Homepage Text - November 2005

Wednesday,  Nov 30    2005       Barbados National Day   

   Scotland - St. Andrew's Day 

Calum Gibson starts today with his 1/48 Revell A-7E Corsair II.  Calum did a bunch of extra work to improve the detail on his A-7 and then finished it off in Gulf War markings.  


Jesús Alcocer is here with his 1/72 Hasegawa Mitsubishi J2M3 RaidenJesús added scratch built cockpit details to improve his good looking Raiden.   


Eric Lowe joins us with his 1/32 Tamiya F-14D Tomcat VF-31 Tomcatters - Part 2.  Eric made his F-14 as an in-flight jet and includes info about building his well done F-14 in his article.  


I have a review of the  1/32 Me-262  Stormbirds Part 1 decal sheet from Cutting Edge Modelworks.  This sheet features 3 different Me-262s.


I have a review of the  1/32 F-15 Dry Transfer Stencils from Hobby Decal.  This sheet gives you a complete set of stencils and formation lights. 


Ted Taylor is here with a review of the  1/72 and 1/48 Interesting FAA Martlets/Wildcats decal sheet  from Euro Decals.  This sheet is available from Fantasy Printshop.

Tuesday,  Nov 29    2005        Albania Liberation Day  

Armin Knes starts today with his 1/28 Revell Fokker Dr.I.  Armin did some scratch building to improve the detail of this 50 year old model kit.


Kaan Gök stopped by the ARC Corporate offices with his 1/48 Revell F-15I.  Kaan has created another of his beauties.  On this F-15I, Kaan added a resin cockpit set from Aires and did other detailing.


Massimo La Civita joins us with his 1/50 Smer Reggiane RE-2000 conversion.  This is not the best kit, but Massimo converted it into a carrier based aircraft and added further detail.  


Erik Piek is here with the  1/144 scale Airport Diorama Schiphol Amsterdam 1950-1966.  This airliner masterpiece was created by 6 very patient modellers.  It is huge!!!


I have a review of the 1/32 RAF P-40B/C & AVG Hawk 81 Camouflage Painting Masks for the Trumpeter kit from Black Magic Painting Masks.  


I have a review of the 1/48 Fokker D.VII Pt. 1 decal sheet from Lifelike Decals.   This sheet features 4 different aircraft 


Sinuhe Hahn has a review of the Mirage III book  Planes and Pilots No.6 A series from Histoire & Collections, France. 

Monday,  Nov 28  2005          Mauritania Independence Day  
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Henk Hirs is here with some photos from this years' Euro scale modelling/ Dutch IPMS Nationals.  There was a good variety of models on display including a big airport display that will be of special interest to the airliner modellers. 


Alex Campbell is here with his  1/72 Italeri A-7E- Corsair II.  Alex built his Corsair II basically out of the box, but his article does tell about building this particular kit.  


Michael R. Muth joins us with his 1/48 Eduard Albatros D-III.  This particular plane belonged to one of the elite fighter units during WW1.....Michael's article tells more about this aircraft and building this model.    


Stephen Prior joins us with his 1/48 AMT Lockheed S-3B Viking.  This particular Viking model sports the colourful Twobobs decals and Darren Roberts Steel Beach FOD covers.    


Nathan Bradford is here with his sharp looking 1/48 Tamiya Mustang Mk 3.  Nathan tells about some the battle history of this Mustang and the exploits of the pilot.   


Ken Middleton is here with a review of the 1/48 Katrina Relief F/A-18A - F-15A decal sheet from Two Bobs Aviation Graphics.  This sheet will help support the Katrina Relief fund.


I have a review of the 1/48 RAF P-40B/C & AVG Hawk 81 Camouflage Painting Masks for the Trumpeter kit from Black Magic Painting MasksNow you can easily paint the camo on your next P-40....including the AVG Flying Tigers.   


Jarrod Cunningham is here with h a review of the 1/48 resin J-79 Exhausts  Early -8 and Late -10 from 3rd Wire Models.  

Sunday,  Nov 27  2005        

Li Weiguang begins today with his 1/48 Academy F86-F-30.  This one has a very well done multi-shade bare metal finish and cool looking nose art.  


