| Friday,
Feb 29 2008 |
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I am currently in the
process of uploading rebuilt articles to the gallery
section. This is
cause MANY broken links during the uploading process. At the worst
point 4200 articles in the archive section will have dead links. I
hope to have this complete in a week or so.......but the uploading process
is very slow due to the large number of articles.
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Soccer Wu has done a
wonderful job finishing and weathering his 1/48 Hasegawa F-104G.
I enjoyed seeing a Starfighter in markings for
the Republic Of China (Taiwan) Air Force. This really is a sharp
looking F-104.
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Alfredo Garcia
joins
us from sunny warm Monterrey, Mexico
with his 1/48 Tamiya A6M2 & A6M2-N.
Alfredo has a real talent for modelling and you will see that in
these 2 latest models. Alfredo scratchbuilt cockpit details
and did some panel line rescribing to get both of these Japanese
fighters looking just right.
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Bob Leonard has
gone to great lengths on detailing his 1/48 Eduard Mirage 2000N.
Bob explains the fit issues and how he sorted out that problem plus
all the extra work and detail items he added to his Mirage 2000.
Wow......reading Bob's article has me in deep respect for the effort
he put into this model......with excellent results I might add.
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Jan Mulder is
here with his awesome 1/72 Mach 2 NC/AC123K Conversion.
This started as a limited run kit that would challenge the most
skilled modeller. Jan worked long and hard to get the look and
details correct and his model pays respect to this aircraft from the
Vietnam War and all who flew in them.
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I'm
pleased to show you a preview of the 1/48
F/A-18E Rockin' Rhinos #8 VFA-147 Argonauts decal sheet
from Two
Bobs Aviation Graphics.
This sheet is available starting today......enjoy!!!
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In
the Test Post Clubhouse there is a new
daily
photo and a new daily joke.
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| Thursday,
Feb 28 2008 |
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I'm
pleased to welcome the
IPMS Region 4
to ARC as an sponsor for the
next 2 months. They are planning a show on
April 18-19
that
will Rock You!!! This is a 6 state show in the
Cleveland area....the first time in 19 years!!!. You've got 2 months to
make your plans to attend. This will be a show worth
going out of your way for
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Highlights for
this show will
include:
- 3 demo areas.
- 12,000 sq ft Vendor Area
- 40 Aviation
print on display including signed prints by noted artists
including Robert Taylor
- Make and Take
area for the kids and novices.
- Raffles
- Outstanding
Grand buffet dinner before the awards announcements for only
$15.
- Click here for the full
details.
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George Ting is
here with today's first model. This is his 1/144 Revell B747-400
finished
up in Thai Airways markings. George did some extras work to
improve some of the inaccuracies on his Jumbo Jet. A very
attractive airliner.....good to see it on ARC.
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Jose Maria Martinez Fernandez
has
done a fine job building and finishing his
1/48 Hasegawa Fw-190 A-3.
Luftwaffe paint scheme are difficult to do but Jose made his Fw-190
look excellent.
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Gregory D. Williams
is
here to make you jet builders
grin. This is his very well detailed 1/72 Italeri F/A-18D.
Gregory scratchbuilt a variety of items for his Hornet that he will be
offering for sale.....this should interest the 1/72 modellers.
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Noel Saplala
has been
busy adding piles of detail to his 1/48 Tamiya F4U-1D.
WOW....check out the job Noel did on the cockpit. From the
engine to the cockpit....this model has detail everywhere.
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I have a review of the new 1/48
QF-4E Heritage Drones (Holloman) decal sheet
from Two
Bobs Aviation Graphics.
This sheet features
three complete QF-4E's with options for a fourth from the 82nd Aerial
Targets Squadron at Holloman AFB.
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In
the Test Post Clubhouse there is a new
daily
photo and a new daily joke.
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| Wednesday,
Feb 27
2008 |
Dominican Republic Independence Day |
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No update today........I've
been heavily focusing on archiving gallery articles this week.
