Saturday,
Oct 30 2010 |
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José Alvarez
is here with a very special airliner. This is his 1/144 Minicraft Douglas DC-3B
in the markings for “PAN AMERICAN GRACE-AIRWAYS INC.” PANAGRA
. José re-scribed his model and custom made the decals
himself for this jewel. It is a special treat to see some of
aircraft used by the smaller airlines.
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Friday,
Oct 29
2010 |
Turkey Republic Day |
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Onur KURC
begins today's Turkish update with plenty of photos from the Ankara Air Force Museum 5th Model Contest.
Onur has included 47 photos of some fantastic models......this looks
like it was a great show to attend. |
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Zafer Yilmaz
is here from Turkey with a sharp looking 1/48 Tamiya Fw190F-8.
I love the camo scheme and if you look close you'll notice the
camo oversprays the crosses...which looks pretty cool. Zafer
added a variety of extra detailing and he tells about this in his
article. |
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Gokhan Eren
is here with a very special Turkish diorama The Grey Turks.
Gokhan loves Phantoms and his diorama has a total of 8 of
them!!! Very cool indeed....I love it!!!
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Zafer Yilmaz
is back again with his
1/48 Tamiya Spitfire MK.1a. This beauty is dressed up in
Turkish markings and Zafer tells the story behind these Turkish Mk.
1 Spitfires. Beautiful job Zafer.....I always enjoy seeing
your latest model. |
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Sertac Bayar
is a regular on ARC and I'm pleased to show you his 1/48 Academy T-33.
Sertac has done a lovely job on his T-33 and of course it is
finished in Turkish markings. |
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Dean Reynolds
joins
us today with a product article for the 1/72
Hasegawa Mitsubishi
Ki-67 Hiryu (Flying Dragon) model kit and available from
Hobbylink
Japan.
Hobbylink
Japan.
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I have a product article
for the new 1/32
F-4 Phantom II Air Intake Covers from QuickBoost.
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Thursday, Oct 28
2010 |
Czech National Day |
Greece National Day |
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Giannis Doxas
is here to start things off in a big way today. This is
his highly detailed 1/48 Hasegawa F-16CJ Block50. Giannis
added quite a few aftermarket detail sets to his F-16 as well as
scra6tchbuilt details and finished this beauty in Hellenic Air Force
markings.
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Damir Stanzer
is here to honor the
Czech National Day with this beautiful looking 1/72 Revell Junkers F-13.
Damir shows his model in a diorama for a flying club.
Enjoy the photos of his model.
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Kostas Zervas
joins us from Greece with his excellent looking 1/72 Italeri A-7E
HAF. Kostas gave his A-7 weathering and a full weapons
load and finished it in Hellenic Air Force markings.
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Martin Decarli
is here to honor the Czech National day with two very attractive 1/72 DECARLI model Evektor EV 97 Army and Civil.
These limited edition resin models were finished in 2 very
different markings. Great looking models.
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Yiannis Ladopoulos
has put much effort into his Hellenic 1/72 Academy F-86E(M) Sabre.
Yiannis tells about the modifications in his article.....check
out the lovely job he did on the cockpit and the bare metal
finish.....very nice indeed |
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Marcos Lucena
is here with one of the more beautiful Hinds I have seen.
This is his 1/72 Hobbyboss Mi-24V Hind-E in special Tiger
artwork. Marcos added extra scratchbuilt details.. |
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Nick Moore
joins
us today with a product article for the 1/72
Hasegawa Spitfire Mk.1 & Messerschmitt Bf109E ‘Battle of
Britain’ (2 kits) available from
HobbyLink Japan.
HobbyLink Japan.
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I have a product article
for the new 1/32
EF 2000A early exhaust nozzles from Aires.
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I have a product article
for the new 1/72
American Expeditionary Force Showbirds Part 1 decal sheet from
Starfighter
Decals.
