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ARC
Armor was
updated today - drop by and check it out.
Show everyone your models on the ARC sites. |
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Philip De Keyser
is here from Belgium with a most amazing diorama of a crashed
landed mosquito that he calls "Somewhere in the fields".
Philip used a variety of figures and even a car and armoured car for
his diorama and pulled it all together with some very expert
modelling skill. The groundwork looks perfect.
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Shawn "phantom" Weiler
is here with his very black and glossy 1/48 Hasegawa F-18B.
Shawn dressed up the detail with some parts from Black Box with
great effect. He's also included photos of some of his other
models. |
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Terry
Sumner has added a huge amount of scratchbuilt detail as well as
aftermarket detail to his 1/48 Focke Wulf FW190-D. Terry
added an engine set from Verlinden and vac-u-formed the engine
cowlings and added ribbing to them for added realism. This is one
very impressive Dora.....I love the work Terry did to it. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Albatros D.III/V Part 1 decal sheet from Lifelike
Decals. This decal
sheet features four different Albatros D.V's. This is Part 1 of
a series dealing with the Albatros D.V in late 1917 to early 1918.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/24
Cockpit Details from airscale
that gives you
a vast selection of individual cockpit details in 1/24 scale for
German, RAF, and US components but suitable for most aircraft from any
country.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
F/A-18E/F Super Hornet Ecs Pipes - Late Version from QuickBoost.
These are designed for the Trumpeter kit.
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Thursday, Nov 29
2012 |
Albania
Liberation Day |
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No update today
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Wednesday,
Nov 28
2012 |
Mauritania
Independence Day |
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Baran Cakmak
is here with his award winning 1/72 Revell MiG-21 F13.
This beautifully done MiG-21 has a flawless bare metal finish and
East German markings.....it is quite the well done looking model.
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Ramon R. Lomeli
is here with his amazingly detailed and perfectly weathered 1/48 Academy P-38J Lightning.
Ramon added a resin cockpit and more plus aftermarket decals and
finished his P-38 with a faded paint job. I love the look of
this P-38.
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Alex Suvorov
is here with a wonder selection of U.S. Navy Flight Deck Tractors
– The Full Deck of Them in 1/72.
Alex tells about these 6 flight deck tractors including the
history and the kits he built his wonderful models from.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
Lancaster Gun Barrels ( Oval Perforated) from QuickBoost.
This detail set is
available directly from
Sprue
Brothers Models
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
Su-27 Wingtip Pylons from Zactomodels.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
F-14 A early version - nose tip & Angle Of
Attack probe from Master.
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Tuesday,
Nov 27 2012 |
ARC
Armor was
updated today - drop by and check it out.
Show everyone your models on the ARC sites. |
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Tuan Tonthat
is here with his detail rich 1/32 Zoukei-Mura A-1H Skyraider.
His Skyraider is finished in VNAF markings for the 520th FS "
Divine Panther" using custom made markings. This model is
stunning from every angle.
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Mukund Vora
has dropped by today to show us his gorgeous looking 1/48 Academy F- 22 Raptor.
Mukund used the corrected nose from Sierra Hotel Models and then
gave his Raptor a flawless looking paint job. |
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Jim
Guthrie has done an exceptionally fine job on the older 1/48
Matchbox Kaman SH2F Seasprite. Jim built this old kit out
of the box and brush painted it and the finished model looks
flawless. Well done Jim.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
Bf-109 Dry Transfer Stencils from Hobby
Decal. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
P-40M/N wheel & paint masks from Aires.
These wheels are designed for the
Academy kit. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
P-26 Engine Upgrade Set from Starfighter
Decals.
This set is designed the improve the detail and accuracy of the 1/72
Revell P-26 kit.
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Monday,
Nov 26 2012 |
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Luc Janssen
has gone to great effort to make his fantastic tank busting 1/32 Hasegawa Ju 87 G-2.
Luc reworked many of the details with scratchbuilt parts as well
as some aftermarket goodies and then finished it all off with an
outstanding weathering job and a snow covered diorama
base. I love the look of this JU-87.
