Sunday,
Dec 31 2006 |
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Tigre del Aire
joins us with his
1/72 Matchbox Fiat G.91Y.
Tigre del Aire
did quite a bit of extra work on his model and made a runway
display base for it with figures.
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José Carlos Simón
has been busy adding
details to his very sharp looking 1/32 Tamiya F-4EJ Phantom JASDF.
José added scratchbuilt details and aftermarket details to his F-4
and then finished it in Japanese markings with weathering.
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Chee Hong Wong
joins us with his
1/72 ACE RA-5C Vigilante.
This isn't the best kit but
Chee Hong
stuck with it and turned out a very nice Vigilante.
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Saturday,
Dec 30 2006 |
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Paul Fernandez
has done a first
class
job building, finishing and weathering his 1/72 Hasegawa F-4.
Although this kit is built mostly out of the box, Paul gave it a
fantastic finish.
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Thierry Jacques
is here with his
very well done 1/72 HobbyBoss
P47D.
Thierry used aftermarket decals and built his P-47 mostly out of
the box in French markings.
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Dave
is here with his first article on ARC today. He had
quite the time building his 1/144 Revell Germany Concorde.
The finished model came out looking great......but not without
plenty of effort by Dave.
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Tim Groombridge has
dropped by the ARC Corporate in the UK with his
1/48
Revell Sopwith Camel.
Tim built his Sopwith mostly out of the box and I do agree with him
this was one of the more impressive planes flown by the British side
during WW1.
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Aaron C. Rhodes
has done a great
job on his 1/48 Monogram A-10 Warthog.
Aaron used plenty of aftermarket items on his A-10 including
decals from
Twobobs
as well as a
resin cockpit.
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Friday,
Dec 29 2006 |
We
returned late Thursday night from a 2 day - 2 city trip to visit
relatives on both sides of the family. We had plenty of good laughs
and many good meals as we caught up on the latest news with our
family. It was a very enjoyable trip and we wish we could have
stayed longer.
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Rafi Ben-Shahar
has built the
1/48 Eduard Focke Wulf Fw 190A-8.
And although Rafi found the kit less fun to build than most
kit....he did manage to turn out a great looking Fw-190 up to his
usual high standards.
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Simon Lewis
stopped by today
with a sharp looking
1/48 Tamiya Beaufighter Mk 21.
Any parents will enjoy reading Simon's article and his gift for
understatement. Looks great Simon.
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Alfonso Barajas
joins us from sunny Mexico with his 1/48 Classic Airframes De Havilland Vampire.
This beauty was finished in RCAF markings.....a favourite of mine :-)
and Alfonso found it to be a very nice kit to build.
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Tuesday,
Dec 26 2006 |
Slovenia Independence Day |
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Christmas went very well at
the Bamford home. Our kids had a grand time and my wife and I have
some great memories, although they are slightly clouded by too little
sleep as the result of two very excited little girls waking up early on
Christmas morning.
I'll be taking a couple
of days off from updates to spend time with extended family members on
both sides.
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Tim Groombridge has
put plenty of effort in building his
1/72 Revell Chinook HC3.
Tim finished his good looking Chinook in RAF markings.
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Rafi Ben-Shahar
has done a conversion to create his 1/48 Messerschmitt Me 262B-1a.
Rafi explains the conversion in his article.....nice one Rafi.
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Dennis Cermak
joins us from Michigan with his
1/72 Testors C-119
that he finished in Michigan ANG
markings. Wow.....Dennis put a pile of effort into the paint
scheme on this one.
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Monday,
Dec 25 2006 |
Merry
Christmas Everyone! |
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I would like to extend my
very warmest Christmas wishes to everyone on our little
planet.....especially military members far from family serving overseas.
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Nick Walton is
here with today's only article. This is Nick's
1/72 Pro-Modeler Spitfire
in a
Christmas diorama. Peace on Earth.