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| Tuesday,
Feb 26
2008 |
Kuwait Liberation Day |
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The new Twobobs
newsletter is available. Click
here for the latest Twobobs news!! Bob
has some news on the Arctic Bandit decal sheet.
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Pete Brown
starts today with one of my favourite
paint schemes on a chopper. This is Pete's
1/72
Italeri USCG MH-60J in USCG red and white
markings. Pete added to this fine kit to improve the details
and add the proper details. he tells about all this in his
article. Well done Pete....she's a beut.
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Eric Hargett
drops by today with his sharp looking
1/48 Trumpeter F9F-2 Panther.
Eric knows his stuff and he's provided some very helpful info for
anyone building a Panther. Eric dressed up his great looking
Panther with some PE seatbelts. Nicely done indeed.
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Jonathan Fco Umaña Seravalli
is here with his 1/48 Revell Monogram A-10 Warthog.
Jonathan loaded his Warthog up with a full weapons load and
finished her off in the gray scheme with a menacing Sharks
Mouth. It's a treat to see Jonathan's A-10 on ARC.
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Ray Hemenway
is here with one the the better known
aircraft designs from WW1.......this is the
1/28 Revell Fokker Dr 1 425/17.
This is a large kit and Ray took advantage of this by adding some
scratchbuilt details.
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I have a review of the new
1/48
QF-4E Heritage Drones (Tyndall) decal sheet
from Two
Bobs Aviation Graphics.
This sheet features two complete QF-4E's from the 53rd WEG at
Tyndall AFB....one with a sharks mouth.
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In
the Test Post Clubhouse there is a new
daily
photo and a new daily joke.
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| Monday,
Feb 25
2008 |
Kuwait National Day |
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Pavol Vilinsky
joins us today with his 1/72 Revell Eurofighter Typhoon T.1.
Pavol really did his Typhoon up right with Eduard detail items in
the cockpit and a scratchbuilt intake to improve this area.
Pavel then finished off this great looking Eurofighter in RAF
markings.
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Oliver Peissl
has gone
the extra distance in detailing his 1/48 Dragon Focke Wulf Ta 154.
Between a photo etch in the aftermarket resin cockpit and
other resin detail items and Oliver's skill with an airbrush, this
Ta-154 is a beautiful sight to behold. check it out and sit
back and enjoy.
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Tolga Ulgur
is here from Istanbul, Turkey
with
his stunning 1/48 Hasegawa CF-104 Starfighter.
You are all familiar with the high quality of Tolga's models
and this Turkish Starfighter is no exception. The painting and
weathering is flawless and I suspect it looks more realistic than
the real jet. Beautifully done Tolga.
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Laurent “Angus” Beauvais
is here to
make you grin and let your mind wonder with his
Virtual 1/24th D520 3D Mounting notice.
Check it out......it's pretty cool and masterfully done.
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Ken Middleton
is here with a very detailed article on
how he creates his world renowned Displays Using Wood Bases and Acrylic Rod.
Ken is a master at these in-flight display and with this article you
can also master this dramatic display technique.
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Here is
a quick preview of the new 1/48
F-16C
Gridiron Viper decal sheet from Two
Bobs Aviation Graphics. If
you like football (American style) or if you are a Colts
fan....then you have to check out this decal sheet.
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I have a review of the new
1/32
F-100D Super Sabre decal sheet
from CAM
Decals.
This sheet offeres you the markings for one special ex-thunderbird
with the Georgia ANG.
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In
the Test Post Clubhouse there is a new
daily
photo and a new daily joke.
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| Sunday,
Feb 24
2008 |
Estonia National Day |
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Serge Dompierre begins
your Sunday update with his
1/48 Secter Fiat G-50.
Serge chose a paint scheme I always find quite attractive and he did
it very well. A sharp looking Fiat G-50.
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JochemP
has done an excellent job on his
1/48 Academy F-16C.
