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ARC regular Ross
Blackford has passed away. Ross was a fun character
that was well liked by everyone on ARC. He will be sadly
missed. My thoughts and prayers go out to his family and
friends.
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Massimo Busolini
begins today with his beautiful 1/48 Eduard F-16AM Fighting Falcon.
Massimo chose the great looking markings for a Norwegian F-16 that
attended the Tiger Meet in 2010. Massimo is a skilled modeller
and his Tiger Meet F-16 looks fantastic. Simply beautiful work
Massimo...I love it. |
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Greg Kerry
is here with a very creative diorama for his 1/72 Hobbyboss Bell UH-1.
Greg has combined the modern cavalry with the cavalry from the
1800's to create this striking display. The whole project is
beautifully executed.....but it is the idea that left me
smiling....pure genius to combine these 2 elements into 2
diorama. Amazing idea Greg....it left me smiling.
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Here's a product article
for the 5.5"
(5 Speed) Hold and Fold - Photo Etch Bending Tool from
The
Small Shop.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
US ARMY load (3 pieces) from
Aerobonus. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
RCAF D.H. Vampire decal sheet from
Canuck
Model Products.
This decal
sheet is also available in 1/72 scale.
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Sunday, Nov
29 2015 |
Albania Liberation Day |
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Saturday, Nov
28 2015 |
Mauritania Independence Day |
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in 1915
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Friday, Nov
27 2015 |
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in 1915
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Jens Gerber
starts today with his special Bf 108. This is his 1/48 Eduard Bf 108
with the pilot door posed open. Jens painted his
Messerschmitt Bf 108 Taifun as it appeared in 1937 in it's dark blue
paint scheme. This blue scheme looks quite attractive.
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S K Loh
has been very modifying and scratchbuilding parts for his 1/144 MiniHobby F-4S Phantom.
This was an extensive project requiring plenty of work on almost
every area of this Phantom, but the finished model is a very
accurate F-4S in the tiny 1/144 scale. I love the 4 tome paint
scheme. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Soviet Pilot - the Cold War period from
Aerobonus.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
Mosquito FB Mk. IV wheels from
Eduard
Model Accessories.
This detail set is designed for
the HK Models kit.
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Thursday, Nov
26 2015 |
Thanksgiving Day in the USA |
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in 1915
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Happy Turkey Day to everyone in the USA!!!
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Shawn "phantom" Weiler
starts today with a beautifully weathered 1/48 Hasegawa CF-18 B Hornet.
Shawn chose the markings for a dirty line bird trainer complete
with 3 drop tanks and training bombs to complete this gem. I
really love the weathering job.....it looks very
realistic...beautiful work Shawn.
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Cameron Corless
had a grand time building his 1/48 Great Wall Hobby P-61A Black Widow.
Cameron chose the markings for "Sweatin' Wally"
and then used a great technique for weathering that he explains in
his article. This looks like a war weary Black Widow....I
love the end result. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
US ARMY load (2 pieces) from
Aerobonus. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
EE Canberra PR.9 resin cockpit set from
Pavla
Models.
This detail set is designed for
the Airfix kit |
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Wednesday, Nov
25 2015 |
Suriname Independence Day |
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in 1915
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Gerd Wilcken
has done a first class job detailing and finishing his 1/48 Minicraft Cessna 172, U.S. Civil Air Patrol (CAP)
of the Alaska Wing in 2009 at the Joint Richardson/Elmendorf
Airbase. I love the paint scheme and the diorama base with the
figures fixing the engine is very well done.
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Thomas Brόckelt
joins us today with an amazing little interceptor. This is
his 1/72
Bird Models Skoda Kauba SK P.14.01 which was a ram jet
interceptor being built during the final stage of WW2. Thomas
did some extra work to improve the detail and added a pilot figure
plus a gun and antenna and pitot tube before finishing it with
decals from his spares box. This is a very creative design and
I'm glad Thomas brought it here to show us.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32 Alamo Missiles from
Zactomodels.
These missiles will be an excellent upgrade
over the kit parts.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
MiG-19S (Farmer C) - gun barrels set & Pitot Tube from
Master.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32 Mosquito FB Mk. IV exhaust stacks
from
Eduard
Model Accessories.