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Sunday,
Dec 24 2006 |
Serbian Air Force Day |
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It is a holiday tradition
here on ARC to speculate what vehicles Santa will use to deliver presents
on Christmas Eve. Alvis 3.1 is here today to present 3 of Santa's
toy delivery vehicles.
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To
track Santa on Christmas Eve with your kids...go to this website
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http://www.noradsanta.org/
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Alvis
3.1 begins with
his answer to the question....What Santa Will Fly: 2468.
Any Star Trek fans out there.....this article will make you grin.
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Alvis
3.1's second model tells about
the Tales
from Area 51*.
Alvis
3.1 reveals for the first time to real truth behind Roswell....
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Alvis 3.1
reveals reveals the answer to
What Santa Will Fly: 2006.
I won't tell you too much about this model....read Alvis 3.1's story
to learn the amusing truth.
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Friday,
Dec 22 2006 |
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Elton Zhu
has done an outstanding
job detailing and weathering his 1/48 Italeri F-18F.
The weathering has to be seen.....excellently done.
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Jason Cooper
has put quite a bit of
effort into his sharp looking 1/48 Tamiya Me109 E3.
Jason has turned out a flawless 109.
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Alexandre Studer has done an
exceptionally nice job building and finishing his 1/48
Italeri Mirage 2000C. This is quite the paint scheme.
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Thursday,
Dec 21 2006 |
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Dan Greening begins
today with his special 1/72
Avro Vulcan B2.
Dan calls his diorama "Scrap
Metal"
of a Vulcan bomber being scrapped. Wow Dan did a brilliant job
on this one as he added plenty of scratchbuilt detail.
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Warren Osborne has done a lovely job
building and weathering his 1/72
Italeri ACH-47.
I love the way the weathering turn on on Warren's Chinook.
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Trevor
Murphy "thundervett" has done an outstanding
job building and detailing his 1/48 Hasegawa
F-104G "ZELL".
This Starfighter in-flight diorama has a ZELL rocket being
launched. Very well done Trevor.
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Wednesday,
Dec 20 2006 |
No
update today.....I've been dealing with some items in my own life that
have been taking much more of my time than I expected.
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Tuesday,
Dec 19 2006 |
Cutting
Edge has some exciting news about
their new Signature Series resin Seamless
Intakes Click
here for all the details and photos
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--1/32
Academy F/A-18C & F/A-18D |
--1/48
Monogram/Revell A-6/EA-6A/EA-6B |
--1/48
Hasegawa F-8 Crusader (all variants) |
--1/48
Revell F-15E Strike Eagle
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John M Rosie
is here with his
first article on ARC today. This is his 1/72 Esci-Ertl Mil Mi-24 Hind D.
Wow you've got to read Jphn's artiocle to see the level of effort
and scratchbuilt detail he added to his Hind. Welcome to ARC
John!!!
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Carlos
"Cachito" Nacer
joins us from Ecuador for the first time on ARC today with his 1/72 Tamiya F-84G Thunderjet.
This is a lovely kit and Carlos turned it into a first class F-84G
model. Welcome to ARC Carlos!!!
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Ernesto "Tu-22m3" Molina
has some
photos from the recent XXIV Contest La Silla Club de
Modelismo, Monterrey Mexico 2006.
This Ernesto's first article on ARC and he also includes members
at the show dressed
in Afrika Korps uniforms with a BMW motorbike with sidecar.
Welcome ot ARC Ernesto!!!
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Monday,
Dec 18 2006 |
Niger
- Proclamation of the Republic |
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Oishi
starts today with
his beautifully done
1/32
Hasegawa F-5E Aggressor.
These Aggressor aircraft are some of the most interesting camo
schemes used by US forces. This particular model
uses decals from Twobobs.
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Rick Reinbott has put quite a bit of
effort into his attractive 1/72 Academy Hawker Typhoon 1B.
If you're planning on building a Typhoon, you'll find Rick's article
VERY helpful.
Nice job Rick.
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Hal Marshman, Sr. has
done his usual highly quality job on his
1/48 Hasegawa RF-86F.
