Homepage Text - June 2017

Friday,  June 30  2017
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Polly Singh joins us today with a couple of his US Navy jets.  These are his 1/72 Fujimi A 4B Skyhawk and Monogram F-4J Phantom built to a high standard with excellent weathering befitting USN jets.  Polly has also included some of his other 1990 US jets.  Beautiful work Polly.

Here's a product article for the 1/32 F-104 undercarriage wheels late from Eduard Model AccessoriesThis detail set is designed for the Italeri kit.


Here's a product article for the 1/72 BAC TSR.2 Pitot Tube from Master.


Here's a product article for the 1/48 Hawker Hunter detail set from SBS ModelThis detail set is designed for the Academy kit.


Thursday,  June 29  2017
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Thomas Brückelt is here with his very interesting Luft '46 aircraft.  This is his 1/72 Horten X - 1946, which is a single engine flying wing that he made with quite a bit of scratchbuilding.  Thomas explains his flying wing in his article and how he built it.. 


Here's a product article for the 1/32 Sorbitsya Pods for the Su-27, Su-30 and Su-35 Flanker from Zactomodels.


Here's a product article for the 1/48 Bf-109G-6 propeller from Eduard Model AccessoriesThis detail set is designed for the Eduard kit. 


Here's a product article for the 1/32 SBD Dauntless Landing Gear from Scale Aircraft ConversionsThis detail set is designed for the Trumpeter kit.


Wednesday,  June 28  2017
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Tuesday,  June 27  2017

Djibouti National Day

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Emre Tuzun joins us today with one of the best looking F-16's in the Turkish Air Force.  This is his 1/72 Hasegawa F-16C wearing a very attractive Tiger Meet livery.  Emre is a regular here on ARC and you can see his other builds by clicking the link at the bottom of his article.

Here's a product article for the 1/144 Tupolev-144 Landing Gear from Scale Aircraft ConversionsThis detail set is designed for the ICM kit. 


Monday,  June 26  2017

Madagascar Independence Day

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Dragan Cvetic is here with a very eye catching 1/72 Hasegawa J-35 Draken.  Dragan upgrading the seatbelts and gunsight and pitot tube with some of his wonderful scratchbuilt detailing and then finished it in one of the most eye catching schemes worn by a Draken. 

Here's a product article for the Photo Etch Cut-Off Set - Standard from The Small Shop This Photo Etch Cut-Off Set - Standard is designed to hold the photo etch fret as you remove parts from the photo etch fret.  This is a big help so parts don't go flying into your carpet or parts unknown. 


Here's a product article for the 1/72 Spitfire Fishtail Exhaust Stacks from Eduard Model AccessoriesThis detail set is designed for the Eduard kit. 


Sunday,  June 25  2017

Croatia Independence Day 

Mozambique Independence Day

Slovenia National Day

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Saturday,  June 24  2017

Order of Malta - St. John's Day

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Friday,  June 23  2017
Luxembourg - National Day and
 Official Birthday of H.R.H. the Grand Duke Jean
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El Rey has done a beautiful job adding scratchbuilt detail to his limited run resin 1/48 Planet Models SF-260.  El Rey explains his added detailing in his article and finished this beauty in Mexican markings.  I love it!!


Here's a product article for the 1/32 F-104 C2 ejection seat from Eduard Model AccessoriesThis detail set is designed for the Italeri kit. 


Thursday, June 22  2017

The Invasion of Russia - Operation Barbarossa 1941

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Philip A. Metz start this update with his absolutely stunning 1/48 Revell F-15E Strike EaglePhilip added an impressive weapons load and finished off this beauty with weathering and great looking nose art.  It's a very cool Strike Eagle.

Gavin Parnaby has pit quite a bit of work into detailing his 1/72 Huma Kalkert Ka430.  Gavin scratchbuilt the cargo interior and finished off the cockpit with photo etch seat belts.  His Luftwaffe glider was then given the classic WW2 camo.  A very cool model indeed.

Here's a product article for the 1/72 Ju 290 Landing Gear from Scale Aircraft ConversionsThis detail set is designed for the Revell kit. 

