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WW1 Events - Aug 31
1914
- The Germans besiege and capture
the Maubeuge Fortress. August 24 – September 7
- Battle
of Lemberg.
The Russians capture Lviv.
August 23 – September 11
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Good job on
today's update goes out to everyone in Malaysia. I love these
Malaysian updates. I tried to get this update loaded sooner
out of respect for your time zone.....but I got sidetracked moving
my older daughter to her new University in a different
city. She was very nervous.
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Merdeka everyone!
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Thomas “Masterqq” Ng
gets this very special update started with his 1/72 Italeri Hawk 208.
Thomas combined the Italeri Hawk 100 kit with single seat resin
conversion from NMA models and various decals to get this Malaysian
beauty. Very nicely done and I love the choice of markings. |
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Brian “MrB” Param
has chosen an brilliant paint scheme for his 1/32 Hasegawa F-5E.
Brian dressed up the cockpit detail with a Verlinden cockpit set
and then chose the aggressor camo scheme of a family friend and
squadron commander aircraft. This is one awesome looking
Malaysian F-5.
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Derek Ho
has taken the weathering on his 1/48 AFV Club RF-5E Tigereye to
a very high level of skill. Derek used pre and post-shading
and other techniques to achieve a flawless level of weathering this
looks fantastic. Enjoy his photos. WOW!!!
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Thomas “Masterqq” Ng
is back with his second model for this special update.
This is his 1/72 Airfix Super Lynx which he built from the
older Airfix Super Lynx
kit. Thomas modified the engine intakes and then built the
rest of his helo OOB with decals sources from different
companies. It's good to see a Malaysian chopper on
ARC....especially today. |
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Brian “MrB” Param
has rebuilt his 1/32 Hasegawa TA-4 PTM into an inflight
model. Brian added pilots and other mods to make this Skyhawk
more Malaysian specific. Once he got all the details
correct.....he used his masterful airbrushing skills to give this
big Skyhawk a truly exceptional weathering job. It doesn't get
much better than this....excellent work Brian.
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Thomas “Masterqq” Ng
did a first class job on his natural metal 1/50 Academy F-5B.
Thomas replaced the cockpit and the job he did painting the
cockpit looks very good indeed. He then gave his natural metal
F-5 just the perfect amount of weathering to achieve a level of
realism. |
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WW1 Events - Aug 30
1914
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Friday, Aug 29
2014 |
Slovakia National Day |
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WW1 Events - Aug 29
1914
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Burt Gustafson
did some excellent work on
his 1/48 Eduard MIG-21 PFM. Burt went with a centerline
cannon and 2 wing tanks and 2 missiles to complete his loadout. The markings are for a
Czech Fishbed complete with noseart and a sharks mouth on the
centerline cannon over a first rate bare metal finish. This is
one great looking MiG-21. |
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Jonathan Polyakov
got everything looking excellent on his folded wing 1/48 Tamiya F4U-1D Corsair.
Jonathan chose to build his sharp looking Corsair as a fighter
with VF-84 aboard the USS Bunker Hill (CV-17), Feb 1945. I
love the look of his Corsair with it's folded wings. |
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Mark McClellan
is here with a very unique and little known nuclear missile.
This is his 1/65 Revell Chance Vought Regulus II which was designed to be launched from from surface ships and
submarines of the USN. This is a rare model of a rare missile
and it is very cool to see it on ARC. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
U.S.A.F. Maintenance crew figure - farm gate operation Vietnam War
1965 - 1973 from
Aerobonus.
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Thursday,
Aug 28
2014 |
Polish
(Military) Aviation Day |
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WW1 Events - Aug 28
1914
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No Update today.
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Wednesday,
Aug 27
2014 |
Moldova
National Day |
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WW1 Events - Aug 27
1914
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Brian Pruitt
is here with a model of very historical CAC Wirraway. This
is Brian's 1/72 High Planes CAC Wirraway in the markings for
a CAC Wirraway that shot down a Zero during WW2. Brian built
this multi-media kit to a very high standard and finished it of with
an amazing weathering job. This one look spectacular from
every angle. |
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Kelly
Quirk is back to treat you to his latest model. this is
Kelly's 1/48 AMT/Ertl (Italeri) S-3 Viking. Kelly added
a resin cockpit.....Paragon wingfolds and other work to this
stunning Viking model. He then finished it off with a very
subtle weathering job.
WOW!!! |
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Michael
Keogh is here with his beautifully built 1/72 Hasegawa
Grumman F9F-8 Cougar done up in a colourful USN paint
scheme. Michael
tells about a couple of problem area he encountered during the
building process for this great looking USN jet. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
F4U-1D Corsair Engine from QuickBoost.
This set is designed for
the Hasegawa kit.
