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June 19 2013 |
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Yufei
Mao
gets things fired up today with the 3rd and final installment about
his 1/72 ICM MiG-25PD. Yup...you get to see the
finished model and she's a beauty, but that is to be expected from
Yufei. Excellent job Yufei.
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David Rapasi
is an expert at airbrushing and weathering so it is very special to
see photos of his 1/48 Pro Modeler Me 410-B Hornet.
Dave got the camo looking perfect on his Me 410......simply perfect
looking.
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Jeremy Gould
joins us today with a selection of photos he took of the West Coast Massive - VFA-122 Flying Eagles (and others) at NAS Lemoore.
Wow...there's some great photo here for you to enjoy. Thanks
Jeremy.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
Hawker Typhoon Exhaust set from QuickBoost.
These exhausts
are designed for the Academy kit.
This detail set is
available directly from
Sprue
Brothers Models.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
Su-27 Early Tail Stinger from Zactomodels.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
MiG-29 Part 2 decal sheet from
Linden
Hill Decals.
This sheet covers 21 aircraft from 8 different Air Forces including
Azerbaijan, Belarus, Moldova, Russia, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, USSR and
Uzbekistan. You get a wonderful variety of camo schemes.
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| Tuesday,
June 18 2013 |
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Yufei Mao
is here with part 2 of his full build article about his 1/72 ICM MiG-25PD.
Today Yufei assembles the fuselage to the wings and get the
exhaust nozzles and landing gear detailed and assembled. This
taking shape intoa stunning MiG-25PD. Beautiful work Yufei.
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Amin Ghazzaoui
is here with his latest work of art. This is his flawlessly
finished 1/48 Tamiya P-47D with noseart and a full weapons
load....all ready for the next mission. I am quite impressed
with the P-47 as well as the beautifully finished diorama base
complete with a pilot figure and even a fuel drum..
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Kevin Payne
has got everything looking sensational on his 1/72 Airfix Vickers Valiant B(K)1.
Kevin reworked various areas on his Valiant including adding
extra details before finishing it as an RAF machine from 1963.
This is an amazing looking Valiant.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
AIM-120A/B/C Dry Transfer Missile Stencils from
Hobby
Decal. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
F-8 Crusader Ejection Seat with Safety Belts from
QuickBoost. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48th
WWII Russian Fighter Pilot, 1939-43 from Ultracast.
This is an unpainted figure loaded
with crisp detail. |
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| Monday,
June 17
2013 |
Iceland Anniversary of the Establishment of the Republic
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Vivek Kulanthaivelpandian
starts today with a truly stunning
1/48 Airfix Super Etendard-French Navy. Look carefully at
the weathering on this French jet......it looks Fantastic....it
really is amazing the work Vivek did finishing this Super Etendard.
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Yufei Mao
is a well know modeller from China and his models are ARC are loaded
with fine detail. Today I am pleased to present part 1 of his
3 part article about building and detailing his 1/72 ICM MiG-25PD.
Yufei used a variety of aftermarket items to improve his MiG-25, but
in the end it is his high level of skill as a modeller that pulls
this beauty all together into a stunning model. Part 2 will
run tomorrow..
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Shawn
"phantom" Weiler joins us with his 1/48
Tamiya Corsair finished in
some very special markings. This is a Canadian Corsair from
the PTO and the pilot died in battle days before the end of the War
and received a Victoria Cross for his actions during this battle. Shawn
built this his Corsair for a GB here on ARC. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
P-40N Early interior photo etch detail set from
Eduard
Model Accessories.
This cockpit set is designed for the Hasegawa kit.
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Zoltan Pocza is here with a product
article for the Boeing
747-400 (JA8965) - All Nippon Airways "Pokemon" 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
F6F Hellcat Engine from QuickBoost.
This highly
detailed engine is designed for the Eduard kit. |
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the Test Post Clubhouse there is a new
daily photo and a daily joke.
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Friday, June 14 2013
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End of Falklands/Malvinas War 
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Paolo Yuen
is here with his award winning 1/350
Trumpeter USS Nimitz 1981. Paolo updated his Nimitz
carrier from the 1975 kit version to the newer 1981 version.
He also added hanger decks with LED lighting and well as many other
upgrades to the detail all over and inside the ship. I can see
why it won awards.
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Yoav Efrati
is here with three of his 1/72 Azure & MPM Vautours. Each
one is wearing a different camo scheme and each one is in Israeli
markings. Yoav added extra details to his Vautours and I must
say the finished models look fantastic......I love the camo schemes.
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Amin Ghazzaoui
is here with his wonderful model of the 1/48 Tamiya P-47D. Amin
chose the markings for the squadron leader's plane “ELSIE”.
The model looks great with it's weapons load and pilot figure on PSP
panels....all ready for the next mission over France in late
WW2.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
MiG-23MF Flogger B interior photo etch detail set from
Eduard
Model Accessories.
