Friday,
July 31 2009 |
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Hal Marshman Sr.
gets things off to an excellent start today with his 1/48 Tamiya Bf-109E-3.
Hal's E-3 has plenty of aftermarket goodies from Ultracast and
Aires and wears a non-standard camo which is quite a change of
pace. Quite cool to see this one.
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Primož Krašna
is here with a very good looking 1/72 Revell Mig 21-F13 JRV.
This Mig-21 sports a bare metal finish and darkened panel lines
and aftermarket decals to complete the look. This MiG-21 is a
sleek good looking jet.
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Doug Fede has done
an outstanding job on his 1/48 Hasegawa Ju-87 G-2 Stuka. Doug
used a few aftermarket items from zoom seatbelt set from Eduard and Techmod
before finishing his Stuka in the markings for Hans-Ulrich Rudel.
The base matches the plane perfectly....a very nice touch.
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Rafi Ben-Shahar is
here with another gem. This is his 1/48 Tamiya F-16C
finished off in the very attractive camo of the Hellenic Air
Force. Nice one Rafi.
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Zotz
Decals has a new P-38 decal sheet coming out...loaded
with sexy noseart. This sheet will be available in 1/32
scale. Click the image to see a larger version. |
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I have a review of the new 1/48
Junkers Ju 87D/G Stuka Exhaust
from QuickBoost.
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Thursday,
July 30 2009 |
Vanuatu Independence Day |
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Ido
Barnea
starts your Thursday with with his fantastic 1/48 Tamiya A-1J
Skyraider
diorama. This diorama was made for a Vietnam War Group
Build. Ido added aftermaket detail items as well as
scratchbuilt items for his Spad and the trees were partly made using
feathers.
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Ong Hou Bu
has done a beautiful job building and weathering this 1/48 Academy SU-27.
This Su-27 was built out of the box and then finished with a
very realistic weathering job.
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Jim Court
has been busy converting the 1/72 Williams Brothers C-46F
to an C-46E. Jim used aftermarket engines and aftermarket
decals for a Canadian Airliner with a Chinese connection.
Nicely done Jim.
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Mark Chen
joins us from Singapore today. Mark has done an outstanding
job on his 1/48 Hasegawa F-14A Tomcat.
Mark used aftermarket goodies from Steel Beach and Fightertown Decals
as well as weapons from other kits to complete his Tomcat as Black
Knight 101 of VF-154 complete with a carrier deck diorama base.
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I have a review of the new 1/48
JAS 39 Gripen Pitot Tube
from QuickBoost.
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I have a review of the new 1/48
F-86 Sabre Mk 5/6 Stencils decal sheet from Leading
Edge Models.
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I have a review of the new 1/32
Weighted Wheels for F-8 Crusader
from Contact Resine.
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Wednesday,
July 29 2009 |
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Andrew Apostolopoulos
gets things started today in fine style. This is his
What-if 1/48 Italeri F-22A Lightning in Hellenic Air Force
blue camo. Although this is an older and somewhat poor fitting
kit, Andrew did a beautiful job on it.
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Ermanno Bonafin
joins us from sunny Italy today with his 1/48 Trumpeter Savoia Marchetti
S.M. 79. Ermanno painted his S.M. 79 in the classic
Italian camo from WW2 and then finished it with aftermarket
decals. I really enjoy the look of this camo paint scheme.
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Kare Sláma
has done a great job building and finishing his 1/48 MPM L39C.
Kare finished this L39 in the good looking markings for the Czech
Air force.
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Jorge Bonilla
is here with something a bit different today. This is his 1/220 Revell USS
Lionfish
with a full weathering job. Nicely done Jorge.
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Zotz
Decals has
a new P-38 decal sheet coming out. This sheet will be
available in 1/32 scale. Click the image to see a
larger version. |
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I have a review of the new 1/48
F-15C Eagle (early v.) cockpit set from
Aires.
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I have a review of the new 1/48
F-14 Alfa probe & Angle Of Attack probe from Master.
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Tuesday,
July 28 2009 |
Peru Independence Day |
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Ed Ellickson
gets things off to an excellent start today with his first article
on ARC. This is his 1/72 Italeri B-57B Canberra.
