| Monday,
Feb 8 2010 |
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Pete L'Heureux
is here with his latest gem. This is Pete's 1/72 Academy
Fw-190D in full camo with a yellow tail. Pete tells the
full history behind this much respected WW2
fighter/interceptor. It's a beautifully done Dora Pete. |
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Bruno Monti Colombani
joins us today with his Vietnam Era F-4. Bruno
gave his F-4 a full weapons load, SEA camo paint scheme with a
carefully amount of fading from the tropical sun. Bruno did an
excellent job on his F-4. |
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James
J. Olschlager Jr. joins us today with not one but two 1/144
Dragon MH-60's. James chose to finish his MH-60's in the
markings for HSC-21 & HSC-23 out of San Diego. Very nicely
done James and it's good to see you back on the ARC homepage. |
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Ferenc Bogádi
is here with a very special 1/144
Zvezda B767-300 MALÉV. Ferenc added some tiny
scratchbuilt details and finished this Hungarian airliner with HungAeroDecals.
I love the way it turned out. |
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I have a product article
for the
1/72 F-14D VF-31 Felix in the Fight decal sheet from Twobobs.
Bob recently discovered some of these previously sold out
sheets. Buy it before it is sold out. Product # is CS72-026 |
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I have a product article
for the new 1/72
Tornado Pitot Tube set from Hobby
Decal. |
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I have a product article
for the new 1/72 Wellington Tail Wheel from QuickBoost. |
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| Sunday, Feb 7
2010 |
Grenada Independence Day
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| Saturday,
Feb 6
2010 |
New Zealand Waitangi Day
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| Friday,
Feb 5
2010 |
San Marino - Santa Agata Day
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Peter Athanasopoulos is
here from sunny Greece with his 1/48 Italeri F-16 Block 52+ Advanced.
Peter did plenty of extra work on his Greek F-16 including
adding conformal fuel tanks from Aires as well as a full weapons
load. Peter is a very talented modeller and his F-16 is a
treat to behold....enjoy the photos. |
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David Rapasi joins
us today with his WW2 PTO 1/48 Tamiya F4U-1A Corsair. This
particular Corsair served with VMF-321 "Hell's Angels",
based on Guam in late 1943. David captured the faded look
perfectly on his Corsair, what a treat to behold. I think we
really need David to write an article on how he does these weathered
faded paint jobs.
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Andrew Taylor joins
us from peaceful New Zealand with his 1/48 Revell F-15E Strike Eagle.
Andrew has high regards for this kit and the finished models
sports the tiger scheme markings with some carefully applied
weathering. A very nicely done F-15E Andrew. |
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Tolga Ulgur joins
us today with his 1/32 Hasegawa Fw-190D9 Dora airfield
defender. Tolga used a few
critical aftermarket items to dress up the important areas of his
Dora before giving it one of those perfectly weathered paint jobs he
is famous for. |
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I have a product article
for the new 1/48
F-16I Sufa resin cockpit set from Aires. |
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| Thursday,
Feb 4
2010 |
Sri Lanka Independence Day
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Jean-Charles Goddet
is here with very special 1/72 Hasegawa A-10C Thunderbolt II Mil Killer.
Jean-Charles added a full weapons load to his ARC which he
explain in the article as well as all the tiny details (antennas
etc) to make his A-10 more accurate. It looks perfect
Jean-Charles.
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Warren Dickerson has
been very busy getting the painting looking perfect on his
impressive looking 1/48 Hasagawa P-38 Lighting. Warren
added sexy noseart decals to his P-38 to capture the look of this
well respected WW2 fighter. |
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Orlando Sucre Rosales
joins us today with the 4th in his series of article about the old Airfix
series 1 kits. This is his very
nice looking 1/72 Airfix Sea Hawk Mk. 100
with some extra detailing and
scratchbuilidng and finished in German
Marineflieger markings. I do
admire Orlando for building these older kits.
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Harv is here to
confuse all you aircraft modellers with his Scratchbuilt Newfie Mutant.
