Saturday, Jan
30 2021 |
Liberation of Camp Pangatian, Philippines |
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Friday, Jan
29 2021 |
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David Teo
is having a productive year and this 1/48 Minicraft Singapore Flying College Beechcraft Bonanza F33
is his first completed model. David overcame some fit issues
on this kit and finished it in Singapore/Australian markings using
custom made decals. Very cool David.
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Darren Roberts
is here with one of the first F-14s. This is his 1/48 Tamiya F-14A
finished with Steel Beach resin set and Caracal Decals and
looking quite nice.
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Chris Parsons
has done a first class job on his 1/72 ATR 72-500-Vacuform.
Chris did quite a bit of added scratchbuilding on his ATR 72 and
finished it in Canadian livery using custom markings. This is
the first ATR 72 on ARC which is pretty special after over 20 years.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
Royal Canadian Air Force CT-155 Hawk "419 Sqn" decal sheet from
Caracal
Models. This detail set is
designed for
the Kinetic kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
F-100F interior photo etch detail set from
Eduard
Model Accessories.
This detail set is designed
for
the Trumpeter
kit.
You will be
required to fold the photoetch in this set, but if you have one of the
Hold & Fold photo etch benders from The
Small Shop, then this will be an
easy process. They have a variety of benders for sharp corners as
well as rounded corners and in many different sizes.
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Thursday, Jan
28 2021 |
Space Shuttle Challenger Accident 1986 |
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Carl Jarosz
starts today with his very attractive 1/48 Italeri Canadair CL.13 (F-86F) Sabre.
This is a Cougar Squadron jet in an awesome looking baremetal
finish using paint and foil to create the bare metal effect.
Carl builds great looking models that I always enjoy seeing.
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Darren Roberts
is here with his very unique looking 1/72 Hobbycraft P-36 Hawk.
Darren chose to finish his P-36 in a pre-delivery paint
scheme. I really enjoyed seeing this P-36 in this unique paint
scheme.
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Shawn "phantom" Weiler
is here with a classic kit. This is his 1/48
AMT Ertel S-3B Viking looking excellent in it's USN markings
using Fightertown decals. This was not a complete kit, but
that didn't slow down Shawn. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Tornado ASSTA 3.1 undercarriage photo etch detail set from
Eduard
Model Accessories.
This detail set is designed
for
the Revell
kit.
You will be
required to fold the photoetch in this set, but if you have one of the
Hold & Fold photo etch benders from The
Small Shop, then this will be an
easy process. They have a variety of benders for sharp corners as
well as rounded corners and in many different sizes.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Fw 190 A2 - A5 armament set and pitot tube from Master.
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Wednesday, Jan
27 2021 |
Russia - End of Leningrad blockade (1944) |
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Pascal Lafrenière
is here with a classic workhorse from Quebec in Canada,
This is his 1/72 Italeri Canadair CL-415 with weathering and
aftermarket decals and aftermarket detail items. |
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Darren Roberts
has been busy Building Models for a Museum to assist
them during the pandemic. Darren has 3 models in his article
and all 3 look excellent.
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Christoffer Petersen
has done an exceptional job on the paint scheme on his 1/48 Hasegawa CF-104G.
Christoffer finished it as a Danish jet in quite the complicated
camo scheme. I love the look of this Danish Starfighter.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
Sorbitsya Pods for the Su-27, Su-30 and Su-35 Flanker from Zactomodels.
This kit includes 2 pods with mounting pins cast in, end caps, pre-cut
vinyl wing stiffener panels and a template to aid in adding
rivets. Chris has gone to great lengths to make this set and
easy to use as possible for the modeller.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Tornado ASSTA 3.1 exterior photo etch detail set from Eduard
Model Accessories.
This detail set is
designed for
the Revell
kit.
You will be
required to fold the photoetch in this set, but if you have one of the
Hold & Fold photo etch benders from The
Small Shop, then this will be an
easy process. They have a variety of benders for sharp corners as
well as rounded corners and in many different sizes.
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Tom
Thounaojam starts off this special Indian update with his very
attractive 1/72 Heller Su-30MK-1 SB-001. Tom did extra
work to get his model to accurately represent the first Su-30 in
Indian service. I love the blue camo.
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Tom Thounaojam
did some very skillful added scratchbuilt detailing to make his
1/72
Hasegawa MH-60R Romeo as it appears in Indian Navy
service. This is quite interesting to see the MH-60R in Indian
service. Great work Tom.. |
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Bob TheDoc
has done extensive work scratchbuilding additional details on
his 1/48 Trumpeter MiG-23MF. This is impressive work
and I enjoyed reading his article and seeing his 30 photos.