This detail set is
available directly from
Sprue
Brothers Models
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
AIM-9DGH Sidewinder Missiles from Zactomodels.
Each sets includes 2 complete missiles with electrical umbilicals and
seeker head covers.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72 DH.100 Vampire Mk.6 resin cockpit set + vacu
canopy from
Pavla
Models.
This set is designed for
the A-model kit.
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Tuesday,
Aug 26 2014 |
WW1 Events - Aug 26
1914
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Pablo Angel Herrera
has done a lovely job on the classic 1/48 Revell F-105D Thunderchief.
Pablo built his eye catching Thud in SEA camo complete with hand
written messages on the bombs. His weathering captures the sun
faded look very well. |
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Randy Lutz
added a resin cockpit and vac-u-formed part of the canopy to
improve his 1/48 Nakajima Ki.27B 'Nate'. Once everything was
looking perfect, Randy added the unique markings for Manchoukuo from
1944 to his plane. Such a unique choice of markings and very
cool to see. |
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Andy
Lee is here with his 1/48
Italeri Mirage 2000 Tiger! Tiger! Tiger!.
This
special model is finished off with the Mirage 2000 Tiger decals by
Twobobs. Andy has also provided a wealth of info in his
article to help you build this kit with great tips to avoid certain
problems during construction. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
U.S.A.F. Maintenance crew - farm gate operation Vietnam War from
Aerobonus.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48 F-4 Landing Gear Door Striping Set decal sheet
from
Furball
Aero Design. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48 Fw 190A-F Prop & Spinner from
Ultracast.
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Monday,
Aug 25 2014 |
Uruguay Independence Day |
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WW1
Events - Aug 25 1914
- Japan
declares war on Austria-Hungary.
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Shawn
'phantom' Weiler gets things started in style today
with his 1/48 Hasegawa F-4EJ Phantom #173. Shawn
built this fine looking Phantom OOTB and even used the
kit decals. Shawn is an old pro at building this
kit and you can see that in the photos of his flawless
Japanese Phantom. |
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Zackery
Recznik has done a stellar job on his big 1/32
P-40. Zackery finished it in US markings
complete with a sharks mouth on the nose, which always
looks perfect on the P-40. This is an OOTB build
that he completed in 1 week with first class results. |
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Jerome Braure spent
1 year building his Scratchbuilt 1/20th X-15. Jerome used
a variety of material to complete this massive model that is over
30" long. Scratchbuilding a model is not an easy task and
you'll better appreciate the effort after you read Jerome's
article. I love the look of this X-15.
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Feng Shi has
dropped by today with the 1/100 Trumpeter An-12 (Y-8). This
model is finished in Chinese markings and a full weathering job that
makes it look like a fill sized aircraft. This Y-8 looks
perfect.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
U.S.A.F. Fighter pilot - Vietnam War 1960 - 1975 from
Aerobonus.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Sea Vixen weighted wheels from
Royale
Resin. |
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Sunday, Aug 24
2014 |
Ukraine
National Day |
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WW1 Events - Aug 24
1914
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Backfire
is here to honour the Ukrainian
National Day with his very special model. This is the 1/144 Trumpeter Il-76MD
finished in the markings for the transport aircraft shot down on
June 14, 2014 during the hostilities in Eastern Ukraine. This
1/144 kit builds up into a stunning model. |
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Saturday, Aug
23 2014 |
WW1 Events - Aug 23
1914
- Japan
declares war on Germany.
<------- in WW2 they we're Allies
- Battle
of Mons,
a phase of the Battle of the Frontiers.
- Battle of
Tannenberg: the Russian army undergoes a heavy defeat by the
Germans. August 23 – August 30
- Battle
of Kraśnik, a phase of the Battle of
Lemberg. The
Austro-Hungarian First Army defeats the Russian Fourth Army.
August 23 – August 25
- Battle
of Lemberg.
The Russians capture Lviv.
August 23 – September 11
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Friday, Aug
22 2014 |
WW1 Events - Aug 22
1914
- Austria-Hungary
declares war on Belgium.
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Today is my
birthday....I'd like to send a happy birthday wishes to Chris
Hughes.
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Richard Spreckley
has done an exceptional job detailing and finishing his 1/48 Hasegawa Harrier GR7.
Richard used Eduard PE set, Aires resin seat and True detail resin undercarriage
and then furthered added weapons from Flightpath and finished it all
off with special XX Squadron RAF markings and tailart and a top
notch weathering job. Heck he even added a travel pod.
This Harrier is an absolute treat to see. Enjoy!!! |
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Kevin Jongen got
everything looking perfect on his 1/48 Academy Spitfire FR.MK.XIVe.
