Monday, May
30 2016 |
Memorial Day
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Andreas
Goggo Gordes gets things started on this Memorial Day with
his very attractive 1/48 Hasegawa A-4B. This is a USN
bird with VA-86 Sidewinders in a very colorful paint scheme and
Andreas is kind enough to include B&W color charts to help you
with B&W photos. Andreas has displayed his Skyhawk on a
carrier deck diorama, which looks excellent. Beautiful work
Andreas.
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Omar Quintero
has done an outstanding job on his 1/48 Italeri S-3B Viking.
Omar added a resin cockpit and then scratchbuilt the electronic
bay and added great looking detail to the weapons and landing
bays. This was all followed up by a fantastic weathering job
to show this USN bird as it would during carrier operations. I
truly enjoy seeing this Viking on ARC. It's always a treat
seeing your work on ARC Omar. |
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No product
articles today out of respect for Memorial Day.
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Sunday, May
29 2016 |
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in 1916
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Saturday, May
28 2016 |
Armenia
National Day
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Friday, May
27 2016 |
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in 1916
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Shows this weekend
include:
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Richard Spreckley
has done a spectacular job detailing and weathering his 1/48 Kinetic F-16 SUFA Storm.
Richard used an Aires cockpit set and scratchbuilt the detail in
the wheel wells and then went on to give his Israeli F-16 an
absolutely flawless and highly realistic camo scheme with just the
perfect level of weathering for maximum realism. This jet is a
treat to see.
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Kees Kuyper
joins us with his U.N. Aircraft - UNHCR MD-11 as well as a
selection of other UN aircraft including a Harrier, Rafale and
Tornado. All of them look quite interesting in their UN
livery. Keep on being creative Kees. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
Bristol Blenheim propeller set (Finnish version with VL spinner) from
SBS
Model.
This detail set
is designed for the Airfix kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
Swedish RBF tags LONG 110 cm from
Maestro
Models.
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Thursday, May 26
2016 |
Georgia
National Day |
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in 1916
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Paul Fernandez
is here from the Philippines with his good looking 1/72 Airfix Islander/Defender.
Paul did an extra special job shading and weathering his model
and then finished in Philippine Air Force markings. The
weathering looks excellent....well done Paul.
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Shawn "phantom" Weiler
has done a fine job on his 1/48 Kinetic CF-116A (CF-5A) Freedom Fighter.
Shawn's Freedom Fighter is wearing an attractive paint scheme
that was possible with aftermarket decals. Shawn has also
included a photo of a jet he built in this paint scheme long
ago. It's very cool to see this one Shawn.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
Mi-24D (only cockpit) resin cockpit set from
Pavla
Models. This detail set is designed for
the Italeri kit.
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Patrick Nabinger
is here with a classic model he built back in 1983. This
is his 1/32 Italaerei (original spelling of Italeri) Testor
OH-58A Kiowa. Patrick vacuformed a more correctly shaped
windshield and finished it as accurately as he could in those dark
days before the internet. must say it is very cool to
see his Kiowa on ARC. |
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Carmel J. Attard
is here with his beautifully modified 1/72 Heller Mirage F1.
Carmel chose to make his as a recce version and did the
necessary mods and even added a Pavla resin seat to improve the
cockpit detail. The finished model looks great and Carmel also
explains the Mirage F1 in Spanish service. Very nicely done
Carmel. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
Trainer No More: Trojans at War decal sheet from
AOA
Decals.
This detail set is designed for
the Kitty Hawk kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Messerschmitt Bf 109F-K Seats from
Ultracast.
This detail set is designed for
Bf 109F-K kits.
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Tuesday, May 24
2016 |
Eritrea
Independence Day |
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in 1916
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Klaasjan Schuuring
starts today with his Phantom article "Good evening Da Nang!
1/48 Eduard F-4C Phantom II". Klaasjan gave his
model a full weapons load and great cockpit detail and a subtle and
beautifully weathered SEA camo scheme. This Phantom perfectly
captures the look of the F-4 during the Vietnam War. Simply
beautiful. |
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Murli Rajan
joins us with a double header diorama. This is his impeccable
1/48 Revell / ICM Bf109 F-4 Trop and 1/48 Tamiya Kubelwagen Type 82
in North Africa. Murli created quite the realistic diorama
desert scene complete with 2 figures. I love it. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
F-14 Intake Correction Set from Zactomodels.
This detail set is designed for
the Trumpeter kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
Folland Gnat T.1 Pitot Tube from
Master.
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Monday, May
23 2016 |
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in 1916
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Andrew Desautels (AKA "Andrew D. the Jolly Rogers guy")
gets things started today with his 1/72 Hasegawa F-111F Aardvark, Libya 1986.