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Wednesday,
Oct
27 2010 |
Saint Vincent and the Grenaidines Independence Day |
Turkmenistan National Day |
Ecuadorian Airforce Day |
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Peter Ermel
is a modeller I admire quite a bit and I'm pleased to show you his
1/48 Tamiya P-51B Mustang. Peter finished it off with
D-Day stripes and the markings of a American Ace. I was
impressed that Peter used Model Master metalizer paints, but used a
creative approach when it came to masking.
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Bernard LAPEYRIE is
here with a very special 1/48 Revell Convair B-58 Hustler. Bernard
chose to build a record breaking Hustler. To do this he used a
resin detail items from Lone Star Models and Aires and finished it
off with decals from Mike Grant applied over an Alclad II bare metal
finish. Fantastic job Bernard.
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Hugo Cabral
has done a lovely job on his 1/48 Scratch-built F.B.A. Type B
Schreck. Hugo explains
the history of this WW1 seaplane used by Portugal and what was
involved to build this beauty. Enjoy the photos.......this
model is truly a masterpiece.
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Dean
Reynolds
joins us today with a product
article for the 1/72 Hasegawa F-15E Strike Eagle model
kit
available from
Hobbylink
Japan.
Hobbylink
Japan.
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Tuesday,
Oct 26
2010 |
Austria National Day |
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Yoav Efrati
is a highly skilled and well known modeler on ARC. Today he is
here with his first 1/32 model. This is his 1/32
Academy F-16I Sufa with resin parts from IsraCast and Israeli
markings from IsraDecal. Yoav gave it a full weapons load and
one of those great looking Israeli camo schemes. It doesn't
get any better than this.
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Gabriel Stern
is here with another racing aircraft. This very special Scratchbuilt 1/72 Macchi M.67
racer
is an Italian racer and Gabriel tells the whole story with an
amusing and pleasant to read article and plenty of photos showing
this project from start to finish.
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David Rapasi
is here with a beauty. This is his 1/48 Revell F-106A Delta
Dart
with a fully loaded and open bomb bay. David left the canopy
open to show off the cockpit. The F-106 is certainly an
attractive looking jet.
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Dave
Johnson joins us today with a product article for the 1/32
Hasegawa Messerschmitt Bf190F-4 Trop model
kit and available
from HobbyLink
Japan. HobbyLink
Japan.
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I have a product article
for the new 1/72
Harrier GR.5/7 exhaust nozzles from
Aires.
Aires.
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I have a product article
for the new 1/48
CF-18 2009 Demo "100 Years of Flight in Canada" decal
sheet from Leading
Edge Models.
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I have a product article
for the new 1/72
RB 15F anti ship missile for Viggen and Gripen
from Rebell
Hobby.
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Monday,
Oct 25
2010 |
Charge
of the Light Brigade in the Crimean war |
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This
weeks Twobobs
Newsletter Twobobs
Newsletter is up. Bob has been busy working on the F-16ADF
Diana instruction sheet and he's got an image of it in this
weeks newsletter. Also the Clearance Sale continues and
includes Xtracrylics paint and DACO decals are 25% off at
Twobobs while supplies last. |
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Sakis Georgiadis
has done an exceptionally nice job on his 1/72
Academy F-8F Crusader. This Crusader is built mostly out
of the box except for an Aires resin ejection seat, but the careful
weathering of the paint job is very well done. Very nicely
done.
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Alex Kontiveis
has done the most amazing job on his 1/48
Tamiya Avro Lancaster Mk.III. This model is loaded with
scratchbuilt detailing inside and out. Grab a coffee or Tea
and sit back and enjoy the photos.....Alex is a master modeller.
WOW!!!
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Ermanno Bonafin
did a beautiful
job building and finishing his 1/48 Tamiya F-84G
Thunderjet.
Ermanno finished his Thunderjet in a
bare metal finish and Italian Air Force. I love to see Italian
jets.
