Tuesday,
Nov 30
2010 |
Barbados National Day |
Scotland - St. Andrew's Day |
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Carmel J Attard
is here with something very special today. This is his 1/72 RVHP Grumman E-1B
Tracer which was quite the project and was completed with custom
made decals. Read Carmel's article for the history of this USN
aircraft as well as the amazing build story for his
Tracer. Beautiful work Carmel.
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John "johnnymac" McCormick
has pulled out all the stops on his eye popping
1/32 Academy F/A-18C "Chippy-Ho". John used 3 Aires
resin sets as well as
DMold seamless intakes before giving his Hornet flawless looking
weathering, a full weapons load and even RBF tags. This one is
well worth checking out all 26 gorgeous photos.
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Enrique Cárdenas B
is here with 59 photos from the recent Encuentro XXVIII de Modelismo Estáticode la ciudad de Monterrey.
This looks like it was quite
the show as you will see in the 59 photos. The guys in
Monterrey build great looking models.
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Nick Moore
is here with
a product article for the 1/48 Hasegawa A-4E Skyhawk "Top
Gun" Ltd. model kit available from HobbyLink
Japan.
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I have a product article
for the new 1/32
P-47D Thunderbolt wheel bay
from Aires.
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I have a product article
for the new 1/48
Ki-84 Hayate (Frank) seats
from SBS
Model.
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Monday,
Nov 29
2010 |
Albania Liberation Day |
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This
weeks Twobobs
Newsletter is up. Bob
has images of the the front and back instruction sheets and decal
sheets for the for the Florida Makos sheet. The CO jet
has lots of extras such as markings for the intake/exhaust plug, HUD
cover, external tanks, baggage pod, LITENING Pod and all the wacky
stencils from the pylons. Pretty detailed sheet; Enjoy! |
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Artur Oslizlo
has done an amazing detailing job on his 1/48 Hasegawa F-104G Starfighter.
Artur added the CMK detail set, additional underwing fuel tanks
from another F-104, Aires exhaust nozzle, Montex masks for canopies
and excellent SkyModels decals. But it is his skill at
finishing this wonderful Starfighter model that will make you smile.
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Ian Holahan
has put much effort into painting, shading and weathering his 1/48 Trumpeter C-47 Skytrain.
Ian detailed the interior with seatbelts and other details and
then gave the exterior a full weathering job and brushed painted
D-Day stripes for maximum authenticity.
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Michael Hickey
has done an exceptionally fine job detailing his 1/48 Hasegawa F/A-18C Hornet.
Michael opens some
avionics panels and added RBF tags to the full weapons load on his
Hornet. He then finished it in the markings for the VFA-97
Warhawks.
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I have a product article
for the new1/48
Ju 87D-1/D-3 Exhaust - Early Type from QuickBoost.
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Dave
Johnson is here with a product article for the Air
Vice-Marshal Sir Keith Park figure (Malta, 1942) from Gary
Hunt Miniatures.
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Sunday,
Nov 28
2010 |
Mauritania Independence Day |
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Friday,
Nov 26 2010 |
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Dragan Cvetic is
having his birthday today, so I wanted to make sure he had an article
at the top of today's update. This is his sharp looking 1/72 Mastercraft Su-17M2
with some added scratchbuilt detailing in the cockpit. Happy
Birthday Dragan!!! |
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Fernando I. Moreno Villa
has been busy building his
1/72 Masterkit EMB-312. This is a kit that has some fit
issues but that didn't prevent an experienced modeller like Fernando
from turnign it into a beautiful looking EMB-312 in the markings for
Fuerza Aérea Paraguaya. I love the camo scheme.
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Benner
did a beautiful
job building, detailing and finishing his 1/48
Hobbyboss A-10A Thunderbolt II.
Benner gave his Warthog a full weapons load and resin wheelbays and
noseart. You'll enjoy seeing this one.