This detail set is designed for
the HK Models kit.
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Tuesday, Nov
24 2015 |
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in 1915
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Klaasjan Schuuring
has done an excellent job on the classic 1/48 Revell P-61 Black Widow.
Klaasjan added seatbelts and then rescribed the raised panel
lines and then gave it some pre-shading to give it a weathered
look. Very nicely done Klaasjan.
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Dirk Schenk
joins us today with his 3rd article on ARC. This is his 1/72 Airfix MiG-15 Fagot.
Dirk has high praise for this Airfix kit. He finished in
as a bare metal fighter in Russian markings from the 1950's.
It's a great looking MiG-15 Dirk.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
C-47 Skytrain Engines from
QuickBoost.
This detail set is designed for
the Airfix kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
De Havilland Mosquito Mud Guards from
Ultracast.
This detail set is designed for
the Tamiya kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
AU-23 Peacemaker/PC-6 Turboporter weighted wheels from
Royale
Resin. This detail set is
designed for
the Roden kit. |
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Monday, Nov 23 2015
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Santiago Duarte
starts today with his 7th model on ARC and it is a beauty.
This is the 1/72 Hobby Boss WZ-10 CAIC Helicopter finished to
a very high standards in the colors of the original prototype of
this Chinese attack helicopter. This is a very sleek looking
chopper.
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Douglas Conrady
has done a sweet job on his 1/144
Minicraft E-3. Douglas is collecting aircraft with OK on
the tail and this E3 adds to his collection. This is his 16th
article on ARC and I love the way it turned out. He explains
the whole build in his article.
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Here's a product article
for the 4" Hold and Fold - Photo Etch Bending Tool Mk
IV
from
The
Small Shop.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
British Sea Harrier Pilot, Falkland War 1982 from
Aerobonus.
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Sunday, Nov
22 2015 |
Lebanon National Day |
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Saturday, Nov
21 2015 |
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in 1915
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Friday, Nov
20 2015 |
Mexican Revolution Anniversary |
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in 1915
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Cameron Corless
has put a huge amount of effort and detail into his 1/32 Tamiya F-16CJ Hill AFB.
Cameron added the Aires wheel well and cockpit detail sets and
then did some stellar detail painting to pull this whole project
together. This is one sweet looking F-16 and also Cameron's
first model on ARC. Welcome to ARC Cameron....I love the job
you did on your F-16. |
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Jens Gerber
has added some excellent detailing to his 1/48 MRC Sikorsky S-58/H-34.
His model is finished as a US Army bird complete with
weathering. Fantastic work Jens. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
Spitfire Mk.22 control surfaces from
Aires.
This detail set is designed for
the Airfix kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
Type 97 Fighters Part 1 decal sheet from
Lifelike
Decals.
This decal sheet includes 6 Japanese and 1 Manchurian Air Force
fighters.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
De Havilland Mosquito Flame Dampening Exhaust Shrouds from
Ultracast.
This detail set is designed for
the Tamiya kit.
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No Update today.
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Wednesday, Nov
18 2015 |
Oman National Day |
Latvia National Day |
Anniversary
of the first flight of the F/A-18 Hornet 1978 |
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in 1915
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Shawn "phantom" Weiler
starts today with his sharp looking 1/72 Hasegawa CP-140 Aurora
sub hunter. Shawn finished this beauty with Canuck decals
and I do love the looks of this one. |
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S K Loh
has been busy building this great looking 1/144 Academy F-4F Phantom.
The decals weren't all up to speed so S K made some custom decal
to complete this Phantom with it's great looking camo scheme.
I love seeing the latest 1/144 model from S K. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
C-45 Propellers w/tool from
QuickBoost.
This detail set is designed for
the ICM kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
MiG-29 Exhausts from
Zactomodels.
This detail set is designed for
the Trumpeter MiG-29 kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
Hawker Siddeley Buccaneer Pitot Tube and Refueling Probe from
Master.
