Monday,
Jan 31 2011 |
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weeks Twobobs
Newsletter is up and I'm darn excited to see the release of the
2 F-16 Egg Plane sheets including an Eggressor sheet and
another F-16 Egg Plane sheet....plus the 1/48 and
1/72 and
1/32 F-16ADF L'Ultima
Diana sheets with
their sexy tailart. |
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Ian Scoley is here
today with a very cool looking 1/48
Revell Eurofighter Typhoon. Ian went with an in-flight
display with the landing gear semi-retracted. The paint scheme
uses different shades for different panels which looks
excellent. I really like the look of this typhoon.
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Carmel J. Attard has done a
flawless job on his colourful little 1/72 Eduard Nieuport 17.
This was a very famous fighter from WW1 and Carmel tells the
whole history as well as the build process for this little
gem. The wooden propeller looks like real wood....beautiful
job Carmel.
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Soccer Wu has been
busy getting all the details looking perfect on his 1/48 Revell F-15K Slam Eagle Fighter.
This is the Korean version of the F-15 and it is complete with a
full weapons load and a great looking paint job....check out the
exhausts....they looks fantastic in their shaded bare metal
finish.
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Dave
Johnson is here with a
product article for the 1/48
TIE Fighter model kit from
Fine
Molds and available from
Hobby
Link Japan. |
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Here is
a product article
for the new 1/72 F-117A
Nighthawk V-Tail from QuickBoost.
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Sunday,
Jan
30 2011 |
Liberation of Camp Pangatian, Philippines |
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Friday,
Jan 28 2011 |
Space Shuttle Challenger Accident 1986 |
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Jack Alexander has
been busy building the 1/144
Anigrand Craftswork C-5B Galaxy. This is a resin kit and
Jack had some of the classic problems during the building process,
but in the end he ended up with an excellent looking example of this
massive cargo plane. I do like the way the weathering turned
out. |
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Jerry Reyes
has done an impressive creating his 1/32 Trumpeter XP-38. Jerry
started with the 1/32 Trumpeter Lockheed P-38 J/L and backdated to
an XP-38 prototype using scratchbulding in the critical areas.
The baremetal model of this prototype ended up looking excellent.
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Serge Dompierre joins
us today with his cool looking 1/48 Trumpeter MIG-19PM Farmer E.
Serge used a new technique for the bare metal finish and then used
German Democratic Republic markings to complete his sharp looking
MiG-19. |
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Here's
a product article for the 1/48
F-16C Arctic Bandits
decal sheet from
Two
Bobs Aviation Graphics.
Two
Bobs Aviation Graphics. This sheet has enough markings
for three complete jets from the 18th Aggressor Squadron from
Eielson AFB. Wing Commander, Squadron Commander and two line
jets.
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I have a
preview
for the new 1/32 MiG-23
Splitter Plates from Zactomodels.
This amazing set is designed for the 1/32 Trumpeter MiG-23. |
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I have a product article
for the new 1/32
MiG-29A Fulcrum Air Intake Covers Type C from QuickBoost. |
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Here's
a product article for the new 1/72
de Haviland Sea Vampire model kit from Czech
Master Resin - CMR Models. These 2 new kits are
the de Havilland Sea Vampire Prototype and the de Havilland Sea Vampire F.20. |
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Thursday,
Jan
27 2011 |
Russia
- End
of Leningrad blockade (1944) |
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Tom Berres
has done a lovely job
building and finishing his 1/72
Airfix Nimrod MR2P. Tom built his
Nimrod out of the box, but you've got to have a close look at
the gently shaded paint job......simply perfect looking. Tom
also points out a few tricks to building this model to avoid
inaccuracies and problems. This one is a beauty. |
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David Rapasi is here with
another eye catching model. This is his 1/48 Accurate Miniatures SBD-3
Dauntless wearing the markings for a Dauntless with VS-5 aboard
the USS Yorktown during the Battle of Midway. And yup....it's
got one of those awe inspiring weathering jobs Dave is famous
for. WOW!!!
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André Pacheco de
Moraes
has done a fabulous job finishing and weathering his 1/72 Revell Mirage IIIE.
André used a combination of
aftermarket and custom made decals to finish his special Mirage in Brazilian Air Force
markings. I love the way it looks. |
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Here's
a product article for the 1/48 A-10A Barksdale's Dogpatchers
decal sheet from
Two
Bobs Aviation Graphics.
Two
Bobs Aviation Graphics. This sheet features2 different
F-16C Wolfpack Bandits with 8th Fighter Wing based at Kunsan
AB in Korea in October 2007.
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John
Vojtech is here with a
product article for three different 3D PUNCH
& DIE SETS from UMM-USA
Unique Master Models.
These are amazing sets and well
worth taking a closer look at. |
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I have a product article
for the new 1/48
SB2C-1C Helldiver wheel bay set from Aires.
Oh Wow....I love the details on these wheel bays. |
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Hal
Marshman Sr
is here with his book review for the Lone Survivor book from
Little Brown. This book tells the story of the Lone
Survivor of a Navy Seal team in Afghanistan and it sounds like one
heck of a book.