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Dean
Reynolds is here with a
product article for the 1/72
Mitsubishi Ki-67 Hiryu Photo-Etch Detail Set from
Platz
Hobby and available from
Hobbylink Japan.
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I have a product article
for the new 1/32
F-16C-CJ Fighting Falcon weighted wheels from Wheelliant.
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Thursday,
Nov 25
2010 |
USA
Thanksgiving Day |
Suriname Independence Day
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I would like to wish
everyone a very Happy Thanksgiving Day and I hope you all have a
chance to enjoy time with family and friends.
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Kin Wong
starts today in great style with his collection of 1/72 Revell,
Italeri & Airfix Hawks. Kin compares the different
models in his article and also tells what was involved to build
these 4 beauties. Way to go Kin!!!
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Geoff "JugJunkie"
has done a
marvelous job finishing and weathering his 1/48 Eduard Me 110C.
Geoff didn't find this to be the easiest kit to build, but he was
impressed with the quality of the kit and his finished model is
quite sharp looking. It is a treat to see Geoff's finished
model.
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David Rapasi
is back with another of his weathered gems. This is his 1/48 Monogram F100 D Super
Sabre as it appeared in SEA in the '69-'70 time period.
David gave his F-100 a stunning weathering job that makes his F-100
look exactly as I would expect the real jet to look. What a
beauty!!!
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Twobobs
is having a clearance
sale on their
remaining
1/72
F/A-18F Rockin' Rhinos #2 VFA-11/VFA-106 decal sheets (Product
# 72-045). Two aircraft are represented in their new Super
Hornet markings. Enough marking options for two complete jets.
Only $3.00!!! Check
out their "Clearance Items" section.
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I have a product article
for the new 1/24
Hawker Hurricane Mk.1 instrument panel from airscale.
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I have a product article
for the new 1/48
Hawker Hurricane wheel bay set from Aires.
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I have a product article
for the new 1/72
J35F/J Draken photo etch
from
Rebell
Hobby.
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Wednesday,
Nov 24 2010 |
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Paolo Yuen
gets things started today with something very special. This is
his BIG 1/18 JS International Iranian Tomcat F-14A. This
is an F-14 that comes prepainted in VF-84 markings. Paolo made
custom Iranian markings plus added further detail and finished it in
Iranian camo. What a beauty this Tomcat is!!!
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David Hill
has done an exceptionally realistic job on his 1/48 Tamiya F4U-1D Corsair.
David weathered and chipped the paint for his PTO Corsair and he
explains the whole process in his article. Very cool indeed.
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Dan McWilliams
is here with an article and a Gulf War F-14 story that will make you
grin. This is his 1/72 Heller Boeing 707 (CC-137)
finished off in Canadian markings using decals from Leading Edge.
Read his article....you'll love the story and photos.
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Twobobs
is having a clearance
sale on their
remaining 1/72 F/A-18E
VFA-137 Kestrels decal sheets (Product
# 72-037).
Three complete aircraft are covered on this sheet from the Kestrels,
the CAG jet and two line birds. There are enough markings for
the modeler to build three complete jets. Only
$3.00!!!
Check out their "Clearance Items" section.
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Nick
Moore is here with a product article for the
Zvezda1/48
Messerschmitt BF-109 F2 model kit available from HobbyLink
Japan.
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I have a product article
for the new 1/48
F1M2 Pete Wire Covers from QuickBoost.
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I have a product article
for the new 1/48
P-38 Lightning late type armament from Master.
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Tuesday,
Nov 23 2010 |
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Hot
Babe of the Week!
this week from Twobobs
is
Florida Makos. Been sitting
on these pics for quite some time now as I was working on artwork.
Alex Alonso provided these great refs and along with the 482FW paint
barn and the jets first wipe, we were able to get this sheet done
and it will be released soon. Bob
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Paolo De Sanctis
joins us from Italy with his excellent looking 1/72 Airfix Gloster Meteor F. Mk. III.
