Thursday,
Mar 31 2011 |
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Mike Pattison gets
things started today in style with his fully loaded and beautifully
painted and weathered 1/32 Trumpeter A7-E Corsair II. Mark
took full advantage of this larger scale and loaded his A-7 with an
pile decals for all the tiny details and then gave it a flawless
weathering job and full weapons load.
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Mark L. Rossmann joins
us today with something rare. This is his 1/48 Nichimo Mitsubishi Ki-51 Sonia
which built up into a fantastic model in Mark's skilled
hands. Mark picked an eye catching camo to finish off his
Ki-51.
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Christopher Yee is
here with his first article on ARC and what a diorama it is.
This is Christopher's Hasegawa "Blue Angels"
Eggplanes" in-flight diorama complete with 6 aircraft in
tight formation while the 2 forward aircraft are peeling away for
the next part of their aerial display. This is a VERY cool
display and Christopher tells all about it in his article....plus he
also tells you about the 7th BA aircraft......the 2 seater.......but
you need to read his article for the story on that. Beautiful
job Christopher, I'm pleased to see it on ARC and I look forward to
seeing more of your work on the ARC homepage in the future.
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Zoltan Pocza is here today
with a product article for the VAQ-141
Shadowhawks Transition, 2010 / EA-6B Prowler - EA-18G Growler
print from
Deployment
Productions.
20% off of any
products for every ACTIVE, registered ARC community members!
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Here
is a product article for the new 1/32 BAE Lightning F.6
cockpit set from
Aires.
Aires.
This cockpit set is loaded with detail.
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Here
is a product article for the new 1/72
Albatros C.III model kit from
Czech
Master Resin - CMR Models.
You get as selection of 5
different
Albatros C.III aircraft in this model kit.
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Wednesday,
Mar 30 2011 |
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Bernard Lapeyrie should
be very proud of the job he did on his 1/48 Classic Airframes Sea Venom.
Bernard used a wingfold set from Wolfpack Design and then put plenty
of effort into pulling this magnificent project together.
WOW!!!
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David Rapasi is
here with his latest gem. This is his 1/48 Tamiya F4U-1 Corsair
as it appeared in the PTO during WW2. David has some
quotes from pilots in his article which I think you will find quite
interesting and as for Dave's Corsair.......sit back and
enjoy.......it is up to his usual very high standard.
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Mark Stevens has
dropped by today with a very rare Luft 46 jet. This is his 1/72 Antares Models Junkers EF 132,
which is a very cool looking resin model. Mark added crew
figures to the cockpit and framed the canopy with paper which is a
very creative solution. Mark then finished it off with an
impressive and complicated Luftwaffe camo scheme.
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I
have a product article for the 1/72
F-22A Roll the Dice Raptor decal sheet
from
Twobobs
Aviation Graphics.
This decal sheet features 3
different F-22 Raptors from Elmendorf AFB way up north in Alaska
including ARC's favourite Raptor pilot . The planes included
on this sheet are airframes # 05090, #05093, #05096 in Sept 2007 at
Elmendorf AFB with the 90th FS.
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Here is
a product article
for the new 1/48
Bf 110C/D Engine Bulkhead from QuickBoost.
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Here is
a product article
for the new 1/48
German radar FuG 220 Lichtenstein SN-2
from
Master.
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Here is
a product article
for the new 1/35
AH-1W exhausts from Werner's
Wings.
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Tuesday,
Mar 29 2011 |
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Hot
Babe of the Week!
this week from
Twobobs is courtesy of Tim
Darrah. Great guy that Tim.
One of the most genuine guys I know and a real supporter of the
hobby. Thanks for the pics Tim!
Bob
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Benner has done
quite a bit of work to create his Desert Storm 1/48 Testors OV-10D+ Bronco.
Benner used a the excellent Paragon conversion set as well as
some scratchbuilt parts and then finished it off with aftermarket
decals. The desert camo looks great....beautiful work
Benner....this is a truly impressive model.
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Artur Oslizlo is
here with his stunning looking 1/48 Trumpeter SBLim-2. Artur
added extra detail with PART photo etched details and also used
Montex canopy masks to make the painting easier. But the
really impressive part is the multi-shaded bare metal paint
job. Artur captured the look of this Polish Jet trainer
perfectly.
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Dan Jenkins is here
with something very special today. This is his 1/72 Heller Lockheed Constellation L-749
posed as an in-flight model using props from
Prop
Blur.
Prop
Blur.
