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. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
F-104 undercarriage wheels late
from
Eduard
Model Accessories.
This detail set is designed for
the Italeri kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
BAC TSR.2 Pitot Tube from
Master.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Hawker Hunter detail set from
SBS
Model.
This detail set is designed for
the Academy kit.
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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.. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
Sorbitsya Pods for the Su-27, Su-30 and Su-35 Flanker from
Zactomodels.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Bf-109G-6 propeller from
Eduard
Model Accessories.
This detail set is designed for
the Eduard kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
SBD Dauntless Landing Gear from
Scale
Aircraft Conversions.
This detail set is designed for
the Trumpeter kit.
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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. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/144
Tupolev-144 Landing Gear from
Scale
Aircraft Conversions.
This detail set is designed for
the ICM kit.
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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. |
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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.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
Spitfire Fishtail Exhaust Stacks from
Eduard
Model Accessories. This detail set is designed for
the Eduard kit.
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Sunday, June
25 2017 |
Croatia Independence Day |
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Saturday, June
24 2017 |
Order of Malta - St. John's Day |
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Friday, June
23 2017 |
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Luxembourg
- National Day and |
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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!! |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
F-104 C2 ejection seat from
Eduard
Model Accessories.
This detail set is designed for
the Italeri kit.
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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 Eagle.
Philip added an impressive
weapons load and finished off
this beauty with weathering and great looking nose art. It's a
very cool Strike Eagle. |
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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. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
Ju 290 Landing Gear from
Scale
Aircraft Conversions.
This detail set is designed for
the Revell kit.
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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!!! |
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This detail set is designed for
the 1/32 Su-27 Early
Tail Stinger from Zactomodels.
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This detail set is designed for
the 1/32 Static
dischargers for F-16 (16pcs+2spare) from
Master.
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This detail set is designed for
the 1/48 F-4J
exhaust nozzles
from Eduard
Model Accessories.
This detail set is designed for
the Academy kit.
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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. |
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Here's a product article
for the Photo
Etch Extended Roller Set - Use with Brass Assist from
The
Small Shop.
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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. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
F4U-1A cockpit set from
Eduard
Model. This detail set is designed for
the Tamiya kit.
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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. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
TS-11 Iskra Pitot Tubes and 23mm gun barrel from
Master.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
P-47 Thunderbolt Landing Gear from
Scale
Aircraft Conversions.
This detail set is designed for
the Trumpeter kit.
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Wednesday, June
14 2017
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United
Kingdom - Official Celebration of the |
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Birthday
of H.M. Queen Elizabeth II (1926) (Variable) |
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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. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
MiG-29 Wheels and painting masks from
Zactomodels.
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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. |
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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. |
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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"!
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Sunday, June
11 2017 |
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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. |
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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. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
Su-27 Wingtip Pylons from
Zactomodels.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
A-1 Skyraider 20mm cannon barrels and Pitot Tube from
Master.
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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) |
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No update today, I've
been busy adding the header to the top of the remaining webpages
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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. |
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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. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
B-29 Super Fortress Landing Gear from
Scale
Aircraft Conversions. This detail set is designed for
the Academy kit.
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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. |
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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 Force.
The restored model turned out looking fantastic in it's
Colombian markings. |
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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
Gloster Gladiator wheels (spoked) from
SBS
Model.
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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. |
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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.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
E-2C Hawkeye Landing Gear from
Scale
Aircraft Conversions.
This
detail set is designed for
the Kinetic kit.
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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. |
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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
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
BAE Hawk 1000 Series Pitot Tube from
Master.
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