Paolo chose to finish his Meteor as an RAF machine stationed in
Holland in the closing months of WW2. Nicely done Paolo.
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Gabriel Stern
drops by today with a plane I really like the look of.
This is his Modified Italeri 1/72 Cant Z.501. Gabriel
hunted down needed research material and then set to work adding
scratchbuilt details to this Italeri kit. The finished
model has a wonderfully delicate look to it.
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Ed Ellickson
is here with a very colorful 1/72 Sword P-80B. Ed
built this from the Sword F-80C kit and he explains mods needed to
backdate the C to a B. I love the paint scheme he chose.
Beautifully executed model Ed, you got everything looking just
right.
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Dave Johnson
is here with a product article for the 1/48
Kawasaki Ki 45 Kai Koh Toryu (Nick) ‘4th Flight Regiment’ model
kit from Hasegawa and available from HobbyLink
Japan.
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Zotz
Decals has re-printed their very popular 1/48 Ocean
Raiders PV-1 Ventura At War decal sheet. This sheet
features 6 different blue PV-1 Venturas and each one sports artwork
of some sort.....and most of the artwork is quite funny or playful.
One of these aircraft features a big light green Octopus on the top
side of the fuselage with the lags draping down the sides of the
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I have a product article
for the new 1/72
F-16I Sufa exhaust nozzle
from Aires.
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I have a product article
for the new 1/72
Ki-48 Lily photo etch detail set from Platz
Hobby.
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Monday,
Nov 22
2010 |
Lebanon National Day |
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It is with
a heavy heart that I learned that ARC's own Gary Porter has
passed away at the young age of 48 from a brain aneurysm this
past Thursday. Gary was the main man and driving force behind
the Kits
4 Kandahar back in 2006. Gary was known by the ARC
forums name of GaryP....he will be sadly missed by all who
were touched by him. My condolences go out to Gary's
family and friends.
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As a side note.....high
blood pressure can sometimes cause a brain aneurysm......get your
blood pressure checked once a year as high blood pressure usually
occurs in your 40's.
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This
weeks Twobobs
Newsletter is up. Bob has been busy on the finishing
touches on the upcoming 1/48 F-16C Floria Makos decals. Plus
instruction sheets for the soon to be released Italian F-16ADF
L'Ultima Diana decal sheet. And finally the F-16 Egg
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Donald Flynn
is here once again with a real beauty. Don has quite a bit of
airbrush talent as you will see when you check out the camo scheme
on his yellow nosed 1/72 Fine Molds Bf 109F-2. Dang.....and
this is 1/72 no less......amazing work Don!!!
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Masahiro Anzai has
worked many hours adding detail to this beautiful 1/48
Academy MiG-21-93. Have a close look at this one and the
scratchbuilt details and the very attractive paint
scheme......beautiful...simply beautiful.
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Rafi Ben-Shahar
is in exceptionally good form today with his
1/32 Tamiya Spitfire Mk. IXe.
Rafi converted the Tamiya IXc to a IXe and then gave it a paint and
weathering job that has to be seen to be believed. Rafi leaves
me speechless with awe each time he posts a model on the ARC
homepage.
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Nick
Moore is here with a product
article for the 1/48
Lavochkin La-7 ProfiPACK model kit from Eduard
and available from HobbyLink
Japan.
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I have a product article
for the new 1/72
F-8 Crusader Slots from QuickBoost.
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Saturday, Nov 20
2010 |
Mexican Revolution Anniversary |
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Friday,
Nov 19
2010 |
Monaco National Day |
The Day of Artillery in Republic of Belarus and in Russia |
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Arnold Cremers
has done an outstanding
job detailing and finishing his 1/48 Airfix Saab JA 37 Viggen.
Arnold
rescribed the while model added a Neomega cockpit set and decals
from Twobobs.
The complicated camo took days to complete....I love the way it
looks..
