Thursday, Jan
31 2019 |
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Karl Wenk
joins us with his second article on ARC. This is his 1/72
Planet Models Fw 3x1000 Entwurf B. which is the second of 3
designs for this special late war bomber design. Karl built it
using a resin kit and flawlessly finished it with a great looking
camo.
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Majd Abbar
is here with another in his airliner series. This is his
1/200 Hogan Airbus A340 finished to a very high standard in
Qatar livery. Very nice indeed.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
English Electric Lightning Landing Gear from
Scale
Aircraft Conversions.
This detail set is designed for
the Trumpeter kit.
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In the
ARC
Joke Page
there is a new daily funny photo and daily
joke.
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Wednesday, Jan
30 2019 |
Liberation of Camp Pangatian, Philippines |
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Jamie McIntyre
is here today with his first model on ARC. This is his 1/48 Smer MiG-17F/Lim-6 bis
finished in Afghan markings. Jamie has chosen a
interesting MiG-17 and the job he did on the markings and baremetal
finish is first rate. I'm quite pleased to welcome Jamie to
ARC. Stunning work Jamie. |
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Charlies Rodriguez
has done quite a bit of scratchbuilt detailing on his 1/48 Kitty Hawk UH-1H Huey.
Charlies has a passion for the Huey and you can see that in the
effort he puts into each of his models. This Huey is finished
as a US Army bird that served in El Salvador. |
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Majd Abbar
is here with his very attractive 1/200
Hogan Boeing 747-8i. Majd finished this beauty in Qatar
livery to a very high standard.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
MK 103 - German 30 mm autocannon from
Master.
These were used on the
Do-335, Hs-129 and other aircraft. This set includes 2 different
styles of muzzle breaks.
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In the
ARC
Joke Page
there is a new daily funny photo and daily
joke.
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Tuesday, Jan
29 2019 |
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Christos Papadopoulos
is well known on ARC for his highly detailed models and today he is
here with his 1/32 Trumpeter Messerschmitt Bf109G-2/TROP with
full engine detailing. Christos started with the kit
engine and then added layer after layer of scratchbuilt detailing to
complete this beauty. He also used aftermarket items to detail
the cockpit and then finished it all off with a stunning weathering
job. Amazing work Christos. |
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Majd Abbar
is here with the latest in his airliner series. This is his
1/200
Hasegawa Boeing 777-300 ER finished in the livery for Qatar.
Very nice indeed.
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Thomas
Brückelt is here with something very interesting today.
This is his 1/160 Faller GZ-20A Blimpe which is quite the
iconic aircraft. Thomas explains the build process in very
helpful detail. This is very cool to see. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
Sukhoi T-50 Landing Gear from
Scale
Aircraft Conversions.
This detail set is designed for
the Zvezda / Revell kit.
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In the
ARC
Joke Page
there is a new daily funny photo and daily
joke.
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Monday, Jan
28 2019 |
Space Shuttle Challenger Accident 1986 |
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Stephen & Lyta Carr
are here with their latest project. This is Lyta's Snoopy Verses the Red Baron
completed as a wall hanging. The Snoopy figure and kennel
(doghouse) were made from scratch and Stephen explains that in their
article. I LOVE the job Lyta did on her latest model here on
ARC. Well done Lyta!!! (and you too Stephen...you two make an
excellent team) |
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Majd Abbar
is here with his beautifully finished 1/200 Hasegawa Airbus A321.
I'm very much enjoying his series of airliners.
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Tolga Ülgür
is here with another of his beauties. This is his highly
detailed and beautifully weathered 1/32 Special Hobby Hawker Tempest Mk.V.
Tolga used a nose correction set and aftermarket goodies and
scratchbuilt parts to complete his Tempest and then finished it in
the markings for French Ace Pierre Clostermann. Beautiful work
Tolga. |
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Here's a product article
for the Wire
Assist Forming Tool - Photo Etch Bending Tool from
The
Small Shop.
This Photo Etch Bending Tool is the Wire Assist Forming Tool.
Matched Grab Handles Every Time!
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In the
ARC
Joke Page
there is a new daily funny photo and daily
joke.
