Thursday, Feb
28 2019 |
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Jean-Charles Goddet
starts today with his sharp looking 1/72 Hasegawa Boeing F/A-18F TOP GUN 2 movie.
This is of course from the second Top Gun movie and looks
excellent with all the movie markings. Jean-Charles gave it
light weathering and finished with markings from an aftermarket
decal sheet. I really enjoyed seeing this F-18 Jean-Charles. |
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Carmel J. Attard
joins us with his very colourful US Navy 1/72
Sierra Scale Models Curtiss Hawk F6C. Carmel did his usual
extra work on his little fighter and finished it in the colourful
paint and markings from this early time period. It's amazing
to see this Curtiss Hawk F6C in all it's beauty here on ARC.
Beautifully done Carmel. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
MiG-29 Chaff Dispensers from
Zactomodels.
This detail set is designed for
the Trumpeter MiG-29A 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, Feb 27
2019 |
Dominican Republic Independence Day |
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Luqmanul Hakim A.K.A Mee
Wan has made an very accurate Malaysian SU-30KM with all the
correct modifications. This 1/72 RMAF Sukhoi SU-30MKM was
then given a flawless weathering job. This Malaysian jet is a
treat to see, enjoy the photos. |
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Thomas Brückelt
is here with 2 beautiful scale replicas of the famous vintage
German gliders. These were built with the 1/72 Airmodel Products DFS Habicht E
and finished in 2 different paint schemes. Thomas built
one of these for his friend in his local vintage glider club.
It's beautiful to see these 2 models added to the other gliders on
ARC. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
Hawker Siddeley Buccaneer Landing Gear from
Scale
Aircraft Conversions. This detail set is designed for
the CMR and Airfix kits.
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In the
ARC
Joke Page
there is a new daily funny photo and daily
joke.
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Tuesday, Feb 26
2019 |
Kuwait Liberation Day |
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Scott S. aka Desertpilot
is here with his first article on ARC and this one is quite well
done and includes an interesting what-if story. This is his
1/48 What-If F-106F Block 70 with vectored exhaust and many
other upgrades to help it fill the place of the cancelled F-22
program. Excellent work Scott, it's good to see your F-106 on
ARC.. |
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Mike Hickey
did a beautiful
job building and weathering his 1/48 Classic Airframe Gannet MFG 3.
Mike finished his Gannet in German markings with a very skillful
weathering job. This is one sweet looking Gannet. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Focke Wulf Fw 189 Landing Gear Landing
Gear from
Scale
Aircraft Conversions.
This detail set is designed for
the Great Wall Hobby 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, Feb 25
2019 |
Kuwait National Day |
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Helinton Luis Costa
begins today with his stunning 1/72 Italeri Vought A-7E Corsair ll.
Helinton
did some added detailing and then chose the markings for a CAG jet
with VA-12 using some custom printed decals. This is one sweet
looking A-7.
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Stephen A. Carr
is here with his beautiful display of his 1/72
Special Hobby Ryan PT-22 Recruit. Stephen is a big fan of
the 8th Air force and he got a ride in the 1/1 version of this
trainer. He tells the whole story in his article along with
the build process.
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Here's a product article
for the Photo
Etch Standard Rolling Set from
The
Small Shop.
This Photo Etch Bending Tool is the Photo Etch Standard Rolling Set.
Make curved photo etch parts. Aluminum base makes rolling your parts
easy!
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In the
ARC
Joke Page
there is a new daily funny photo and daily
joke.
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Sunday, Feb 24
2019 |
Estonia National Day |
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Friday, Feb
22 2019 |
Model shows this
weekend:
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Dragan
Cvetic begins today with his great looking 1/48 Eduard
Fw190A5. Dragan added extra scratchbuilt details and then
finished his 190 with a very unique camo scheme. I love how
this 190 looks. |
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Straker65
is here with a very attractive 1/72 Revell Hunter F6 wearing desert camo and Saudi Arabian Air Force markings.
Straker65
gave his hunter a flawless weathering job. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
MiG-29 Exhausts from
Zactomodels.
This detail set is designed for
the Trumpeter MiG-29A and MiG-29UB kits.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
OV-10 Bronco Pitot Tube 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, Feb
21 2019 |
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Tolga Ülgür
has combined some great aftermarket detail items with his
skillful weathering to create his stunning 1/32 Tamiya P-51D Mustang “Butch Baby”.
Tolga has included plenty of photos....sit back and enjoy. |
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Dragan Cvetic
is here with his sharp looking 1/72 KP MiG-23BN. Dragan
upgraded the cockpit detailing and then finished it with a great
looking paint scheme for an Iraqi jet. I love the camo. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
B-18 Bolo Landing Gear from
Scale
Aircraft Conversions.