Andrew has included the fateful story of this F-111 and it's sad
last mission and then gives you insight into what brought down this
historical aircraft. Andrew gives the heroic and tragic story
the level of respect and kindness that he is famous for on the ARC
forums. It is always a special treat to see one of his models
on the ARC homepage.
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Richard Nicoletti
has taken the 1/48 Tamiya Messerschmitt Me-262A1A Schwalbe and
built and finished it to a very high standard. Richard got the
camo scheme looking perfect and added seatbelts to the cockpit and
engine covers to the intakes. I love the elegance of the shape
of the 262 and Richard really did an amazing job on his 262.
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Here's a product article
for the Photo
Etch Bending Folding Blade 5 Inch from The
Small Shop.
This tool is for bending and folding PE parts. Complements the 5 Speed
Tool head Workstation (This item is included with the 5 Speed tool).
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Sunday, May 22
2016 |
Yemen
National Day |
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Saturday, May 21
2016 |
Anniversary
of the Chilean Navy and the anniversary of the Iquique΄s Naval Combat
(South Pacific War, between Chile, Peru and Bolivia) |
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Shows this weekend
include:
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Burt Gustafson
gets your Friday off to a good start with his eye catching 1/48 Hasegawa Mitsubishi T-2 Early Version
jet trainer. Burt tells the history of this Japanese
designer trainer as well as what he had to build his stunning
model. Beautiful as always Burt.
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Jens Gerber
did a perfect job painting his 1/48 Revell Fw 190 A8.
This 190 has added detail from aftermarket gun barrels and seatbelts
and is finished with weathering and a great looking mottled camo
scheme. I love the look of this 190....well done Jens. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
JAS-39 wheels from
Eduard
Model Accessories.
This detail set is designed for
the Revell kit.
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Thursday, May
19 2016 |
Turkish
Remembrance of Ataturk and Youth Day for Turkey |
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Richard Spreckley
has been busy getting everything looking perfect on his 1/48 Revell Eurofighter Typhoon.
Richard added an Eduard cockpit set and a seamless intake before
finishing it with aftermarket decals for an airshow bird. The
finished model is a treat to see. |
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Shawn "phantom" Weiler
has done a first class job on his 1/48 Academy CH-118 Iroquois.
Shawn added Belcher Bits decals for a SAR bird from the
70's. She's beautifully done Shawn. |
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Wednesday, May
18 2016 |
US
Armed Forces Appreciation Day |
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Duncan gets
things started today with his very well done 1/72 Airfix Cessna Bird Dog O-1A.
This is a classic kit finished up with the extra underwing
goodies for marking targets during the Vietnam War when the Bird Dog
was used as a Forward Air Controller. Duncan did this Airfix
kit justice and built it into an excellent model of this significant
little aircraft that flew quite dangerous missions. Very
impressive work Duncan. |
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Gerd Wilcken
joins us from Germany with his great looking 1/144 Revell Challenger 601/604
in Danish markings for a jet stationed just across the border
from Gerd. Gerd was
impressed with the quality and fit of this Revell kit and as you can
see in his photos, it does build into an excellent looking
model. I love the way his Challenger jet looks in it's Danish
markings. Thanks for sharing Gerd. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
F-16 NSI small mouth Intake Correction Set from Zactomodels.
This detail set is designed for
the Academy kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
CF-104 Starfighter Symmetrical Era Markings decal sheet from
Canuck
Model Products.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
MiG-15UTI resin cockpit set + vacu canopy from
Pavla
Models.
This detail set is designed for
the KP kit.
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Tuesday, May
17 2016 |
Norway
Constitution Day |
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Mark L. Rossmann
starts today with his beautifully done 1/48 Revell CH-34
finished as a SUD-Aviation HSS-1 with the French Navy.
Mark had to modify the location of the exhaust on this chopper and
then he finished it with aftermarket decals. He has also
provided the history of the CH-53 which is an interesting
read. Looking good Mark as always. |
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Erik Leijdens
is here in style with his 1/48 Hasegawa F-16C Block 40 Bahrain.
Erik added a resin seat to
the cockpit and further added a AOA probe along with aftermarket
decals. His job of darkening the panel lines really helps to
bring his F-16 to life. I love the way she looks Erik and I
love seeing your latest model on ARC. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Dassault Mirage IV Refueling Probe Boom from
Master.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
P-51D Mustang Early Tail Conversion - Filletless from
Ultracast.
This detail set is designed for
the Tamiya kit #61040.
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Monday, May
16 2016 |
Dambusters
Raid - RAF
bombing of Ruhr Valley Dams |
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Shawn "phantom" Weiler
starts today with his 1/48 Tamiya Lancaster. Shawn
added extra detailing to the interior and exterior and finished it
off with aftermarket decals. Shawn built this RAF Lancaster
for a family member of a crew
member. When this planes was shot down early in it operational
career it had a mix of RAF and RCAF crew members and all were KIA.
