Monday, Apr 30
2018 |
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Saigon
fell, end of Vietnam Conflict April 30 1975 |
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Dragan Cvetic
had a grand time with excellent fit building the 1/72 Revell Hawk MK.53.
Dragan added seatbelts and HUDs to dress up the cockpit along
with pitot tube and then chose the attractive jungle scheme of the Indonesian
Air Force to finish this gem. Lovely work Dragan. |
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Mike Muth
has a passion for Great War aviation and today he presents his
big and beautiful 1/32
Wingnut Wings Roland D VIb. Mike explains the building process
as well as his well thought out technique for doing the
rigging. He has included many in-progress photos to show the
lovely quality of this model. The paint scheme is simply
stunning. Thanks for sharing Mike. I love it. |
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Here's a product article
for the 4"x4"
Photo Etch Bending & Rolling Deluxe Brass Assist 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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Sunday, Apr
29
2018 |
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Saturday, Apr
28
2018 |
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Fri, Apr
27 2018 |
Sierra Leone
Independence Day |
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Shows this weekend
- Old Bethpage, NY,
Apr 27, 2018, Noreastcon 47
- Cleveland, OH,
Apr 27, 2018, Dick Toth Memorial IPMS Region 4 Convention
- Stafford, TX,
Apr 28, 2018, Modelmania
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Straker65
gets things started in grand style with his 1/72 Hobbyboss F4U-4
Corsair. Straker65 dressed up the cockpit and lights with
added detailing before giving his bent wing bird a full weathering
job. The finished model is a top notch replica of the real
fighter. |
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Michael
Phillips has done a stellar job building and finishing his 1/48
Kitty Hawk Su-22M4 Fitter-K - The Polish Lady. This is not
the easiest kit to build, but Michael breezed through it in style
and ended up with a great looking jet in an attractive Polish camo
scheme. |
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In the
ARC
Joke Page
there is a new daily funny photo and daily
joke.
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Waldek Pupar
is here with a very special treat for you all. This is
beautiful 1/72 Revell P-51B Mustang in a very compilcated
camo scheme and Swiss Air Force markings. The Swiss Air Force
flew a variety of aircraft and all of them look fantastic in the
camo and red and white national markings. |
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Dragan Cvetic
is here
to mark the
Israel
Independence Day with his flawless looking 1/72 Xtrakit Gloster Meteor F.8.
Dragan upgraded the seatbelts, gun sight in the cockpit and
added a new pitot tube to bring his model up to his usual high
standards. I quite enjoyed seeing his Meteor on ARC. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
AIM-9DGH Sidewinder Missiles from
Zactomodels.
Each sets includes 2 complete missiles with electrical umbilicals and
seeker head covers.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
Hawker Tempest Mk.II/V/VI and Hawker Fury/Sea Fury - Hispano Mk.V
cannon barrel tips and Pitot Tube
from
Master.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
F-8 Crusader air intakes
from Eduard
Model Accessories.
This detail set is designed for
the Hasegawa / Eduard kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
A-37B Dragonfly Antennas from
QuickBoost.
This detail set is designed for
the Trumpeter kit.
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In the
ARC
Joke Page
there is a new daily funny photo and daily
joke.
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Chris
Parsons is
here with a very special and dynamic 1/72 A model Beechcraft 1900
D that was presented to a co-worker as a retirement gift.
The base was signed by all the co-workers. The model and base
were beautifully done and the finished diorama is quite pleasing to
see. Well done Chris. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
Canadair CL-215, CL-415 Landing Gear from
Scale
Aircraft Conversions.
This
set is designed for the Heller/Italeri/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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Tuesday, Apr
24 2018 |
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Graham Symmonds
is here with a diorama all Star Trek OS fans will love.
This is his 1/15000 Doomsday Machine: Gentlemen, I suggest you beam me aboard.
finished with lighting for the doomsday machine and battle damage
for one of the ships. I got a real kick out of seeing this
diorama. |
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Ed
Ellickson (TheRealMrEd) joins us with his eye catching 1/72 Hasegawa F-35B Marines.
Ed added a Multi-Mission Pod and built his F-35B with all the
engine doors open, which looks great. It's good to see this
sharp looking USMC F-35 on ARC. |
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Here's a product article
for the 2"
Mini Hold and Fold - Photo Etch Bending Tool from
The
Small Shop.