Impressive work Bob. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
C-130H exterior photo etch detail set from
Eduard
Model Accessories.
This detail set is
designed for
the Zvezda
kit.
You will be
required to fold the photoetch in this set, but if you have one of the
Hold & Fold photo etch benders from The
Small Shop, then this will be an
easy process. They have a variety of benders for sharp corners as
well as rounded corners and in many different sizes.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
F-84E/G Thunderjet Landing Gear from
Scale
Aircraft Conversions.
This detail set is designed for
the Academy
and Italeri kit.
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Monday, Jan
25 2021 |
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Darren Roberts
gets your week started with his 1/48 Monogram A-4E Skyhawk.
This Skyhawk is finished in colorful USN markings. Nicely
done Darren, I enjoyed seeing your photos of this one.
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H. Davis Gandees
is here with a very special 1/48 Brewster F2A-3 Buffalo NAS Miami-The WWII "Top Gun".
There was plenty of extra work done to make this Buffalo as
accurate as possible including scratchbuilding a gun camera for the
side of the engine cowling. I quite enjoyed comparing photos
of this model to the historic photo in the article. H. Davis
got everything bang-on.
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Paul Fernandez
is here with his very well done and comical 1/72 Filipino Diorama.
The background alone makes this diorama, if you've ever been to
the Philippines, then you will understand. Well done Paul, it
makes me homesick....in a good way.
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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!
The
Small Shop
also has a
variety of photo etch benders for sharp corners as
well as rounded corners and in many different sizes.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
Browning AN/M2 aircraft .30 caliber (7,62mm) barrels from
Master.
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Friday, Jan
22 2021 |
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Fanch Lubin is here with his first model on ARC and what a
masterpiece it is. This is his 1/32 Kinetic F/A-18A+ with
plenty of aftermarket detail items and a stunning camo paint
scheme. Enjoy the 45 photos. Welcome to ARC Fanch.
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Ulysses Almeida
is here with the very rare twin-Mustang. This is his 1/48 Modelcraft XP 82
with plenty of added work and much determination. Ulysses
finished model does look very good.
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Osvaldo Viggiani has been very busy scratchbuilding endless
detail for his 1/32 Fly Models Arado 234 B. He details
his added work and includes plenty of photos for you to enjoy his
work. Excellent work Osvaldo.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Tornado ASSTA 3.1 interior photo etch detail set from
Eduard
Model Accessories.
This detail set is designed for
the Revell kit.
You will be
required to fold the photoetch in this set, but if you have one of the
Hold & Fold photo etch benders from The
Small Shop, then this will be an
easy process. They have a variety of benders for sharp corners as
well as rounded corners and in many different sizes.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
P-39/P-400 Landing Gear from from Scale
Aircraft Conversions.
This detail set is designed for
the Hasegawa kit.
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Thursday, Jan
21 2021 |
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David Eduardo Canto Herrera
is here on ARC for the first time with a special Gulf War SAS
Chinook. This is his 1/72 Airfix Chinook HC. 1 with
plenty of added modifications and finished in a special camo
scheme. David tells some of the history behind this
Chinook. Excellent work David, welcome to ARC!!!
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Tolga Ülgür is
here with one of the most famous Jugs from WW2. This is 1/32 Hasegawa P-47D25 “GABRESKI”
with all the wonderful extra detailing that Tolga adds to his
models and flawlessly finished in a very attractive camo scheme.
Enjoy the photos, I know I did. |
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RSK48, Rafael
is here with something special today. This is his 1/48 Classic Airframes Vampire T-Mk55
two seat trainer finished in Venezuela Air Force markings using
custom made decals.
Rafael tells the history behind the Vampires in Venezuela Air Force
service. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
Su-27 Early Tail Stinger from
Zactomodels.
This is a simple item to use....cut the corresponding part off the
model and glue this hollow tail into place with CA glue. There
is also a small styrene rood included for you to add the various
antennas specified in the instruction sheet. The stinger is cast
hollow to help reduce weight at the tail end of the model.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
F-100F exterior photo etch detail set from
Eduard
Model Accessories.
This detail set is designed for
the Trumpeter kit.
You will be
required to fold the photoetch in this set, but if you have one of the
Hold & Fold photo etch benders from The
Small Shop, then this will be an
easy process. They have a variety of benders for sharp corners as
well as rounded corners and in many different sizes.