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Wednesday,
Jan
26 2011 |
Australia Day |
India
Republic Day |
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Michael Johnson
is here to mark Australia Day with his 1/76 Airfix Matilda "Hedgehog".
Mike gave his Matilda "Hedgehog" some light weathering
and set it up on an attractive diorama base. A great looking
piece of Aussie armour Mike. |
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Rafi Ben-Shahar is
here with not one but 3 of his 1/48 Focke wulf Fw-190A Graf.
Rafi is here with a Dragon, Hasegawa and Eduard and all in the
markings for Major Hermann Graf. Rafi is a very talented
modeler and I know you're going to enjoy seeing all of these
Fw-190's. |
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Andy Davies really
has done a stellar job on his 1/48 Bronco Jian J-10S Vigorous
Dragon. This is the 2 seat version of the J-10 and is
loaded with details, but it was Andy's skill that pulled this
beautiful project together. Andy has high regards for this
Bronco kit. |
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Shawn "phantom" Weiler
is here today with his 1/48 Hasegawa F-4B, Phantom #134.
Yup....Phantom #134....WOW!!! Shawn built his Phantom for the
ARC USN Centennial Group build and used Two Mikes resin intake covers and a very nice Eduard photo etch sheet
for added details. Nicely done Shawn.....I love your choice of
markings. |
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Here's
a product article for the 1/48 A-10A Barksdale's Dogpatchers
decal sheet from
Two
Bobs Aviation Graphics.
Two
Bobs Aviation Graphics. This sheet features the option
to build 2 of 10 different A-10A Warthogs from the 47th FS from
Barksdale AFB. LA. There is two complete set of markings and
nose art adorns every single one of these jets.
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Nick
Moore is here with a product
article for the Gloster Gladiator Vol. I: Development & Operational History book from Mushroom Model Publications. |
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Here is
a product article
for the new 1/48
Tornado Undercarriage Covers from QuickBoost. QuickBoost. |
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Here is
a product article
for the new 1/72
Browning M2 aircraft .50 caliber barrels
from
Master.
Master.
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Tuesday,
Jan 25 2011 |
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Hot
Babe of the Week! this week from
Twobobs
is courtesy of Robin Polderman. I'll admit, I
can't remember if I put these up before as a weekly Hot Babe; if so,
my apologies. Some Jump Jet love for you guys. Bob
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Brent Leidig has
taken on a camo scheme few of us would dare to try. This is
his 1/72 Hasegawa F/A-18F Super Hornet with the new digital
camo scheme. This gem must have taken a while to mask, I do
like the look of it. |
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Lou Anatrella has
done a wonderful job on his 1/72 Italeri VNAF UH-34G. Lou
added an astounding amount of scratchbuilt details to all the
critical areas on his UH-34G
interior and exterior and then finished it with his homemade Vietnamese
decals. Cool looking chopper. |
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Silvio Pietropaolo
joins us with his big beautiful 1/72 North American XB 70 A
Valkirye. Silvio
added extra scratchbuilt details to dress up a couple of critical
areas on his XB 70 before finishing it in a perfect white paint
job. He has provided plenty of pics showing the whole build
process. |
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Hal
Marshman Sr is here with a product article for the Lake
Michigan's Aircraft Carriers book. This book deals with
the 2 converted steamers that were converted to aircraft carriers
and used in lake Michigan to train carrier pilots during WW2.
Hal's article about this book is a very interesting read. It
sounds like quite the interesting book. |
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I have a product article
for the new 1/48
F-100D Super Sabre cockpit set
from
Aires.
Aires.
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I have a product article
for the new 1/32
CAF T-33 Semi Gloss Grey Scheme decal sheet from Leading
Edge Models.
This new decal sheet is a new version of this decal sheet includes
markings for 5 T-33 Silver Star jets from 4 squadrons including the
50 Years T-Bird special anniversary jet.
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Monday,
Jan 24 2011 |
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This
weeks Twobobs
Newsletter is up. The F-16 Egg Plane sheets and
the Diana sheets will be released later this week. I
can't wait to see both of those. Bob also has some artwork for
the upcoming F-18C Snakes and Dragon sheet which features
some dynamite artwork. Cool stuff indeed!!! |
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Mike Glinski has
a challenging time building his sharp looking 1/72 Special Hobby Me
264 "Amerika Bomber". Mike
did some modifications to this model for improved accuracy and
turned out quite the fine looking long range bomber.
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Brad Guy is here
with a model that was missed during Silly
Week. This is Brad's 1/48 Monogram F4-J Phantom with
all the extras, but I'll let Brad tell about it in his
article. Sorry for the delay Brad, I missed this in my inbox.. |
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Lorenzo Cassinadri
has done a
marvelous job detailing and finishing his 1/48 Tamiya Fieseler Fi156 Storch. Lorenzo
added extra detailing to his engine and cockpit before giving it a
flawless desert camo and creating a diorama base with figures to
display this beauty. Lorenzo has an interesting
technique for marking out the camo pattern. |
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I have a product article
for the new Scale
individual instruments for WW2 Luftwaffe Aircraft from
airscale.
airscale.