Don't dismiss this one too quick.....Harv scratchbuilt
everything above the wheels........which is an impressive feat for
any modeller. I tip my hat to you Harv......this is quite the
project and very well excuted. |
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I have a product article
for the new 1/32
F-105 Air Scoops from QuickBoost. |
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| Wednesday,
Feb 3 2009 |
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Rafi Ben-Shahar is
the first ARC'er to finish the new 1/32 Tamiya Spitfire IXc and
get it on the ARC homepage. There is no doubt about
it.....after seeing Rafi's photos I'm totally in love with this
kit. Well done Rafi. |
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Michael J Maynard is
here to give you a special treat today....so go grab a hot drink and
recline you chair. This is his 1/72 Martin Seamaster by Anigrand Craftswork,
which is a naturally beautiful plane, but Michael went to great
lengths on this resin kit to turn it into the award winning model
that it is. Wow this one is a BEAUTY!!!. |
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Lloyd Curtis has
taken the nasty old 1/50ish Smer Avro 504K and gone to town
by adding a scratchbuilt cockpit and more rigging than you can
imagine. The finished model including the simulated wood grain
looks fantastic. You have outdone yourself Lloyd. |
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Colin "Sufa" May has
done a flawless job on his 1/48 Ra'am Dio. Colin used
the Revell F-15 kit and dressed it up with some goodies from other
kits and then displayed his Israeli F-15 in a airfield
diorama. This one looks great from all angles. |
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I have a product article
for the
1/72 "Seek
and Destroy"B-1B decal sheet from Twobobs.
Bob recently discovered some of these previously sold out
sheets. Buy it before it is sold out. |
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I have a product article
for the new 1/72 Black and White Santa Cat decal sheet from
Fightertown
Decals. |
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I have a product article
for the new 1/48 F-15I
Ra'am resin cockpit set from Aires. |
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| Tuesday,
Feb 2 2009 |
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Hot
Babe of the Week
from Twobobs is a pretty topical theme here in the US.
Super Bowl next weekend so this week they are putting up markings
from VFA-204 which is based out of New Orleans, home of the Saints!
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Tony Granata
is
here with his first article on ARC. Tony has been busy
building his 1/109 Aurora C-141A Starlifter and giving it a
perfect baremetal finish. Even in 1/109 scale it looks
big. Beautifully done Tony....welcome to ARC!!! |
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Albert Moore
has been busy doing a first class job on his 1/72 ScaleWorx Denel AH-2A Rooivalk.
This is a multi-media kit and in Alby's
capable hands, it does build up into quite an attractive
chopper. Alby finished it in South African markings.
Nice one Alby.....I love how it turned out. |
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Primož Krašna
did a beautiful
job building, detailing and finishing his 1/72 Fujimi MiG-21bis JRV.
Primož weathered
his MiG and finished it in Yugoslavian Air Force markings. I
sure do like the look of this MiG.
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Paolo De Sanctis
joins us from warm Italy with his great looking 1/72 Supermodel Macchi 202.
This is one of the best looking Italians fighters from WW2 and Paolo
did an excellent job getting the paint scheme looking just
right. |
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I have a product article
for the new 1/72
F-16 Pitot tube set Type 2 Probe set from Hobby
Decal. |
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I have a product article
for the new 1/48
Yak 9 Control Lever from QuickBoost. |
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| Monday,
Feb 1 2009 |
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This
weeks Twobobs
Newsletter is up and there is plenty of news this week.
The 75th Anniversary Buckeye kits are selling
out fast and
the TBK48-002 Buckeye kit is also selling fast. Get
them while you can. Hannants in the UK and Beaver
Corporation in Japan have re-ordered their final batch of kits.
There's also some images of the new Casper and his Ghost Bandits
sheets as well as a list of the sheets that Bob found....some
of which are now sold out. |
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Alan Williamson gets
your update started with his very nicely done 1/48 Tamiya Focke
Wulf Fw-190 D-9. I admired the way Alan used flat white on
all the seams before painting to check for flaws. Alan
detailed the cockpit with an Ultracast seat and finished off his
Dora with weathering, paint chipping and EagleCal decals. |
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Ernst Amacher joins
us from Bern Switzerland with his Scratch Built 1/48 YAK-36.
Ernst got his Yak-36 looking perfect with a worn and tired
look. He displayed it in a diorama of an outdoor museum.
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Warin Sethabut
has done an outstanding
job detailing and finishing his 1/48 Hobbyboss N/AW A-10.
Warin
added scratchbuilt detail to the engine for added realism.
