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The ARC regulars in Malaysia
are here to celebrate the Malaysian National Day with a selection of
5 of their beautifully done models. I love each Aug 31 for the
special update they create. Happy Merdeka to all of you.
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Brian "Mr B" Param
gets today's update started in style with an article looking
into the history of the Malayan confrontation. This is his 1/48 Italeri Wessex HU 5
in RAF markings for a machine
that served in this conflict. The diorama is loaded with
detail and I know you will enjoy each photo. Beautiful work
Brian. |
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Thomas “Masterqq” Ng
is here with the first of his 2 articles for today's special
update. This is his 1/72 Hobbyboss Sabre
in Aussie markings for a jet that served in the Malayan Emergency
back in the '60's. Thomas
did an exceptionally fine job getting the weathering on this bare
metal jet looking just perfect....I love the way it looks.
It's good to see the Aussie contribution in this conflict being
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Aidy Abdullah
has done a wonderful job creating his 1/72 Hobbyboss TA-7PTM in
"what if" Malaysian
markings and camo. The A-7 was a contender for Malaysia's new
jet and seeing this 2 seater dressed up in Malaysian markings looks
great. I really enjoyed seeing this one Aidy.....thanks for
being part of today's update. |
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Brian "Mr B" Param
has been very busy some details to make an accurate 1/32 Kinetic Bae Hawk Mk 108.
Brian made his as a Malaysian jet using markings from 2 decals
manufacturers. The Hawk is one cool looking jet and the
detailing and weathering on this big Hawk looks fantastic.
What an impressive display this model makes. I loved every
picture Brian. |
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Thomas “Masterqq” Ng
finishes off today's update on a historical note with his 1/72
Italeri Whirlwind HAR 4. This particular RAF chopper
served during Malayan Emergency out of Kuala Lumpur doing transport
and casualty evacuation. Brian
got this one looking perfect. |
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Michael
"Chewie" Choo did a flawless job on his very eye
catching 1/72 Hasegawa F/A-18F Super Hornet. Michael
built this gem out of the box with the exception of added weapons to
give his Super Hornet a purposeful look. Michael has also
included photos of his other VFA-102 jet.
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Jens Gerber
joins us from Germany with his very historically significant model
using the 1/48 Accurate Miniatures IL-2 m3. The
markings are for the high decorated Russian pilot Vasily B.
Emelianenko and this model even includes the very unique artwork
that appeared on his plane. Beautiful work Jens and thanks for
including the two WW2 photos of the real plane.
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Polly Singh
is here with his very sleek looking 1/72 A Model Yak 28.
Polly got the camo on his Soviet Yak 29 looking perfect. I
loved seeing the photos of his Yak 28.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
MiG-23 Flogger Gun Barrels from QuickBoost.
This set is designed for the
Trumpeter kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
Kokusai Ta-Go Suicide Aircraft model
kit from Czech
Master Resin - CMR Models.
This model kit includes markings for 1 aircraft.
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Thursday, Aug
29 2013 |
Slovakia National Day |
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Adriano Souza
has done an amazing job adding extra detail to his 1/48 Italeri A-10A Thunderbolt II.
Adriano dressed up the
cockpit with pre-painted photo etch and then opened an engine pod to
show off a stunning resin engine. He finished off his warthog
with full camo with sexy noseart and a full weapons load. This
A-10 is ready for action...I love the look of it. |
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Björn Leichsenring
is here with his first article on ARC and what a beauty it
is. This is his 1/144 Boeing C-97G Stratofreighter with
plenty of added detailing and attention and then finished off in a
breath taking realistic weathering job. Beautiful work Björn.....I
hope to see more of your models on ARC in the future. Welcome
to ARC Björn!!!
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Dragan Cvetic
is here with something very rare today. This is his 1/72 Hobby Boss F-5E
in a very attractive camo of the Royal Saudi Air Force.
Dragan added scratchbuilt seatbelts to the cockpit and finished his
F-5 with flawless painting and subtle weathering. I love the
look of the camo. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
F-104C/J Starfighter ejection seat with safety belts from
QuickBoost.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
MiG-21 U, US, UM (Mongol) - Pitot Tube from Master.