Shawn lightly weathered his Lanc to reflect it's short life.
Very nicely done Shawn |
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Pablo Angel Herrera
has done an outstanding job weathering his 1/72 Revell F-4F Phantom II.
The cockpit was dressed up with some resin seats and the
exterior was given a variety of techniques to really bring this
Luftwaffe Phantom to life. I particularly like the camo
scheme.....it is very attractive indeed. |
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Here's a product article
for the 8"
Mk R Multi-head Hold and Fold - Photo Etch Bending Tool from
The
Small Shop.
This photo etch bending tool Secures parts up to 8" long
Second largest Photo Etch Bender on the Market!
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Here's the first photos
for the new 1/48
T-33 "Shooting Star" early model kit from Great
Wall Hobby.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
F-16 airbrakes from Eduard
Model Accessories. This detail set is designed for
the Tamiya kit.
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Sunday, May
15 2016 |
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in 1916
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Saturday, May
14 2016 |
Paraguay
Independence Day |
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Friday, May
13 2016 |
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in 1916
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Shows this weekend
include:
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Sean Langley
starts today with his 1/48 Monogram P-61B Black Widow wearing
a camo scheme that looks quite weathered from the hot topical sun of
the south Pacific. This particular Black Widow served in the
Philippines and Sean has skillfully weathered if with a variety of
techniques that all came together with much success. Truly
outstanding work Sean.
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Jens Gerber
joins us from Germany with his stunning 1/48 Hobby Boss MiG 17 PF
finished in a flawless and beautifully weathered bare metal
finish. I love the shading and contrasting shades of metal used on
the paint job. A great looking little MiG.
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Yoav Efrati
did a massive amount of work and scratchbuilding to create his 1/72 Tamiya F-16C block 40 "Barak 2".
Yoav details the whole
process to do the necessary work to make an accurate "Barak 2".
His finished model is a spectacular example of this famous Israeli
jet. Happy
Independence Day Yoav. |
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Thomas Brόckelt
joins us from Germany with a special message for German RC
Modelers regarding a petition. Plus he is here with his very
special 1/48 RC Pilot diorama. I loved seeing this
diorama. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
MIG-31 Canopy Seals decal sheet
from
Furball
Aero Design.
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Wednesday, May
11 2016 |
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in 1916
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Erik Leijdens
starts today with a beautiful OOB build of the 1/48 Czech Model Curtiss SO3C Seamew
with just the perfect amount of weathering. This is not
the highest quality kit, but in Erik's skilled hands it does build
into a very high quality model. Beautifully done Erik. |
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Luqmanul Hakim
joins us with his 3rd model on ARC and what a colorful bird it
is. This is his flawless looking 1/72 Tamiya MiG-29N wearing
an airshow paint scheme complete with a subtle amount of
weathering. It's fantastic to see this Malaysian MiG-29 on
ARC. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
MiG-23 Pylons from
Zactomodels.
This set includes 6 highly detailed corrected 1/32 MiG-23 Pylons with
detailed launching mechanisms on the undersides of all of the pylons
plus 4 trees of optional hardware.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48 MiG-21MF resin cockpit set from
Pavla
Models. This detail set is designed for
the Academy kit.
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Tuesday, May
10 2016 |
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Shawn "phantom" Weiler
gets things started with the P-4 Phantoms adversary in the
Vietnam War. This is Shawn's
North Vietnamese 1/32 Trumpeter MiG-21 during the peak of the conflict
finished in a great looking bare metal finish. |
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William Maske
is here with his 1/72 Tamyia P-51D Scat VI in the
markings for the famous pilot Robin Olds.
William finished this famous Mustang in a multi-shaded bare
metal finish. It is a special treat to see Robin Olds Mustang
on ARC....a very special treat indeed. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
Hawker Hurricane Mk IIC Hispano Mk II 20mm cannons
from Master.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
P-51B/C Mustang Control Surfaces from
Ultracast.
This detail set is designed for
the Tamiya kit.
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Monday, May
9 2016 |
Liberation
Day for the Channel Islands May 9 1945 |
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Sertac Bayar
starts your week with his 1/48 TanModel RF-84. Sertac
opened up the camera compartment and canopy and finished it in an
awesome bare metal finish for a Turkish jet. It is always a
treat seeing Sertac's latest model on ARC.
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Gerd Wilcken
is here with his tiny and very delicate looking 1/144 Mark I Models Heinkel He 219A-2.
