Homepage Text - October 2020

Saturday,  Oct 31  2020                    Happy Halloween Everyone!!! 

Friday,  Oct 30  2020
Today on my wife's Youtube channel "Mai Sexy Garage"... she shows her love of flowers as she explores flower gardens at the end of the summer season.
Income from these videos will be used to support ARC.  Thanks everyone!!

Gerd Wilcken is here with his stunning 1/72 AZModel Me Bf 109 G-10 (Erla, Late Version) "a plane with a history".  Gerd goes into great detail about this kit and it sounds like a gem of a kit with plenty of detailing options included in the box.  Gerd added Eduard seatbelts and finished it in a low viz camo complete with expertly done weathering.  It was very enjoyable to read his article and see his finished 109.

Thomas Brückelt is here with a first on ARC.  This is his tiny 1/72 LS Bede BD-5B & BD-5J sporting Coors Beer markings and the second aircraft is a pusher prop engined aircraft is also painted in US registration with some sporty stripes.  These are very cool aircraft and are the first ones on ARC.

Here's a product article for the Photo Etch Bending Folding Blade 8 Inch from The Small Shop.  This Photo Etch Bending Folding Blade 8 Inch is for bending and folding PE parts. Complements the 8" Tool head Workstation (This item is included with the 8" tool).  


Here's a product article for the 1/72 F-14 Tomcat Landing Gear from Scale Aircraft ConversionsThis detail set is designed for the Hasegawa kit.


In the Test Post Clubhouse there is a new daily funny photo and daily joke.


Thursday,  Oct 29  2020

Turkey Republic Day

Oh my goodness....it is good to be back.  I couldn't afford a new computer, so after much head scratching and effort I grabbed an old computer of mine with very low hours and have pressed that into service.  It actually runs like a dream compared to how my main machine was running.  Today's update is a bit small as I'm still transferring data from my old machine to this machine.

Douglas Conrady starts this update with an impressive array of aircraft flown by the 1/144 94th Squadron.  Douglas has included everything from a Great War Spad to an F-22 Raptor.  This article is dripping with the history of aviation with each of the 7 aircraft he has included.  I love this article and your models Douglas.

Dragan Cvetic joins us with his flawlessly finished 1/72 Special Hobby Mirage F1BK.  Dragan finished this desert beauty in Kuwaiti Air Force markings complete with subtle weathering.  Dragan has included a link in his article  to his youtube video on building this model.  So check it out.

In the Test Post Clubhouse there is a new daily funny photo and daily joke.


Wednesday,  Oct 7  2020
Dragan Cvetic starts today with the F-22 prototype.  This is his 1/72 Testors YF-22 looking excellent.  Dragan's article includes a youtube link to his build video. 

Rafi Ben-Shahar is here with his exceptional 1/72 Roden Felixstowe F.2a.  This is one of the coolest 1/72 bi-plane kits and Rafi built it up in fine style.  I love it Rafi.

Ashish Velankar has done a gorgeous job building and finishing his 1/48 Revell Jaguar.  Ashish  gave it a weapons load and displays it with a ground crew, which looks quite good.  I love the choice of camo.

Here's a product article for the 1/32 F-100 Super Sabre Intake Correction kit from Zactomodels.  This resin seamless intake corrects the shape of the front profile and includes the inner radar bulge missing from the original kit.  Also included in this set is an optional FOD cover.  The FOD cover can be fitted on the plane saving the hassle of filling the internal seams or positioned next to the plane as a diorama accessory.


Here's a product article for the 1/48 MiG-19S upgrade set photo etch detail set from Eduard Model AccessoriesThis detail set is designed for the Eduard kit.

You will be required to fold the photoetch in this set, but if you have one of the Hold & Fold photo etch benders from The Small Shop, then this will be an easy process.  They have a variety of benders for sharp corners as well as rounded corners and in many different sizes.


In the Test Post Clubhouse there is a new daily funny photo and daily joke.


Tuesday,  Oct 6  2020
H. Davis Gandees is here with one of my favorite scenes of valor.  This is his 1/32 Verlinden- B-17F Flying Fortress "Waist Gunner Down!" beautifully finished and looking magnificent.  Truly a treat to see, enjoy the fine details.

Shawn "phantom" Weiler is here with his RCAF bare metal bird.  This is his 1/32 Italeri CF-104D beautifully finished in classic RCAF markings.  Shawn has also kindly included photos of the other F-104's in his display case.. 

Here's a product article for the 1/72 B-25B bomb bay photo etch detail set from Eduard Model AccessoriesThis detail set is designed for the Airfix kit.