JochemP chose to do his Viper in the unique markings of the Royal
Barhain Air Force. JochemP explains the whole story
behind Barhain acquiring their Vipers and what is needed to build an
accurate model for the Royal Barhain Air Force.
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In
the Test Post Clubhouse there is a new
daily
photo and a new daily joke.
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| Saturday,
Feb 23
2008 |
Brunei National Day |
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Guyana National Day |
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Shawn "Phantom" Weiler
dropped by
the ARC Corporate office today for a cup of coffee and to show me
his 1/48 Revell EA-6B Prowlers.
Shawn used resin cockpits in both of his Prowlers and folded the
wings on one of them......with very good effect.
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DoraQQ
is here
with the lovely 1/72
Airfix Albatros DV1917.
Look carefully at the wooden fuselage......it looks just like real
wood...amazing.
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In
the Test Post Clubhouse there is a new
daily
photo and a new daily joke.
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| Friday,
Feb 22 2008 |
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Alex Kontiveis
has gone to the
highest of high level of scratchbuilding to create a much more
detailed and accurate
1/24 Trumpeter A6M2 Zero Fighter.
Grab a coffee or cup of tea and sit back enjoy the article and many
photos.....you won't be disappointed.
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Chuck Sawyer
is here with his second model on ARC and I must say Chuck picked a
favourite of most people. This is his
1/32 Tamiya F-14D
with resin goodies and weathering to give his F-14 that realistic
look.....and yes.....it's finished in Jolly Rogers markings.
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Andrew Taylor
is on ARC for the first time today. This is Andrew's
1/72 Revell Sea King HAS 6 in
Royal Navy markings. Andrew went a step further and chose a
Tiger scheme which always catches the eye. Very well done
Andrew.....welcome to ARC!!!
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Rafi
Ben-Shahar has done an
exceptionally nice job building and weathering his 1/48 Suchoi Su-22M4 "Fitter".
I'm not sure what it is but the paint and weathering job looks
excellent on this one. Well done Rafi.
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I
have a quick preview of the upcoming 1/48
F-16C Wolfpack Bandits decal sheet from Two
Bobs Aviation Graphics.
I LOVE these blue Vipers!!!
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In
the Test Post Clubhouse there is a new
daily
photo and a new daily joke.
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| Thursday,
Feb 21 2008 |
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Lyle Brown
is here to
get things started today with his Brazilian F-5 Tiger artwork.
This piece was done with soft pastel pencil.
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Marcel Hohl
has got his
1/32 Tamiya F-16C Barak
looking perfect. Have a close look at the slightly faded paint
scheme....I love it. Marcel also gave it a gentle weathering
and full weapons load.
This Israeli F-16 is enhanced with a variety of aftermarket
items. Nicely done Marcel.
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Attilio Tore
is here today
with another of his bi-plane beauties. This is his
1/48 Tamyia Swordfish
with a number of scratchbuilt enhancements to
get the detail looking much better. Attilio
has a talent for bi-planes and I enjoy seeing his work on ARC.
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J.J.Chen
joins us from China with a first article on ARC today. J.J. is
here with the 1/48
Dragon Ho 229 which is a kit that permits
a fantastic level of detail and J.J. went all out and created a
fantastic model of this Luftwaffe flying wing. Very well done
J.J......welcome to ARC!!!
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Adam Bates
joins us
with his 1/48 Academy P-38F Lightning.
Adam chose one of the most famous P-38's....Glacier Girl. Adam
doesn't own an airbrush, but that didn't stop him from doing quite
the nice job on his P-38.
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I
have a preview of the upcoming 1/48
A-10A Barksdale's Dogpatchers decal sheet from Two
Bobs Aviation Graphics. This
decal sheet is LOADED with piles of noseart.
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Here's
a review of the new 1/48
resin TBF-TBM Avenger Flame Dampening Exhausts
from Ultracast.
These are the finned type exhausts.
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In
the Test Post Clubhouse there is a new
daily
photo and a new daily joke.