This set is
designed for the Trumpeter kit.
This detail set is
available directly from
Sprue
Brothers Models
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
Spitfire F Mk.22 Exhaust from
QuickBoost.
These resin exhausts are designed for the Airfix kit.
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the Test Post Clubhouse there is a new
daily photo and a daily joke.
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| Thursday, June
13 2013 |
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TRANVUTHANGV
is here with his beautifully painted 1/48 Su-30 Mk2
in the markings for the Vietnam Air Force. This Su-30 includes
an open canopy to chow off the cockpit detail and a weapons load to
complete the look. I love the look of the camo on this Su-30.
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Carmel J Attard
joins us from sunny Malta with his big and impressive 1/72 Airfix Sunderland
Mk1. Carmel modified the Airfix kit to create his model
and he explains all this in his article. He also includes WW2
history and stories in his article as well as photos of damaged
Sunderlands in Malta during WW2. This is an excellent model of
this classic Airfix kit.
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Jens Gerber
joins us from Germany with his 1/48 Dragon Me 163 S. The
dragon kit is well detailed, but Jens added further scratchbuilt
detail to his Me-163 and I must say I love the look of the cockpit
detailing. The paint work on this one looks perfect......well
done Jens.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
cockpit detail photo etch set
from
airscale.
This photo etch
set gives you a vast selection of individual cockpit details for
German, RAF and US aircraft. and is available in 1/48, 1/32 and 1/24.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
P-40B/C Stabilizer from
QuickBoost.
This detail set
is designed for the Airfix kit.
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Tony Feredo
dropped by the ARC Corporate offices in the Philippines to honor
the
Philippines Independence Day with his recently completed 1/32 Hasegawa P-51D Mustang.
Tony got everything looking perfect on his Mustang thanks to his
added detailing and then finished it off in the great looking
markings for the Philippine Air Force. Beautifully done
Tony....I hope you had a fun holiday today. |
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David Oliver
is here with his big and beautifully weathered 1/32 Revell Hawker Hunter.
David used a combination of aftermarket detail sets and his own
skilled scratchbuilding skills to add a wonderful level of detail to
his Hunter before weathering his Cold War jet in Royal Netherlands
Air Force markings. Hunter models don't get much more
realistic looking than this.
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Gerard Chua
has done an exceptional job on his 1/76 Airfix Bloodhound Missile.
The markings on this missile are for the RSAF and this missile was
used to protect the skies over Singapore for many years. I
really like the look of this Bloodhound model.
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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 1/48
MiG-29 Part 1 decal sheet from
Linden
Hill Decals.
This decal sheet features 12 different MiG-29 from Eritrea,
Kazakhstan, Russia, USSR and Ukraine in broad variety of camo
schemes.
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| Tuesday,
June 11 2013 |
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Terry Davis
has gone all out upgrading the 1/48 Monogram T-28C Trojan.
Terry added a big assortment of aftermarket detail sets and then
followed that up with his own scratchbuilding to create a truly
impressive T-28. Wow....it doesn't get much better than this.
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Jay Vlad
has been busy modifying his 1/48 Hobby Boss FB-111 into a
SAC nuclear bomber. This required a variety of aftermarket
items and then the persistence and skill to pull it all together
into the beautifully done F-111 Jay created. Read his article
to learn all that is involved to create a SAC F-111 and enjoy all
his photos.
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Jeremy Gould
is here with a wonderful assortment of photos from MAGnificent Miramar - A flightline tour of MCAS Miramar.
Oh ya these are great photos!!!
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
F-15A/C Dry Transfer Stencils from Hobby
Decal. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
A6M5 Zero Gun Barrels & Pitot Tubes from QuickBoost. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
MiG-21SM/ M/ MF (Fishbed J) - Pitot Tube from
Master.
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daily photo and a daily joke.
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Michael Jack
is here with his mind-blowing 1/48 Hasegawa Apollo 13 Sea King
diorama. Michael has included extreme amount of
scratchbuilt detail to both models as well as the whole diorama
scene. Sit back...read his article carefully and enjoy each
and every photo. This is absolutely beyond belief. WOW
WOW WOW!!!
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Tolga Ulgur
has taken plenty of after market goodies to create his fantastic
1/48 Monogram B-25J Solid Nose. This is a PTO B-25J
that uses parts from Eduard, Cutting Edge, Quickboost, True Details
and Resicast. All this combined with great decals and plenty
of skill by Tolga gives you one beautiful B-25 to enjoy. I'm
pleased to see he has included plenty of photos.
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Shawn phantom Weiler
is here with a very special what-if 1/48 Monogram CF-110J or Phantom 164.
Shawn tells about the build and even includes his story of
Canada invading the US and turning the US into southern
Canada. :-)
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
Bf 109F-4E interior photo etch detail set from Eduard
Model Accessories.