This detail set is designed for
the Special Hobby 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, Feb
20 2019 |
No update today.
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In the
ARC
Joke Page
there is a new daily funny photo and daily
joke.
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Tuesday, Feb
19 2019 |
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Patrick Vossenberg
did an exceptional job super detailing his 1/48 Hasegawa AV-8B.
Patrick added a variety of aftermarket items along with his own
work to take his Harrier to an amazing level of detail and then
finished it as a Desert Storm jet complete with a weapons
load. Very impressive work Patrick.
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Harv
is here with something special today. This is his 1/72 Heller CL-415 Super
Scooper finished as a Canadian firebomber out of the province of
Ontario. Harv used aftermarket decals to finish that classic
model to a very high standard. Excellent work Harv.
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Here's a product article
for the 5.5"
(5 Speed) Hold and Fold - Photo Etch Bending Tool from
The
Small Shop.
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In the
ARC
Joke Page
there is a new daily funny photo and daily
joke.
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Richard Spreckley begins
your week with his 1/48 Lockheed Martin F35-B Lightning II 617Sqn RAF.
Richard went all out adding extra detail to his Lightning with a
variety of aftermarket sets. This is a very impressive display
and I love how it looks in RAF markings.
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Dragan Cvetic is
here with his very attractive 1/144
Zvezda Tu-154.
Dragan finished his airliner in the livery for the Russian
airline Aeroflot. A darn fine looking airliner.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
Do 335 A - detail set - MG 151, FuG 25a antenna, Pitot Tube 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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Saturday, Feb 16
2019 |
Lithuania National Day |
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Richard Spreckley
starts your friday update with his 1/48 Lockheed Martin F35-B Lightning II 617Sqn RAF.
Richard opened it up to show off plenty of detail and finished
it hovering with a full weapons load. It looks good in RAF
markings.
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Dragan Cvetic
is here with his attractive looking 1/144
Zvezda Tu-154. This airliner is finished in Aeroflot
livery.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
Do 335 A - detail set - MG 151, FuG 25a antenna, Pitot Tube 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, Feb
14 2019 |
Happy Valentines Day!!! |
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Carl
Jarosz is here with his very colorful and beautifully finished
1/72 Revell F-89J Scorpion. Carl provides some interesting
background info on the F-89J and some tips on building it.
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Greg Kerry
has pulled together some classic airfield items to create a
great looking diorama. This is his 1/72
& 1/48 Esci, Hasegawa Airfield Support diorama for you to
enjoy.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Heinkel He 219 Uhu Landing Gear from
Scale
Aircraft Conversions.
This detail set is
designed for
the Tamiya kit.
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In the
ARC
Joke Page
there is a new daily funny photo and daily
joke.
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Thomas Brückelt
starts today with something very different. This is his
what-if 1/144 Pegasus Haunebu II saucer complete with WW2
camo and markings and even fitted with some impressive looking
guns. Very neat to see this on ARC.
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Dragan Cvetic
did an impressive OOB build on his
1/72
BPK Fairchild Au-23 Peacemaker. Dragan gave it subtle weathering and finished it in USAF
markings. This one turned out looking very good once finished.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
F-16 MCID Intake Correction Set from
Zactomodels.
This detail set is designed for
the Academy kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
T-2 , T-2C Buckeye Landing Gear from
Scale
Aircraft Conversions.
This detail set is designed for
the Special Hobby 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, Feb
12 2019 |
No update today.
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Monday, Feb 11
2019 |
Iran - Anniversary Revolution |
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Dragan Cvetic
has added some skillful scratchbuilding to improve his 1/72 AZ Models Super Mystere B.2.
Dragan gave it some delicate weathering and finished it as an
Israeli jet.
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Shawn “phantom” Weiler
joins us with two of his 1/72 C-119 Boxcar wearing
Canadian markings. I like the choice of paint schemes Shawn
chose but the old red and white is always my favourite. Nicely
done Shawn.
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Here's a product article
for the Photo
Etch Bending Tool - The Wrangler Wire Forming Tool from
The
Small Shop. This
Photo Etch Bending Tool is for rings, loops, grab handles and more -
Designed by John Geigle Masterpiece Models.
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In the
ARC
Joke Page
there is a new daily funny photo and daily
joke.
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Friday, Feb
8 2019 |
Model shows this
weekend:
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Greg Kerry
begins today with his exciting WW2 diorama from the PTO
featuring an Aussie P-40 shooting down a Japanese Zero. He
used the 1/72
Hobbyboss A6M5 Zero & Academy P40N Warhawk and then combined
them in a very effective and well thought out action packed
diorama. Greg gives a very good description of the build
process. |
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Dragan Cvetic
has done a wonderful job on his sharp looking 1/144 Zvezda IL-86.
