Tuesday,
May 31 2011 |
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Philipp
has done a fantastic job and showed tremendous skill on his
1/48 Aircraft on duty Diorama. This diorama features an
A-10 and F-15 at their base being tended to by ground crews. Philipp
has added plenty of detail and he tells you about it all in his
article and you can enjoy his work when you view his photos.
Beautiful work Philipp.
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Paolo De Sanctis
has been busy creating his 1/72 Supermodel Fiat G. 59/4A.
This Fiat fighter started off as a Fiat G. 55 and then a Merlin
engined P-51 nose was grafted onto the Fiat G. 55 fuselage.
Paolo explains the whole process in his article and I must say I
quite enjoyed seeing the finished model. This was a very cool
project.
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Shaun Lehman
has done a stellar job on his 1/48 Model USA O-1 Bird Dog.
You have to check out the Dog's mouth variation of the classic
'Shark's mouth'....that is very cool. It's a great looking
Bird Dog Shaun.
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I
have a product article for the 1/32
F-15C/D JASDF Aggressors decal sheet
from Two
Bobs Aviation Graphics. This sheet features 2
different Japanese F-15J/DJ Eagles wearing Aggressor camo schemes.
But you also get enough serial numbers to mix and match and build any
F-15C/D JASDF Aggressor.
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Here's
a product article for the 1/32
P-51D in WWII decal sheet
from
Zotz
Decals.
This new decal sheet includes markings for 3 different P-51D
Mustangs including one with sexy cowgirl noseart. |
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Sinuhe
Hahn is here with a product article for the HACKS
- UTILITY PLANES OF THE MIGHTY EIGHTH book from Atelier
Kecay. |
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Here's
a product article for the 1/32
F-16A/C Ejection Seat from QuickBoost. |
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Monday,
May 30 2011 |
Memorial Day |
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Out of respect for Memorial
Day there will be no product articles, daily joke or
funny picture today. There is some content in the TPC
related to this solemn day.
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Michael
Jack
starts Memorial Day with part 2 of his article about his 1/144
Scratch built Mobile Launch Platform & Launch
Umbilical Tower with Airfix Saturn V Apollo 12.
This is a stunning model and I know you will be very impressed when
you read his article and look at the pictures. Stunning work
Michael!!!
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Glen
Thomas Peach "Ogro"
joins us from Săo Paulo, Brazil with his beautifully finished 1/144
Breguet Deux Ponts B.r 761 Air Algerie.
Glen did some added detailing and gave his Air Algerie airliner an
excellent finishing job. I love the look of this one.
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Andy
Alexius Lee
has been busy building his 1/48 Hasegawa A-4K Kahu.
Andy used the Gekko Graphics ‘RNZAF A-4G/K Skyhawks Pt 2’ decal
sheet to create this sharp looking Skyhawk. Very nicely done
Andy.
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In
the Test Post Clubhouse there is a
photo and text honoring Memorial Day.
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Saturday, May
28 2011 |
Armenia National Day |
Ethiopia National Day |
Azerbaijan National Day |
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Friday,
May 27 2011 |
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I'm
pleased to welcome a new ARC sponsor. Hobbystuff
Depot
is a Calgary, Canada based online hobby shop. We stock
real inventory, offer our products in low prices and serve our
customers very fast. Check out the new
Hobbystuff
Depot Forum
on ARC Forums and say hello.
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Patrick Nabinger
joins us from France with his beautifully done 1/48 Douglas A-1J
Skyraider diorama. Patrick combined parts from the
Monogram kit and repositioned the flying surfaces on the tail plus
added scratchbuilt parts before giving his Skyraider a SEA camo
paint scheme and displaying it on an awesome diorama base with
figures. It looks like the real thing to me....great Photo
Patrick.
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Vladimír Žucha
has done an exceptionally nice job on his 1/144 Zvezda Boeing 787 Dreamliner N7874.
This was the test plane in the special Boeing paint scheme and Vladimír
captured the look of it very well. The decals for this
airliner were custom made by Vladimír.
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Pablo Angel Herrera
joins us from Guatemala with his latest model. This is his 1/72 Hobby Boss HH-60H Rescue
Hawk with added scratchbuilt detailling in the cargo area and
modifications to the weapons load before giving it weathering to
give it that perfect amount of realism..
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I
have a product article for the 1/32
AIM-7E-2/M Sparrow Missile Markings decal sheet from Two
Bobs Aviation Graphics.
This sheet includes the
markings for on AIM-7E-2 and the AIM-7E-M.