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Friday,
Jan 21 2011 |
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John Smalbrugge has been busy
building this excellent looking 1/48 Czech Model Grumman JRF
Goose for a friend of his. John went with an in-flight
display and I'm certain his friend was quite pleased when he
received the finished model.
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Mark L. Rossmann has done a wonderful
job building and finishing his 1/48 Hasegawa Sabre F-86
E(M). For markings Mark chose the to
finish his as a Hellenic Air Force Sabre with a flawless bare metal
finish. Nice one Mark.
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Jerry Reyes
joins us today with his first model. Jerry never built
kits when he was a kid and he is here with his 1/32 Revell Corsair XF4U-1.
Jerry did some major modifications to his
Corsair and achieved some pretty darn good results. I
look forward to seeing more of his models on ARC in the future.
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Here's
a product article for the
1/48 F/A-18A/B
VFC-12 Shades of Gray Omars
decal sheet from
Two
Bobs Aviation Graphics. This sheet features markings
for two complete aircraft from the Fighting Omars of VFC-12.
Both an A and B are represented on this sheet with enough stencils,
etc.. for both.
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I have a product article
for the new 1/72
P-47D Thunderbolt Oil Cooler from
QuickBoost.
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Thursday,
Jan 20 2011 |
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Dragan Cvetic starts today
with another of his cold War Era birds. This one is the 1/72 Heller Mirage V
BA finished in the attractive camo of a Belgian Mirage.
Dragan added a resin seat and scratchbuilt the cockpit and added
other details to improve his Mirage. Very nice indeed.
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Phillip Steele dropped by
today with his sharp looking is here with his 1/72 Revell FW 189 A-1.
Phillip found this kit to be poor fitting and quite the pain to
build, but that didn't stop him from turning out a great looking
model of this twin boom aircraft.
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Carmel J Attard
joins us today with another of his vac-u-formed beauties. This
is his very colourful 1/72 Rareplanes
FJ-4B Fury in all its glory. Carmel details the full build
on this vac-u-formed model in a very helpful way. He has also
included photos of another
FJ-4B Fury in an equally colourful scheme.
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Brian Duddy's Dad was a crew
chief in the midst of WW2 and Brian has taken an old B&W photos
from that time period and made a 1/48 Hasegawa P-40E, “Dad’s P-40”
diorama of the scene. Brian dressed up his P-40 with some
aftermarket goodies and has even included those WW2 photos in his
article, so you can see the photos that inspired that diorama.
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Here's
a product article for the
1/48 F-16A/B
NSAWC Vipers #2
decal sheet from
Two
Bobs Aviation Graphics.
This sheet features markings
for four complete aircraft from NSAWC at Fallon NAS, NV.
Two splinted B models and two gray A models (Ex-Pakistani Block 15
jets) are represented on this sheet.
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I have a product article
for the new 1/48
F-5E Tiger II speed brakes from
Aires.
Aires.
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I have a product article
for the new 1/72
Me 109 Part 2 decal sheet from Lifelike
Decals.
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I have a product article
for the new 1/72
P-51B/C Mustang Exhaust from
QuickBoost. |
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Wednesday,
Jan 19 2011 |
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Jean-Charles GODDET is here
with his striking looking 1/72 Hasegawa F-15C Aggressor. Jean-Charles
used resin goodies from Paragon designs and aftermarket decals to
finish his F-15C Aggressor. Jean-Charles then created a
diorama for his F-15 complete with added details including a helmet
with a red star.
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Phil Marchese has been very
busy getting everything perfect on his 1/72 Execuform PB2Y-5H.
Phil converted his PB2Y into a PB2Y-5H ambulance which includes
a combination of 3 and 4 blade props....among other details.
Pretty neat looking PB2Y Phil.
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David Rapasi is wiht another
model for you to enjoy. This is his 1/48 Tamiya DeHavilland Mosquito
MkVI in full D-Day stripes and aftermarket decals and one of
Dave's well known weathering jobs.
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Here's
a product article for the
1/48 AV-8B
Super Harrier II Jammin' Jump Jets decal
sheet from
Two
Bobs Aviation Graphics. This sheet features markings
for three complete jets from VMA-311, VMA-513 and VMA-211.
You get very colorful markings for a Harrier and the VMA-211 jet
represents the very first Harrier to drop a JDAM in combat.
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I have a product article
for the new 1/48 B-57
Canberra in Vietnam decal sheet from Zotz
Decals. This decal sheet includes 10 different
aircraft and some with noseart. |
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I have a product article
for the new 1/48 Bf-109
G-14 cockpit set from
Aires.
This set includes resin and photo etch parts.
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I have a product article
for the new 1/72 CAF T-33 Semi Gloss Grey Scheme Decal sheet from
Leading Edge
Models.
Leading Edge
Models. This new decal sheet includes markings for 5
T-33 Silver Star jets from 4 squadrons including the 50 Years T-Bird
special anniversary jet.