This cockpit set is designed for the Hasegawa model. |
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Zoltan Pocza Airbus
A380-800 (B-6136) - China Southern / China print from
Deployment
Productions.
This print is available in 2 sizes.
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
Bf 109E Seat with Safety Belts from QuickBoost.
This seat will be suitable for any 1/72 Bf 109E model. |
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the Test Post Clubhouse there is a new
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| Friday, June 7
2013 |
Yorktown sunk - US Carrier Yorktown sunk (1942) 
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Alexander Breunig
starts today with his amazing 1/48 Luftwaffe Tornado ECR.
Alexander chose some amazing markings for his in-flight
Tornado. Wow...I love it. |
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Paul Coppin
has done a
marvelous job finishing and weathering his 1/48 Revell Ju-87B-2.
Paul added seatbelts and went with markings and camo for a Stuka
in North Africa in 1941. The weathering looks perfect. |
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Angelo M Picardo
has been busy added plenty of detail to his 1/32 Revell AH-1G Cobra.
Angelo added a resin cockpit and plenty of other detail
including some that was scratchbuilt that took his Cobra to a whole
new level. Wonderful work Angelo. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
Ar 196A-3 interior photo etch detail set
from
Eduard
Model Accessories.
This set is designed for the Revell kit. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
Ar 196 exhaust set from
QuickBoost.
This exhaust set is designed for the Heller kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Combat VeteranMiG-21SMs of Azerbaijan decal sheet from
Linden
Hill Decals.
This decal sheet features
2 different MiG-21's wearing very attractive camo schemes.
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daily photo and a daily joke.
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Amin Ghazzaoui
is here to remember the D-Day landings with his beautifully done
1/48 Hasegawa Typhoon Mark 1B. Amin added scratchbuilt
seatbelts to dress up the cockpit and added the perfect level of
weathering to complete his Typhoon to a very high standard.
Then he set it up on a very well done diorama base. I love it.
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Ramon R. Lomeli
has taken the classic 1/48 Monogram F-106 and built it up into a
gorgeous looking model.
The seams are tricky on this one, but Ramon used a very good
technique to protect and preserve the raised surface detail. Excellent
looking F-106 Ramon. |
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Andrea Pomettini
is here with his first article on ARC and what a stunning model it
is. This is Andrea's 1/72 Hasegawa SEPECAT Jaguar GR Mk 1/A
complete with a full weapons load in British markings.
It's a fantastic look Jaguar and I look forward to seeing more of
Andrea's work on ARC in the future. Welcome to the ARC
homepage Andrea!!! |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Instrument Bezels from airscale.
This set includes bezels for German, RAF, US aircraft from WW1 to
Jets and is also available in 1/24 and 1/32 scale. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
Bf 109E Exhaust from QuickBoost.
These exhausts are designed for the Airfix kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
Fokker S-14 Mach model kit from
Czech
Master Resin - CMR Models. This
model kit includes markings for 5 different aircraft.
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the Test Post Clubhouse there is a new
daily photo and a daily joke.
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Carmel J Attard
is here with his full article on his 1/72 Hasegawa Convair F-102 Delta
Dagger.
Carmel tells the fascinating history of the F-102 as well as the
mods he did to his model to improve the accuracy. I was also
pleased to see he included a pic of one of his F-1-02's in SEA camo. |
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Fabrizio Frassica
is here with something very unique and special today. This is
his 1/48 Flying Machine Fiat G.50 III
wearing the markings for an aircraft involved in the Battle of
Britain. The decals are from Tauro Model. I quite like
the look of this Fiat G.50.
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Dragan Cvetic
is here with his very attractive 1/72 Heller Mirage F-1AZ.
This is a South African Mirage wearing a mixture of kit decals
and homemade markings. Dragan rescribed the panel lines and
also added a scratchbuilt pitot tube to help improve his
Mirage. Very nice work Dragan and I love the look of the camo
scheme. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
Su-27 Wingtip Pylons from
Zactomodels.
These pylons would be suitable for
the Su-27.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
MiG-29 (Fulcrum) - Pitot Tube from Master.
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the Test Post Clubhouse there is a new
daily photo and a daily joke.
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| Tuesday,
June 4
2013 |
Battle of Midway (1942) |
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Hal Marshman Sr.
is here with his first model for 2013. This is his 1/48 Eduard FW-190D-11
in the paint and markings for an airfield defense
aircraft. Hal scratchbuilt details including seatbelts and
cannons and finished it off with a great looking camo scheme and
markings from EagleCals. Beautiful work Hal.
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Prokopis Kroustallis
has done a stellar job on his 1/72 Matchbox SAAB Viggen SK.37.
Prokopis added a full weapons load to his Viggen and finished it
off in a very impressive looking splitter Swedish camouflage
pattern. wow I love the look of this one.