Read Hal's comments about building his German Sabre.
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Zafer Yilmaz
is here
with his nicely done 1/72 Italeri MH 53 J.
This particular Pavelow in finished as a chopper used by the special
forces in the Gulf War.
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Sunday,
Dec 17 2006 |
Bhutan National Day |
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Sacha Columberg has done a
lovely job
building his 1/48 Hasegawa Bf 109F-2.
It is built out of the box and put on a very convincing diorama
base. Very nice Sacha.
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Artur Oslizlo
joins us from Poland with his
1/48 KP Su-22M4.
Although the KP is not the best kit, Artur did some scratchbuilding
and added aftermarket resin and photo etch to make a great looking
Su-22M4 model.
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Saturday,
Dec 16 2006 |
Happy Hanukkah - the Festival of Lights |
Bahrain
National Day Kazakhstan
National Day |
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Today is the first day of
Hanukkah. Hanukkah is very special Jewish holiday that includes
traditions such as eating foods fried in oil, giving gifts to children,
parties and festive events. It is a time for family and friends to
draw close and share special memories. The highlight of this 8 day
festival is the lighting of a candle on the "menorah" or a
"hanukkiah" each day during the 8 days of Hanukkah
to remember the victory
by the Maccabees (led by Judah) over the Hellenistic Syrians in a revolt
that took place around 165 BCE. The victory in itself was considered
a miracle, but once the Temple Mount in Jerusalem had been reclaimed, the
Temple had to be rededicated. According to legend, only one jar of
sacramental oil was found, enough for one day. Miraculously, the oil
burned for eight days, thus the eight days of Hanukkah. |
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all our Jewish ARC'ers a very happy Hanukkah!!! Steve B
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Shawn Phantom Weiler
is here
with his 1/48 Hasegawa A-4C or CVW-8 part 10.
Shawn built his Skyhawk in the markings for CVW-8 and also includes
2 of his other Skyhawks in his article. Nice one Shawn.
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Armin Knes
dropped by the Austrian ARC Cprporate
offices with his very eye catching 1/48 Revell Mil Mi-24D.
Armin built his sharp looking Hind mostly out of the box with the
exception of opening the cargo door.
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Friday,
Dec 15 2006 |
We've got another even more
powerful windstorm with 100kmph - 60mph winds. This storm should hit
in a few hours and I fully expect power outages in our neighbourhood with
all the trees. We usually get one of these storms every few
years.....this is the third one in 7 days.
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Laurent “Angus” Beauvais
is here with something very special and unusual. This is his Virtual 1/24th D520.
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Freddy Pedrique has done a wonderful
job detailing, finishing and weathering his 1/48 Hasegawa F-16A.
This attractive F-16 was finished
in Venezuelan national markings.
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Denis Boban has
dropped by with his
1/48 Academy MIG 21 bis D HRZ.
Denis did quite a bit of work to get t he details correct and even added
some aftermarket parts before a multi colored camo pattern and weathering
were applied. Markings are
for the Croatian air force.
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Thursday,
Dec 14 2006 |
I come down with a nasty
cold. My energy level is slightly above zero.
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John A Thomas
is here with his first article on ARC today. This is his
1/48
Hobbycraft A-4C with some aftermarket goodies to improve the
details. John explains the special connection this A-4 has with
the famous 13 day in October 1962.
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Pavel
S. Maksimov joins us with his very
nicely done1/35
Academy Sikorsky UH-60L. Pavel is currently
building a MH-60 and is in need of detail photos.....read his
article for the full details.
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Wednesday,
Dec 13 2006 |
Saint Lucia Independence Day |
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We had a coastal wind storm
blow in last night with 80kmph - 50mph winds. As luck would have
it....the winds knocked out power to our neighbourhood while I was putting
together today's update....hence the very small late update.
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Tuesday,
Dec 12 2006 |
Kenya Independence Day |
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John McCormick went
above and beyond in making his
1/32
Revell/Monogram F-4G.