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Nick
Moore joins us today with a
product article for the 1/72 Hasegawa Focke-Wulf Fw190A-8
Combo Limited Edition model kits available 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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Sunday, Oct 24
2010 |
Zambia Independence Day |
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Friday,
Oct 22 2010 |
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Tolga ULGUR joins
us from Turkey with his 1/48
Hasegawa TF-104 Starfighter. Tolga added an Eduard
instrument panel and CMK resin seats and then did plenty of painting
with Alclad II to get the perfect baremetal finish. I love it. |
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Rafi Ben-Shahar
has done a
marvelous job finishing and weathering his 1/32 Revell Ju 88A-1.
Rafi is a very talented modeller and you will see that when you
view the photos of his big Ju-88.
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Dragan Cvetic did
an impressive job on his 1/72 Aeropoxy J-22 Orao. This
is a resin kit and Dragan scratchbuilt a windshield, canopy
and cockpit. He also used a Pavla resin MB mk.10 ejection seat
to dress up his scratchbuilt cockpit. It was then given a full weapons load
and very well done camo paint job.
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Mark L. Rossmann is
here with the final part in his series of photos from the recent Duluth Air and Aviation Expo 2010 Part
4. This part includes some museum photos. |
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Zotz
Decals has re-released their
1/72 Gunships Over Vietnam decal sheet.
This decal sheet includes markings for 10 different 1/72 Gunships
Over Vietnam decal sheet. Some of these aircraft include noseart.
This sheet sold out in days the first time it was released. |
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I have a product article
for the new 1/32
MiG-29A Fulcrum Intake Covers (A) from QuickBoost.
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Thursday,
Oct 21
2010 |
Somalia National Day |
Trafalgar Day - Royal Navy Anniversary |
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I've added
AMS
Resin
to the ARC links pages. They have a large
selection resin cockpit sets and other detail items, specializing in
resin detail sets for aircraft from the 1950's to 1970's.
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Burt Gustafson
is here with his very attractive 1/48 Hasegawa F16C Arctic Bandit.
Burt added seat belts to the cockpit for added detail.
Burt did a stunning job on his Arctic Bandit and I greatly enjoyed
seeing the photos of his Viper.
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Tigre del Aire joins
us from Colombia with his special What-if model. This is his
Premier
1:72 What If...Aegean Toucan. Tigre del Aire
tells the history behind his aircraft in his article. He added
a weapons load and finished his Toucan in Greek Air Force
markings.
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Mark L. Rossmann is
here with his series of photos from the recent Duluth Air and Aviation Expo 2010 Part
3. Part 4 runs tomorrow. There's lots of Thunderbird
photos in todays installment. |
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I have a product article
for the new 1/48
F-102A Delta dagger cockpit set from
Aires.
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I have a product article
for the new 1/32
Colorful Peashooters P-26A decal sheet from Starfighter
Decals. |
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I have a product article
for the new 1/48
MiG-19PM cockpit set from SBS
Model. |
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Wednesday,
Oct 20 2010 |
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Peter Doll
gets things off to an excellent start today with another of his bare
metal gems. This is Peter's 1/32 Czech Model T-33 A Shooting
Star
with an AMS Resins cockpit he picked up from
MidTennHobbies.
Peter used kitchen foil to cover his T-33 and made his own decals to
finish it off.
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Phillip Steele is
here with a very complicated model. This is his 1/72 Hasegawa H6K5
(Mavis) flying boat full of delicate rigging and struts and a
truly impressive weathering job that includes chipped and peeling
paint. Most of the markings on this model were painted. |
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Mark L. Rossmann is
here with his series of photos from the recent Duluth Air and Aviation Expo 2010 Part
2. Part 2 includes F-15 and Harrier photos among
others. Part 3 runs tomorrow. |
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Zotz
Decals has re-released their 1/48 Sexy Lancs decal sheet.
This sheet features 6 different Lancaster bombers. Each bomber
has nose art and 5 of them have sexy noseart. One of
these aircraft has different nose art on each side of the nose.