This kit really does build up into a great looking model as you'll
see in his photos. |
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Micah Reysio-Cruz is
here with a model of a very special little Cessna that he did his
first solo flight in back in 1999. He used the 1/72 Arii Cessna 172N
which isn't exactly the best kit in the
world, but with some effort and custom decals Micah was able to turn
it into a very nice scale replica of this very special Cessna. |
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Nick
Moore is here a product article
for the new 1/48 Missile Cart for USAF/NATO with 3 ground crew
from Skunkmodels Workshop and available from Luckymodel.com. |
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I have a product article
for the new 1/72 F-105 Refueling Probe from QuickBoost.
This item is designed for the Trumpeter kit. |
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| Friday,
Jan 29 2010 |
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Jorge Bonilla
starts today with his late war 1/48 Tamiya Me-262. Jorge
gave his 262 a baremetal finish as it appeared when it was captured
by the Allies. Beautiful job Jorge.
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Jean-Charles Goddet
joins us from France with his beautifully done 1/72 Hasegawa AH-64A Apache.
This particular AH-64 served in Iraq and Jean-Charles tells the
whole story in his article.
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Zenden Ng
has been busy getting the details right on his 1/72 Matchbox MIG-21 MF.
Zenden did some scratchbuilding and grabbed missiles from
another kit before adding weathering and finishing this MiG in
Egyptian markings. It ended up looking excellent in this camo
scheme.
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Wally Civitico
is here with something you won't see very often if ever. This
is his 1/48 Monogram C-47 in the colors for a Papua New
Guinea airline. Wally made the decals himself with great
success....a cool looking C-47. |
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I have a product article
for the new 1/72 Dauntless Engine from QuickBoost. |
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Sinuhe
Hahn is here with a product article
for the new Jagdwaffe over Africa Part 1 book from Kagero
Publishers Product
Article by
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| Thursday,
Jan 28 2010 |
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Denis Podgorniy
is back today with more of his amazing artwork. This is
his He 70F-2 Artwork. |
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John
"Johnopfor" Lanning
has done a
marvelous job building and finishing his baremetal 1/72 Hasegawa B-25J Mitchell.
John chose the finish his B-25 in Chilean Air Force markings and he
tells the whole story of these B-25's in his article.
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Armin KNES is
here with another of his Russian beauties. Armin did plenty of
extra sctatch building on his 1/48 OZE Suchoi Su-39
to make it into the prototype. I love the camo paint on this
Su-39.
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David Rapasi has done an impressive job finishing his 1/32 Hasegawa FW 190A-5.
David chose to finsih his 190 in the markings for Major Herman
Graf's FW190 A-5 in Bordeaux, France, April 1943. |
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I have a preview
for the new 1/32
F-15S Khamis Mushait Eagles decal sheet from Twobobs
Aviation Graphics. This is the first decal sheet ever
produced in 1/32nd scale of the Royal Saudi Air Force F-15S Strike
Eagle! You get enough options for eight different aircraft with
complete stencil data for one aircraft.
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I have a product article
for the new 1/32 Sorbitsya Pods for the Su-27, Su-30 and Su-35 Flanker
from Zactomodels. |
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I have a product article
for the new 1/48
He-111 Gun Barrels from QuickBoost. |
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| Wednesday,
Jan
27 2010 |
Russia - End of Leningrad blockade (1944) 
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Orlando Sucre Rosales
is having his 50th birthday today and what better way to start
this special day than to have his 1/72 Italeri Mirage 2000BG begin
the update. This is his beautifully finished Greek Mirage 2000
and his article is full of helpful facts if you are building this
kit. Happy Birthday Orlando!!
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Gabriel Stern
is here with his 100th article on ARC today. This is his 1/72 Execuform Clark GA-43 vacuform
done to his usually high standard with full interior and a
flawless multi-panel bare metal finish. I love the look of
this classic airliner.
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Lyle Brown joins
us today with his drawing he calls "Hawk Delivery".
It is a treat to see this one......thanks Lyle.
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Guillermo Fabian
joins us from Avila in Spain with his 1/48 Hasegawa F6F-3 Hellcat.
Guillermo used some
aftermarket figures and a carrier deck to create a diorama for his
WW2 fighter that was flown by an American Ace. This Hellcat
looks perfect and it is an pleasure to see it on ARC.