Ed cast up some resin engine parts to get the correct US engines
and them grabbed a weapons load from the Hasegawa weapons set to
complete this black beauty. Nicely done Ed.....welcome to
ARC!!!
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Alan Williamson
has been busy added plenty of aftermarket goodies to his great
looking 1/48 Tamiya Vought F4U-1D Corsair. Alan then
completed his Corsair with a diorama scene of the engine undergoing
repairs.
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Carmel J Attard
is back today with another of his Vac-u-fomed beauties. Carmel
is a very experienced modeller and this is his 1/72 J & L aircraft models Yak
40 that he finished in grand style. Read his article for
the full story.
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John Doerr
is here with something a bit different today. This is his 1/35 Academy M2A2
Bradley
which was built to honor his son and the Bradley he served in while
in Iraq. No doubt about it.......I can almost see the Iraqi
dust on your Bradley.
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I have a review of the new 1/48
Martin Baker GRUEA-7 (EA-6B) ejection seats from Aires.
This set includes 4 ejection seats and photo etch to add seatbelts
and other fine details.
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Terry
Chan joins us with a review of the new 1/32
Alamo Missiles from Zactomodels.
These will be launched at the Zactomodels
table at the IPMS USA 2009 Convention in Columbus, Ohio
in August . |
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I have a review of the new 1/48
Hawker Hunter Vac formed canopy from Rebell
Hobby. You get 2 canopies and they are much thinner
than the original kit canopies.
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Monday,
July 27 2009 |
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Mike Scullion
gets things started today with something you don't see very
often. This is his 1/144 Welsh Models Resin Canadair Argus Mk
I
which Mike did an excellent job on. It is a limited run kit
that builds up into an outstanding model of the Canadair Argus Mk I.
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George Papanikolaou
has done a wonderful
job detailing, finishing and weathering his 1/48 Hasegawa F-4E HAF.
George added plenty of aftermarket detail items as well as his own
scratchbuilt details with excellent results before finishing his
Hellenic Phantom in the Aegean Blue paint scheme with a full weapons
load.
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Paolo De Sanctis
joins us from sunny Italy with his very well done 1/72 Airfix
F.W. 190D-9. Paolo tells us the history of the Fw-190 in
his article and then goes on to explain how he built and finished
his sharp looking late war Dora.
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Panos Kalaitzis
has been busy getting the details corrected to create his Hellenic 1/48 Academy F-16C Blk52+
HAF. Panos added a weapons load, aftermarket resin
Conformal Fuel Tanks and a centerline fuel tank before giving his
F-16 one of those very attractive Greek blue camo schemes.
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Zotz
Decals has a new P-40 decal sheet coming out.
This sheet will be available in 1/48 and 1/32. Click
the image to see a larger version. |
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I have a review of the new 1/32
F-16 Block 5-10 Floating Elevators
from QuickBoost.
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Sunday, July 26
2009 |
Liberia Independence Day |
Maldives Independence Day |
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Friday,
July 24 2009 |
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Lorenzo Cassinadri
gets things started today with his stunning 1/48 Tamiya Spitfire Mk.
Vb diorama. This diorama is loaded with detail and the
Spitfire is on exceptional quality. Sis back and enjoy.
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Jason Wolfe
is here with one of the better know cargo carriers. This is
his 1/144 Airfix DC-10 FedEx. Jason upgraded to a
resin tail for better detail, filled all the windows and finished it
off with aftermarket decals to get the FedEx livery.
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Alan Williamson
had a grand tome build the new 1/48 Tamiya Messerschmitt Me262 A-1a.
The fit was perfect and Alan built his 262 up to his usual high
standards.
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Osni Vieira Junior has
done an excellent job on his resin 1/72 Liberty Quality EMB-110
Bandeirrante. Osni finished his model green brown camo and
Brazilian Air Force markings.