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Murli Rajan
is here to begin this special Indian Republic Day update with his
sharp looking 1/72
Fujimi Westland Seaking Mk.42. Murli chose to weather and
finish his Seaking as a Indian Navy Seaking.
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Tom Thounaojam
is here with 2 articles today and the first is his 1/72 Hobbyboss Dassault Rafale B & C.
Tom gave both jets drop tanks and weapons and finished
them in a current paint scheme.
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Leonard Prakasam
has finished the 1/72
Hobbycraft DHC-4 Caribou to a very high standard with careful
panel shading for subtle weathering giving very pleasing
results.
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Aamod Potdar
is here with his great looking 1/72
Italeri Jaguar IS. Aamod airbrushed the camo scheme with
very successful results on his Indian Jaguar.
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Murli Rajan
is here with his very colourful 1/72 Special Hobby Folland Gnat.
Murli gave it weathering and displayed in on an attractive
diorama base.
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Sherbir
has been busy building his 1/72 Italeri SEPECAT Jaguar-IM.
Sherbir converted the Jaguar GR.1 to Jaguar-IM (Maritime
version) and then gave it a flawless weathering job. Shebir
also gave his in-flight model a weapons load to show it's
abilities. I quite like the diorama base on this Jaguar.
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Aamod Potdar
is here with a classic jet that served India for decades.
This is his 1/48
Italeri Hawker Hunter IAF finished to a very high standard with
a great looking camo scheme.
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Tom
Thounaojam is here with something different. This is his 1/72
Italeri C-47 in Indian Air Force markings. I quite like
the look of this transport in it's IAF livery.
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Murli Rajan
is here with his very colourful 1/72 BAe Hawk Mk.132 'Surya
Kirans' IAF. The Surya Kiran (Rays of the Sun) is an
aerobatics demonstration team if the Indian Air Force and this Hawk
looks fantastic.
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Aamod Potdar
is here with a classic eastern bloc jet flown by India.
This is his 1/72
Hasegawa MiG-25 RB that is beautifully finished in Indian Air
Force markings.
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Murli Rajan
finishes up this special update with his 1/72 Heller Junkers Ju 52.
Murli gave his Ju-52 a stunning weathering job.
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In the
ARC
Joke Page
there is a new daily funny photo and daily
joke.
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Friday, Jan
25 2019 |
Model shows this
weekend:
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Shawn “phantom” Weiler
is here with the Canadian version of the C-54. Shawn
actually built two of the 1/72
Revell/Belcher Bits North Stars. With the Belcher Bit set
and the Revell kit, Shawn was able to create 2 of these Northstars
in their attractive looking paint schemes. It's great to see
these on ARC, great looking work Shawn.
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Majd Abbar
is here with his perfect looking 1/200 Hasegawa Boeing 727
using Nazca Decals. Majd was impressed with the fit of this
kit.
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Dragan
Cvetic has done an excellent job on his 1/72 ICM Ki-27 Nate.
Dragan had a challenging time with the fit during the build of
this Ki-27, but the finished model sure does look nice.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
MiG-21-BD3-60 early-pylons from
Zactomodels.
These new resin MiG-21 weapons pylons are the early style
MiG-21-BD3-60 early-pylons. The later style MiG-21-BD3-60 'heavy
duty' pylons are also available from separately from Zactomodels.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Me 262 A-1A/U4 landing gear Landing
Gear from
Scale
Aircraft Conversions.
The nose gear in this set was unique to this variant of the Me 262
which was fitted with a 50mm Mauser cannon in the nose.
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In the
ARC
Joke Page
there is a new daily funny photo and daily
joke.
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Thursday, Jan
24 2019 |
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Rafi Ben-Shahar
begins today with his sharp looking 1/48 Eduard Tempest V.
Rafi did find some aspects of this kit were lacking, but there
no doubt it does build into a very convincing Tempest as you will
see in his photos. Looks great Rafi. |
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Majd Abbar
is here with first in his new series of Airliners featuring Qatar
livery. This is his 1/200 Hasegawa Airbus A320 finished
to a very high standard. Beautiful work indeed.
