Monday,
Mar 31 2014 |
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Andreas Gordes
has hit a home run with his 1/48 Tamiya F-16C - Washington Viper.
Andreas used a variety of goodies to get exceptional detail, but
it is the Tailart that is the
focal point of this beautifully done F-16. Andreas gave
his F-16 a full but carefully done weathering job and loaded it with
a full weapons load to show it' potential in life. I love the
look of this F-16. |
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Greg Kerry
shows his expert diorama skills with his 1/72 Hobbyboss Bf-109G.
Greg created a scene from 1945 of an abandoned 109 and damaged
half track using all the wonderful techniques that armour modellers
take as second nature and thankfully he explains all this in his
article. I think Greg's scene is very convincing and does
remind me of the scenes I've seen in pictures of abandoned Luftwaffe
airfields. Very nicely done Greg...you rock!!! |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
OV-1 Mohawk propellers with alignment tool from QuickBoost.
This set is designed for
the Roden kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
Buccaneer cockpit set from Neomega.
This set is designed for
the Airfix kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
TBD Devastator weighted wheels from
Royale
Resin.
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Friday, Mar
28 2014 |
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Carmel J. Attard
is here with a special treat today. This is his 1/72 Sword Grumman
JRF/G-21 Goose done up in the very attractive bare metal finish
of the US Coast Guard. Carmel provides some wonderful history
about the Goose as well as what was required to build his
Goose....but his photos are a real treat to see. |
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Fly-n-hi
joins us with his 4th model on ARC. This is the classic
1/48 Monogram AV-8B Harrier complete in a late '70's USMC camo
and loaded with a full weapons load. This is an older kit, but
as you will see in the photos.....it still builds into a very good
looking model if given a tiny bit of love and patience.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Ki-45 "Nick" Exhaust from QuickBoost.
This set is designed for
the Hasegawa kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
MHU-191/M munition transporter with aero 58 adapter from
Aerobonus.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Mirage 2000C resin cockpit set from
Pavla
Models.
This set is designed for
the Heller/Eduard kit.
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Thursday, Mar
27 2014 |
Sorry....no update
today.
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Wednesday,
Mar
26 2014 |
Bangladesh
Independence and
National Day |
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Rolando Sorne
dropped by the ARC corporate office in the Philippines
with his recently completed 1/72 Trumpeter F-105G Wild Weasel.
Rolando did an expert job on his F-105 giving it full weathering
and plus a very detailed weapons load. This is Rolando 's 4th
model on ARC and I always enjoy seeing his latest model on
ARC. Enjoy your summer in the Philippines Rolando...I
wish I was there. |
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Claudio Moura
joins us from beautiful Brazil with his 6th article on
ARC. This is his flawless 1/72 Hobbyboss F4U-4 Corsair in
the markings for the Fuerza Aérea Hondureña (Honduran Air Force ).
Claudio did quite a few changes to his Corsair to make it more
accurate and added photo etch parts to the cockpit and resin parts
that were scratchbuilt to the exterior. It was all
finished with a full weathering job including exhaust stains. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
F4F-4 Wildcat Engine from QuickBoost.
This set is designed for
the Tamiya kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
Su-27 Nosecone correction kit from
Zactomodels.
This set is designed for the Trumpeter kit
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
SAAB 35 Draken (mid and late versions) - Pitot
Tubes & Angle Of Attack probe
from Master.
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Giannis Doxas
gets this special Greek update started with his fully detailed 1/48 Heller M-2000 EGM Mirage.
Giannis added plenty of aftermarket sets and then did plenty of
scratchbuilding on this old Heller kit to produce his highly
detailed Mirage. It does not get better than this.
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Dragan Cvetic
has done a wonderful job on the classic 1/72 Revell T-2C Buckeye.