Dan pulled this project together and got it
looking just right.
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Here's a preview
of the new 1/32 Soviet P-39 Aces decal sheet from Zotz
Decals. This
decal sheet includes 6 different P-39s and some with noseart. |
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Here is
a product article
for the new 1/48
AIM-9M Missile Dry Transfer Stencils
from
Hobby
Decal.
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Here is
a product article
for the new 1/48
Ar 196A wheels & paint masks from
Aires.
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Monday,
Mar 28 2011 |
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This
weeks Twobobs
Newsletter has big news about the upcoming Centennial of
Naval Aviation sheets. These will be released in 1/48 and
1/72.....PLUS you can order a reference CD packed with
photos of these jets. You can also order combo packages and
get a discount.
has big news about the upcoming Centennial of
Naval Aviation sheets. These will be released in 1/48 and
1/72.....PLUS you can order a reference CD packed with
photos of these jets. You can also order combo packages and
get a discount.
has big news about the upcoming Centennial of
Naval Aviation sheets. These will be released in 1/48 and
1/72.....PLUS you can order a reference CD packed with
photos of these jets. You can also order combo packages and
get a discount.
has big news about the upcoming Centennial of
Naval Aviation sheets. These will be released in 1/48 and
1/72.....PLUS you can order a reference CD packed with
photos of these jets. You can also order combo packages and
get a discount.
has big news about the upcoming Centennial of
Naval Aviation sheets. These will be released in 1/48 and
1/72.....PLUS you can order a reference CD packed with
photos of these jets. You can also order combo packages and
get a discount. |
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Dragan Cvetic has
done a lovely job on his 1/72 Zvezda MiG-21 BIS JRV I PVO. Dragan
finished his MiG in the markings of the Yugoslav Air Force using
decals from Balkan Models decals. Very nice indeed.
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Gokhan Eren joins
us from Turkey with his very well done 1/144 DC-3 Turkish Air
Force. Gokhan chose a silver finish for his attractive
Turkish DC-3. It's good to see a Turkish DC-3.
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Shawn "phantom" Weiler
did a beautiful
job building and finishing his 1/48 Academy CT-133 Silver Star.
Shawn added extra detail using Verlinden parts and then used
decals from 3 different manufacturers to get the correct markings
for his CT-33. I really like the paint scheme on this one.
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Peter Castle
is here with his product
announcement for his latest batch of new releases which includes
Cockpit Instrument Dials and Placard decal ranges in 1/48,
1/32 and 1/24 scale from
airscale.
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I have a product article
for the new 1/72
Ju 88A-4 Exhausts
from
QuickBoost.
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Saturday, Mar 26
2011 |
Bangladesh Independence and National Day |
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Friday,
Mar 25
2011 |
Greece Independence Day |
Royal Navy - Sea Mosquito first carrier landings (1944) |
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Giannis Doxas
is here to mark the Greek National Day with his flawless 1/48 Hasegawa F-16D Block52+ H.A.F. Giannis
replaced all the important detail items with resin sets from Aires
and finished off this great looking Hellenic F-16 with aftermarket
decals and a full weapons load and drop tanks.
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Kit
has done a fabulous job detailing, finishing and weathering
t his 1/48 AH-64A Apache.
Kit dressed up the cockpit with the Aires interior details set and
then gave this Apache the full camo and weathering treatment. I
love the finished model.
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Yiannis Ladopoulos
is here on the Greek National Day with his 1/72 Esci F-5A Freedom Fighter
in Hellenic markings. Yiannis did a great job on his F-5 and
it's good to see one in Greek markings.....especially on today's
update. |
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I
have a product article for the 1/72
1/32
F/A-18A/B Fighting Omars decal sheet
from
Twobobs
Aviation Graphics.
This sheet is follow up to their
very popular VFC-12 release is this sheet in both 72nd and 32nd
scale. There are enough markings on this sheet to build a 72nd
scale jet and one 32nd scale jet.
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Here is
a product article
for the new 1/32
Su-25 PD-62-8 Pylons from
Zactomodels.
These pylons are loaded with detail and the perfect item for
when you build a 1/32 Su-25.
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Here is
a product article
for the new 1/48
Arado Ar 196A Armament from QuickBoost.
QuickBoost.
This set will permit your to upgrade to more detailed parts for
the guns and armament on the the
Arado Ar 196A
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Here is
a product article
for the new 1/72
Supermarine Seagull ASR-1 resin model kit from Pro
Resin. This is one cool looking flying boat.