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Bartosz Piotrowski
is here with a very interesting looking aircraft. This
is his 1/72 SMER Morane Saulnier MS 225 in French markings
that include shark artwork on the fuselage. This is a very
cool looking aircraft. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
P-38 Dry Transfer Stencils from
Hobby
Decal. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
Spitfire Mk. I Seat with Safety Belts from
QuickBoost. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
Fokker D.VII Part 1 decal sheet from
Lifelike
Decals.
This decal
sheet includes markings for 4 aircraft including one flown by Obt.
Ernst Udet. |
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the Test Post Clubhouse there is a new
daily photo and a daily joke.
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| Monday,
June 3 2013 |
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Burcin Emren
joins us from Turkey with his perfectly weathered 1/48 Revell F/18-F.
This Super Hornet is carrying a full weapons load has has a
weathering job that looks perfect and very realistic looking. |
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Jens Gerber
has done an amazing job on his 1/48 Eduard Weekend Edition F6F 3 Hellcat.
Jens has high praise for this Eduard kit and I have high praise
for his finished model. He has a talent for getting things
looking just right. |
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Shawn "phantom" Weiler
is here with his beautifully repainted
1/48 Classic Airframes Vampire. Shawn used Leading Edge
decals to get the Canadian markings and finished it off in a very
attractive paint scheme. Definitely a good looking Vampire
Shawn.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
Bf 109F-4 interior photo etch detail set from Eduard
Model Accessories.
This set is designed for the Trumpeter kit. |
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Zoltan Pocza is here with a product
article for the Embraer
E-190AR (PR-AZB) - Azul - Brazilian Airlines / Brazil print from Deployment
Productions.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
P-51D Mustang seat with seat belts from
QuickBoost. |
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In
the Test Post Clubhouse there is a new
daily photo and a daily joke.
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| Sunday,
June 2 2013 |
Italy National Day
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Saturday,
June 1 2013 |
Mexico Navy Day
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Western Samoa Independence Celebration Day
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| Friday, May
31 2013 |
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Martin Pohl
has spent over 1 year building and detailing his 1/72 Testors B-2.
Martin did an exceptional job to every area of his B-2 including
the the bomb bays as you will see in his photos. And the paint
work is phenomenally realistic looking. I love what can be
done with this poor fitting kit. |
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Jens Gerber
built his 1/48 Revell/Monogram Bf 110G4 almost completely
out of the box with very good results. I always enjoy seeing
these night fighters with the radar arrays. Beautiful work
Jens.
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Vince Lucente
is here with his artwork that he calls "T-45 Trap".
No doubt about it....Vince has talent. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
F-14D interior photo etch detail set from
Eduard
Model Accessories.
This set is designed for the Trumpeter kit. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
A6M2b Zero Seat with Safety Belts
from
QuickBoost.
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the Test Post Clubhouse there is a new
daily photo and a daily joke.
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| Thursday, May
30 2013 |
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John "johnnymac" McCormick
is here with his highly
detailed 8 /12 months conversion to create his
1/32 Tamiya F-4S.
John modified many parts of his F-4J to create this F-4S and he
details all his wondrous work in his article. Enjoy his
article and all his photos.....this is one amazing F-4S....well done
John.
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Amin Ghazzaoui
has done a gorgeous job building and finishing his 1/48 Revell Pro Modeller Helldiver SBD2 C.
Amin dressed up the cockpit with an
Eduard Zoom set and posed his model in a carrier deck diorama
base. Beautiful work Amin.
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Kees Kuyper
is here with another of his what-if NEtherlands Space Adminstration
(NESA) Marsplane.
Kees explains the mission of this special aircraft in his article as
well as it very unique engine system. I love these articles by
Kees.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
F/A-18E interior photo etch detail set
from
Eduard
Model Accessories.
This set is
designed for the Trumpter kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72 Ju 88 Exhaust from
QuickBoost.
This set is
designed for the Revell kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
Fokker D.VII Part 2 decal sheet from
Lifelike
Decals.
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In
the Test Post Clubhouse there is a new
daily photo and a daily joke.
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| Wednesday,
May 29 2013 |
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Matthias Becker
has done his usual impressive job on his Hungarian
1/48 Trumpeter MiG-23 MF.
Matthias used a selection of resin
and photo etch parts and pulled it all together with decals from HAD
and a wonderful looking Hungarian camo scheme. I love the
photos of this beauty.
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David Rapasi
is here with something very different from his usual work.
This is his 1/48 Accurate Miniatures SBD-1 Dauntless
finished off in a factory fresh paint job and USMC markings.
David explains in his article why he chose the factory fresh paint
job. His PTO collection of models must be quite the amazing
site.
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Jens Gerber
is here from Germany with the classic 1/48 Dragon / Revell Me 262 A1a + R4M.
I recall when the Trimaster kits were the hot item. Jens
did pull off a wonderful Me 262 and it was a treat to see the photos
of his completed Schwalbe. Lovely work Jens.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
S2F-1 Tracker Engines from
QuickBoost.