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Wednesday, Jan
20 2021 |
No update today.
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Tuesday, Jan
19 2021 |
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Riccardo Faraon
is here to mark the 30th Anniversary of Desert Storm with his
exceptional 1/48 Revell F-15E Strike Eagle. Riccardo
used a large amount of aftermarket detail parts and then wrapped up
his Strike Eagle with amazing weathering and a complete diorama with
airfield equipment. Absolutely amazing work Riccardo. |
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Chris Parsons
is here with the first ATR 42 on ARC. This is his 1/72
ATR 42-300-Vacuform with added detailing and finished in
Canadian livery. The extra work Chris did added so much more
wonderful detail to his model. This is very cool to see on
ARC.
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Rahul
Kulkarni joins us with a very cool looking Warthog in a D-Day
paint scheme. This is his 1/72 Tamiya A-10 Thunderbolt II
in D-Day Heritage Flight Scheme and subtle weathering. I
quite enjoy this paint scheme. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
P-51B/C interior photo etch detail set from
Eduard
Model Accessories.
This detail set is designed for
the Hasegawa kit.
You will be
required to fold the photoetch in this set, but if you have one of the
Hold & Fold photo etch benders from The
Small Shop, then this will be an
easy process. They have a variety of benders for sharp corners as
well as rounded corners and in many different sizes.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
German aircraft machine gun MG 151 (20mm) barrels from
Master.
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Monday, Jan
18 2021 |
Martin
Luther King, Jr Day
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Piotr Sarniński-Górecki
is here with his first article on ARC to mark the recent 30th
Anniversary of Operation Desert Storm with the jet that
started Desert Storm. This is his 1/72 Academy F-117 Nighthawk
beautifully finished.
Welcome to ARC Piotr!!! |
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Tolga Ülgür
is here from Turkey with another masterpiece. This is his
1/32 Dragon Messerschmitt Bf 110 C-7 with a few aftermarket
upgrades and finished with just the perfect amount of weathering and
paint chipping. I love seeing Tolga's latest models on
ARC. |
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Juergen Baumgart
has done extensive work detailing his 1/144 ARK Boeing 707-331 TWA.
Juergen even went to the trouble to print custom decals for a
TWA airliner from a simpler time. Juergen details all his work
in his article...I am very impressed.
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Here's a product article
for the Photo
Etch Bending Folding Blade 5 Inch from
The
Small Shop.
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 1/32
Spitfire Mk.IXc Landing Gear from
Scale
Aircraft Conversions.
This detail set is designed for
the Revell (2017 mold) kit.
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Friday, Jan
15 2021 |
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Today
on my wife's Youtube channel "Mai
Sexy Garage"...
Mai
thinks back to the summertime and the warmer
weather. She really does miss the white
sandy beaches on the island of Boracay.. |
Any
income from these videos will be used to support
ARC. Thanks everyone!! |
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RSK48,
Rafael has done an impressive job detailing and finishing his
1/48 Italeri Texan T-6G. Rafael added scratchbuilt details
and gave his Texan a flawless bare metal finish with the perfect
amount of weathering. He also included the history of the
Texan in Venezuelan Air Force service.
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Ashish
Velankar has been very busy getting everything perfect on his
1/48 Revell Rafale C Marine. Ashish added navigation
lights and a full weapons load and drop tanks to bring his Rafale to
life. Enjoy the photos, there is lots to see. |
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Klaasjan Schuuring
is here with a special treat for Spitfire fans. These are
his two 1/48 Eduard Spitfire Mk1 Spitfire Story, the Few. These
are the original early Spitfires and I love them, but I am a huge
Battle of Britain fan. I really need to build an early
Spitfire.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72 Dewoitine D.520
interior photo etch detail set from Eduard
Model Accessories.
This detail set is designed for
the Hasegawa kit.
You will be
required to fold the photoetch in this set, but if you have one of the
Hold & Fold photo etch benders from The
Small Shop, then this will be an
easy process. They have a variety of benders for sharp corners as
well as rounded corners and in many different sizes.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
German aircraft machine gun MK 108 (30mm) barrels & blast tubes from
Master.
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Thursday, Jan
14 2021 |
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Thomas Brückelt
is here with a very special Greek Starfighter. I'm pleased
to show you his 1/48 Revell F-104G Starfighter Mount Olympos.