Kevin's paint work is flawless and his weathering adds to perfect
level of realism to his Australian Spitfire. I always love
seeing Spitfires.
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Todd Wheaton is
here with his very impressive in-flight display of the 1/144 Minicraft
MD-80 in US Air markings. Todd is a noted member in the
civil aviation field and to see one of his airliner models on the ARC
homepage is a special event.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
pilot with KS-4 ejection seat from
Aerobonus.
This pilot figure and seat are suitable for the Su-7/9/11/15/17…
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
BAC Strikemaster cockpit set + vacu canopy from
Pavla
Models.
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Thursday, Aug
21 2014 |
WW1 Events - Aug 21
1914
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Lucian Capraru
gets things started today with a model of his favourite
aircraft. This is his 1/48 Eduard MiG-21 MF in Romanian
Air Force and complete with a full weapons load. It's always
good to see a model by Louis on the ARC homepage. |
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Jens Gerber
did plenty of extra work on his 1/48 ICM Polikarpov Po 2.
Jens added extra parts to his model which originally was the ski
version but Jens did the changes to get this beauty and then
finished it is some great markings to complete his Russian
biplane. His bracing wires on his wings is excellently done
with stretched sprue. |
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Chris Price & Joe McFeely
are both here today with a double article featuring the classic
and much loved 1/48 Monogram A-10 Hogs. These guys
both chose quite different paint schemes and with their high quality
of workmanship.....they both ended up with amazing models of this
epic tank killer. |
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Jorge Bonilla Alvarado
has been very busy adding detail to his 1/48 Fujimi A6M3 Zero.
Jorge detailed the engine and opened the wing gun compartment
and then finished it all off with worn paint and a wonderfully
weathered look. Exceptional work Jorge. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
MiG-29 Fulcrum C conversion from
Zactomodels.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress - machine gun set from
Master.
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Wednesday,
Aug 20
2014 |
Hungary
National Day |
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WW1 Events - Aug 20
1914
- The Germans attack the Russians
in East Prussia, the Battle of Gumbinnen. The attack is a failure
in addition to being a deviation from the Schlieffen Plan.
- The Germans
occupy Brussels.
- Battle
of Morhange,
a phase of the Battle of Lorraine.
- Battle
of Sarrebourg, a
phase of the Battle of Lorraine.
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Tuesday,
Aug 19
2014 |
Dieppe
Raid 1942 |
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WW1 Events - Aug 19
1914
- The Serbs defeat
the Austro-Hungarians at the Battle
of Cer. August 16 – August 19
- Battle
of Lorraine, a phase of the Battle of the Frontiers.
August 7 – August 25
- Battle
of the Frontiers. The
Germans obtain a victory against the British Expeditionary Force
and France's Fifth Army. August 7 – September 13
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Bernard Lapeyrie
is here with a special 1/48 Eduard Mirage IIIC flown by the
pilot Jacqueline AURIOL. She used this Mirage to go up to
1850,2 km/h on 06/22/1962. Bernard used aftermarket goodies
and and home made decals and a female figure to complete this very
special diorama. It's very exciting to see this unique Mirage
on ARC.
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Eric Richard Engstrom
has done an amazing job on the big 1/32 Hasegawa P-26A. Eric
used a very smart technique for the bracing wires as well as the
antenna wires. Eric provides some very helpful insight into
the correct shade of blue used on these inter war aircraft. I
love the colors and markings Eric chose for the Peashooter....it is
a beauty. |
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Lyle 'Tilt' Katchur is
here with his stunning 1/48 Hasegawa CF-18 'Balkan Rat'. Lyle
built this big Canadian Hornet for a pilot friend and loaded it with a
full weapons load as it appeared on operations in 1999 along with a
very realistic weathering job to complete this gem.
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Michael Johnson
joins us today with his shape looking 1/48 Pro Modeller Dornier Do335-A1.
Mike added Eduard PE seat belts to dress up the cockpit and then
built the rest of the model with special care to get these excellent
results. Very nice indeed Mike.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
Hurricane Mk.I control surfaces from
Aires.
This detail
set is designed for the Airfix kit.
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Here's a product article
for the Air
America decal sheet from
Mike
Grant Decals.
This decal
sheet includes a variety of sizes for different aircraft in
different scales.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
P-40 Tomahawk Early Square Back Seat without Harness from
Ultracast.
This seat is suitable for
early war RAF, RAAF, SAAF & Flying Tigers (A.V.G.).
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Monday,
Aug 18
2014 |
Afghanistan
Independence Day |
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WW1 Events - Aug 18
1914
- The Serbs defeat
the Austro-Hungarians at the Battle
of Cer. August 16 – August 19
- Battle
of Lorraine, a phase of the Battle of the Frontiers.