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Jens Gerber
has done a stunning job building and finishing his 1/48 ICM Do 215 B4.
Jens explains some areas that require some added effort on this kit,
but in skilled hands it does build into an exceptional looking model
of this German bomber. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
Do 335 A - MG 151, FuG 25a antenna, Pitot Tube from
Master.
This detail set is designed for
the HK Models kit.
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In the
ARC
Joke Page
there is a new daily funny photo and daily
joke.
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Wednesday, Jan
23 2019 |
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Sebastian Piechowiak
is here with his first model on ARC. This is his
beautifully finished 1/48 Airfix Ju-87B2 Tropical in desert
camo with the eye catching snake artwork. I'm excited to see
more of
Sebastian's models on ARC.
Welcome to ARC Sebastian!!!
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Thomas Brückelt
is here with a very special Starfighter today. This is his
1/72 Hasegawa Lockheed F-104S 50th NATO Anniversary wearing an
Italian scheme. Thomas did some excellent work on his F-104S.
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In the
ARC
Joke Page
there is a new daily funny photo and daily
joke.
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Tuesday, Jan
22 2019 |
No
update today.
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Monday, Jan
21 2019 |
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Day |
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Ricardo Cornejo
is here with some great photos of the recent "Red October
exhibition"Model Show - IPMS Chile. Enjoy the photos...it looks like an enjoyable show. |
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Greg Kerry
has done a very effective job creating his realistic looking 1/72 Academy Fw190D & Spitfire XVI
diorama. Greg explains his successful technique for
creating the flames and smoke used in his diorama. A very cool
display Greg. |
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Michael Hickey
did a stunning job detailing
his 1/48 Hasegawa F-4E Phantom II. Michael added
exhausts and a cockpit set from Aires and Seamless Sucker intakes
and finished it all off as a weathered jet in Greek markings.
This is one sweet Phantom. |
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Here's a product article
for the Photo
Etch Cut-Off Set - Standard from
The
Small Shop.
This Photo Etch Cut-Off Set - Standard is designed to hold the photo
etch fret as you remove parts from the photo etch fret. This is
a big help so parts don't go flying into your carpet or parts unknown.
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In the
ARC
Joke Page
there is a new daily funny photo and daily
joke.
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Friday, Jan
18 2019 |
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Tolga Ülgür
starts today with another of his masterpieces. This is his
1/32 Hasegawa Messerschmitt Bf 109 G2 with plenty of resin and
photo etch goodies to improve the detail. The finished model
is truly a treat to see.
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Carl Jarosz
has been very busy this winter with his sharp looking 1/48 Kinetic F-84F Thunderstreak.
Carl was very skillful on the baremetal finish as you will see
in his photos and the colorful markings are for the Indiana ANG
which look fantastic. Beautiful work Carl.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
Hawker Hunter Landing Gear from
Scale
Aircraft Conversions.
This detail set is designed for
the Revell kit.
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In the
ARC
Joke Page
there is a new daily funny photo and daily
joke.
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Thursday, Jan
17 2019 |
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Michael Phillips
has put some very nice effort into his 1/48 Academy U-2S Dragon Lady - Blackcat Lady.
This is based on an older kit and Michael rescribed the raised panel
lines and added a resin nose and resin cockpit before giving it a
full weathering job and aftermarket decals. The end result is
a very pleasing U-2S. |
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Thomas Brückelt
is here with the first model on ARC of this Italian fighter from
WW2. This is his 1/72 Italeri Reggiane RE 2002 Ariete finished with weathering and some hand painted markings.
It's good to see this one on ARC. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
Fw 190 A7 - A9 armament set (MG 131, MG 151 & Pitot Tube) from
Master.
This detail set is designed for
the Eduard kit.
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In the
ARC
Joke Page
there is a new daily funny photo and daily
joke.
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Wednesday, Jan
16 2019 |
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Mark L.
Rossmann is here with his sharp looking Korean War jet.