Thomas added resin goodies to the cockpit and exhaust and chose
one of the most attractive paint schemes. His photos are a
treat to see. |
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Shawn "phantom" Weiler
is here with a classic WW2 trainer. This is his 1/32 Kittyhawk Harvard
finished in Canadian markings. Shawn has high praise for
this Kittyhawk Harvard kit and I must say I love the look of his
finished model.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
MiG-29 Wheels and painting masks from
Zactomodels.
These resin wheels are designed for the 1/32 MiG-29 and include
painting masks and are designed to fit the Trumpeter MiG-29.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Su-27UB seatbelts photo etch detail set from
Eduard
Model Accessories.
This detail set is designed for
the Kitty
Hawk kit. You will be
required to fold the photoetch in this set, but if you have one of the
Hold & Fold photo etch benders from The
Small Shop, then this will be an
easy process. They have a variety of benders for sharp corners as
well as rounded corners and in many different sizes.
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Wednesday, Jan
13 2021 |
No update today.
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Tuesday, Jan
12 2021 |
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Paulo Lopes Lopes
did a fabulous job detailing and finishing his 1/144 Great Wall Hobby Me 323 D1
"Gigant". Paulo finished this beauty with a
stunning weathering job.
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Bob TheDoc
joins us from India with his gorgeous looking 1/72 Hasegawa Ki-84 Hayate 'Frank'.
Bob gives a good insight into building this kit and tells about
the Ki-84. I love the look of Bob's fighter.
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Carl Jarosz
is here with another gem from his talented hands. This is
his 1/48 Italeri Canadair CL.13 (F-86F) Sabre finished with
great looking Luftwaffe camo and markings. Beautiful work
Carl. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
Sunderland Mk.II interior photo etch detail set from
Eduard
Model Accessories.
This detail set is designed for
the Special
Hobby kit.
You will be
required to fold the photoetch in this set, but if you have one of the
Hold & Fold photo etch benders from The
Small Shop, then this will be an
easy process. They have a variety of benders for sharp corners as
well as rounded corners and in many different sizes.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
Japanese Type 99 20mm Mark 2 gun barrels from
Master.
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Monday, Jan
11 2021 |
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Daniel Vazquez
joins us from Mexico with his beautifully weathered 1/48
Hasegawa Bf-109 K4. Daniel did an excellent job on his
late war 109. Well done Daniel.
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Shawn "phantom" Weiler
is here with another addition to his growing Star Trek
fleet. This is his 1/1000 USS Enterprise (Discoprise) with
quite the complicated paint scheme. Shawn was kind enough to
include some photos of his other Star Trek ships.
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Ulysses Almeida stopped
by the ARC corporate offices in Brazil with his 1/48 Hawk NASA ER2.
This ER2 is finished as a NASA jet with scratchbuilt
improvements in the cockpit and the engine intake and exhaust.
It's great to see this jet in this paint scheme and markings.
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Here's a product article
for the 8"
Mk R Multi-head Hold and Fold - Photo Etch Bending Tool from
The
Small Shop.
You will be
required to fold the photoetch in this set, but if you have one of the
Hold & Fold photo etch benders from The
Small Shop, then this will be an
easy process. They have a variety of benders for sharp corners as
well as rounded corners and in many different sizes.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
T-2C Buckeye Landing Gear from Scale
Aircraft Conversions. This detail set is designed for
the Wolfpack kit.
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Sunday, Jan
10 2021 |
Russia
- Soviet counteroffensive at Stalingrad. The beginning of the end
(1943) |
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Friday, Jan
8 2021 |
I hope you all
enjoyed Silly Week 2021. Today's small update concludes Silly
Week 2021.
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Didier Mayeur
is here with an awesome design that combines the T-34 with a
Panther tank. This is his 1/76 Airfix PanT34 and he has the full story in his article. |
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Thursday, Jan
7 2021 |
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Tom Zuijdwegt
is here with his first article on ARC. This is a
collection of his various air racers. These are his Formula F48 Air Racing in 1/48
wearing a wonderfully colourful variety of liveries.
Outstanduing work Tom, welcome to ARC!!!
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Mack Main
is here with his great looking 1/72 Academy Wildcat Mk.3
finished as a RN fighter out of Ceylon during WW2. I love the
look of this Wildcat. Great work Mack. |
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Greg Kerry
is back today with more of his custom made display bases using
scrap kit parts. His article is called Any Scrap, Any Scale
and I think you will find the idea quite interesting, I know I did.
