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Nick Williamson
has done an impressive job on his 1/48 Hasegawa F-22 Raptor.
Nick dressed up the cockpit with a resin seat from Aires and
then left the weapons bays open to show the detail on his
F-22. It is quite the good looking Raptor.
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Carmel J Attard
has done a lovely job
building and finishing his
1/72 Encore Models Arado AR-196.
Carmel added aerial using bent wire and strut rigging around the
floats using invisible thread. The markings are for a
Bulgarian 196.
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S K Loh
is here with two tiny 1/144 Phabulous Phantoms. One is
a USAF F-4 wearing SEA camo and the other is a Turkish bird.
Both were given weapons loads and put on a stand as in-flight
models. 1/144 is a fun scale to build and the finished models
do turn out looking excellent.
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Here's a
product article for the 1/48
F/A-18F VFA-41 Fighting Four-One decal
sheet from
Twobobs
Aviation Graphics.
This sheet features the new 2009 markings for the Black Aces of
VFA-41. There are enough markings on this sheet for two
complete aircraft, one CAG jet and the CO jet.
The 1/32
&1/72 Braille Scale Sale!
is still on but items are selling out so get 'em while they are only
$5. Includes
most 1/72
and 1/32 sheets...only $5. Supplies are going fast.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
B-25J Mitchell at War Pt. 1 decal sheet from
Zotz
Decals.
This new decal sheet includes markings for 7 different U.S.A.F.
B-25J Mitchells at war. All 7 planes have noise art, some with
sexy noseart.
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Friday,
Apr 27 2012 |
Sierra Leone Independence Day |
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Yoav Efrati
is here with a massive selection of his model to honor the Israel's 64th Independence Day.
I completely enjoyed the selection of models and I know you will
too.
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Gidi Vitkon
has done an outstanding job on his 1/48 Revell - Monogram AH-1F Cobra / Tsefa.
Gidi used the excellent decals from Isradecal to complete his
very attractive Israeli Tsefa.
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David Porter
went all out in super detailing his 1/32 Tamiya F-16C Barak.
David used aftermarket items from Cutting Edge, Eduard, Aires, Sky Decals, Isracast, Hobby Boss and even the Academy F-16 Sufa kit.
And then he pulled it all together with his skillful hands to create
this very attractive Israeli F-16.
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Fabio Bongiorno
is here with his first ever Helicopter model and what a beauty
is is. Fabio chose the 1/72 Revell EC135 and finished
it off as a Swiss chopper complete with a very well done helipad
base. It's a great looking model and it is quite interest how
he made the diorama base. |
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Gidi Vitkon
is back again today to mark the Israeli Independence Day
with his great looking 1/48 Academy F-15B BAZ. Gidi
used detail items from True Details and Isracast to make an accurate
highly detailed model of the Israeli F-15 he got a ride in.
Gidi also includes the brief history of the F-15 in Israeli service
in his article.
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Jean-Charles GODDET
has been very busy getting all the details perfect on his 1/72 Academy Lockheed Martin F-16C Block 40 Barak.
Jean-Charles used a variety of detail items and conversion sets
from different manufacturers to create this very accurate looking F-16C Block 40 Barak.
He finished it with a full weapons load and drop tanks.
Amazing work Jean-Charles. |
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Here's
a product article for the
1/48
F-15A/B Florida ANG Sunshine State Eagles decal sheet
from
Twobobs
Aviation Graphics.
Markings for two complete jets from the 125th Fighter Wing of the
Florida ANG, one including the Wing Jet marked for the Jacksonville
Jaguars National Football League team. Unfortunately, according to
Ken Middleton, as of December 2005, this jet was no longer carrying
these markings, and unsure if they have been reapplied.
The 1/32
&1/72 Braille Scale Sale!
is still on but items are selling out so get 'em while they are only
$5. Includes
most 1/72
and 1/32 sheets...only $5. Supplies are going fast.
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Here's
a product article for the
1/32
F/A-18E VFA-14 CAG decal sheet from Fightertown
Decals. This new
decal sheet includes markings for a 1/32 F/A-18E CAG jet with
VFA-14.