August 7 – August 25
- Battle
of the Frontiers. The
Germans obtain a victory against the British Expeditionary Force
and France's Fifth Army. August 7 – September 13
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Dragan Cvetic
is here with a very unique What-if project. This is his
1/72 Hasegawa F-16A in Iranian markings and a sharp looking camo.
Dragan scratchbuilt a pitot tube and seatbelts to improve the detail
on his Iranian Viper. This is very cool to see an F-16 in
Iranian camo and markings..
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Serge Dompierre
is here with a model he built almost 40 years ago. This
beautiful model is his 1/48 Testors Hawk Ryan STM-S2 in the
markings for the Royal Netherlands Air Force as it appeared in
1941. Beautifully done Serge.
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Eric Bade joins us
today with 2 sharp looking F-86 Sabres. These are his NA Sabres - 1/72 Fujimi NA F-86F-40 Sabre & 1/72 Hasegawa NA F-86D Sabre Dog
in both Portuguese and USAF markings. Eric dropped the slats
on the F-86F and then gave it an exceptional weathering job. His
Sabre Dog is a baremetal bird in USAF markings during the '50's.
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Juan Ramon Garcia Martin
has done a first class job on his 1/72 Italeri IAF Spitfire.
This is the Spitfire flown by Ezer Weizman and Juan gave it a full
weathering job to make it quite realistic looking. I love the
look of this black Israeli Spitfire.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
Gannet AS. Mk.1/4 interior photo etch detail set
from Eduard
Model Accessories. This
detail set is designed for the Revell kit.
This detail set is
available directly from
Sprue
Brothers Models.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
LAU-3 US Navy Rocket Container from
Aerobonus.
These were used by the A-1, A-4, A-7....
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72 Westland Wapiti Mk.IIA model kit from
Czech
Master Resin - CMR Models.
This model kit has markings for 5 different aircraft.
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WW1 Events - Aug 17
1914
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Saturday, Aug
16 2014 |
WW1 Events - Aug 16
1914
- The Serbs defeat
the Austro-Hungarians at the Battle
of Cer. August 16 – August 19
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Friday, Aug
15 2014 |
India
Independence Day
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WW1 Events - Aug 15
1914
- Battle
of Lorraine, a phase of the Battle of the Frontiers.
August 7 – August 25
- Battle
of the Frontiers. The
Germans obtain a victory against the British Expeditionary Force
and France's Fifth Army. August 7 – September 13
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Happy Indian Independence
Day "Jai Hind".
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Kevin R. Ingraham
gets today started with his beautifully done 1/72 Hobbyboss Mi-4.
Kevin added an Eduard photo etch set and extra scratchbuilt
interior detail with very good results. The model looks great
Kevin and the history behind this chopper is quite interesting. |
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Felix Troschier
joins us from Germany with his very colourful 1/72 Airfix Canberra
B(I).58. Felix added a resin cockpit, Eduard Photo etch
and resin wheel wells and finally chose a very bright paint scheme
(bottom is yellow and black stripes). This is one sweet
looking Canberra. |
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Ratish Nair
is here with a very popular and classic IAF jet. This is
his 1/72 Modelsvit Sukhoi Su-7BMK in the markings for 221 Sqn.
"The Valiants" and wearing one great looking camo
scheme. This great looking Indian jet and the perfect addition
to this special Indian update.
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Murli Rajan
has done a first class job on his Indian Army 1/72 Heller Alouette III
(Chetak). Murli built it out of the box with great
success.
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Aamod Potdar
is back on ARC to amrk this special Indian holiday with his
beautifully finished 1/48 Academy MiG-21 Bis IAF. Aamod
did an excellent job painting his MiG and then finished it all off
with careful weathering. The MiG-21 does look good in Indian
markings.
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Ratish Nair
did quite a few mods to improve the accuracy on his 1/72 Academy Mikoyan Gurevich MiG-23MF.
Ratish chose a very attractive camo to finish his MiG and I love
the way it turned out..
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Murli Rajan
is here with something you don't see very often. This is
his 1/72 Airfix 'Hormone' Kamov Ka25
in the markings for the Indian Navy and sporting weathering for that
realistic look.
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Damanbir Sekhon
is here with his big and impressive looking 1/72 Amodel IL-76MD.
It's good to see the IL-76MD in Indian Air Force markings....nicely
done Daman.
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Ratish Nair
is here with a very unique looking 1/72 Fujimi MiG-21FL Type-77.
Ratish chose a MiG in Indian markings and special stripes on the
tail. He also added extra detail to improve his model further
with flawless results.
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Murli Rajan
is a regular on the ARC homepage and today he is here with this
very special looking 1/48 Kopro Sukhoi Su-7. Murli
added extra detailing and chose a very attractive paint scheme for
his Su-7.