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I have a review of the new 1/72
F/A-18C exhaust nozzles - closed from Aires
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I have a review of the new 1/48
Pod KB early Chaff Dispenser for Draken/Viggen from Rebell
Hobby
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Thursday,
July 23 2009 |
Egypt National Day |
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Ido
Barnea
starts today's update with his 1/48 Tamiya F-16C Arctic
Bandit. This beauty is built out of the box as one of the
"Arctic Bandits" from the 18th Aggressor Squadron
stationed in Eielson AFB Alaska. I sure do love this camo
scheme.
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Rafi
Ben-Shahar
is here with something different. This is his 1/48 Hasegawa
A6M2-K Zero trainer
one up to the usual high standard Rafi is well known for. Rafi
gave it full weathering.
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George
Athanasiades
has been very busy getting everything correct on his 1/48
Hasegawa F-4E diorama. George finished his excellent
Phantom in Hellenic Air Force anniversary markings.
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David
Rapasi
is in fine form today with his pair of 1/48 Tamiya F4 F-4
Wildcats. These are painted as training aircraft and
finished as aircraft that have been repaired with parts from other
aircraft.......mis-matched paint schemes on the replacement parts
etc These area treat to see and the finishing job David
did on them is simply amazing.
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I have a review of the new 1/48
F-16C Falcon wheel bays from Aires.
The detailing on these is amazing. |
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I have a review of the new 1/48
RCAF 1955-1956 Sky Lancers Display Team from Leading
Edge Models. This
sheet gives you the option to build one of ten different aircraft. |
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Wednesday,
July 22 2009 |
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Franz Galli
gets things started today with his very attractive 1/72 Revell AG North American (Mustang III).
Franz chose the great looking camo colours used by the RAF on
these early Mustangs.
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Phillip Steele
did an exceptionally fine job on his 1/72 Esci CF-5A(R).
I love seeing Canadian F-5's.....they just look so good in their
camo.
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Renato "NIGHTRIDER" Torin Jr
joins us with his
1/32 Revell Bell 206 Jet Ranger. Renato finished his Jet
Ranger stripes that he painted himself which gave him a great
looking model.
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Simon "the guru" Drew
has been having a grand time building his 1/48 Revell F/A-18F Super Hornet.
Simon finished his 2 seater Super Hornet in VFA-102 Diamondback
markings with excellent results.
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I have a review of the new 1/32
Bf-109G Central Gun from QuickBoost.
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I have a review of the new 1/32
German aircraft machine gun MG-17 barrels (2pcs) from Master.
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I have a product announcement for the 1/32
Weighted Wheels for Ju-88 from Contact Resine.
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Tuesday,
July 21
2009 |
Belgium Independence Day |
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Monday,
July 20
2009 |
Colombia Independence Day |
USA Moon Landing - First Human on the Moon (1969) |
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Eugeny Knupfer
begins today with his 1/72 Nakotne Polikarpov I-3. This
is an older kit that required much extra detailing work to complete but
the finished model turned out looking excellent.
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Michael Mou
joins us from China with his 1/48 Dragon Me-262A1a nightfighter.
This excellent looking model took 3 weeks to build which seems very
fast to me considering how difficult this kit is to build.
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Carmel J. Attard
is here with another of his 1/72 masterpieces. This is his 1/72 Airmodel Vacuform Fokker
VFW614 which is built from a Vacuform kit....which doesn't seem
to slow down Carmel one bit. The finished model looks
fantastic.
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Leslie Choy
is here with his article about the recent Egg Plane Fun Build.
Wow.....I've never seen so many Egg Planes in my
life......there's even a bi-plane Egg Plane. Wow!!!
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I have a review of the new 1/32
Bristol Beaufighter Porcupine Exhausts II from QuickBoost.
These are very delicately detailed and include hollow exhaust pipes.
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I have a review of the new 1/32
P-47D Thunderbolt Part 3 decal sheet from Lifelike
Decals. This decal sheet includes 2 different P-47's
with noseart....one with sexy noseart.
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Fernando I. Moreno Villa
is here with his
1/72 Italeri F4U-4 Corsair. This week is the 40th
Anniversary of the "soccer war" and this Corsair is one of
the planes that participated in that war. Fernando gave his
Corsair weathering and worked very hard to give his Corsair the
faded paint that was common on these planes in the hot
climate. He also did some modifications to make his model more
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Bernard Vogt
is here with his massive collection of Scale models of the Swiss Air Force.