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Floyd
S. Werner, Jr.
is here with a product article for the 1/48 Focke Wulf
190 Spoked Wheels from Ultracast.
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Thursday, May 26
2011 |
Georgia National Day |
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Amanda Jones
is here with one of the smallest model to appear on ARC. This
is her 1/200 Shed Models Mignet Flying Flea
(Pou du Ciel)
which is a metal kit and if you look closely you will see she has
added rigging to this tiny bi-pane as well as a tiny tiny
prop. Way to go Amanda...I love it!!!
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Burt Gustafson
is here with one of the classic 4th generation Russian
aircraft. This is Burt's 1/48
Academy MIG-29A. Burt gives very helpful insight into
building this well respected kit and I enjoyed seeing his finished
model very much. I love seeing Burt's models on ARC.
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Chris Parsons
has been very industrious in creating his 1/48 Hobbycraft DHC-3 Otter- Turbo Otter.
Chris made a master to cast the long slender nose for his Turbo
Otter out of resin as well as a new prop and spinner. I see
these planes regularly and Chris has captured the look of the Turbo
prop version of this float plane very well. For markings,
Chris chose the markings for Harbour Air which operates on the west
coast of British Columbia, Canada. Beautiful job Chris....you
should be rightly proud of the finished model..
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I
have a product article for the 1/32
US Air-to-Air Missile Markings AIM-9B/D/G/J/L/M decal sheet from
Two
Bobs Aviation Graphics.
This sheet includes the
markings for then AIM-9B/D/G/J/L/M.
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Zoltan
Pocza is here with a product
article for the Boeing
737-800 (N907AN) - American Airlines / United States of America
print from Deployment
Productions. 20%
off of any products for every ACTIVE, registered ARC community
members! |
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Here's
a product article for the 1/32
Supermarine Spitfire Part 3 decal sheet from
Lifelike
Decals. This latest release features four different
Spitfires. This is Part 3 of a series dealing with the
Spitfire from August 1942 in England to March 1943 in Libya.
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Mark Davies
is here with a product
article for the 1/48
General Dynamics F-111, FB-111 Aardvark
wheels from Resin
Art.
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Wednesday,
May 25
2011 |
Jordan Independence Day |
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Argentina
- National Day (1810) |
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"La
Revolucion de Mayo" Anniversary of the Revolution
against Spain |
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Charles Poon
has done a very nice job on his 1/72 Academy P-40B Flying Tiger.
Charles added seatbelts and a gunsight and then managed to fix a
poorly fitting canopy. Charles then finished off his Flying
Tiger with a beautiful paint and weathering job. I always
enjoy seeing a Flying Tiger.
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Christopher Yee has
been busy making everything perfect on his Hasegawa F-16 Artic
Eggressor Eggplane. Christopher
opened the canopy and added a HUD and seatbelts and scratchbuilt a
ACMI pod. He then gave it a great looking aggressor camo and
finished it off with
TwoBobs
Aggressor Eggs decals. I love the skill Christopher uses on
his models.
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Glen Thomas Peach
"Ogro"
is here from Săo Paulo, Brazil with his 1/144 F-RSIN Breguet Deux Ponts B.r 761.
Glen dropped the flaps and finished it with weathering and in
the livery of Air Algerie. Glen has managed to bring
this airliner to life with his careful work and weathering.
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I
have a product article for the 1/32
F/A-18C VFA-82 AFLAC Hornet decal sheet from Two
Bobs Aviation Graphics. This sheet includes the
markings for one F/A-18C with the FA-82 Marauders.
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Here's
a product article for the 1/48
F/A-18A/C Ejection Seat
from
QuickBoost.
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Here's
a product article for the 1/32
Supermarine Spitfire B wing - Hispano 20mm cannons in fairings
from
Master.
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Tuesday,
May 24
2011 |
Eritrea Independence Day |
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Mikhail Yurchik
joins us from Russia with his beautifully done 1/48 ICM P-51D Mustang.
Mikhail added extra details to the cockpit and electrified his P-51
with a spinning prop and instrument and navigation lights and
finished it all off with a perfect baremetal finish with just the
right amount of weathering. He has included a video to show
his Mustang in action. Beautiful work Mikhail.
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Florin " Scorpio" Silaghi
has been VERY busy on his big 1/32 Tamiya F-14B Skull & Bones.
Florin converted the F-14A to an F-14B and added a pile of
aftermarket goodies from Aires, Eduard, Phoenix, Teknics, Wolfpack
Design and
Zotz
Decals
and did his own scratchbuilding to complete this
gem. Then he gave it a full weathering job and Jolly Rogers
markings and a weapons load. Sit back and enjoy all the
photos. WOW!!!