This Photo Etch Bending Tool is the 2" Mini Hold and Fold.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
Handley Page Victor wheels from
Eduard
Model Accessories.
This detail set is designed for
the Airfix kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
A6M5c Zero Type 52 Exhaust resin set from
QuickBoost.
This detail set is designed for
the Hasegawa kit.
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In the
ARC
Joke Page
there is a new daily funny photo and daily
joke.
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Sunday, Apr
22 2018 |
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Saturday, Apr
21 2018 |
United
Kingdom - Birthday
of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Second |
Red
Baron Manfred
von Richtofen shot down 25 yr old (1918) |
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Friday, Apr
20 2018 |
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Shows this weekend
- Renton, WA,
Apr 21,
2018, IPMS Seattle Spring Show 2018
- Plattsburgh, NY,
Apr 21,
2018, CAN/AM CON '18
- Fairfax, VA,
Apr 21, 2018, IPMS Northern Virginia Modelers Model Classic 2018
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Dietmar Carstensen
is here with a masterpiece. This is his 1/72 Revell Fairey Seafox
with a large amount of scratchbuilt detailing to improve this
older kit. Dietmar's extra effort and work certainly gave him a
model to be proud of. Enjoy the photos, this Fairey Seafox is
exceptional, especially when displayed on it's water base. |
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Osvaldo Carrasco
is here from Chile with his 5th model on ARC. This is his
1/48 Tamiya F-16C in an aggressor scheme complete with beautiful
weathering. Osvaldo also added photo etch seat belts and RBF
tags to complete the realism in his excellent F-16. |
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In the
ARC
Joke Page
there is a new daily funny photo and daily
joke.
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Thursday, Apr 19
2018 |
Battles
of Lexington and Concord (1775) |
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Straker65
starts today with his 1/72 Hobbyboss MiG-15 / Jian Ji-2
wearing a very attractive looking Chinese camo scheme. Straker65
added a resin cockpit set and finished off his MiG with aftermarket
decals. I love the camo scheme on this one. |
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Jens Gerber
has chosen one of the most complicated camo scheme ever worn by an
aircraft. This is his 1/48 Dragon Ju 88 G 10.
Jens built his bomber out of the box and it is the painting and
weathering that really make this model exceptional. Enjoy his
25 photos....this is very impressive indeed. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Mitsubishi F-2 Landing Gear from
Scale
Aircraft Conversions. This detail set is designed for
the Hasegawa kit.
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In the
ARC
Joke Page
there is a new daily funny photo and daily
joke.
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Wednesday, Apr
18 2018 |
Zimbabwe
National Day |
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Waldek Pupar
has done a stunning job on the very complicated camo scheme on
his 1/72 HobbyBoss Morane Saulnier MS.406. Waldek finished his fighter in Swiss markings complete with
weathering. Beautiful work Waldek. |
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Michael Phillips
has done an impressive job on the 1/48 Revell Panavia Tornado IDS - Deutsche Tonka.
Michael added a resin ejection seats and then finished his
Tornado
using aftermarket decals as
a jet that flew in Afghanistan, complete with full weathering.
I love it. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
MiG-29 Fulcrum C conversion from
Zactomodels.
This detail set is designed for
the Revell kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
Hawker Tempest Mk.V early - Hispano 20mm cannon barrels in fairings from
Master.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Bf-109F engine and fuselage guns from
Eduard
Model Accessories.
This detail set is designed for
the Eduard kit.
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Tuesday, Apr
17 2018 |
Syria
Independence Day |
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Patrick Vossenberg
has done an exceptional job building and weathering the
challenging 1/48 Classic Airframes F-5B. Patrick
rescribed the panel lines and then Patrick took on the task of
finishing his F-5 in a faded and weathered Greek camo scheme.
No doubt about it, Patrick got this one looking perfect, which is
impressive considering the fit of this kit. |
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Victor Rene Carlos
has been busy scratchbuilding items on his 1/72 Hobby Boss HH-60H.
Victor chose an excellent weapons configuration and gave his
Seahawk a truly outstanding weathering job. I love the look of
his finished chopper. |
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Here's a product article
for the Photo
Etch Bending Folding Blade 8 Inch from
The
Small Shop.
This Photo Etch Bending Folding Blade 8 Inch is for bending and
folding PE parts. Complements the 8" Tool head Workstation (This
item is included with the 8" tool).