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Wednesday,
Aug
28 2013 |
Polish (Military) Aviation Day |
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Kenji Miyazawa
gets things
started today with a very special 1/48 Hasegawa F-16C Block30.
This is Kenji's first model since rejoining our hobby after a 30
year break. Kenji did an excellent job on his F-16 and I am
excited to see more of his models on ARC. Welcome to ARC
Kenji!!! |
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Lucian
Capraru is here with his beautifully done 1/72 Italeri
Spitfire F. Mk. VII. This is one of the high Altitude
Spitfires and was piloted by a Czech pilot named Frantisek Perina
and if you click his name you will read
his amazing his story with the Czech, then French then RAF.
Beautiful work Lucian. |
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Artur
Oslizlo/Arkady72 joins us from Poland on the
Polish (Military) Aviation Day with his amazing 1/48
Hasegawa Kawasaki T-4. Artur is a master at painting and
weathering and this T-4 is simply beautiful and very realistic
looking. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
Bf 109G-6 Gun Barrels from QuickBoost.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
A-7 Corsair II Seamless Intake from Zactomodels.
This set is designed for the
Trumpeter kit. |
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Tuesday,
Aug
27 2013 |
Moldova National Day |
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Eugene Tan
gets things started in style with his sharp looking 1/48 Tamiya P-51D Mustang.
Eugene chose the markings of was the third highest scoring P-51
ace of the war John James Voll and I'm pleased to say Eugene
includes a story about one dogfight by this amazing fighter
pilot.
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Burt Gustafson
joins us with his very attractive Polish Air Force 1/48 Eduard MiG-21MF.
This is not the simplest kit to build, but in the hands of an
experienced modeler such as Burt, it does build into a great
looking model. |
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David Rapasi
has done an exceptional job finishing his 1/48 Dragon TA152H-1.
Dave is a master with an airbrush and that is clearly evident on
this model. Beautiful work Dave....I certainly did enjoy
seeing each photo.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48 MiG-17 ejection seat with seat belts from
QuickBoost. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
A-20 Havoc Props & Spinners from Ultracast.
This
is the A-20 Havoc Props & Spinners Hamilton Standard 11' 3"
dia. (Hub 23-E-50 Blade 6353A-21)
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Monday,
Aug 26 2013 |
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Philip De Keyser
has done an
amazing work detailing the engine on his 1/48 Hasegawa Zero A6M3 “Zeke”.
Philip opened up the engine cowling to show off all that
wonderful detail and then finished off his Zeke with a stellar
weathering and shading job. This is amazing work for 1/48. |
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Shawn "phantom" Weiler
joins us in style with his 1/48 Hasegawa CF-18A Hornet. This
Canadian jet is wearing great looking tailart for a special
anniversary scheme and I'm pleased to say Shawn has included a photo
of his display shelf.....WOW.....you need to check it out.......colour
and beauty as far as the eye can see. |
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Carmel J. Attard
has done some extensive research to get all the fine details correct
on his 1/72 Airfix Ford Tri-Motor 2. Carmel explains
the history of these famous Ford planes as well as the history of
the markings on this particular Tri-Motor 2 and all that was
involved to build this very accurate model. I particularly
enjoyed seeing his in-flight photos....it's good to see a Tri-Motor
2 in flight..
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Here's a product article
for the Boeing
737-300 (N609SW) - Southwest Airlines / United States of America print from
Deployment
Productions.
20%
off of any products for every ACTIVE, registered ARC community
members!
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
IL-2 Shturmovik Gun Barrels from QuickBoost.
This set is designed for the Tamiya
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Sunday, Aug
25 2013 |
Uruguay Independence Day |
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Saturday, Aug
24 2013 |
Ukraine National Day |
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Friday, Aug
23 2013 |
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Jens Gerber joins
us from Germany to begin today's update with his 1/48 Great Wall Hobby Fw 189 A2.
Jens did some mods to his Fw 189 which he explains in his
article. Beautiful work Jens.
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Polly Singh has
done an exceptional job on his 1/72 MAC MiG 21 R. Polly
chose a stunning camo scheme for his Egyptian MiG 21 and displayed
this beauty on a very realistic looking tarmac display base.
Simply perfect.