Hal Marshman  is here with his 1/48 Hasegawa Bf-109G-6.  Yet another gem from Hal. 

Saturday,  Nov 26  2005       

Giuseppe Penna is here with his very well done 1/48 Tamiya Repubic  P-47 D Thunderbolt Razorback “ZOMBIE”.  I love D-Day stripes and Giuseppe did this model up beautifully. 


Bret Xu is here with his  big beautiful 1/32 Tamiya F-15E Strike Eagle.   Bret spend a year building his Strike eagle and he ended up with a very fine looking model. 

Friday,  Nov 25  2005         Suriname Independence Day  

Bill Bunting starts today with some photos of the recent 2005 Ajax show - Toronto.  


Avshi Sagi is here with his 1/48 Israeli F-16I "SUFA".  This beautiful model was made possible with all the information in the book from IsraDecal


Geoffrey Matheson joins us with his very well done 1/72 Tamiya Bf109E-3.  I had the honour to meet Geoffrey and his Dad at the US National IPMS convention in Atlanta.  


Fernan DeGannes joins us with his stunning 1/35 MRC OH-58D KiowaFernan added plenty of scrathcbuilt detail and an impeccable paint job.


Cyril Worley is here from Malta with his 1/48 Hasegawa Hawker Typhoon Mk 1B.  Cyril added extra details to his Typhoon to get this fine looking Typhoon and it's very engaging diorama.  


Ken Middleton is here with a review of the 1/48 F/A-18E/F VX-31 Press to Test Rhinos #1 decal sheet from Two Bobs Aviation Graphics.


I have a review of the 1/32 Fw-190 Reich Defense Bands Painting Masks from Black Magic Painting Masks.  


Greg Anderson is here with photos and info of the new 144 E.E. Canberra B(I)8 Intruder Images and info from OZ Mods  

Thursday,  Nov 24  2005             Thanksgiving Day --  USA  
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Rene Armando Giron Amaya is here with some photos from the recent IPMS El Salvador 2005 Model Show.   


Tolga Ulgur is here with his 1/48 Tamiya Vought Corsair F4 U1.  Tolga has included some excellent photos of the cockpit as well as the beautifully weathered underside.  


Jeffry Hutama joins us with his 1/32 Revell MIG-29UB.  Jeffry did some added detailing on his big MiG. 


Chris St.Clair is here with his 1/72 KP Aero L-39C Albatross.   This is one of the more interesting markings options I've seen for this jet.  Nice one Chris.


Rafi Ben-Shahar is here with his 1/48 Me 262A-1a/3U.   You'll love to get a close look and read about his painting technique.


I have a review of the 1/32 resin ALQ-71 Jamming Pod from Cutting Edge Modelworks.   


Ken Middleton is here with a review of the 1/48 F/A-18F Rockin' Rhinos #5 VFA-2   decal sheet from Two Bobs Aviation Graphics.   


Albert Moore is here with a review of the Su-27 Flanker DVD


Ted Taylor is here with a review of the 1/72 Post-War 1950's  Part 1 decal sheet from RAFDec Decals.  

Wednesday,  Nov 23  2005         

Gabriel Stern begins today's update with a 1/72 Airfix Short Stirling.  Gabriel has written his article in the usual colourful way I enjoy so much.  Fine looking model as well......despite the kit he used.  


Hevesi István is here with his big 1/48 Revell B-1B Lancer.  Yikes.....I can't believe he finished this monster.  His scratchbuilding really adds to this fine looking model.  


Shalom Yair joins us from Israel with his 1/35 Dragon SS-1c Scud b.  Shalom built his scud mostly out of the box but that didn't prevent him from ending up with a great looking model of this well known missile launcher. 


Gabriel Stern has dropped by with his 1/72 PM Focke Wulf TA 183.  This was a somewhat challenging model to build, but Gabriel did overcome things and end up with a fine looking model.   


Ken Middleton is here with a review of the 1/48 F/A-18F Rockin' Rhinos #4 VFA-102 50th Anniv. Jet decal sheet from Two Bobs Aviation Graphics.  

