Tuesday,
Aug 31 2010 |
Malaysia National Day |
Trinidad and Tobago National Day |
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Thomas Ng
gets this massive update started with his Malaysian 1/48 Monogram F-5F.
Thomas rescribed his F-5 and did some improving on the
intakes. This one was built for a group built and is a great
start for this update.
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Landyshah
joins us toiday to mark the
Malaysia National Day with a very detailed looking 1/32 Matchbox/Revell Seafire FR47.
This particular Fleet Air Arm Seafire has a connection to
Malaysia as you will read in the article and this Seafire has been
heavily reworked with scratchbuilt and aftermarket detail
items.
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Niezam Y
joins us on this special Malaysian holiday with a "What
If" 1/72 Italeri Boeing X-32 JSF RMAF. This X-32
has preshading and weathering and some cool looking Cobra artwork on
the side of the intake.
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Fernan de Gannes
is here from Trinidad with his stunning 1/48
Monogram F-100D. Fernan
reworked this older kit by rescribing it and using aftermarket
details and scratchbuilt detailing to improve this wonderful old
kit. Then Fernan gave it a stunning baremetal finish.
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KH Lee
is here with a very cool looking 1/72 Kitech DHC-4 Caribou.
The prop blades are made from scratch and the Malaysian decals
are also homemade. Wow I love the look of this Caribou.
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Nazaruddin "Dremel" Hashim
has done a
marvelous job building and finishing his 1/32 Hasegawa RF-5E.
This F-5 was built for a very lucky friend and wears Malaysian
markings.
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Brian "Mr B" Param
is here with the first of 3 articles for the Malaysian National Day.
This is his 1/48 Hasegawa S-61 A NURI using Belcher Bits
detail items and custom made decals of Malaysian markings.
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Fernan de Gannes
is here with a very nicely detailed 1/48 Monogram A-6E Intruder.
Fernan added a Verlinden cockpit and rescribed the panel lines
on his Intruder before reworking some of the smaller details
before giving his jet the multi-shade paint job that is so common on
USN jets.
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Brian "Mr B" Param
is here with sharp looking 1/48 Italeri Harvard. This
particular Harvard is wearing New Zealand markings as it appeared
when Brian's Dad flew it for flight training. Definitely a
good looking Harvard.
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Thomas
Ng is back again to mark the
Malaysian National Day with his flawless looking 1/72 Hasegawa
F/A-18D. Thomas finished his Hornet in TUDM markings.
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KH Lee has
added quite a bit of scratchbuilt details to this 1/72 Hobbyboss Mi-17.
The paint scheme on this colourful
Malaysian Mi-17 looks excellent as does all the extra
detailing.
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Fernan de Gannes
has done an impressive job
on his 1/48 Bronco MQ-1 Predator. Fernan explains
in his article for of the things to look out for when building this
kit. The finished model has a weapons load.
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Brian "Mr B" Param
has been busy adding extra detailing and custom details to his 1/48 Belcher Bits –Tutor Done as a Tebuan CL-41G.
This is a resin kit and Brian scratchbuilt some details to make
the
Malaysian version of this aircraft. Well done Brian.
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Thomas Ng
had an enjoyable time building his very attractive 1/72 Matchbox Wessex HAS.1.
Thomas chose to build his Wessex as a Royal Navy bird that saw
action in Borneo during Ops Confrontation in the 60's,
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Fernan de Gannes
did quite a bit of extra work on his 1/48 Hasegawa F-4G Wild Weasel.
Fernan dropped the flaps, used detail items from Aires and Eduard
and then scratchbuilt extra details to create this great looking
Phantom.
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Nazaruddin "Dremel" Hashim
is here with his heavily reworked 1/48 Hasegawa S-61 A NURI.
This chopper has plenty of scratchbuilt detailing
including a scratchbuilt interior. Enjoy the photos.
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Dave Johnson is here
with a product article for the 1/48
Pacific Airfield from Masterpiece
Models and available from Hobby
Link Japan.
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Here
is a product article for the 1/48
F-100C/D Super Sabre wheel bay set from
Aires.
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Monday,
Aug 30 2010 |
Turkey Victory Day |
Kyrgyz Republic National Day |
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Kazım GÜRHAN
begins today with his article for the Turkish Holiday with his
very detailed 1/32 Hasegawa F-104S in Turkish Air Force
markings. Kazım did quite a few modifications and
detailing to improve his F-104S with amazing results.