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Wednesday, Jan
6 2021 |
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Congrats
to the Team USA
for winning the Gold Medal game against Team
Canada in the
World Junior Hockey Championships.
A well played
victory. Excellent performances by both Teams.
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Greg Kerry
is here with another of his customized beauties. This is
his 1/12 Aoshima Kawasaki Zephyr with quite a few very
tasteful modifications. I ride motorbikes myself, so I really
appreciate Greg's work.
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Björn Bäcklund
is here with not one, but two Hasegawa eggplanes. One
is a Hasegawa Fw-190 converted to a Dora and the other is a
scratchbuilt Me 262 eggplane using the Fw-190 as a starting
point. Both are truly impressive. Björn has included
in-progress photos showing how the Me 262 was built.
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Dave Bailey, aka The Rat
is here with another gem This is his RT-11 Iskra with
a wonderful story go explain the story of this epic jet.
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Tuesday, Jan
5 2021 |
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Greg Kerry gets things fired up today with his 1/12 Tamiya Yamaha Virago.
Greg did quite a bit of custom work on his bike with excellent
results. |
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Dave Bailey, aka The Rat has been building building The Farley Flutterbug.
This is quite the creative design and Dave has a full story to go with
it.
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Björn Bäcklund is here with a first on ARC. This is his
1/20 scale bumper car made from a computer mouse. I'm
impressed.
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Here's a product article
for the Photo
Etch Cut-Off Set - Large
from The
Small Shop.
Use for removing larger pieces from the PE frets. Especially useful
for scale modellers.
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Monday, Jan
4 2021 |
Union of Myanmar Independence Day |
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Dave Bailey, aka The Rat
is here with his Vickers Wellesley, Belgian 3rd Air Regiment.
Dave has his quite convincing story of this aircraft that served
with Belgian forces. Nice one Dave. |
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Greg Kerry
is here with an article that caught my eye (I had a Honda
minibike back in 1969) and this diorama features 1/35 Tamiya British Paratroopers
with minibikes. Greg has talent for creating interesting
scenes. |
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Björn Bäcklund
has been busy scratchbuilding his SAAB J 29 Tunnan from a
variety of kit parts and good old fashioned modelling talent.
I do like the look of this Swedish eggplane jet.
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Sunday, Jan
3 2021 |
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Björn Bäcklund
has hit a comical homerun with his hilarious Pick Panther.
This is his A Panther that is pink done to perfection, it
even includes whiskers!! |
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Dave Bailey, aka The Rat
is back today with his epic battle story of the Fairey Battle IIA
and the 2 heros that flew her. Dave has a wonderful talent
for telling stories. |
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Mike Muth
is here with a real eggplane gem. This is his Mittens Kittyzaki
complete with a cat as a pilot. I am impressed as is every
cat that sees this model. |
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Saturday, Jan
2 2021 |
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Björn
Bäcklund starts today with some truly unique. This is his
Una Vespa speciale which is a Vespa chopper made from 2
different diecast models. This is truly creative. |
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Kees
Kuyper is here today with his 1/72 Dutch Osprey.
This looks great in Dutch markings. |
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H. Davis Gandees
has been very creative in designing The Bonneville "Learbus".
I like the idea as he explains it in his article. |
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Dave
Bailey, aka The Rat has quite the tale to tell you regarding his
1/72 Heller Amiot 143 Maritime Patrol and it's exploits turning
the tide of WW2 during the Cheese War. Read his article for
the full story. |
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Friday,
Jan
1 2021 |
Cuba - Anniversary of the Revolution |
Haiti Independence Day |
Sudan Independence Day |
Operation
Bodenplatte (Baseplate) |
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Welcome
to Silly Week 2021......let the fun begin!!!
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Björn Bäcklund
gets Silly week fired up with his Tijuana Taxi...actually
2 versions of the Tijuana Taxi
kit. I
recall these various hot rod kits from the 1960's...thos were fun
time. It is good to see Björn's
Tijuana Taxi here on ARC. |
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Kees Kuyper is
here with his very convincing what-if Alouette
Osprey. I always enjoy seeing his latest design.....very
creative indeed.
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Shawn
"phantom" Weiler is here with a great selection of
Sure isn't 1:1, Star Trek exploration set. These are from
the original Star Trek and look very realistic. It's pretty
cool to see these.
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Dave Bailey, aka The Rat
joins us here during Silly week with his what-if story about the
RAAF Vickers Wellesley maritime Patrol. A rather
convincing story and it is great to see the photos. |
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