Dragan has added scratchbuilt details to the cockpit and also
rescribed his Buckeye before giving it one of his special paint jobs
for a Hellenic Air Force T-2C Buckeye. I love seeing Dragan's
latest model on ARC. |
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Fabien Antonietti
is here with a very special Greek jet today. This is his 1/72 Esci Northrop F-5A "Freedom
Fighter"
wearing the famous "Aegean Blue camo scheme. Fabien is
very skilled when it comes to weathering and you will see that when
you enjoy all the photos for his Hellenic F-5.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
PV-1 Ventura Engines from QuickBoost.
This set is designed for
the Revell kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
BAe Hawk T.1a Interior set from
CMK.
This set is designed for
the Revell kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
P-39 / P-400 Tubular Exhausts from Ultracast.
This set is designed for
the Eduard kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
F-86 Sabre RCAF Europe decal sheet from
Leading
Edge Models.
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Monday,
Mar 24 2014 |
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Ryan Gay
is a longtime ARC'er and he joins us today with his first model on
ARC. This is his exceptionally detailed 1/32 Revell Bristol Beaufighter Pt. 1
complete with hundreds of scratchbuilt parts. Ryan detail
almost every area of his big Beaufighter and also corrected many
inaccuracies in the process of building this classic model
kit. Ryan has gone to great lengths on his big Beaufighter and
I'm excited to see part 1 of his article on ARC for this amazing
build. Enjoy all the photos.....this is one amazing
Beaufighter. |
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Raúl Corral
has got the weathering and detailing looking perfect on his 1/72 Academy F/A-18A Hornet.
Raúl added resin and photos etch to make his Hornet truly
detailed and then finished it in the markings for a Spanish jet
commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Fighter Wing 12 or
"Ala 12". I love seeing Raúl's latest model on ARC. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
S2F Tracker Propellers w/ Tool from
QuickBoost.
This set is designed for
the Kinetic kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
P-47 Thunderbolts decal sheet from
Mike
Grant Decals.
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Sunday, Mar
23 2014 |
Pakistan
Day |
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Raul Corral
gets things started in style with his flawless 1/48 Eduard Supermarine Spitfire Mk. IXe.
Raul finished his Spitfire as a Polish Squadron bird complete
with full weathering and sexy noseart. This one is a beauty. |
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Olaf Sprenger
has done a very fine job on the 1/72 Revell Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird.
Olaf displayed his Blackbird with the canopy open complete with
pilot figures and even tiny custom printed US flags on their special
SR-71 flight suits. Olaf was a radar operator in Europe and he
tells the story of East German MiG's flying up to attempt to
intercept the Blackbird as it flew it's missions. A very
enjoyable read and a great looking model of this very unique
aircraft.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
F-105 Thunderchief Pitot Tube from
QuickBoost.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
Short Sunderland Mk.I resin
cockpit set with vacuformed canopy from
Pavla
Models.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72 Hawker Hunter T.7/T.8/T68 Conversion kit from
PJ
Production.
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Thursday, Mar
20 2014 |
Tunisia National Day |
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Rodrigo
AD joins us from El Salvador with his beautifully
detailed 1/35
Dragon MD500E. Rodrigo
modified his chopper to be a El Salvador Air force
aircraft with a variety of photo etch and scratchbuilt
detail parts including a scratchbuilt tail rotor
assembly. This is a great looking MD500 with all
the added detail...I enjoyed seeing it very much. |
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Rod
Bettencourt has gone the extra mile on his 1/48
Hasegawa F-18F. Rod added a large selection of
aftermarket detail sets including a resin cockpit and
intakes and metal landing gear along with aftermarket
decals. But it is his photos that will leave you
in awe....they are very realistic. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Dornier Do-335 Pfeil Engine from QuickBoost.
This set is designed for
the Tamiya kit.
This detail set is
available directly from
Sprue
Brothers Models
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
F-100 Super Sabre Intake Correction kit from Zactomodels
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
SAAB 35 Draken (mid and late versions) - Pitot Tubes & Angle Of
Attack probe from Master.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
BAe Hawk T.1a Speed brake + intake & exhaust FOD covers from
CMK.
This set is designed for
the Revell kit.
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Wednesday,
Mar 19 2014 |
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Greg Kerry
has done a very nice job weathering his 1/72 Revell Hawker Hurricane IIc.