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Zafer Yilmaz
is here to honour the Victory Day in Turkey with his fantastic
looking 1/48 Tamiya Spitfire Mk.Vb. Zafer added plenty
of aftermarket detail that included Eduard's colored seat belts,
Quickboost resin exhausts and Colorado-carpena decals and then
finished his Spitfire in US markings. The cockpit is stunning.
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Zafer Yilmaz
is here from Turkey with his second article for the Turkish
Victory Day Holiday. This is his 1/48 Italeri Mirage F-1 finished
in a very attractive desert camo scheme.
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Dave
Johnson is here with a
product article for the 1/48 Eduard
Fw190 D-11/D-13 Dual Combo which is available from Hobby
Link Japan.
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I have a product article
for the new 54mm
(1/32) RAF Fighter Pilot Mid-Late War 1943-45
from
Ultracast.
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I have a product article
for the new 1/48
Arado Ar 196 Exhaust
from QuickBoost
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Sunday, Aug
29 2010 |
Slovakia National Day |
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Saturday,
Aug 28 2010 |
Polish (Military) Aviation Day |
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Aleksander Górski
is here from Poland to honour the
Polish (Military) Aviation Day with his 1/48 Airfix Supermarine Spitfire Mk
IIa. This RAF Spitfire was flown by a Polish pilot during
WW2. Aleksander did a fantastic job on the painting and
weathering and most of the markings are masked and painted.
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Friday,
Aug 27 2010 |
Moldova National Day |
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Pablo Angel Herrera
joins us from Guatemala with his
beautifully done
/72 Hasegawa Heinkel 111 H. Pablo darkened the panel lines
and used aftermarket decals with artwork for the markings for KG.27.
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Oishi
is here with a fully detailed 1/48 Eduard FW-190A
diorama. Oishi built his 190 out of the box, but it is a fully
loaded kit, so it comes with plenty of detail as you will see in the
photos. Oishi took it one step further and displayed his
Fw-190 in a striking diorama complete with figures. Very nice
indeed.
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Edward Boyd
is here with something you don't see very often. This is his
flawless looking 1/72 Revell Yak-38. Edward used a
combination of decals to create this particular Yak-38. I love
the look of Edward's finished model.
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Armin KNES
has been busy adding detail to his awesome looking 1/48 Alanger
Yak-7B diorama. Armin added detail to the cockpit, the
gear bay doors, the cooling units and some surface parts and then
put it all together into a diorama.
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Here
is a product article
for the new 1/48
AV-8B Gunship Harriers decal sheet
from
Twobobs
Aviation Graphics.
Marking options for up to five aircraft with enough data stencils
for one complete jet from VMA-214 and VMA-223. the signature jet on
this sheet is a special scheme from the Blacksheep of VMA-214.
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Nick
Moore is
here with a product article for the 1/48
Northrop F-5E Tiger II from AFV
and available from
and available from
and available from
and available from
HobbyLink
Japan.
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Here
is a product article
for the new 1/48
P-47 decal sheet from Zotz
Decals. This new decal sheet includes markings for 5
different P-61 Black Widows with sexy noseart. |
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I have a product article
for the new 1/72
Spitfire Mk. IX Exhaust - Round
from
QuickBoost.
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Thursday,
Aug 26 2010 |
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David Rapasi
gets thing started today in fine fashion. This is his modified
1/48 Tamiya FW190-D9. Dave modified the kit tail into a Ta
152 tail assembly and finished it off to his usual high standard of
painting and weathering then used homemade decals for the markings.
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Dragan Cvetic
joins us with his excellent looking 1/72 Condor MiG-21 bis
that was built for a Group build here on ARC. Dragan added
scratchbuilt details to a few places on his MiG-21 and finished in
the camo and markings for a bird.
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Carmel J Attard is
here with not one but two 1/72 Italeri Spitfire V flown
by George F Beurling and JF McElroy. Carmel tells the
heroic tale of George F Beurling and his flying career including his
time defending Malta which made him legendary. Carmel also
tells the story of building his excellent looking 1/72 Italeri Spitfire
V.
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Dave
Johnson is
here with a product article for the 1/32
A5M2b Claude 'Over China' from Special
Hobby from
Hobby
Link Japan.
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I have a product article
for the new 1/48
F-84F Thunderstreak cockpit set from Aires.
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I have a product article
for the new 1/48
P-38 Lightning Seats without Harness
from
Ultracast.