This is his "Korea Star” 1/32 Czech F-80C Shooting
Star finished with noseart and a sharks mouth. Mark has
included some great F-80 Korean War history and I know you will
enjoy the read as well as the photos of his jet. |
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Graham Symmonds
has done a stellar job on his 1/48 Seaking HAR. Mk. 3.
Graham added aftermarket goodies from Eduard and Flightpath and
added further detailing before finishing it as a SAR chopper with
just a subtle weathering job. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32 AIM-9LM Sidewinder Missiles from
Zactomodels.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
T-33A Shooting Star Landing Gear from
Scale
Aircraft Conversions.
This detail set is designed for
the Academy/HobbyCraft kit.
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In the
ARC
Joke Page
there is a new daily funny photo and daily
joke.
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Tuesday, Jan
15 2019 |
No update today....I
have to work back to back shifts at my jobs today.
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Monday, Jan
14 2019 |
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Mike Krahn
has put plenty of effort into scratchbuilding the interior on
his 1/48 Revell B-17E along with some kit bashing and
aftermarket goodies. The camo scheme is from the Pacific and
was applied in Hawaii with available paints. Mike did some
exceptional work on this early B-17. |
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Dragan Cvetic
upgraded the cockpit detail on his 1/72 Hasegawa J-35J Draken with his scratchbuilt details and then finished it with a
beautifully weathered paint scheme. Beautiful work Dragan. |
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Here's a product article
for the Photo
Etch Extended Roller Set - Use with Brass Assist from
The
Small Shop.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
Kawanishi N1K2-J George Landing Gear from
Scale
Aircraft Conversions. This detail set is designed for
the Hasegawa kit.
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In the
ARC
Joke Page
there is a new daily funny photo and daily
joke.
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Friday, Jan
11 2019 |
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Pavel Maksimov
is here with the final big Stuka in his series. This is
his 1/32 Hasegawa Ju-87D with detail goodies from Verlinden
and Eduard to add to the already good detail on this big Hasegawa
kit. Pavel's work is always exceptional....enjoy. You can
check out his other JU-87's by clicking the link at the bottom of
his article. |
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Carl Jarosz
hit a bullseye with his 1/48 Trumpeter F-106A Delta Dart.
It's a beautiful build with an aftermarket pilot seat and subtle
weathering and finished in the markings of the 120th FIG, Montana
ANG. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
AIM-9DGH Sidewinder Missiles from
Zactomodels.
These resin AIM-9 Sidewinder Missiles were mastered by master modeller
Alexander Rogal. 1/32 AIM-9L/M sidewinder missiles are also
available separately from Zactomodels.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
MK 103 - German 30 mm autocannon (Do-335, Hs-129 etc) from
Master.
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In the
ARC
Joke Page
there is a new daily funny photo and daily
joke.
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Thursday, Jan
10 2018 |
Russia
- Soviet counteroffensive under Stalingrad. The beginning of the end
(1943) |
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Fred Branyan
is here with his spectacular historical reproduction of a plane with
a special connection. This is his 1/48 AMT A20G beautifully
reproduced from historical photos. This one is a beauty.
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Sertac Bayar
has done a gorgeous job detailing and finishing his 1/32 Italeri F-104S.
Sertac finished it as a Turkish jet with a great looking camo
scheme and the perfect amount of weathering. |
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Here's a product article
for the The
"BUG" RTH Hold and Fold - Photo Etch Bending Tool from
The
Small Shop.
This Photo Etch Bending Tool is the The "BUG" RTH Hold and
Fold. Loaded with Features in a Tight little Package! Perfect
for close-up work! Little bends are no problem when using the
"Bug"!
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
Gloster Meteor Landing Gear from
Scale
Aircraft Conversions. This detail set is designed for
the Hong Kong Models kit.
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In the
ARC
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there is a new daily funny photo and daily
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Wednesday, Jan
9 2019 |
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63CPE
begins today with a great what-if build for his GAF
Corsair II. This article includes a very interesting story
about the history of this Australian A-7 Corsair II. |
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63CPE
is
here to keep the RAF fans happy with his what-if build of the Supermarine
Stiletto F1e. This is an evolution of the Supermarine
Swift. |
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63CPE
has
been very creative in making this Bristol
142m-2. The design was inspired by the Blohm und Voss BV
141 and was beautifully executed. |
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63CPE
also
joins us today with this imaginative build of the Sukhoi Su-15 MP "Mantra".