Gerd's 219 include photo etch seats and photo etch parts for
many things including the radar antennas. Gerd is to be
commended for the stunning job he did on all the tiny details on his
wonderful looking "Uhu". Beautiful work Gerd....the
camo looks excellent. |
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Here's a product article
for the Photo
Etch Cut-Off Set - Large from The
Small Shop.
Use for removing larger pieces from the PE frets. Especially useful
for Ship builders and Railroad hobbyists.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
AIM-9J Sidewinder from
Eduard
Model Accessories.
This detail set is designed for
the Eduard kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
F-5E/F Tiger II weighted wheels from
Royale
Resin.
This detail set is designed for
the Monogram kit. |
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Sunday, May
8 2016 |
V.E.
Day - Victory
in Europe 1945 |
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Saturday, May
7 2016 |
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Friday, May
6 2016 |
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Shows this weekend
include:
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Jean-Charles Goddet
joins us with 2 very colourful NSAWC F-A-18 Hornets. These
are his 1/72 Hasegawa & Fujimi Boeing F/A-18A NSAWC Brothers finished
with Fightertown and Twobobs decals and exceptional paint jobs and
very subtle weathering. Both finished models look excellent
and capture to the look of the real aircraft
beautifully.
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Richard Spreckley
is here with 2 absolutely stunning 1/48 Hasegawa Spitfire MK1 X T twin build.
These are actually both the same Spitfire at different times in
it's life and Richard tells the history and what was involved to
convert he single seat model kit to the dual seat trainer.
Richard added the Brigade Models resin conversion set, along with
Eduard PE and HSL fabric seatbelts and then mixed in his own passion
for the Spitfire to turn out 2 gems that I know you'll enjoy seeing. |
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This detail set is designed for
the 1/48 Spitfire Mk.
I cockpit from
Eduard
Model Accessories.
This detail set is designed for
the Airfix kit.
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This detail set is designed for
the 1/144 Roundels,
Flags & Numbers decal sheet from
Balkan
Models.
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This detail set is designed for
the 1/48 Superdetailed
Wright Cyclone R2600 Upgrade Kit from
RESIN2Detail.
This detail set is designed for
the Accurate Miniatures kit.
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I would like to
extend my best wishes everyone in Mexico today.
No update today.
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Wednesday, May
4 2016 |
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Dragan Cvetic
has done a stunning job on his 1/72 Revell J-35 OE Draken.
Dragan dressed up the cockpit with seatbelts and added a pitot
tube to improve the detailing on his Draken. His paint work is
flawless as usual. |
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Carmel J. Attard
joins us with the first model of this aircraft type on
ARC. This is his 1/72 KP Letov S328 in Bulgarian Air
Force markings from WW2. Carmel added crew figures to show how
the 328 looks getting ready for a mission. Carmel gives the
history of this little biplane and well as a full build
article. I like the Bulgarian markings. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
MiG-23 Pylons from
Zactomodels.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Hawker Siddeley Buccaneer Pitot Tube and Refueling Probe from
Master.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
MiG-21bis resin cockpit set from Pavla
Models.
This detail set is designed for
the Academy kit.
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Tuesday, May
3 2016 |
Poland
Constitution
Day |
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ONAMI joins
us from Japan with his fantastic looking 1/32 Hasegawa A-4F Skyhawk II Blue Angels.
ONAMI rescribed the panel lines and rivets and added
details to all the critical areas on this big A-4. It was all
finished with a high gloss paint job as seen on the BA jets.
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Didier Mayeur
has dropped by today with his second article on ARC. This
is his wonderfully weathered 1/72 Special Hobby P35A
"Philippine Defender" in all it glory. It's
excellent to see Didier's second article on ARC. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
F8F Bearcat control surfaces from
Aires.
This detail set is designed for
the Hobby boss kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
P-51B/C Mustang Detailed Exhausts from
Ultracast.
This detail set is designed for
the Tamiya kit.
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Monday, May
2 2016 |
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Paul Fernandez
has done an excellent job building the new Philippines Air Force
fighter. This is Paul's 1/72 Academy FA-50
that he modified from a T-50 with added hardpoints and other
modifications. His attention to detail really shows in his
model and the weathering and panel line shading brings his Filipino
fighter to life.
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Kees Kuyper
joins us with a creative float plane that reminds me very much of
the Japanese design from WW2. This is the 1/72 Revell Grumman
Seacat completed using floats from a Kingfisher as well as some
creative aircraft designing. This actually looks like it could
have existed, which is the perfect what-if design. Very cool
indeed. |
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Here's a product article
for the Photo
Etch Standard Rolling Set from
The
Small Shop.
This set is ideal for rolling photo etch pieces.
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Sunday, May
1 2016 |
May
Day Labor
Day |
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Anniversary
of first engagement of |
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Argentine
Airforce Falklands War (1982) |
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