Friday, Mar
29 2019 |
Model shows this
weekend:
- Allison Park, Pennsylvania,
Mar 30 2019, TRICon 2019
- Golden, Colorado,
Mar 30 2019, CoMMiESFest 2019
- Venice, Florida,
Mar 30 2019, Wings, Wheels & Keels 25th Annual Contest
- Bixby, Oklahoma,
Mar 30 2019, Tulsa Modelers Forum Contest
- Bossier City, Louisiana,
Mar 30 2019, RiverCon VIII 2019
- Chicopee, Massachusetts,
Mar 31 2019, Valleycon 29
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Sean Langley
starts today's update with his big and very impressive 1/32 Tamiya F-15 Eagle.
Sean dressed up the seats with some photo etch detailing and
then finished it OOB to a very high level with drop tanks and a
weapons load. |
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Michael Hickey
is here with the reboxed Accurate Miniatures. This is his 1/48
Italeri B-25 wearing some great looking US markings for
"Hell's Belles" for a B-25 that operated from Port
Moresby, New Guinea mid way through WW2. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
MiG-21-BD3-60 late-pylons from
Zactomodels.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
OV-10 Bronco Pitot Tube from
Master.
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In the
ARC
Joke Page
there is a new daily funny photo and daily
joke.
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Carl Jarosz
is here with his excellent 1/48 Kinetic F-84F Thunderstreak.
Carl finished this one as a Cold War West German jet with it's
great looking camo and hi viz markings. Sweet build Carl. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
F4F Wildcat Landing Gear from
Scale
Aircraft Conversions.
This detail set is designed for
the Trumpeter kit.
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In the
ARC
Joke Page
there is a new daily funny photo and daily
joke.
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Panagiotis
Athanasopoulos is here to mark the Greek Independence Daywith
his fantastic 1/48 Hasegawa RF-4E Phantom II Hellenic Air Force.
This Greek Phantom is wearing a special anniversary paint scheme
and looks perfect. |
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Greg
Kerry did an excellent job on his 1/72 Academy/Revell OV-10
Bronco. Greg made a diorama to display this sharp
look Bronco and even included a scratch built tow bar to complete
the scene. Very nicely done Greg. |
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Here's a product article
for the Extra
Foil for Nutter Set - 6" x 6" from
The
Small Shop.
This product is Extra Foil for Nutter Set -
6" x 6". Foil for use with the Nutter
& for Scratch Building!
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In the
ARC
Joke Page
there is a new daily funny photo and daily
joke.
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Friday, Mar
22 2019 |
Model shows this
weekend:
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El Rey has
been very busy adding a huge amount of detail to his 1/48 Revell
P-47D "Me Darling". El Rey used a
variety of aftermarket items to improve the level of detail on his
P-47 and then finished it with an expertly done bare metal finish
with great looking markings including nose art. This P-47
operated in the PTO during WW2. |
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Dragan Cvetic
has done a first class job finishing and weathering his
Yugoslavian 1/72 Italeri MiG-29. Dragan built this
MiG-29 out of the box with subtle weathering. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72 A-4 Skyhawk Landing Gear & Nose Bay
from Scale
Aircraft Conversions.
This detail set is designed for
the Airfix kit.
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In the
ARC
Joke Page
there is a new daily funny photo and daily
joke.
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No
update today.
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Wednesday, Mar 20
2019 |
Tunisia National Day |
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No
update today.
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Tuesday, Mar
19 2019 |
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Dragan Cvetic
is here with his attractive 1/144 Zvezda Boeing 767-300.
Dragan built this one out of the box and finished it with some great
looking Russian flag tail art. A sharp looking airliner.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Me 262 A-1a/U3 Landing Gear from
Scale
Aircraft Conversions.
This detail set is designed for
the Hobby Boss kit.
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In the
ARC
Joke Page
there is a new daily funny photo and daily
joke.
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Monday, Mar 18
2019 |
Çanakkale Victory Anniversary 2014
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I'd
like to wish a Happy Birthday
to ARC Moderator Terry
Sumner. Happy Birthday
Terry!!! |
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John Smalbrugge
starts your week with his 1/32 Revell Bristol Beaufighter Mk X.
John finished it as an RCAF Beau that participated in the
"Black Friday" mission. A great looking build John.
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Greg Kerry
has done a stellar job finishing his 1/72 Hobbyboss F-84.
Greg chose some excellent and very colourful markings and then
added some sharp looking airfield equipment and figures to pull
together a great looking scene.
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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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In the
ARC
Joke Page
there is a new daily funny photo and daily
joke.