This August is the 95th Anniversary of the Swiss Air Force and this
article show you the large number of different aircraft used by the
Swiss Air Force. This is very impressive and I always enjoy
seeing aircraft in the red and white Swiss markings.
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Bla’k Ja’k
has done a wonderful job restoring his
1/72 Revell Dornier Do-24 T3. This is one of the better
looking flying boats and Guillaume did it up perfectly.
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Edward Allen Fuquay
is here with a special diorama he built many years ago for
a friend. This is his "Lets just blow it up"... 1/35 scale
Vignette
that he recently restored to bring it up to the high level of
quality we enjoy seeing from Edward.
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Due to
popular demand, Zotz
Decals has re-released their 1/32
P-47N Thunderbolts decal sheet. This decal sheet features
3 different P-47s. Two of these planes feature sexy artwork.
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I have a review of the new 1/48
Seafire FR. 46/47 Cowling and Exhaust resin set
from QuickBoost.
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Thursday,
July 16 2009 |
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Chris Chen
begins
today with his absolutely stunning super detailed 1/48 Monogram EA-6B Prowler.
Chris spent 16 months building this masterpiece and he left no area
untouched. The finished model is amazing and is loaded with
plenty of aftermarket items as well as scratchbuilding.
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Gabriel Stern
is here to brighten your day with another of his oddball planes from
aviation history. This is his Scratch-built 1/72 Gresci Helicopter -
1934
is an Argentinean design that used a rotary engine. Gabriel
tells the whole amusing story in his article..
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Jason
Wolfe is here with quite the sharp looking 757
airliner. This is his 1/144 Minicraft 757-200 in America
West livery complete with the correct resin engines. I
really do like the look of this one.
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Aaron Malone
is here with a very special 1/32 Hasegawa P-47D. This
model was built with his wife in mind, so the script artwork on the
nose uses her name and the serial numbers also have a connection to
her. Aaron successfully tried new techniques on his big P-47
and the finished model is quite the stunning P-47.
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I have a review of the
new 1/32 F-100D
Super Sabre exhaust nozzle from Aires.
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I
have a review of the new 1/32
P-47D Thunderbolt Part 2 decal sheet from Lifelike
Decals. This
decal sheet features two different P-47D's....both with noseart.
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I
have a review of the new 1/48
Supermarine Spitfire early E wing - Hispano 20mm & .50cal in
fairings
from Master.
Wow....these are a thing of beauty.
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Wednesday,
July 15 2009 |
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Regarding
the 1/48 Avia S-199 Conversion by Floyd S.
Werner, Jr. that ran recently on ARC Air.......this
conversion set is now available from Black Robin Resins...their
contact info has been added to the article. |
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Juergen Klinglhuber
is here with something very special and unique today. This
is his 1/72 Italeri Agusta Bell AB 206 Jet Ranger done up in
the he "Team Shamrock" is the Austrian Airforce helicopter
aerobatic and formation flight team. Juergen
explains in his article how to complete this conversion.
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Osni Vieira Junior
joins us from Brazil with his excellent looking 1/72 Liberty Quality EMB-120 Brasilia.
This is a resin kit but Osni had no problems and enjoyed
building it.
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David Rapasi
has done an outstanding job weathering his desert scheme 1/48 Accurate Miniatures B-25D Mitchell.
You have to check this one out...amazing.
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Andrew Holloway
(kaysersoze) is here with his flawlessly done
1/48 Airfix Spitfire MkIIa. This is a BOB
Spitfire.....which is one of my favourite events to build models
from. Andrew did an fantastic job bringing his Spitfire to
life with skillful use of weathering.
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I'm
pleased to announce that Zotz
Decals has re-released their 1/72 1/48, 1/32 (all
on one sheet) Roundels Of The World Part 2. This sheet
includes markings for the following countries; Angola ,
Botswana, Burundi, Congo, Congo Zaire, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon,
Kenya, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda,
Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, South Africa. |
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I
have a review of the new 1/48 Bf 109E Engine and engine cowling
from QuickBoost.