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Thursday,
Mar 24 2011 |
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Zhou Kun
joins us from China with an excellent looking 1/48 Tamiya F-117A Nighthawk.
This F-117 was built mostly OOB with some added scratchbuilt in
critical areas to improve upon this very nice Tamiya kit. I
really like the work done on this F-117 model.
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Tim Cvetic
is here with the very neat looking 1/72 Gremlin Models Utva Aero 3.
This was a small civilian aircraft, but I'll let you read the whole
story in Tim's article. This is a resin kit so it required a
bit more effort than usual and Tim did scratchbuild a few
parts such as the instrument panel. The finished model is a
pleasure to see and the article is quite interesting.
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Bla’k Ja’k
is here with his beautifully detail and finished
1/72 Revell U-Boat Type VIIC. Bla’k Ja’k did plenty of
scratchbuilding and then finished off his U-Boat with a flawless
weathering job.
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I
have a product article for the 1/72
F-117A Silver Anniversary Bandits decal sheet
from
Twobobs
Aviation Graphics.
This F-117 sheet features four
different aircraft in the twilight of their careers. Two jets
are in the experimental gray schemes that have been in use for
the last couple of years. With the retirement of the Nighthawk
currently in work, this very well may be the last set of
markings ever to be on these jets.
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Here is
a product article
for the new 1/48
MiG-17F Fresco C wheel bay set from
Aires.
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Wednesday,
Mar 23
2011 |
Pakistan Day |
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Kit
starts today with a beautifully weathered 1/48 Hasegawa F/A-18C Hornet.
This is a US Navy jet and Kit captured the heavy weathering and
patchy paint job that you'll find on USN jets. It was then
finished off with drop tanks and a full weapons load.
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Carmel J Attard
has an outstanding 1/72 MPM Douglas DC2 model to share
with us. Carmel has included the very history of this DC2 from
before WW2 up to today. Carmel tell the build process which he
found quite enjoyable. This sounds like quite the nice kit and
the finished model look great.
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David C S Teo
has been building modifying the fuselage and markings to create
this beautiful 1/144 Minicraft 777-300 Singapore Airlines (9V-SYK).
David had to use plastic tubes to extend the fuselage and
custom made decals to get the exact markings for a pilot that flew
this airliner. I really like the finished results.
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I
have a product article for the 1/72
F-15E Da' Heath decal sheet
from
Twobobs
Aviation Graphics.
This sheet includes Markings for
three different Raptors from the 325th Fighter Wing of Tyndall AFB
including the jet flown by an ARC member. This subject has
never been done in any scale! You can build 3 complete models from
this sheet.
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Zoltan Pocza
is here with a product article for the S-3B
Viking VS-32 Maulers, AB700 / 160147 / 2007 print from Deployment
Productions.
20%
off of any products for every ACTIVE, registered ARC community
members!
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Here is
a product article
for the new 1/48
P-39 Airacobra Flaps
from
QuickBoost.
This set includes 4 parts.
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Here is
a product article
for the new 1/72
F-14 Alfa probe & Angle
Of Attack probe from
Master.
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Tuesday,
Mar 22 2011 |
I have added
advertising to the ARC Discussion Forums. For the next 6
months 100% of the advertising income from the ARC discussion forums
will be given to Disaster
Relief in Japan.
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Hot
Babe of the Week!
this week from Twobobs is courtesy of Daniel Soulaine once again.
Daniel's the man! Helped us out quite a bit over here at Twobobs
with his Centennial walk-arounds. Bob
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Ryan Cameron
is here on the anniversary of the loss of this Lancaster in
1945. This beautifully built 1/72 Hasegawa Lancaster had
Ryan's great-uncle Navigator Sgt. Bill Dean onboard during that
fateful night. Read Ryan's article for the full story.
It is quite the read and Ryan's Lancaster if first class. |
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Burt Gustafson
joins us today with his very colorful 1/48 Hasegawa TF-104G
Starfighter. Burt built this beauty out of the box with
great results.....I love how it turned out. Looking good Burt.
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Mike Pattison
has gone above and beyond with his 1/32 Dragon P-51D Mustang.
Mike covered his Mustang in different shades of aluminum foil
and made sure the foil was pressed into each and every rivet.
He did other detailing and finished in the in the famous blue nosed
paint scheme. I love it.