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Malte "Razor" D.
is here to cheer up your day with what has to be one of the
coolest looking Hasegawa Eggplane F/A-18 Hornet I have
seen. I must admit I have soft spot for any plane with
Tiger stripes, so this Eggplane really made my day. Well done
Malte.
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Tolga ULGUR
is an awesome modellers and I always get excited to see his
latest model on the ARC homepage. This is Tolga's 1/48 Hasegawa P-40N Warhawk
complete with some aftermarket goodies to dress up the
detail. For markings there is a combination of markings and a
full weathering job that really bring this model to life. |
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Here's a product article
for the F/A-18F
Super Hornet VFA-103 Jolly Rogers, AG200 / 166620 / 2011 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
F-86 Sabre undercarriage doors from QuickBoost.
These undercarriage doors are designed for the Kinetic kit.
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Sunday,
Nov 25
2012 |
Suriname
Independence Day |
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Friday, Nov
23 2012 |
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Bernard
Lapeyrie starts
today with his very attractive 1/48 Classic Airframes De Havilland HORNET Mk1.
Bernard built this one mostly out of the box...the Hornet is one
very cool aircraft.
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Francone Diego
is here with a very hot looking 1/72 Academy Mig-23 MF.
This MiG-23 has a flame job on the paint job along with a big
devil on the tail. This is one very cool looking model.
Amazing masking and painting of the flame job Francone. |
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Shawn "phantom" Weiler
with his 1/48 Tamiya Lancaster MkX that is modified into
a Canadian version of this classic bomber. Shawn explains the
changes in his article and for markings he chose a Canadian plane
that was lost over Germany. He has also included photos of his
Canadian SAR Lancaster. |
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Here's a
product
article for the 1/72
War gift: Presentation Spits Mk. II, V, IX versions decal sheet from
Authentic
Decals. This
decal sheet has markigns for 14 different aircraft.
This decal sheet is
available directly from
Sprue
Brothers Models.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
Focke wulf Fw-190 Part 2 decal sheet from Lifelike
Decals.
This latest release features four different Fw-190's. This is
Part 2 of a series dealing with the Fw-190 in Luftwaffe markings
from February 1942 in France to the summer of 1944 in Germany.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
MiG-29 Fulcrum Correct Exhaust Nozzles Type B from QuickBoost.
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Thursday, Nov 22
2012 |
Lebanon
National Day |
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Baran Cakmak
is here with his award winning 1/144 Revell Tupolev Tu-95 "Bear D".
This big beauty was finished with various shades of Alclad II
paints and after seeing the photos, I can see why it finished in
first place in it's category. Outstanding work Baran.
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Weerayut Thowprasert
did a flawless job on his 1/72 Fujimi F-14 Tomcat. This
F-14 is about as perfect looking as you can get with a Tomcat
model....very nicely done indeed. |
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Michael Jack
is here with one of the biggest moments in history. This
is his 1/16 Resin ASTRONAUT kit of NEIL A. ARMSTRONG at the
moment he first set foot on the moon. This is a big model and
the lander leg is scratchbuilt. I know you'll enjoy seeing the
photos of this one. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Fw 189 wheels & paint mask from Aires.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
M197 20mm 3 barreled rotary cannon from Master.
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Wednesday,
Nov 21 2012 |
ARC
Armor was
updated today - drop by and check it out.
Show everyone your models on the ARC sites. |
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Jaroslav Kral
is here with a very interesting 1/144
Minicraft Honeywell Boeing 757 Flight Test Bed. This
airliner had a 3rd engine grafted to the side of the forward
fuselage and Jaroslav researched the model and created a very
accurate model of it. wow....I've never heard of this Test
Bed.....it's very cool to see. |
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Burt Gustafson
is here with one of the most recognised Russian aircraft from
WW2. This is his tank busting 1/48
Tamiya Il-2 Shturmovik in all of it's glory complete in summer
camo. Burt has high regards for this model kit and his
finished model looks outstanding. |
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Charles Bergeron
spent 7 months getting everything looking flawless on his 1/48
Revell A-6E Intruder TRAM. I quite enjoyed seeing the
photos of it and the cockpit detailing looks fantastic. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
P-51D Mustang Exhaust from QuickBoost.