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Aditya Singh Chauhan
is here with a amazing looking 1/48 Kinetic Mirage 2000.
I love the choice of the camo colours on this Mirage 2000.
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Ratish Nair
added some critical detail to improve the accuracy on his 1/72 Condor Mikoyan MiG-21 Bison.
Ratish explains the special extra work he did on his Bison to
make it look so good.
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Damanbir Sekhon
has captured the look of the Indian Jaguars perfected with his
1/48 Heller Jaguar IS. Daman gave his Jaguar just the
perfect amount of weathering.
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Ratish Nair
is back again today with his 1/72 Hobby Boss Mil Mi-17 in UN
markings as it served with the Indian forces in the Congo.
Ratish captured the look of the UN Mil Mi-17 excellently.
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Aditya Singh Chauhan
did a huge amount of work to make this 1/48 Trumpeter Mig-27.
This model started as a MiG-23 and after quite a few
modification this model became this stunning looking MiG-27. I
love the camo scheme.
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Ratish Nair
has been busy getting the unique details correct on his 1/72 Heller Aerospatiale SA-316B Alouette III / Chetak.
Ratish made his own decals for this Indian Navy chopper and as
you will see in each photo.....it looks great from every angle.
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Thursday, Aug 14
2014 |
Pakistan
Independence Day |
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WW1 Events - Aug 14
1914
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S K Loh
joins us from Singapore with his exceptional 1/144 F-Toys SAAB Draken J35J.
This tiny Draken is loaded with added detail including
scratchbuilt details and then given a first class camo paint job
with just the perfect amount of weathering. I'm impressed so
much extra work can be done on such a tiny model.
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Mark L. Rossmann
is a highly skilled modeler that is a regular contributor to the
ARC homepage...which pleases me very much. Today's gem is his
1/48 Accurate Miniatures B-25G with sexy noseart and just
the perfect amount of weathering. Mark tells the history of
this aircraft and also explains in very helpful detail the
differences that make the B-25G unique and special.
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Sebastian Lim
is here on the Pakistani
Independence Day with his exceptionally well done 1/48 Trumpeter FT-6 Trainer.
What makes this FT-6 Trainer so special is the exceptional
painting and weathering by Sebastian. He has managed to bring
this model to life with a fantastic level of realism. |
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Anthony Manzoli
has really done justice to the big 1/32 Revell Bf-109G-4.
Anthony dressed up the cockpit with his scratchbuilt seatbelts
and used different wheels and then got busy pre-shading the panel
lines before applying his final camo with some lighting done to some
areas of his model. His completed 109 is quite the eye
catching model. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
P-40N Exhaust from
QuickBoost.
This set is designed for
the Hobby Boss kit.
This detail set is
available directly from
Sprue
Brothers Models.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
MiG-29 APU-60 Missile Pylons from
Zactomodels
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48 WW II RAF MC Bomb Mk.I 250lb from
CMK.
This set is designed for
the WW2 RAF bombers.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
Gloster Meteor F.3 + vacu canopy resin cockpit set from
Pavla
Models.
This set is designed for
the Cyber-Hobby (Dragon) kit.
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Wednesday,
Aug 13 2014 |
WW1 Events - Aug 13
1914
- Battle
of the Frontiers. The Germans obtain a
victory against the British Expeditionary Force and France's Fifth
Army. August 7 – September 13
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Tuesday,
Aug 12 2014 |
WW1 Events - Aug 12
1914
- The United Kingdom declares war
on Austria-Hungary.
- Battle
of Haelen, a phase
of the Battle of the Frontiers.
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Eduard Boxem
is here with something special today. This is his 1/32 Hobbyboss Republic F-84G Thunderjet
finished in Royal Dutch Airforce markings and just the perfect
amount of weathering to darken the panel lines. It's good to
see a Dutch F-84 on ARC.
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Hal
Marshman, Sr is here with his great looking 1/72 HobbyBoss Mitsubishi A5M4 Claude.
Hal goes into very helpful detail about the build process and I
love the way his little Claude turned out. It's a beauty
Hal. |
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Eric Bade
joins us with two very special models today. These are the
1/72 Hasegawa and 1/48 Tamiya Tuskegee Airmen P51D Mustang built
by Eric and his friend. Both of these Mustangs are beautifully
done and Eric and Eric tells of the extra work he did to make his
Mustang look so realistic. |
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David Horn
went all out detailing and enhancing his 1/48 Hasegawa F-15C Eagle.