John put a gigantic amount of effort and aftermarket items into this
project. He goes into very helpful detail in his articles and
provides lovely photos of his Phantom.
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Malcolm Reid
is here with a stunner. This is his
1/35 Academy OH-58D Kiowa.
Malcolm enhanced critical areas in his model to bring it to life
with extra detail and an impressive paint job.
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Monday,
Dec 11 2006 |
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Warren Osborne
joins us for the first
time on ARC with his sharp looking 1/72 Airfix Seaking.
Warren added extra detail to most areas of his Seaking and finished
it off in the colourful German markings.
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Travis Chalmers
has stopped by
today with his 1/72 Italeri B-26K Counter Invader.
Travis took on the big job
of Converting it to an Airspray Tanker and Travis tells all
about it in his article.
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Ben "Zebra" Mears is here with his
first article on ARC today. This is his 1/32 Academy F-16CJ.
Ben has done an outstanding
job detailing and weathering his F-16 as you'll see in his
article and photos.
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Yufei Mao
is here with another of his beauties. This is his
1/72 KP MiG-17PF.
Yufei did extra work to get the details right on his MiG.
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Sunday,
Dec 10 2006 |
Constitution Day in Thailand |
Sinking of the HMS Prince of Wales and Repulse |
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Eric Salazar starts
today's update off with his
1/48 Revellogram F-14D.
Eric added a variety of aftermarket items including decals for the
Grim Reaper and finished his Tomcat off with careful weathering.
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Saturday,
Dec 9 2006 |
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Suresh Patel begins
today with his well done
1/48 Academy Sukhoi SU-30 MkI.
Suresh did quite a bit of extra work on his Su-30 to improve the
detail of his model.
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Mark Stanton
is here
from Dubai
in the United Arab Emirates with
a rare little aircraft. This is his
1/48 Pegasus Supermarine
Seafang and
also his first article on ARC. Nicely done Mark....welcome to
ARC!!!
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Friday,
Dec 8 2006 |
I'm
pleased to welcome a new sponsor to ARC. They are called Airshow
Traveler Magazine. |
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Airshow
Traveler
magazine spans the country to bring you the best photo spreads and
reviews of US airshows. They also cover aviation museums,
military patches, and aircraft from airshows past.
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Other
items for sale on their website include airshow photos, calendars,
and greeting cards. They bring the airshow experience to your
home every month. |
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Charles Leung
begins has done a great job building his
1/72 Italeri Wessex HAS
3. This
particular Wessex is in the bright yellow and blue markings of the
Royal Navy.
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David Upp
has been very
busy building and detailing his sharp
looking 1/72 Hasegawa P-51.
David added photo etch detaisl to his little
Mustang as well as support vehicles and figures to complete the
scene.
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Dan McWilliams is
here to honour his Dad with his
1/32 Hasegawa CF-104.
This is a fine looking CF-104 and I look forward to seeing more of
Dan's models on ARC.
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Thursday,
Dec 7 2006 |
Pearl Harbor
Anniversary 2006 |
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Bill Lachance
begins this
special update with his 1/48 Hasegawa Nakajima B5N Kate.
This particular plane was one that was part of the attack on
Pearl Harbor on Dec 7 1941. Bill did it up in his usual very
high level of quality.
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Alfredo García is
here with a very historically significant 1/48 Hasegawa B5N2 Kate.
This is a model of the actually plane that sank
the USS Arizona in Dec 7th 1941.
Alfredo tells the story of building his Kate in his article.
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Graham T
has been very busy adding detail to his 1/48 Italeri Tornado GR4A.
Graham added quite a few resin items to his Tornado and finished
it off in Anniversary markings.
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Wednesday,
Dec 6 2006 |
Finland Independence Day |
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Yves Allewaert joins us for the first
time on ARC with his sharp looking 1/48 Hasegawa F-16A.
Yves added some resin and photo etch details to his F-16 and finished
it off with weathering. Welcome to ARC Yves!!!.