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Sunday, Mar 17
2019 |
Ireland - St. Patrick's Day |
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Saturday, Mar
16 2019 |
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Friday, Mar
15 2019 |
Model shows this
weekend:
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Majd Abbar
is here with the
1/72 Italeri C-47 / DC3 finished in the livery of a little known
Canadian airline called Austin Airways. This airliner was
finished to a very high level with aftermarket decals.
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Dragan Cvetic
has done a stunning job detailing and finishing his
1/72 R.V.Aircraft MiG-21SM. Dragan dressed up the cockpit
with scratchbuilt detailing and finished it with one of the nicest
MiG-21 camo schemes I have seen. Very nice indeed.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32 MiG-29A/MiG-29C
BIG Combo Detail Set from
Zactomodels.
This detail set is designed for
the Trumpeter kit.
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In the
ARC
Joke Page
there is a new daily funny photo and daily
joke.
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Thursday, Mar
14 2019 |
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Jean-Charles
Goddet starts today with his very special 1/72
Hasegawa McDonnell Douglas F-4J VX-4 Vandy One wearing Playboy
Bunny tail art. Jean-Charles picked a great looking paint
scheme to finish his Phantom.
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Mike Muth
is here with his big amazing 1/32 Wingnut Wings SE5a.
Mike chose the markings for an American pilot flying with the Royal
Flying Corps. Mike did an excellent job bringing out the fine
detail and beauty of this Wing Nut Wings kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
Fokker D.VII Landing Gear & Wing Struts from
Scale
Aircraft Conversions.
This detail set is designed for
the Wingnut Wings.
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In the
ARC
Joke Page
there is a new daily funny photo and daily
joke.
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Wednesday, Mar
13 2019 |
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Paolo Yuen
joins us with the first model in Macau markings on ARC. Paolo
used aftermarket and custom made decals and some weathering to give
his 1/144 Revell Airbus A319 Macau Air the perfect finish.
I enjoyed seeing this airliner very much.
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Greg Kerry
has done a first class job completing his 1/72 Zvezda/Revell Mi24
Hind diorama. Greg started with an already built model and
proceeded to create his crash diorama with his usual high level of
skill and creativity for dioramas. Very cool indeed.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
OV-10 Bronco Pitot Tube from
Master.
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In the
ARC
Joke Page
there is a new daily funny photo and daily
joke.
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Tuesday, Mar 12
2019 |
Mauritius Independence Day |
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Michael Hickey
is here with his eye popping Super Hornet in-flight
display. This is Mike's 1/48 Hasegawa F/A-18F wearing
some great looking hi-viz markings complete with noseart and crew
figures. Beautiful work Mike.
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Alvis 3.1
is here with another of his stellar what-if builds. This
is his 1/24 Mercury Space vehicle made from a 1948 Mercury
with plenty of scratchbuilding to pull it all together. And of
course there is and great story to go with this cool space vehicle.
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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.
Secures parts up to 8" long – Second largest Photo Etch Bender
on the Market!
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
E. E. Canberra Landing Gear from
Scale
Aircraft Conversions.
This detail set is designed for
the Airfix kit.
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In the
ARC
Joke Page
there is a new daily funny photo and daily
joke.
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Monday, Mar 11
2019 |
Lithuania Independence Day |
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No update today.
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Friday, Mar
8 2019 |
Model shows this
weekend:
- Clinton
Township, Michigan, Mar 9 2019, SEMMEX 2019
- Indianapolis, Indiana,
Mar 9 2019, Roscoe Turner Chapter/IPMS Indianapolis Contest and Swap Meet
- Marietta, Georgia,
Mar 9 2019, AtlantaCon 2019 Regional
- Kansas
CIty, Missouri, Mar 9 2019, KCCON 2019
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Paul
Coppin has done a stellar job on his 1/48 Tamiya KI84-1A
Hayate (Frank). Paul dressed up the cockpit with
Eduard photo etch and then built the remainder of the kit OOB.
For weathering Paul used pre-shading and finished off with some very
well done peeling paint. |
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Carl
Jarosz is here with his amazing looking 1/72 Revell F-89J
Scorpion. Carl used Bare Metal Foil to give his jet a
multi paneled finish that looks quite realistic. He carefully
explains everything in his very informative article. It's a
stunning build Carl. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
MiG-29 Nosecone and pitot tube from
Zactomodels.
This detail set is designed for
the Trumpeter kit. This new resin MiG-29 Nosecone corrects the shape
of the nose and accuracy of the pitot tube.
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In the
ARC
Joke Page
there is a new daily funny photo and daily
joke.