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Lee, Seok Joo
joins us from Korea with one of the nicest Ju-88's I've ever
seen. This is his big 1/32 Revell Ju 88A-1 complete
with a stunning weathering and camo paint job. Seok Joo has
created a very special Ju-88.....I love it. This one is
amazing.
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Here's
a product article for the 1/48 F-14B VF-74 Bedevilers decal sheet
from
Two
Bobs Aviation Graphics.
There are three aircraft
represented on this sheet including enough markings for two complete
aircraft.
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Here's
a product article for the 1/72
ROKAF F-4E Dry Transfers from Hobby
Decal. This set includes a very nice glossy poster
that doubles as the instruction sheet.
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Here's
a product article for the 1/48
Arado Ar-234 wheel bays
from SBS
Model. This set includes the 2 main gear bays and the
rear parachutes. |
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Floyd S. Werner, Jr.
is here today with a product article for the 1/32nd
Ta-152H decal sheet from EagleCals. This decal
sheet includes markings for 4 different aircraft.
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Monday,
May 23 2011 |
Victoria Day |
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David Rapasi
gets the week started with a sharp looking 1/48 Trumpeter RA-5C Vigilante.
David built his Viggie as it appeared when it was freshly
painted. I love the lines of the Vigilante.....it's a sharp
looking jet.
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Jean Pierre CULIS-FERY
has done a gorgeous job building and finishing his 1/48
Eduard FW 190 D9. Jean Pierre
added some scratchbuilt detailing to improve a few areas on his 190
and finished it off with a flawless paint and weathering job and
displayed it on a very realistic looking diorama base.
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Tom Valaoras
has been busy creating his very colorful
1/32 Trumpeter MiG-21MF.
Tom selected some "What-if"
markings and then gave his MiG-21 a weapons load and a great looking
camo paint job.
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Here's
a product article for the 1/32
P-51D in WWII decal sheet
from
Zotz
Decals.
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Here's
a product article for the 1/24 scale Individual Allied Cockpit Placards & Dataplates
from airscale.
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Here's
a product article for the 1/32
F/A-18A/C Ejection Seat
from
QuickBoost.
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Sunday,
May 22
2011 |
Yemen National Day |
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Saturday, May 21
2011 |
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Anniversary of the Chilean Navy and the |
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anniversary of the Iquique´s
Naval Combat |
(South Pacific War, between Chile, Peru
& Bolivia) |
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Friday,
May 20
2011 |
Cameroon National Day |
Cuba Independence Day |
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Derek Derks gets
things started in an excellent way with his 1/72 ESCI Fokker F27 MK 400
MPA. This is quite the model and has an open cargo door to
show off the very well done interior. Derek finished his Fokker F27
as a Spanish bird performing SAR missions. Very nice indeed. |
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Carlos Arvizu joins
us from sunny Monterrey, Mexico with his very eye catching 1/72 Zvezda Su-50 (T-50).
Carlos decided to finish his Su-50 as an operational jet and I
must say I really like the blue camo scheme he chose to use on his
model. Carlos also did a few other things to his model to help
represent it as an operational jet. I love these What-if
schemes. |
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Konley Kelley
has done a
marvelous job building and finishing his F4U Corsair in scale, 3D and Marine OR Navy real thing.
Konley
finished his Corsair in USMC markings and also included some photos
of a Corsair on display at Vought Aircraft in Northeast Dallas.
very nicely done Corsair Konley. |
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Here's
a product article for the F-16C Fighting Fulcrums decal sheet from
Two Bobs Aviation
Graphics.
Markings included for three complete jets
from the 414th CTS of Nellis AFB, NV.
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Here's
a product article for the Sukhoi
Su-27 Flanker Russian Knights Print from Zactomodels.
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Here's
a product article for the 1/72
P-40 Warhawk Pitot Tube & Antenna set
from
QuickBoost.
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Thursday, May 19
2011 |
Turkish Remembrance of Ataturk and Youth Day for Turkey |
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Ermanno Bonafin
joins us from sunny Italy with one of the nicest Sea King models
I've ever seen. This is his 1/48 Hasegawa SH-3D Sea King that
was used to recover astronauts from the Apollo missions and to
complete it Ermanno did some scratchbuilding and finished it with
Flory Models ProModeller washes. Sit back and enjoy the
photos. |
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Lee, Seok Joo has
done an exceptionally nice job on his 1/32 Trumpeter BAC(EE) Lightning F.6.
Seok Joo used cockpit, wheel bay and engine detail sets from Aires
to add further detail and then gave it a flawless shaded paint job
and finished it all off with Sharked Mouth markings from XtraDecals.