Greg built his Hurricane mostly out of the box with full
weathering and even added a truck to complete the WW2 scene.
Very nicely done Greg. |
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Kees Kuyper
is back with a very creative pusher aircraft based on the
F-89. This is his Northrop heavy fighter and I have to
admit it is an aircraft that actually looks like it would fly.
Kees always amazes me with his creative aircraft. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
F9F Panther wingfolds from Aires.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Ju 52 Seat with Safety Belts from
QuickBoost.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
DH Vampire T.11 resin cockpit set from
Pavla
Models.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
P-39 / P-400 Flared Exhausts from
Ultracast.
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Tuesday,
Mar 18
2014 |
Çanakkale Victory Anniversary 2014
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No update today, my
younger daughter had her wisdom teeth removed today. I'm pleased
to say her older sister is doing fine after having her wisdom teeth
removed last week.
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Monday,
Mar
17 2014 |
Ireland
- St. Patrick's Day |
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Burt Gustafson
gets things started today with his beautifully done 1/48 HobbyBoss F-105G Thunderchief.
Burt outfitted his Thud with drop tanks and a loadout specific
to the F-105G as it appeared over Vietnam. Burt tells the
history of the F-105G as well as what was required to build this Gem
of a model. |
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Dragan Cvetic
is here with one of the prettiest 1/72 Airfix BAE Hawk's I
have seen. The desert camo of this UAE Hawk looks
excellent. Dragan added some scratchbuilt detailing to the
cockpit and complete his Hawk with the canopy open to show off all
the added detail. It's a great look camo scheme for a
Hawk. |
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Pablo Angel Herrera
joins us from Guatemala
with his exceptional 1/32 Eduard Bf-109E-4 Weekend Edition.
Pablo modified the landing gear to get the correct look and then
gave his Emil a very skillful camo job that looks fantastic from
every angle. I'd like to send my greetings to everyone at IPMS
Guatemala. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
P-39Q/N Aircobra Engine from
QuickBoost.
Here's a product article
for the Eduard kit.
This detail set is
available directly from
Sprue
Brothers Models.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
P-39 / P-400 British Fishtail Exhausts from
Ultracast.
Here's a
product article
for the Eduard kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
SAAB 32 Lansen Pitot Tubes from
Master.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
BAe Hawk T.1a Undercarriage Bays set from
CMK.
Here's a product
article
for the Revell kit.
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Friday, Mar
14 2014 |
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Claudio Moura
gets things
started today in style with his very attractive 1/72 Academy A-37.
Claudio gave his Dragonfly resin and photo etch detail parts and
finished it off on the earth colored camo of the Chilean Air
Force. I always enjoy seeing Claudio's latest model on the ARC
homepage.
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Raul Corral
has finished his 1/48 Eduard Supermarine Spitfire Mk. IXc Late
in a full D-Day stripes with a pilot figure displayed in-flight
and full weathering. Raul is a skilled modellers and you will
see that in the photos of his Spitfire including the pre-assembly
shots of the cockpit and pilot. There is no WW2 fighter that
is quite as pretty as the Spitfire. |
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Dragan Cvetic
had quite the roller coaster ride with bad luck during the build
of his 1/72
Academy Super Etendard. Dragan dropped this one quite a
few times requiring much effort to piece the wreckage back
together. He did add Eduard photo etch and Superscale decals
to complete this gem.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Fw Ta 152C Propeller W/Tool from
QuickBoost
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
WWII U.S. Bomber Pilots from
Jaguar
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
SAAB J32B Lansen fighter model kit from
Tarangus
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Wednesday,
Mar
12 2014 |
Mauritius
Independence Day |
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Tuesday,
Mar
11 2014 |
Lithuania
Independence Day |
Train
bombings in Spain 2004 |
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Monday,
Mar 10 2014 |
My
older daughter had her wisdom teeth removed today and I'm heading
out of town for a few days with my younger daughter....time to focus
on family. Next update will be this Friday. Sorry about
this.