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Shawn "phantom" Weiler
is here with his big beautiful 1/32 Dragon P-51 Mustang.
Shawn used the new Leading Edge Mustang decal sheet for his
Mustang for a fighter with the RCAF 424 (F) squadron when it was
based in Hamilton, Canada. Beautiful looking Mustang Shawn...I
love the markings. |
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Nick Williamson
has done a great and had an enjoyable time building his 1/48 Tamiya F-16C.
Nick added goodies from Quickboost and Eduard and then finished
his F-16 with a full weapons job and weathering. |
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Bob Bartolacci
has done a first class job on his 1/16 Tamiya Japanese Navy Fighter Pilot Early WW II.
Bobs used the flightdeck base with his pilot holding a katana in its
right hand. It's a very cool looking figure Bob. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
EF-2000 Perfect Storm Tiffies decal sheet from Twobobs
Aviation Graphics.
This sheet
features markings for the Trumpeter and Revell Germany kit of
this very important RAF fighter. One complete set of correct
stencils and enough options for three different aircraft.
The 1/32
&1/72 Braille Scale Sale!
is still on but items are selling out so get 'em while they are only
$5. Includes
most 1/72
and 1/32 sheets...only $5. Supplies are going fast.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
MiG-29 Exhausts from Zactomodels.
These are designed to fit the for Trumpeter MiG-29 kit.
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Tuesday,
Apr 24 2012 |
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Mark Kannemeyer
is here today from South Africa with his big beautiful 1/32 Academy F/A 18D Hornet.
Mark used a variety of aftermarket sets including a resin
cockpit before finishing his jet in a tiger striped scheme
complete with weathering. I love the look of this Hornet. |
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Fabrice Godart
joins us from Belgium with 2 models today. These are his 1/72 Hasegawa Hurricane MkI and Brewster Buffalo
is all their WW2 glory. Fabrice built both of these beauties OOB
with great success. |
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John Smalbrugge
is here with a very special 1/32 Revell Mig-29 Fulcrum.
This is the first MiG-29 to be flown in North America and it
attended the Abbotsford Air show near Vancouver, Canada in
1989. John has included photos of his model as well as a photo
of the real jet being escorted through Canadian air space.
Very cool indeed. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
F/A-18E VFA-14 Fighting Fourteenth decal sheet from Twobobs
Aviation Graphics.
This sheet features markings for the 2009 CAG jet and line jet
from the Tophatters of VFA-14. This scheme commemorates the
90th Anniversary of the Tophatters who are the Navy's oldest fighter
squadron.
The 1/32
&1/72 Braille Scale Sale!
is still on but items are selling out so get 'em while they are only
$5. Includes
most 1/72
and 1/32 sheets...only $5. Supplies are going fast.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
F-16 Pitot tube set Type 1 from Hobby
Decal.
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Zoltan
Pocza is here with a product article
for the Boeing
747-400 (F-GITH) - Air France / France print from Deployment
Productions.
20%
off of any products for every ACTIVE, registered ARC community
members!
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
Horten Ho IVa model kit from
Czech
Master Resin - CMR Models.
This model kit includes markings for 6 different aircraft.
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K Diamond
gets things started today with a very cool looking 1/48 Kitech F-CK-1 Ching-Kuo.
Keith detailed the cockpit with Eduard PE and a True details
seat and then grabbed a variety of parts from the Hasegawa F-16 kit
including weapons and pilots to dress up the exterior detail on his
What if USAF Flying Tigers model.
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Marcin Czarnowicz
joins us today with his first model on ARC. This is his
beautifully weathered 1/48 Hasegawa Messerschmitt Bf 109F4/Trop.
Marcin spent much effort in getting the dusty weathering and exhaust
stains looking perfect on his desert 109 and I must say I am very
impressed with the finished model. I look forward to seeing
more of Marcin's model on ARC in the future. |
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Steve Negley
did an astounding job on his 1/48 Trumpeter F-100D Super Sabre.