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Jessica Cooper has
done a masterful job building and improving the 1/144 Roden DC-7C.
Jessica explains the shortfalls of this Roden kit and how to get
around them and what to watch out for. Her article is very
helpful and informative and her model is top notch by anyone's
standards. I loved it!!! Amazing work Jessica.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
F-8 Crusader ejection seat with seat belts from QuickBoost. |
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Thursday, Aug
22 2013 |
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Philip De Keyser
has taken the 1/72 Zvezda MiG 21 and given it a whole new
look as a modern Luftwaffe MiG-21. From the camo to the modern
Liftwaffe markings, this MiG-21 hits everything perfectly and the
runway diorama just completes the scene perfectly.
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Olivier Barles
joins us with something I really enjoyed seeing. This is
his 1/32 Tamiya Spitfire MkIXc - Free French Force as
it would have appeared on Corsica in 1943. Olivier captured
the look of this spitfire perfectly....I love the dusty look of the
weathering.
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Mohammad Adl
joins us from Iran with his top quality 1/72 Revell Eurofighter Typhoon.
Mohammad added a full weapons load and finished his Typhoon with
just the perfect amount of wearing and RAF markings.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
F-105 Thunderchief ejection seat with seat belts from
QuickBoost.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
MiG-21 F-13 (Fishbed C) - Pitot Tube from
Master.
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Wednesday,
Aug 21 2013 |
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Shawn "phantom" Weiler
is driftng into 1/72 scale today. This is Shawn's
1/72 Academy Canso/PBY built up as a Canadian water bomber for
fighting forest fires. Shawn had to do some scratchbuilding to
create this version of the Canso (PBY) flying boat nut eh finished
results looks pretty darn nice.
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Fly-n-hi
is here with one of the coolest camo schemes I've seen on a US
jet. This 1/48 Hasegawa F/A-18F Superhornet is not
wearing Agressor camo and is actually wearing a camo unique to this
Squadron. Have a close look....the camo is quite attractive
and is possible with the Fightertown decals.
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Andre Mimizu
has been very creative in making his Fledermausflügel Nachtjäger (Batwing Night Fighter).
This was an actual prototype that never went into production and
Andre used a variety of parts from different models to create this
unique little fighter. .
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
MiG-23 Splitter Plates from Zactomodels.
This set is designed
for the 1/32 Trumpeter MiG-23. |
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Tuesday,
Aug
20 2013 |
Hungary National Day |
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Carlo Morelli
joins us from Italy with his amazing battle damaged 1/72 IMC A-4E Ahit.
This is an Israeli Ahit fresh back from battle. Carlo
added plenty of scratchbuilt detail to this very old IMC kit and
then took it to a whole new level with the Flak damage on the
tail. I love the painting technique he used for the raised
panel lines.....simple and effective. Beautiful work
Carlo....I'm very impressed. |
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Ramon R. Lomeli
is here with a classic plane built with a classic model
kit. This is his fantastic looking 1/48 Revell Monogram Spitfire Mk 2
in the markings of famous RAF Ace Douglas Bader and built out of
the box to a very high standard. Ramon then posed it on a
grass base as it would have appeared during the early stages of WW2.
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Axel Grundmann
is here from Germany with another of his Learjets. This
time Axel used the 1/48 Revell Learjet and finished it as a US based jet in grey livery. I love
the look of the grey scheme Axel, beautifully done. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Ju-87B Stuka seats with seat belts from QuickBoost.
These seats are designed for the Hasegawa kit |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
P-38 Lightning Covered Wheels with Block Tread Tires from
Ultracast.
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Monday,
Aug 19 2013 |
Dieppe
Raid 1942 |
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Andreas "Goggo" Gordes
has done some wonderful work to the
1/48 Tamiya F-16.
Andreas talks about the good and bad points on the Tamiya F-16 and then
addresses these issues in this F-16. It's an interesting
article and the scratchbuilt details are great to read about and I
know you will enjoy the photos.
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Konley Kelley
joins us with his very interesting article about his Lt. George Bush TBF Avenger in Plastic and 3D.
This article includes 3D drawings as well as a scale model of
President Bush's famous WW2 bomber. It is amazing the work
that Konley does in his articles.