Tuesday,  Nov 22  2005           Lebanon National Day 2005 

Emad Tabsh is here from Lebanon with his 1/48 FM Mirage IIIE Part 1.   Emad tells about the history of this aircraft with the Lebanese air force.


Eugene Trapezontas joins us from Greece with his with his 1/72 Dragon He-162 "Salamander".  Eugene added engine plumbing to his exposed jet engine. 


Gianni Chirico is here with his 1/72 Hasegawa Kawanishi N1K2-J Shinkai "George".  Gianni weathered and chipped the paint on his "George".


Emad Tabsh is here with a review of the new 1/32 Trumpeter Me-262 A -2a.  


Emad Tabsh is here with a review of the new 1/72 Hasegawa Avro Lancaster B Mk.1/Mk. III.  


Emad Tabsh is here with a review of the 1/6 "Elite Force" Aviator F-15 cockpit.  


Emad Tabsh is here with a review of the 1/48 Aurora F2B Brisfit.  This a  real trip down memory lane.


Emad Tabsh is here with a review of the Black Box 1/48 Prowler cockpit set.  


Emad Tabsh is here with a review of the Black Box 1/32 F-16CJ cockpit set.  


Emad Tabsh is here with a review of the Verlinden Productions 1/32 AH-64 Apache detail set.  


Emad Tabsh has sent in some MB 339 walkaround photos of the Italian Frecce Tricolori aerobatic display team.

Monday,  Nov 21  2005           

Rene de Koning starts your week here on ARC with some of his photos from the recent EAGLES DAY 2005 Plastic Scale Model Aircraft Exhibition and Competition.   


Jorge Bonilla Alvarado joins us with his colourful 1/48 Academy MiG-29A.  Jorge custom made the decals for his colourful MiG.   


Konley Kelley joins us with his 1/72 Academy B-29A Enola Gay.  Yet another beautiful piece of artwork showing Konley's models.   


Rodrigo Rendon is here with his 1/48 Hasegawa A-7 Corsair II.  Rodrigo went the extra mile to careful weather and add weapons to his A-7 and then he displayed it on a well done display base.  


Ken Middleton is here with a review of the new 1/48 F/A-18E/F Rockin' Rhinos #3 VFA-137/VFA-154   decal sheet from  Two Bobs Aviation Graphics  


I have a review of the 1/72 and 1/48 Black Squared Codes & Serials decal sheet (2 Sizes) for EE Canberra in the On-Target Profile 7 book from Model Alliance Group


Steve Filak is here with a review of the new 1/72 resin GE F110 Exhausts from 3rd Wire Models

Sunday,  Nov 20  2005           Mexican Revolution Anniversary  
Shawn Weiler starts today with his 1/48 Hasegawa F-18F which he finished in Jolly Rogers markings.  Shawn tells about building this kit and what to watch out for.

Leigh Eaton is here with his 1/48 Monogram A/T-28G Cazadore.  This isn't the best kit in the world, but that didn't stop Leigh from turning out a very nice model.  His article also includes history of this "what-if" aircraft 


Saturday,  Nov 19  2005           Oman National Day    Latvia National Day  

Hal Marshman is here today with his 1/48 Accurate Miniatures TBF.  Hal finished his Avenger in the markings for George Bush's aircraft.  Hal did some scratchbuilding and includes photos of the interior before he closed up the cockpit. 


Tamás Skriba joins us with his 1/72 Dragon Su-24M Fencer’s.   Tamás did extra work on his Su-24's to improve upon the kit detail and accuracy.

Friday,  Nov 18  2005           

Jeffry Hutama is here with 2 models today.  These are his 1/48 IDF Ching Kuo & 1/32 Tamiya F-4G Wild Weasel and both are beautifuilly done.


Stephen Thrum is here with a 1/72 Qantas 707-138B.  This is a Travel Agents display Model that Stephen modified and restored. 


Bob Bartolacci is here with his 1/48 Italeri Spitfire Mk XVIeBob did an excellent job on his Spitfire and posed it on a  display base.....this is a reboxing of the Occidental kit. 