Get it while you can. |
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I have a product article
for the new 1/48
A-6A/E, EA-6A Refueling Probe - Early style
from QuickBoost.
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I have a product article
for the new 1/72
Rocket Pod m/70
by Maestro Models Conversions
and
available from
Rebell
Hobby.
Rebell
Hobby.
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Tuesday,
Oct 19 2010 |
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Peter Ermel has
done a stunning job on the venerable old 1/48 Revell
B-17G Flying Fortress. Peter opened the front and rear
crew doors for added realism and finished his B-17 in the markings for
Chowhound with a full weathering job. |
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Gabriel Stern is
on a roll here and today he is back with another of his racing
seaplanes. This is his scratchbuilt
1/72 Macchi Castoldi M.C.72 racer that set a speed record in
1934 that still stands today. Gabriel is a master modeller
when it comes to scratchbuilding models.
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Mark L. Rossmann is
here with his series of photos from the recent Duluth Air and Aviation Expo 2010 Part 1.
Today he has a good variety of photos including a P-38 photo.
Part 2 runs tomorrow. |
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I have a product article
for the new 1/72
F/A-22 Raptor exhaust nozzles from Aires.
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I have a product article
for the new 1/32
Non-Aligned Floggers #1- Early Arab MiG-23s from Linden
Hill Decals.
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Monday,
Oct 18 2010 |
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I've added
Aerocalcas
decals to the ARC links
pages. They have a large selection of decals including many
for aircraft from Argentina. |
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Nick Karatzides
has come up with a very inventive Hobby
workbench paint jar organizer
made from old bulk CD/DVD containers. I love this idea and I
know I'll be building one of these. Well done Nick.
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Carmel J Attard has done a gorgeous job building and finishing his 1/72 Airmodel Percival Pembroke
C Mk54. Carmel is actually here with
pictures of 3 of his Percival Pembrokes. His article includes
history and the complete build process. I really like how well
these Pembrokes look.
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Pablo Magdalena
joins us from Argentina with his very nicely done 1/48 Esci IAI Mirage V finger.
Pablo added a resin nose to his Mirage and finished it off
with panel line shading and weathering and Argentine markings.
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Danny Dinh
is here with another of his Vietnamese beauties. This is his
1/48
Hobbycraft F8F-1 Bearcat VNAF
as it appears on display at the Bien Hoa Air Base. Danny
scratchbuilt the base with great success.
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Zotz
Decals has re-released their 1/32 VF-103
F-14B Tomcat - Jolly Rogers decal sheet. This sheet includes
markings for 3 different paint schemes on 2 different Jolly Rogers
Tomcats. This decal sheet sold out very quickly the first time
it was released, so buy it while you can. |
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I have a product article
for the new 1/72
Spitfire Mk. XIV Fishtail style Exhaust
from QuickBoost.
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I have a product article
for the new 1/32
German MK 108 barrels & blast tubes from Master.
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Friday,
Oct 15 2010 |
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David Rapasi
is here with his latest gem. This is his 1/48 Tamiya FG-1A
Corsair which is a land based Corsair with all the aircraft
carrier gear removed. Dave gave it his usual flawless fading
and weathering job.
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Enrique
Cardenas
joins us from Monterrey, Mexico with his first article on ARC.
This is Enrique's 1/48 ESCI Saab Viggen AJ-37A with plenty of
extra detail from scratchbuilding and aftermarket detail
items. I love the look of this Viggen. Welcome to ARC
Enrique, I look forward to seeing more of your models on ARC in the
future.
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Warren Osborne
has done a stunning job detailing and weathering his 1/48 Revell
OA-10A. Warren added resin engines and resin wheels along
with some interior detailing to dress up his USAAF version of the
Catalina and then gave it a fantastic looking faded paint job.
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Nick Moore
is here with a product article for the 1/48
F-5/T-38 Ejection Seat Set w/Seatbelt (2pcs) by Wolfpack and
available from
HobbyLink
Japan.