Steve used a variety of different silver shades to get his Super
Sabre looking perfect and then he gave is a full weapons load using
items from Monogram and Hasegawa. I'm pleased to see it is
wearing some colorful markings for a USAF jet based in the
Philippines. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
F-15A Satellite Killers decal sheet
from Twobobs
Aviation Graphics.
This sheet features one of the most historically relevant F-15
Eagles to ever fly. A/C 76-0084, Celestial Eagle was piloted by Maj.
Doug Pearson on 13 Sept. 1985 and launched the ASAT Missile and was
able to impact a satellite in orbit. This decal sheet includes
markings for that aircraft as well as A/C 76-0086 which was the
second aircraft involved in the ASAT program.
The 1/32
&1/72 Braille Scale Sale!
is still on but items are selling out so get 'em while they are only
$5. Includes
most 1/72
and 1/32 sheets...only $5. Supplies are going fast.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
Israeli Air Force VER-2 Bombs Carrier for F-16s from IsraCast.
This detail set is
available directly from
Sprue
Brothers Models
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
RCAF P-51 Part 2 Eastern and MB Canada Sqdn decal sheet from Leading
Edge Models. This
decal sheet is also available in 1/72 and 1/48
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
F-101B Voodoo - Pitot Tube from Master.
This will fit an 1/72 F-101B Voodoo model kit.
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Saturday
Apr 21
2012 |
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United
Kingdom - Birthday of |
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Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Second |
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Red
Baron Manfred von Richtofen shot down (1918) |
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Friday, Apr
20 2012 |
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Phil De Keyser
has done a top notch job on his 1/72 Italeri SAAB JAS Gripen 39.
Phil built his Gripen OOB and used a very effective and cheap way to
make the intake covers. I love these Swedish jets.
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Oishi
is here with a stunning 1/48 AFV Club F-5E. Oishi
finished this F-5 in Royal Thia Air Force markings from Siam
Scale. I particularly like the camo scheme...it almost looks
like clouds.
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Thursday, Apr
19 2012 |
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Eugene Tan
is here with his first model on ARC and his first model since
re-entering the hobby. And I must say...what a great looking 1/48 Hasegawa F-15E Strike
Eagle
with it's anime-inspired paint job. Eugene used a variety
of resin detail items to improve his Eagle and even grabbed some
items from other kits to get the accuracy he wanted. In the
end, his efforts paid off big time and this is one truly impressive
F-15F. Welcome to ARC Eugene.
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Carmel J Attard
is here with something you don't see every often. This is his 1/48 MPM Avia
B-135
which is an older MPM kit wearing Bulgarian markings. Carmel
tells the history of this rare aircraft as well as what was involved
to building this attractive fighter trainer. I really like the
look of it.
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Shawn "phantom" Weiler
is here with his 150 Phantom here on ARC. And for this
special occasion he's dropped by with his
1/48 Hasegawa F-4E Phantom in Turkish markings from the Caracal
Turkish AF Terminator 2020 decal sheet. Shawn completed his
F-4 with weapons and drop tanks.
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Here's
a product article for the
1/48 &
1/32 F-16C Cripes A' Mighty Viper decal sheet from Twobobs
Aviation Graphics. This
sheet features two scales (1/48 and 1/32) of this commorative
jet that marks the final reunion of the 352nd Fighter Group.
This "Cripes A' Mighty" Viper in in the paint scheme
of the famous World War 2 Ace Maj. George Preddy. Maj. George
Preddy had a total of 26.83 confirmed kills and died Christmas Day
1944 while chasing a Fw-190 at tree top level for his third kill of
the day. Sadly he was hit by friendly fire. The 149th
Fighter Squadron of the 192nd Fighter Wing of the VA ANG owes it
lineage to the fine airmen of the "Bluenosed Bastards of Bodney".
On sale for
$3.
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Here's a product article
for the Airbus
A380-800 (F-HPJA) - Air France / France print from Deployment
Productions.
20%
off of any products for every ACTIVE, registered ARC community
members!
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
E-2C VAW-124 Bear Aces decal sheet from Fightertown
Decals.
This decal sheet includes markings for 3 different 1/48 E-2C
Hawkeyes with VAW-124 "Bear Aces".