This is designed for the Tamiya kit.
This detail set is
available directly from
Sprue
Brothers Models
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Here's a product article
for the 1/24
Cockpit Instrument Bezels from airscale.
This set
is also available in 1/32 and soon to be available in 1/48.
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Tuesday,
Nov 20
2012 |
Mexican
Revolution Anniversary |
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ARC
Auto was
updated today - drop by and check it out.
Show everyone your models on the ARC sites. |
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David Rapasi
is here with one of his masterfully weathered PTO models.
Today's model is the 1/48 GWH Northrop P-61A Black Widow as
it appeared at 419th Night Fighter Squadron from Carney Airfield,
Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands. The exhaust staining on the wing
is fantastic.
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Sertac Bayar
joins us from Turkey with not one but two 1/48 Italeri F-84Q (F)'s.
Both are wearing Turkish markings with one on the ground and the
other in an in-flight display. Both models look excellent.
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Andrew Weaver
is here with an amazing Spitfire display. This is his 1/48 Tamiya Spitfire Mk Vb
that was modified with resin and photo etch parts to make it
accurate and then put on display in a very realistic looking
setting. I love the look of this diorama in every way.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Ju-87 Dry Transfer Stencils from Hobby
Decal. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
Vympel R-27ET - AA-10 Alamo-D missiles
from Zactomodels. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
YAK-38 Forger Antennas from QuickBoost. |
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Monday,
Nov 19
2012 |
Monaco
National Day |
The Day of Artillery in Republic of Belarus and in Russia |
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ARC
Armor was
updated today - drop by and check it out.
Show everyone your models on the ARC sites. |
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Scotty Diamond
has done a first class job on his 1/48 Eduard I-16 Type 28.
The model is exceptionally well done and the diorama of a pilot
telling about the most recent dog fight to his 2 dogs is quite
amusing. Scotty has included the history of the I-16 as well
as what was involved to build this Eduard kit. |
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Sean McDermott
has gone to town and then some on his
1/32 Tamiya F-4S Phantom. Sean has added plenty of
aftermarket parts and then pulled it all together with his high
skill level and careful attention to detail. The paint and
weathering job is a treat to see and some of the markings are hand
painted.
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Ted Taylor
is here with a step by step full build article for the 1/32 Revell Heinkel He 219
"UHU" A-7. Ted is a highly respected modeller
and it is always a treat to see one of his articles on ARC.....I
personally love the camo scheme on this one. It looks darn
complicated.
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Here's a product article
for the Airbus
A330-300 (D-AERK) - Air Berlin / Germany 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 1/72
Sea Vixen FAW.1 Landing Lights from QuickBoost.
These landing lights are designed for the Cyber Hobby kit.
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Sunday,
Nov 18
2012 |
Oman
National Day |
Latvia
National Day |
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Friday, Nov
16 2012 |
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Terry Davis
is here to make you grin with his diorama called "Radio controlled P-47".
Terry combined different scale and then pulled it all together
with his amazing scratchbuilding skills. I really got a kick
out of seeing this diorama.
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Wlad
Franco-Valias is here to honor the Brazil Republic Day
(yesterday) with his flawless looking 1/48 Academy Lockheed TF-33A.
Wlad had quite the
challenging time with the painting of his T-33 and I must say the
finished model looks fantastic.
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Karl Wenk
joins us from Germany with his 1/72 Mach 2 Blohm & Voss Ha 139 V3 (C-Series).
This was not the easiest kit to build and did require some extra
detailing, but the finished model is a wonderful graceful sight to
enjoy. Beautiful work Karl.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
WWII Luftwaffe Bf.109F-2 Luftwaffe Experts on the Eastern front
decal sheet from Authentic
Decals.
You get markings for 8 different aircraft.
