Monday,
Oct 31 2011 |
Happy
Halloween |
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Peter Doll
is here to WOW you with his stunning bare metal foil 1/32 Hobby Boss F-84 E "Thunderjet".
Peter is a master at doing bare metal foil finishes and his
Thunderjet in today's update just carries on his tradition of excellence.
I love the bright bold markings of this model. I love seeing
Peter's latest models on ARC...what a treat for the eyes. Sit
back and enjoy every photo.
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Hal Marshman Sr.
has truly outdone even himself with his latest 1/48 Eduard Fw-190D-13.
Hal has added quite a bit of scratchbuilt detail and then
researched the original aircraft to get all the tiny painting and
markings details perfect to the original aircraft. The
finished model is a testament to Hal's high level of skill and
explains why is is such a highly respected member of our
hobby. Lovely work Hal....simply lovely.
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Andrea Cittadini is
here with his 1/72 Italeri PAN MB339. Andrea
added plenty of scratchbuilt extra detail to the cockpit and opened
panels to show off more detail and then finished this Aermacchi
MB-339 in the colours of the Italian Air Force Display
Team. This is an excellent looking diorama complete with
pilot.
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Here's
a product article for the new 1/32 P-51D Duxford Eagles
decal sheet from Zotz
Decals.
This decal sheet includes 2 natural metal Mustangs and both have
noseart. One is called "BIG DICK" and the other
is called "LITTLE CHIC".
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
Ju 87G Stuka Correct Spatted Undercarriage from
QuickBoost.
These are
designed for the Academy kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
F-117A (Late) Landing Gear from
Scale
Aircraft Conversions. These are designed for
the Tamiya kit.
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UMM-USA
is accepting Pre-Orders for the 1/32
resin HPH Bell P-63 Kingcobra model kit.
Pre-Order price will be
$168.00
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Saturday, Oct 29
2011 |
Turkey Republic Day |
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Hakan
Söylemezoğlu
is here to honour the Turkish Republic Day with his 1/48 Tamiya
F-16 C (391). Hakan added a resin parachute compartment,
Eduard detail sets and finished it off with specially produced
Babibi Decal and then displayed it on a diorama base with figures
and a ladder to complete this amazing F-16 model.
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Zafer Yilmaz
joins us from Turkey on the Turkish National Day with his
exceptional 1/48 Tamiya Bf-109E-3. Zafer added Eduard colored seat belts and Superscale decals, but
the really stunning part is the camo job......have a close
look....it is exceptionally well done. |
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Hakan
Söylemezoğlu
is back again today with his 1/48 Tamiya F-16C Block 40
wearing Turkish Air Force markings. This F-16 has a very
realistic looking weathering job.
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Friday,
Oct 28
2011 |
Czech National Day |
Greece National Day |
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Athanasiadis George is
here to mark the Greek National Day with his 1/48 Hasegawa RF-4E Hellenic Air Force Special.
Athanasiadis George paint the full sized aircraft, so he has
some excellent insight into building this particular jet.
Stunning work!!! Have a great holiday.
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Kostas Zervas
is here to honour the Greek National Day with his 1/72 Heller F-86.
Kostas gave his Sabre an excellent looking bare metal finish
with just the right amount of weathering and careful shading on some
panels for added realism. This is one very good looking Greek
Sabre.
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Janissary and phantom
have combined forces to create this very gorgeous looking
1/48 Hasegawa F-4E #141.
Janissary added an
Aires cockpit, afterburner cans and full trunk intakes and the
Phantom carried the ball forward and completed the model. And
of course it is wearing Hellenic Air Force which is perfect for
today's update.
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Here is a product article for the 1/72 & 1/32 F-16C/D Block 50
Peace Puma Vipers decal sheet
from
Two
Bobs Aviation Graphics. This is a combo sheet
that has markings for both 72nd and 32nd scale of these wicked Block
52 jets from the Chilean Air Force. There
are enough markings to make 1ea. C/D in 72nd scale and 1ea. C
model in 32nd scale.
The Twobobs 1/32
&1/72 Braille Scale Sale!
is still on but items are selling out so get 'em while they are only
$5.
Includes most 1/72
and 1/32 sheets...only
$5.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
VF-84 F-14A Jolly Rogers "Victory In The Storm" decal sheet
from Fightertown
Decals.
This decal sheet includes markings for 5 different F-14A's with VFA-84
Jolly Rogers. The 5 jets cover a variety of Jolly Roger
artwork and paint schemes worn by the F-14 Tomcats in VF-84.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
Spitfire Seat with Safety Belts from QuickBoost.
The seatbelts are beautifully realistic with very natural looking
belts and finely crafted buckles. There is detail on all 3
sides of the seat but you will be required to remove the casting
block from the back of the seat.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
Supermarine Spitfire F Mk.IX model kit from Czech
Master Resin - CMR Models.
You get a choice of markings for 6 different aircraft.