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Wednesday
Apr
18 2012 |
Zimbabwe National Day |
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Iran Armed Forces Day |
Doolittle
Raid - U.S. bomb Tokyo (1942) |
P-38
mission to kill Yamamoto (1943) |
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Hot
Babe of the Week!
this week from Twobobs
is photos of the Digital Flanker F-15 courtesy of
the USAF and the 65th Aggressor Squadron. These aircraft are
featured in our Digital Flanker sheet. Enjoy!
Bob
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Bernard Vogt gets things
fired up today with his 1/48 Hasegawa Mitsubishi F-1 &
F-2’s. Bernard chose my 2 favourite camo schemes for his
Japanese jets and then gave them a full weapons load. Stunning
work Bernard. |
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Floyd S. Werner, Jr. is
here with the 1/32 Eduard - Werner’s Wings Bf-109V-13 Record
Setter. Floyd combines the Eduard 109 kit with the Werner’s Wings Bf-109V-13 Record
Setter to create this very famous Bf-109F. He explains the
whole build in his article and including in-progress photos and
photos of the finished model. |
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Waldemar Pupar
joins us today with not one but two 1/72 ZTS
Plastyk MIG-19. One is a Pakistani jet with a sharks a
mouth and the other is a Chinese jet and both are wearing great
looking camo schemes. These really are beautiful looking
Mig-19's. |
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Zotz Decals is here
with a new figure....it is called "Momentum" and it
is a 15 inch tall unpainted figure kit. The detailing on
this kit has to be seen to be believed.....this is a fantasy figure
that you will love seeing from every angle. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
RAF/RN Pitot tube Mid from Hobby
Decal.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
Fokker S-11/S-12/T-22 Brazilian Version model kit from Czech
Master Resin - CMR Models.
This model kit includes markings for 5 different aircraft.
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Tuesday,
Apr 17 2012 |
Syria Independence Day |
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My
apologies...I've had the flu the past few days and was
unable to get today's update completed. Updates
will begin again tomorrow.
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Monday,
Apr 16 2012 |
Denmark Queen's Birthday |
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Roberto
k. Masukawa gets things fired up today with his
1/144 Remodeling part 3- DMX decals. Roberto
striped down this F-15 and finished it as an aggressor
F-15J using DXM
Decals.
Wow I love the look of this Japanese jet. |
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Edwin
M has done an astounding job on the big 1/48
Academy CH-53E Super Stallion. Edwin
folded the rotors and added extra detail to the rotor
head before giving his CH-53 a full weathering and then
displayed his masterpiece on a carrier deck
base. Enjoy looking at the photos of this
one. |
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K
Diamond has done an exceptional job on the 1/48
Kitech F-CK-1 Ching-kuo. Keith dressed up the
cockpit with seats and Eduard Photo etch and then
added a weapons load to finish off this beauty.
It's a very cool looking jet. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
F-16MLU Royal Danish AF Anniversary Vipers decal sheet from Twobobs
Aviation Graphics.
The Royal Danish Air Force is well known for their anniversary paint
schemes and this sheet comes with complete markings for two of their
more colorful offerings. Both the 60th Anniversary of the Royal
Danish Air Force and the 50th Anniversary of ESK730 Squadron are
captured on this sheet.
The 1/32
&1/72 Braille Scale Sale!
is still on but items are selling out so get 'em while they are only
$5. Includes
most 1/72
and 1/32 sheets...only $5. Supplies are going fast.
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Here's a product
article for the 1/32
Israeli Air Force 'kfir' C7 conversion set
from
IsraCast
This
detail set is available directly from
Sprue
Brothers Models
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Here's a
product article for the 1/72
F-100 Super Sabre - Pitot Tube from Master.
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Friday, Apr
13 2012 |
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Bernard Vogt
is here with an excellent selection of his 1/48 Hasegawa F-15A/C/E Eagles.
Bernard has some great detail
shots of his F-15's in all their glory...from in-flight to on the
tarmac with a helmet and boarding ladder. This is sure to make
all the Eagle fans happy. |
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Dennis Lau
is here with his eye catching 1/144 Boeing 747-400 Qantas Wunala Dreaming.