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Tuesday,
Jan 18 2011 |
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Hot
Babe of the Week! this week from
Twobobs is courtesy of Larry Parker. Larry is the
person responsible for the design of the VFA-86 CAG jet and has
graciously supplied us here at Twobobs with reference photos and
artwork images for the creation of the decal product that is now at
the printers. Right click, enjoy! Bob
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Yoav Efrati starts
today's update with some photos he took of some of the impressive
models on display at the recent IPMS Israel December 2011 convention.
This convention took place during the massive forest fires in
Israel and Yoav has also included quite a few photos of the fire
fighting aircraft that were involved in that operation. |
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Pedro Pablo Santos Aladro
joins us from Spain with his beautifully weathered 1/72 Airfix Spitfire PR
XIX. Pedro built this one out of the box, but it is the
finish and weathering that really makes this model look
fantastic. Thankfully Pedro has explained his techniques in
his article.
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Sertac Bayar is
here with his stunning 1/32 Hasegawa F-86F-40 Sabre.
This model was partially built when Sertac got it and he carefully
disassembled it and then built and finished it adding extra details
along the way. You've got to have a close look at the
cockpit.....it's definitely loaded with detail in there.
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Eric Hargett is here with his
P-43. This sharp looming model is built from the 1/48 Classic
Airframes P-43A Lancer kit with some very subtle shading and
weathering to get the perfect looking for this aircraft. Eric
tells the history of this aircraft which is the earlier design in
the evolution of the P-47. Very cool to see this one
Eric.
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Zotz
Decals has a new Figure kit. This sexy 1/6 figure is called
You-Teaser. This is a kit and comes unpainted and
unassembled.
Check it out......I know you'll enjoy
the photos.
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Here is
a product article
for the new 1/48
B-13L Soviet Rocket launchers from
Aires.
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Here is
a product article
for the new 1/48
British Mk 2 Browning .303 caliber (7,7mm) with flash suppressor
from Master.
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Monday,
Jan 17 2011 |
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This
weeks Twobobs
Newsletter is up. Big news this
week.............the
Egg Plane sheets and F-16 Diana sheets are almost ready
to go on sale. Plus bob has previews of the USN
100th Anniversary sheets as well as the F/A-18C Snakes and
Dragons sheet. There's plenty of good stuff on the way!!! |
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Mark O. Williams starts this
special Desert Storm 20th Anniversary update with his Desert Storm Memories.
It really is hard to believe it has been 20 years, I still remember
where I was the minute the air operations had begun.
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Ken Middleton has built a
sharp looking 1/48 Academy F-15C Eagle for the pilot of this
F-15 during Desert Storm. This particular F-15 scored a MiG
kill during Desert Storm and Ken has a photo of himself and the
pilot in his article. Sweet looking F-15 Ken.
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Benner is here with his first
article for this special updates. This is Benner's 1/48 Academy F-111E
Aardvark which has be modified with a number of aftermarket sets
and plenty of work on Benner's part to pull this impressive project
together.
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Austin Kennedy is here with
his first article for this special Desert Storm update. This
is Austin's 1/72 Hasegawa AH-1F in desert camo and with some
added enhancements including decals from Werner Wings for the Cobra
"Wild Thing". This is one sharp looking Cobra. |
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Mark Barnes joins with his
beautifully weathered Desert Storm 1/48 Hasegawa F/A-18A. Mark chose the markings for a Hornet with "Warlords"
of VMFA-451, but wow....you're got to see the weathering on this
one.....it's beautifully done
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Austin Kennedy is here with
his second model for this Operation Desert Storm update. This
is his 1/72 Revell HH-3E in the attractive desert camo it
wore during Desert Storm. Looking Good Austin.
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Pjotr van der Ploeg has done a fabulous
job finishing and weathering his 1/72 Hasegawa EF-111A Raven.
This is a rare F-111 and carried no
weapons. Pjotr has done a beautiful job on the camo scheme
complete with some panels being in slightly different shades of
paint. Having the flying surfaces in the dropped position
certainly adds a lovely level of detail.
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Benner finishes off
this update with his sharp looking and rather unique 1/48 AFV F-5E.
Benner chose the markings for a Bahraini Amiri Air Force F-5E
with a flawless finish and full weapons load. His article
includes a fascinating story about the beginnings of this tiny air
force shortly before Iraq invaded Kuwait.
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Friday,
Jan 14 2011 |
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Ido Barnea has done a
wonderful job finishing and detailing the 1/48 Kinetic F-16I Sufa.
This was quite the project for Ido and included various items
from Isracast as well as items from the Skunk Models IDF weapon set # 1.
This was a well thought out Sufa project and is an excellent
resource if you're planning on building one of these yourself.
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Manuel Soriano joins us today
with his exceptionally nice 1/48 Focke Wulf fw190 A-8. This
190 model is loaded with detail including engine detail and has a
fantastic weathered finish.
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Carmel J Attard dropped by the
ARC Corporate offices in Malta with his very colourful 1/48 Academy Sea Knight CH/HH-46D.
