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| Friday,
July 3 2009 |
Belarus Independence Day
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Matt Bearman
has been very busy getting everything perfect on his 1/72 Spitfire PR1G Diorama.
Matt used an Aires detail set to dress up the detail on
his small Spitfire....yes.....1/72 and fully engine detail....way to
go Matt. Matt also tells everything you'd want to know about
his pink Spitfire project.
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Carl Jarosz
gone all out building his 1/72 Hobbycraft F-89H Scorpion.
Carl hand painted these striking markings and the baremetal
finish has multi-shades of metal for a very realistic look. It
doesn't get much better than this.
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Oliver Weston
has been busy
building a very sharp looking 1/72 Zvezda Tupolev ANT-5 Prototype.
Oliver tells the story of this aircraft and how he built it in his
article.
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Jorge Bonilla
joins us from Monterrery, Mèxico with a very sharp looking 1/35 Tamiya Matilda
MkII. Jorge did an amazing job chipping the paint and
weathering his Matilda.
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| Thursday,
July 2 2009 |
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Petit James
starts today's update with his 1/48 Warrior Models AMX. This
is a resin kit from a Polish company and as you can see, it builds
into a fine looking model of the AMX.
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Gianni Chirico
dropped by the ARC Corporate office in Sicily with his
1/72 Italeri Supermarine Spitfire MK.IX.
Gianni built this great
looking Spitfire mostly OOB with some added seatbelts to dress up
the cockpit.
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Kenny Jay
is here with something for the Sci-Fi modellers to enjoy. This
is his
wonderful looking 1/35 BSG Viper
built OOB. Kenny brought his Viper to life by giving all the
recessed detail a wash to bring out all the detail.
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Renato "NIGHTRIDER" Torin Jr.
has done a very good job on his 1/48 Minicraft Piper Pa-18 Super Cub.
Renato finished his Super Cub in Brazilian markings.
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I have a review of the new
1/72
Morane Saulnier MS.406 Wheel Well resin set from QuickBoost.
This latest release features a complete set of resin Wheel Wells
for the Morane Saulnier MS.406 from Hasegawa.
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I have a review of the new
1/48
Fokker D.VII Part 3 decal sheet from Lifelike
Decals. All
4 aircraft on this decal sheet have artwork on the side of the
fuselage and they each feature very colourful paint schemes that WW1
was famous for.
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I have a review of the new
1/72
FFV Aden gun pods for AJ37 Viggen and SK60 made by Maestro
Models Conversions and available from Rebell
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Wednesday,
July 1 2009 |
Burundi Independence Day
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Here's a preview of the
NEW 1/72 and 1/48 RCAF 1955-1956 SKY LANCERS DISPLAY TEAM decal
sheet from Leading Edge
Models. This decal sheet will be shipping July 3.
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Here's a preview of the
NEW 1/48 SABRE MK.5/6 STENCILS decal sheet from Leading
Edge Models.
This decal sheet will be shipping July 3.
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Here's a preview of the
NEW
1/72 and 1/48 NATO
FLYING TRAINING CENTRE HAWK decal sheet from Leading
Edge Models.
This decal sheet will be shipping July 3.
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Oliver Weston
has done a
marvelous job building and finishing his 1/72 Hasegawa Curtiss SOC-3 Seagull.
This model went together fairly well with a few small exceptions
that Oliver easily overcame.
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David Rapasi
joins us today with his very nicely done 1/48 Hobbycraft F7U-3/3M Cutlass.
The Cutlass is a unique looking jet and David finished it off
flawlessly and then gave it subtle weathering.
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Rafi Ben-Shahar
has done a
marvelous job building and finishing his 1/32 Trumpeter Swordfish.
Rafi still prefers the Tamiya Stringbag in 1/48.
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Renato "NIGHTRIDER" Torin Jr
has been busy getting things right on his
1/48 Revell Learjet 35.
Although this is an older kit, Renato did an excellent job on it and
finished in Brazilian government markings.
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I have a review of the new 1/32
F8F-1 Bearcat wheel bay set from Aires.
This latest release features
a complete resin F8F-1 Bearcat wheel bay set for the Trumpeter kit.