HobbyLink
Japan.
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Here's
a preview of the upcoming 1/48 A-20G Havocs in the PTO
decal sheet from Zotz
Decals.
Zotz
Decals.
This sheet gives you 5 different aircraft, all
with noseart, some with sexy noseart. |
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I have a product article
for the new 1/32
MiG-29A Fulcrum Exhaust Covers (A)
from QuickBoost.
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I have a product article
for the new 1/72
H-19 (S-55) photo etch set from Platz
Hobby.
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Thursday,
Oct 14
2010 |
Anniversary of X-1 Supersonic Flight - Oct 14 1947 |
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Congratulations
to everyone in Chile for the successful rescue |
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of
your 33 miners......the whole planet is cheering your
success!!!!. |
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Dragan Cvetic
gets things started today 1/72 Condor MiG-21 SMT. Dragan
added scratch built detail to his excellent looking MiG before
giving it an very attractive camo paint job.
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Darren Snow
has added some scrathch built interior details to his sharp looking 1/48 Tamiya Mk X. Beaufighter.
Darren dressed up the cockpit with some Eduard photo etch seatbelts
and then finished it with careful weathering as an RAF machine as it
appeared on D-Day.
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Shawn "phantom" Weiler
is here with something very rare. This is his 1/72 Heller CC-137 tanker (Boeing
707)
he built for the ARC Desert storm Group build here on ARC.
Shawn had to hunt to find the 20 year old decals for his Canadian
tanker.
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John Smalbrugge is
here with the third and final part in his series of photos from the Abbotsford Int. Air Show 2010.
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Dean
Reynolds is here with a product
article for the 1/48
Hasegawa Harrier Gr Mk.9 "FAA 100th ANNIVERSARY"
model kit from
Hobbylink
Japan.
Hobbylink
Japan.
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I have a product article
for the new 1/72
Su-27 Flanker B cockpit set from
Aires.
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Peter
Castle from
airscale
is here with info about his selection of Instrument Panel &
Dial decal range in 1/32 and 1/24 scale. |
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I have a product article
for the new 1/48
P-26 Update Set
from
Starfighter
Decals
- Limit Production set.
Starfighter
Decals
- Limit Production set.
This is a resin and
photo etch set that includes cockpit and exterior details.
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Wednesday,
Oct 13
2010 |
US Navy's birthday
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I was very happy to see the first of the trapped miners in Chile
come to the surface last night. My best wishes and thanks to
everyone in Chile for their hard work and success at rescuing the 33
miners. All the world is celebrating your success.
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Edward Boyd
has done a fine job building the classic 1/72 Monogram F-8-F Bearcat.
Edward used a combination of aftermarket decals to complete the
CAG markings on his Bearcat. It's good to see this older kit
being built into such a great looking model.
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Michael Nunez
has done an
exceptionally nice job finishing and weathering his 1/32 Revell Tornado Mk1.
Michael added a full weapons load and sexy
noseart to his big beautiful Tornado.
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David Walker
has been busy detailing and weathering his 1/48 Fine Molds Nakajima Ki.43-III Koh Oscar.
David added a Vector Resin Engine and Eduard photo etch to his
later version of the Oscar. I love the job he did on the
weathering and paint chipping.
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John Smalbrugge is
here with Part 2 of his series of photos from the Abbotsford Int. Air Show 2010.
Part 3 runs tomorrow.
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I have a product article
for the new 1/72
SAAB JA37 Viggen belly mounted cannon
by Maestro Models Conversions
and available from
Rebell
Hobby.
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Tuesday,
Oct
12 2010 |
Bali
Bombing Terrorist Bombing in Nightclub Bali, Indonesia (2002) |
Spain National Day |
Equatorial Guinea National Day |
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Sato
is here with the best looking 1/48
Hasegawa F-22 Raptor
I have ever seen. This is a special limited run F-22 released
by Hasegawa, read Sato's article for the story behind this colorful
paint scheme. I love it.