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I
have a product announcement for the new 1/32
Weighted Wheels for F8F Bearcat
from Contact Resine.
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Tuesday,
July 14
2009 |
France National Day |
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Tolga ULGUR
begins your Tuesday update with his very nicely done 1/48 Tamiya Heinkel He-219.
Tolga's He-219 is built mostly out of the box with some detailing in
critical areas such as some photo etch from Eduard to dress up the
cockpit. Tolga then finished it off with one of his flawless
paint jobs.
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Kare Sláma
has been busy
building and finishing his 1/72 Hasegawa MiG-23 BN.
This MiG-23 was finished in the markings for a Czech MiG-23 in a
sharp looking camo scheme complete with gun pods.
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Gabriel Zvulun
is here with something a little different today. This is his
beautifully detailed 1/35 Tamiya M1046 Humvee.
Gabriel added all the little details that bring an armor model to
life and then gave it a careful coat of desert weathering.
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Christopher Lundberg
built this stunning 1/48 Revell Eurofighter Typhoon
in 12 days. The build was not without incident as you'll read
in his article regarding the nose, but in the end it all worked out
and his Luftwaffe Typhoon looks excellent..
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I have a review of the new 1/32
P-51D Mustang wheel bays from Aires.
This set gives you main gear bays and landing gear doors.
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I have a review of the new 1/72
& 1/48 Blackburn/HS Buccaneer Decals from Model
Alliance Group. This new decal sheet features
markings for 14 different Buccaneers.
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I have a review of the new 1/72
SKA24 Long Range Camera for SH37 Viggen from Rebell
Hobby.
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Monday,
July 13 2009 |
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This
weeks Twobobs
Newsletter is up and it's a big one!! Bob has plenty of
news about the new 1/48 Buckeye kit as well as the various
Buckeye decal sheets and even some news on the Turkish Kara
Sahin F-4E Phantom decal sheet. If you haven't seen this
one....check out the images in the news letter......it's a stunning
artwork. Plus images of the new 1/48 B-1 decal sheet...with
artwork galore!!! |
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Rafi
Ben-Shahar
is here with two of his 1/48 IDF Ta-4J. They include a
Hasegawa model and a Classic Airframes model in IDF markings from
the late 70s and a different scheme from the early 90s. Rafi
compares the two kits and shows you plenty of photos of these
beauties.
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Leandro Ńeco
has done a fantastic job building and finishing his 1/48 Eduard Fokker D-VII.
Leandro chose to finish his Fokker D-VII in the markings for the
plane flown by Hermann Goring during WW1.
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Eric "speedlimit "
Salazar
has put plenty of effort into his great looking 1/48 Hasegawa F-4F.
He used an Aires resin cockpit and True details intakes and some
PE detailing here and there. Then he finished it off in this
great looking orange Luftwaffe paint scheme.
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Yoyoal
is here with something I've never seen before. This is his 1/48 Hasegawa
P-40E
modified with a Russian motor and prop and finished in Russian
markings from WW2. It's very cool to see this unique P-40E on
ARC.
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I'm
pleased to announce the re-release of the much sought after 1/72
1/48, 1/32 Roundels Of The World Part 1 from Zotz
Decals. You
get all 3 scale
on one decal sheet.
This sheet includes markings for the following countries; Morocco,
Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Mauritania, Mali, Niger, Chad,
Sudan, Eritrea, Senegal, Burkina Fasco, Nigeria, Central African
Republic, Ethiopia, Djibouti, Somalia, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea
Bissau, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin,
Cameroon and Cape Verde Islands.
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I have a review of the new 1/48
MiG-17F Pitot Tube from QuickBoost.
You get 4 identical Pitot Tubes in
this set. |
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Sunday, July 12
2009 |
Sao Tome and Principe Independence Day |
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Saturday,
July 11
2009 |
Mongolia National Celebration Day |
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Friday,
July 10
2009 |
Invasion
of Sicily - Allied Landings at Sicily in 1943 |
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Gianni Chirico
starts your update today with something seldom seen. This is
his 1/72 Special Hobby Fairchild PT.26 Cornell built out of
the box and finished in U.S. Army Air Force markings from 1943 and
weathered to add realism.