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Gabriel Stern is
here with a very unique model. This is his Modified Eastern Express 1/72 Hansa Brandenburg W.29
in Japanese markings. This is quite the attractive model
and Gabriel tells the whole history behind this rare little
bird. Gabriel continues to make me grin with his variety of
models.
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David Mielke is
here today with a Gulf War A-10. David's 1/48 Monogram A-10
Warthog was a bit of a challenge when he got to the painting
part, but the finished model came out looking excellent. Very
nice indeed.
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Dave Johnson is
here with a product article for the new 1/32
Kyushu J7W Shinden model kit from
Zoukei-Mura and available from HobbyLink
Japan.
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I have a product article
for the new 1/72
F-16I Sufa landing gear bays from Aires.
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I have a product article
for the new 1/48
Focke Wulf Fw189A-2 model kit from Great
Wall Hobby. |
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Thursday,
Nov 18
2010 |
Oman National Day |
Latvia National Day |
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Stephen A. Carr has
put long hours into his 1/48 Academy Curtiss P-36 Hawk - Cutaway Model.
Stephen explains the process to plan and scratchbuild the
interior details for this model.....it's pretty cool....check it
out.
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Benner is here with
a very special Tornado. This is his 1/48 Italeri Tornado IDS
in the markings for one of the Italian Tornadoes that fought in
the Gulf War. Benner includes the history including the loss
of the only Italian Tornado during the Gulf War. He added
aftermarket goodies to make his Tornado accurate.....including resin
items from Paragon.
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Kees Kuyper joins
us from The Netherlands with a classic racer
that is sure to make all ber drinkers smile. This is his
1/72 Revell Grumman Beercat Reno Racer
complete with Heineken markings. Gotta' love that.
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Nick Moore
is here with a product
article for the 1/32
Messerschmitt Bf110D/E Night Fighter (2 in 1) model kit from Dragon
and available from HobbyLink
Japan.
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Here is a product article for
the 1/32
F-14D Super Tomcat weighted wheels from
Wheelliant.
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Here is a product
article for the 1/72 S35E Draken photo etch from
Maestro Models Conversions
and available from Rebell Hobby
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Wednesday,
Nov 17 2010 |
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Martin Laurance
is here with his first article on ARC. This is his 1/72 Revell Hawker Hunter
T.68 that he created using the 1/72 Revell Hunter F.Mk.6
combined with the PJ Productions T.7/T.8/T.68 conversion set.
Martin added some scratchbuilt details and finished this beauty in
Swiss markings. This is one great looking Hunter.....welcome
to ARC Martin!!!
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Burt Gustafson has
done an outstanding job on his 1/48 Tamiya DeHavilland Mosquito
diorama. Burt added a utility car and figures to dress up
his RAF Mossie diorama. He praises the fit and quality of this
kit very highly in his article. Looks great Burt.
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Vladimír Žucha is
here with something very special today. This is his 1/144 Revell Boeing C-17A Globemaster III
wearing custom made RAAF markings. Even in 1/144 these
look huge. It's good to see a model of the C-17.
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Dave Johnson
joins us today with a product
article for the 1/32 Eduard
Messerschmitt Bf-109 E-1 model kit
available from HobbyLink
Japan..
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I have a product article
for the new 1/48 Su-22 Fitter Correct Landing Reflector from
QuickBoost.
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I have a product article
for the new 1/100
T-4 Blue Impulse model kit
from Platz
Hobby.
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I have a product article
for the new 1/48 Japanese
Type 97 7,7mm brass machine gun barrels (2pcs) from Master.
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Tuesday,
Nov 16 2010 |
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Hot
Babe of the Week!
this week from Twobobs
is courtesy of Henk van der Lugt or
"Omar" as a lot of you know him from ARC. Omar is a big
aggressor/adversary nut and provides us with tons of photos for
references. Thanks for the pics Omar! Bob
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Rafi Ben-Shahar has
gone all out detailing his 1/48 Tamiya F4U-1A Corsair.