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Here is
a product article
for the new 1/48
F/A-18E/F Dry Transfer Stencils
from Hobby
Decal. This decal sheet gives you black and gray
markings. |
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Here is
a product article
for the new 1/48 M.B. Mk.10A ejection seats from
Aires.
Aires.
This set includes photo etch details.
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Monday,
Mar 21
2011 |
Namibia Independence Day |
Chile - Anniversary of the Chilean Air Force |
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This
weeks Twobobs
Newsletter is up. Bob has included some new images of
the instruction sheets and decals for the upcoming Centennial
of Naval Aviation sheets. There are 5 of these sheets coming
out and they contain a great selection of retro markings and
schemes. Nicely done Bob...I'm looking forward to these new
sheets. |
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Daniel Truong
joins us today with his first article on ARC. The 1/72 PJ production Mirage
IIIB is a highly detailed kit that can be turned into a stunning
model when in the hands of a modeler such as David. His
multi-shaded baremetal finish brought his Mirage to life.
Welcome to ARC David, I look forward to seeing more of your models
on ARC in the future.
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Paolo De Sanctis
has done a lovely job
building and finishing his 1/72 PM Hawker Sea-Fury.
Paolo finished his Sea-Fury in the markings for the Canadian navy
and has dedicated his model to his friend and ARC regular John
Smalbrugge. Beautiful Sea-Fury Paolo.
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Alain Courouge
joins us today with his first article on ARC. I'm pleased to
show you his exceptional 1/72 Revell Hawker Hunter F6
in the camo and markings for a Jordanian plane. Welcome to ARC
Alain, I look forward to seeing more of your models on ARC in the
future. Your Hunter looks perfect.
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Here is
a product article
for the new 1/72
Ju 88A-4 Exhausts from QuickBoost.
The tips of these exhausts is hollow for added realism.
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Sunday,
Mar 20
2011 |
Tunisia National Day |
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Friday,
Mar 18 2011 |
Çanakkale Victory Anniversary 2011 |
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Happy
Birthday to ARC Mod Terry Sumner
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Gokhan Eren
joins us from Turkey with his 1/32 Academy Nieuport XVII in
Turkish markings. Today is the anniversary of the Çanakkale
Victory. Gokhan has included photos of his model during the
build process. The finished model look excellent....well done
Gokhan. |
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Hakan Soylemezoglu
has created
a very special F-16 diorama. This is his 1/48 Tamiya F-16 C
as it would appear while undergoing maintenance. Hakan added
plenty of extra detail and then created a diorama to display his
Turkish F16. I really enjoyed seeing the photos of this
diorama. |
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Tom Bebout
joins us today with a very nicely done 1/48 HobbyCraft Aircomet.
Tom added drop tanks and then finished his Aircomet in a bare metal
finish complete with noseart and darkened panel lines. Toms
work paid off as this is a very sharp looking Aircomet. It's
good to see this classic American jet. |
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Here
is a product article for the 1/72
F-15E Da' Heath decal sheet
from
Twobobs
Aviation Graphics. You get enough markings for two
complete jets from the 494th Fighter Squadron at RAF Lakenheath, one
including the 48th Operations Group jet.
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Here
is a product article for the 1/32
Bf 109F Propeller from
QuickBoost.
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Thursday,
Mar 17
2011 |
Ireland - St. Patrick's Day |
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Leszek Szopieray
starts today with not one but two MiG-21's. These are his 1/72 Revell MiG-21F-13 and Fujimi
MiG-21bis and as you would expect from Leszek, they are very
realistic looking models. Leszek finished both of these bare
metal beauties in Polish Air force markings. |
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Jens Gerber
joins us from Germany with his latest model. This is his
excellent looking 1/48 Revell/Hasegawa F4U 5 in USN
markings. Jens gave his Corsair some careful weathering for a
more realistic look. Your Corsair looks very nice Jens. |
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Iván Aceituno C.
has done a remarkable job on his 1/48 Hasegawa RF-4E Phantom II.
Iván added a number of aftermarket detail items and finished
his Phantom II with Luftwaffe markings and an amazing paint and
weathering job. Iván also has photos of his model on a
diorama base complete with figures. I love how the finished
model looks. |
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David Rapasi
joins us with part two of his article...... Matching Model Paint To A Paint Chip Part II.
David shares some of his wisdom on paint colors. |
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I
have a product article for the 1/72
A-10A Assam Draggins decal sheet
from
Twobobs
Aviation Graphics.
You get enough markings for two
jets from the 51st Fighter Wing, Osan AB, South Korea. This
subject has never been done in decal form!!