Wednesday,  June 21  2017
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Tolga Ülgür is here with his stunning 1/48 Accurate Miniatures B-25D Mitchell “Tondelayo” adorned in sexy noseart.  Tolga added resin and photo etch to the cockpit and added resin engines and wheels before giving his beauty a fantastic weathering job.  She is a beauty!!!

This detail set is designed for the 1/32 Su-27 Early Tail Stinger from Zactomodels.


This detail set is designed for the 1/32 Static dischargers for F-16 (16pcs+2spare) from Master.


This detail set is designed for the 1/48 F-4J exhaust nozzles from Eduard Model AccessoriesThis detail set is designed for the Academy kit.


Tuesday,  June 20  2017
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Shawn “phantom” Weiler joins us today with three of his 1/48 Academy CT-133 Red Knights.  Shawn includes the history behind this Canadian display team.  I love the look of his Red Knights jets.  

Here's a product article for the Photo Etch Extended Roller Set - Use with Brass Assist from The Small Shop.


Here's a product article for the 1/48 F-117A (Early) Landing Gear from Scale Aircraft Conversions.


Monday,  June 19  2017
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Sunday,  June 18  2017
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Saturday,  June 17  2017

Iceland Anniversary of the Establishment of the Republic

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Friday,  June 16  2017
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Thomas Brückelt has been very creative designing and building his what-if 1/72 Bird Models Heinkel He 380.  Thomas details the build in his article and I like his design very much.

Here's a product article for the 1/32 F4U-1A cockpit set from Eduard ModelThis detail set is designed for the Tamiya kit. 


Thursday,  June 15  2017
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Klaasjan Schuuring joins us today with his beautifully done 1/72 Italeri F-35A Lightning II.  Klaasjan spent plenty of hours taping this paint scheme and the end result looks fantastic.  It's excellent to see his f-35 on ARC.

Here's a product article for the 1/72 TS-11 Iskra Pitot Tubes and 23mm gun barrel from Master.


Here's a product article for the 1/32 P-47 Thunderbolt Landing Gear from Scale Aircraft ConversionsThis detail set is designed for the Trumpeter kit.


 

Wednesday,  June 14  2017

 

United Kingdom - Official Celebration of the 
Birthday of H.M. Queen Elizabeth II (1926) (Variable) 

End of Falklands War

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Luqmanul Hakim is here with his spectacular looking 1/72 Hasegawa F-15E TIGER MEET 2005.  The cockpit was improved and then this beauty was finished in these cool markings along with a gentle weathering.  I really like the look of this F-15E.

Here's a product article for the 1/32 MiG-29 Wheels and painting masks from Zactomodels.


Here's a product article for the 1/48 US 75 gal metal drop tanks from Eduard Model Accessories.


Tuesday,  June 13  2017
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Waldek Pupar joins us with his beautifully done 1/72 KP Su- 7 BKL.  This particular jet is wearing Afghan markings that include a sharks mouth over a flawless bare metal finish.  Waldek is a skilled modeller and you will see that in his photos.


P.B. has been very creative in making his 1/48 scratch-built Air-Launch Cruise Missile – “SHARUR”.  P.B. explains the build process as well as the history and abilities of his what-if cruise missile, including the background of the name.  I love the models P.B. builds.


Here's a product article for the The "BUG" RTH Hold and Fold - Photo Etch Bending Tool from The Small Shop This Photo Etch Bending Tool is the The "BUG" RTH Hold and Fold.  Loaded with Features in a Tight little Package! Perfect for close-up work! Little bends are no problem when using the "Bug"!   


Here's a product article for the 1/72 Spitfire Mk.IX wheels 4 spoke, smooth tires from Eduard Model Accessories.


Here's a product article for the 1/24 Hawker Hurricane Mk.I Landing Gear Landing Gear from Scale Aircraft Conversions.


Monday,  June 12  2017

Philippines Independence Day

Russia National Day

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Sunday,  June 11  2017
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Saturday,  June 10  2017

Portugal National Day

Former Yugoslavian Republic of Macedonia  Army Day

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Friday,  June 9  2017
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Shawn “phantom” Weiler has been busy building the 1/48 Hobby Craft Vampire for a friend.  Shawn chose a paint scheme from the 1950's using markings from Canuck decals.  Beautiful work Shawn. 