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Hal Marshman Sr
has a definite knowledge about the Fw-190, so it is a treat to
see his 1/48 Tamiya Fw 190D-9
on ARC today. Hal fixed and upgraded his Dora to make it more
accurate with modifications and scratchbuilt detailing and then
pulled it all together with one of his flawless camo jobs and some
custom made markings. Excellent work Hal....I always love
seeing your latest work on ARC.
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Zoltan Pocza
is here with a product
article for the Boeing
737-300 (N614SW) - Southwest Airlines / United States of America print
from
Deployment
Productions.
20%
off of any products for every ACTIVE, registered ARC community
members!
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
A-4 Skyhawk Ejection seat with seat belts from
QuickBoost.
This set is designed for the Hasegawa kit.
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Sunday, Aug
18 2013 |
Afghanistan Independence Day |
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Sinang Aribowo
starts this special Indonesia Independence Day update with the first
of 3 models. The first is his beautifully done 1/48 Tamiya Focke-Wuf Fw 190A3 "Black 13".
ALL the markings on this model were painted using custom made
painting masks. The finished model looks fantastic and the
factg the markings were all painted leaves me amazed. |
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Sinang Aribowo
is here again to honor the Indonesia Independence Day with this 1/72
Academy Il-2M Shturmovik. Sinang built this Il-2M out of
the box with flawless painting and weathering.....I love it. |
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Sinang Aribowo
is here from Indonesia with the 3rd of his articles for todays
special update. 1/72
Academy Ilyushin Il2-37 with just the perfect amount of
weathering......I love the look of this Ilyushin Il2-37. |
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Friday, Aug
16 2013 |
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Carmel J Attard
has done a wonderful job on his 1/72 Revell S2F1 Tracker.
Carmel backdated the Revell kit to an earlier Tracker using the Pavla Models
resin set along with some scratchbuilt detail and decals from a
variety of sources. This project took plenty of effort and
research to get all the details correct, but the finished model is
well worth the effort.
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Artur Oslizlo/Arkady72
has gone all out detailing his
1/48 Hasegawa Phantom FGR.2.
Artur added Aires cockpit, exhaust pipes, wheels and finished his
Phantom in British markings using decals from Xtradecal. The
painting and weathering is beautifully done.
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Kees Kuyper
is here with another what-if aircraft used by NESA NEtherlands
Space Agency. This is his Fokker/Fairchild F-27
Friendship
and Kees explains the whole story of this aircraft in his article.
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Thursday, Aug
15 2013 |
India Independence Day |
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Happy Independence Day to everyone in
India......"Jai
Hind"
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Damanbir S. Sekhon gets
this special Indian update started with his very eye catching 1/48 Academy Sukhoi Su-30MK Flanker.
The special paint scheme is the Indian flag and was done by
carefully masking and painting all the markings. Aftermarket
crew ladders were added to complete the scene....what a great paint
scheme to begin today's special update.
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Navin Bala
is here with an aircraft from the early days of the IAF. This
is his 1/72 Special Hobby Hawker Tempest II
completed in the markings for Cobra Squadron. Navin used
custom made markings and opened the canopy for a more realistic
look. Excellent work Navin.
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Polly Singh
joins us from India with his great looking 1/72 Novo Hunter. Polly
is a regular on ARC and he finished his Hunter in Chilean markings
complete with a desert camo scheme. Nicely done Polly.
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Kevin R. Ingraham
joins us from New York state with his dramatic looking in-flight
1/72 Valom Toofani. Kevin used an aftermarket pilot figure
and chose the very striking scorpion logo of 29 Squadron. This
is a great looking way to display the Toofani and the noseart looks
fantastic. |
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Damanbir S. Sekhon
is here with the first Indian MiG-21 for this update. This 1/48 Eduard MiG-21
bis sports a very visually unique and appealing paint scheme and
to take the detail to a higher level Daman used a Dreammodel
ladder along with some "Remove before flight" tags on the
aircraft.