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Wednesday,
Aug 25 2010 |
Uruguay Independence Day |
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Artur Oslizlo gets
things started today with his 1/48 Airfix BAe Hawk Mk.64. Artur
did some excellent extra detailing with the addition of CMK cockpit
and wheel bays sets. The finished models has a lovely level of
detail and looks great in the desert camo.
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Rafi
Ben-Shahar
is here with his gorgeous looking
1/48 Hasegawa Ju 87B-1 "Desert Stuka". Rafi
added Quickboost landing gear and then finished his in a very
complicated desert camo that I'm sure took quite a while to
complete.
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Burt Gustafson
is here with a special treat for you
today. This is his eye catching 1/48 Italeri F-86F
"Skyblazers". Burt gave
his Sabre a multi-shaded bare metal finish before adding all the
huge colorful
"Skyblazers" decals. I am impressed Burt got all
those decals in place without ruining any of them......that takes
patience and skill.
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Nick Moore is
here with a product article for the Specialty
Press book titled Boeing’s B-47 Stratojet by Alwyn T. Lloyd
and
available from Hobby
Link Japan. |
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Here
is a product article
for the new 1/48
P-47 decal sheet from Zotz
Decals. |
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I have a product article
for the new 1/48
A-4B-J Skyhawk Refueling Probe
from
QuickBoost.
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Tuesday,
Aug 24
2010 |
Ukraine National Day |
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Hot
Babe of the Week!
this week from Twobobs.
With football season right around the corner, this week's Hot Babe
of the Week is pretty topical I think! Right-click, enjoy!
Bob
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Shawn "phantom" Weiler
is here with today's first model. This is his 1/48 Hasegawa CF-104
Starfighter
in the markings for the 1967 Golden Centennaires to celebrate
Canada's 100th birthday. These markings are from Leading
Edge Models.
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Axel Grundmann has
done an exceptionally fine job on his 1/48 Trumpeter C-47.
Axel shows the whole interior which he has added interior lighting
to before giving his C-47 panel line shading and the camo and
markings of the South African Air Force.
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Edward Boyd
is here with his sharp looking and colorful 1/72 Heller Humbrol F-94.
Edward tells the story of the inspiration he received long ago
to build his F-94. Beautifully done Edward.
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Dave
Johnson is
here with a product article for the 1/32
Famous Pilots of World War Two (Kit 1) from Master
Box
and available from Hobby
Link Japan. |
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I have a product article
for the new 1/48
F-16I Sufa cockpit set
from Aires.
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Monday,
Aug 23 2010 |
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weeks Twobobs
Newsletter is up. Bob has some previews of the new F-16
Diana decals with the sexy tailart that are in the works. Gotta' love the tailart on this one. Plus he has
news on the new F-4 stencil data sheet. Only 15 T-2 Buckeye
kits left. The Naval Trainer version has been sold out
for a little while now, but there are 15 of the 75th
Anniversary of Naval Aviation kits still available. |
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Eric
BADE did a beautiful
job building and weathering his 1/72 Tamiya Focke Wulf FW 190D-9 - Blue 12.
Eric has captured the look perfectly of the real plane with his
Fw-190 and I quite enjoyed seeing his photos and reading his
article..
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Juan Manuel Valea
joins us from Argentina with his stunning 1/72 Matchbox Bae
Hawk finished in Finnish
markings. Juan scratchbuilt a cockpit, added a pilot
along with other detailing to his Hawk and then chose a very
attractive camo scheme for his jet trainer. Very nicely done
indeed.
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Gabriel Stern
is here today with another of his scratchbuilt wonders. This
is his Scratch-built 1/72 Hosler Fury racer
with all the wonderful photos that show how he scratchbuilt his
model as well as photos of the finished models in it's bright red
racing paint work.
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Here
is a product article for the new 1/48
P-47 decal sheet from Zotz
Decals. This new decal sheet includes markings for 5
different P-47 Thunderbolts.....some with sexy noseart and even one
with partial D-Day stripes. |
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I
have a product article for the new 1/72
Bf-109G-10/K Stabilizer set from QuickBoost. |
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Sunday, Aug
22 2010 |
I'd like to send out
birthday greetings to Chris Hughes....have a good one Chris.
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Friday,
Aug 20
2010 |
Hungary National Day |
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Stephen Szrna
starts today with his exceptionally nice 1/48 Tamiya F-117A.
Stephen used detail sets from CMK
and Eduard and then finished off his Nighthawk with decals from Twobobs.
This F-117A is a beauty.
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Armin KNES
did a beautiful
job building and finishing his 1/48 Alanger Yak-7V. Armin
added extra detailing, dropped the flaps and did some paint chipping
for a more realistic look with very good results.