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| Wednesday,
Feb 20 2008 |
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ARC quietly clicked over 50
million hits to it's homepage earlier this week......who would have
figured. Here's looking forward to the next 50 million.
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Here's the
latest Hot
Babe of the Week! photos from Twobobs.
These photos are of a German Tornado by Andreas
Zeitler.
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Gabriel Stern
is here
with another of his scratchbuilt wonders from Aviation
history. This is his 1/72 Scratch-built Ireland Privateer P-2
and as it is a float plane it caught my eye.
I'm not sue I would be brave enough to fly it though.
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John Peters
has been busy
redoing and converting things to create his 1/32 Revell RF-4B Phantom II.
I must admit I like the look of John's Phantom and when you read his
article you'll learn he put quite a bit of effort into his big
RF-4B.......with very good results.
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L. C. Chan
has done a wonderful
job detailing and finishing his 1/48 Trumpeter F9F-2 Panther.
L.C. added extra detail to the cockpit and finished this Panther
with a full weapons load. It come out looking
excellent......especially the cockpit.
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I
have a quick look today at the 1/72
F-22A Roll the Dice Raptor decal sheet
from Two
Bobs Aviation Graphics.
This sheet will be available at the end of February. I'll do
a full review once the review samples become available.
It's good to see Bob is doing these Raptor sheets.
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I
have a first look a the new 1/32
P-47D Thunderbolts ETO decal sheet
from Zotz
Decals.
This sheet features 2 P-47's....both with sexy noseart. I love
it....way to go Eli!!!
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In
the Test Post Clubhouse there is a new
daily
photo and a new daily joke.
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| Tuesday,
Feb 19 2008 |
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The new Twobobs
newsletter is available. Click
here for the latest Twobobs news!!
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Marcin
Grygiel is here from Poland with his
1/144
Revell Airbus A340. Marcin chose the
very attractive paint scheme of the
Wiener Philharmoniker airliner. This one looks excellent.
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"Marine4 ever"
has been
very busy converting the 1/48 Accurate Miniatures B-25D
into his Marine PBJ-1D. I was quite impressed how well this
conversion turned out......this is one sharp looking B-25.
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Bianfuxia
is here with 3 digital in-flight
images of a fine looking 1/72 Airfix RF-5E Tiger Eye.
This RF-5E is finished in Royal Saudi markings and the 3 images show
it flying in 3 different scenes. It's amazing what you can
create with a computer.
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Oliver
Weston has quite the horror story to
tell about his 1/72 Yakovlev
Yak-38U "Forger B".
This model has to be one of the poorest quality kit.....but I'll let
Oliver amuse you with the full details. I've got to
say....Oliver pulled it off and built a great looking model of the
Yak-38U.
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In
the Test Post Clubhouse there is a new
daily
photo and a new daily joke.
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| Monday,
Feb 18
2008 |
Gambia Independence Day |
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No update
today......I was quite
busy all weekend with moving the forums and helping various members with
log-in problems. Click
here to reach the forums....this is a temporary link.
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The forums seem to be
sorting themselves out. There is a conflict in the domain name that
I suspect is causing people to log in each time they visit the
forums. I'll be looking into solution to fix this problem.
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| Sunday,
Feb 17
2008 |
No update today....I've been busy with the forum issues. |
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Happy
Birthday to Steve Filak!!!
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The forums came back online
late Saturday night. I then hired the pros to move the forum to the
new server. There is still a bunch of little details to sort out and
the forum domain name needs to be moved. I will put in the request
to move the domain name before I go to bed Saturday night. Sunday
morning when I get up, I'll begin the many little jobs to get the new
forum ready to use. Please use the Temp Forum until I can get this
all sorted.....which should be sometime on Sunday afternoon.
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| Saturday,
Feb 16
2008 |
Lithuania National Day |
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Serge Dompierre starts
things off today with his 1/48 Hobbycraft Cf-100.
Serge found this kit a bit of a challenge to build, but he did turn it
into a fine looking model and finished it in Canadian markings with
aftermarket decals.