This decal sheet is
available directly from
Sprue
Brothers Models
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Here's a
product article for the 1/32
Vympel R-27ER - AA-10 Alamo-C missiles from Zactomodels.
This missile has been carried by a variety of Russian jets. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
Supermarine Seafire Mk.XV model kit from Czech
Master Resin - CMR Models.
This model kit has markings for 3 different aircraft.
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Thursday,
Nov 15
2012 |
Brazil
Republic Day |
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S K Loh
begins today with his beautifully done Polish 1/144 Academy Mig-29A Fulcrum.
SK custom made the markings for his MiG and added some tiny
details to improve the accuracy. This model was intended for
the Nov 11 Polish Independence Day.
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Carmel J Attard
is here with 2 vac-u-formed models today. These are his 1/72 Airmodel Scorpion and H-21and
both wearing similar paint schemes. I loved seeing both of
them. Carmel tells about the builds in his article.
These are 2 very colourful birds.
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Phil Mead
has done an exceptional job on his Aussie 1/48 Revell Lockheed PV1 Ventura.
Phil added detail to the interior and really did a top notch job
finishing and weathering his Ventura. Very nicely done Phil.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Hurricane Dry Transfer Stencils from Hobby
Decal. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
F6F Hellcat Correct Radome from QuickBoost.
This is designed for
the Eduard kit. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
SAAB 37 Viggen engine and tail section from Maestro
Models. This is designed for
the Airfix/ESCI kit. |
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Monday,
Nov 12 2012 |
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Juan Jesús Moreno
joins us with his beautifully finished 1/48 Tamiya Me262.
The airbrushing work on the camo looks fantastic on this German jet.
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Olivier Barles
is here with more models in his series on French aircraft.
This great looking model is his 1/32 Azur Morane 406 & Curtiss
H75-A3
and you will enjoy the creative photos Olivier took of his models.
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François Poulic
has spent 10 years getting everything perfect on his 1/72 Heller F8E(FN) Crusader.
The model is stunning but you also need to check out the flight
deck base this beautiful Crusader is sitting on. Fantastic
work François.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
He 111P-1 interior photo etch detail set from Eduard
Model Accessories.
This detail set is designed for the Revell kit. |
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Here's a product article
for the Airbus
A320-200 (N606JB) - JetBlue Airways / 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
Bf 109E Air Intake & Cover Injection from QuickBoost.
This set is designed for the Eduard kit.
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Sunday, Nov 11
2012 |
Poland
Independence Day |
Remembrance
Day / Veterans Day |
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Saturday, Nov 10
2012 |
USMC Birthday (1775) |
Indonesia's
"Remembrance" day |
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Friday, Nov 9
2012 |
Cambodia
Independence Day |
First
flight of AV-8B Harrier Nov 9 1978 |
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Alex Cimenti
is here with a model he built long ago and decided to rebuild.
This is his 1/72 ESCI A-4G
smartly finished in the markings for a Royal Australian Navy.
Alex did a first class job on this one and his article tells the
whole story of the Aussie A-4's and the rebuilding of his model.
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Frederic Cottin
has done a magnificent job building and detailing his 1/48 Hasegawa F4U-7 Corsair.
Frederic paid close attention to every part of the build and you will see that
when you admire his photos. I love the exhaust stains on the
fuselage.
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Kees Kuyper
is here with photos of the NESA Headquarters
as well as one of their satellites in space. Another amusing
piece in the NESA story for you to enjoy.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
YAK-38 Forger Pitot Tube from QuickBoost.
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Thursday, Nov 8
2012 |
Greece
Hellenic Air Force Day |
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Carmel J Attard
is here with his 1/72 Airfix Hercules C-130H-30. Carmel
did some very involved changes to create his lengthened version of
the Hercules and he explains all this in his article and gives you
help to do this project correctly. This is an amazing model.
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Kusumah AR
joins us from Indonesia today with his first article on ARC.
This is his 1/48 SMER MiG-17F Fresco-C
proudly wearing the markings of the Indonesian Air Force. Kusumah
finished his jet with some colorful markings and even darkened the
panel lines. The finished model is flawless looking.