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Friday, Mar
7 2014 |
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Busolini Massimo
has done a gorgeous job detailing and weathering his
1/48 Hasegawa F-104ASA-M Starfighter. Busolini added a
cockpit set, avionics bay, resin ejection seat and other detail
parts to create his awesome Starfighter in Italian Air Force (Aeronautica
Militare) markings.
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Polly Singh
has created quite the time capsule of a scene for his 1/48 Tamiya Fw 190A-3.
Polly did a splendid job on his Tamiya 190 and then scratchbuilt
the muddy battle time scene complete with figures and a German
medal. I enjoyed seeing every photo of this diorama.
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Michael
"Chewie" Choo joins us with his very colorful 1/72 Hasegawa F-16C
111FS Texas ANG. Michael chose retro markings to adorn his
F-16 in an in-flight display. It's a very cool looking paint
scheme and Michael pulled if off in style.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
Supermarine Scimitar F.1 "Folding Wings" kit from
Czech
Master Resin - CMR Models.
This is a
resin and photo etch wing fold set.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
B-17G Flying Fortress 'Heavenly Bodies' decal sheet from
Zotz
Decals.
This decal
sheet includes markings for five different 1/72 B-17G Flying Fortress
in bare metal and all sporting colorful noseart and on some there is
sexy noseart.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
F-15C Eagle cockpit set from
Aires.
This set is designed for
the Hasegawa kit.
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Thursday, Mar
6 2014 |
Ghana
Independence Day |
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Busolini Massimo
has done an amazing job creating his 1/48 Trumpeter F-100C Supersabre.
Busolini replaced the exhaust and cockpit with Aires sets and
opened up access panels along the fuselage and gave his F-100 a
peeled paint job for a tired former Turkish jet. The weathered
paint job on this Supersabre is amazingly realistic.
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Bill Dedig
has taken the 1/72 Monogram SNAP-TITE and poured
aftermarket goodies including resin engines and his own skill into
rescribing the model along with other work to turn this rather basic
kit into a stunning example of an early B-26. Enjoy his
article as Bill takes you on his modeling odyssey and then enjoy the
photos he took along the way. I love the choice of paint
schemes. |
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Ramon R. Lomeli
did an exceptional job creating his 1/48 Monogram EF-4C Phantom.
Ramon started with a F-4C Phantom that he converted to EF-4C
configuration with some scratch built parts. Ramon gave his
Phantom a weapons load and drop tanks and full weathering for a
Vietnam War jet using decals from TwoBobs. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Sepecat Jaguar speed brakes set from
Aires.
This set is designed for
the Kitty Hawk.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
VF-101 F-14 Last Tomcat Demo decal sheet from
VF Decals that is available from
Vagabond
Decals.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Sepecat Jaguar A Antennas from
QuickBoost.
This set is designed for
the Kitty Hawk kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
MB 326K Impala resin cockpit set from
Pavla
Models.
This set is designed for
the Italeri/Supermodel kit.
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Wednesday,
Mar
5 2014 |
Spitfire
- Maiden
flight of Spitfire in 1936 |
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Frederick Smith
has done an exceptionally fine job finishing his 1/144 Revell Shuttle Stack.
Frederick did some scratchbuilt detailing to improve on the
Revell kit and then excelled at his technique for doing heat tiles
on the underside. Thankfully there is a photo of the underside
for you to marvel at. Frederick built
a very eye catching display to showcase his Space Shuttle and from
my point of view I can not think of anything that could make this
Space Shuttle display and model look any better.
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Orlando Sucre Rosales
joins us from warm Caracas, Venezuela with his latest gem.
This is his 1/72 Hasegawa TBF-1C Avenger
in WW2 North Atlantic camo and detailed with antennas and antenna
wires and other details. This is a very eye catching Avenger
and I always enjoy seeing Orlando's latest models on
ARC. |
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Dragan Cvetic
has been skillful in rescribing the panel lines and adding rivets
to his 1/72
Academy MiG-23 MF. Dragan used a cockpit and nose cone
from another kit and scratchbuilt weapons pylons before finishing
his MiG-21 as a Syrian jet with the ever so attractive desert camo.