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Cristian Troncoso
Polloni has done a
lovely job on his 1/32 Hasegawa Bf-109E4.
Cristian added extra detail to his BOB 109 and finished it in the
markings of one of the famous Luftwaffe pilots from the battle.
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Sam Chia has done an outstanding
job building and weathering his 1/48 KP Sukhoi Su-17 M4.
Sam added the Cutting
Edge cockpit set and burner can and aftermarket decals to improve the
detail and look of his Su-17.
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Tuesday,
Dec 5 2006 |
Thailand National Day |
Russia - Soviet winter counter offensive at Moscow
(1941) |
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Leelayut Srikrajarng begins
today's special Thailand update with his
Spitfire
MK.14 & F-5A.
Leelayut finished both of his models in
Royal Thai Air Force markings.
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Somchai
Blackeyes joins
us from Thailand on this special day with his 1/72
Fujimi F-86F.
Somchai finished his beautiful Sabre in
Royal Thai Air Force markings.
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Mr. Apiruk has
been busy building his very nice 1/144
Doyusha Fokker F-27.
This model is finished in Royal
Thai Navy markings.
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Mr.
Apiruk also joins
us today with his 1/144
Arii P-3 Orion.
This model is also finished in Royal
Thai Navy markings.
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Monday,
Dec 4 2006 |
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Pablo Girgulsky begins
today with part 3 of his trainer trilogy. This is his
1/48
ESCI Aermachi Mb-326gb.
Pablo did extra work and detailing to improve his model.
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Malcolm Reid
is here
with his mostly out-of-the-box 1/48 Tamiya Ki-46.
Malcolm tells the tale of building this very nice kit and his
pictures show how well his Ki-46 turned out with a careful
application of weathering.
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Roman Hervay has
been busy
building a very sharp looking 1/144 Revell F-14A Tomcat.
Although this is a 1/144 kit.....it is a very nice kit and well worth
building as you can see in Roman's photos.
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Sunday,
Dec 3 2006 |
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Tolga Ulgur begins
today with his very nice 1/48 Hasegawa Spitfire Mk IXe.
Tolga added quite a few aftermarket items and weathered his spitfire
to get it looking as close to a reference photo of the same aircraft
in 1/1 scale.
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Chris Lovell (Yellowbelly)
is here with
his first article on ARC today. Chris has done an
exceptionally nice job building and
detailing his 1/48 Hasegawa FGR-2 Phantom.
Chris added quite a few aftermarket goodies to his Rhino to get it
looking just right.
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Saturday,
Dec 2 2006 |
Laos Proclamation of the Republic |
United Arab Emirates National Day |
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Peter Doll begins
today with his exceptional bare metal 1/48 Revell F-86D Sabre Dog.
The bare metal finisah and paint scheme on this one is quite nice.
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Nicolás Hakime Fernández aka El Hereje
joins us today with
his 1/48 Tamiya Fw-190.
This is a captured plane in US markings with photo etch details and
weathering.
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Friday,
Dec 1 2006 |
Romania National Day
Central Africa National Day
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Marin Gigi
Cristinel begins
the specail update for the Romania National Day with his 1/72
RS Models He 112 B.
And of course this beauty is finished in Romanian markings.
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Marin Gigi Cristinel
is also
here with his nicely done 1/72 Hasegawa He-111 H3.
Marin finished his He-111 in Romanian markings.
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Marin Gigi Cristinel
also joins us
today with his Romanian
1/72 Tamiya Hs 129B.
Marin also gave his Hs-129 with exhaust stains and weathering.
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Ion C. Tesu
joins us on the Romania
National Day with his 1/32 Trumpeter A-10A Thunderbolt II.
Wow....Ion added a pile of aftermarket detail items to his A-10
from amny companies......with amazing results.
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Marin Gigi Cristinel
is also here with his 1/72 Azur Potez 63-11.
Marin weathered his model and finished it
in Romanian markings.
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