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Zoltan Pocza is here with a
product article for the new CVW-7
on the flight deck of USS Dwight D Eisenhower CVN-69 - Panorama
print from
Deployment
Productions.
20% off of any
products for every ACTIVE, registered ARC community members!
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Here is
a product article
for the new 1/72 F-16I Sufa cockpit set from
Aires.
Aires.
This cockpit set has some amazing detail.
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Wednesday,
Mar 16 2011 |
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Mike Pattison
gets things started today with his first article on ARC.
This is Mike's very attractive and beautifully built 1/32 Trumpeter
Su-30 in a sharp looking camo scheme. Mike built it
OOB with great success.......he definitely has captured the
"Wow factor" in this model. Welcome to ARC
Mike.....I love your Su-30. |
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Tolga ULGUR
joins us from Turkey with his flawlessly weathered 1/48 Tamiya P-51B Mustang.
Tolga used a selection of detail items from Eduard, Ultracast
and Quickboost to add additional detail to his Mustang. He
then topped it with a vacuformed canopy before giving it an amazing
weathering job. Beautifully done Tolga. |
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Dragan Cvetic
has been busy getting his 1/72 Italeri F-5E
looking perfect. Dragan finished his F-5 as a US Aggressor
aircraft in a great looking 3 tone camo scheme. I really do
like the look of this one.
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David Rapasi
is here with his article entitled Matching Model Paint To A Paint Chip.
David is a highly respected modeler with great skill when it
comes to painting and weathering and this article is a fine addition
to the ARC Tools 'n' Tips section. |
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I
have a product article for the 1/32
AIM-9/AIM-120 CATM/ACMI Markings decal sheet
from
Twobobs
Aviation Graphics.
This sheet features munition
markings for all those inert munitions you always see on modern
fighter aircraft including AIM-9L/M,
AIM-120B/C, ACMI Cubic Pod as well as ARDS Pod markings are all
included in this very complete set.
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Here
is a product article for the 1/32
MiG-21 BD3-60 Pylons from Zactomodels.
Zactomodels
has both early and later 'heavy duty' version of the BD3-60 Pylons
available.
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Here
is a product article for the 1/72
Martin MS-1
resin model kit from Pro
Resin. This
is one very cool looking float plane and was the first plane to be
launched from a US submarine. |
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Here
is a product article for the 1/48
Fw Ta 154 Air Intakes & Pitot Tube from QuickBoost.
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Tuesday,
Mar 15 2011 |
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Hot
Babe of the Week!
this week from Twobobs
Hot Babe of the Week is courtesy of Daniel Soulaine. Hope you guys
are putting these to good use to help you with your models when our
Centennial sheets become available! Bob
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Arthur Filippis
is here with his first model on ARC as well as the first model he
has built in 10 years. Arthur chose to build the 1/48 Hasegawa F-4EJ Phantom II
and he finished it in the attractive markings and camo for
a Japanese F-4. Great looking Phantom Arthur and I look
forward to seeing more of your work on ARC in the future.
Welcome to ARC.
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Rian Jones
has put a huge amount of work into his 1/48 Hasegawa F4U-4 Corsair.
Rian rescribed the panel lines, added parts from the Tamiya
Corsair plus scratchbuilt parts and plenty of aftermarket detail
items to create his remarkable Corsair. Nicely done Rian. |
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Allan “Spongebob” Hernandez
joins us from the Philippines with his first model on ARC.
Allan added plenty of metal and plastic scratchbuilt detailing using
to his 1/72 Eduard L-39ZA Albatross and finished it off in
Libyan markings to create a fantastic looking award winning
model. I like his Albatross allot and I look for ward to
seeing more of Allen's models on ARC in the future. Welcome to
ARC Allen.
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David Rapasi
is here with the first of 3 article dealing with painting.
This article is entitled What Color Is N.S. Sea Blue. Beautiful
job David. |
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Here is
a product article
for the new 1/48 Ar 196A-3/A-4 cockpit set from
Aires.
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Here is
a product article
for the new 1/72
Supermarine Spitfire E wing late - Hispano 20mm & .50cal in
fairings from
Master.