It doesn't get any better than this.....amazing work Seok Joo.
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Kees Kuyper is here
with his latest What-if model and I must say I quite enjoyed seeing
this one. This is his 1/72 PM Model Seafury Racer and
the story would be......what-if KLM airlines sponsored an ex Iraqi
Seafury for the Reno Air Races. I love the idea and the model. |
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I
have a product article for the 1/72 & 1/32 F-16ADF
L'Ultima Diana decal sheet from Two
Bobs Aviation Graphics. You
get 2 scales (1/72 and 1/32) on one decal sheet. The Italians
do great paint schemes and L'Ultima Diana is the latest example.
With the disestablishment of this squadron, Diana was painted on
this particular jet to commemorate this occasion.
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Airbus
A330-300 (VQ-BCV) - Aeroflot / Russia print from Deployment
Productions 20%
off of any products for every ACTIVE, registered ARC community
members!
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Here is
a product article
for the new Landing Gear
Alignment Jig from CB Model Products. This jig can be used
on jet and prop models in a variety of scales all the way up to
some 1/24 fighters. |
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Here is
a product article
for the new 1/32
Spitfire Mk.XVIe Part 2 decal sheet
from
Lifelike
Decals.
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Wednesday,
May 18
2011 |
US Armed Forces Appreciation Day |
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Philipp is here to
treat you to some photos of his nicely detailed 1/48 Italeri EA-18G Growler.
Philipp did a variety of scratchbuilt detailing and kit bashing
to create a very well detailed Growler. He finished it off
with some aftermarket decals. |
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Roman Schilhart
has done a wonderful job building and finishing his 1/72 AML Lavochkin La-5FN.
Roman added some scratchbuilt detailing and chose the markings
for a Slovak Uprising in September/October 1944 from Tri Duby
airfield in Slovakia.
This is a multi-media kit and Roman's finished model looks
fantastic. |
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Shalom Hen joins us
today with his attractive in-flight display of his 1/50 Lavi
"What if". Shalom was lucky to get one of the
limited run Lavi kits that he combined with F-16 parts and finished
with decals from Isradecals. I love the look of this model as
it roars into the sky. |
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David Rapasi is
here with another Tools N Tips article. this one is entitled
"What Color Are Those Birdcage Corsairs". In
this article David discusses which colors were used on the Birdcage
Corsairs. |
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Here is
a product article
for the new 1/48 Test/Eval/Adversary Centennial Celebrations #2 decal sheet from
Fightertown
Decals.
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Here is
a product article
for the new 1/48
MiG-29A Fulcrum Air Intake Covers
from
QuickBoost.
QuickBoost.
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Mark Davies
is here with
a product article
for the new 1/48
Sukhoi Su-7BKL interior set from Resin
Art.
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Tuesday,
May 17
2011 |
Norway Constitution Day |
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Hot
Babe of the Week!
this week from Twobobs
is courtesy of John Bibay. Some great VS-41
pics for ya. Long live the Hoover. Bob
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José Alvarez
gets things started in style today with his
1/144 Minicraft Douglas C-54. José did some very
fine scratchbuilding and then custom made the sexy noseart markings
to complete this beauty. C-54's don't get any better than
this. Beautiful work José.
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Jens Gerber has
done an beautiful job on his 1/48 Tamiya/Aires HE 219. Jens
used an Aires cockpit and then used his skill to complete his He 219
into this excellent looking model of this classic Luftwaffe
aircraft. Jen's included a link in his article to a German
forum......click the link and you will be treated to plenty of
in-progress photos which as quite inspiring. |
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Shawn "phantom" Weiler
is here with one of the more colourful Freedom Fighters flown by
Canada. This is Shawn's 1/48 Classic Airframes CF-5A in
the special markings for a 419 Squadron bird. Nicely done
Shawn.....it's always a treat to see your latest model. |
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Christopher Yee is
here with an Eggplane that really caught my eye. This is his
Hasegawa P-51 Tuskegee Airmen Eggplane done up with an
attractive base and to make things more interesting Christopher
added a motor to make the prop spin and to let you see the prop spin
he has included a video on Youtube. Very cool indeed.
It's good to see an Eggplane in Tuskegee Airmen markings. |
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Here is
a product article
for the new 1/32
Swastika Dry Transfers from Hobby
Decal.
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Here is
a product article
for the new 1/48
Ki-84 Hayate (Frank) cockpit set
from SBS
Model. SBS
Model. This is a multi-media set that includes resin
and photo etch. |
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Mark Peacock
is here with a product
article for the 1/72
Short Stirling Mk IV nose conversion set from Valiant
Wings Models.