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Tuesday, Nov
17 2015 |
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in 1915
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Erik Leijdens
is here with his first model on ARC and what a beauty it
is. This is his excellent looking 1/48 Tamiya Messerschmitt
Bf-109E-4 in the markings for a Battle of Britain Emil
with Eduard seatbelts and Techmod decals. Welcome to ARC
Erik...your 109 looks fantastic. |
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Binding Leo
is here with a very cool looking 1/48 Hobbyboss MiG-17PF Fresco D.
The side of this Chinese MiG is adorned with Chinese characters
that are translated in the article. I love the look of this
MiG-17 and it's engine detail. Included in the article are 3
photos of the real MiG-17s. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
I-16 Control Surfaces from
Aires.
This detail set is designed for
the Eduard kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Spitfire Mk. V Gun Barrels from
QuickBoost.
This detail set is designed for
the Tamiya kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
B-24H 'Witchcraft' decal sheet from Mike
Grant Decals.
This decal
sheet is also available in 1/48 scale.
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Monday, Nov 16 2015
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Kenan Turhan
starts today with this amazing 1/48 Academy ROKAF T-50B Black Eagles.
The Black Eagles are the Korean Air Force Flight Demo and their
T-50's do wear a very striking paint scheme. Kenan has
captured the looks of their jet very well and even included 2 pilot
figures to complete the realism of his jet. Beautiful work
Kenan. |
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Carmel J. Attard
joins us with the first Yak-210 on ARC. This is his 1/72 Amodel Yakovlev Yak-210
finished with an excellent looking bare metal finish. This is
a very interesting aircraft and Carmel's model looks excellent. |
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Here's a product article
for the 4"x4"
Photo Etch Bending & Rolling Deluxe Brass Assist from
The
Small Shop.
This is the ideal tool if you want rounded corners on your photo etch.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
German Luftwaffe Pilot WWII with life jacket from
Aerobonus. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
Fw 190F-8 engine from
Eduard
Model Accessories.
This detail set is designed for
the Revell kit.
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Sunday, Nov
15 2015 |
Brazil Republic Day |
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in 1915
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Saturday, Nov
14 2015 |
Vive
la France! |
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Friday, Nov
13 2015 |
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in 1915
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Larry Trout
starts today with his second model on ARC. This is Larry's
excellent looking 1/48 Hasegawa Fw-190 A4 which was converted
from the A3 kit. Larry then dressed up the cockpit with
scratchbuilt detailing and reposition elevators and added a gunsight
and brake lines. Larry finished it off in mid-war markings
with a gentle layer of weathering. Larry did a top notch job
on his 190 and I know you will enjoy seeing the photos. |
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Dragan Cvetic
is here with his very attractive looking 1/48 Italeri A-10A.
Dragan built his warthog OOB and then gave it a very realistic
paint job with subtle shading for added realism. This is a
sharp looking A-10. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32 Spitfire Mk. II cockpit from
Eduard
Model Accessories.
This detail set is designed for
the Revell kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
C-45 Engine Cooling Gills from
QuickBoost.
This detail set is designed for
the ICM kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
Folland Gnat T.1 wheel set from
SBS
Model.
This detail set is designed for
the Airfix kit.
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Thursday, Nov
12 2015 |
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in 1915
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Polly Singh
starts today with his very well done 1/32 Revell MiG 21 PF
diorama. The Indian MiG-21 is receiving a new camo scheme as
the pilot and his dog watch on. I quite enjoyed seeing Polly's
Indian MiG....it's a very well executed diorama. |
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Emre Tόzόn
is here with his first article on ARC. This is Emre's stunning
and highly detailed 1/48 Monogram AH-1P. Emre built his
Cobra as a Turkish chopper and made many scratchbuilt items to get
all the Turkish details correct and to add a high level of detail to
his stunning model. The work done by Emre is exceptional and I
look forward to seeing more of his models on ARC in the
future. Welcome to ARC Emre!!! |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
F4U-5 Corsair Antennas from
QuickBoost.
This detail set is designed for
the Hobby Boss kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
MiG-29A Correction kit from
Zactomodels.
This detail set is designed for
the Revell kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
F6F Hellcat - night fighters armament from
Master.