Rafi dressed up the engine compartment, opened panel to expose more
detail and even has one of the wing gun bays opened up to show
further detail. Rafi also gave it full weathering for a war
weary PTO Corsair. It doesn't get much better than this.
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Shawn "phantom" Weiler is
here with something we all enjoy seeing. This is his 1/48 Kinetic EA-6B Prowler
with folded wings, a full weapons load and detailing and
weathering all over. Beautifully done Shawn.
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Carmel J Attard has
done the amazing.....he has built not one but two 1/72 Contrail Avro Yorks.
Carmel mixed and matched parts from different kits to complete
his Avro Yorks. Read his article for the history and full
build story on these two rare models. He's included some
vintage B&W photos of real Avro Yorks.....including one crashed
airliner.
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Nick Moore
is here with a product article for the 1/48
F-5E/F-5N VFC-111 Sundowners model kit from AFV Club and available
from HobbyLink Japan.
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I have a product article
for the new 1/48
F-102A Delta Dagger wheel bays
from Aires.
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I have a product article
for the new 1/72 G3M Nell photo etch detail set from Platz
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Monday,
Nov 15
2010 |
Brazil Republic Day |
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Today is the 11th
anniversary of ARC. It was originally started by The 3
Steves......Steve Stohr of North
American Hobbies,, Steve Filak and myself (Steve
Bamford). The site has been rebuilt article by article
from the ground up 6 times by me in the past 11 years and it is
currently in the final stages of being rebuilt again to convert it
into a database driven site with added features. The
revised site should be launched this winter. I would
like to thank everyone for their friendship during the past 11
years.....it has been one heck of a fun ride.
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This
weeks Twobobs
Newsletter is up. Bob has included images of the
Italian F-16 Diana instruction sheets. Plus plenty of
images of the F-16 Eggplane decal sheets......these are going
to be big sellers. Bob is also having a sale on
selected items....check the newsletter for full details. |
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Burcin Emren gets
things started in fine style today with his 1/48 Hasegawa F-14.
Burcin used an Aires cockpit set to add detail and then finished it
with weathering and markings for a Jolly Roger Tomcat. This
F-14 is a treat to see. |
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Sandro Moretti joins
us today with his sharp looking 1/48 Tamiya A-1J Skyraider.
Sandro added Eduard photo etch to the cockpit pit and added
further scratchbuilt detail to his Skyraider before giving it
a full weathering job, noseart and SEA camo.
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David Rapasi is
here with a massive collection of 1/200
Hasegawa Airliners. Check these out.....there is plenty of
color....the black one to the right has a playboy bunny on the
tail.
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Nick
Moore is here with a
product article for the 1/72 Luftwaffe Pilot Set (3pcs) from
Goose Mark and available from HobbyLink
Japan. |
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I have a product article
for the new 1/72 F-8
Crusader Flaps from QuickBoost.
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Sunday,
Nov 14 2010 |
Remembrance Sunday |
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Friday,
Nov 12 2010 |
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Gabriel Stern
is here with a real classic. This is his 1/72 Sword Beech
Staggerwing
wearing Argentinean registration. Nicely done Gabriel.
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Dragan Cvetic
has done a
marvelous job finishing and weathering his 1/72 Academy F-86F.
Dragan finished his Sabre in Yugoslav markings and a very
carefully applied weathering job over a flawless bare metal finish. |
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John Smalbrugge
is here with his well done 1/48 Pegasus P-51B Mustang. This
was built for a model club group build and finished in the
markings for the famous Tuskegee airman Lee Archer.
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1/32
MiG-29A Fulcrum Intake Covers Type B from QuickBoost.