This is one of the coolest looking 747's ever painted and Dennis
tells the whole story about how he built this beauty.
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Paolo Yuen
has done an exceptional job on his 1/72 Hobby Boss Dassault Rafale C.
Paolo dressed with the cockpit detail with Eduard photo etch and
then finished it off in French Air Force markings complete with a
weapons load and drop tanks. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
F/A-18C VFA-151 Patriot Vigilantes decal sheet from Twobobs
Aviation Graphics.
This sheet features five sets of markings to include the newest
CAG jet are included on this VFA-151 Vigilantes sheet.
The 1/32
&1/72 Braille Scale Sale!
is still on but items are selling out so get 'em while they are only
$5. Includes
most 1/72
and 1/32 sheets...only $5. Supplies are going fast.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
RCAF P-51 Part 1 decal sheet from Leading
Edge Models.
This
decal sheet includes markings for 4 western Canadian Squadrons and
enough markings for 3 complete aircraft. It also comes in 1/72
and 1/48 scale. |
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Thursday, Apr 12
2012 |
Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin. First Human In Space (1961) |
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Benner has
done an outstanding job on his 1/48 Hobbyboss A-10A Thunderbolt II.
Benner built his as a Desert Strom Warthog so he explains all
the modifications he did to make his A-10 accurate. Benner
also gave his A-10 a proper weapons load and RBF tags etc. His
article is a goldmine of helpful info.
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Tolga ULGUR
is a highly skilled modeller and whenever he finishs his latest
model.....it is always a treat for me to see it. This is his 1/48 Tamiya P-47D15 Thunderbolt
in all it's D-Day glory and just the perfect amount of
weathering and wonderful cockpit painting. I love it.
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Ian
T.M. Holahan has done an amazing job on his 1/48 Eduard Mirage III.
Ian gave this beauty a flawless bare metal finish with just a little
bit of weathering to accent everything.....then he gave his Mirage
drop tanks and a crew boarding ladder and finished it off in
Israeli markings.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
AH-64A Iron City Apaches decal sheet from Twobobs
Aviation Graphics.
This sheet includes marking options for nine different helos with
enough stencils for two complete aircraft. Stencil data
weapons markings are also included on this sheet for both the
weapons as well as the launchers.
The 1/32
&1/72 Braille Scale Sale!
is still on but items are selling out so get 'em while they are only
$5. Includes
most 1/72
and 1/32 sheets...only $5. Supplies are going fast.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
Israeli Air Force F-16I 'Sufa' Correction set
from
IsraCast.
This detail set is
available directly from
Sprue
Brothers Models
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Zoltan
Pocza is
here with a product article for the Airbus A330-203 (F-GZCL)
- Air France (AFR) / France print from Deployment
Productions.
20%
off of any products for every ACTIVE, registered ARC community
members!
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Zotz
has a new resin figure kit that is sure to
get your blood pumping. This is their Joan of Arc figure
complete with armour and a little bit of sexiness to complete the
scene. |
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Wednesday,
Apr 11 2012 |
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Hot
Babe of the Week!
this week from Twobobs
is courtesy of Masataka Kumamoto. These are pics of a 50th
Anniversary Hawkeye from the JASDF. Enjoy!
Bob
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Jean-Charles GODDET
starts today with a truly beautiful looking 1/72 Hasegawa Sukhoï Su-33 Flanker D.
This is the navalized version of the Su-33 with all of its
modifications. Jean-Charles gave it a full weapons load and
finished it off with my favourite camo scheme. Enjoy the
photos....this one is a beauty.
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Jason
Hudson joins
us from down under with his exceptional 1/48 Academy CH-53E U.S.
Marines. Jason added aftermarket resin and photo etch and
then went to town with his own scratchbuilding to fold the tail and
add further detail before finsihed it off with a weathered looking
paint and MAW decals. His model is a "best of Show"
award winner and I can see why it took 18 months to
build. |
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Carmel J Attard
has been busy getting everything looking right on his 1/72 Airfix Hawker Hunter FGA.11.