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Thursday, Oct
27 2011 |
Saint Vincent and the Grenaidines Independence Day |
Turkmenistan National Day |
Ecuadorian Airforce Day |
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Ronald Beelen
has chosen a very appealing paint scheme for his 1/48 Eduard MIG 21MF.
This is the "profipack" edition version of this kit so
Ronald's MiG-21 comes with plenty of added detailing. He chose
a great looking Slovak Air Force camo scheme and did a very nicely
done weathering job using Flory Models (Promodellers) wash.
Wow I love the camo scheme on this MiG-21.
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Harris Contos
is here with a classic model of an even more classic aircraft.
This is his 1/72 Monogram Ford Trimotor
in all it's corrugated beauty in the markings of TWA. Harris
tells the history of the Ford Trimotor plus what is involved
to build this classic Monogram kit. Harris did a flawless job on it
and the rigging lines are particularly well done.
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Shawn "phantom" Weiler
is here with another gem from his display cases. This is
Shawn's 1/48 Hasegawa F-18E Super Hornet
that he built for the ARC Centennial of Naval aviation group build.
He used items from Steel Beach, folded the wings and finished it off
in some colourful markings for a VFA-31 jet. Make sure you
check out the photo of Shawn's display case....WOW!!!
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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.
The Twobobs 1/32
&1/72 Braille Scale Sale!
is still on but items are selling out so get 'em while they are only
$5.
Includes most 1/72
and 1/32 sheets...only
$5.
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Zoltan
Pocza is here with a product article for the Airbus
A340-300 (G-VSUN) - Virgin Atlantic 2010 / United Kingdom 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 1/48
Navy Wheel Chock NWC-4/5 early production from
Wheelliant.
Wheelliant.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/144
Kawanishi N1K2-J Shiden-Kai "Early Version" model kit
from
Platz
Hobby. You
get 2 complete kits in each box and a choice of markings for 6
different aircraft.
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Wednesday,
Oct 26
2011 |
Austria National Day |
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KNES Armin
is here from
Austria on this special day with his 1/48
SMER Supermarine Walrus Mk.I. This is an older kit so
there is a lack of detail, but Armin added detail and did a perfect
job on the rigging to get this older kit looking awesome. With
the rigging and folded wings, this model looks very delicate and
complicated and quite impressive.
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Hakan
Söylemezoğlu
has done a beautiful job on his 1/48 Hasegawa F-2A. Hakan
chose the special Tsuiki Air Base 8WG 6SQ 50th Anniversary markings
for my Mitsubishi F-2A. The Mitsubishi F-2A is a very
attractive jet, but to see it in a special anniversary
markings is a special treat.
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Murat
Yağan
is here today with 3 of his amazing looking 1/48 Tamiya P-47D Thunderbolt Razorback &
Bubbletops. Murat dressed up the cockpits with Eduard Zoom
sets and then used many different shades of Alclad II for the bare
metal finish before using /Lifelike Decals for the fabulous markings
of these 3 very colourful P-47's. Murat has included 49 photos
showing the build process for all three of these P-47's and he also
explains the process very well in his article. Wow.....I love the
look of all 3 of these P-47's.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
F-16MLU Royal Danish AF Anniversary Vipers decal sheet
from Twobobs
Aviation Graphics.
The Royal Danish Air Force is well known for
their anniversary paint schemes and this sheet comes with complete
markings for two of their more colorful offerings.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Instrument Dial Decals for Early Allied Jets from
airscale.
This new release gives you a vast selection of individual instruments
for early Allied jets including the F-84, F-84, F-100, F-104, F9F,
Meteor, Vampire and Hunter.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Ju 87B/R Stuka Propeller
from
QuickBoost.
QuickBoost.
This resin prop is designed for the
Hasegawa kit.
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Alexey Sulla
is
here with a product article for the 1/72
main wheels set for Fw.189 A from
Northstarmodels.
These resin wheels are also available
in 1/48 scale.
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Tuesday,
Oct 25
2011 |
Charge
of the Light Brigade in the Crimean war |
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Hot
Babe of the Week!
this week from
Twobobs
is courtesy of John Bibay. I spent a little
bit of time at AMARG a couple of weeks ago for the day job and had
the opportunity to spend a few hours out in the yard. Saw lots of
S-3's and actually got a lot of photos of this weeks subject all
wrapped in spraylat. Sad scene but it was the motivation for me to
put this jet up as the Hot Babe this week. Thanks John!
Bob
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Pete Morgan
has gone all out on his 1/48 Tornado GR4. Pete added
detail almost everywhere from Paragon seats and wheels to a spot on
weapons load which has some added mods done to it for added
accuracy. But Pete didn't stop there......for markings he
chose an anniversary scheme which he completed using custom made
decals. Wow...grab your favourite hot drink and sit back and
enjoy the photos.