Ken Middleton is here with a review of the new 1/48F/A-18F Rockin' Rhinos #2 VFA-11/VFA-106    decal sheet from Two Bobs Aviation Graphics


Scott Brown is here with some "Airbus A380"....showing off the paint scheme.

Thursday,  Nov 17  2005           

Chee Wee, Sim joins us with two Tornados today.  These are his 1/144 Dragon RAF Tornado GR1 and F3....one in RAF schemes and one in a grey paint scheme. 


Stuart Quinn-Harvieis here with his 1/72 Contrail Handley Page HP42.  This isn't the easiest kit to build, but Stuart tells all about it in his article. 


Ken Middleton is here with a  review of the new 1/48F/A-18E Rockin' Rhinos #1 VFA-22/VFA-143 decal sheet from Two Bobs Aviation Graphics


Steve Filak is here with a  review of the 1/48 resin MH-53J Pave Low Cockpit Set from Cutting Edge Modelworks 


I have a review of the 1/72 and 1/48 Black Squared Codes & Serials decal sheet in 2 Sizes for the EE Canberra in the On-Target Profile 7 book from Model Alliance Group

Wednesday,  Nov 16  2005           

No update today.....I've been putting in very long days repairing the ARC Forums.....and they are up and running.  Things are slightly different unfortunately, but you will find new features as well.  


Tuesday,  Nov 15  2005           

Gabriel Stern begins today with his 1/72 Execuform N1MThis is a vacuformed kit and Gabriel tells about building his flying wing.  Definitely a cool looking aircraft. 


István Hevesi is here with his 1/72 Revell /Ex Frog/ Shackleton.  This one's a beauty....enjoy. 


Steve Filak is here with a  review of the 1/48 resin MiG-29 Exhausts from Cutting Edge Modelworks


I have a review of the 1/32 ROKAF KF-16 Dry Transfer Stencils from Hobby Decal.  This and other fine products are available from Design & Marketing Int'l


Dave Koss of Leading Edge Models has sent me a preview of the  1/32 RAAF F/-18 20th Anniversary decal sheet.   This sheet also includes resin items.


I have a review of the 1/72 and 1/48 RAF Roundels decal sheet in Different Sizes for EE Canberra in the On-Target Profile 7 book from Model Alliance Group


Monday,  Nov 14  2005           

Mirko Meier begins today with his beautifully done 1/48 Tamiya Me-262A.  Mirko aded seatbelts and some wiring to further detail his 262. 


Pablo Girgulsky is here with his 1/48 Airfix EE LightningPablo used alclad 2 to get a fine looking bare metal finish on his Lightning.  


I have a review of the new 1/48 resin detail set for P-40B from Trumpeter kit from Redux.  this set and much more is available from Design & Marketing Int'l


I have a review of the new 1/72 and 1/48 Fluorescent Strips for EE Canberra in the On-Target Profile 7 book from Model Alliance Group

Saturday,  Nov 12  2005  
No update Saturday and Sunday.....I'm taking the weekend off to focus on other projects.

Friday,  Nov 11  2005           Poland Independence Day        

Remembrance Day     Veteran’s Day

Today on ARC there is a huge update devoted to Remembrance day and a huge selection of aircraft models....all in Polish markings.  Well done everyone.

Paul Holmes is here with Normandy and the D-Day Beaches Part 1.  Lots of photos of this historic landscape and museum.


Paul Holmes  is here with  Normandy and the D-Day Beaches Part 2


Paul Holmes  is here with  Normandy and the D-Day Beaches Part 3.


Paul Holmes  is here with   Normandy and the D-Day Beaches Part 4


Tomasz Gronczewski has dropped by with his beautifully done 1/48 Karaya Ansaldo A.1 BalillaIn Polish markings. 


Grzegorz Strózek  has dropped by with his  1/72 Italeri MiG-29A  Grzegorz did extra detailing on this one and finished it in Polish markings with very nice results.  


Witold Kozakiewicz joins us with this 1/72 Ardpol Bartel BM-4hIn Polish markings. 


Grzegorz Strózek is here with his 1/72 Italeri MiG-29UB + PartIn Polish markings.  