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Here is
a product article
for the new 1/35
LVTP5-H6 conversion set
from
Robin
Model.
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Monday,
May 16
2011 |
Dambusters Raid - RAF bombing of Ruhr Valley Dams |
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This
weeks Twobobs
Newsletter is up. The 1/72 and 1/48 CoNA sheets
are proving to be very big sellers and Bob has the latest
news on them....plus the 1/48 F-16C VFA-86 Sidewinders and
the 1/48 F/A-18C Snakes and Dragon sheets are ready to
ship. The 1/48 Whiskey's in the Mix sheets are on sale
for $5 just in time for the re-release of the Italeri AH-1W.
Check out the latest images of the J-10 sheets....these are
going to be big sellers. |
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Armin KNES is here
with today's first gallery article. This is his 1/72 Zvezda Suchoi T-50 Prototype.
Armin did scratchbuilding in the cockpit and the exterior and
had this 5 Generation Russian fighter finished in under 1
week. I love the look of Armin's T-50. |
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David Walker is a
well respected modeler here on ARC and today you get to see his
beautifully done 1/48
Hasegawa Mitsubishi Raiden J2M3. David went to town on his
Raiden and used plenty of aftermarket goodies and his well honed
talent to turn out this exception Raiden model.
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Paolo Yuen got
everything looking perfect on his 1/144 Hasegawa Embraer 170.
Paolo chose to use the Japan Airlines decals that came with the
kit, but it was his expert job at weathering that really brings his
airliner to life. |
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Here is
a product article
for the new 1/32
P-51D in WWII decal sheet from Zotz
Decals. This new decal sheet includes markings for 3
different P-51D Mustangs flown by American Aces.....all 3 planes
have artwork or interesting paint work. |
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Here is
a product article
for the new 1/72
Fw Ta 154 Exhausts from QuickBoost.
These exhausts have hollow tips and are designed for the Hasegawa
kit.
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Here is
a product article
for the new 1/72
Bf 109 F, G1 - G4 armament set (MG 17 tips) & Pitot Tube
from
Master.
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Friday,
May 13 2011 |
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Stephen A. Carr is
getting things started today in amazing style. This is his
very creative 1/48 Spitfire IX Restoration Diorama which
shows a Spitfire in the midst of the painting process during it's
restoration. I am very impressed with this diorama.....read
his article to learn the creative tricks he used. |
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Paolo Re has done
a spectacular job on his 1/48 Planet Models SIAI Marchetti SF 260 C.
Paolo tells the history behind this aerobatic aircraft and
what was needed to create a model of it in these special
markings. I really like the look of this diorama. |
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Ian T.M. Holahan has
done an amazing job painting and weathering his 1/48 Hasegawa P-39N.
Ian built this beauty out of the box, but it is the exceptional
paint and weathering that really stands out on his Russian P-39. |
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I
have a product article for the 1/72 T-2C
Colorful Buckeyes decal sheet from
Two
Bobs Aviation Graphics. This T-2C/D/E Buckeye sheet features markings for five different aircraft with
enough stencils for two complete jets. Jets include Greek,
Venezuelan and US Buckeyes.
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Here is
a product article
for the new 1/72
Mosquito Exhausts from
QuickBoost.
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Thursday, May
12 2011 |
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Konley Kelley starts
your Thursday update with his striking 1/72 Hasegawa B-25J Mitchell Gunship.
I'm pleased to see Konley chose the very striking dragon artwork for
his B-25 and I was impressed how he installed these nose decals with
the nose guns in place......he had a brilliant solution to this
problem. |
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Mark Chen has done
a flawless job on his 1/48 Hasegawa Mitsubishi F-2B. This
is the same type of jet that were damaged during the tsunami in
March 2011. Mark chose some very attractive markings for his
F-2B. This is an amazing F-2B. |
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James J. Olschlager Jr.
has been very busy getting all the details right on his 1/72 Hasegawa MH-60G. James
converted a HH-60D into a MH-60G with a conversion set and then
finished it all off with aftermarket decals. Looks great
James. |
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I
have a product article for the 1/72 T-2C VT Buckeyes
#2 decal sheet from
Two
Bobs Aviation Graphics. The sheet include not only the
2 US Navy trainers but there is also bonus markings on this sheet
for the 75th Anniversary of Naval Aviation.
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Here is
a product article
for the new 1/48
Scale individual instruments for WW2 Luftwaffe Aircraft from
airscale.
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Here is
a product article
for the new Airbus
A330-300 (EI-ORD) - Aer Lingus / Ireland print
from Deployment
Productions. This print is available in 2 sizes.