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David Walker has
fufilled a long dream to build himself a Red 19. To do this he
started with the 1/48
Eduard Focke-Wulf 190 A-8 kit and then researched everything to
get all the details perfect. The paint scheme alone is
flawless, but when displayed on the base with all the
accessories....wow....what a impressive sight. David tells the
very interesting history of this aircraft including the pilot and
also goes into great detail about building the Eduard kit and what
to watch out for in the process. Amazing work David. |
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Chris Doppel
is 12 years old and today he joins us with his very sharp looking
1/48 Esci FJ-2/3 'Jolly Rogers' Fury.
Chris folded one of the wings to give his model a more
realistic look and then chose the legendary Jolly Rogers markings
for his Fury. And he was able to source some of the markings
with the big help from fellow ARC'ers. I am very impressed
with the finished model and I look forward to seeing more work by
Chris in the future.
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Here's
a product article for the 1/32 AV-8B Harrier II+ at Sea
decal sheet from Zotz Decals. One aircraft is the
demonstrator aircraft commemorating Greg "Pappy"
Boyington of WW2 from 2010-2011 airshow season. You also
get markings for an Italian Harrier as well as a Spanish Harrier.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
A6M2b Zero Fighter cockpit set
from
Aires.
This cockpit set is designed for
the 1/32 Tamiya kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
WWII USAAF Fighter Pilot European Theater
from
Ultracast.
There is 1 unpainted figure with 2 heads in each set.....depending
whether your want your pilot wearing his military issue hat or
leather flight hat and goggles.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
F-4 VF-84 "DEM BONES!" decal sheet
from Vagabond
Decals.
This new decal sheet is Part 1 of
Vagabond
Decals
"Original Rhinos" series, featuring VF-84
Jolly Rogers F-4B, J and N Phantoms. Five aircraft are on this sheet,
including the 1965 SEA War Cruise. These decals are
designed to fit the Hasegawa F-4B kit.
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Monday,
Oct 24
2011 |
Zambia Independence Day |
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This
weeks Twobobs
Newsletter is up. The
1/32
&1/72 Braille Scale Sale!
is still on but items are selling out so get 'em while they are only
$5.
The newslatter has the
instruction sheets for the new colorful T-6B Texan II sheets...I
love the look of these. Plus Bob has the latest on the 1/48
F-4 Phantom Stencils sheets and the 65th Aggressor Squadron
F-15 Digital Flanker jets. These will be very popular. |
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Manuel Negri is
here with his big and beautiful 1/32 Trumpeter F-14. Manuel
gave his big Tomcat a weapons load, then very careful weathering job
and finished it off in he ever popular Jolly Rogers markings.
This stunning model was presented to his friend......a very lucky
friend. |
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Johannes Raber
joins us today with his first submission on ARC and what a fantastic
looking 1/48 Tamiya P-51D.
Johannes chose to build his Mustang as the "Big Beautiful Doll" that
crashed during this years "Flying Legends" Airshow at Duxford UK.
The cockpit was dressed up with Eduard photo etch seatbelts and some
other scratchbuilt details before the model was given a
stunning finish using Alclad II polished aluminium.
Wow.....simply stunning work Johannes...welcome
to ARC and I look forward to seeing more of your models on ARC in
the future. |
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Dragan Cvetic
has been busy getting everything perfect on his 1/72 MHM F-5E Tiger.
Dragan added an Eduard PE set and Pavla resin ejection seat in the cockpit,
then replaced the pitot tube and guns with hypodermic needle.
This F-5E Tiger was finished in the very colourful camo of the
Islamic Republic of Iran AF using Hi-Decal Line decals.
Stunning work Dragan.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
and 1/72 WWII USN Markings for ARC Group Build Dry Transfers from
Hobby
Decal. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
Ju 87D5-8/G Compass from QuickBoost.
This resin compass is designed to fit the Fujimi kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
C-124 Globemaster II Landing Gear from
Scale
Aircraft Conversions. These landing gear are
designed to fit the Anigrand kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
The Rook - Global Su-25s Part 1 decal sheet
from
Linden
Hill Decals.
This decal sheet features 10 different Su-25 from 7 different
countries including Angola, Belarus, Bulgaria (x2), Georgia (x2),
Russia - 'Dog Squadron' (x2), Slovakia and Turkmenistan. You get
an amazingly colourful variety of camo schemes.
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Friday,
Oct 21
2011 |
Somalia National Day |
Trafalgar Day - Royal Navy Anniversary |
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Shawn "phantom" Weiler
joins us with another of his brightly coloured jets. This is
his 1/48 Hasegawa A-4F Skyhawk
wearing
Fightertown
Decals
for a Skyhawk at China Lake. This is an excellent match for
Shawn's recent F-18....I really got a kick out of seeing both of
these.
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Scotty Diamond
is here with his award winning 1/48 Trumpeter MiG-3 (early production).
Scotty used an Eduard's Zoom set and scratchbuilt details to
take his MiG to a whole new level.....then he matched that with a
stunning weathering job and the always attractive winter camo.