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I have a review of the new 1/48
Spitfire Mk. IX Series - Part 1 decal sheet from Barracudacals.
This new release provides markings for two Spitfire Mk. VII and two
Spitfire. IXs.
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| Tuesday,
June 30 2009 |
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Fernando I. Moreno Villa
gets things started today with his very well done
1/72 Heller T-28D Fennec. This is an older kit but in the
hands of a skilled modeller like Fernando, it does built up into a
very nice model. Fernando chose to finish it in Congolese Air
force markings and he gives the history behind this in his article. All
my best to all the modellers in Monterrey, México.
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Piotr Dmitruk
missed this years Easter Eggplane eggtravaganza but he is here today
with what has to be one of the better Eggplane projects. this
is his F-16 C block 52 Modified Hasegawa Eggplane.
Easter Egg bombs under the wings is a very cool touch.
Markings are for a Polish F-16.
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Rick Martens
has gone all out detailing his little 1/72 Airfix FW190F8.
The Fw-190 has opened panels full of detail and a fully detailed
engine. Rick then finished this beauty with a fully weathered
winter camo paint job. Very nice indeed Rick.
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G-Man
has taken the old 1/48 Monogram General Dynamics F-16XLI
and converted it to a 2 seater, scratchbuilt the Sufa" spine
from sheet styrene and did a pile of extra work including custom
decals to create this masterpiece. This is old school
modelling, which I think we all admire very much.
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I have a review of the new 1/72
F-16 Block 5-10 Floating Elevator from QuickBoost.
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I have a product
announcement for the new 1/72
F-16B MLU Belgian Air Force OCU Sqn Anniversary decal sheet from
Daco
Products. This new 1/72 decal sheet features
the special tails of the Belgian F-16 OCU (Operational Conversion
Unit) were realised in 2002 and 2007
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I have a review of the new 1/32
Browning M2 Aircraft .50 Caliber Barrels from Master.
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| Monday,
June 29 2009 |
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Christian Muschitiello
is here with a very interesting and very well done 1/48 Hasegawa Me-109F-4.
Have a close look at the paint scheme....this is a desert camo
over painted with European camo after the end of the Afrika Korps. The model was given extra detailing in the cockpit and
then finished off with weathering and paint chipping.
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Tom Valaoras
has put much effort into building his excellent looking 1/72 AMT/ERTL XB-70A and Hasegawa F-104N.
The AMT/ERTL XB-70A is an older kit so it offered plenty of
challenge but that didn't stop Tom from getting both of these jets
built to a very high level of quality. Both these jets crashed
on a demo flight.....read tom's article for the full story.
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Franz Galli
is quite the regular on the ARC homepage and today he is here with
his 1/48 Italeri OH-58A Kiowa.
Franz did a lovely job on his OH-58A and then finished it in US Army
markings.
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Serge Dompierre
has done a wonderful
job on his 1/48 Hobbycraft F4U-1 Birdcage.
Serge finished it in the markings for VMF 124
squadron of US Marines Corps based at Guadalcanal in 1943.
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I have a review of the new 1/72
& 1/48 Wings and Waves - Part 2 Decals from Model
Alliance Group. This
new decal sheet features markings for 7 different aircraft including
Fairey Swordfish Mk.I, Fairey Flycatcher Fighter, Hawker Nimrod I,
Supermarine Walrus I, Blackburn Skua and a Gloster Sea Gladiator.
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I have a review of the new 1/48
Bf-109E A, B, C, D, E Seats without harness from SBS
Model.
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| Friday,
June 26
2009 |
Madagascar Independence Day
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John Smalbrugge gets
things started today with his 1/32 Hobby Craft Sea Fury. John
finished his Sea Fury in Royal Dutch Navy markings and in his
article he tells the story of the end of this plane aboard a Dutch
aircraft carrier.
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Arne Goethe joins
us with his great looking 1/72 Revell F-22A "Raptor". Arne
added scratchbuilt detailing to the landing gear wells before
finishing it off with decals from Twobobs.
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Gianni Chirico
dropped by today with a beautiful looking 1/72 Tamiya Focke-Wulf FW-190 D9.
Gianni added a bit of extra detail then finished his Fw-190 with
weathering and displayed it on a WW2 airfield base.