These engines were designed for the
Hasegawa kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
Vympel R-27ET - AA-10 Alamo-D missiles
from
Zactomodels.
This missile was carried by the MiG-29, Su-27, Su-30.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
MiG-23 MLD (Flogger K) - Pitot Tube from
Master.
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In
the Test Post Clubhouse there is a new
daily photo and a daily joke.
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Tuesday,
May
28 2013 |
Armenia National Day
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Dragan Cvetic
starts with
his stunning build of the 1/48 Eduard MiG-21 BIS-K. Dragan
added further detail to the cockpit with Eduard PE and Eduard
Brassin KM-1M seat and then finished it all off with decals
from Balkan Models BM-4801 Exercise MiGs of the Yugoslav AF.
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Bartosz Piotrowski
joins us with 2 of his 1/72 PZW Siedlce P-11c. Both
wear polish markings from the 1930's and are each wearing decals
from Techmod that include artwork for the side of the
fuselages. Bartosz did a great job on both of these.
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Shawn
"phantom" Weiler is
here to make all the Canucks grin with his 1/48
Academy CT-133 Silver Star. This model compliments Shawn's
recent Sabre that was wearing similar markings from Leading Edge
decals. Keep on building Shawn.....I love to see your work on
ARC.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/24
Hurricane Dry Transfer Stencils from Hobby
Decal. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
F9F-2 Panther Correct Nose with Gun Barrels
from
QuickBoost.
This set is
designed for the Hobby Boss kit. |
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Floyd
S. Werner, Jr. is here with a product
article for the The
IAR-80 & IAR-81-Airframe, Systems & Equipment book from
SAM
Publications. |
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In
the Test Post Clubhouse there is a new
daily photo and a daily joke.
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| Monday,
May 27
2013 |
USA Memorial Day
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Mark L. Rossmann
gets things started today with his recently repainted 1/48
AMT/Ertl Douglas AD-4W Skyraider. Mark chose the markings
for a British Skyraider from the Suez Crisis time period and as you
will see this is one of the radar equipped Skyraiders used for such
missions as fleet Early Warning. Very nicely done Mark and a
very informative article. |
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Artur Oslizlo/Arkady72
is here with his stunningly detailed 1/48
KP-Models Su-25UB. Artur did an amazing job detailing the
cockpit and loaded his Su-25 with a large weapons load from a
variety of sources. This is one great looking Su-25.
Enjoy the photos everyone.
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Carmel J Attard
with his beautifully done 1/72 Khee-Kha Art Products Bellanca CH-400 Skyrocket.
Carmel has a real fondness for the vac-u-form model kit and
after reading his article I must say it sure does sound like it was
a very enjoyable build. I love the look of his finished model.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
F-16I SUFA interior photo etch detail set from Eduard
Model Accessories.
This set is designed for the Academy Minicraft kit.
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Here's a product article
for the Embraer
E-190LR (G-LCYN) - British Airways - BA CityFlyer / United Kingdom print from
Deployment
Productions. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
Spitfire F Mk. 22 Cannon Barrels
from
QuickBoost.
This cannon barrel set is
designed for the Airfix kit. |
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In
the Test Post Clubhouse today is devoted to Memorial Day.
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| Sunday,
May 26
2013 |
Georgia National Day
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| Friday, May 24
2013 |
Eritrea Independence Day
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Philipp
joins us from Germany with his beautifully detailed 1/48 Hobbyboss General Dynamics F-111A.
Philipp added plenty of extra scratchbuilt detail and finished his
F-111 with a great looking weathered camo scheme. |
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Paul Fernandez
has been busy getting everything correct on his 1/72 Heller T-28 Trojan.
Paul chose to do his T-28 as a Philippine Airforce aircraft
complete with mods and scratchbuilt weapons load. Then he
finished it with a flawless weathering job and the sharp looking
markings for the Philippines Airforce. |
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Vorya Hidaryan
has done a lovely job detailing and painting his 1/72 Hobby Boss IRIAF F-5E.
This Iranian jet is crarrying a full weapons load and is
finished in the desert camo scheme worn by Iranian F-5's. I
love the look of it. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48 Su-24M Fencer
D decal sheet from
Authentic
Decals.
This decal sheet includes markings for 7 different aircraft.
This detail set is
available directly from
Sprue
Brothers Models
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
P-51D Mustang Exhaust from QuickBoost.
These exhausts are designed for the
Airfix kit. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
Fokker D.XXI Danish Version model kit from Czech
Master Resin - CMR Models.
This model
kit includes markings for 2 different aircraft. |
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In
the Test Post Clubhouse there is a new
daily photo and a daily joke.
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| Thursday, May
23 2013 |
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Jessica Cooper
is here with an exceptional 1/48 Revell F-86D.