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Petit James
is here with another of his Argentinean jets. This is his 1/48 Frems Aermacchi
MB-339
finished off in an attractive camo scheme which looks very good and
of course Argentinean markings to complete the jet.
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Busolini Massimo
is here with another of his beautifully finished models. this
is his 1/48 Classic Airframe GANNET ASW MK.1/4
which is a multi-media kit finished off in a very realistic finish
using his very successful and unique painting technique. Read
his article for all the details.
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John R. Matthews
joins us for the fir5st time on ARC with his “Old Yeller” Artwork.
John has other artwork that you can see by clicking the link in
his article.
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I have a
review of the new 1/32
P-51D Mustang resin cockpit set from
Aires.
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I
have a review of the new 1/32
Weighted Wheels for Hellcat
from Contact Resine.
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Thursday,
July 9
2009 |
Argentina Independence Day |
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Peter Doll
begins today's update with another of his bare metal
masterpieces. This is Peter's big 1/32
Trumpeter E.E. BAC Lightning F. 1 A / F.3 .
Peter is a master at baremetal finishes and for his Lightning he
used foil with exceptional results.
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Alan Williamson
has done an outstanding
job building and weathering his 1/48 Tamiya Fieseler Fi156C Storch.
Alan explains in his article all about
building this kit. For markings he chose the historical
markings of the Storch Fi156C-3 that was used to free Mussolini
on September 12 1943, Gran Sasso, Italy.
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Manuel Negri has
been busy doing a flawless finish on his 1/48 Trumpeter Shenyang FT-6.
Manuel gave his jet the markings for the
Pakistani Air Force along with full weathering.
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Doug Fede is
here with something rare and special. This is 1/48 Accurate Miniatures
Avenger finished off as a Royal New
Zealand Air Force Avenger. Doug chose to build his avenger as
a torpedo bomber that prowled the Pacific during WW2 looking for
enemy ships. The finished model turned out looking very nice
indeed.
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I
have a review of the new 1/48
F-16 Block 5-10 floating elevator from QuickBoost.
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I have a
review of the new 1/32
P-47D Thunderbolt Best selection Part 1 decal sheet from Lifelike
Decals.
This latest
release decal sheet features two different P-47D's, both with
noseart.
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I
have a review of the new 1/72
Night recce pod MSK for SH37 and SF37 Viggen from Maestro
Models Conversions
and available from Rebell
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Wednesday,
July 8 2009 |
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Tuan Tonthat
has done something very exceptional to build his 1/32 F-5B (kitbashing??).
He made a resin copy of a model kit....the kitbash that with a
conversion set and another kit to create his VNAF F-5B. I
stand in awe of the effort in this project as well as the fantastic
finished model.
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David Rapasi
has finished his 1/48 Accurate Miniatures A-36A Apache (Invader)
to perfection to look exactly like a A-36A that served in
North Africa and Sicily in 1943. The paint job is weathered
and sun faded.....it doesn't get much better than this.
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Carmel J Attard
joins us from sunny warm Malta with 2 of his 1/72 Pavla Models Me-163S.
Carmel tells the history behind the Komet and what is required
to build this 2 seat trainer version. He finished one of
Komets in Russian markings and the other in Luftwaffe markings.
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Ian Foulkes is here
with something different for him. This is his 1/48 Eduard Airco
DH2
done up in fine style complete with all the rigging and a proper
diorama base to show off this great looking bi-plane.
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I
have a review of the new 1/32 F8F-1 Bearcat resin cockpit set from
Aires
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I
have a review of the new 1/32
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,
July 7
2009 |
Solomon Islands National Day |
Terrorist Subway attacks in the UK July 7 2005 |
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Ermanno Bonafin is
here to show you his amazing 1/48
Tamiya Nakajima J1N1-Sa. Ermanno added Eduard seat belts as well as brake lines, the the
real beauty of this model is the chipped and peeling paint. In
his article Ermanno explains how his did the paint job.