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Thursday,
Nov 11
2010 |
Poland Independence Day |
Remembrance
Day / Veterans Day |
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Out
of respect for Veterans Day and
Remembrance
Day there will be no product articles, daily joke or
funny picture today. There is some content in the
TPC related to this solemn day. |
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we forget. |
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Artur Oslizlo
is here from Poland to mark the Polish Independence Day with his
flawlessly finished 1/48 Academy MiG-21UM Mongol B. Artur
used a NeOmega resin conversion set and finished his
MiG-21 in a very attractive Grey/Grey camo scheme.
Beautifully done Artur.
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John Smalbrugge
is here to mark Remembrance Day with his 1/24
Airfix Spitfire Mk Vb. John finished this big beauty in
RCAF markings with weathering and a pilot figure in the cockpit.
John also has included a photo of the Squadron members and squadron
history in his article.
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Jean-Paul Wrona
joins us to mark the Polish
Independence Day with his 1/72 Revell
North American P-51B Mustang Mk.III.
Jean-Paul used resin and photos etch detail parts along with a
Vac canopy and scratchbuilt detailing to finish his Polish
Mustang. Read his article for the full details of this build. |
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Wednesday,
Nov 10
2010 |
USMC Birthday (1775) |
Indonesia's "Remembrance" day |
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Marcel Hohl
is here on the USMC birthday with his 1/32 Academy F/A-18D Hornet.
Marcel did a huge amount of extra work on his Hornet and if you
are planning on building the big Hornet, then this article is a
critical resource.
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Michael Taylor
is here with a well nice selection of his USMC
Armor Models. Michael has definite talent when it comes to
building Armor models. |
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Michael Taylor
is also here with a variety of his USMC Bi-plane aircraft Models.
One is the 1/48 Wings vacuform O2 Corsair and the other is the
1/72 Olimp Jenny. |
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Michael Taylor
is here with a good variety of his USMC Jet aircraft Models. And
yes....one of them is an F-15.....read his article to figure that
one out. |
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Michael Taylor
is also here with a huge selection of his USMC Prop aircraft Models.
I'm pleased to see so many of Michael's USMC models on ARC on this
special day. |
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I have a product article
for the new 1/24
North American P51D Mustang instrument panel from
airscale.
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I have a product article
for the new 1/48
Re.2002 Ariete Correct Fuselage Spine from QuickBoost.
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I have a product article
for the new 1/72 AGM-65 Maverick Missiles and Swedish AF launchers
by Maestro Models Conversions
and available from Rebell
Hobby.
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I have a product article
for the new 1/48
P-47M Thunderbolt cockpit set from Aires.
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Tuesday,
Nov 9
2010 |
Cambodia Independence Day |
First
flight of AV-8B Harrier Nov 9 1978 |
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Hot
Babe of the Week!
this week from Twobobs.
More Eagles this week guys. Some old-school stuff for you from Luke
AFB back when they were the RTU for the F-15. Photos courtesy of
your bud and mine, Jim Rotramel. Thanks for the references Jim.
Bob
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Warin Sethabut
has added plenty of scratchbuilt detailing to this 1/48
Hasegawa F-4U. There is engine and gun bay detailing and a
full weathering job. Very nicely done indeed.
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Florin
"Scorpio" Silaghi has put plenty of time and
aftermarket detail items into this big
1/32 Trumpeter Sukhoi Su-27 B. Detail items came from Aires,
Eduard
and
of course Zactomodels.
The paint scheme is for the from the aerobatic team the "SOKOLY
ROSSII" which means "Russian Falcons’'. Enjoy the
photos.
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Paolo De Sanctis
did a beautiful
job building on his 1/72 Heller Tempest Mk.V. Paolo
added some scratchbulilt details to the cockpit and then finished it
in the markings for RAF Ace Roland P. Beaumont.
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I have a product article
for the new 1/72 P-40 wheel bay set from Aires.
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I have a product article
for the new 1/48
Japanese Type 99 20mm Mark 2 gun barrels
from Master.