Carmel captured the look inside and out of the Sea Knight
perfectly with his model and he details the complete build process
in a very helpful way in his article. I love the bright
colours on this chopper.
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Matthias Becker has
done an outstanding job detailing and finishing his 1/48
Twobobs
T-2E Buckeye.
Twobobs T-2E Buckeye.
Matthias added some Eduard photo etch to further detail the well
detailed resin cockpit and then finished this beauty in Helenic Air
Force markings with a bit of weathering to dirty it up to make it
look more like an operational jet. This is a great looking
model.
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I have a product article
for the new 1/72
Su-27 Ejection Seat with Safety Belts from
QuickBoost.
QuickBoost. |
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Thursday,
Jan 13 2011 |
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Steve Ringlein starts today with
his 1/32 Trumpeter AV-8B Harrier. Steve has
done a wonderful job detailing and finishing his USMC Harrier
including giving it a weapons load.. You're going to enjoy
seeing this one.
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Marlon Guevara has been busy
getting things looking very nice on his 1/48 Revell Mi-25. Marlon
chose to finish his Mi-25 in the colours of a Peruvian
Air Force chopper that was lost in conflict in 1995. He
rescribed the panel lines to improve
the look of his Mi-25.
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Carlo Luigi Tamiazzo did
a beautiful job building and finishing his 1/48 Frems Aermacchi MB-339A.
Carlo
finished his MB-339 in Frecce Tricolori (Tricolor Arrows) markings
and armed is as it would appear for winter training and built a
runway base to display it on. Very nice indeed.
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Brian Pruitt has been busy
modifying the C-130E/H Hercules into a 1/72 Italeri HC-130E.
Brian used decals from Wolfpack decals for a HC-130E of the California
ANG with the Fulton Recovery System. The Fulton Recovery
system used used to extract personnel
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Here's
a product article for the
1/48 F/A-18C VFA-192 Golden Dragons decal sheet
from
Two
Bobs Aviation Graphics.
This sheet features markings
for two complete aircraft from the Golden Dragons with the US
Navy. This is their current CAG scheme as well as a deployment
scheme from one of their line jets (circa 2003).
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Zotz
Decals has a new Figure kit. This is
their 1/2 scale Vlad-Bust figure. This is a kit and comes unpainted and
unassembled.
Check it
out......this is one scary looking dude.
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I have a product article
for the new 1/32
Spitfire Mk. IX wheels & paint masks from Aires.
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I have a product article
for the new 1/48
Me 109 Part 7 decal sheet from
Lifelike
Decals.
Lifelike
Decals. This decal sheet features four different Me
109's flown by Luftwaffe Ace Marseille in desert camo schemes and his
own Kubelwagen.
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Wednesday,
Jan 12 2011 |
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Henrique Vidal Malzone dropped
by the ARC Corporate offices in Brazil with his 1/32 Revell DH–82 A/C
Tigermoth.
Henrique added extra scratchbuilt detailing to improve upon the
kit details and then created a diorama scheme to display his
Tigermoth and then gifted it to a friend..
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Tom Berres has done an
impressive amount of detailing on his 1/72 RVHP Be-12 'Mail'.
Tom scratchbuilt details and borrowed parts from other kits for
his Be-12 and then gave it an outstanding paint and weathering
job. A beautifully done model of this very cool aircraft.
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Shawn "phantom" Weiler is here
with his most recent 1/48 Hasegawa CF-18 using markings for
one of the recent colour bird CF-18's from Leading Edge
Models. This particularly attractive looking jet is in special
markings for the 100th Anniversary of Flight in Canada.
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Dragan Cvetic has been busy on
his 1/72 Zvezda MiG-23 MLD. Dragan scratchbuuilt the
cockpit and rescribed the panel lines before giving his MiG-23 a
great looking camo scheme and Bulgarian markings.
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I have a product article
for the new 1/48
E-2C Hawkeye Propellers W/Tool from
QuickBoost.
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I have a product article
for the new 1/32
German MG 15 machine guns with etched sights from
Master.
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I have a product article
for the new 1/48
FAB-250 TS Soviet Bombs
from
Aero
Bonus.
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Tuesday,
Jan 11 2011 |
In case you missed it,
there was a pile of very funny Silly Week models on ARC this
past weekend.......if you missed them, then you might want to
check them out.
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Hot
Babe of the Week!
this week from
Twobobs
is courtesy of yours truly and the super folks at Lemoore NAS,
namely VFA-122. Spent the day out there this last Friday to get some
pics and get a first peek at some of the new schemes they have
coming out in 2011. Cool stuff! Bob
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Luiz Delazari is here with
photos from the 9th IPMS Curitiba Contest. As you will
see in the photos, there is some very talented modellers that
attended this show in Brazil.
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Warren Osborne dropped by
today with his sharp looking 1/72 Airfix Pucara. Warren's
Pucara is wearing the markings of a jet that was captured during the
Falklands War and it is wearing a camo scheme that Warren airbrushed
beautifully.