Dragan gave his Russian airliner a careful weathering job
which looks excellent.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
Do 335 B-2 detail set from
Master.
This detail set is designed for
the for 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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Thursday, Feb 7
2019 |
Grenada Independence Day |
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Jens Gerber
begins today with the 3rd model in his series on the 1/35 Mini Art Flettner Fl 282 V23.
It is amazing some of the radical designs that were coming out of
Germany during this time period. Jens added Eduard photo etch
to dress up his model and finished it in Germany markings.
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Waldek Pupar
has done a stunning job on the complicated camo on his 1/72 Kovozavody Prostejov MiG-21MF.
Waldek chose the jungle camo for a Vietnamese jet and I love how
it looks. A very good choice in camo schemes. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
Fw 200 Condor 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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Wednesday, Feb 6
2019 |
New Zealand Waitangi Day |
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Waldek Pupar has done a
marvelous job finishing and weathering his 1/72 Revell F-4 Phantom.
Waldek gave his Phantom sharks mouth markings and a weapons
load and drop tanks and a eye catching selection of camo and
markings. |
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Greg Kerry did a beautiful
job building, detailing and finishing his 1/72 Hobbyboss Mitsubishi
A5M2 diorama. Greg has pulled together some classic kits
and tied them all together with some exceptional weathering and some
well done detailing. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32 A-7 Corsair II Intake Lip Correction from Zactomodels.
This set corrects the shape of the intake ring on the 1/32 Trumpeter
A-7 Corsair II 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, Feb 5
2019 |
San Marino - Santa Agata Day |
Lunar
New Year - Spring Festival |
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Dragan Cvetic
has taken the 1/72 Special Hobby F-86D Sabredog and
finished it to a very high level. Dragan did some added
detailing on the mostly OOB build and finished it using decals from
Balkan
Models for
a Yugoslav Sabre in a great looking camo scheme.
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Jens Gerber
added some excellent scratchbuilt detailing to his big 1/48 Italeri ACH 47 A
Chinook. Jens also added some aftermarket goodies and
finished it as a US Army Chinook. This one is a beauty.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Savoia-Marchetti SM.79 Landing Gear from
Scale
Aircraft Conversions. This detail set is designed for
the Trumpeter kit (can be fitted to Classic Airframes with slight alteration).
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In the
ARC
Joke Page
there is a new daily funny photo and daily
joke.
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Monday, Feb 4
2019 |
Sri Lanka Independence Day |
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Stephen & Lyta Carr
are here with Lyta's latest build and quite the impressive build
it is. This is her
1/144 Minicraft Boeing B-17G with scratchbuilt detailing and
beautifully finished as a bare metal bomber with only 3 engines
running and one feathered. A very cool model and I'm excited
to see Lyta's B-17 on ARC. Her Dad Stephen has quite the
passion for the B-17.
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Waldek Pupar
is here with his outstanding 1/72 Kovozavody Prostejov MiG-21MF.
This beauty is finished in Somalian markings and a very cool
looking camo scheme complete with weathering. I love it. |
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Here's a product article
for the 4"
Hold and Fold - Photo Etch Bending Tool Mk IV from
The
Small Shop.
This is the classic 4" photo etch bending tool.
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In the
ARC
Joke Page
there is a new daily funny photo and daily
joke.
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Model shows this
weekend:
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S K Loh is here
with his stunning in-flight display of 2 WW2 fighters flown by Pappy Boyington.
These are the 1/144 AFV F4U-1A Corsair plus AFV P-40B Warhawk with
the Corsair being from the Black Sheep Squadron and the P-40 being
with the AVG Flying Tigers. S K Loh did some amazing work
detailing and weathering his Pappy Boyington fighters and the
in-flight display is an absolute joy to see. |
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Waldek Pupar has
done a perfect job on his 1/72 Revell F-4 Phantom. Waldek
finished it as a Greek Phantom complete with drop tanks and
missiles. His weathering job is exceptional. |
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Majd Abbar is
here with the next in his airliner series. This is his 1/200 Hasegawa Boeing 787-800
beautifully finished in the livery for Qatar.
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Here's a product article
for newly released the 1/48
Su-34 Khibiny ECM Pods from
Zactomodels.
This set gives
you 3 different versions of the Khibiny ECM Pods This detail set is designed for
the Kitty Hawk and Hobby Boss kits.
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In the
ARC
Joke Page
there is a new daily funny photo and daily
joke.
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