He gives excellent detail in his article how he got everything
looking flawless on this gem. Wow...I envy the guys at the
Oregon show that got to see Scotty's MiG-3 first hand.......it is
truly impressive. |
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Mario Krijan
is here with his first article on ARC and what an impressive model
it is. This is his large 1/144 Revell An-124 Ruslan
finished off in Aeroflot livery. Mario tells about
building this big awesome kit and I must say the finished model
looks like it would be quite the beautiful sight to see. I
love it.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
J-10 Return of the Dragons Chinese Demo Team decal sheet from
Twobobs
Aviation Graphics. This
sheet features beautiful markings from the first airshow season of the
J-10 Chinese Demo Team. There are unique markings for both the single
and dual seat versions of the J-10.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/144
VF-101 "Grim Reapers" F-14B/D decal sheet
from
Fightertown
Decals.
This decal sheet includes markings for 2 different 1/144 F-14B/D's
with VF-101 "Grim Reapers".
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
F4U-1 Corsair Pitot Tubes from
QuickBoost.
This latest release includes 3
resin pitot tubes for the 1 F4U-1 Corsair.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
Sikorsky S-39 model kit from
Czech
Master Resin - CMR Models.
You get
markings for 3 different
Sikorsky S-39 aircraft.
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Thursday, Oct
20 2011 |
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Victor De Jesus
has done an exceptionally
nice job building, detailing and finishing his 1/32 Revell Supermarine Spitfire Mk. 22/24. Victor
built his Spitfire mostly OOB with the addition of engine and landing
gear wiring/plumbing and the Master Spano gun set which adds
some very nice extra detailing. The camo is wonderfully done and
the markings are for a post war RAF bird in Hong Kong. |
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KNES Armin
has done a stunning job on his 1/48 Hasegawa SAAB J 35 F.
Armin went with an OOB build and dropped the flight control areas on
the rear of the wing for more accuracy. His Draken is finished in
Swedish markings and I'm pleased to say that this is the first of
many jets in his new Swedish collection. Your Draken looks
fantastic Armin.
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Serge Dompierre
joins us with his 1/48 Hasegawa Corsair F4U-4. This
is a Marine Corps bird from the post war period complete with
chipped panel lines to give it a more realistic look. I always
enjoy seeing Serge's latest model and this "bent wing
bird" turned out looking great. Nicely done Serge. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
J-10 Enter the Dragons Chinese Demo Team decal sheet from
Twobobs
Aviation Graphics. This sheet
features beautiful markings from the first airshow season of the J-10 Chinese
Demo Team. There are unique markings for both the single and dual seat versions
of the J-10.
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Here's a product article
for the Airbus
A320-200 (N586JB) - JetBlue Airways - "I Love NY" / 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
Navy Wheel Chock NWC-4/5 early production from
Wheelliant.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/144
Kawanishi N1K Shiden-Kai "Late Version" model kit from
Platz
Hobby. You
get 2 complete kits in each box and markings for 5 different aircraft
including the orange prototype.
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Wednesday,
Oct 19 2011 |
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Sven Priebe
has done an exceptionally fine job on his 1/48 Kinetic Mirage 2000D.
Sven dressed up his Mirage with parts from the Eduard kit
and then gave his jet a flawless camo job using Blu-Tac. The
finished model has missiles and drop tanks to complete the
look. Simply stunning model and photos Sven.
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Alexey Sulla
has been busy adding wonderful detail to his 1/48 Monogram A-26.
Alexey covered his A-26 in aluminum foil and scratchbuilt many
details from hatches to wheels wells and than added a engine from
Vector with added scratchbuilt detailing. The whole model is
beautifully finished and looks like the real aircraft.
Wow...this is impressive. |
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Richard Chang
is here with his excellent looking 1/48 AFV Club RF-5E Tiger.
This is the modified version of the F-5 that is used by the
Republic of China Air force (Taiwan) and Richard explains some of
the unique features in his article. Beautiful F-5 Richard. |
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Here's
a preview of the new 1/72 F-16MLU Royal Danish AF Anniversary
Vipers decal sheet from Twobobs
Aviation Graphics. The
Royal Danish Air Force is well known for their anniversary paint
schemes and this sheet comes with complete markings for two of their
more colorful offerings.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
A-7 Corsair II Correction kit from
Zactomodels.
This resin and photo etch correction set corrects the shape of the
canopy, nosecone and intake. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
UH-60 Blackhawk Stencils decal sheet from Werner's
Wings.
These stencils include
US Army stencil markings.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Su-24M Fencer Antennas from QuickBoost.
These are designed to fit the Trumpeter kit.
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Tuesday,
Oct 18 2011 |
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Hot
Babe of the Week!
this week from
Twobobs
is courtesy of David Horn. David provided us
with some absolutely fantastic photographs of the two T-6 CoNA
schemes. Pretty indespensible during our sheet creation. These
photos along with the assistance received by the US Navy as well as
Hawker Beech helped us out in a big way during the artwork creation
of the upcoming T-6 sheet. Bob
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Vladimir Nazarov
joins us from St.-Petersburg in Russia
with his
1/48 Hasegawa A-4F Skyhawk.