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No
product articles today out of respect for Veterans Day / Remembrance
Day....Lest we forget. |
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Piotr Dmitruk
is here to honor the Poland Independence Day with his
amazing 1/72 Arma Hobby PZL P.1/II resin kit wearing Polish
markings. This is a very rare aircraft and Piotr added photo
etch and excellent weathering. I love the paint scheme. |
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Hristo Krumov
joins us with three 1/48 Bulgarian Air Force Mainstay jets to
honour the recent Bulgarian Air Force day. There is a MiG-17
in a great looking camo, a MiG-21 that has been rebuilt and
repainted to a very high standard and a very eye catching Bulgarian
MiG-29 that looks perfect from every angle. Beautiful work
Hristo. |
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I have been informed that
Gordon
Stevens the genius of RAREplanes has passed away on Oct
28....he
will be missed. May his soul rest in peace. This is a
multi-part article on Aeroscale
by Gordon telling about his history
and experiences with RAREplanes from it's humble beginnings....it's an enjoyable read...he was
quite the fellow.
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Ole
Westphalen did a massive amount of detailing to create his
1/48 Airfix Merlin EH-101 RDAF SAR. Ole added a complete SAR
cabin, additional windows, Danish radar nose etc., scratch built
ground equipment. Then he finished it in Danish
markings. Enjoy the photos of this masterpeice.
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Shawn "phantom" Weiler
is here today with his 1/48 Academy F-4C Phantom #179. Shawn
built his F-4 loaded with 18 bombs in the markings for the first Phantom to score an air to air victory back in 1965
using Aero Master decals. The early paint scheme looks quite
good on his Phantom.
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Here's a product article
for The "BUG" RTH Hold and Fold - Photo Etch Bending Tool from
The
Small Shop.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
P-61 Black Widow Gun Turret from
QuickBoost.
This detail set is designed for
the Hobby Boss kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Mosquito FB VI A1 Mk XV ASH Radar Nose Conversion from
Ultracast.
This detail set is designed for
the Tamiya kit.
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Monday, Nov
9 2015 |
Cambodia Independence Day |
First
flight of AV-8B Harrier Nov 9 1978 |
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in 1915
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Dan Croke
starts today with his first model on ARC and what an impressive
model it is. This is Dan's 1/72 Matchbox Messerschmitt Me 410
B-1 to which he added a very well detailed scratchbuilt cockpit
and open ed the canopy to show off all that wonderful detail.
Dan shows that these older kit be built to a high standard of
detail. Welcome to ARC Dan!!! |
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Frederic Cottin
joins us with his blue and gray 1/48 Hasegawa A-4E Aggressor.
This Scooter is finished with VF-126 "Aggressor"
squadron markings from an old Superscale decal sheet. I love
the look of this Skyhawk. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
F-86F-25/F-30 Sabre. (F-40 wing) decals from
Hi-Decal
Line.
This decal sheet includes
4 aircraft from Philippines, Iran and Ethiopia and is also available
in 1/72 scale.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
Mosquito Mk. VI wheels from
Eduard
Model Accessories.
This detail set is designed for
the Tamiya kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
Bristol Blenheim Mk.I Gun Pod from QuickBoost.
This detail set is designed for
the Airfix kit.
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Saturday, Nov
7 2015 |
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in 1915
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Friday, Nov
6 2015 |
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in 1915
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Burt Gustafson
has done a stellar job on his 1/48 Hasegawa F/A-18E Super Hornet.
Burt added a full weapons load to his Super Hornet and chose the
markings for a hi-viz CAG aircraft for the VFA-27 Royal Maces.
This is one sweet looking model built to a very high standard. |
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Harv joins
us with his 38th model gallery article on ARC. This is the
classic 1/72 Airfix Halifax built as the plane his
friend's Grandad baled out of during WW2. Harv pulled this
project together very well and finished it off with the correct
markings for the actual aircraft flown by the young Canadian long
ago. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
P-61 Black Widow Antennas from
QuickBoost.
This detail set is designed for
the Hobby Boss kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
Mosquito Mk. VI exhausts from
Eduard
Model Accessories.
This detail set is designed for
the Tamiya kit.