Jessica gives a very helpful and informative article about the build
and how she achieved such an exceptional finish and even includes
photos showing the whole build process....which is fascinating to
see. |
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Jorge Andres Rivas Krause
joins us with his very very tiny and highly detailed 1/700 S-Model Imperial Chinese Navy Chen
Yuen, 1894.
It is absolutely stunning to see a model with this much detail in
such a tiny scale. I loved every photo and found the history
of this ship quite interesting. |
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Artur
Oslizlo is here today with another of his gems. This is
his beautifully weathered 1/48 ArkModels Yak-7B. Artur
dressed up the cockpit with some part from Part PE and then finished
his Russian fighter with an amazing weathering job. I can
almost smell the gasoline and motor oil when I look at his photos. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
Vympel R-27ER - AA-10 Alamo-C missiles from Zactomodels.
This resin set
includes 2 complete missiles and can be used on a variety of Russian
jets.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
MiG-23 (Flogger) - Pitot Tube
from
Master.
This pitot tube is suitable for all
1/32 MiG-23
(Flogger) - Pitot Tube (all variants except MLD version).
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
Ju 87B Stuka Pitot Tube
from
QuickBoost.
These pitot tubes are designed for the Trumpeter kit.
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In
the Test Post Clubhouse there is a new
daily photo and a daily joke.
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| Wednesday,
May 22
2013 |
Yemen National Day
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Amin Ghazzaoui
has done an exceptional job
on his late war 1/48 Hobby Boss Hellcat F6F 5.
Amin posed his Hellcat with folded wings on a carrier deck
diorama complete with other models to see the scene. |
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Axel Grundmann
joins us today with his flawless 1/48 Tarangus Saab J32A Lansen.
Axel captured the look of the Saab J32A Lansen
perfectly with his model and as you will see in his photos....the Tarangus
kit builds into an amazing model in the hands of a skilled modeller
like Axel. |
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Carmel J Attard
is here with his very informative article about the building of his
1/72 Execuform Convair C-131F. Carmel tells the history
and special mods for his model as well as providing you with plenty
of photos to help you truly enjoy his Convair C-131F. I know I
sure enjoyed seeing it. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
B-25H Gun Barrels from QuickBoost.
These resin gun barrels are designed
for the Hasegawa kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
F-15 Dry Transfer Stencils from Hobby
Decal. |
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Floyd
S. Werner, Jr.
is here with a product
article for the Army
Air Forces Combat Weekly Digests 26-30- World War II DVD from Victory
Films.
You
can purchase this DVD from from Wade
Meyer Studios
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In
the Test Post Clubhouse there is a new
daily photo and a daily joke.
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| Tuesday,
May 21
2013 |
Anniversary of the Chilean Navy and the anniversary of the Iquique´s
Naval Combat (South Pacific War, between Chile, Peru and Bolivia)
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Shawn "phantom" Weiler
starts today with his sharp looking RCAF 1/48 Revell F-86 Sabre. Shawn
used the Leading Egde decal sheet and included photos of his Sabre/
Vampire/ CT-133 that were all built using this decal sheet.
His Sabre looks great as do his other 2 "City of Montreal"
jets.
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Bartosz Piotrowski
joins us with photos of his excellent looking 1/72 Fujimi Nakajima Ki43-I
"Hayabusa. The markings for this fighter are for Oct.
1942 Hanoi AB/Indo-China. I love the look of this Hayabusa. |
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Dragan Cvetic
has done a fantastic job weathering and detailing his 1/72 Italeri MiG-29 9-12.
Dragan did extra detailing to get his MiG-29 looking more
detailed and more accurate and finished it off as a Yugoslav jet
with Lift Here decals and an amazing weathering job. Wow....it
looks perfect. |
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Here's a product article
for the Embraer
E-190LR (PH-EZD) - KLM - Royal Dutch Airlines / Netherlands print from
Deployment
Productions. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32 A-4 Skyhawk Ejection Seat with Safety Belts from
QuickBoost. |
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In
the Test Post Clubhouse there is a new
daily photo and a daily joke.
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| Sunday, May 19
2013 |
Turkish Remembrance of Ataturk and Youth Day for Turkey
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Muhammad Farouk S. Tan
has been busy adding first class detail to his 1/72 Italeri F-5A.
Farouk chose an F-5 from the Pililippines and gave it a
wonderful baremetal finish. I love to see Philippine aircraft
on ARC and this F-5 is a treat to see. |
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| Saturday,
May 18
2013 |
US Armed Forces Appreciation Day |
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| Friday,
May 17
2013 |
Norway Constitution Day
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| Thursday, May 16
2013 |
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Dambusters Raid |
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Donn A. Wells M.D.
gets things started today with one of the coolest looking jets
ever made. This is the tiny 1/144 Dragon X-29 in all
it's glory. It looks great and it is hard to believe this is a
tiny 1/144 model...the detail of this model is fantastic. Nice
job Donn. |
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Jens Gerber
joins us today with a very special test aircraft. Jens added
an Eduard photo etch cockpit set to his 1/48 Hobbycraft Polikarpov I 16 Type 18
and chose the markings for a test aircraft on skis with the
Finnish Air Force in 1940. Check out the wonderful detail on
the skis. |
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Jean-Charles
Goddet has done a stunning job on his 1/72 Hobbyboss Dassault
Rafale M. Jean-Charles
added drop tanks and a full weapons load plus an amazing weathering
job to complete this amazing Rafale. He then displayed it on a
carrier deck base complete with patches.....I love the whole
display. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
Vympel R-27T - AA-10 Alamo-B missiles from Zactomodels.