Michal Strózek has been busy building the 1/48 Fujimi Spitfire Mk.VThis spitfire came out looking very good. 


Witold Kozakiewicz is here with his beautifully done 1/48 Mirage PZL P-11c.


Lukasz Kedzierski has done  a stunning job on his.1/48 Scale Blue Max Albatros D.III Oeffag I quite enjoyed the woodgrain effect on this one.


Sean Brzozowski has built the 1/48 Trumpeter MiG-19PM and finished his jet in Polish markings.  Sean includes some insight in building his attractive multi-shgaded jet.


Artur Golebiewski is here with his 1/48 Sopwith Camel of the Bolshevik War of 1920.  Yet another beautiful looking model from the period in history. 


Gabriel Stern is here with his well done 1/72 Heller PZL P-23 A/B KarasGabriel has added a bit of weathering and his article is an enjoyable read. 


Ken Middleton is here with some walkarounds of USMC Aircraft

Thursday,  Nov 10  2005              USMC 230th Birthday

I hope you all enjoy today's USMC Birthday update.    Semper Fi!!!


Creighton Henthorn begins this special USMC update with his award winning 1/48 Hasegawa F/A-18A HornetCrieghton has included plenty of photos of his Hornet. 


Ryan Koschatzky is here with his 1/72 Revell of Germany H-19/HRS-1.  Ryan built his H-19 out of the box with Airfix decals. 


John Bibay, Rich Harvey and Captain John "Tank" Voss are here with their Miramar USMC Hornets photos.  Some in-flight and desert camo planes are included.


Ken Middleton is here with a review of the Marine Air Power  Real Heroes Volume III book.  


Ken Middleton is here with some walkarounds of USMC Aircraft


A-6E Walk Around by Creighton Henthorn


AV-8B Walk Around by Creighton Henthorn


EA-6B Prowler Walk Around by Creighton Henthorn


EA-6B Prowler Walk Around by Creighton Henthorn


MCAS Beaufort, SC gate guards Walk Around by Creighton Henthorn


MV-22 Osprey Walk Around by Creighton Henthorn

The hacker Latinpimp returned.  I work for 6 hours to restore the forums on Wednesday night....with no results.  I'll be bringing in tech support over the coming days to sort out the forums.

The ARC Forums were hacked on Monday evening.  Through a focused effort, the ARC team was able to get the forums restored after about 18 hours.  
Wednesday,  Nov 9  2005           Cambodia Independence Day  
I am very pleased to welcome a new ARC sponsor.  They are Design & Marketing Int'l. and they are the exclusive importer & distributor in North America for Contact-Résine 
a French manufacturer of high quality aftermarket resin accessories for aircraft models in all scale, MONTEX from Poland which manufacture a very extensive line of painting masks for aircraft and armor kits. Along with these 2 lines they also carry decals from Hobbydecal, Korea and UPNORTH, France as well as a selection of scale models from worldwide leading manufacturers.

MMMike is here with his 1/48 Hasegawa RF-104GAlthough Mike is too modest to admit it.....he won First Place in Jet Aircraft Division at the Cincinnati IPMS show with this RF-104G model.  Nicely done with a well done display base.


Thierry Jacques joins us with his 1/72 Embraer EMB-312 F "Tucano".   A very nice model of this special little aircraft.


Gabriel Stern is here with his 1/72 PM Horten 229 A-1.  Gabriel did some extra detailing to his Ho-229 to get the detail level he wanted.  His efforts paid off....this is one of the cooler looking aircraft designs from WW2.   


Alex Campbell has dropped by with his 1/72 Tamiya P-47 Razorback Thunderbolt.  Although Alex built this beauty out of the box....that didn't stop him from turning out one very fine P-47.    


Yoav Efrati is here with some photos from the recent IPMS/Israel Convention 2005.  There are also photos from the Museum there.....if you've not seen this museum.....it is well worth a look.   


Steve Filak is here with a review of the 1/32 resin A-10 Dual Rail Adapter from Cutting Edge Modelworks.   