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Leslie Choy is here
with another of his fantastic builds. This is Leslie's 1/48 Airfix EE
Canberra built mostly out of the box with exceptional
results.
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Vladimír
Žucha
has been busy doing a flawless finish on his i1/48 Academy
Supermarine Spitfire Mk. XIVc. Vladimír airbrushed some
of the markings and also made custom decals to create this
particular Spitfire and then finished it off with weathering
including gun smoke stains on the wings.
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Sertac Bayar
joins us from Turkey with his 1/72 Revell B-1B Lancer. Sertac
added extra detailing and then finished his B-One with noseart and a
great looking camo paint job. Even in 1/72 this is a big
model.
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Here is
a product
announcement for the 1/48 VF-102 "Diamondbacks" OEF
F-14B's decal sheet from Fightertown
Decals. This very inclusive sheet covers the F-14B
VF-102 Diamondbacks OEF/Last Tomcat Cruise. Get it while you
can. |
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I have a review of the new 1/48
Junkers Ju 88G-6 Radar FUG240 from QuickBoost.
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I have a review of the new 1/48
Browning M2 aircraft .50 caliber barrels from Master.
Wow.....you have to see these to believe them.
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Monday,
July 6
2009 |
Comoros Independence Day |
Malawi Republic Day |
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Arne Goethe
starts today with an extremely well detailed 1/72 ICM MiG-29 9.13.
Arne used a variety of aftermarket detail items as well as
plenty of scratchbuilding to complete this beauty.
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Dennis Robert Ferriol
had a very enjoyable time building the 1/48 C-47A Skytrain.
Dennis has high regards for this kit as you'll read in his
article. The finished model is a beauty and well worth having
a close look at.
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Eduardo Arguijo
joins us from Guatemala 1/72 Hellers Saab J-29 Tunnan.
He has done a
marvelous job building and finishing his Swedish jet complete with a
natural metal finish.
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Gabriel Zvulun
is here with something a bit different
today. This is his 1/35 Tamiya M1A2 Abrams
fully detailed and finished to look like a battle
weary desert Abrams.
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Dave Johnson
is here with a review of the Kinetic 1/48 Israel F-16I SUFA
from Lucky Model www.luckymodel.com. |
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I have a review of the new 1/72
H.S. Nimrod Part IV decal sheet from
Model
Alliance Group.
This new decal sheet features markings for 12 different Nimrod
aircraft
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Sunday, July
5 2009 |
Cape Verde National Day |
Venezuela Independence Day |
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Orlando Sucre Rosales
is here from
Venezuela on their Independence Day with his very eye catching 1/144 Dragon F-16A Tigermeet.
Orlando finished his tiny Viper in Belgian markings....very
nicely done. The article is written in English and Spanish.
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Orlando Sucre Rosales
is here with his second article on the
Venezuela Independence Day. This is his 1/72 Italeri AH-64 Apache
Longbow and although it wasn't the easiest kit to build, it did
turn out very well. This model is dedicated to Estefanía.
The article is written in English and Spanish.
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Saturday,
July 4 2009 |
United States of America Independence Day |
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Burt Gustafson
begins this special July 4th update with his 1/48 Tamiya F-16CJ Block 50.
Burt has high praise for the quality of this kit and when you
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Gonzalo D. Mendoza
has been busy getting all the details right on his 1/48 Tamiya A-1J Skyraider.
Gonzalo added RBF tags and a full weapons load and finished it
off with full weathering over his SEA camo paint job. Sweet!!!
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Michael
Hernandez has dropped by today with his excellent looking
1/72 Hasegawa F/A-18F. Michael displayed his Superbug as
an in-flight model. |
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Stefan joins
us for the first time today on ARC. This is his 1/48 Academy P-47 N Thunderbolt
which is his first model since re-entering the hobby after a 10
year break. I do like how well it turned out and I look
forward to seeing more of Stefan's model on ARC in the future.
Welcome to ARC Stefan!!!.
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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, Mčxico 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
Hobby. |
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Happy Canada Day to all
the ARC Canucks |
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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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