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Bronson Bendicion
joins us
with his 1/24 Trumpeter Mitsubishi Zero.
This big model includes quite a few features such as folded wings
and engine detail which Bronson shows off very well.
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In
the Test Post Clubhouse there is a new
daily
photo and a new daily joke.
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| Friday,
Feb 15
2008 |
Singapore - Fall of Singapore (1942) |
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Serbia National Day (Dan Drzavnosti Srbije) |
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Forum Update
The MySQL error has been traced to the old hosting server computer and not
the forum program. After 2 e-mails to the hosting company (that seemed to
have gone unresponded to).....I phoned the Hosting company. They agreed
the problem was at their end once I directed them to a spot on the control
panel on their server that also displayed a MySQL error.
He then opened a "trouble ticket" and sent it along to the more
experienced programers of their company. So the waiting game continues.
With luck the problem will be fixed soon.........then move can be done and
we can get back to normal.
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Pete Malaguti
fires things up today with his
1/32 EVA Models Lunar Rover.
I've always had a fascination with the Lunar Rovers from the first
time I've seen them on TV during footage from their missions.
Pete captures the scene very well with his realistic looking
diorama.
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Andrzej Rusek
has been busy getting the details right on his excellent looking 1/72 Academy F-14A Tomcat.
Andrzej explains the good
and bad aspects of
building this F-14. And of course it is finished in the very
popular Jolly Rogers markings.
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Rafi
Ben-Shahar
has done a
marvelous job detailing and weathering his 1/48 Tamiya A6M2-N
"Rufe".
Rafi gave his Rufe the chipped paint look and Rafi seems to have a
very good feel for what looks just right.
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Shawn Findlay
is here with his
first article on ARC today. This is his very
nicely done 1/72
Italeri Spitfire Mk Vb.
This is Shawn's first aircraft model in 20 years and I must say he
made a good choice going with a Spitifre. Well done Shawn and
welcome to ARC!!!
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In
the Test Post Clubhouse there is a new
daily
photo and a new daily joke.
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| Thursday,
Feb 14 2008 |
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The ARC Forums are still
offline. The problem is a MySQL error on the hosting server and is
not a problem with the forum program. I'm still waiting to hear back
from the hosting company. The plan is to sort out the SQL Error
first so the forums can be moved to the new server.
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Andrew Kittila
is here
with his great looking 1/48 Revell P-51D Mustang.
This is a beautifully done Mustang with a sharp looking paint job
and weathering. The thing that leaves me humbled is this P-51
looks better than I could do and Andrew built it in a weekend
without an airbrush.
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Attilio Tore
is here to
inspire everyone with his 1/48 Roden F.2b Brisfit.
Even
if you build jets etc....check this one out. The effort to get
it looking this detailed show much skill. All the engine
detail is showing and the prop is laminated woods. Seeing the
delicate nature of Bi-planes such as this one makes me realize how
challenging they really are.
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Raúl Corral
is here with one of the best looking Me-262's
I've seen. This is his 1/48 Tamiya Me 262 "Clear Edition"
with full interior detail.
Wow.....you've got to sit back and have a close look at this one.
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José Carlos Simón
dropped by
the ARC Corporate offices in Spain today with his
1/144 Revell AV-8B Harrier
II.
José Carlos got all the details looking just right on his tiny
little Harrier........if you want to have some fun....try building a
1/144 kit.
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I
have a preview of a new 1/32
P-47 Thunderbolts PTO decal sheet
from
Zotz
Decals.
This sheet features 2 different P-47's from the Pacific in
WW2. Both of these feature artwork....one has sexy noseart.
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In
the Test Post Clubhouse there is a new
daily
photo and a new daily joke.
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| Wednesday,
Feb 13 2008 |
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Here's the
latest Hot
Babe of the Week! photos from Twobobs.
These photos are of the F-18 by Gary
Bihary.