I have a review of the new 1/72 and 1/48 White Rounded Codes & Serials (2 Sizes) decals from Model Alliance Group for EE Canberras featured in the  On-Target Profile 7 book from Model Alliance Group.


Radek Lhotsky  is here with a review of the 1/72 & 1/48 Kittyhawk & Warhawk Part 2 decal sheet from Tally Ho! 


SHARKIT.COM has a free card model you can print and build of a 1/32  Lippish Gleiter-Bombenfleugzeuge.  This German WWII glider project was intended for bomb attacks.   The glider was to be carried to the combat zone by a mother bomber.  After uncoupling it was to dive to the target at a 1250 km/h speed.  There was a brake parachute, folded in the rear fuselage.  500 or 1000kg single bomb as payload was plan.  

Monday,  Nov 7  2005           Meteor World Speed record 1945  

As you know the ARC Forums were hacked.  I'm attempting to get this mess sorted out.  My apologies for the disruption.


Colin Whitehouse starts today 1/48 Classic Airframes Gloster Meteor F-4.  Colin has build his Meteor as the World Speed Record Setter 7 November 1945.  Colin includes plenty of info about this event and what was involved to build his historic Meteor.      


Michael Stanley is here with his 1/48 Monogram SBD-4 Dauntless.  Michael tell a story from when he was 10 and built this one of these.......but this latest one is beautifully weathered and comes on a fine looking carrier deck.  


István Hevesi is here with his  1/48 Monogram F-15C in Royal Sadi Air Force markings.  István used Verlinden resin detail items to detail the nose equipment bays.  Very nice indeed.


Mike Pabis has dropped by with his 1/72 Italeri MH-6 Conversion From AH-6.  Mike did a fair bit of detailling on this tiny chopper model....he tells about this in his article.  His efforts were well worth it and he ended up with a well detailed MH-6   


Steve Filak is here with a review of the 1/48 resin F/A-18 Slats and Flaps Set from Cutting Edge Modelworks.   


I have a review of the new 1/32 He-162 A-2 painting masks from Plastic Model Club Montex for the Revell kit.  Available from Design & Marketing Int'l.   


I have a review of the new 1/72 and 1/48 White Squared Codes & Serials (2 Sizes) for EE Canberra in the On-Target Profile 7 book from Model Alliance Group.   


Sunday,  Nov 6  2005           

John Smalbrugge is here to begin your Sunday update with his 1/32 Hasegawa Spitfire Mk Vb.  John's Spitfire turned out very well....it's good to see it on ARC. 


Patrick Vossenberg joins us with his 1/72 Italeri A-6E Intruder.   Patrick used a variety of very helpful techniques on his Intruder to gets some outstanding results and he mentions some of them in his article.

Saturday,  Nov 5  2005           

PS starts today's update with his 1/72 Hasegawa BAC Lightning F Mk 6 in markings for 11 Squadron RAF.  This lightning has quite the history and PS tells about this in his article.  He also explains all he did to his Lightning. 


István Hevesi is here with his 1/48 Fonderie Miniature Breguet Br. 1050 ALIZE.  This is a limited run kit....so it does require a bit of extra work.....but István's finished model is well worth it.  

Friday,  Nov 4  2005           

Laurent Boildieu starts today with his 1/48 Hasegawa Hawker Typhoon Mk Ib.  This is the aircraft flown by an ACE and Laurent built it with his usual high level of quality....in both detailing and weathering.  


Mirko Meier  is here with his 1/48 Pro-Modeler Ar-234C.  This kit had a badly distorted tail which Mirko fixed before he added seatbelts and weathering.  Read his article for the full details.   


Gabriel Stern has finished his 1/72 Williams Brothers Northrop Gamma.  This interesting aircraft model is not something you'll see everyday and Gabriel explains what is required to complete this beauty.   


Luis Fernando Salazar G. is here with his 1/48 Revell F-104C Starfighter.  This Starfighter won an award at a contest and only took 5 weeks to build.   


Benny Attar has some photos from the recent Israel IPMS Annual Exhibition 2005.  Lot's of great looking aircraft at this show....as there is every year. 