David added a resin cockpit set and resin exhausts along with
other detail items before giving his F-15 a first class paint job
complete with RBF tags. WOW!!! |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48 US NAVY multiple ejector rack MER-7 (A/A37B-6)
from
Aerobonus.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
IAI Kfir Pitot Tube & Angle Of Attack probe from
Master.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48 P-40 Tomahawk Early Square Back Seat with British
Sutton Harness from
Ultracast.
This seat is suitable for early war RAF, RAAF, SAAF Tomahawks.
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Monday,
Aug 11
2014 |
Chad
Independence Day |
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WW1 Events - Aug 11
1914
- France declares
war on Austria-Hungary.
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Bernard Lapeyrie
has rebuilt his 1/48 Heller Mirage IIIB into quite the
impressive in-flight model. Bernard closed the landing
gear and added pilots and finished it all off with a flawless and
beautifully weathered bare medal finish. I love the way it
looks displayed on the French flag display stand.
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Carmel J.Attard
is here with his brightly coloured 1/72 Aurora Hiller X-18 Convertiplane.
Carmel tells the history of this early VTOL prototype and then
explains how he built this very old kit into such a wonderful
example of this little known aircraft from long ago. I love
the look of his finished model and am impressed the wings can be
posed at different angles.
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Darren Roberts
is here with his very impressive 1/48 Hasegawa A-7D Corsair II.
Darren built this one for his friend in the markings of the Ohio
Air Guard with a full weapons load and special markings with great
look tailart. It's always a treat to see Darren's models on
the ARC homepage. |
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Ivan Kuzmenko
has been very busy rescribing the panels lines on his 1/72 Italeri Heinkel He-111 H6.
Ivan chose a North African desert camo and finished it off with
weathering and chipped paint. This is a gorgeous He-111 Ivan
has created. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
F-4B/N/J/S Wing Pylons (USN Version) from
Aerobonus.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
F-16 Aces II Seat from
Sierra
Hotel Models.
This set is
designed for
the Tamiya/Kinetic F-16AM-CJ kits.
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Sunday, Aug 10
2014 |
Ecuador
Independence Day |
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WW1 Events - Aug 10
1914
- Battle
of the Frontiers. The
Germans obtain a victory against the British Expeditionary Force
and France's Fifth Army. August 7–September 13
- Battle
of Mulhouse, a phase of the Battle of
the Frontiers. August 7 – 10
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Saturday, Aug 9
2014 |
Singapore
National Day
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WW1 Events - Aug 9
1914
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Friday, Aug
8 2014 |
WW1 Events - Aug 8
1914
- The Germans
besiege and then capture the fortresses of Liège,
Belgium.
August 4 – 16
- Battle
of the Frontiers. The
Germans obtain a victory against the British Expeditionary Force
and France's Fifth Army. August 7–September 13
- Battle
of Mulhouse, a phase of the Battle of
the Frontiers. August 4 – 10
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Dragan Cvetic
has done an excellent job on his 1/72 Zvezda MiG-21 Bis.
Dragan added scratchbuilt pitotube details and seat belts and
then gave his MiG one of his highly skilled washes for the perfect
weathered look. |
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Hal Marshman, Sr
has done his usual first class job on his spectacular looking
1/48 HobbyBoss Fw-190D-9. Hal scratchbuilt the seatbelts/buckles, brake lines, ventral underside antenna, landing gear indicators, engine bearers, oil reservoir, and wingtip nav lights
and pitot tube. Wow...so much detailing. This is a very
special Dora....it is the longest serving operational 190D-9. It's
always a special day on ARC when Hal visits with his latest model. |
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Darius
Aibara modified his 1/48 Tamiya Sea Harrier FRS1 with the
Flightpath etched brass detail set and an Aeroclub white metal ejection seat.
He has finished off his Harrier with some very special looking
markings for the 899 NAS 50th anniversary scheme. This is
one very sharp looking Sea Harrier. |
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Glenn
Cook starts today with his 1/32 Hasegawa F6F-3 Hellcat.
Glenn did a fair bit of work on his big Hellcat including a very
good technique for the navigation lights as well as the attachment
points for his antenna wires. He's included a pic of the
cockpit, which has a very nice level of detail including his
scratchbuilt seat belts. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
Sukhoi T-50 cockpit set from
Neomega.
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Thursday, Aug 7
2014 |
Cote d'lvoire
National Day |
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WW1 Events - Aug 7
1914
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Serge Dompierre
gets things started in
style today with his very fun vignette of
his 1/48 Hobbycraft Piper Cub J-3.
Serge built his model to appear as an R/C model with a figure
getting ready for a session of R/C flying. Serge even added a
dog and various R/C items to complete the scene. I love this
one!!! |
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Brian Param a.k.a Mr B
dropped by the ARC Corporate office in Malaysia
with his flawlessly built 1/48 Revell Monogram Panther.