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Alexander Breunig
is here with a very interesting project. This is his 1/32 first operational Tomcat launching
Phoenix in-flight diorama. Alexander has to do plenty of
extra work and scratch building and kit bashing to create his
diorama and I know once you see it you will be impressed. Read
his article for the full story on his diorama.
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I have a review of the new 1/72
& 1/48 Wings and Waves - Part 1 Decals from Model
Alliance Group.
This new decal sheet features markings for 7 different aircraft
including Supermarine Walrus, Fairey Swordfish, Gloster Sea
Gladiator, Blackburn Skua.
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I have a review of the new 1/72
Spitfire Mk. IX Series - Part 1 decal sheet from Barracudacals.
This sheet includes 4 Spitfires including one with D-Day stripes
and a PRU pink Spitifre and a Buzz Beurling Spitfire. |
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I have a review of the new 1/48
Fokker D.VII Part 2 decal sheet from Lifelike
Decals. This latest decal sheet features four
different Fokker D.VII's. This is Part 2 of a series
dealing with the Fokker D.VII. |
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Thursday,
June
25 2009 |
Croatia Independence Day
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New Hot
Babe of the Week!
is up courtesy of Twobobs. Back in 1997 while Bob was stationed at
Edwards AFB, he was lucky enough to snap some of these off as well
as get some scans from the AFFTC History Office. This jet was
painted to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of supersonic flight
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John Smalbrugge joins
us with photos from the recent IPMS Fraser Valley Con-2009 Model Show.
There is quite the fine selection and variety of models in
John's pics.
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Lee Burns
has done a
marvelous job finishing and weathering his 1/48 Hasegawa P51D Mustang.
Lee chose one of those Bare metal blue nosed paint schemes that
were so legendary during WW2. Of particular interest was the
way he used dry brushing the highlight some of the panels on his
bare metal Mustang.
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Bernard Lapeyrie
put quite a bit of effort into his 1/48 Heller Mirage IV P
including re-scribing his model and adding scratchbuilt detail as
well as a resin cockpit and aftermarket decals. There is a
scratchbuilt camera pod on the belly of this Mirage that you have to
see. The finished model was well worth the effort.
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Chip Berseth
joins us with his excellent looking 1/48 Hasegawa F6F Hellcat.
Chip chose one of my favourite paint schemes.....the bloodied
cat mouth motifs of USS Princeton’s famed VF-27. Chip also
made a carrier deck display base to display his Hellcat.
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Paolo De Sanctis
has taken the old 1/72 Airfix Spitfire Mk. Ia
and built it as one of the BOB Spitfire that defended Britain during
the summer of 1940.
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Michael
Johnson is here with his review of the new 1/32
Junkers J.1 model kit from Wingnut
Wings. This looks like
quite the kit.
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| Wednesday,
June 24
2009 |
Order of Malta - St. John's Day
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Carmel J Attard
joins us from Malta on this special day with his 1/72 Special Hobby Beaufort Mk1a.
Carmel tells the history of the Beaufort and it's connection to
Malta. He also goes into very helpful detail about what is
required to create such a stunning Beaufort.
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Petit James joins
us today with his 1/48 Hobbycraft Skyhawk A-4Q. This is
an Argentinean Skyhawk complete with added detailing and weathering.
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Rafi Ben-Shahar has
done his usual first class job on his 1/48 Tamiya Lancaster III.
Rafi built it out of the box with only scratchbuilt detailing
and then finished it off with weathering and sexy nose art.
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Floyd S. Werner, Jr.
is well respected in the modelling community and today he joins us
with his eye popping 1/48 Kiwi Resin Avia S-199 Conversion.
Floyd tells the history of the Avia S-199 before going into
detail about how be built this resin gem. His article includes
his very realistic photography.
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June 23
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Luxembourg
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Ermanno Bonafin
has added photo etch and aftermarket decals to dress up this eye
catching 1/48 Hasegawa Bf109G-6.
A complicated camo scheme, but Ermanno makes it look so easy.
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Christopher Lundberg
has worked quickly and skillfully to create this 1/48 Revell F-4F Phantom II. Have
a close look at this one......everything looks perfect.