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Géza "G'cart" Szekér
joins us from
Hungary with this Tiger scheme
1/72 Heller Fouga Magister CM.170. This particular
plane participated in Riat 91 and some of the markings were custom
made. Tiger scheme aircraft always look good and this is
beautiful looking.
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I have a product article
for the new 1/48
F-15A Candy Cane Eagles decal sheet
from Twobobs
Aviation Graphics. There are enough markings on this
sheet for one complete jet with options for the aircraft while it was
with three different squadrons.
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I have a product article
for the new 1/48
P-47 decal sheet from Zotz
Decals. This new decal sheet includes markings for 5
different P-47 Thunderbolts.....some with sexy noseart. |
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Dave Johnson
is here with a product article
for the new 1/32
IJA Ground Crew with 40mm Ammo by Wolfpack and available from
Hobby
Link Japan.
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Jael aKa Neo
is here with a product article
for the new 1/32
F-16 Detail set from Verlinden.
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I have a product article
for the new 1/48
Mosquito Exhaust
from
QuickBoost
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Thursday,
Aug 19
2010 |
Dieppe
Raid 1942 |
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David Walker
has been busy adding plenty of detail and getting everything looking
perfect on his 1/48 Hasegawa Kawasaki Ki.61-I Hei Hein ( Tony ).
David added plenty of aftermarket detail items, but it was his
skill as a modeller that pulled this project together.
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Kees Kuyper
joins us with one of his "what-if" models. This is The
Jet-Dakota
which is fitted with a Canberra wing and jet engines. This one
looks quite believable...which is pretty cool to see.
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Jerry Hawhee (Old Blind Dog)
had a grand time building his excellent looking
1/72 Tamiya P-47 D 28-RE "Eileen". Jerry added photo
etch seatbelts and aftermarket decals to improve his P-47.
This particular P-47 was based at Duxford.
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I have a product article
for the new 1/32
BAE Lightning F.3/F.6 exhaust nozzles from Aires. |
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Nick
Moore is here with a product article
for the new 1/72
Messerschmitt Me P.1099B Heavy Armour Schwerer Jager
from Revell
from Hobby
Link Japan.
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I have a product article
for the new 1/35
UH-1 left and right side 1/2 full fuel bladders from Werner's
Wings.
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Wednesday,
Aug 18
2010 |
Afghanistan Independence Day |
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Carmel J Attard
starts today's update with his perfect looking 1/72 Pavla Models Fiat CR 42
FALCO. This is a multi-media kit and Carmel built it to
his usual high quality. I love the camo scheme.
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Dragan Cvetic
has done an outstanding
job building and detailing his 1/72 Mastercraft SU-22 M4. Dragan Cvetic
did some excellent scratchbuilding on the cockpit and the wheelwells
on his SU-22. Very nice indeed.
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Peter Ermel
is back today with another of his blue nosed Mustangs. This is
his beautifully done 1/48 Tamiya P-51B Mustang. Peter
gave his Mustang a bare metal finish and chose the markings for
"Princess ELIZABETH" was flown by Ace Lt William T
Whisner.
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Here
is a product article for the new 1/48
F-5E Alconbury Gomers #1 decal sheet from Twobobs.
Five complete aircraft marking options for these F-5E aggressors
from Alconbury. These have never been captured in decal form!
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Here
is a product article for the new 1/48
P-47 decal sheet from Zotz
Decals. This new decal sheet includes markings for 5
different P-47 Thunderbolts....all with sexy noseart. |
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Dave Johnson
is here with a product article for the 1/48
A6M2-K BIG ED PE Set
from
Eduard
and available from
Hobby
Link Japan.
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Here
is a product article for the new 1/72
Spitfire Mk. IX Exhaust - Fishtail from QuickBoost.
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Tuesday,
Aug 17
2010 |
Gabon Independence Day |
Indonesia Independence Day |
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Alex Sidharta
and many modellers from
Indonesia join us on the
Indonesia Independence Day with their article that is titled A Piece of History: Indonesian Air Force Aviation 1945 –
today. This article include s a massive selection of
models built by the very talented modellers in
Indonesia. |
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Artur Oslizlo
has done a beautiful job painting and weathering his 1/48 Eduard Hellcat Mk.I. This
is a British Hellcat Mk.I from HMS "Emperor" and Artur
added further detail with the Aires cockpit set and resin Vector
engine, but it is Artur's skill as a modeller that makes this
Hellcat look so good..