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Shalom Hen
is here from Israel with a very unique Israeli bird. This is
his 1/48 Heller Mirage CIII - The "Black Mirage" with an
aftermarket resin seat as the canopy is in the open position.
The focus of this model is the beautifully done and very unique
black paint scheme. There is a link in the article that
explains the history of this jet.
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David Rapasi is here with
one of the most well known P-38's. This is his 1/48 Hasegawa P 38-J Lightning
which David chose to build as it might appear in a museum, so
this is a very clean highly polished model. This is an
exceptional looking P-38.
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Zotz
Decals has a new Figure kit. This sexy 1/6 figure
is called
The-Right-Scale. This is a kit and comes unpainted and
unassembled.
Check it out......I know you'll enjoy
the photos.
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I have a product article
for the new 1/24
Messerschmitt Bf 109E instrument panel
from
airscale.
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I have a product article
for the new 1/72
P-40 wheels & paint mask
from
Aires.
Aires.
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Monday
Jan
10 2011 |
Russia
- Soviet
counteroffensive under Stalingrad. The beginning of the end (1943) |
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This
weeks Twobobs
Newsletter is up. This week Bob has some big
news......he is pondering doing digital camo scheme decals.
Also Bob has images of an upcoming release of the 1/48 F/A-18C
Snakles and Dragon sheet plus the 1/48 F/A-18C/E Centennial
of Naval Aviation sheet for VFA-106 jets. |
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Tony Feredo joins us from the
warm Philippines with his flawless looking 1/48 Hasegawa Ki-44 Shoki
(Tojo). This particular Ki-44 has a connection to the
Philippines which Tony explains in his articles. Tony's
high skill with his airbrush is obvious when you see the flawless
camo scheme on his Ki-44.
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David “drhornii” Horn
has done a masterful job super detailing his 1/48 AMT S-3B Viking.
In his article David tells the story of this particular Viking
the fatal accident it was involved in on November 8th, 1998 on the
flight deck of the USS Enterprise. David then explains this
very detailed build which also includes a very realistic flight deck
diorama base complete with the VS-22 squadron logo.
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Phil Marchese is here with a
very rare model. This is Phil's beautifully modified 1/72 Execuform PBM-3S.
Phil put plenty of time into this model to complete the
modifications to get it to match a particular aircraft. It's
an impressive model.
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Jean-Charles GODDET is here
with a fantastic looking Tiger Meet jet. This is his great
looking 1/72 Hobbyboss Dassault Rafale B as it
appeared in 2008. Jean-Charles opened the canopy to show off
the cockpit, but it is the Tiger Scheme that makes this a memorable
model. Jean-Charles tells the whole story of the build in his
article.
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Sunday,
Jan 9 2011 |
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Carl Gootzen is here with the
first outhouse we've ever seen on ARC. This is his WC de Quai 1/87,
which is an HO scale train building.....so we're talking real
small. The detail and weathering is quite impressive.
Every year Carl has a model for Silly Week that is something I would
have never guessed.....and this year he has surprised me
again. |
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Konley Kelley joins us today
with his Red Baron 3D Model Kit. Konley is well known on ARC for his digital artwork that
includes his latest model into a digitally created historical scene.
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Alvis 3.1 is here with his 1/48 Lockheed A-38C Turbo
Lightning that is finished in the markings for a A-38C
based out of Da Nang in 1970, piloted by Captain Bob
Sanchez, and carrying the nose art of "Speedy
Gonzales". This aircraft is a re-engined P-38 with tip
tanks and a massive weapons load under the wings and was quite well
known in Vietnam.
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Kees Kuyper joins us from the
Netherlands with 2 of the most Colourful Vipers I have ever
seen. Now if we could only convince an Air Force to use these
schemes for an air show bird.
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Presto is here with his
what-if 1/72 Supermarine Crossfire MkI. This is a
Spitfire with 2 German jet engines and wings from a third
aircraft. The funny thing is.....this looks like an aircraft
the British would have designed shortly after WW2. Presto
built this model about 20 years ago and it's good to see it on ARC.
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Konley Kelley is here with an
invitation for you to visit his Whitney Field - 3D Virtual Airfield and Flight Museum.
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Alvis 3.1 will have the final
article in this year's silly Week. This is his HO Scale "Conjunction Junction"
diorama. I had long forgotten about "Conjunction Junction"......what
is "Conjunction Junction"?......you really need to read his
article.....you won't be disappointed.
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Saturday, Jan
8 2011 |
Silly
week will continue on Saturday and Sunday. |
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Hal Elsberry
is here is true Silly Week Style with his Hodad figure.
Hal used quite a few modeling techniques to complete his surfer
dude figure and I got quite the chuckle when I look at the
photos. |
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Mark Lougheed
is here with his first article on ARC and I must say Mark is getting
off to an excellent start. This is his 1/48 DeHavilland Canada CA-123B Attack Otter
loaded with weapons including door miniguns to fight bad guys.
You're going to enjoy reading the history on this aircraft. |
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Albert Moore
is here with another of his car models. Alby went for
something different in this build and chose a European car.