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Dave Grogan did
extensive scrathbuilding and detailing on his 1/48 Revell MiG-25RB
Foxbat. This was an on again off again build that took
2428 days and I have to say.....after reading Dave's article and
viewing the photos....I am deeply impressed. |
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Murli Rajan
has done a first class job on his 1/72 Special Hobby Hawker Tempest
Mk.II. The finish on this Indian Tempest is perfect and
the markings are for an aircraft stationed near the Chinese border
in 1951. The silver scheme with black wingtips looks very
unique.
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Ivan Jalaluddin
joins us with his first article on ARC with his 1/48 Revell MiG 21
FL
finished a camo scheme that is a mixture of bare metal with painted
areas. It's a great looking camo scheme and I look forward to
seeing more of Ivan's work on ARC in the future. Welcome to
ARC Ivan!!!
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Damanbir S. Sekhon
joins us with a chopper from the Indian Air Force. This is his
1/72 Hobby Boss Mi-17(v5)
with minor improvements to the antennas and in full IAF
markings. It's good to see the Mi-17 in IAF markings....what a
wonderful addition to today's update.
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Murli Rajan has
done a wonderful job painting his 1/72 Heller MD 450/ Toofani.
Murli used custom made marking to finish his "Black
Archer" Toofani with excellent results. I love the look
of this Toofani.
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Kevin R. Ingraham is
here with his second model for the Indian Independence Day
update. This is his beautiful looking 1/72 Special Hobby Tempest
II wears the markings for a fighter in the 1947 war with
Pakistan. It's a limited run kit that builds into a wonderful
looking model in the skilled hands of a modeller such as Kevin. |
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Damanbir S. Sekhon
finishes this special Indian update with his 1/48 Eduard MiG-21.
Damanbir chose the markings for Hawks Squadron in the 1990's.
It's a great looking MiG-21.
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Wednesday,
Aug
14 2013 |
Pakistan Independence Day |
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Olivier Barles
gets things started in style with his 1/32 Trumpeter Curtiss P-40 B "Flying Tigers".
Olivier chose the markings of one of the most famous group of pilots
to fly the P-40.....the legendary Flying Tigers that fought against
the Japanese in China in the early stages of WW2. The model in this
article was flown by one of the ordinary pilots of the AVG, which
makes it rather special in my eyes. It's a pleasure to see
Olivier.
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Warren Osborne
has done a first class job on his beautifully finished 1/72 Revell Saab
Draken. Warren upgraded some of the detail and finished it
in a very eye catching paint scheme. Waren's Draken looks
awesome from any angle.
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Fabrizio Frassica
has taken the 1/48
Great Wall Hobby TBD Devastator
to a wonderful level with his skillful weathering. This
Devastator is finished in the markings of the plane flown by Ens.
Gay in the epic tide turning Battle of Midway in June of 1942.
Fabrizio used such skill finishing his Devastator and I know
you will enjoy every phone.....I sure did.
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Tuesday,
Aug 13 2013 |
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Narin is
here to show you a very creative model made from parts of old models
including F-16s and a Porsche car models. This is the MF 08 (Modified Project
No.8) and you need to read the article and see the pics to fully
appreciate the huge amount of creative juices that went into this
space craft.. |
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David Rapasi
joins use with one of the most colorful Jugs I've seen in a
long time. It is the 1/48 Academy P47-D-30-RA Thunderbolt
in the markings of Big Ass Bird and Dave got it looking
perfect.....you'll enjoy seeing this one.
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Shawn "phantom" Weiler
is gracing the ARC homepage today with his 1/48 Academy F-4B Phantom
#168
in the colourful markings from 1964 by Furball decals and a full
load of bombs.....yes a mean a full load. Beautiful work
Shawn....I love the colourful markings from this time period.
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Sunday, Aug
11 2013 |
Chad Independence Day |
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Saturday, Aug
10 2013 |
Ecuador Independence Day |
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Friday, Aug
9 2013 |
Singapore National Day |
Nagasaki Atomic Bombing Aug 9 1945 11:02AM |
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Peacekeeping
Day in Canada |
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In
memory of 9 peacekeepers killed on Aug 9 1974 |
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David Rapasi
has done his usual amazing weathering job on his 1/48 Monogram TBD-1 Devastator. Dave
chose the markings for an aircraft from the U.S.S. Enterprise
that was lost in the Battle of Midway. Sit back and enjoy the
photos of this beauty.