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Vivek Kulanthaivelpandian
is here on ARC for the first
time. This is Vivek's
1/72 Revell Sukhoi-24M Fencer
which will be part of a diorama which we will
see here on ARC once it is complete. Welcome to ARC Vivek!!!
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Tom Valaoras
has done a
marvelous job detailing and weathering his1/32 Tamiya F-4C.
Tom includes the story of this
Congressional Medal of Honor recipient and his during the Vietnam
War.
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Juan Jesús Moreno
has done a lovely job
building his 1/48 Hasegawa Aichi D3A1 Val.
This particular Val was part of the Japanese force involved in the
Pearl Harbor attack.
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DoraQQ
is here with the tiny 1/72 Academy Sopwith Camel.
This was one of the more famous bi-planes and DoraQQ
got it looking very nice indeed.
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In
the Test Post Clubhouse there is a new funny
photo and a new daily joke.
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No update today. I
was very busy all day and night Monday working on rebuilding gallery
articles.
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| Monday,
Feb 11 2008 |
Iran - Anniversary Revolution |
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| Saturday,
Feb 9 2008 |
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No Updates this
weekend.....I'll be tied up doing family stuff.
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| Friday,
Feb 8 2008 |
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Lu Changji
kicks off today with his
1/72 Hasegawa F/A-18F.
Lu Changji enjoyed building this Super Hornet very much and I do
like how it turned out. It is of course loaded with a full
weapons load. Thanks for sharing Lu Changji.
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Rick Reinbott
has done a first class job on his 1/48 Hobbycraft Avia S-199.
Rick tells about the improvements he made to the kit, but the really
cool tip Rick used was how he added a shadow effect to his
cockpit.......simple and effective....well done Rick.
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Serge Dompierre has done a beautiful
job building his
1/48 Tamiya Me-262.
This aircraft scored the last Luftwaffe combat victory of WW2.
Nicely done Serge.
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Gabriel Stern is
here with what appears to be a cool little floatplane kit. This
is his Khee-Kha 1/72 Bellanca Skyrocket
and although the finished model looks flawless......Gabriel does tell
about his exploits into frustration during the build. I can
relate to his story. Grab a hot drink....sit back and enjoy this
article during your coffee/tea break.
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Here's
a look at the 1/72 T-34A Mentor, T-34C Turbo Mentor decal sheet
from Andean Decals. This sheet offers markings for the smaller
air forces in the Americas.
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I
have a review of the new 1/32
resin WWII USAAF European Theater Fighter Pilot from
Ultracast.
Wow......I like it!!!
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In
the Test Post Clubhouse there is a new funny
photo and a new daily joke.
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| Thursday,
Feb 7
2008 |
Grenada Independence Day |
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I'd like to welcome in the
New Lunar New Year and wish everyone the very best in the Year of the Rat.
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Björn Dol
starts off
today with his big good looking 1/72 Testors B-2A Spirit.
Björn has some very good detail photos to show you the challenges
this kit offers if you are brave enough to attempt building
it. Björn did complete the beast and has a pretty darn fine
B-2 for his display case.
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Pieter Stam has
been busy getting the rigging right on his
1/48 Eduard Bristol F2b.
Pieter finished his biplane in Dutch markings from the WW1 time
period. Pieter explains the effort needed to do rigging on
a biplane and he tells of his successful techniques.
Pieter scratchbuilt his own wicker seat for his Bristol
F2b.....yes.....he used weaving to create it.
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Anton Meso
is here
with his 1/48 OEZ Sukhoi Su-25 K
"Frogfoot".
Anton added a resin cockpit and finished his Su-25 in some of the
more colourful markings worn by the Frogfoot. Nicely done
Anton.
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Guilherme Kosciuv
is here
with his Brazilian 1/72 Academy P-40N.
Guilherme built this one during a 24 hours, which is pretty
impressive in anyone's books.
It turned out looking excellent.
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I
have a review of the new 1/48
resin Vickers Wellington weighted wheels from Royale
Resin. These are designed for
the Trumpeter kit.