Brian built his Panther to represent Lt Harry Brubaker’s Panther
as seen in the Bridges at To Ko Ri. It is always a special
treat for me to see Brian's latest model on ARC. |
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Jacek Widziszowski
has done the most amazing job
painting his 1/48 Revell/Monogram Messerschmitt Bf-110 G4/R3.
Jacek picked the most complicated camo scheme for his radar
equipped Bf-110....simply amazing work Jacek. |
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Somchai
'Blackeyes' joins us from Thailand with his beautiful 1/72 Fujimi F-4
'Phamtom Fever'. Somchai did an excellent job building his
Phantom and finished it in British markings with a full weapons load
and drop tanks. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
FAB-100 Soviet WW2 bombs from
Aerobonus.
These were used on such aircraft as the Su-2, Pe-2, Tu-2, IL-2,
Yak-9B....
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
SwAF Seaplanes T 2, Tp 54, TP 47 decal sheet from
Maestro
Models.
This decal
sheet from features 5 different Seaplanes and floatplanes used
by the Swedish Air Force.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
F-86F Sabre resin cockpit set from
Pavla
Models.
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WW1 Events - Aug 6
1914
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Kenji Miyazawa
did an exceptional job improving the details on his 1/48 Revell MiG-25PD
including added Eduard photo etch and scratchbuilt
details. Kenji reworked quite a few areas on his MiG-25 and
then finished it with a flawless paint job and a perfect weathering
job. WOW!!! |
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Rodrigo AD
has added a huge amount of detail to his 1/35 Dragon MD500E Gunship.
Rodrigo combined many aftermarket sets with his own excellent
scratchbuilding to create his El Salvador Air Force chopper.
These big kits permit plenty of detail as you will see in
Rodrigo's photos. |
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Franck Oudin
joins us today with his very attractive 1/48 Revell (Dragon/DML) Ju-88 C6.
Franck chose a great looking mid-war camo scheme and finished it off
with full weathering including exhaust stains. |
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Yusof Bin Zakaria
is here with his fully loaded 1/48 Revell F-15E. Yusof
shows the true mission for his Eagle with it's full weapons load,
but what really catches the eye is the weathering and shading Yusof
did to his Eagle.....his model looks better than the real jet. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
P-61A Black Widow Gun Barrels from
QuickBoost.
This set is designed for
the Dragon kit.
This detail set is
available directly from
Sprue
Brothers Models.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
MiG-29 APU-73 Missile Pylons from
Zactomodels.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
IAI Kfir - Pitot Tube & Angle Of Attack probe from
Master.
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Tuesday,
Aug 5
2014 |
Russia - End
of Kursk operation (1943)
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Croatian
Victory Day or Dan Domovinske zahvalnosti |
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(similar
to a Thanksgiving Day)
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WW1 Events - Aug 5
1914
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Gabriel Stern
has done the most amazing job on his 1/72 Formaplane-based scratchbuilt Stinson "A" prototype.
Gabriel did a massive amount of scratchbuilding on this very
complicated project and I must say I enjoyed seeing it very
much. WOW!!!
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Shawn "phantom" Weiler
has been busy building his 1/48 Hasegawa F-18C Hornet as a CAG jet with VFA-15 on board USS GH Bush CVN-77.
Shawn added a resin cockpit and resin nose along with other details
before finishing it off with Afterburner decals. This one is a
beauty Shawn. |
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Andy
Stark has done a very nice job on his 1/48 Hasegawa Typhoon
Mk. 1B. Andy added Eduard seatbelts and a scratchbuilt gun
site and then finished his Typhoon in the classic camo with the
perfect amount of weathering to a beautifully realistic degree. |
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Nkululeko
Jansson is here today with his great looking 1/48 Academy
Mirage FIII done up in South African markings.
Nkululeko built his Mirage out of the box and combined kit decals
with some decals from Leading Edge Models to get the correct
markings. I love the choice of camo he used on his SAAF Mirage
FIII......very nice indeed. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Soviet Air Force colonel, Korean War 1951 from
Aerobonus.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
P-40 Tomahawk Early Square Back Seat from
Ultracast.
This seat is suitable for Flying Tigers (A.V.G.) Aircraft.
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Monday,
Aug 4
2014 |
Burkina Faso
National Day |
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WW1 Events - August 4 1914 -
- 09.00 (CET) 4 Aug 1914: Antoine Adolphe Fonck,
aged 21, a lancer in the 2nd Lancers, becomes the first Belgian to fall in combat.
He dies close to Battice as the Germans advance from the border towards Liège.
- Germany invades Belgium to outflank the French army.
- Britain protests the violation of Belgian neutrality, guaranteed by a treaty;
- German Chancellor replies that the treaty is just a chiffon de papier (a scrap of paper).