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Ian Buick
has done a first class job upgrading and weathering his 1/72 RoG Typhoon FGR.4.
Ian chose the markings for No.1 Squadron RAF which look great on
his Typhoon and I must say I love the level of weathering on his
fighter. |
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Juan Jesús Moreno
has done a very beautiful job on his 1/48 Eduard Fokker Dr.I.
Juan used many excellent techniques to build his tri-plane including
a way to simulate wood by using paint. He talks about all this
in his article. Excellent work Juan.....I loved seeing the
photos of your Fokker Dr.1.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
F-4D interior photo etch detail set from Eduard
Model Accessories.
This set is designed to fit the Tamiya kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
A-1 Skyraider Antennas from QuickBoost.
This
set is designed to fit the Tamiya kit.
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Thursday, Aug
8 2013 |
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Simon Tan
is here with his first model on ARC. This is his 1/48 AA
Models Shenyang J-8-II with plenty of added detail including a
cockpit and many other details. Simon had to battle the
poor fit and lack of details on this AA Models kit, but that didn't
stop him from making a highly detailed and flawless looking model of
this Chinese jet. Welcome to ARC Simon and I look forward to
seeing more of your models on ARC in the future. |
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S K Loh
has done some intensive work improving and detailing the tiny 1/144
Zevzda Messerschmitt Bf-109 F2.
Panel lines were scribed....detail was added and then this 109 was
given a fantastic weathered winter camo scheme for a fighter on the
Russian front. Wow....simply perfect.
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Tom Valaoras
is here with something truly unique. This is his 1/32 Trumpeter MiG-29M
Fulcrum in Myanmar (Burmese) Air Force markings. Tom added
Eduard MiG-29 Fulcrum interior photo-etch parts plus the Avionix
resin ejection seat and finished it all off with painted
markings. Very impressive work Tom. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Ki-46 III Dinah Gun Barrels from QuickBoost.
These gun barrels are designed for the Tamiya kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
Irish Air Corps 1956-2010 decal sheet from Max
Decals.
This new Limited Edition decal sheet includes markings for 10
different aircraft flown by the Irish Air Corps between 1956 and
2010. Plus you get bonus markings for ten 1/35 military
vehicles.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
FVA-10b Rheinland model kit
from Czech
Master Resin - CMR Models.
This model kit includes markings for 2 different aircraft.
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Wednesday,
Aug
7 2013 |
Cote d'lvoire National Day |
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Greg Kerry
starts today with this very well done diorama using the classic 1/72 Airfix Spitfire Mk. 1a.
Greg reworked his Spitfire a bit and gave to one first class
diorama base to set the scene. Is is a treat how sweet this
project looks....beautiful work Greg.
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Artur
Oslizlo/Arkady72 has been very busy getting everything perfect
on his 1/48 Italeri Tornado Marine. Artur added
the NeOmega resin cockpit and a full weapons load and finished
his German Tornado in a full weathering job. I love the photos
of this one Artur. |
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Carmel J Attard
is here with something very tiny and rare. This is his 1/72 Pavla Models Focke Achgelis Fa
330
which was one of those tinny autogyros that was towed behind U-Boats
during WW2 as spotter aircraft. Carmel finished his in
captured British markings and from reading his article, this does
sound like quite the neat little kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
American Gunsights N-3A/B from QuickBoost.
These were a very common gunsight
used on mostly WW2 American aircraft.
This detail set is
available directly from
Sprue
Brothers Models
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
AIM-9DGH Sidewinder Missiles from Zactomodels.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
Harrier GR.1 / T.2 / AV-8A / AV-8C - Pitot Tube & Angle Of Attack
probe from Master.
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Narin
is here with the most amazing piece of kit bashing I've seen in
a long time. This is Narin's MF 07 (Modified Project No.
07) which was made from a massive assortment of parts from many
kits and finished with a very cool looking blue haired Amine girl.
This model is very creative....it even has one A-10 engine. |
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Polly Singh
joins us with his 1/72 Novo Shahak. Polly
converted the 1/72 Novo Mirage III into an Israeli Shahak and
finished it all off in Israeli markings from Travers decals.