You will be required to fold the photoetch in this set, but if you have one of the Hold & Fold photo etch benders from The Small Shop, then this will be an easy process.  They have a variety of benders for sharp corners as well as rounded corners and in many different sizes.


Here's a product article for the 1/48 T-28B/C/D Trojan Landing Gear from Scale Aircraft ConversionsThis detail set is designed for the Roden kit.


In the Test Post Clubhouse there is a new daily funny photo and daily joke.


Monday,  Oct 5  2020
Carmel J. Attard begins your week with his very nicely done 1/72 Airmodel F-107 prototype.  This is a vacformed kit of quite good quality and Carmel added extra detail and finished it in the prototype paint scheme.  Carmel did a very nice job on it as you will see in his photos.

RSK48, Rafael is here to continue marking the 100 Year Anniversary of the Venezuela Air Force with his 1/48 Revell North American NA-16.  This is the first NA-16 on ARC and Rafael did an excellent job on the painting and weathering.  It is good to see it finished in Venezuela Air Force markings using custom made decals. 

Here's a product article for the The Nutter Set - Scale Model Nuts & Rivets from The Small Shop This tool is the Nutter Set - Scale Model Nuts & Rivets.  The Nutter - A Revolution in Ultra Detailing! 


Here's a product article for the 1/48 Bf 110E interior photo etch detail set from Eduard Model AccessoriesThis detail set is designed for the Dragon kit.

You will be required to fold the photoetch in this set, but if you have one of the Hold & Fold photo etch benders from The Small Shop, then this will be an easy process.  They have a variety of benders for sharp corners as well as rounded corners and in many different sizes.


In the Test Post Clubhouse there is a new daily funny photo and daily joke.


Sunday,  Oct 4  2020

Lesotho National Day


Saturday,  Oct 3  2020

Germany National Day

  Iraq National Day 


Friday,  Oct 2  2020

Guinea Independence Day

Today on my wife's Youtube channel "Mai Sexy Garage"... she fed some ducks from her air mattress on Lake Okanagan.
Income from these videos will be used to support ARC.  Thanks everyone!!   

Sergio Ordovini has done a first class job on his 1/48 Monogram B-25J.  His B-25 is loaded with detail and beautifully weathered and finished.

Kangnam Kim joins us with his heavily weathered 1/48 Hasegawa TA-4J Skyhawk.  This Skyhawk is a weathered USMC bird and looks excellent.

Here's a product article for the 1/32 P-40E interior photo etch detail set from Eduard Model AccessoriesThis detail set is designed for the Trumpeter kit.

You will be required to fold the photoetch in this set, but if you have one of the Hold & Fold photo etch benders from The Small Shop, then this will be an easy process.  They have a variety of benders for sharp corners as well as rounded corners and in many different sizes.


Here's a product article for the 1/72 Bf 109 F, G1 - G4 armament set (MG 17 tips) & Pitot Tube from Master.


In the Test Post Clubhouse there is a new daily funny photo and daily joke.


Thursday,  Oct 1  2020

  People's Republic of China National Day

Cyprus Independence Day

Nigeria Independence Day

Sertac Bayar starts today with his big beautiful 1/32 Eurofighter Typhoon.  Sertac did some amazing work on the cockpit detailing and finished a a slightly weathered Luftwaffe jet complete with a weapons load and drop tanks.   Enjoy the photos, this Typhoon is a beauty.

Jorge Oppenheimer has taken his 1/48 Tamiya P-38G to a whole new level.  Jorge added aftermarket resin goodies and decals with sexy noseart from Eduard and finished it off with impressive weathering job.  Sit back and enjoy this P-38.

Here's a product article for the 1/32 F-14 Phoenix Pallet Correction Set from  ZactomodelsThis detail set is designed for the Trumpeter kit.  The kit includes 2 detailed resin pieces. It corrects the shape of the forward pallets and is designed to fit the kit with minimal modification.  Designed to fit the Trumpeter 1/32 F-14 kits and can be used on the Tamiya kit.  Though these parts look very similar to the kits parts, if you look carefully, there is a difference.


Here's a product article for the 1/48 B-26C Invader nose interior photo etch detail set from Eduard Model AccessoriesThis detail set is designed for the ICM kit.

You will be required to fold the photoetch in this set, but if you have one of the Hold & Fold photo etch benders from The Small Shop, then this will be an easy process.  They have a variety of benders for sharp corners as well as rounded corners and in many different sizes.


In the Test Post Clubhouse there is a new daily funny photo and daily joke.