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Burt Gustafson
had a good time building his sharp looking 1/48 Hobby Boss A-7A Corsair II.
Burt built this one mostly OOB with the added addition of some
seatbelts to dress up the cockpit. No doubt about it....this
is a good looking Corsair II.
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Nick
Moore is here with a product
article for the 1/48 Su-22/Su-17M3 Fitter Limited Edition from
Eduard and available from
Hobby Link Japan. |
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I have a product article
for the new 1/48
F-100C Super Sabre cockpit set
from Aires.
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I have a product article
for the new 1/48
P-38 Lightning Seats with Standard American Harness from Ultracast.
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Monday,
Aug 16 2010 |
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This
weeks Twobobs
Newsletter is up. The new Hellenic
Falcons and the Candy Cane Eagles are selling fast.....get
them while you can. Also Bob has new images of the F-4C/D/E
Data Stencil sheets that are coming soon. |
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Brad Perek
is here with his first model on ARC and what a cool diorama it
is. This is his 1/32 "A Bad Day At The Office" diorama.
Brad was kind enough to provide info in his article how he managed
to pull off such a realistic looking scene. This is an
amazing diorama that tells quite the story. Beautiful job
Brad....I look forward to seeing more of your work on ARC in the
future.....welcome to ARC!!!
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David Rapasi
is here with some pics of his beautifully faded 1/48 Tamiya F4U-1 Corsair.
This Corsair served in the hot sun of the South Pacific during
WW2, so Dave's faded paint job looks perfect for the operating
conditions of this aircraft.
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Shawn phantom Weiler
is here with his latest Phantom from an ARC groupbuild. This
is his sharp looking 1/48 Hasegawa F-4E Phantom, #125
with intake covers from Two Mikes resin and finished off in
special Turkish markings from Two Bobs decals.
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Here
is a first look at a new 1/48 P-47 decal sheet from Zotz
Decals. This sheets features a choice of 5 different
planes in 7 different paint schemes....all with noseart.....some
with sexy noseart. |
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Dave
Johnson is
here with a product article for the 1/32 Nakajima Ki-44- Shoki
(Tojo)
Prototype ‘47th Impendent Flight Company’ from Hasgawa.
This kit is available from Hobby
Link Japan. |
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I have a
product article for the new 1/32
A6M2/5 Zero Pitot Tube from QuickBoost. |
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Sunday, Aug
15 2010 |
India Independence Day |
Congo National Day |
Republic of Korea National Day |
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Lee, Seok Joo
is here on the Republic of Korea National Day with his fantastic
looking 1/48 Kinetic EA-6B Prowler. Seok Joo added an
Aires cockpit set and finished his prowler as a Grey wolves
Prowler at Bagram AB with folded wings, weathering and a great
looking camo scheme.
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Saturday,
Aug 14
2010 |
Pakistan Independence Day |
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Friday,
Aug 13 2010 |
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Jerry Hawhee (Old Blind Dog)
had a grand and enjoyable time building his 1/72 Tamiya FW 190A-3.
Jerry chose to finish his Fw-190 in the markings and camo for a
fighter as it appeared on the Russian front in the winter. I
love it.
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Eric BADE
is here with an information packed article devoted to 1/72
F-16's. Eric built the 1/72 Hasegawa F-16C Fighting Falcon
with plenty of extra work and added detailing including an Aires
cockpit. The finished model is exceptional looking.
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Gabriel Stern
is now being challenged by his friends to build difficult
kits. Today he's here with his 1/72 Vacuformed Airframe Gee Be R-1
racer
that was built in fine style that Gabriel details in his
article. A great looking model and an enjoyable read.
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I have a product article
for the new 1/48
Ju 87D-5N Night Exhaust - Type C
from QuickBoost.
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Hal
Marshman Sr
is here with a product article for the The Lent Papers
book from Cerberus Publishing, Ltd. |
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Thursday,
Aug 12 2010 |
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Rafi Ben-Shahar
fires up today's update with his
1/48 Hasegawa F1M2 "Pete".
Rafi gave his "Pete" the fiull weathering job that
included chipped paint.....it really does look amazing.
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Raphael Val Golez
from IPMS BAC - Philippines with his 1/144 Revell Philippine Airlines A320.
Raphael did some extra detailing and
added a custom built in-flight display stand to give his airliner a
more realistic look.
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Peter Ermel
has done an
exceptionally nice job building and finishing his 1/24 Airfix P-51D.