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Kit
did a beautiful
job building, painting and weathering t his 1/48 Junkers Ju-87-G2 Stuka.
This Stuka has a great looking winter camo paint scheme and full
weathering. Winter camo are among my favourites.
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Fabian Mario Vera
joins us today with an eye catching 1/48 Eduard Mirage III CJ
in a great looking blue camo and Argentine markings.
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John Smalbrugge
is here with Part 1 of his series of photos from the Abbotsford Int. Air Show 2010.
It looks like it was a great show John. Part 2 runs
tomorrow.
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I have a product article
for the new 1/32
EF 2000A late exhaust nozzles
from
Aires. The
detail on this set is amazing. |
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I have a product article
for the new 1/72
A-37 Dragonfly cockpit set
from SBS
Model. SBS
Model. This multimedia set includes not only
cockpit
detail parts but also engine intake and exhaust covers and other
airframe detail parts.
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Monday,
Oct 11 2010 |
Thanksgiving
Day in Canada |
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Peter Wilkinson
has done an outstanding
job finishing and weathering his 1/48 Tamiya P-47D Thunderbolt.
Peter chose the ever attractive D-Day scheme with the artwork
and markings of a famous American Ace for his P-47.
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David Ull aka Meurglys
is here today with his first article on ARC and what a special
article this is. David built this very nicely done
1/48 Revell F-15E Strike Eagle
with his young nephew Jonathan this past summer and I must say I
hope to see more of David's models on ARC in the future.
Welcome to ARC David and Jonathan.
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Rafi Ben-Shahar
has outdone himself on his 1/48 Tamiya Heinkel He 219A-7.
Rafi has given this one an amazingly complicated camo
scheme.....Rafi always makes it look so easy. I'm pleased to
see he has included picks of two of his other He-219's in his
article.
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Gokhan Eren
has done something very unique with his Modellers Model diorama.
Gokhan took a picture of his friend's building an F-16 and it was
that picture which was the inspiration for this detail-rich diorama.
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I have a product article
for the new 1/48
Fw 190 A6 armament set from
Master.
Master.
This Fw 190 A6 armament set & Pitot Tube includes MG 17 barrel
tips, MG 151 barrels, MG 151 fairings.
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I have a product article
for the new 1/72
P-47D-30 Thunderbolt Dorsal Fin Conversion from QuickBoost.
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Sunday, Oct 10
2010 |
Fiji National Day |
Republic of China National Day |
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Saturday,
Oct 9
2010 |
Uganda Independence Day |
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Les Dorr, Jr
is here with his scratchbuilt 1/48 LCROSS-CENTAUR. This
was a special mission by NASA in 2009 where the headlines read
"NASA BOMBS THE MOON!" I do like the way Les pulled
this model together using a large variety of materials. Way to
go Les....I love it!!!.
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Friday,
Oct 8
2010 |
Croatia Independence Day |
India - Indian Air Force Day |
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WELTER Florent
is here with one of the best looking Tomcats. This is his F-14A Tomcat, the Bad Cat ! ! !
wearing aggressor markings of the NSAWC. Florent used some
aftermarket detail item son his F-14 and then gave it a gorgeous
paint job
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Kees Kuyper
joins us today with his "what-if" 1/72 Revell Horten Go 229.
This particular flying wing is a solar plane.....you've got to
love that for creativity.
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Samuel Lopod
had an incredible journey building his 1/72 Italeri BAe Hawk T.53
TNI-AU. This Hawk is a combination of kit and aftermarket
goodies and a seriously large effort by Samuel. His article is
quite the story of persistence. I salute you Samuel.
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I have a product article
for the new 1/48 F-16C/D Hellenic Falcons decal sheet from
Twobobs.
Twobobs.