Vladimir put quite a bit of work into
his Skyhawk including Aires wheels bays and cockpits sets and photos
etch from Eduard. For markings I'm pleased to see he used
Fightertown
Decals for the Topgun
school with it's great looking blue camo. Beautiful work Vladimir...I
love your A-4.
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Peter Ermel
has done a stellar job on his
1/48 Tamiya P-47D Thunderbolt.
This flawlessly weathered Jug is in the
markings of the famous 352nd fighter group "The Blue
Nosed Bastards of Bodney". This is a plane shared by two
pilots, so there is nose art on both sides. You are going to
love the very realistic looking photos of this amazing P-47
model. Very impressive work Peter.
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Kees Kuijper
is here with a selection of his very creative Re-entry Heatshields.
These would be the type of heatshields you would expect from the
early Space Missions. It's pretty "cool" to see
these heatshields.
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Here's a product article
for the new 1/32 GR.7 Harriers over Aldion decal sheet from
Zotz
Decals. This
new decal sheet includes markings for 6 different Harrier GR.7's flown
by the RAF in the UK, Norway, Kandahar and Kuwait. Two have
great looking tail art, two have sexy silhouette noseart with many
mission markings, one has a Sharks Mouth and the last one is a special
white and grey winter camo scheme used on a exercise in Norway.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48 Universal Navy
Wheel Chock with Nylon Rope early prod. from Wheelliant.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
VMF(AW)-531/VMFA-531 Grey Ghosts Part 1 decal sheet from Impact
Decals.
This decal
sheet includes markings for 7 different 1/48 jets including F3D
Skyknight, F4D Skyray amd F-4B/N Phantoms from 1958- 1978 in gray
schemes with hi-viz markings.
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Monday,
Oct 17 2011 |
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This
weeks Twobobs
Newsletter is up. The
1/32
&1/72 Braille Scale Sale!
is still on but items are selling out so get 'em while they are only
$5. Bob
found 50 sheets of the sold out 1/48 A-10A Eielson's Ice
Hawks....this is a great A-10 sheet and well worth picking up in
your are into the Warthog. The newsletter also has
images of the upcoming T-6A/B Texan sheet with all the colorful
trainer paint schemes. Plus Bob has news on the F-15C
Digital Flanker markings decal sheet.......wow I'm excited to
see this sheet. |
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David Rapasi
is here with another of his exceptional models. This is
his 1/48 Accurate Miniatures SBD2 Dauntless finished in the
amazing weathered look David is famous for. His article also
shares some of Dave's extensive USN PTO knowledge about markings
during WW2. This sharp looking Dauntless served aboard the
U.S.S. Enterprise. Beautifully done as always Dave.
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John Smalbrugge
is here with his final batch of photos from the IPMS Vancouver Model Show 2008.
Today's photos are of all the jet models....including this great
looking Harrier in winter camo. Thanks for sharing John.
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Arthur Filippis
is here with his exceptionally fine looking 1/48 Italeri F-16.
Arthur used some aftermarket decals with some great 31st Flight
Wing tail art and combined that with a fantastic weathering job
and a full weapons loads to get this eye popping F-16. I
really enjoyed seeing Arthur's F-16.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32 Instrument
Dial Decals for Early Allied Jets from
airscale.
This new release gives you a vast selection of individual instruments
for early Allied jets including the F-84, F-84, F-100, F-104, F9F,
Meteor, Vampire and Hunter.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
Brewster 339 Buffalo C/D/E Tail Cone and Tailwheel
from
QuickBoost.
QuickBoost.
These items are designed for the Hasegawa kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
P-47 Thunderbolt Landing Gear from
Scale
Aircraft Conversions. These landing gear are
designed for the Tamiya kit
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Friday,
Oct 14
2011 |
Anniversary of X-1 Supersonic Flight - Oct 14 1947 |
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Shawn "phantom" Weiler
gets your Friday update started with his 1/48 Hasegawa F-18C Hornet.
Shawn added the MAW resin flare dispensers Fightertown decals and Eduard photo
etch and then entered the model in the Centennial of Naval Aviation
here on ARC. This is one Hornet that really stands out with
it's bright orange highlights.. ...beautifully done Shawn
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Serge Dompierre joins
us today with his very attractive 1/48
Hobbycraft Seafire Mk V. Serge finished his Seafire
in the markings for a fighter with the Royal Canadian Navy, Squadron
VF- 883 onboard aircraft carrier HMCS Warrior in 1948.Very nicely
done Serge.....it's great to see an aircraft that operated from one
of the Canadian Carriers.
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John
Smalbrugge
joins us with some photos if the excellent models
from the IPMS Vancouver Model Show 2008. Today's photos
are of all the miscellaneous models entered into the show.