Pete has a passion for the Blue Nosed Mustang and this one is
finished in the markings of the famous Mustang "Petite
3rd" was flown by Lt Col Meyer with the 487th FS. Beautiful
job Pete.
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I have a product article
for the new 1/32
BAE Lightning wheel bay set from Aires.
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Wednesday,
Aug 11
2010 |
Chad Independence Day |
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Phillip Steele
has done some very fine work on his 1/72 Frog P2V-7 Neptune.
This kit was warped and not the best fitting kit, but that
didn't stop Phillip from getting her built and adding aftermarket
decals to create his Canadian Neptune.
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Paolo De Sanctis
joins us today with a model he built long ago and then
rebuilt. This is his 1/72 Airfix P.47 Thunderbolt that
now has a scratchbuilt cockpit and weathering and a pilot as it was
rebuilt as an in-flight model. Paolo's P-47 came out
looking excellent.
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Stephen Szrna
is here to WOW you with his spectacular 1/48
Hasegawa F-22. Stephen added quite a few aftermarket
detail items to his F-22, but it was his skill as a modeller and his
skill at painting that pulled this beautiful project together into
this stunning F-22 model. Enjoy!!!
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1/48
F-5E Nellis Gomers #4 decal sheet from Twobobs
Aviation Graphics.
This sheet includes 5 different F-5E and you get enough
markings to build all 5 aircraft.
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I have a product article
for the new 1/72
A-1 Skyraider Exhaust
from QuickBoost.
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I have a product article
for the new 1/48
P-38 Lightning Covered Wheels with Diamond tread pattern from
Ultracast.
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Tuesday,
Aug 10
2010 |
Ecuador Independence Day |
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Hot
Babe of the Week!
this week from Twobobs
is courtesy of a frequent contributor to Twobobs, Ken Middleton.
Ken is a true friend of ours and does a lot behind the scenes to
promote and support the military. Kudos to Ken for the pics and the
support he and his company provides to the USAF! Bob
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Terry Chan
has done an exceptional job super detailing and weathering his 1/32 Trumpeter F-14D Tomcat.
Terry added quite a few aftermarket detail items that weren't
designed to fit this kit and then he also scratchbuilt more details
to make his Tomcat as detailed as he could. The finished model
is a beauty.
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Duncan
is here with another article in his series devoted to the movie The
Final Countdown. This is his The Final Countdown Gatsby flattop cruiser.
This boat is scratchbuilt with custom made decals.....it was a
great movie and I'm enjoying watching each part of this project come
together.
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Dragan Cvetic
has done a wonderful
job detailing, finishing and weathering his 1/72 ZTS Plastyk MiG-17PF. Dragan
scratchbuilt quite a few details in his MiG before finishing it off
with chipped paint and weathering and Syrian Air Force markings.
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Carmel J Attard
is here with not one but two 1/72 Novo Fairey Barracuda. Carmel
devoted quite a bit of effort to adding scratchbuilt detail to these
older kits and his skilled effort really paid off as you'll see when
yuo read his article and admire his photos.
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I have a product article
for the new 1/48
F-14B/D Tomcat exhaust nozzles
from Aires.
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Monday,
Aug 9
2010 |
Singapore National Day |
Nagasaki Atomic Bombing Aug 9 1945 11:02AM |
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Peacekeeping
Day in Canada |
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In
memory of 9 peacekeepers killed on Aug 9 1974 |
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This
weeks Twobobs
Newsletter is up. The 10% off sale was a big success and
the Twobobs Navy version of the T-2 Buckeye kit is sold out!!!
Bob still has about 25 of the T-2 Buckeye 75th Anniversary
editions left. Bob also has some news about the 48th scale
Skyblazers, Harriers and F-5 sheets |
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Mark Chen
is here to celebrate the Singapore National Day with his
excellent looking 1/48 AFV Club Northrop F-5E Tiger II. Mark
finished his F-5 in Republic of Singapore Air Force markings and
also dressed up the cockpit with an AMS resin seat. Mark found
the AFV F-5 kit to be a very good kit. Looks great Mark.
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Leslie Choy
is here with his model to honour the Singapore National Day and
what a great model it is. This is his flawless looking 1/48 Academy F-15SG
with a full weapons load and finished in Republic of Singapore
Air Force markings using decals from Scale
Nutz. I love how this F-15SG looks Leslie.
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Artur Oslizlo
did a truly beautiful
job building, detailing and weathering his 1/48 Hasegawa Hawker Hurricane Mk.I.