I love the look of this 'Fishbed'.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
P-400 Aircobra Engine from
QuickBoost.
This set is designed for
the Eduard kit
This detail set is
available directly from
Sprue
Brothers Models.
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Here's a
product article
for the 1/32
MiG-23 Splitter Plates from Zactomodels.
This set is designed for the
1/32 Trumpeter MiG-23.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
SAAB 32 Lansen Pitot Tubes from Master.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
US M260 Hydra rocket pod (2 pcs) from
CMK.
The rocket pods were developed in 1970 for ground attack aircraft and
helicopters (OH-6, OH-58, AH-1, AH-64, UH-1, OV-10, A-37...).
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Tuesday,
Mar 4 2014 |
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Richard Spreckley
is here with his beautifully detailed 1/48 Kittyhawk Jaguar GR3 wearing
one of the most attractive camo scheme worn by the Jaquar.
Richard added an Aires cockpit, opened an avionics bay and added
scratchbuilt detail to one of the engines that he exposed. He
added weapons from Flightpoath and wrapped it all up in one of the
amazing looking Snowcat camo schemes. The winter theme was
continued with his diorama base. This project pulled together
excellently and shows Richard's high level of skill and patience as
a modeller. |
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Carlos Escobar
has added great levels of detail including scratch built and
after market detail items to his 1/35 Dragon Hughes 500M Armada.
This is a Spanish Navy chopper and all the details were done to
add plenty of accuracy for a Spanish Navy bird. The model is
secured with chains to a carrier flight deck diorama base with
flawless realism. 1/35 leaves plenty of room for detailing and
Carlos kept busy adding plenty of glorious detailing to his
chopper. This one is a beauty. |
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Tolga Ülgür
joins us from Turkey with his nicely detailed and exceptionally
well finished 1/48 Hasegawa F-104G. Tolga went with a
Turkish Starfighter wearing a weathered and multi-shaded bare metal
finish. The cockpit received special detailing as well giving
his F-104 a very realistic look from every angle. For me
personally it is always a treat to see Tolga's latest model on ARC
and this one is no exception....I love the look of it. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
B-24 Liberator Part 4 decal sheet from
Lifelike
Decals. This decal sheet
includes 4 B-24's with noseart including 2 with sexy noseart.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
Heinkel He 111 H-1/3/6/8 Exhaust from QuickBoost.
This set is designed for
the Revell kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
"Killer Whales" A-3 Skywarrior decal sheet from
Furball
Aero Design.
This decal sheet continues the "AirWing All Star" line and
features markings for seven F-14A CAG aircraft.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Supermarine Spitfire Mk I/II/V De Havilland 3-Blade Prop &
Spinner from
Ultracast.
This set is designed for
the Tamiya and Hasegawa kit.
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Gary Hatherly
starts today off in a very big and highly detailed way with his
1/32 Tamiya F-15C. Gary used a massive amount of
aftermarket goodies and scratchbuilt parts and then completed his
Eagle with a most impressive shading and weathering job. This
F-15 is a must see. |
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Carmel J Attard
is here with his splendid looking 1/72 Italeri Fairchild C-119G Boxcar.
Carmel chose an RCAF C-119 using Leading Edge Decals for the
attractive high viz bare metal finish that the Canadian C-119's were
famous for. This is an excellent addition to Carmel's display
case. |
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Eric Hargett
has done a stellar job on his 1/48 Kinetic Grumman EA-6B Prowler.
Eric added the Aires cockpit set along with scratchbuilt detail and
then posed his Prowler with folded wings. The crowning touch
was the painting and weathering job for his USN Gulf War jet.
Very impressive work Eric.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
N1K1-J Shiden Exhausts from
QuickBoost.
This set is designed for
the Hasegawa kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
OV-10 Bronco weighted wheels from
Royale
Resin.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Aircraft warning cones from
Aerobonus.
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Saturday,
Mar 1 2014 |
Wales
- St David's Day |
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