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Chris
Banyai-Riepl is here is
a product article
for the new United
States Navy Aviation Centennial 1911 -
2011 book from Alga
Publishing. |
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Monday,
Mar 14 2011 |
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Like
everyone else, I have been glued to the TV watching the horrible
events unfold in northern Japan. Most of us are
unable to help, but I do encourage everyone to give a $10
donation to the Red Cross Society or another charity that
is providing relief efforts to the areas of Japan that have
been devastated by this disaster. Our prayers go out
to the people of Japan. |
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This
weeks Twobobs
Newsletter is up. Bob has piles of images of the 5
new Centennial of Naval Aviation decal sheets including F/A-18C/E with VFA-106, EA-6B/EA-18G with VAQ-129, F/A-18C with VFA-122/VFC-12, F/A-18C with VFA-204/VX-31 and F/A-18C with VX-9.
Bob has included some great retro paint schemes/markings on these 5
new decal sheets. Check out the 3" Centennial of Naval
Aviation sticker that Bob is including with these sheets. |
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Chip Jean
is here with his eye catching 1/48 Hasegawa F-2A in Japanese
markings. Chip dressed up the cockpit and used
aftermarket decals to capture the attractive paint scheme of this
Japanese fighter. Chip has included a wealth of info in his
article with tips to building this kit...including dealing with
intake seams. I love those colorful Japanese jets.
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Polly Singh
is here with a very special aircraft. This is Ernest Udet's D
VII from the First World War made with the 1/48 Dragon Fokker D VII.
Polly captured to look of this delicate little fighter very well
and it is a treat to see it on ARC.
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Bill Hawkins
is a classy guy with a big heart and here is the 1/48 Revell F-101B Voodoo
that he built for a USAF Vet. Bill gave his Voodoo a bare
metal finish and aftermarket decals for the 15th FIS. It's a
great looking Voodoo and I enjoyed the part of his article the most
when he talks about giving it to his friend the USAF Vet.
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I have a product article
for the new 1/48
Ju-87 Dry Transfer Stencils from Hobby
Decal. This decal sheet even includes tank kill
markings. |
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I have a product article
for the new 1/72
A-1 Skyraider Pylons
from
QuickBoost.
QuickBoost.
This set includes 15 pylons in 3 different sizes.
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Saturday, Mar
12 2011 |
Mauritius Independence Day |
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Friday,
Mar 11
2011 |
Lithuania Independence Day |
Train
bombings in Spain 2004 |
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Vladimir Bilbija
gets things started today with his beautifully done 1/72 Hasegawa F-86D Sabredog.
Vladimir did some scratchbuilt detailing in the cockpit and
finished off this beauty in Yugoslavian markings.
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Victor De Jesus
has done a stunning job on his 1/48 Tamiya A-1H Skyraider.
Victor added a full weapons load and then gave his Skyraider a
great looking weathering job to finish it off. He chose some
very colorful USN markings.
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Nick Winand
joins us today with 3 sharp looking 1/72 Luft' 46 and USAF '46
aircraft models. Nick finished one of these in What-if
American markings. I enjoyed seeing all 3 of these models here
on ARC. Nicely done Nick.
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I
have a product article for the 1/48
EF-2000 Perfect Storm Tiffiess decal
sheet from
Twobobs
Aviation Graphics.
This sheet includes a complete set
of stencil data for two complete jets with enough individual options
for six. There are two, dual seat aircraft represented on this
sheet as well.
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Zoltan Pocza joins us with a
product article for the EA-18G
Growler VAQ-141 Shadowhawks, AJ500 / 166928 / 2010 print from
Deployment
Productions.
This
print is available in 5 different sizes.
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Here is
a product article
for the 1/48 P-47 Dry Transfer Stencils from
Hobby
Decal. If you're building a P-47, then these stencils
are well worth checking out.
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Here is
a product article
for the new 1/48 A-7D Corsair II cockpit set from Aires.
This resin cockpit set is designed for the A-7D Corsair II from
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Thursday,
Mar 10 2011 |
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Jorge Bonilla
gets things start in a big way with his highly detailed 1/48 Eduard Fw190-A8.
This is quite the kit and in the hands of a skilled modeler like
Jorge, it builds into an amazingly detailed model of the
Fw-190. I loved looking at all the detail on this one.
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Artur Oslizlo
has done an exceptional job on his 1/48 Eduard Mirage 2000N.
Artur added a NeOmega cockpit set and some drop tank to his two
seater, but it is the weathering job you have to see.......the
underside of this Mirage is beautifully weathered.
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Marc Gray
has done a
marvelous job building and finishing his 1/24 Airfix Spitfire MK VB Tropical.
Marc has an excellent article with some tips about building this
big kit and I must say I love the look of his finished model.
It's a treat to see Marc's Spitfire on ARC.