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Victor De Jesus
has done a stunning job on his big 1/32 Hasegawa F6F-3/5 Hellcat.
Victor did a first class job on the build as your see by his cockpit
photos and to add perfection to his model he gave it a black
pre-wash and finished off with silver in the high traffic areas on
the wings. What a treat it is to see this model.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
Vympel R-27T - AA-10 Alamo-B missiles from Zactomodels.
These were carried by a variety of
Russian jets including the MiG-29, Su-27, Su-30.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
Curtiss F11C Goshawk photo etch rigging wire from Starfighter
Decals. These
are designed for the Monogram kit.
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Tuesday,
Nov 6 2012 |
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Mohammad Adl
is here with his stunning 1/48 Academy AH-64A Apache.
Mohammad added scratchbuilt Remove Before Flight flag and finished
his Apache to a very high standard, I quite enjoyed seeing it.
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Ian T.M. Holahan
has done an exceptional job building and weathering his 1/48 Airfix BAe Buccaneer.
This Airfix kit builds into a beautiful model in the hands of a
skilled modeller such as Ian. Enjoy his photos.
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Chris Wallace
did a first class job finishing his 1/48 Tamiya G4M1 "Betty".
Chris has a talent for painting as you will see in the flawless
finish on this Betty.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48 Me-262 Dry Transfer Stencils from
Hobby
Decal. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
T-28 Trojan Engine from QuickBoost. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
SAAB A32A Lansen decal sheet from Maestro
Models. |
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Monday,
Nov 5
2012 |
Guy
Fawkes Day |
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Carmel J Attard
is here with a
very rare C-130 variant. This is his flawlessly done 1/72 Aifix Hercules
JC-130A
that is made possible using the vac-formed Airmodel conversion
kit. Carmel also rescribed the panel lines on this older kit.
The finished model looks excellent and even has weathering.
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Paul Coppin
is here with his awesome looking 1/48 Italeri Tornado ECR (Tiger Meet).
This Tiger Meet Tornado is loaded with tiger stripes that took days
for Paul to install and the finished model is a real treat to
see. Enjoy the photos.
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Mr.Kitti Tupsamuth (72nd)
took the
1/72 Italeri S-58T
and converted it into the S-58T with the Royal Thai Agriculture
Department. This involved a resin conversion set and some
skillful work but the finished looks great.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
P-40B/C Undercarriage Covers from QuickBoost.
These
are designed for the Airfix kit. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Albatros D.III/V Part 2 decal sheet from Lifelike
Decals.
This decal sheet features four different Albatros D.III/V's.
This is Part 2 of a series dealing with the Albatros D.III/V
from June 1917 to June 1918.
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Saturday, Nov 3
2012 |
Panama
Independence Day |
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Friday, Nov
2 2012 |
ARC
Armor and
ARC
Auto were updated today - drop by and check
them out.....plenty of great models to see.
Show everyone your models on these sites.
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Shawn "phantom" Weiler
has dressed up the interior on his
1/48 Accurate Miniatures B-25 Mitchell with some parts from
Verlinden. The exterior was finished with some very colourful
noseart for a ship called "Red Wrath". Nicely done
Shawn and a good addition to the Group Build here on ARC.
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Adriano Souza
has done a flawlessly realistic weathering job on his 1/48 Revell F-14D Tomcat.
Adriano added a photo etched set, resin seats and fuel tanks to up
the detail level and then went to town with great skill weathering
his jet to look just like a dirty Navy bird after months at sea.
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Olivier Barles
is here with some great photos of his very attractive 1/32 Resin Montex Yak-1b.
This is a resin kit and Olivier did it to a very high standard with
his high level of skill.
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Zoltan
Pocza is here with a product article
for the F/A-18F
Super Hornet VFA-103 Jolly Rogers, AG200 / 166620 / 2011 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-5E Tiger II electronic bays from Aires.
This set is designed for the AFV Club kit.
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Thursday, Nov
1 2012 |
Algeria
- The Revolution Day of 1st November |
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