Carmel started with the Airfix Hawker Hunter FGA9 and reworked
it to create his FGA.11. I'm pleased to see he's
included photos of his Hunter in-flight over Malta....I love
that. Read his article to see all the work he did to create
his Hawker Hunter FGA.11.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
MiG-29 Wheels and painting masks from Zactomodels.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
RAF/RN Pitot tube Long from Hobby
Decal.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
F3H-2 Demon from Hobby boss gun bays from Aires.
These are designed for the Hobby boss kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
He 111 Landing Gear from Scale
Aircraft Conversions. These are designed to fit the
Monogram/Revell kit.
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Tuesday,
Apr 10 2012 |
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Sertac Bayar
has done the most amazing job on his Turkish 1/32 Revell F-16C SoloTurk.
This is a demo bird and the pilot is finishing his display and
displaying a Turkish flag in the cockpit. Sertac added plenty
of scratchbuilt detail.
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Steve Negley
is here with a VERY special 1/32 Hasegawa Republic P-47D Thunderbolt.
This P-47 was built for the family of a pilot KIA in the MTO
during WW2. Steve built this P-47 out of the box with
exceptional results.
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Fausto Muto
joins us with his perfect looking 1/72 Academy Mig-27D.
Fausto added a full weapons load and drop tanks and gave his
model a careful weathering to show off the panel lines and other
detail. This a very realistic looking MiG-27D.....excellent
work Fausto.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48 F-16B Press to Test Vikings decal sheet from
Twobobs
Aviation Graphics.
This decal sheet sheet has one complete set of markings are provided
for this specially painted photo/safety chase aircraft that supports
F-35 flight testing at Edwards AFB.
The 1/32
&1/72 Braille Scale Sale!
is still on but items are selling out so get 'em while they are only
$5. Includes
most 1/72
and 1/32 sheets...only $5. Supplies are going fast.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
VAQ-137/VAQ-139 EA-6B CAGS "Rooks" &
"Cougars" decal sheet from Fightertown
Decals. This decal
sheet gives you markings for 3 different CAG jets. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
F3H-2 Demon wheel bay set
from Aires.
This set is designed for the Hobby boss kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
Dassault Mirage 2000 Pitot Tube from Master.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
JAS 39 C/D conversion from Maestro
Models.
This is designed for the Italeri kit.
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Monday,
Apr 9 2012 |
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Portugal "Dia do Combatente" (The Fighter's Day)
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Day of remembrance (La Lys Battle 1918) |
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I hope everyone had a
good time this past Easter weekend and got their fair share of
turkey.
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ARC
Auto was
updated today - - - - - - ARC
Armor was
updated today - drop by and check them out.
Show everyone your models on these sites. |
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Mike
Cabral gets your week start with a very attractive 1/48 AFV
Club F-5E Tiger II. Mike has high praise for the fit and
quality of this kit and I must say I sure do enjoy the look of the
finished model in it's blue camo. Mike used decals from Twobobs
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Kees
Kuyper is here with his "What-if" model of the ESA
Rotorcapsule. This is an auto-rotation re-entry capsule
used with great success by the Dutch in the Netherlands Space
Agency.....it's a pretty cool and imaginative concept when you think
about it. I love it. |
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Shawn
"Phantom" Weiler is here to make all the Canucks smile
with his pair of 1/32 and 1/48 Hasegawa F-86 Sabres.
Both are Sabre that were stationed in Europe and the 1/32 jet
has a CAM cockpit and is posed in-flight with 439 squadron
markings. The smaller 1/48 Sabre is sporting 421
squadron. Both are sharp looking models and wear Leading Edge
Model decals. |
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Here is a product article for the
1/72 F/A-18E VFA-31 Rockin' Rhinos #4 decal sheet from Two
Bobs Aviation Graphics. You get markings for two
complete jets from the Tomcatters of VFA-31.
The 1/32
&1/72 Braille Scale Sale!
is still on but items are selling out so get 'em while they are only
$5. Includes
most 1/72
and 1/32 sheets...only $5. This is one heck of a great deal..
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
Fokker C.VD Dutch Version model kit from
Czech
Master Resin - CMR Models. This
model kit includes markings for 7 different aircraft.