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Thursday, Nov
5 2015 |
Guy
Fawkes Day |
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Thomas Brόckelt
is here with two of the 1/72 Meng Kayaba Ku-4 Katsuodori. Thomas
built one as the ramjet powered fighter and modified one as a
what-if glider version to train new pilots (hence the orange paint
scheme). Thomas added a cockpit and pilot to the ramjet
fighter and gave them both great looking paint schemes. It's
cool to see these on ARC. |
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Shawn
"phantom" Weiler has modelled one of the iconic photos
of a CF-18 with the RCAF. This is his 1/48 Hasegawa CF-18 Hornet
#64 as it appeared in a photo just before the whole plane
exploded after impacting the ground due to mechanical failure.
Thankfully the pilot ejected safely an instant before the plane did
it's lawn dart maneuver. This is very cool Shawn.....I'm sure
it is the focal of attention at any show. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Hawk T Mk. 1A Pitot Tubes from
QuickBoost.
This detail set is designed for
the Hobby Boss kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
FOD buckets from
Aerobonus. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Mirage F1 CF/CR cockpit set from
Neomega.
This detail set is designed for
the Italeri kit.
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Wednesday, Nov
4 2015 |
Italian
Armed Forces Day
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Carmel J. Attard
is here with the first Breda Ba-27 on ARC. This is his
1/72 AZmodel Breda Ba-27 in the markings of the Chinese air
force from the late 1930 as China battled the Japanese. Carmel
added a pilot figure to his fighter and he has even included some
in-flight photos that show his model very well. |
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Dragan Cvetic
has done a wonderful job weathering his 1/72 R.V. Aircraft MiG-21 bis.
has done a wonderful job weathering his 1/72 R.V. Aircraft MiG-21 bis.
Dragan added
a resin seat and then scratchbuilt the very prominent pitot tube to
complete the look of his Yugoslavian interceptor. This one is
a beauty. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
Su-27 intake correction set from
Zactomodels.
This detail set is designed for
the Trumpeter kits.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48 A6M5a
Zero Exhaust resin set from QuickBoost.
This detail set is designed for
the Trumpeter kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Aero L-39 Albatros Pitot Tubes from
Master.
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Tuesday, Nov
3 2015 |
Panama Independence Day |
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in 1915
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Eric Hargett
gets things started today with his 27th model on ARC. Eric
took the 1/48 Grand Phoenix McDonnell F3H-2 Demon and built
it to a very high standard and finished it off with just the perfect
level of weathering for this rare jet. Eric's Demon is a
fantastic example of this USN jet as you will see in the photos. |
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Shawn "phantom" Weiler
has rebuilt his 1/48 Accurate Miniatures B-25 Mitchell
into a target tug with it's bright striped paint scheme. This
is his second RCAF B-25 on ARC recently and I do admit this one is
quite eye catching with it's hi-viz paint scheme. I love it. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
German and Austro-Hungarian fighter Pilot WWI from
Aerobonus.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
MiG-21M/MF/SMT Exhaust Nozzle from
QuickBoost.
This detail set is designed for
the Eduard kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/35
WWII Luftwaffe Fighter Pilot from
Ultracast.
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Monday, Nov 2 2015
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Osvaldo Carrasco
joins us from Chile with his first article on ARC. This is
his 1/72 Academy A-37 B with Eduard PE in the cockpit and
dropped flaps. Osvaldo also made some FOD covers and finished
his dragonfly with Pancho Decals and weathering for a Chilean
jet. Welcome to ARC Osvaldo, I love your A-37. |
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Fabio M. Moretti
is here with his 5th model on ARC. This is his 1/72 Academy Curtis SB2C-4 Helldiver.
Fabio added seat belts, antennas, instrument panel, pitot tube
and more and then finished his bomber in markings for the USS Bunker
Hill. I enjoyed seeing the photos of this Helldiver. |
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Here's a
product article
for the 2" Mini
Hold and Fold - Photo Etch Bending Tool from
The
Small Shop.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48 Mk-103 Gun Muzzles from
QuickBoost.
These are suitable for the Hs 129 B-1 and possibly on the Do 335 and a
limited-production series of the Fw 190A fighter and Fw 190F ground
attack fighter.
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Sunday, Nov
1 2015 |
Algeria - The Revolution Day of 1st November |
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WW1 Events - this date
in 1915
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