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I
have a product article for the 1/48 &
1/32 F-16N Old School Adversarys decal
sheet from
Twobobs
Aviation Graphics.
This sheet features three
complete jets in two different scales to round out this 48th/32nd
Combo Sheet.
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Here is
a product article
for the new 1/32
MiG-23 Pylons from
Zactomodels.
This set includes
6 resin pylons plus 4 trees of optional hardware.
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Wednesday,
Mar 9 2011 |
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Adriano Souza
gets today's update started in fine style with his 1/48 Academy Sukhoi SU-27UB Flanker C.
Adriano built this Flanker out of the box with excellent
results. I love the way this Su-27 looks.
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Carmel J Attard
is here today with his very attractive 1/72 Azure Nardi F.N.305.
This is a multi-media kit and Carmel did a fine job building it
and gave it a very attractive camo scheme. This plane is a
classic looking Italian aircraft. Nice one Carmel....thanks
for sharing.
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Shawn "phantom" Weiler
joins us today with his big beautiful 1/32 Czech Model CT-133 Silver Star.
Shawn did some additional scratchbuilding and then finished it
off in grey/green camo and CAF markings. Nicely done
Shawn...she's a beauty.
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I
have a product article for the 1/48
F-15C Lindbergh's Eagles decal
sheet from
Twobobs
Aviation Graphics.
This sheet features three different
aircraft with enough stencils included to build a total of two.
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Zoltan
Pocza is here with a product
announcement for the new EA-6B Prowler VAQ-141 Shadowhawks,
AJ500 / 163529 / 2009 print from Deployment
Productions.
20% off of any
products for every ACTIVE, registered ARC community members!
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Here is
a product article
for the new 1/48
MC.200 Saetta Exhausts from QuickBoost.
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Tuesday,
Mar 8 2011 |
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Hot
Babe of the Week!
this week from
Twobobs
Hot Babe of the Week is courtesy of Robin Polderman and Daniel
Soulaine. Great photographers both of them and frequent contributors
to Twobobs. Bob
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Kees Kuyper
joins us today with the most colourful Fw-190 I've ever
seen. This is his 1/72 Matchbox Focke Wulf 190 in the
brightly coloured USA markings for a captured aircraft. I
enjoyed seeing this 190.....thanks for sharing Kees.....it's a cool
looking model.
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Darren Snow
has been busy getting everything looking just right on his 1/48 Hasegawa F-15A Baz.
Darren did a stunning paint job and gave his Israeli F-15 a full
weapons load to complete the look. This is a sharp looking
F-15.
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Rod Bettencourt
is here with a very special 1/72 Hasegawa P-3C Orion. Rod
added Eduard detail items to dress up his Orion and then gave it a
flawless multi-shaded paint job and finished it in the markings for
an aircraft he flew back in his navy days. You're going to
love this model and especially the very realistic photos.
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I have a product
article for the new 1/32
individual instruments for 1939 – 1945 RAF from airscale. airscale.
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I
have a product article for the new 1/72
Supermarine Spitfire E wing early - Hispano 20mm & .50cal in
fairings from
Master.
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Monday,
Mar 7 2011 |
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This
weeks Twobobs
Newsletter is up. Bob has included many images for
the instruction sheets and decal sheets for the many USN
Centennial decal sheets that are coming out. Man I love these retro schemes.
L'ultima Diana and F-16 Egg planes sheets are selling fast,
get 'em while you can. |
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Zhou Kun
joins us for the first time with his stunning 1/48 Revell Eurofighter Typhoon.
Kun finished this one over the recent holidays and gave it the
markings for an RAF jet. I love the look of the finished
model Welcome to ARC Kun!!! I look forward to seeing
more of your models in the future.
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David Rapasi
is here with another gem. This is his 1/48 Tamiya F4F-4 Wildcat
as it appeared aboard the USS Tripoli (an escort carrier) during
WW2. David gave it some very cool markings as you'll see in
the photos.
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Thitaphol
Meelarp has done a beautiful job on this 1/144 Airfix Sud. Caravelle
airliner. This particular airliner is wearing the colours
and markings for Thai International airline. It's good
to see this airliner on ARC. A very nice job was done on it.
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I have a product article
for the new 1/32 Rafael Python 3 AA missiles and rails from
IsraCast.
IsraCast.