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Sunday, Apr
8 2012 |
Easter
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I'd like to wish all
the Christians a Happy Easter Sunday. Enjoy your time with
your family.
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Frank Daniels
is here to mark Easter with a couple of his sharp looking F-16 egg planes.
Franks finished his Egg-16's with the Egg Plane Decal sheet from
TwoBobs. One of them is wearing the classically amusing
"How's My Driving" markings. Nice one Frank...I've
got to build an Egg Plane for next year. |
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Here's
a product article for the F-16
Eggressive Eggs decal sheet from Twobobs
Aviation Graphics.
This sheet features massive variety of Eggressor F-16's Egg
Planes in a huge assortment of Eggressor paint schemes.
Buy this sheet and
build an Egg Plane for Easter Sunday next year.
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Here's
a product article for the F-16
Falcon Eggs decal sheet from Twobobs
Aviation Graphics.
This sheet
features massive variety of F-16's Egg Planes in a huge
assortment of paint schemes. I can see building a few of
these....the tough part will be deciding which ones to build.
Buy this sheet and
build an Egg Plane for Easter Sunday next year.
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Friday, Apr
6 2012 |
Today is Good Friday
and my kids have the day off from school and I'm taking the day off
to spend with my daughters. There will be an update on
Monday. Have a great weekend everyone.
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Thursday, Apr
5 2012 |
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Matthias Becker
gets things started in style with his 1/48 AFV Club F-5E. Matthias
added an Aires cockpit as well as Eduard photo etch. He then
dressed his F-5 in Swiss markings and weathering. His model
and photos are amazing.
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Vinayak
Dutt Shukla joins us with his first model on ARC. This
great looking 1/72 Airfix Fairey Battle Mk-l is a treat to
see and the markings are for an RAF machine that had a crew that was
awarded VC's. I am pleased to see Vinayak's Fairey Battle on
the ARC home page and I hope to see more of his models on ARC in the
future. Welcome to ARC Vinayak!!!
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K Diamond
is here with his what-if 1/48 Monogram F-111I. This
is an Israeli F-111 from the hammer Squadron and wearing that
distinctive Israeli camo. Keith rescribed all the panel lines
to improve the look of his finished model.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
QF-16 Victim Viper decal sheet from Twobobs
Aviation Graphics. This
sheet includes two complete fictitious jets of the follow on
full-scale target drone aircraft for the USAF. One Block 15
ADF and one Block 25 aircraft are represented with four options for
nose art. These aircraft both fly at Tyndall AFB and Holloman
AFB and these tail codes are represented on this sheet.
The 1/32
&1/72 Braille Scale Sale!
is still on but items are selling out so get 'em while they are only
$5. Includes
most 1/72
and 1/32 sheets...only $5. Supplies are going fast.
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Zoltan
Pocza
is here with a product article for the Airbus
A330-200 (D-ALPC) - Air Berlin / Germany print from Deployment
Productions.
20%
off of any products for every ACTIVE, registered ARC community
members!
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
B-17 Flying Fortress Oxygen Cylinders from QuickBoost.
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Wednesday,
Apr 4
2012 |
Senegal Independence Day |
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Konstantinos Vergos
starts your mid-week
update with his very complicated looking 1/48 Italeri E-2C Hawkeye 2000.
Konstantinos did quite a few modifications to make his model more accurate and
his article is a goldmine of valuable information to help you build
a more accurate Hawkeye. His finished model is a masterpiece.
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Burt Gustafson
joins us today with one of the most attractive and unique USN
aircraft. This is Burt's 1/48 Tamiya F4D-1 Skyray in
all it's glory and finished flawlesly in some very attractive USN
markings. This is one very sharp looking Skyray......well done
Burt. Burt also tells the interesting design lineage and
history of the Skyray. I always enjoy seeing Burt's latest
model.
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Bill Gilman
did a wonderful job making his 1/72 Trumpeter English Electric Lightning
F.2A
more accurate and he details the process in his article. Bill
used plenty of detail tiems from Eduard all over his model and
then gave his Lightning a flawless bare metal finish using
Alclad II and finished it all off with some great looking markings
from Xtradecals. WOW....I love it.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
EF-2000 Tifoni Italiani decal sheet from Twobobs
Aviation Graphics.