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Chip Berseth
had done an amazing job on his 1/72 Testors Grumman E2C Hawkeye.
Chip then took his Hawkeye and posed it catching the wire on a
carrier deck diorama. A very effective job on this older model
kit.
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Guillaume "Blackjack" Lourdel
spent only 10 days building his big
1/32 Revell Piper PA-18 Super Cub.
This model has it's engine detail showing through the open engine
cowl panel. Very nicely done indeed.
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| Monday,
June 22
2009 |
Russia - The Invasion of Russia
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This
weeks Twobobs
Newsletter is up. Bob has some cool stuff in today's
newletter include 2 images of the new Buckeye kit boxart
and also images of 2 of the new Buckeye decal sheets.
Finally Bob also has images of a new B-1 decals sheets that
are available in 1/48 and well as 1/72. The 25%
off sale
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Héctor Fabian Vidales
has been busy doing a very nice job on his 1/72 Academy SNJ Texan.
This Texan is finished in his home country markings of Argentina
using aftermarket decals and was finished with some careful
weathering.
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David Rapasi
has done a wonderful
job painting and weathering his 1/48 Hobbycraft YP 59 Airacomet.
David dressed it up with a Cutting Edge cockpit and then gave it a
stellar paint job.
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Pierre Christian Baudru
has started his 1/72 Academy Fw-190A-6 seven years
ago. I'm pleased to see he got it finished and it did
turn out looking very good. It is finished with Superscale
decals complete with one of those wonderfully complicated Luftwaffe
camo schemes from WW2.
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Tim
Cvetic has been busy building his 1/72 Revell and Matchbox Mig 21.
He loved building one of these, but the other was less than
enjoyable and he tells which is which in his article. They are
both finished in great looking bare metal finishes with "Lift
here" decals.
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Niall Cairns
took a change from jet to build the big 1/32 Trumpeter P38L-5-LO Lightning.
This kit challenged Niall quite a bit but in the end this bare
metal P-38 came out looking excellent. Read Niall's article
for the full story.
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Mike "The Mikester" Offutt is
here with a review of the 1/72,
1/48 and 1/32 WW II Era Instrument Bezel set from FOTOCUT.
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Here
is a product announcement for the new 1/48
F-16B MLU J-066 "Orange Jumper" Test aircraft decal sheet
from Daco
Products
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June 19 2009 |
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Brian D. O'Neill
starts things off today with his 1/48 Tamiya Dewoitine D.520.
This is a fighter flown by a famous Fr4ech Ace during WW2
and Brian provides the history of the pilot as well as what he did
to build that excellent looking Dewoitine D.520.
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Fabrice Godart
is here from Belgium with his eye catching 1/72 Hasegawa F-16A.
Fabrice built this beauty out of the box except for the mostly
out except for the IsraDecals
he used to finish it with.
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Tony Feredo
joins us with a Pearl Harbor Raider. This is his 1/48 Hasegawa Aichi D3A1
(Val)
done up to Tony's usual high standard. Nicely done Tony.
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Arne Goethe
has been adding just the right detail to his 1/72 Airfix BAC TSR.2.
This really is an exceptionally well done model of this classic
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Serge Dompierre
has done a
marvelous job building and finishing his 1/32 Hasegawa F6F-5 Hellcat.
Serge built this one OOB and then gave it weathering and paint
chipping to complete the look.
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I
have a product announcement of a new 1/35 resin kit of Program 5
ATC(H) “TANGO”
from Masterpiece
Models. This is a LCM Landing craft from WW2 converted
with a helipad and used during the Vietnam war. It is a very
cool kit.
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I have a
review of the new 1/48
Choppers Galore decal sheet from Wolfpak
Decals. This new decal sheet includes markings for 10
different 1/48 Choppers from the Vietnam war to current time.
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I
have a review of the new 1/72
RAF ISTAR decal sheet from Model
Alliance Group. This new decal sheet features markings
for 14 different
RAF ISTAR aircraft.
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I
have a review of the new 1/48
Bf-109 A, B, C, D, E Seats with harness from SBS
Model. You
get 2 seats in each set.
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Canada Day 
Rwanda Independence Day 
Mozambique Independence Day 
Slovenia National Day 