This design actually looks like something that should have been
built. |
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In the
ARC
Joke Page
there is a new daily funny photo and daily
joke.
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Tuesday, Jan
8 2019 |
No update
today. I could not complete the update in time before work.
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Monday, Jan
7 2019 |
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Kees Kuyper is
here with a classic what-if. This is his Seahunter,
which is a Hunter with floats based in Scotland.
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Dave Bailey, aka The Rat is
here with his what-if air racer article entitled The Red-winged Blackbird.
Dave provided a background story about the RAF pilot that flew
this Spitfire found in a crate in Myanmar.
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Kees Kuyper was
very creative with this Waterglider. This is a glider
fitted with 2 small enignes and floats and all wrapped up in a very
elegant design.
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Kees Kuyper
has taken the classic Skycrane and converted it into a Osprey Skycrane
by using the engines and motors off an Osprey. This
actually looks quite viable as a design.
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In the
ARC
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Friday, Jan
4 2019 |
Union of Myanmar Independence Day |
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Dave Bailey is
here with a classic what-if article. This is his tail dragging
B-25
COD design for the US Navy. An enjoyable read.
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Kees Kuyper is
here with his Waterglider with engines that pop up out of the
floats. Kees has created something very unique here....I
salute to creative thinking.
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63CPE
is here with his twin engined MiG-15 OPLR.
There is quite a bit of thought to take a MiG 15 and turn it
into a twin engined jet. I enjoyed the story that goes along
with this model.
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In the
ARC
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there is a new daily funny photo and daily
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Thursday, Jan
3 2019 |
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Dave Bailey is here with
the 3rd article in his what-if series dealing with the Cuban Missiles
crisis. Today Dave's article is entitled Cuban Missile Crisis: the Jamaican Response, part 2.
I'm enjoying this series of articles by Dave.
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Kees Kuyper is
here with the first of his creative designs today. This is his
Duo Discus Autogiro, which is an autogiro with an aggressive
design. Very cool indeed. |
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Kees Kuyper is
here with a wild design for a glider. This is his Waterglider
which is a glider with floats that is towed behind a raceboat.
I like the way Kees thinks. |
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In the
ARC
Joke Page
there is a new daily funny photo and daily
joke.
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Wednesday, Jan
2 2019 |
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Dave Bailey is
here with his continuing
What-if series
on the Cuban missile crisis. This is his Cuban Missile
Crisis: the Jamaican Response, part 1. Fun stuff. |
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Shawn “phantom” Weiler is
here with his 1/3? AMT USS Enterprise Bridge No Bloody A,B,C or D.
This is a classic Sci-Fi kit. |
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Kees Kuyper is
here with his Airbus airliner with the ESA Shuttle on it's
back. This would be a pretty cool set up for the European
Space agency. |
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In the
ARC
Joke Page
there is a new daily funny photo and daily
joke.
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Tuesday
Jan
1 2019 |
Cuba - Anniversary of the Revolution |
Haiti Independence Day |
Sudan Independence Day |
Operation
Bodenplatte (Baseplate) |
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Happy New Year
Everyone.....welcome to 2019!!!
Silly Week begins
today with a selection of non-aircraft models as well as What-if
aircraft models. Enjoy!!
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Dave
Bailey begins
Silly Week 2019 with the first in a series of What-if articles about
the Cuban Missiles Crisis. Today's article is Cuban Missile
Crisis: the French Response. Silly Week is off to a good start with Dave leading the way. |
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H. Davis Gandees is
here with his very enjoyable Three Tough Marines - Grumman F8F-2 Bearcat Diorama.
Davis has included a USMC Devil Dog in this diorama....very cool
indeed and a great addition to Silly Week 2019.
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Kees Kuyper joins
us from the Netherlands with another of his creative what-if
designs. Kees is famous on ARC and today is is here with his
Jet powered DC-3 that he calls JetMAC. |
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In the
ARC
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