This decals sheet gives you 7 different Hellenic F-16C/D's. |
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I have a product article
for the new 1/72
Mitsubishi T-2 photo etch set from Platz
Hobby.
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Thursday,
Oct 7 2010 |
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Blackheart – 1Malaysia
gets today's update start in excellent style with this 1/32 Revell Bristol Beaufighter.
This Beaufighter is undergoing major repair work so many areas
are exposed. Blackheart – 1Malaysia did a stunning job
on this Beaufighter.
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David Rapasi
has done his usual flawless job on his 1/48 Tamiya Me 262 A.
David chose to finish his Me-262 as the one on display in the
National Air and Space Museum. Gotta' love that....pretty
cool.......beautiful job on the 262 Dave.
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Carmel J Attard
is here with another gem from his workbench. This is his
1/72 Special Hobby Hunting Percival Pembroke C Mk1 and although
this is a multi-media kit, Carmel did a gorgeous job building and
finishing it.
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I'm
pleased to present you all today with the first product article for
the Individual instrument Dial Decals for 1939 – 1945 RAF from
Airscale
Decals.
Airscale
Decals.
They have a variety of other instrument panels
decals as well.
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I have a product article
for the new 1/48
Panavia Tornado exhaust nozzles from
Aires.
If you ever plan to build a 1/48 Tornado.....then you must get these
exhausts.....they are amazing.
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I have a product article
for the new 1/48
Rocket Pod m/70 from Maestro Models Conversions and available from
Rebell
Hobby.
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Wednesday,
Oct 6 2010 |
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Hillstar
joins us from Germany with a second article on ARC. This
beautifully done 1/72 Lockheed Martin F-16 Mlu Tigermeet ‘09.
Have a close look at the tiger stripes on this F-16........those
look like very difficult decals to apply, but Hillstar got it done
in excellent style.
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Burt Gustafson
is here today with his sharp looking 1/48 Eduard FW 190D-13 Dora.
Burt built his Dora out of the box, which is quite the feat
considering that this kit comes with all the Eduard photo
etch. The Dora is a great looking fighter and Burt definitely
did this one justice.
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Dragan Cvetic
dropped by today with his 1/72 Mastercraft MiG-21 MF. Dragan
chose to weather his MiG-21 and finish it in the attractive camo and
markings of the Iraqi Air force. A darn fine Fishbed.
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I have a
product article for the new 1/48
AV-8B Gunship Harriers decal sheet from Twobobs
Aviation Graphics. Twobobs
Aviation Graphics. This decal sheet features 5 USMC Harriers
from VMA-214 Black Sheep and VMA-223 Bulldogs in both the Night
Attack and the Harrier II Plus variants.
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I have a
product article for the new 1/48
A-4 Skyhawk Refueling Probe - Late style from
QuickBoost.
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I have a
product article for the new 1/32
Brothers in Arms 1: Warsaw Pact MiG-23Ms & MFs from Linden
Hill Decals. Linden
Hill Decals. This decal sheet features 9 different
MiG-23 from 5 different countries including the Soviet Union,
Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania and Poland in a wonderful variety of camo
schemes.
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Tuesday,
Oct 5 2010 |
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Lars Kolweyh
has done an exceptionally nice job on his 1/48 Academy CH-53E.
Lars added aftermarket items as well as some scratchbuilt details
before finishing his Super Stallion in a great looking camo
scheme complete with fantastic weathering as a carrier deck display
base. I really enjoyed seeing the photos on this CH-53E.
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Juan Jose Moreno
is hear with his beautifully finished 1/72 Fujimi F-14B Tomcat.
Juan scratchbuilt added details and then gave his Tomcat a
stunning weathering job. Fantastic painting and weathering
Juan.
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Bernd Kramer
is here with something very special and unique today. This
is his 1/32 Tamiya / MDC Nakajima A6M2-N
"Rufe". Bernd was able to create his Rufe using
the MDCs Rufe Conversion Kit with impressive results. The
paint is partially faded and most of the markings were masked and
painted. Amazing.