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Saturday, Mar
5 2011 |
Spitfire - Maiden flight of Spitfire in 1936 |
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Sunday,
Mar 6 2011 |
Ghana Independence Day |
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Friday,
Mar 4 2011 |
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Vladimir Bilbija
starts your Friday update with his flawless looking
1/72 Italeri Hawk 100.
Vladimir chose the markings for the Indian Air Force after giving
his Hawk a careful weathering job. It's great to see a Hawk in
IAF makrings.
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Harv
has been doing a stunning job on his 1/72 Italeri Hercules.
I'm pleased to see some pictures of his CAF Herc wearing the Leading
Edge decals. It's a sharp looking bird Harv.
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Victor De Jesus
has been very bust refinishing his 1/32 Revell F-16. Victor
stripped the old paint off this model and partially reassembled it
before giving it the eye popping paint "Minute Men ANG"
scheme using
Twobobs
decals. I love the look of the finished model.
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I
have a product article for the 1/48
F-4F Press to Test "Elefant" decal
sheet from
Twobobs
Aviation Graphics.
This sheet includes complete
markings for the 50th Anniversary F-4F of the WTD61 Flight Test
unit from the German Air Force.
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I
have a product article for the 1/48
Focke Wulf 190 Late Style Wheels with treaded tires from
Ultracast.
Ultracast.
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Here is a product article for the
1/72
Arado Ar 66C model kit from Czech
Master Resin - CMR Models.
This resin model kit
includes photo etch and markings for 4 different paint schemes.
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Thursday,
Mar 3 2011 |
Bulgaria National Day |
Morocco National Day |
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Artur Oslizlo
gets things started in true style today with his exceptional 1/48 Hasegawa SeaKing AEW. Mk.2A.
Artur used some resin detail items, but the beauty of this model
is the fantastic skill that Artur used to finish it. His
chopper looks more realistic that the 1/1 Royal Navy Seaking.
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Jean-Charles GODDET
is here with a special treat for all the Tomcat fans. This is
his 1/72 Hasegawa Grumman F-14B Tomcat
complete with a full weapons load and finished in the
colourful markings for a CAG jet that only wore these markings for
one month. Jean-Charles used decals from
Fightertown
decals
as well as other added details such as RBF
tags. The then built a display base for this beauty.
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Scott Vomacka
is here with his beautifully finished 1/72 Roden AN-12BK Cub.
Scott found this kit to be a very enjoyable build and as you can
see in his photos, it is quite an attractive cargo plane. Read
his article for all the details about building this model from Roden.
It's a great looking AN-12BK Cub...well done Scott.
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I
have a product article for the 1/48
F-16C Buckeye Vipers #1 decal
sheet from
Twobobs
Aviation Graphics.
This sheet features three jets
from the 162nd FS of the Ohio ANG are represented on this sheet.
There are enough markings to build two jets with enough options are
available for three.
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I have a product article
for the new 1/32
MiG-23 Splitter Plates from
Zactomodels.
WOW!!! I love these.
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I have a product article
for the new 1/72
B-24 Liberator Radiators from
QuickBoost.
These are designed for the Hasegawa kit.
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Wednesday,
Mar 2 2011 |
No update today.
I've come down with some bug the past day or so and will not be able
to get today's update finished.
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Tuesday,
Mar 1 2011 |
Wales - St David's Day |
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Shawn phantom Weiler
has broken all speed records with his 1/48 Hobbycraft CF-100Mk4b.
Shawn built this classic Canadian jet in one day which is an
impressive feat for anyone. And of course this one was for a
Group Build here on ARC. Pretty cool tail markings Shawn.
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Hỏa Long
has done an excellent job on his bare metal 1/48 VNAF Testors Bearcat.
The bare metal finish was done with kitchen aluminium foil and the
cowl flaps were made from a soft drink alumininum can and then this
great looking Bearcat was finished with home made decals. Got
to love that....it's good seeing a VNAF Bearcat.
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Dragan Cvetic
joins today with his 1/72 Tamiya A-4E Skyhawk. Dragan
added hypodermic needles for the gun barrels and dressed up the
cockpit with his scratchbuilt detailing and then finished this sharp
looking Skyhawk in the markings for USN VA-45 & VF-45 Black Birds.
Nicely done Dragan.
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Here is
a product article
for the new 1/48
Focke Wulf 190 Late Style Wheels with smooth tread tires from
Ultracast. |
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Here is
a product article
for the new 1/24
German aircraft machine gun MG 131 barrels from
Master.
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Here is
a product article
for the new 1/32
Rafael Python 3 AA missiles and rails from
IsraCast.
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