This is his beautifully finished 1/24 Revell 2008 Audi R8. Alby
explains the tricks he used to get his Audi looking so perfect. |
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Alvis 3.1
is definitely thinking outside the box with his HO Scale Nuclear Train.
This is actually a nuclear powered monorail locomotive.....Alvis
3.1 has the entire amusing story in his article. |
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Bill Eggleton
is certainly making the Sci-fi fans like myself happy this
week. This is his beautifully finished 1/650 Klingon Bird of Prey
complete with a display stand. Bill has much talent with
weathering and finishing and he shares some of his techniques in his
article. |
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Kees Kuyper
joins us with his VTOL F-16. I love seeing this
one......very creative Kees. |
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Friday,
Jan 7 2011 |
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Phil Peterson
is here with something that will make you grin. This is 1/24ish Polar Lights Jetsons Space Car
with some well thought out extra painting. I loved seeing
this one....it brought back so many memories.
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Alvis 3.1
is here with a little known part of Canadian history. This
is his 1/48 Royal Newfoundland Constabulary Naval Air Service Sculpin F.1
which was used against foreign fishing boats. Alvis 3.1
includes the full history in his amusing article. |
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Andrew Williams
is here with another first for ARC. This is Andrew's
1/1 Build-A-Bear Teddy bear
in full camo and ready for
battle. I've got to show my daughter this article when she
comes home from school. |
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Alvis 3.1
is here with a famous Australian aircraft. This is his 1/48 RAAF Jabiru,
which is an Australian aircraft design that combines a P-40 with a
Wildcat. Now this is creative aircraft designing. |
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Thursday,
Jan 6 2011 |
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Bill Eggleton got
all the details and weathering looking perfect on his 1/72 Fine Molds Janga Fett’s Slave 1.
Star Wars fans will recognize and enjoy seeing this one.
Beautiful job Bill.
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Gonzalo Adrian Zauzich
is here with his first article on ARC as well as the first Gundam
model of 2011 on ARC. This is Gonzalo's 1/100 Bandai RX-79 (g) Gundam EZ8 (MG)
with a full weathering job and battle damage, which is always a
part of the process for the serious Gundam modeller. Great
looking Gundam Gonzalo, I enjoyed seeing it and welcome to
ARC!!!
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Borg R3-MC0
joins us today with his What-if 1/72 Heinkel He-162W. This
was a special water borne aircraft that was developed after the
defeat of England in WW2 and before the invasion of the USA.
Borg R3-MC0 has the whole story and more info on his water
based Heinkel He-162W.
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Here's
a product article for the
1/48 F/A-18E VFA-31
Rockin' Rhinos #7 decal sheet from
Two
Bobs Aviation Graphics.
This decal sheet features markings
for two complete aircraft from the VFA-31 Tomcatters.
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Zotz
Decals has a new Figure kit. This sexy
warrior 1/5 figure is called Shikra. This is a kit and comes unpainted and
unassembled.
Check it out......I know you'll enjoy
the photos.
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I have a product article
for the new 1/48 EA-6B Prowler cockpit set from
Aires.
Aires.
This latest release
features a complete resin and photo etch cockpit for the EA-6B Prowler
from Kinetic.
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I have a product article
for the new 1/72 Spitfire Mk.XVIe Part 2 decal sheet from
Lifelike
Decals.
Lifelike
Decals.
This is Part 2 of a series dealing with
the Spitfire and the aircraft on this sheet are late war and post war
Spitfires from the RAF Polish Squadron, RAF New Zealand Squadron
and the Central Gunnery School plus an air race Spitfire.
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Wednesday,
Jan 5 2011 |
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Albert Moore
gets things started today with his 1/25 Revell Mustang "Bullitt".
This is a retro version of the original Mustang used in the
movie Bullitt starring Steve McQueen. Ably modified his
Mustang with low profile tires, C-pillar window louvers and
some additional detailing in the interior as well as a custom made
license plate. Beautiful job Alby. |
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Hal Elsberry
got me laughing with his Furball diorama. This one is
priceless and I tip my hat to Hal for making me laugh......very
creative diorama Hal.
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Terry Davis
is here with a diorama that I can honestly say is unique and quite
funny. This is his Frank E. Stein diorama and I gotta
admit I think I saw this guy at a contest once. Thanks for the
chuckle Terry. |
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I have a product article
for the new 1/48
MC.200 Saetta Pitot Tubes & Antenna from
QuickBoost.
QuickBoost. |
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I have a product article
for the new 1/32
Mk 2 Browning .303 caliber without booster and flash suppressor
from
Master.
Master.
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I have a product article
for the new 1/48
SPPU-22 Soviet Gun Pods
from
Aero
Bonus.
Aero
Bonus.
This gun pod was used by the Su-17/22, Su-25
and the Mig-27.