Artur finished his Hurricane in the markings for a
Hurricane in one of the Polish Squadrons in the RAF.
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Dean
Reynolds is
here with a product article for the MPM 1/72 Douglas Boston Mk.III
model kit. This kit includes RAF and RAAF markings and is
available from HobbyLink
Japan |
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I have a product article
for the new 1/32
Ju 87D/G Control Sticks from QuickBoost. |
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I have a product article
for the new 1/35
UH-1 left side 3/4 Full Fuel Bladder from Werner's
Wings.
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Saturday,
Aug 7
2010 |
Cote d'lvoire National Day |
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Friday,
Aug 6
2010 |
Bolivia Independence Day |
Jamaica National Day |
Hiroshima Atomic Bombing Aug 6 1945 8:15AM |
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Twobobs
is having a 10% off sale on their entire website
for all the folks stuck at home and unable to attend the US
nationals.
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Gabriel Stern
has done an exceptional job on his Scratch-built 1/72 Burgess Gordon Bennett Cup Defender.
This little racer from 1912 is quite the interesting aircraft as
it is a mono-plane but it also uses the wing warping flight controls
as was used on the Wright Flyer. Gabriel tells the full story
in his colorful and amusing story. What a perfect way to end
the work week.
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Peter Doll
is here with another of his colourful masterpeices. This is
Peter's 1/48 Monogram / Cutting Edge F-100 C Super Sabre
in the colourful markings for a WW2 American Ace. Peter has
mastered using kitchen aluminium foil for his bare metal aircraft
and he always uses very attractive and unique markings. I have
admired his models for years.
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David Rapasi
has done a gorgeous job
finishing and weathering his 1/48 Tamiya P 51-B Mustang. This
is an early Mustang and Dave gave it a bare metal finish before a very
gentle application of weathering. I love the look of this one.
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I have a product article
for the new 1/48
F-5E Nellis Gomers #3 decal sheet from Twobobs
Aviation Graphics. This
sheet includes 5 different F-5E in the Frog/Snake/Flogger/New
Lizard/VNAF camo schemes and enough markings to build all 5 aircraft. |
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I have a product article
for the new 1/72
P-47 Thunderbolt Intercooler Exhaust
from QuickBoost.
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I have a product article
for the new B-17G
Flying Fortress in Israeli Air Force Service 1948-1957 book from
White
Crow Publications.
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Thursday,
Aug 5
2010 |
Russia
- End of Kursk operation (1943)
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Croatian
Victory Day or Dan Domovinske zahvalnosti |
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(similar
to a Thanksgiving Day) |
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Artur Domanski
starts today with his beautifully finished 1/24 Trumpeter Hawker Hurricane Mk. I.
This Hurricane is finished in the markings of Polish 303 Sqdn
during the BoB. Artur's careful attention to detail can be seen
in every area of his Hurricane.
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El Rey
has done an outstanding
job on the baremetal finish on his 1/77 Revell-Lodela F-89D Scorpion.
El Rey then mounted it on a base with a real Scorpion for added
effect. I love every part of this Scorpion model and
display.
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Jerry Hawhee (Old Blind Dog)
is here with two of my favorites......a Luftwaffe plane from the
Russian front and a plane on floats. These are his 1/144 Eduard JU-52
M/3 Tante Ju finished up beautifully. As I read his
article about all the little things that go wrong during a
build........I could only nod my head in agreement as I related to
every word. Nicely done Jerry.
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I have a product article
for the new 1/48
F-5E Nellis Gomers #2 decal sheet from Twobobs
Aviation Graphics. You get enough markings for 5
different Aggressor aircraft. |
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I have a product article
for the new 1/35
UH-1 left side Full Fuel Bladder
from
from Werner's
Wings. |
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I have a product article
for the new 1/32
Martin Baker Mk.4-CA-2 ejection seat from Aires
for the BAE Lightning. |
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Wednesday,
Aug 4
2010 |
Burkina Faso National Day |
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Twobobs
is having a 10% off sale on their entire website
for all the folks stuck at home and unable to attend the US
nationals.
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Francisco José Cartas
has done an outstanding job on his
1/48 Academy P-47D. Francisco used Eduard Photo etch to
add further detail before finishing off his P-47 with aftermarket
decals. I love the fading and weathering on this Jug.
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Manuel Negri
has done every perfectly on his 1/32 Tamiya F-16. This
is an Aviano F-16 complete with just the perfect amount of
weathering and panel line shading to bring his F-16 to life. I
love the way it looks.