From ships to figures to Sci-fi and What-if.
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I
have a product article for the 1/72 F/A-18F VFA-41
Fighting Four One decal sheet from
Two
Bobs Aviation Graphics. This sheet features new
2009 markings for the Black Aces of VFA-41. There are enough
markings on this sheet for two complete aircraft, one CAG jet and
the CO jet.
Currently on sale
for $5 along with all 1/72 and 1/32 decal sheets......buy 'em while
the sale lasts.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
A-6E VA-165 and VA-196 "Booming Intruders" decal
sheet from Fightertown
Decals.
This new decal sheet includes markings for six A-6 Intruders with
VA-165 and VA-196 including one Intruder with the colorful
"Puff The Magic Dragon" noseart. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
MiG-23 Flogger Air Scoops from QuickBoost.
These air scoops are designed for the Trumpeter kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/144
Fw-190 D-9 model kit from Platz
Hobby. This model kit includes
2 kits in each box and decals for 3 different aircraft. Panel
lines are recessed and the detail is exceptional.
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Thursday, Oct 13
2011 |
US Navy's birthday |
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Angelo M Picardo
has gone all out on his highly detailed 1/48 Monogram P-61 Black
Widow
diorama. Angelo engraved the panel lines on this classic kit
and then dressed up the interior and some exterior details with
Eduard photo etch and then finished it all off with a heavily
weathered paint chipped finish. The diorama is a base of Pierced Steel Planking
with accessories and figures from a variety of sources.
Together with the P-61 it all creates a very realistic scene.
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Brandon Gerdes
did a dynamite job on his Hasegawa Blue Angels Eggplane. Brandon
went with an in-flight display which is the best choice for any Blue
Angels aircraft. The base includes a Blue Angels patch to
complete the look of this very dynamic in-flight display.
Excellent work Brandon.....I love it.
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John
Smalbrugge
joins us with some photos if the excellent models
from the IPMS Vancouver Model Show 2008. Today's photos
are the trucks and automotive models
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I
have a product article for the 1/72 F/A-18E VFA-14
Fighting Fourteenth decal sheet from
Two
Bobs Aviation Graphics. This sheet features markings
for the 2009 CAG jet and line jet from the Tophatters of VFA-14.
This scheme commemorates the 90th Anniversary of the Tophatters who
are the Navy's oldest fighter squadron.
This sheet is
currently on sale for $5
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Zoltan Pocza
is here with a product article for
the Boeing
777-346ER (JA731J) - Japan Airlines (JAL) - "Sky
ECO" / Japan 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
MiG-3 cockpit set
from
Aires.
Aires.
This
set is designed for the Trumpeter kit.
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Wednesday,
Oct
12 2011 |
Bali
Bombing Terrorist Bombing in Nightclub Bali, Indonesia (2002) |
Spain National Day |
Equatorial Guinea National Day |
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Burt Gustafson
starts today's update with his ultra shiny 1/48 Hobby Boss Mirage III C.
Burt explains the whole process he used to get this stunning
finish using Alclads Micro-Mesh kit followed up with a gloss
black base coat and Alclad II Polished Aluminum. There is no
denying the fact it looks amazing.
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Vladimir Bilbija
has gotten everything looking perfect on his 1/72 Zvezda Mi-8.
Vladimir did some scratchbuilding to the underside and finished
it off in the great looking camo used by the Serbian Air Force.
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John
Smalbrugge
joins us with some photos if the excellent models from the IPMS
Vancouver Model Show 2008. Today's photos are a wonderful
selection of armour models
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Here's
a product article for the 1/48
QF-4E Heritage Drones (Tyndall)
decal sheet from
Two
Bobs Aviation Graphics.
This sheet features markings
for 2 different QF-4E Phantoms from the 53rd WEG at Tyndall AFB down
in Florida. These two jets were painted in commemorative
schemes that had been previously worn by the F-4 during it's USAF
service.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Ju 87B-2 Stuka Pitot Tubes
from
QuickBoost.
These are designed for the Italeri kit.
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Tuesday,
Oct 11 2011 |
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Hakan
Söylemezoğlu
starts off today's update is style with his very attractive 1/48
Hasawega F-4 J. Hakan chose some special anniversary
markings for his Japanese Phantom II. The weathering is
exceptional as well as the colourful artwork and extra detailing in
the cockpit. Beautiful work Hakan.
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Phil De Keyser joins
us from Belgium with his second models on ARC. This is his
stunning 1/48
Eduard Airacobra P-39 with a fantastic weathering and chipped
paint job. This is truly a beautifully done P-39.
Remarkable work Phil.
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John Smalbrugge
joins us with some photos if the excellent models from the IPMS Vancouver Model Show 2008.
Today's photos are the prop aircraft models.
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Zotz
Decals has
a new
1/32 P-51D Duxford Eagles
decal sheet.
This decal sheet includes 2 natural metal Mustangs and both have
noseart. One is called "BIG DICK" and the other is
called "LITTLE CHIC".
