
decals for a Republic of Singapore Air Force
jet. I love these tiny 1/144 models.
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| Friday, Aug
7 2020 |
Cote d'lvoire National Day
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Greg
Kerry is here with a very pleasing diorama of his 1/48 Tamiya
Spitfire V & Hasegawa Figures. Greg explains the whole
scene in his article. I love this Spitfire. |
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Dragan
Cvetic has done an excellent job building and finishing his
1/72 Modelsvit Su-7BKL. Dragan finished it as an Iraqi jet
and he has a link in his article to the build video on his youtube
channel. Very nice indeed.
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Shawn
“phantom” Weiler is here with his very cool looking RCAF
photos recon Mossie. This is Shawn's 1/48 Tamiya Mosquito B
Mk.IVPR in all it's glory. Beautiful work Shawn. |
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Creighton
Henthorn Jr has done an outstanding job building and weathering
his 1/48 Hasegawa F/A-18C. Creighton added crew
figures to complete this exceptional Hornet. I love it. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Spitfire Mk.1 cockpit 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
Bf 109 E3 - E9, T armament set (MG 17 tips, MG FF barrels) from
Master.
These can be used on all Bf 109E in 1/48
scale.
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No
Update today. I was busy with my wife and unable to complete
today's update..
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Wednesday, Aug
5 2020 |
 Russia
- End of Kursk operation (1943) 
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Croatian
Victory Day or Dan Domovinske zahvalnosti |
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to a Thanksgiving Day) |
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Brian Duddy
has put much effort into detailing and finishing his bare metal 1/48 Hasegawa F-86F-30 Sabre.
Brain added detail items from Eduard and Quickboost and finished
his Sabre with a combination of custom made markings and after
market decals for this Korean War Triple Ace. Outstanding work
Brian.
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Victor De Jesus
has done a exceptional nice job with his 1/48 Accurate Miniatures TBM-3 Avenger.
Victor finished the cockpit to a very high standard and gave his
Avenger a great looking camo and a subtle weathering job.
Enjoy the photos of this gem. |
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Yusak Hendrata
is here with a very unique and cool looking 1/72 Tamiya McDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier II.
This is a special Harrier and Yusak did quite the nice job on
it. |
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RSK48, Rafael
dropped by today with the first aircraft in the Venezuela Air
Force. This is his 1/48 Eduard Hanriot HD-1 in Venezuela
Air Force markings. Rafael includes the story behind this
particular aircraft which is quite interesting. His model is a
pleasure to see, |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
AIM-9LM Sidewinder Missiles from
Zactomodels.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Do 217J-1/2 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, Aug
4 2020 |
Burkina Faso National Day
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Shawn “phantom” Weiler
gets things off to a great start today with his 1/48 Hasegawa F-4EJ Phantom #212
finished in a eye popping special scheme for a Japanese
Phantom. Shawn has included a group photos of some of his
other Japanese F-4's. I love this one Shawn!! |
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RSK48, Rafael
is here today with an aircraft I did not know was part of the
Venezuela Air Force. This is his 1/48 Kinetic Grumman Tracker S-2E
finished to a very high level with flawless weathering.
It's very cool to see this on ARC.
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Dragan Cvetic
has done an excellent job building and finishing his 1/72 Aircast Resin J-21 Jastreb.
This one is a beauty and Dragan has included a link to his
youtube video on building this J-21 model.
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Pedro Couto
joins us from Portugal with his first model on ARC. This
is his exceptionally well done 1/50
Tamiya F1M2 Pete in a water diorama complete with crew figures
and full weathering. Enjoy the photos, I sure did.
Welcome to ARC Pedro!!! |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
F-14A interior & exterior photo etch
detail set from
Eduard
Model Accessories.
This detail set is designed for
the
Great Wall 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, Aug
3 2020 |
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Carl Jarosz
dropped by the ARC
Corporate offices with his 1/72 Airfix B-25D Mitchell.
This is one of the B-25 fitted with nose guns, which are a very
cool version of the Mitchell. Carl was very successful with
his weathering job and the exhaust stains on the top side of the
wings look particularly good. |
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Greg Kerry
has done a lovely
job building his 1/72 Hobbyboss F-86 &
MiG-15 in-flight diorama. In this diorama a South African
F-86 has just shot down a North Korean MiG-15 with the MiG pilot in
the process of ejecting. Check out his photos, this is quite
the action scene. |
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Ashish Velankar
has put quite a bit
of effort into his sharp looking 1/72 Revell NH-90 ASW Helicopter.
This Dutch chopper looks very detailed and well done.
Impressive work Ashish. Impressive. |
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Dragan Cvetic
has done an
outstanding job detailing and weathering his 1/48 Tamiya F-16C.
Dragan added cockpit details including seatbelts and added a
very special HUD. I quite enjoyed seeing this F-16.
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Here's a product article
for the Photo
Etch Cut-Off Set - Standard from The
Small Shop.
This Photo Etch Cut-Off Set - Standard is designed to hold the photo
etch fret as you remove parts from the photo etch fret. This is
a big help so parts don't go flying into your carpet or parts unknown.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
L-19 / O-1 Bird Dog Landing Gear & Eng. Supts. from
Scale
Aircraft Conversions.
This detail set is designed
for
the Roden kit.
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| Sunday, Aug
2 2020 |
Republic of North Macedonia National Day
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Dragan Cvetic
is here to mark the Republic of North Macedonia National Day
with his 1/72
Aircast Resin Soko NJ-21 Jastreb. Dragan added
scratchbuilt cockpit details and other details and finished it with
weathering and aftermarket decals. His finished model is a
beaut.
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Czech National Day 
Greece National Day 
Germany National Day 
Iraq National Day 
Cyprus Independence Day 
Nigeria Independence Day 
Guinea-Bissau Independence Day 
Botswana National Day 
Saint Christopher (Kitts) and Nevis Independence Day 
POW/MIA Recognition Day 
Papua New Guinea Independence Day 
Mexico Independence Day 
Costa Rica Independence Day 
El Salvador Independence Day 
Guatemala Independence Day 
Honduras Independence Day 
Nicaragua Independence Day 
Tajikistan National Day 
Democratic People's Republic of Korea 
Brazil Independence Day 
Malaysia National Day 
Trinidad and Tobago National Day 
Turkish 
Kyrgyz Republic National Day 
Gabon Independence Day 
Indonesia Independence Day 
Congo National Day 
Republic of Korea National Day 
Nagasaki Atomic Bombing Aug 9 1945 11:02AM 
Bolivia Independence Day 
Jamaica National Day 
Benin Independence Day 
Switzerland - Foundation of the Swiss Confederation 