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Thursday, Mar
7 2019 |
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Shawn “phantom” Weiler kicks
off today's update with something completely different. This is his
1/72
RCN Corvette K225 HMCS Kitchener in all its glory complete with
added LED lighting. It's very cool to see this on ARC. |
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Klaasjan Schuuring built
a very nice example of a Dutch Starfighter using the big 1/32
Italeri TF-104G kit. Klaasjan explains the build
process beautifully in his article. It's a good looking Starfighter
Klaasjan.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
De Havilland Sea Vixen Landing Gear from
Scale
Aircraft Conversions. This detail set is designed for
the Airfix kit.
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In the
ARC
Joke Page
there is a new daily funny photo and daily
joke.
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Wednesday, Mar 6
2019 |
Ghana Independence Day |
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Greg Kerry
has pulled together a great looking Me163 diorama. This is
his 1/72 Hobbyboss Me163 with a recovery vehicle and various
figures and even period correct transport to complete the
scene. Greg does a great job on all his dioramas and I quite
enjoyed seeing this one. |
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Michael Phillips
has done an impressive job finishing and weathering his 1/48
Zoukei Mura F-4S Phantom II - Stud 200. Mike rates this
kit very highly and his finished model is an absolute treat to
see. I love the camo scheme and weathering. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Do 335 A - detail set MG 151, FuG 25a antenna, Pitot Tube from
Master.
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In the
ARC
Joke Page
there is a new daily funny photo and daily
joke.
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Tuesday, Mar 5
2019 |
Spitfire - Maiden flight of Spitfire in 1936 |
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Michael
Hickey is here to mark the maiden flight of the Spitfire with
his 1/48 Eduard Spitfire Mk. VIII. Mike finished
his Spit in Aussie markings for an aircraft called Grey Nurse with
No. 457 Sqn in Moratai, Borneo in 1945. Beautiful paint work
and weathering completes Mikes Spitfire. |
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Graham
Symmonds is here with a very cool 1/144 Dragon F-14 Launch
diorama.
Graham did an especially nice weathering job on his USN F-14 to
make it look quite realistic. I quite liked seeing this
diorama. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
IAR-80A, IAR-81C Landing Gear from
Scale
Aircraft Conversions. This detail set is designed for
the Azur Frrom and Special Hobby.
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In the
ARC
Joke Page
there is a new daily funny photo and daily
joke.
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Monday, Mar
4 2019 |
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Carl
Jarosz starts today with
his beautifully faded and weathered 1/72 Special Hobby P-40N.
This particular P-40 has sexy noseart and served in the Pacific
during WW2. It's good to see a PTO P-40 on ARC as they were
rather rare. |
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Dragan Cvetic
has been busy improving
his 1/72 Bilek Shenyang J-6. Dragan rescribed and
riveted his jet and then added aftermarket and scratchbuilt detail
to the cockpit as well as aftermarket pitot tube before finished up
his jet as a Pakastani AF jet. I love the camo on this one. |
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Here's a product article
for the Photo
Etch Cut-Off Set - Large from
The
Small Shop.
This tool set is the Photo Etch Cut-Off Set - Large. Use for
removing larger pieces from the PE frets. Especially useful for
scale modellers. |
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In the
ARC
Joke Page
there is a new daily funny photo and daily
joke.
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Friday, Mar 1
2019 |
Wales - St David's Day |
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Model shows this
weekend:
- Pompano Beach, Florida,
Mar 2, 2019, Flight 19 Modelfest VIII
- Ocala, Florida,
Mar 2 2019, Billetproof
- Madison, Wisconsin,
Mar 2 2019, Mad City Modelers 24th Annual Show & Region 5 Contest
- Farmers Branch, Texas,
Mar 2 2019, Showdown 2019
- Homosassa, Florida,
Mar 2 2019, Manatee Car Show
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Alvis 3.1
begins today with his amusingly creative what-if 1/72 North American/Rockwell Hyper Sabre.
This is a spaceplane that combines the F-100 with the Space
Shuttle and looks surprisingly realistic. Enjoy this one
everyone.
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Mark L. Rossmann
is here with a gem of an article for the "Korea – Raiders" 1/48 Tamiya A1-H
Skyraider.
Mark has included some wonderfully detailed history on the
Skyrders in the Korean War which is a fascinating read. He
also explains the build process for his Skyraider.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
Do 335 B-2 MG 151, MK-103 tips, FuG 25a antenna, Pitot Tube from
Master.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
Spitfire Mk. II Landing Gear from
Scale
Aircraft Conversions.
This detail set is designed for
the Revell kit.
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In the
ARC
Joke Page
there is a new daily funny photo and daily
joke.
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