This
missile set is the Vympel R-27T - AA-10 Alamo-B missile has been
carried by a variety of Russian jets including the MiG-29, Su-27,
Su-30. This
resin set includes 2 complete missiles.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
FRS. 1 Sea Harrier Pylons from QuickBoost.
These pylons are designed for the Airfix kit.
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In
the Test Post Clubhouse there is a new
daily photo and a daily joke.
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| Wednesday,
May 15 2013 |
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Lee, Seok Joo
gets today started in style with his super detailed 1/48 Airfix TSR.2.
Seok Joo used plenty of
detail items including Wolfpack (cockpit,
avionics, and wheels) and CMK (cockpit, canopy, wheel bays, engine,
air-brake, flaps, and landing gear strut) to give his TSR.2 a
fantastic level of detail. His model was then finished with a
full weathering job. Wow....enjoy the photos.
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Amin Ghazzaoui
has done a stunning job on his bare metal 1/48 Academy P-38J.
Amin gave his P-38 a full weapons load and finished it with nose
art to complete. This is an exceptional looking P-38 and I
love the look of this Lightning. |
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Philipp
has got everything looking perfect on his 1/48 Revell U.S.A. Republic F-105D "Arkansas
Traveller". Philipp dressed up the cockpit with
scratchbuilt details with great success and finished off his Thud in
a faded war worn SEA camo scheme which looks just like the
real jets from that time period. Simply amazing work Philipp. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
Japanese Gunsight WW II Gunsight Type 98
from
QuickBoost.
This detail set is
available directly from
Sprue
Brothers Models.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
ROKAF KF-16 Dry Transfer Stencils from Hobby
Decal.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
Dassault Mirage III and Mirage 5 - Pitot Tube from
Master.
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In
the Test Post Clubhouse there is a new
daily photo and a daily joke.
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| Tuesday,
May 14
2013 |
Paraguay Independence Day
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May 13 2013 |
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Philipp
gets your week started with his big and beautifully done 1/48 Airfix Martin B-57G Canberra "Night Intruder".
Philipp added scratchbuilt detail to the cockpit, bomb
bays and wheel wells plus correct US bombs before finishing it all
off in a flawless camo scheme complete with chipped
paint. Simply perfect.
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Douglas Conrady
is here with an exceptionally special 1/350 L' Arsenal EC-130E.
The scale is a rare one for a Hercules and the subject matter is
equally special. This is one of the aircraft used in Operation
Eagle Claw (the attempted rescue mission of the US hostages in
Iran). The EC-130E mods were all carefully done on this tiny model
and Douglas tells the story of the mission and model build in his
article. I loved seeing this one Douglas.
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Shawn phantom
Weiler is also here with a historic aircraft. This is
his 1/48 Hasegawa RF-4E, Phantom #160 in the markings for a
Turkish recon bird shot down by Syria last year. Shawn was able to
build his Phantom with the help of Hi Decal Line.....wow Phantom
160?!?!?.....I am impressed Shawn.
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Zoltan Pocza is here with a product
article for the EA-6B
Prowler VAQ-133 Wizards, NG500 / 163399 / 2011 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 1/32
Bf 109F Early seat with Safety Belts from QuickBoost. |
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In
the Test Post Clubhouse there is a new
daily photo and a daily joke.
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| Friday, May
10 2013 |
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Lee, Seok Joo
is here with his big and beautiful 1/32
Trumpeter F-14D Grim Reapers.
Seok Joo gave his Tomcat a full weathering job so it looks like the real jet
and finished it off with VF-101 Grim Reapers markings from the
Fightertown decals. WOW WOW WOW...I love this F-14!!!
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Cyril Worley
has done extensive detailing on his 1/32 Revell DH98 Mosquito FB Mk
VI. Cyril has opened one of the engines and given it full
wiring and plumbing and done other detailing to bring his Mossie to
life. Enjoy the photos....I know I sure did..
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Artur Oslizlo/Arkady72
has done a stunning job on his Danish 1/48 Hasegawa SaaB RF-35 Draken.
Artur used a Aires resin cockpit and then finished it off with
an amazing paint and weathering job. This is a great looking
Draken.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Su-25 Frogfoot decal sheet from Authentic
Decals. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
Bf 109E Gun Barrels from QuickBoost.