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Tuesday,
Jan
4 2011 |
Union of Myanmar
Independence Day |
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ARC and the scale
modeling hobby lost one of our very best yesterday.....at the very
young age of 45, Matt Roberts passed away. He was a son,
husband, Dad and friend that will be dearly missed. He was one of
those special people online that built models very well, did his
darnest to bring peace to heated debates and if you read his posts,
you always came away feeling just a bit better from doing so. Matt
was an avid scale modeller that built a variety of topics....but
more importantly....he was a really nice guy. We are all
gutted by the news of his sudden passing and our hearts and
prayers go out to his family. He will be dearly missed by us
all......I know this news has hit me pretty hard as I am sure it has
many of you.
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Hot
Babe of the Week!
this week from
Twobobs is
courtesy of yours truly. I took these just the other day
while we were in Washington DC visiting family for the holidays.
These are UH-1N's from the 1st Helicopter Squadron at Andrews AFB.
Bob
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KH Lee is here
with something I've never seen before. This is his KBTS-1
Bi-Venger which is Master Buttowski’s dare-devil aerobatic plane.
Now have a close look at this Bi-plane and understand that is made
from the 1/72 Academy TBF1 Avenger. WOW!!!
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Bill Eggleton joins
us with one of the coolest egg plane kits I've ever seen. This
is the Starship Modeler Kit Factory Egg Star. Neat
little kit and a cool looking model.
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Borg R3-MC0
has been very creative in designing his 1/72 Boeing P-26R.
This is a special air racer version of the P-26. I love
the final look of this one and the story and model are quite
creative. |
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Zotz
Decals has a new Figure kit. This sexy
Japanese warrior 1/4 figure is called Nina. This is a kit and comes unpainted and
unassembled.
Check it out......I know you'll enjoy
the photos.
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Here is
a product article
for the new 1/32
MiG-23 Flogger wheel bays from
Aires.
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Monday,
Jan 3 2011 |
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This
weeks Twobobs
Newsletter
is up. This is
Bob's first newsletter of the new year and it looks like
there are some big plans coming from Twobobs for 2011. I'm
particularly excited by what I read. Bob has also the first
images for the new 1/48 F/A-18C Snakes and Dragons decal sheet....check
out the artwork on this one!!! |
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Steve Nelson has
pulled out all the stops when he designed his Yokosuka Type 12 Special Attack Scooter.
This special little scooter was one of the final weapons for use
of the Japanese home islands......thankfully they were never used as
they could have turned the tide of WW2.
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Garry Hill has
done extensive work to get all the details correct on his Klingon Bird of Prey, Cloaked.
Without a doubt the most difficult part was designing a working
miniature cloaking device.....but Gary pulled it off as you can
see.....his Bird of Prey is invisible.
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Hal Elsberry was
been thinking outside the box when he designed his 1/48 Steampunk SU-37.
Hal was inspired by the movie 20,000 Leagues under the Sea and
this is his aircraft based of the designs used in that movie.
I must admit Hal captured the design and the look perfectly.
Steam powered jets....gotta love that.
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Sunday,
Jan 2 2011 |
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Kelly Johnson (Jones) joins us
with the first Spider on ARC. This is Kelly's vignette
entitled
"There You Are!".
Kelly's Mom and Dad are both well known members here on ARC and
Kelly's Mom is an accomplished figure modeller, which explains why
Kelly won an award with this vignette. And of course it comes
with a story. Beautifully done Kelly...welcome to ARC!!!
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Probuilder has put some very
good What If engineering into this UAV STALKER Drone.
It has 3 engines and is a VTOL....doesn't get much cooler than
that. Read his article and check out the photos for all the
design enhancements.
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Bill Eggleton has done a
topnotch job on his 1/32 Moebius Colonial Viper Mk II. Bill
captured the look of the MK II Viper perfectly with his skillful
application of weathering and detailing. I'm quite impressed
with Bill Viper and I've got to pick up one of these Vipers
for myself.
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Saturday, Jan
1 2011 |
Cuba
- Anniversary of the
Revolution |
Haiti
Independence Day |
Sudan
Independence Day |
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Happy
New Year everyone. I hope you all have a very happy and successful
2011. We rang in the New Year at home with our kids and a
non-alcoholic toast at midnight as we watched the fireworks on the Seattle
Space Needle on TV. I've included a photo of the Space Needle with
fireworks on the TPC page. |
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Shawn "phantom" Weiler
gets Silly Week 2011 of to a grand start with his Top Secret 1/48 Hasegawa/ Hobbycraft CF-104N Sea/Star Fighter.
Shawn tells the full story about these Float Version CF-104 as
well as some of the Time Traveling Canadian Aircraft Carrier Battle
groups. No doubt about it...Shawn is revealing quite a few
National Secrets today.
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Hal Elsberry
joins us with his 1/32 Alpha Centauri UFO all decked out
in racing decals and in the process of being serviced by the pit
crew that kept this saucer flying for the Saucer Air races.
Hal has the full story in his articles....which also includes little
Green Men. |
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Orlando Sucre Rosales
joins us from warm Caracas, Venezuela with something you don't
see very often....if ever. This is his 1/72 Airfix Angel Interceptor
that was a jet used in the British TV series called
Captain Scarlet. Orlando gives some great insight into
building this beauty in his article.
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