I have a review of the new 1/48 resin F-16C Parapack Tail conversion set from Cutting Edge Modelworks


I have a review of the new 1/72 & 1/48 Jaguar GR3 Special schemes 2005 Pt.2 decal sheet from Model Alliance Group


I have a review of the new 1/24 P-51D painting masks for the Trumpeter kit from Plastic Model Club Montex  These and other products are available from Design & Marketing Int'l

Thursday,  Nov 3  2005                             Fitr feast (Eid al Fitr) 
Fitr feast (Eid al Fitr) marks the end of Ramadan, the month of fasting.  This is a time for friends and family to come together to renew relationships.  For more information you can click here  Many ARC members are Muslim and I'd like to wish them a very happy day as they celebrate with their families and friends.

Armin Knes begins today with his 1/48 OZE MiG-21bis.  Armin has built 13 of these Mig's and judging by this one....he has things figured out. 


Eugene Trapezontas is here with his 1/72 Fujimi Ju-87 StukaAnother beauty from Eugene. 


Eric Lowe is here with Part 1 of his 1/32 Tamiya F-14D Tomcat article.  Eric is going to finish his Tomcat in the markings for VF-31 Tomcatters after much detailing and work.  Looking good so far Eric.


Jahja Juwana is here with his 1/48 Tamiya Spitfire Mk1.   Jahja did a fine job finishing his Spitfire and weathering it.....he also included a photo of his pre-shading in progress.


I have a review of the new 1/48 white metal cast B-24 Landing Gear from Cutting Edge Modelworks.  These are quite something....complete with brakelines.


I have a review of the new 1/32, 1/48 and 1/72 Vivacious Vipers #2 F-16's decal sheet from  Zotz Decals  Includes the sexy markings for the Dutch Jet Diana II and 36 other F-16's.


I have a review of the new 1/72 and 1/48 Jaguar GR3 Special schemes 2005 Pt.1 decal sheet from Model Alliance Group.  This sheet includes marking with 2 different anniversary Jaguars.

Wednesday,  Nov 2  2005     

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Rian Jones starts today with his 1/72 Revell Bf 109G-10.  Rian usually builds in 1/48, but that didn't stop him from trying something smaller and still adding extra detail.  Nice one Rian.


Niels Christian Boman is here with 4 model to honour the 31st Fighter Wing.  His models include his 1/48 Hasegawa F-16C, 1/48 Hasegawa F-16D, 1/48 Revell F-4E, 1/48 Revell F-100D.  A fine selection of models.    


Kevin Martin has been busy building his 1/48 Monogram B-26 'Idiot's Delight'.   Kevin built this stunner in 5 days.......and that was even though he had a nasty little problem with the turret.....read his article for the full and funny story.  Beautiful job on this one Kevin.  


Jaroslav Hajecek is here with his 1/48 Revell/Monogram F/A 18A NSAWC.  Jaroslav used the Twobobs decals and rescribed his Hornet and ended up with a very fine looking award winning model.


I have a review of the new 1/48 resin F-16A Parapack Tail conversion set from Cutting Edge Modelworks

Tuesday,  Nov 1  2005              Algeria  -  The Revolution Day    

A slightly smaller update today....my wife and I were out in a light rain last night walking the neighbourhood with out daughters doing the "Trick or Treating routine....fortunately our daughters were sharing a few pieces of candy to keep their dear ol' Dad content.  :-D


Yvan Vansteenkiste is here with another of his horents.  Today it's his 1/72 Hasegawa F/A-18F 50th Anniv. Diamondbacks VFa-102....in markings from TwoBobs......quite the eye catcher. 


Rafi Ben-Shahar joins us today with Two 1/48 Accurate Miniatures Mustang I.  These are both great looking models......but I did find it interesting to see one of them sporting the early chin machine guns under the engine.   


Mirko Meier has dropped by today with his 1/48 Tamiya Me-262A.  I have a fondness for the 262 and Mirko did this wonderful Tamiya kit justice.   


JC Depiesse is here with his 1/72 Revell Hawker Hurricane Mk II c.  JC finished his good looking Hurricane in Belgian markings for a post war fighter.