Beautiful work Polly.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/24
Swastika Dry Transfers from Hobby
Decal. You get a variety
of sizes of Swastikas for different sized aircraft and some with
white borders and some without.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
Kawasaki Ki-100 Part 1 decal sheet from Lifelike
Decals.
This decal
sheet has markings for 5 different aircraft. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Harvard Exhaust (Long) from Ultracast.
This exhaust
is designed for the Occidental kit.
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Monday,
Aug
5 2013 |
Russia
- End of Kursk operation (1943)
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Croatian
Victory Day or Dan Domovinske zahvalnosti |
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(similar
to a Thanksgiving Day) |
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Dragan Cvetic
joins us today with his beautifully detailed and finished 1/72 Zvezda MiG-21 MF.
This model is an MK converted to a Bis and then finished in
Iraqi markings. The finished model turned out looking very
good. |
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Shawn "phantom" Weiler
has done an exceptional job on his 1/48 Kinetic C-2A Greyhound.
The folded wings really give this model a look of intricate
detail. The markings came from Caracal models and look
excellent.
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Here's a product article
for the Boeing
737-300 (N629SW) - Southwest Airlines / United States of America print from
Deployment
Productions.
20%
off of any products for every ACTIVE, registered ARC community
members!
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
F-84G Ejection seat with seat belts from QuickBoost.
This ejection seat is designed for the Tamiya kit. |
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Sunday,
Aug
4 2013 |
Burkina Faso National Day |
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Friday, Aug
2 2013 |
Former Yugoslavian Republic of Macedonia National
Day |
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Alexandre
Bigey gets things started in style with his very exacting
1/72 Khee Kha Art Products Cessna 185 Skywagon. This is a high quality vac-u-fomed kit that Alexandre took to a
very high level with his skills and after market decals for an
aircraft in Papua New Guinea. It's great to see these Khee Kha
Art Products models on ARC. |
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Burcin Emren
dropped by the ARC Corporate offices in Turkey with his 1/48 Hasegawa F-8 Crusader.
Burcin has done a stunning job detailing and finishing his Crusader
with the Aires cockpit set and gun bay set plus Wolf Pack wing fold
set and air brake set. Wow...enjoy the photos of this
beautiful Crusader. |
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David Rapasi
is here with a very special treat for you all today. Here
are Nine of his 1/48th Tamiya P-51 Mustangs in a
variety finished in a very clean unweathered look to give the
appearance of die cast models. This is quite the eye catching
colorful collection Dave.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
F8F-1B Bearcat Gun Barrels from QuickBoost.
This set is designed for
the Hobby Boss kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
MiG-21 PF, PFM (Fishbed D, F) - Pitot Tube from
Master.
This set is designed for any 1/48
MiG-21 PF, PFM (Fishbed D, F) kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
FVA-10b Rheinland model kit from Czech
Master Resin - CMR Models. This
model kit has markings for 2 different aircraft.
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Michael Scarola
gets thing started in style with his 1/1000 Polar Lights 2nd Pilot TOS Enterprise.
Michael did an amazing job on
this very good quality kit. I'm pleased to see he explained
the colors he used for the painting etc as this is always a very
serious issue regarding Star Trek models. Beautiful work Michael
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Phillip Steele
is here with something very special. This is his 1/72 Airfix J2F Duck
done up custom to represent the plane used the the classic 1971
movie "Murphy's War" starring Peter O'Toole. Phillip
scratchbuilt the Molotov cocktails that were used in the first
attack on the U-Boat in the movie. This model is perfect in
all it's details and brings back memories of this classic movie.
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Paul Coppin
has been busy building his 1/48 Italeri EF-2000 Eurofighter Prototype.
Paul was quite busy with this kit turning it into a high quality
model of the prototype of this modern fighter. It is quite the
treat to see this prototype of the Typhoon...nicely done Pail. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
BAC Lightning F.6 interior photo etch detail set from Eduard
Model Accessories.
This
set is designed for the Trumpeter kit.
This detail set is
available directly from
Sprue
Brothers Models
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
MiG-29 Fulcrum C conversion from Zactomodels.
This set is designed for the Revell
kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48 A-1 Skyraider Boot Cockpit Sliding Enclosure
System from QuickBoost.
This set is
designed for the Tamiya kit.
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