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Monday,
Nov 8
2010 |
Greece
Hellenic Air Force Day |
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This
weeks Twobobs
Newsletter
is up. WOW...Bob is releasing two F-16 Egg Plane decals
sheets. These include all the most popular F-16
markings....all size for the F-16 Egg Plane. You've got to
check them out. F-14 and F-15 Egg plane decals will be
released next if these F-16 Egg plane sheets sell well. I love
these!!! Also there's instruction sheets for the F-16ADF
Italian Diana sheet in 1/48, 1/72 and 1/32.
Plus the upcoming F-4 Phantom stencil sheet. |
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Lars Kolweyh
has put in a huge amount of work into super detailing his 1/48 Italeri
HH-60G Pave Hawk.
Lars used Eduard photo etch and a conversion kit by Cobra Company
plus a huge amount of scratchbuilt detailing to super detail his
chopper. This is one seriously well done model.
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Shawn "phantom" Weiler
is here with two of his latest Phantoms. These two sharp
looking 1/48 Hasegawa F-4D Phantoms
are wearing South Korean markings and Ohio Air force reserve
markings. I always love to see Shawn's latest Phantoms on ARC.
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David Rapasi
did his usual flawless job on his 1/48 Accurate Miniature P-400
Airacobra. This Airacobra served in the PTO during
WW2. Man I love the faded weathering job David did on this
one. It's good to see a PTO P-400 on ARC.
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Zotz
Decals has reprinted their
Human Eyes decal sheet. This
sheet features Human Eyes in 7 different sizes (8mm 5mm, 3mm, 2.6mm,
2.1mm, 1.6mm and 1.2mm in diameter). These eyes come in a
variety of colour....some of which are very natural and others are
more suited to more sinister figures. There is also a variety
of pupil sizes.
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I have a product article
for the new 1/72
I-153 New Cowling from QuickBoost.
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Friday,
Nov 5 2010 |
Guy
Fawkes Day |
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John Smalbrugge is
here today with his 1/48 Monogram A-26C Invader that he built
for a group build with his model club. John built this as part
of a Korean War themed group build. John did an excellent job
on his Invader and dressed it up with sexy noseart. Beautiful
job John. |
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Vladimir Bilbija
has done a gorgeous job detailing and weathering his
1/72 Italeri MIG-29A. Vladimir added Eduard photo etch
to the cockpit and the exterior and further detailed his MiG with
scratchbuilt details and then finished it in Yugoslavian markings and
beautifully done weathering for a jet shot down in 1999. |
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Lee Burns
has done a lovely job
building and finishing his 1/72 Academy B-17F Flying Fortress.
Lee dressed up the cockpit with an Eduard photo etch set and
finished his B-17 with some weathering and the paint scheme of the
earlier B-17's in Europe. |
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I'm pleased to
announce the new A-20 Havoc decal sheet featuring 5 PTO A-20s
has been released by Zotz
Decals. Each aircraft has nose art.....some with sexy
noseart.
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I have a product article
for the new 1/32
MiG-29A Fulcrum Exhaust Covers Type B
from
QuickBoost.
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Thursday,
Nov 4 2010 |
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Ian Buick
gets thing started today in fine style with not one but two 1/72 Revell
Typhoons. Ian created his own custom decals with great
success, permitting him to model a Typhoon from the Falkland
Islands. |
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Danny Dinh
is here with a very special plane. This is his 1/48 Testors O-2A Skymaster
in VNAF markings. Danny added extra detailing and then made
custom decals to get the correct VNAF markings he needed to complete
this beauty. |
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Dragan Cvetic
has been busy adding
details to his very sharp looking 1/72 Zvezda MiG-21 BIS-K
including scratchbuilt details and a Pavla resin seat. Dragan
chose Yugoslav Air Force markings for his MiG-21. |
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Dean
Reynolds is here with a
product article for the 1/72
Gloster Meteor F.3 model kit by Cyber-Hobby/Dragon
and available from Hobbylink
Japan. |
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I have a product article
for the new 1/32
AV-8B Harrier II night attack cockpit set from Aires.