20%
off of any products for every ACTIVE, registered ARC community
members! |
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Here is
a product article
for the new 1/32
Supermarine Spitfire Mk.XVIe Part 1 decal sheet from Lifelike
Decals. This decal
sheet features four different Supermarine Spitfire Mk.XVIe's.
This is Part 1of a series dealing with the Spitfire Mk.XVIe in
RAF and Belgium markings from the post war late 1940's. This
decal sheet provides a good variety paint schemes for the later
Spitfire.
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Wednesday,
May 11 2011 |
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Fabio Bongiorno
joins us from Italy with his beautifully finished 1/72
Revell F-104G. Fabio built his Starfighter out of the box
using Tauro decals for an Italian F-104. It's a great looking
F-104 Fabio.
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Tony Feredo
begins today with another aircraft that
served in the Philippines during WW2. Tony built his 1/48 Tamiya Ki-46 III Type 100
(Dinah) OOB,
but it is the exceptional weathering and paint work that really
makes his Dinah stand out.
Beautifully done Tony.
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Burt Gustafson
is here to treat us to photos of his 1/48 Revell Rafale B.
Burt chose the 2006 Tiger Meet (Tiger Meet are my favorite markings)
and Burt also gave his Rafale drops tanks and a weapons load to
finish it off. This Rafale will shine like a gem in Burt's
display case. |
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Floyd S. Werner, Jr.
has been busy getting
the details right on his 1/48 Hasegawa P-40N.
Floyd gives some very insightful advice
for building this kit, but wow....check out the finished model....it
doesn't get any better than this. |
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I
have a product article for the 1/72 T-2C VT Buckeyes
#1 decal sheet from
Two
Bobs Aviation Graphics. This decal sheet set comes
with markings for five different aircraft with enough stencils for
two complete jets.
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Here is
a product article
for the new Sukhoi
Su-27 Flanker "Blue 24" Print from Zactomodels.
This print is also available with missiles.
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Here is
a product article
for the new 1/48
P-38 Lightning Gun Barrels from QuickBoost.
These gun barrels have hollow tips and very well done recessed cooling jacket detail along the length of the barrels.
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Here is
a product article
for the new 1/48 NAVAIR
Centennial Tri-Tone Trifecta (+1) 1911-2011 decal sheet from Fightertown
Decals.
This new decal sheet includes markings for 6 different aircraft including two F-14's wearing "What-if" schemes that are sure to interest the Tomcat builders looking for some colorful markings for their next F-14. |
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Tuesday,
May 10 2011
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Hot
Babe of the Week!
this week from
Twobobs
Hot Babe of the Week is courtesy of Wally Van Winkle. Some
Rafale pics for you from Red Flag back in the day. Pretty
Topical given the world events in the mid east right now.
Bob
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Shawn "phantom" Weiler is
here with his very attractive 1/48 Monogram CF-101 Voodoo. Shawn
finished his Voodoo in in a special 416 Lynx Squadron scheme as an
in-flight model. Check out Shawn's article and you'll see the
real life Voodoo ejection seat he has in his basement. Nice
job on the Voodoo Shawn. |
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Harv
has outdone himself again. This is his Pure Adrenaline
Mustang
painted up in the colors of the Monster truck of the same
name. Harv has a natural talent for this and I know you're
going to enjoy seeing the photos of his Mustang. Read his
article to find out why he picked the registration numbers that he
did..
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Christopher Yee
has done a lovely job
building and finishing his 1/48 Academy F-15i Ra'am.
Christopher built his F-15I OOB with the
exception of the aftermarket decals. He finished it in that
great looking Israeli camo and gave it a full weapons load to
complete this beauty. |
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Here is
a product article
for the new 1/48
F-86F Dry Transfer Stencils from Hobby
Decal.
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Here is
a product article
for the new 1/32
Supermarine Spitfire C wing - Hispano 20mm cannons from Master.
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Here is
a product article
for the new 1/48
E. E. Lightning Landing Gear
from
Scale
Aircraft Conversions.
You
get both the nose gear as well as the main gear.
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Monday,
May 9
2011 |
Israel Independence Day |
Liberation
Day for the Channel Islands May 9 1945 |
Russia - End of Great Patriotic War |
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European
Union |
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Europe
Day |
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Malta gets Spitfires 64 Spitfires are ferried to Malta by USS Wasp |
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Amanda Jones
is here to start the week of in excellent style. This eye
catching 1/144 Eduard Ju-87R Stuka
is wearing one of the best looking paint schemes worn by the
Ju-87. Amanda did a flawless job on her Stuka and I must say
I'm pleased to see it on ARC.