- The United Kingdom declares war on Germany.
- The United States declares neutrality.
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I have decided to
begin marking the historical events of WW1 as they unfold over the
next 4 years. I have updated the ARC homepage with events that
have unfolded in the time line since Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir
to Austria-Hungary's throne, and his wife, Sophie, were assassinated
on June 28 by Serbian nationalist Gavrilo Princip while the couple
were visiting Sarajevo, Bosnia. By today...100 years ago...the
British Empire has joined the declarations of war. I like to
think there was a quiet portion of all societies that had a bad
feeling about the unfolding events. I am left numb when I
ponder the misery that befell the 20th century due to the actions of
one student with a gun. WW1 began the downfall of many
European Empires.....and lead directly to WW2 and the downfall of
the British Empire.....the continued rise of the USA....and the
independence of many former European colonies....which in turn
unfolded into many post war events. The rise of the USSR could
be directly connected to the cost of WW1 which lead to the Russian
revolution. There is no doubt bad events would have still
happened.....but it is amazing to ponder the millions that have died
since that one student killed 2 people.
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Today I will only
have WW1 models on ARC to remember the opening events of WW1 and no
product articles out of respect for all those that were affected by
this horrific conflict.
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Zoran Verhovšek
starts this special update with his stunning diorama. This
is his 1/48 Special Hobby Fokker B.II at a German airfield
between missions. It appears the guns are being removed for
the night in the hand cart. A very moving scene and
beautifully done by Zoran. |
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Alain Carrette
is here with his 1/48 Eduard Nieuport 11 in the markings of a
Belgian ace. Some markings were custom made and the whole
diorama and model were beautifully done. Belgium suffered
horribly during WW1 and this diorama helps to acknowledge that
suffering. |
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Diego M. Pavese
is here with what I consider to be one of the best looking
German aircraft from WW1. This is his 1/48 Gavia Albatros D.1
with flawless woodgrain on the fuselage and expertly done
rigging. So beautifully done and so delicate looking. |
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Sören Bartusch
is here with a very special little 1/48 Eduard Sopwith 2F.1 Camel.
Sören tells the story of a raid from the British H.M.S. Furious
against the airship hangars in Tondern in the summer of 1918.
Amazing work Sören. |
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Sunday, Aug
3
2014 |
WW1 Events -
August 3 1914 -
-
Germany declares war on France.
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Belgium denies permission for German forces to pass through to the French border.
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Saturday,
Aug 2
2014 |
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Former
Yugoslavian |
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Republic of Macedonia National Day |
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WW1 Events -
August 2 1914
- Germany invades Luxembourg.
- Skirmish at
Joncherey, first military action on the Western Front
- Lance Corporal
Jules-Andre Peugeot is first French soldier to die in WW1
- Sub-Lieutenant
Albert Mayer is first German soldier to die in WW1
- Germany besieges and captures fortified Longwy "the iron gate to Paris" near the Luxembourg border, opening France to mass German invasion.
August 2 - August 26 1914
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WW1 Events -
August 1 1914 -
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Germany declares war on Russia.
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Italy declares its neutrality.
- Germany and the Ottoman Empire sign a secret alliance treaty.
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Dragan Cvetic
starts today's update with his very eye catching 1/72 Zvezda Mil Mi-24V.
Dragan rescribed the panel lines and added Eduard photo etch to
improve the detail and then finished it off with aftermarket
decals. I love the look of the camo on this Mi-24.
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Shawn "phantom"
Weiler
added some excellent aftermatrket detail sets to complete his
stunning 1/48 Hasegawa F-18C Hornet.
This is VFA-87s 2014 CAG jet which is a great looking paint
scheme. This one is a beauty.
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Ivan Pliopas
has done a first class job on his 1/72 Italeri C-119G.
Ivan chose the very attractive white and baremetal paint scheme and
finished his Boxcar in Brazilian ...which is nice to see. This
is a sweet looking model of this classic transport aircraft. |
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Peter Kozelj
has done an outstanding
job building and finishing his 1/48 Tamiya Me-262A-2a.
Peter dressed up the cockpit with a resin seat and then used the
kit decals to finish it in a complicated camo scheme. I love
the look of Peter's Me-262. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
B-24J interior photo etch detail set from
Eduard
Model Accessories.
This set is designed for
the Hasegawa kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
USAF Flightline Tool Cabinet (Roll Cab) 8 drawers from
Aerobonus.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
F-4E / F-4ETM / RF-ETM Phantom II decal sheet from
Hi-Decal
Line.
This new decal sheet features markings for 4 different Phantoms
including 2 F-4E's, one F-4ETM and one RF-ETM Phantom II including
the Turkish Phantom shot down by a Syrian SAM in 2012.
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