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Dave Johnson
is here with a product article for the
1/48
Hasegawa F/A-18A++ Hornet VMFA-115 Silver Eagles model kit and
available from
HobbyLink
Japan.
HobbyLink
Japan.
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I have a product article
for the new 1/32
AV-8B Harrier II wheel bay set
from Aires.
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I have a product article
for the new 1/72
CF-18 2009 Demo "100 Years of Flight in Canada" decal
sheet
from Leading
Edge Models.
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Monday,
Oct 4
2010 |
Lesotho National Day |
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Miguel Cid is here
with something very special today. This is his fantastic
looking 1/72 High Planes Mirage 50CN Pantera. Miguel
finished his Pantera in Chilean Air Force markings. This beautiful
model was originally intended to go on ARC on Sept 18 for the Chile
Independence Day but I mixed it up with another article. My
apologies to Miguel.
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let_models has been
busy reworking details to create a 1/72 ARII
Cessna T-41 Mescalero. let_models also made custom decals
for this Cessna for markings for the VNAF. I love the look of
this Cessna.
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Paolo De Sanctis
joins us today with a model he built long ago. This is his 1/72 Polistil Messerschmitt
262A
looking quite good.....especially considering it was built so long
ago before our hobby matured to what it is today. I enjoyed
reading Paolo's article.
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I have a product article
for the new 1/72
B-26 Marauder Exhaust from QuickBoost.
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I have a product article
for the new 1/48
Fw 190 A2 - A5 armament set from Master.
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Sunday, Oct
3 2010 |
Germany National Day |
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Saturday,
Oct 2 2010 |
Guinea Independence Day |
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Gabriel Stern
is here to mark the first day of the Belgium
IPMS convention that starts today with his Civilized Revell 1/72 Fokker D.VII.
Gabriel added extra detailing to this older model kit and then
dressed it up in post-war Belgian markings over war-time camo.
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Friday,
Oct 1 2010 |
People's Republic of China National Day |
Cyprus Independence Day |
Nigeria Independence Day |
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I'm
pleased to announce that Airscale
has become an ARC Sponsor. They
have a good variety of products already in 1/24 and 1/32 scale
cockpit instrumentation decals with a much higher degree of accuracy
than you will find in kit parts or decals. They offer full panel
decals as well as individual decals for each instrument,
so they look like they have a product to suit each modeller.
I
am impressed with their product line and I know you will be too!!! |
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Paolo Yuen
is here to mark China's National Day
with his beautifully finished 1/72 Trumpeter Chinese Fighter J-10B.
Paolo had to use a fair bit of putty during assembly, but the
finished model is stunning. I love the way it is displayed in
a diorama. |
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Florent
WELTER is here with something very special today. This is
the 1/12 Aoshima TOP GUN Bike - Kawasaki GPZ 900R Ninja with
all the unique decals that were applied to the bike used in the
movie. Florent also built a custom base for his Top Gun
Ninja. I was quite excited when I saw this kit was available
and after seeing this one, I'm even more keen to build one myself.
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Tom Milne
is here with a Spitfire with a connection to the Israeli War of
Independence. This is his gorgeous looking 1/48 Academy Spitfire FR Mk XVIII
with some additional parts from 2 aftermarket companies and decals
from Model Alliance Decals. The finished model looks
stunning.....well done Tom!!! |
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I have a product article
for the new 1/48
AV-8B Yuma Nightmares decal sheet from
Twobobs
Aviation Graphics.
Twobobs
Aviation Graphics.
This new decal sheet includes
marking options for up to three aircraft with enough data stencils for
one complete jet from VMA-513 the "Flying Nightmares".
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Dave Johnson
is here with a product article
for the new 1/32
Tamiya Supermarine
Spitfire Mk.VIII from
Hobby
Link Japan.
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I have a product article
for the new 1/32
Ju 87 Stuka Gun Barrels
from
QuickBoost
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