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
Su 25K Frogfoot A electronic bays from
Aires.
This resin set gives you 2
electronics bays.....one for each side of the nose and these are
designed for the Trumpeter kit..
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Alexey Sulla
is here with a product article for the 1/144 boarding ladder
A3812-0000 for Tu-160 from
Northstarmodels.
This is one very delicate looking little ladder....amazing.
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Monday,
Oct 10
2011 |
Republic of China National Day |
Fiji National Day |
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Big news
is
weeks Twobobs
Newsletter...a 1/32
& 1/72 sale to reduce
inventory. All 1/32 &
1/72 sheets are $5
or less (except for new releases
and CoNA sheets). Get 'em
while you can. Bob has images
of the upcoming F-15C Eifel Eagles decal sheets.....wow
there's some great artwork on these jets. Plus images
of the instruction sheets on the upcoming T-6/Texan sheets....Bob
has included some colorful USN & USMC examples of this
trainer. |
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L.C. Chan is here
with a very special model to honour the
Republic of China National Day. This is his 1/48 AFV Club F-5E
built to flawless perfection and finished with careful
weathering and Tiger Wing decals for a special ROCAF F-5E with
tail art. Beautiful job L.C.
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Niels Peter Henning
is here with his second article on ARC and what a stunning 1/32 Revell Junkers Ju
88A-1 it is. Niels dressed up his model with plenty of
photo etch details and then gave it a flawless paint job. The
cockpit is loaded with detail and the weathering looks
fantastic. Amazing work Niels. |
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Scott Beall is here
with his exceptional looking 1/48
Academy F-22/A Raptor. Scott added the Wolfpack resin cockpit and Cross delta nozzle surface
set and then put great effort into the special reflective sheen on
his Raptor and I think he did an excellent job replicating the look
of the F-22 paint. Scott then built a custom in-flight display
stand for his F-22 model.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
Bf 109F/G/K Pitot Tubes from QuickBoost.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
OV-1 Mohawk Landing Gear from
Scale
Aircraft Conversions.
These are designed for the Roden kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
Blackhawks "Workhorse of the Army" decal sheet from Werner's
Wings. This
latest release is exactly what the helicopter modelers have wanted in
the way of Blackhawk decal sheets. This sheet includes 18
different UH-60's including one flown by fellow ARC'er CW3 Erick
Swanberg.
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Sunday,
Oct 9 2011 |
Uganda Independence Day |
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Saturday, Oct
8 2011 |
Croatia Independence Day |
India - Indian Air Force Day |
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Tomislav Ivankovic
has done a lovely job
building and finishing his 1/72 Zvezda Mig-21bis.
Tomislav added a pilot and finished
his MiG-21 in Croatian with an attractive camo scheme. This is
a very nice looking MiG-21.
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Friday,
Oct 7 2011 |
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Shawn "phantom" Weiler
has done a
marvelous job building and finishing his 1/48 Hasegawa F-14A
Tomcat
wearing the colourful markings for a
Sundowners CAG jet. Shawn used Steel Beach intake covers and
made his own exhaust covers to complete his F-14.
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Chris Parsons
is here with one of the more interesting
Fw-190 dioramas I've ever seen. This is his 1/32 Hasegawa FW 190
A-8
that he rebuilt as a aircraft destroyed by
retreating German troops. Chris did an excellent job creating
the scene and modifying his already built Fw-190 to fit the scene.
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Harv
is here today with his Hobbycraft 1/48 Tutor
that he made into Snowbird 8.
Harv explains why he chose Snowbird 8 in his article. The
finished model is a very attractive replica of the famous Canada
flight demo team jet. It's a real treat to see your Snowbird
Harv.
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Here's
a product article for the 1/48
F-16C 79th FS 2005 TMOTA Viper
decal sheet from Two
Bobs Aviation Graphics. This sheet features markings
for the 2005 Tiger Meet of the Americas jet from the 79th FS of Shaw
AFB.
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Here's
a product article for the 1/32 F/A-18E VFA-143 Pukin Dogs
2007-2010 decal sheet from
Fightertown
Decals. This decal sheet includes markings for 6
different 1/32 F/A-18E's with VFA-143 Pukin Dogs of War during the
2007-2010 time period including some jets with blue tails and a CAG
jet and another with noseart.
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Here's
a product article for the 1/72
Bf 109E Correct Tailwheel from QuickBoost.
You get 2 wheels in each set and they are designed for the
Tamiya kit
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Here's
a product article for the 1/72
Brandbomb m/58 Napalm bomb m/58 from Maestro
Models.
These would be suitable for the for SAAB 32 Lansen.
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Thursday, Oct
6 2011 |
No update today.
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Wednesday,
Oct 5 2011 |
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Eric Hargett
is here with his colourful 1/48 Hasegawa LTV A-7E Corsair
II. Eric improved the detail on his
Corsair II by adding the Aires cockpit set and wheel bays along with
addition weapons and aftermarket decals for markings for VA-94
(Mighty Shrikes) aboard the USS Coral Sea in 1973. This is a
great looking A-7.....nicely done Eric.