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
P-51 Mustang Landing Gear from
Scale
Aircraft Conversions. This detail set is designed for
the Hasegawa kit.
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In the
ARC
Joke Page
there is a new daily funny photo and daily
joke.
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Monday, Apr
16 2018 |
Denmark
Queen's Birthday |
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No update today.
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Friday, Apr
13 2018 |
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Shows this weekend
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Mark L. Rossmann
is here with
a truly awesome article featuring four of his 1/48 P-47 Bubbletops.
Mark has included some great history about the development and
design features of the P-47 and then he goes on to show you his four
P-47. He used the Hasegawa, Academy, Monogram and Tamiya kits
from the ETO, PTO, MTO and CBI (China Burma India
Theater) in markings that include noseart and national markings from
USA, UK and France. It doesn't get much better than this and
as usual the build quality is top notch. You can see more of
Mark's great articles here on ARC by clicking the link at the bottom
of his article. |
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Dragan Cvetic
is here with his very attractive 1/144
Zvezda Sukhoi 100 Superjet in Aeroflot markings. This is
not the most perfect kit, but Dragan is a skilled modeller and his
finished Russian airliner looks excellent. I love the markings
on this jet.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
B5N1 Kate Exhaust resin set from
QuickBoost.
This detail set is designed for
the Airfix 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, Apr
12 2018 |
Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin. First Human In Space
(1961) |
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Jean-Charles Goddet
has a passion for great looking camo and his model today is no
exception. This is his 1/72 Hasegawa McDonnell Douglas F-15C Aggressor
as it appeared in 2014 using aftermarket decals. I love
the camo schemes Jean-Charles chooses for his models and you can see
more of them by clicking the link at the bottom of his
article. Simply beautiful.
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Jens Gerber
is here with his very attractive 1/48
Eduard Bf 109 F Overtreese as seen in France in 1941. Jens
is very skilled with his airbrush and weathering and you will see
that as you enjoy the photos of his 109.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
A-37B Dragonfly Control Levers from
QuickBoost.
This detail set is designed for
the Trumpeter kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Curtiss P-40 B/C Tomahawk II - British version - Browning .303 cal and
British type Pitot Tube from Master.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
Vickers Valiant Landing Gear from
Scale
Aircraft Conversions.
This detail set is designed for
the Airfix 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, Apr
11 2018 |
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1918
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Straker65
begins today in style with his beautifully finished 1/72 Hobbyboss Spitfire
MKVb/TROP. This Spit is built out of the box with some
stunning weathering to give this tropical Spitfire a very realistic
look. I was quite impressed how nice this one turned out.
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Dragan Cvetic
has done a
marvelous job finishing and weathering his 1/72 HMP IAI Nesher.
Dragan added seatbelts and a gun sight to upgrade his Nesher and
then finished it in the famous Israeli desert camo scheme.
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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 1/48
Beaufighter Landing Gear from
Scale
Aircraft Conversions.
This detail set is designed for
the Tamiya kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
SE.5a guns from
Eduard
Model Accessories. This detail set is
designed for
the Eduard kit.
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In the
ARC
Joke Page
there is a new daily funny photo and daily
joke.
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Tuesday, Apr
10 2018 |
No update today.
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H. Davis Gandees
is here with the first time on ARC with a very special 1/48 what-if
fighter. This is his article about
Building a Hypothetical Grumman F8F Seacat. The model is a
radar equipped float plane fighter and Davis put quite a bit of
thought into the design as you will learn when you read his
article. Welcome to ARC Davis....I love the work you did on
your Seacat.
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Michael Phillips
is here in style with his stunning
1/48
Hasegawa A-4M Skyhawk - Diamondback 00. Michael added an
resin cockpit (which required a fair bit of work to fit) and then
used aftermarket decals to finish his scooter as a bird from
1993. He accurately captured the weathered look for his USMC
jet. This one is a beauty, enjoy the photos.
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Here's a product article
for the The
Nutter Set - Scale Model Nuts & Rivets from
The
Small Shop.
This tool is the Nutter Set - Scale Model Nuts & Rivets. The
Nutter - A Revolution in Ultra Detailing!
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
F6F Hellcat Seat without harness from
SBS
Model. This
set includes 2 seats.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
P-3 Orion Propellers with alignment tool
from QuickBoost.