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In
the Test Post Clubhouse there is a new funny
photo and a new daily joke.
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| Wednesday,
Feb 6 2008 |
New Zealand Waitangi Day |
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Twobobs
has some new Babe
of the week photos
on their site. This week it's a selection of Polish F-16
photos by Robin Polderman.
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Juan
Manuel Villegas Castro has done a wonderful
job detailing, finishing and weathering his 1/48
Hasegawa Bf-109 F4 and detailed the kit
with a variety of detail items. Juan
chose the winter camo scheme and added a snow covered base with
figures and other accessories to complete the scene.
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Colin Whitehouse has
been very busy scratchbuilding the wing for his
1/48
Classic Airframes Conversion HP88, Blackburn Y.B.2., Supermarine 521.
I must admit I have never heard of this aircraft but thankfully Colin
tells the historical story and then goes on to explain how he pulled
it off. Very fascinating Colin.....thanks for
sharing.
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Tigre
del Aire
joins us today from warm Colombia with his 1/72
Airfix IAR 330.
Tigre del Aire did extra scratchbuilding to his IAR330 to create the
correct version he was after. This little Airfix kit
gets the nod of approval from Tigre del Aire.
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Pablo
Angel Herrera has
done s stunning job on his
1/48
Revell F-105G.
Pablo got the weathering looking just right and chose some great
looking Shark Mouth markings to complete this beauty.
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I
have a review of the new 1/72
RCN Sea Fury decal sheet from Mike
Grant Decals.
This sheet includes 7 different aircraft and is also available in
1/48 scale.
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In
the Test Post Clubhouse there is a new funny photos and a new daily joke.
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| Tuesday,
Feb 5
2007 |
San Marino - Santa Agata Day |
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The
new Twobobs newsletter
is available. Click
here for the latest Twobobs news!!
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Anton Meso & Stefan Zemanovic
are here
with a very big project they've been working on. This is their
1/48 Big John Deck diorama
featuring
aircraft and deck equipment as seen on the USS J. F. Kennedy
aircraft carrier. This is a great way to display USN
aircraft.....well done guys.
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Goran Kovacic
joins us
with his excellent 1/48 Eduard Ki-115 Tsurugi.
I found this model to be very interesting. This aircraft is a
suicide bomber aircraft with a few unique features. Read
Goran's article for the full story. It is a pleasure to see
this model.....thanks Goran.
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Pedro Fasani Jr
is here
with his first article on ARC today. This is his 1/72 Scratchbuilt He P.1079 B/II
and I must admit I am quite impressed how well
it turned out. The variety of these Luft 46 aircraft is quite
staggering. Well done Pedro.....welcome to ARC!!!
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Tigre del Aire
joins us from Colombia with his 1/72 Encore Models PZL P.11.
This special little fighter was used during the
Polish Campaign, but it was seriously outclassed by the more modern
fighter designs.
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I have a review of the new 1/48
CAF CF-18 410 Squadron 2007 decal sheet from Leading
Edge Models. This decal sheet
includes a full set of stencils.
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I have a review of the 1/72
or 1/48 Junkers Ju 88 Part 3 decal sheet from AirDOC.
This decal sheet features 16 different Ju-88's from a variety of
theatres of operation and a good variety of paint schemes.
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In
the Test Post Clubhouse there is a
series of funny photos and a new daily joke.
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| Monday,
Feb 4 2008 |
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Andrew Kittila is
here to kick things off with one of my favourite P-40's......the
Flying Tigers. Andrew built his 1/48 Revell P-40B Tiger Shark
with very effective and appealing results.
It's hard to believe this beauty is brush painted. Very nicely
done Andrew.
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Stuart Chappell
is here with his first model on a ARC
and what a model it is. This is the 1/32 Trumpeter Chinese F-7MG
and to make things more interesting, Stuart
finished it off in "What-if" Iraqi desert markings.
No doubt about it.......this model looks first rate. Welcome
to ARC Stuart.