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David C S Teo took
on a very tricky project when he built his 1/144 Airfix + Revell Boeing 747-400F.
David combined to kits to get all the pieces he needed to create
this exact 747 that he presented to the first officer of this
airliner. Excellent job David.
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Andrew Marriott
joins us from Guam with his amazingly finished
1/48
Accurate Miniatures TBM 3D Avenger. Andrew
added some Eduard photo etch and then gave his model an amazing
finish by fading the center of the panels. Check it
out....it's amazing.
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Here is
a product article
for the new 1/48 Israeli RF-4E Phantom Upgrade &
Conversion Set from Isracast. |
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Here is
a product article
for the new 1/72
Irish Air Corps 1926-1956 decal sheet
from
Max
Decals.
This new Limited Edition decal sheet includes
markings for 18 different types of aircraft flown by the Irish Air
Corps between 1926 and 1956 (30 aircraft in all.....including 3 with
noseart).
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Here is
a product article
for the new 1/72
P-51D Propeller w/tool from
QuickBoost.
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Sunday,
May 8
2011 |
V.E.
Day - Victory in Europe 1945 |
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Friday,
May 6 2011 |
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Ryan Ahern gets
your Friday update started with his 1/48 Tamiya P-47D Thunderbolt
“Razorback".
Ryan put much effort into the painting of his P-47 and when you
see the photos and read his article you will realize this P-47 has a
very unique paint scheme. Very cool job you did on this one
Ryan.
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Bla’k Ja’k
has done a lovely job
building his 1/72 Italeri MQ-1B Predator. Bla’k Ja’k did a bit of scratchbuilding on his UAV and finished
it in the classic paint scheme complete with a diorama base to display
it. It's a very delicate looking model. |
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Lorenzo Cassinadri has
chosen a great looking camo scheme for his 1/48 Accurate Miniatures IL-2
Sturmovik. Lorenzo added plenty of scratchbuilt details to
the exterior to improve the details of this very nice kit. He
then created a snow diorama to display his Sturmovik as it would
appear near Leningrad during WW2. I love the look of this
Sturmovik. |
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Mike
Johnson is here with a
product article for the new 1/48 MQ-9 Reaper model
kit from Skunk
Models Workshop. |
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Here's
a first look at the new 1/32
P-51D in WWII decal sheet from Zotz
Decals. |
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Zoltan
Pocza is here
with a product article for the new Boeing
737-800 (N951AA) - American Airlines / United States of America
print from Deployment
Productions.
20%
off of any products for every ACTIVE, registered ARC community
members! |
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Thursday, May 5
2011 |
Mexico - Cinco De Mayo |
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Oliver Peissl gets
thing started today with a selection of some of the wonderful models
from the recent Euro Model Expo in
Heiden/Germany. Thanks for sharing the photos Oliver.
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Řrjan Johannesen
is here with a very rare F-16. This is his 1/32 Hasegawa AFTI
F-16 that was quite the project and required quite a bit of
scratchbuilding to create. Řrjan also used some aftermarket
items and ended up with an amazing model of this special F-16.. |
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Jens Gerber
joins us from Germany with his latest model. This is his
perfect looking 1/48 Eduard
Polikarpov I-16 Type 17
in a very attractive and unique camo scheme.
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I
have a product article for the 1/72 F/A-18B Casper
and His Bandit Ghosts decal sheet from
Two
Bobs Aviation Graphics. This sheet features enough
markings for five complete aircraft from the Rough Raiders of
VFA-125. Whites, Greens, Blues, Browns and Grays are all on this
monster packed sheet!!
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Here's
a first look at the new 1/32
P-51D in WWII decal sheet from Zotz
Decals. This new decal sheet includes markings for 3
different P-51D Mustangs including one with sexy noseart. |
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Here is
a product article
for the new 1/48
F-106A Delta Dart Pitot Tube
from
QuickBoost.
QuickBoost.
This latest release features a pair of pitot tubes for the F-106A
Delta Dart from Monogram.
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Wednesday,
May 4 2011 |
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Carmel J Attard
is here with a classic model of a very cool British prototype
jet. This is the 1/72 Frog/Novo Fairey Delta FD-2
and with some mods by a skilled modeller such as Carmel, it does
build up into a beautiful looking model. Read Carmel's article
for the very interesting history of this delta winged jet.
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Tolga Ulgur had a
very enjoyable time building his perfectly stunning 1/32 Tamiya Spitfire
Mk.IXc. Tolga has a very high opinion of this kit and
he added a few aftermarket goodies such as cannons from Master Model
and resin cockpit door and Mk.IX 4-Slot main Resin wheels from
BarracudaCast. Then he finished it as an RCAF fighter with
D-Day stripes. I love it.