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David Rapasi
is here with another of his stunning builds. This is his 1/48 Accurate Miniatures
SB2U
Vindicator
in markings from late 1941 and wearing the flawless weathering Dave
is famous for. Dave also discusses the Dec 30 1941 directive
about markings on US aircraft.
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Serge Dompierre
did quite a nice job on his 1/48 Hobbycraft Arado AR-234C.
Serge decided to create his own Luft 46 markings for the Arado 234
and I must say the finished model looks quite attractive.
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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.
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
APU-60-2 Launch Rails from Zactomodels.
These are an ideal addition for some of the Trumpeter kits that only
come with single launch rails. Zactomodels
also has some
great missiles to hang off these stunning launch rails.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
F-14A Tomcat cockpit set from Aires.
This cockpit set is designed for the Academy kit.
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Tuesday,
Oct 4 2011 |
Lesotho National Day |
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Hot
Babe of the Week!
this week from
Twobobs
Hot Babe of the Week is courtesy of your friend and mine, Wally Van
Winkle. Some Hawgs for you from the Potato State!
Right Click, Enjoy!
Bob
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Adriano Souza
is here with his 4th model on ARC and what a stunning model it
is. This is his 1/48 Academy F-15K Slam Eagle built out
of the box with tremendous skill.....Adriano added a full and very
impressive looking weapons load and given his Korean Eagle just
enough weathering to bring it alive. WOW Adriano....I love the
job you did on it.....it's perfect looking.
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Franz Galli
joins us today with his flawlessly airbrushed 1/48 Tamiya Fi-103 V-1 Bomb.
Franz airbrushed this one freehand and the mottled camo came out
looking exactly like I have seen them in WW2 photos. It looks
great Franz and I am quite happy to see another model of yours on
the ARC homepage.
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Vladimir Bilbija
has done a gorgeous job detailing and finishing his
1/72
Revell T-2 Buckeye. Vladimir added
scratchbuilt details to the cockpit to improve the kit detail and
then finished it off in the colourful marking for a Hellenic Air Force
Buckeye.
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Zoltan
Pocza is here with a product
article for the Boeing 767-300ER (N395AN) - 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 1/48
F-14 Tomcat Pitot Tube from QuickBoost.
This Pitot Tube is designed to fit all 1/48 scale models of the
F-14 Tomcat.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
BAe Hawk T.1 - Pitot Tube from
Master.
This Pitot Tube is designed to fit all 1/72 scale models of the BAe
Hawk T.1.
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Monday,
Oct 3 2011 |
Germany National Day |
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This
weeks Twobobs
Newsletter is up. Bob has the first images of the
1/72 F-15C Eifel Eagles sheet...this sheet will also be
available in 1/48 and 1/32. Wow...this is going to be one very
popular sheet. Bob also has the first news about some upcoming
T-6 Texan II decal sheets he's working on. |
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John King
is here to mark the German National Day with his beautifully done
East German 1/72 Eduard L-39ZO Albatros.
John dressed up his Albatros with a resin cockpit, control surfaces, and wheels
from CMK and then gave it a full weapons load from a variety of
sources and finished it all off with decals from Hi-Decal, TOM, and
even homemade. The end result is a stunning model of this
former East German jet. Very nicely done John.
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Sertac Bayar
has done an outstanding
job building and finishing his 1/72 Italeri C-130H.
Sertac gave his aircraft the classic green
and brown camo and finished it off in the markings for the Turkish Air Force.
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Alex Cimenti
has been busy upgrading his 1/72 Italeri F-104G.
Alex used parts from the Hasegawa Starfighter and finished off this
wonderful model in South East Asia camo and Hellenic Air Force
markings using Icarus decals.
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Here's
a product article for the 1/72
Ju 87G Stuka Correct Rudder from
QuickBoost.
This resin rudder is designed for the for Academy kit.
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Here's
a product article for the 1/48
B-17 Flying Fortress Landing Gear from
Scale
Aircraft Conversions. These landing gear are
designed for the Monogram/Revell kits.
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Hal Marshman Sr is
here with a product article for the new Airfix
1/48 Bf-109E model kit.
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Sunday,
Oct 2 2011 |
Guinea Independence Day |
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Saturday, Oct
1 2011 |
People's Republic of China National Day |
Cyprus Independence Day |
Nigeria Independence Day |
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Orlando Sucre is
here on his daughter's birthday with his Aurora Viking Ship. This
is a kit that is over 50 years old and Orlando decided to improve
upon the original details of the model by doing much custom a
painting to items (such as the shields) instead of using
decals. The big focal point is the custom made sail that was
sewn by Orlando's wife and then custom painted by Orlando.
This really is an eye catching model of a very interesting type of
ship that we all have heard about in legends from long ago.
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