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Rick Reinbott
joins us today
with his 1/100 Tamiya A-7A Corsair II.
Rick built his A-7 mostly out of the box with some scratchbuilding
to improve the cockpit details. Rick then finished it off in
the markings for VA-86 aboard
the USS Saratoga. Very nicely done Rick.......it's good to see
such a tiny A-7 look so good.
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Aleksandar Pocuc
is here with his first article on ARC today. I was very
impressed to learn this is only Aleksandar's 3rd model. This
beauty is the 1/72 Revell Fw-200 C-8 Condor
done up very well by Aleksandar.
I love how it turned out.....welcome to aRC Aleksandar.
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Here is
a product
announcement for the 1/72
T-33A Shooting Star, AT-33A Shooting Star, Canberra B.6 decal sheet
from Andean Decals. This gives you quite
the variety of aircraft.
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In
the Test Post Clubhouse there is a
photo of a BBQ that the car lovers will enjoy plus a list of how
to tell when you're having a bad day.
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| Sunday,
Feb 3 2008 |
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Giuseppe Santaromita starts
your Sunday update with his 1/72 Airfix Mirage F1C.
This is a beautifully finished desert camo Mirage complete with
a full weapons load. Giuseppe created a factitious
magazine cover to show off his Mirage. Nicely done Giuseppe.
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Ian McGeorge
joins us
today with his 1/48
Academy Ha-1112 Hispano ‘Buchon’.
Ian's built a stunning example of this later evolution of the
109. Ian's model shows very well due to Ian's careful
attention to setting up his photo shoot. Looks great Ian.
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In
the Test Post Clubhouse there is a
photo of a BBQ that the car lovers will enjoy plus a list of how
to tell when you're having a bad day.
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| Saturday,
Feb 2 2008 |
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The Milton
Keynes model show is this Sunday Feb 3.
Click here for full
details.
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SJean-Charles Goddet starts today with
a very special
1/72 Hasegawa Grumman F-14D.
This particular F-14 is one of two used for the USN final F-14
flight. Jean-Charles put a realistic looking weathering job on
his F-14 and finished it off with markings from Fightertown
Decals.
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am Chia is
here with his excellently done 1/48 Classic Airframes Fairey Battle.
Sam built this one mostly out of the box, but you've got to look at
the weathering and paint chipping Sam did....amazing.
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In
the Test Post Clubhouse there is a
photo of a customized car and a joke about secret
of longevity.
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| Friday,
Feb 1 2008 |
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The Milton
Keynes model show is this Sunday Feb 3.
Click here for full
details.
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Shawn "Phantom" Weiler
is here
with Chapter 4 of his F-16 series. Today Shawn is here
with his Tamiya, Revell and Hasegawa F-16's.
Shawn has a good selection of paint schemes
today and it appears he's a big fan of the Tamiya F-16 kit.
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Ian
McGeorge has
done something I'm not brave enough to attempt.....build the
1/48 Dragon Ju-88G & Fw-190A Mistel S/S2/3.
George finished his Mistel as well as it could be done and he
has high regards for this model. Wow.....I must admit I
love how well Georges Mistel turned out.
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Niels Dol joins
us with a fine looking 1/72 Revell Hawker Hunter F.6.
Niels chose to finish his Hunter in the attractive markings for a
Dutch Hunter with a weapons load to complete the look.
Nicely done Niels.
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Jia Wei Lim
has done a
marvelous job painting and weathering his
1/72 Revell Spitfire Vb.
I was very impressed how well this Spitfire looks.
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Yoav
Efrati is here
with a review of the new
Combined 1/72 & 1/48 IAF C-47 Dakota
decal sheet from Sky Decals.
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I
have a review of the new 1/72
C-130J, B-24D, EB-66C, F-100F decal sheet
from Wolfpak
Decals.
This sheet includes the aircraft featured in the movie "Bat
21".
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In
the Test Post Clubhouse there is a
very serious speed camera and a joke about relationships.
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