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RaidenJack (Udo
Teuteberg)
is here with a pair of Fw-190's. These are his 1/48 Tamiya FW-190 A3 and
A8,
both built mostly from the box with exceptionally well done painting
and weathering. It doesn't get any better than this.
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Hal Marshman Sr is
here with a product article for the "The
Wolf" published by Free Press.
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I have a product article
for the new1/48
Fw 190 Flaps
from QuickBoost.
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I have a product article
for the new 1/32
Canadian Armed Forces T-33 decal sheet from Leading
Edge Models. This decal sheet is also available in
1/72 and 1/32.
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Tuesday,
Aug 3 2010 |
Didn't
add the correct links for the Twobobs
newsletter yesterday.......so here it is again....with the
correct links. |
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This
weeks Twobobs
Newsletter is up. Bob has big news about the latest
releases......WOW...aggressor F-5 aircraft galore, USMC
Harriers, Greek F-16's and Candy cane F-15's!!! Sadly
Bob won't be able to attend the USA Nats due to other
commitments, but Twomikes will be selling Twobobs products at
the Nats, so drop by and see Mike. |
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Hot
Babe of the Week!
this week from Twobobs
up and it's a topical one given the Candy Cane sheets that we've
just released. You can thank Jim Rotramel for this weeks group of
shots. Jim provided us with all of our references on these markings
as well as the Ferris schemes that are a part of the 48-221 sheet.
Good stuff Jim as always. Bob
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Dominique
DUBUSSE joins us from Normandy, France with a very nicely done
1/48 ICM Spitfire IX & XVI.
Dominique did some extra work
on this Spitfire to improve the look of the finished model and I
must say I do like the way it looks.
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Hornet_72
has done an exceptionally fine job finishing and weathering this 1/48 Trumpeter F100-C
Tuy Hoa. This F-100 is finished in SEA camo as it appeared
in Vietnam.
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Blackheart –
1Malaysia has been very bust crating this Scratch built 1/35 PACV.
Wow.....sit back and enjoy the photos and ponder the work
involved to create a Scratch built model of this high
quality.
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I have a product article
for the new 1/72
F-4E, F, G, J, S Phantom II exhaust nozzles from Aires. |
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Arnaud
Bizard is here with a product
article for the 1/72
Hasegawa J-35Ö Draken 'Austrian AF Farewell special' model kit.
This kit includes some great markings. |
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I have a product article
for the new 1/48 P-38 Lightning Wheels Block Tread Tires from
Ultracast.
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Monday,
Aug 2
2010 |
Former Yugoslavian Republic of Macedonia National Day |
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This
weeks Twobobs
Newsletter is up. Bob has big news about the latest
releases......WOW...aggressor F-5 aircraft galore, USMC Harriers,
Greek F-16's and Candy cane F-15's!!! Sadly Bob won't be able
to attend the USA Nats due to other commitments, but Twomikes will
be selling Twobobs products at the Nats, so drop by and see Mike. |
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Dragan Cvetic
is here to
mark the Macedonia National Day (also known as the
Former Yugoslavian Republic of Macedonia National Day) with
his 1/48 Revell/Monogram MI-24V. Dragan rescribed the
panel lines, added scratchbuilt details to the cockpit and finished
it off with home made decals for the Macedonian Air Force
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Tuan Tonthat
was kind
enough to share so photos of the exceptional models on display at
the recent VNAF MAC 5th Exhibition
that was held in Westminster California, USA. Thanks for
sharing....looks like it was a great show.
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Arnaud Bizard
has been very busy
getting everything perfect on his 1/72 Hasegawa Early Tomcat.
Arnaud used Aires open exhaust nozzles and added
plenty of scratchbuilt detailing to the landing gear bays and the
Vulcan gun bay. I love the look of this early Tomcat.
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José Luis Hernández
Márquez is
here witha very unique 1/48 Tamiya Dornier Do-355A Pfeil.
This particular Do-335 was captured 6 days after it was built
and it never flew. José built it OOB except for some added
detailing in the cockpit. I really do like the job he did on
his Do-355A Pfeil, especially the cockpit.
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I have a product article
for the new 1/72
Ju 87D-5N Night Exhaust - Type C from
QuickBoost.
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Radek
Lhotsky joins us today with a
product article for the new Nakajima
Ki-44 Shoki Book from REVI
Publications.
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Sunday, Aug
1 2010 |
Benin Independence Day |
Switzerland - Foundation of the Swiss Confederation |
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