This set is designed for the Airfix
kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
Su-25 Frogfoot interior photo etch detail set from Eduard
Model Accessories. This
set is designed for the Trumpeter kit.
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In
the Test Post Clubhouse there is a new
daily photo and a daily joke.
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Thursday, May 9
2013 |
Liberation
Day for the Channel Islands May 9 1945 |
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Jens Gerber
gets today's update
started in style with his fantastic looking 1/48 Revell Me 163 B Komet.
Jens dressed up the detail with different items including Eduard
photo etch seat belts and then finished it all off with a flawless
camo paint job complete with subtle weathering.
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Vitor Sousa
did an extra amount of detailing to his 1/72 HobbyBoss SH-60B Seahawk HSL-49
Scorpions to make it truly exceptional. But it didn't stop
there, he also finished it with a perfect paint job that gives his
chopper a wonderfully realistic appearance. I love the work
Victor did on his Seahawk.
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Bartosz Piotrowski
is here with a very historic Su-15. This is his 1/72
AMODEL Su-15TM
in the markings for the interceptor that shot down Korean Airlines
Flight 007 back in 1983 with the tragic loss of so many innocent
lives. I remember this event well and it is very special to
see the Su-17 that was involved in this sad event. Beautiful
work Bartosz.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
A6M5 Zero Exhaust resin set from QuickBoost.
These exhausts are designed for the
Tamiya kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
Commonwealth CA-15 Kangaroo model kit from Czech
Master Resin - CMR Models.
The markings are for an Australian prototype.
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In
the Test Post Clubhouse there is a new
daily photo and a daily joke.
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| Wednesday,
May 8
2013 |
V.E.
Day - Victory in Europe 1945 |
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Dragan Cvetic
has done an impressive
job detailing and weathering his 1/72 Airfix A-4B. This
Skyhawk is loaded with 3 bombs and the long range tanks to permit it
to do bombing missions during the Falklands War. The
weathering is excellent on this A-4.
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Axel Grundmann
is here with a very cool looking 1/48 IBEX T-6A Texan II.
The camo scheme and markings are for a Mexican trainer using Zotz
Decals and I must say I really do like the look of the gray camo on
this Mexican Texan II. I love Mexican aircraft.
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Donn A. Wells M.D.
reworked critical areas of the 1/72 Hobbyboss F9F- 5 Panther
to get a much more pleasing model of this Korean war
jet. I was quite impressed with the photo of the cockpit, but
as you read Donn's article you will see there was plenty of work
done to this model. Simply beautiful.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
Vympel R-60 - AA-8 Aphid missile from Zactomodels.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
CF-101 'Voodoo' Special Markings decal sheet
from
WINTERVALLEY.
This new CF-101 Voodoo decal sheet from provides markings and stencils to
complete 4 CF-101 Voodoo's in special aircraft paint schemes. This decal
sheet is also available in 1/72 scale.
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In
the Test Post Clubhouse there is a new
daily photo and a daily joke.
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| Tuesday,
May 7 2013 |
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Michael Keogh
gets things fired up today with his 1/48 Monogram F-80 Shooting Star.
Michael chose to build his Shoot Star with the access panel open
and the tail cone off to fully display the engine. No doubt
about it...these older Monogram kit build into beautiful models as
Michael has shown.
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Fred Smith
is here with his fully operational 1/16 UH-1N Twin Huey.
This is an R/C Huey with all the complexity you would expect
from an R/C model along with all the wonderful detail you would
expect from a static scale model. This model is the absolute
best of both worlds....I love it.
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Burt Gustafson
is here with his excellent looking and very colorful 1/48 Hasegawa F/A-18E Super Hornet.
Burt built his Super Hornet out of the box to his usual very
high standard. I always enjoy seeing Burt's latest Model on
ARC. Simply lovely.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
A6M Zero Dry Transfer Stencils from
Hobby
Decal. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
Bf 110E Exhaust resin set from QuickBoost.
This is designed for the Eduard kit. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
F-4 Phantom II (long nose versions) detail set from
Master.
This detail set features Pitot Tube, Ram Air Inlet and Angle of Attack
Probe (3pcs) machined out of metal. This set is suitable for the
F-4E, F, G, EJ and recce variants RF-4B, C, E, EJ.
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In
the Test Post Clubhouse there is a new
daily photo and a daily joke.
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Philippines Independence Day 
Russia National Day 
Portugal National Day 
Former Yugoslavian Republic of Macedonia Army Day 
Sweden National Day 
D-Day
- Allied Landings in France in 1944 
Denmark Constitutional Day 
Seychelles Liberation Day 
Ethiopia National Day 
Azerbaijan National Day 
Jordan Independence Day 
Cameroon National Day 
Cuba Independence Day 
Malta gets Spitfires 64 Spitfires are ferried to Malta by USS Wasp 