This sheet features a complete set of stencil data for two
complete jets with enough individual options for six. There
are two, dual seat aircraft represented on this sheet as well.
One of the aircraft is the AWTI Italian test aircraft.
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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 1/72 Mi-2 Hoplite Set (Air Intake, Exhaust, F.O.D.)
from
QuickBoost.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
Dassault Mirage III and Mirage V Pitot Tube from Master.
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Tuesday,
Apr 3 2012 |
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Hot
Babe of the Week!
this week from Twobobs
is courtesy of myself. I took these quite a while back during
a visit to Point Mugu to see my buddy Spaz Campbell. A trip in
the kinda way back machine! Enjoy!
Bob
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Ermanno Bonafin
has done an
amazing job detailing and finishing his 1/48 Hasegawa F-4E Phantom.
Ermanno used plenty of Eduard items including seats,
exhaust, wheels, Sidewinder, PE and mask and finished his Phantom
with Eagle strike decals as a jet out of Korat AB Tahiland in
1970. Phantastic Phantom Ermanno.
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Olivier Barles
has done a wonderful
job finishing and weathering his 1/32 Trumpeter Grumman F8F-1 Bearcat.
This is a Bearcat used by the French forces in the 1950's in the
"Indochina War". I really enjoyed seeing the
weathering job Olivier did on his Bearcat.
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David
Rapasi is here to show you his Lazy Susan Work Table. This
is a simple item to build and it would be very helpful for painting
and weathering. It's a very smart idea Dave.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
Refuelling Probe Tip from Hobby
Decal.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Nakajima Ki-44- Part 3 decal sheet from Lifelike
Decals. This
decal sheet features four aircraft in four distinct paint schemes
and marking options.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
F6F-3/5 Hellcat undercarriage doors from QuickBoost.
These are designed for the Eduard kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
RCAF P-51 Part 1 decal sheet
from
Leading
Edge Models. This
decal sheet includes markings for 4 western Canadian Squadrons and
enough markings for 3 complete aircraft. It also comes in 1/72
and 1/48 scale.
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Monday,
Apr 2 2012 |
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Oliver Peissl
has done a spectacular job detailing and weathering his 1/48 AFV Club F-5E Tiger II.
Oliver added scratchbuilt details to the cockpit and then
finished his F-5 in Swiss markings with noseart and a flawless
weathering job. I love to see Swiss aircraft on ARC.
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Joe Nass
has got the complicated camo on his 1/48 Otaki Me-109G
looking just right. Joe added scratchbuilt details including
tape seat belts and a stretched sprue antenna wire and then finished
it off with the perfect amount of weathering. Lovely work
Joe.
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Ismail Baharuddin
has done extra work to improve the detail on his 1/48 Hobbycraft CL-41G Tebuan.
This is not a perfect kit, but in the hands of a skilled and patient
modeller such as Ismail, it can be built into a great looking model
of this classic trainer. I'm pleased to see he finished it in
Malaysian markings.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
A-10A Eielson's Ice Hawgs decal sheet from Twobobs
Aviation Graphics.
The 1/32
&1/72 Braille Scale Sale!
is still on but items are selling out so get 'em while they are only
$5. Includes
most 1/72
and 1/32 sheets...only $5. Supplies are going fast.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
600 Gallon Fuel Tanks for F-16 Fighting Falcon from IsraCast.
This detail set is
available directly from
Sprue
Brothers Models
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
Mi-2 Hoplite Exhausts from QuickBoost.
These exhausts are designed for the Hobby Boss kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
F-100 Landing Gear from Scale
Aircraft Conversions. These landing gear are designed
for the Trumpeter kit
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Ian Buick
is here to mark the RAF birthday with his 1/72 Revell Typhoon FGR.4.
Ian made custom markings so he could finish his Typhoon in the
markings for an aircraft that was stationed in the Falklands.
This is the perfect way to mark the RAF Birthday.
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