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I have a
preview
for the new 1/48 F-16A/C/D Press to Test Vipers decal
sheet from Twobobs
Aviation Graphics. The ACAT Auto-Collision test
aircraft as well as two of the AFFTC photo/safety chase aircraft are
represented on this sheet. The F-16D is a Block 50 jet while the
orange/white aircraft are single seat, Block 15OCU and Block 25
aircraft.
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I have a product article
for the 1/72 Adversary Bad Cats F-14A's NSAWC & Topgun decal
sheet from Fightertown
Decals. This decal sheet includes markings for 10
different 1/72 F-14A's with NSAWC & Topgun. You get a huge
selection of Adversary Bad Cats F-14A camo schemes. |
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I have a product article
for the 1/72
P-38J Propellers
from QuickBoost.
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Hot
Babe of the Week
photos from Twobobs
is courtesy of
Todd Pearson. Todd was an
Eagle driver over at MO and and provided references to us when we
kicked out our Mountain Home Eagle sheet. Thanks for the pics Todd.
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Irwin Brown is here
to mark Australia Day with his 1/48 Academy RAAF F-111C.
Irwin extensively reworked his Aussie F-111 including doing the
Fowler flaps and much, much more. The finished model is a
beauty and a testament to Irwin's persistence. Very nicely
done Irwin and I'm pleased to see it on ARC.
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Leonard Prakasam
joins us today on India Republic Day with his 1/72 Revell SEPECAT Jaguar IM.
Leonard gave his Jaguar a full weapons load and finished it in
Indian markings with decals from Mike Grant Decals. Jai Hind.
Leonard.
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Wally Civitico is
here on Australia Day with his 1/48 Monogram DC-3.
Wally finished his DC-3 with homemade markings for MMA, which was a
West Australian airline. Looking good Wally. |
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Leonard Prakasam
has done a wonderful
job on his 1/72 Hasegawa Mig-23MF.
Leonard finished his MiG-23 in IAF
markings using home made decals in a camo scheme worn by Indian Air
Force Mig-23's. Very nicely done Leonard.
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I have a product article
for the new 1/72
F-117A Nighthawk cockpit set from Aires. |
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I have a product article
for the new 1/48 SAAB JA37
Viggen cockpit detail set by Maestro Models Conversions and
available from Rebell
Hobby. |
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| Monday,
Jan 25 2010 |
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This
weeks Twobobs
Newsletter is up. Good
news....all the 1/48 Buckeye kits have been mailed to all
who ordered them. Big new regarding decals as some
previously sold out sheets were found at the Twobobs decal
storage vault..including 48-001 F-16C Fighting Fulcrums...these
sheets are listed in the news letter. Get 'em while you can. |
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Eduardo Natal
has added plenty of aftermarket detail to his amazing 1/48 Academy F-22A Raptor.
Eduardo added photo etch and resin to his F-22 to raise the detail
to a whole new level, then he finished it in custom mixed paints to
get that perfect F-22 look and finally finished it all off with some
delicate weathering.
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Orlando Sucre Rosales
joins us from warm Caracas, Venezuela with the third of his
article about building the older Airfix kits. Orlando build
his 1/72 Airfix Mitsubishi Zero out of the box but dressed
it up with one of his carefully done paint jobs with paint chipping
and weathering. A very nice looking Zero and proof these older
kits can be built into very nice looking models.
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Jens Lingier
has done a wonderful
job on his 1/72 Hobby Boss Mi-24V Hind. Jens
finished his Hind with a full weapons load in the camo and markings of
the Iraqi Air Force. It looks excellent Jens.
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Rafi
Ben-Shahar
joins us with his kit bashed 1/48 Trumpeter Sea Fury FB.II.
Rafi decided to combine the best of the Hobbycraft and Trumpeter
kits with some old school modelling skills to create a very well
done Sea Fury. This is the hard way to build a Sea Fury, but the
finished model is well worth the effort.
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Nick
Moore is here with a product
article for the 1/48 MD-3
Navy Tractor with 3 figures from Skunkmodels Workshop and
available from Luckymodel.com. |
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I have a product article
for the new 1/72 F-16 Pitot
Tube & AOA Probe set Type 1 from Hobby
Decal. |
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I have a product article
for the new 1/32 F-105 Thunderchief Ejection Seat with
Safety Belts from QuickBoost.
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Australia Day 
India Republic Day 