This detail set is designed for
the Hasegawa kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
Spitfire Mk. XVI spoke wheels and paint masks from
Eduard
Model Accessories.
This detail set is designed for
the Eduard kit.
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In the
ARC
Joke Page
there is a new daily funny photo and daily
joke.
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Sunday, Apr
8 2018 |
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Saturday, Apr
7 2018 |
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Friday, Apr
6 2018 |
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Shows this weekend
- Anniston, AL,
Apr 7, 2018, Phantom Phurball 2018: 60 Years of Phabulous Phantoms!
- Melbourne, FL,
Apr 7, 2018, ModelFEST 2018
- Kenner, LA,
Apr 7, 2018, Great South Tigerfest XXIV Scale Model Contest
- Dayton, OH,
Apr 7, 2018, WrightCon 2018
- Wayne, NJ,
Apr 7, 2018, MosquitoCon 27
- Des Moines, IA,
Apr 7, 2018, Surgicon 24
- Cheektowaga, NY,
Apr 8, 2018, BuffCon 35
- Saco, ME,
Apr 8, 2018, DowneastCon 2018
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Marcelo Pachalian
is here with his first model on ARC today. This is his
highly detailed and beautifully finished 1/32 Revell Westland LYNX HAS.3
wearing Royal Navy markings. Marcelo too full advantage of
the detailing possible in this big 1/32 kit and he has included 61
photos for you to enjoy. Welcome to ARC Marcelo. |
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David Hanners
has done a wonderful job on his big 1/48 X-15. David lists all his modification in his article and I was quite
impressed by the work he did on this stunning X-15. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
Mosquito Seat with Safety Belts from
QuickBoost.
This detail set is designed for
the Airfix kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
B-25 Mitchell Landing Gear from
Scale
Aircraft Conversions.
This detail set is designed for
the HK Model 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, Apr
5 2018 |
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1918
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Jens Gerber
had a challenging time building the 1/48 AMK Aero L 29 Delphin.
Jens overcame the challenge to build it into a great looking
model in it's bare metal finish. I love the job he did on the
bare metal finish and weathering. I am impressed.
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Tom Dziedzic
has done a stunning job on the 1/48 Hasegawa Spitfire Vb.
Tom dressed up the cockpit with some Eduard photo etch then
pulled it all together with a great looking camo and aftermarket
decals for a Spit flown by a young Aussie pilot. It's a
treat to see this Spit on ARC.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
MiG-29 APU-73 Missile Pylons from
Zactomodels.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
SE.5a radiator for Wolseley Viper engine from
Eduard
Model Accessories. This detail set is designed for
the Eduard kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
A-1 Skyraider 20mm cannon barrels with flash hiders and Pitot Tube
from Master.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
B-25 Mitchell Landing Lights from
QuickBoost.
This detail set is designed for
the Monogram/Italeri/Accurate Miniatures.
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In the
ARC
Joke Page
there is a new daily funny photo and daily
joke.
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Wednesday, Apr
4 2018 |
Senegal
Independence Day |
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No update
today. I've been focusing on getting my back sorted.
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Tuesday, Apr
3 2018 |
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1918
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Greg Swanson
starts today's update with his first model on ARC. This is his
1/32 Tamiya RF-4C with one heck of a sweet paint job that
includes some painted. markings and a great weathering job.
Greg has a passion for 1/32 scale and you will see that in the
photos of his Minnesota Air National Guard Phantom. |
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Sunel Tan
has been bust scratchbuilding a few details to improve his 1/144 Minicraft C-130B.
Sunel scribed some of the panel lines and then gave it a Euro
camo scheme and finished it with weathering and custom made markings
for a Philippines Air Force Herc. The end result is one sharp
looking C-130. |
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Here's a product article
for the Photo
Etch Bending Folding Blade 5 Inch from
The
Small Shop.
This product is a Photo Etch Bending Folding Blade 5 Inch. This
tool is for bending and folding PE parts. Complements the 5 Speed Tool
head Workstation (This item is included with the 5 Speed tool).
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
A-7 Corsair II Landing Gear from
Scale
Aircraft Conversions.
This detail set is designed for
the Hobby Boss 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, Apr
2 2018 |
Falklands War
Anniversary |
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No update
today. I pulled a small muscle in my back a few days ago and
have been dealing with some very sobering back pain.
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