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I have a product article
for the new 1/72
Double Trouble F-82 Twin Mustangs Pt.1 decal sheet from Starfighter
Decals.
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Wednesday,
Nov 3 2010 |
Panama Independence Day |
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Gabriel Stern
gets things fired up today with another of his floatplane
racers. This is his 1/72 Eastern Express (ex-Frog) Supermarine
S.6
with the addition of a white metal engine and a tiny bit of love and
patience. I loved how Gabriel described the figure that came
with this old kit. It's good to see these older kits getting
built, Gabriel has a very good message in his article regarding
older kits.
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Carmel J. Attard
is here with a most attractive 1/72 Eduard L-39 Albatross.
This one has a big dragon down the side of the fuselage and
judging by Carmel's comments in his article......this is one very
nice kit. I love the look of his finished
model.....beautifully done Carmel. |
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Douglas Conrady
is progressing very well on his 1/350 CVW-8 - Operation Eagle Claw.
Douglas has some very interesting facts in his article regarding
his Operation Eagle Claw USS Nimitz carrier. I look forward to
seeing the next installment about this project. |
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Dave
Johnson is here with a
product article for the 1/48
Junkers Ju 88G-6 ‘Nachtjäger’ w/ Luftwaffe Pilots decal sheet
by Cyber Hobby and available from HobbyLink
Japan. |
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I have a product article
for the new 1/48
Hs 126 Exhaust
from QuickBoost.
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I have a product article
for the new 1/48
A6M5 Zero armament set & Pitot tube
from Master.
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Tuesday,
Nov 2 2010 |
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Mike Keane
is here with his first model on ARC. You're going to love
the photos of his 1/72 Hasegawa
AV-Harrier II Plus and the flight deck diorama with a all the
figures, carrier weapons and fire tractors. Beautiful job
Mike. I look forward to seeing more of your models on ARC in
the future. Welcome to ARC!!! |
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Oliver Peissl
has been very busy creating his flawless 1/32 Eduard Messerschmitt Bf 109 E-1.
Have a close look at the detailing and weathering on this
one....it is amazing.
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Richard H Stracey
joins us with 3 very interesting photos of an F-4 that shot down
over Vietnam. The remains of this jet rest at the Vietnam Airforce Museum Hanoi.
The whole story is included with the photos.
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Nick
Moore is here with his
product article for the 1/48
Super Value Pack He 162A-2 Salamander decal sheet from Cyber-Hobby
and available from HobbyLink
Japan. |
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I have a product article
for the new 1/32
SJU-4/7A (AV-8B) ejection seat
from Aires.
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I have a product article
for the new 1/72 Sanders SCSG-5A smoke generator pods
by Maestro Models Conversions and available from Rebell
Hobby. |
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Monday,
Nov 1 2010 |
Algeria - The Revolution Day of 1st November |
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David Qu
has done an impeccable job on his 1/35
Academy Super Cobra. David's Super Cobra is beautifully
weathered and wears the very cool snake artwork down the side of the
fuselage.
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Francone Diego
is here with one of the best looking Tiger scheme jets.
This is his 1/72 Italeri F-5E Tiger II in Swiss Tiger scheme
markings.....it doesn't get much prettier than this. |
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David Rapasi
is here with a gem today. This is his 1/48
Academy P 47D Thunderbolt complete with a flawless bare metal
finish and home made decals with noseart.
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John R. Matthews
joins us today with his North American XB-70 Valkerie artwork.
Check out his website for more aviation artwork
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Dean
Reynolds is here with a
product article
for the new 1/72 Hasegawa
F-14D Tomcat "Black
Tomcat" model kit from Hobbylink
Japan.
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I have a product article
for the new 1/72
Ju 87D Exhaust - Late Version from QuickBoost.
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