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Graham Mansell
is here with his entry for the IPMS Ottawa annual contest. I'm
pleased to see Graham chose the 1/72 Fine Molds Tie Fighter
and he built this lovely kit OOB with the addition of someone
seatbelts..
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I
have a product article for the 1/72 B-1B Dakota Back
Bone decal sheet from
Two
Bobs Aviation Graphics. This sheet features up to date
nose art and markings for seven B-1B aircraft from Ellsworth AFB.
Six of these aircraft are adorned with nose art while one aircraft
sports the new "Thunderbird" fin flash.
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Here's
a first look at the new 1/32 P-51D in WWII decal sheet from
Zotz
Decals.
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I
have a product article for the 1/72
B-24 Liberator Correct Front Undercarriage Covers from
QuickBoost.
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I
have a product article for the 1/32
Supermarine Spitfire Mk. IX C wing Hispano 20mm cannons in fairings from
Master.
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Tuesday,
May 3
2011 |
Poland Constitution Day |
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Hot
Babe of the Week!
this week from
Twobobs
is courtesy of Jeff Stoermer and myself. These
are A-4N aircraft that used to fly for ATSI in Arizona and now fly
in Germany providing tow target and ground control intercept training
for the German Air Force.
Bob
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Burcin Emren
has done a wonderful
job detailing and finishing his 1/48 Hasegawa F-4G.
Burcin added an Aires cockpit set to improve upon the cockpit detail
of the Hasegawa Phantom. Burcin left the canopies open to show
off all the fantastic detail in there and then finished his F-4 with
a full weapons load.
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Jorge Bonilla Alvarado
is here from Monterrey, Mexico with his very
nicely done 1/48 Monogram AH-1S Cobra.
Jorge opened the canopy to show off the
detail and then gave his Cobra a full weathering job. Very
nicely done Jorge.
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Thitaphol Meelarp (Neo)
has done a
marvelous job finishing his 1/144 Revell Boeing 737-800.
This particular airliner is the one used by the Thai Royal
family as they travel the country performing their official
duties. The special markings are from a decal sheet by Siam
Scale. It's great to see a 737 in these markings.
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Zotz
Decals
has a new preview image in their News section
for a new 1/32 F-84 decal sheet.
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Here is
a product article
for the new 1/48
F-4 Panel numbers Black stencil font Dry Transfers from Hobby
Decal. |
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Here is
a product article
for the new 1/32
Israeli AF Vertical Ejection Rack - Ver 2 from
IsraCast.
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Monday,
May 2 2011 |
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This
weeks Twobobs
Newsletter is up. Big news this week, the 1/48th
CoNA sheets have arrived and will be shipping soon. The
missile markings sheets in both 48th and 32nd are being marked
down to $10. The newsletter is loaded with images of
the colorful upcoming J-10 sheets. |
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Fabio Carabelli
is here with an exceptionally well done 1/48 Tamiya P-51 D Mustang.
This Mustang is flawlessly finished with Alclad II and I was
stunned to learn this is Fabio's first BMF model. And to
finish it off Fabio gave it a careful amount of weathering and
shading. Wow....you're going to love this one.
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Austin Kennedy has
been busy for 2 1/2 years creating his 1/72 Italeri MH-60K
Blackhawk fast roping diorama. Austin scratchbuilt or
modified pretty well everything in this diorama and his attention to
detail and accuracy can been read about in his article and seen in
his photos. This is truly one very impressive and well done
diorama. |
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Alex Grivonev
joins us today with his first article on ARC. This is his 1/72 Fujimi Spitfire Mk.
XIV
that has been enhanced with some scratchbuilt parts. Alex went
with the kit decals and then gave his sharp looking Spitfire a
weathering job for added realism. It's a great looking
Spitfire Alex.....welcome to the ARC homepage......I look forward to
seeing more of your models on ARC in the future.
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Here is
a product article
for the new 1/48
TSR.2 Air Intakes
from
QuickBoost.
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Here is
a product article
for the new 1/48
Irish Air Corps 1926-1956 decal sheet
from
Max
Decals.
This new Limited Edition decal sheet includes
markings for 12 different types of aircraft (17 aircraft in all)
flown by the Irish Air Corps between 1926 and 1956. Plus you
get bonus markings for a 1/32 SA330L Puma in Irish Air Corps
markings from 1981.
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Sunday,
May 1
2011 |
May
Day Labor Day |
Anniversary
of first engagement of Argentine Airforce in Malvinas / Falklands
War (1982) |
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