Mike Muth has a passion for WW1 aviation and it is a special treat to see his classic 1/48 K & B Sopwith Triplane on ARC today.  Mike used some parts from the Eduard kit to further enhance this classic kit and he is quite helpful in his article explaining the build and painting process.  I love the look of this Triplane.  

Here's a product article for the 1/32 Su-27 Wingtip Pylons from Zactomodels.


Here's a product article for the 1/48 SC-500 German bombs from Eduard Model Accessories.


Here's a product article for the 1/48 A-1 Skyraider 20mm cannon barrels and Pitot Tube from Master.


Thursday,  June 8  2017
No update today....the top banners are almost restored to all ARC webpages.  I restored  it to a further 2,000 webpages in the past 24 hours.  I'll have a good update for tomorrow.

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Wednesday,  June 7  2017

  Yorktown sunk  - US Carrier Yorktown sunk (1942)

No update today, I've been busy adding the header to the top of the remaining webpages

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Tuesday,  June 6  2017

Sweden National Day 

D-Day - Allied Landings in France in 1944

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Andreas Gordes is here to mark a special 30th anniversary with his 1/48 Italeri Cessna F-172 Skyhawk.  This was the little German Cessna that land in Red Square.  Andreas has the history behind this aircraft as well as some helpful tips for building this model.  Very cool article Andreas.

Dragan Cvetic is here with another of his beauties.  This is his 1/72 Trumpeter Su-15UM with added cockpit detailing and a pitot tube.  The markings are for a Ukrainian jet with a subtle weathering job.

Here's a product article for the 1/72 B-29 Super Fortress Landing Gear from Scale Aircraft ConversionsThis detail set is designed for the Academy kit.


Monday,  June 5  2017

Denmark Constitutional Day

Seychelles Liberation Day

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Polly Singh has been busy building 2 much loved classics.  This is his Brothers in Arms - 1/72 Matchbox A-7D Corsair and Academy F-8E Crusader.  Polly added extra detailing and gave them both stunning weathering job and finished them off with great looking diorama bases. 

Tigre del Aire has done a restoration of a model for his local museum.  This is his story of the  Extreme recovery, Tin Goose Colombian Air ForceThe restored model turned out looking fantastic in it's Colombian markings. 

Here's a product article for the Extra Foil for Nutter Set - 6" x 6" from The Small Shop.

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Here's a product article for the 1/72 Spitfire Mk.IX weighted wheels and paint masks from Eduard Model Accessories.


Here's a product article for the 1/72 Gloster Gladiator wheels (spoked) from SBS Model.


Sunday,  June 4  2017

  Battle of Midway (1942)

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Saturday,  June 3  2017
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Friday,  June 2  2017

Italy National Day

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El Rey is here with the beautiful classic 1/48 Dragon He-162A Salamander.  El Rey added some scratchbuilt detailing and left the Jumo engine exposed to show off it's complicated plumbing  This little interceptor is beautifully finished in it's WW2 Luftwaffe camo and darkened panel lines.  Very nice looking Salamander.


Here's a product article for the 1/32 Vympel R-27ET - AA-10 Alamo-D missiles from Zactomodels.  This missile set is the Vympel R-27ET - AA-10 Alamo-D missile that has been carried by the MiG-29, Su-27, Su-30.


Here's a product article for the 1/48 E-2C Hawkeye Landing Gear from Scale Aircraft ConversionsThis detail set is designed for the Kinetic kit.


Thursday,  June 1  2017

Western Samoa Independence Celebration Day

  Mexico Navy Day 

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Shawn “phantom” Weiler is here with an awesome Canadian F-86 selection.  These are his 1/48 Hasegawa Sabre times three in 3 different Canadian schemes.  Shawn explains each scheme in his article and I know I sure did enjoy seeing the variety of paint schemes.

Here's a product article for the 1/48 AGM-12B Bullpup missiles from Eduard Model Accessories These were used on the A-4 Skyhawk, A-6 Intruder, F-105 Thunderchief and F-4 Phantom among others


Here's a product article for the 1/72 BAE Hawk 1000 Series Pitot Tube from Master.