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30 2015 |
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Dragan Cvetic
has done a lovely job on his 1/72 LM Resin Soko J-22
Orao. This is a resin kit that built up into an excellent
model in Dragan's skilled hands. Dragan used a needle for the
Pitot tube and finished his Orao in Yugoslav markings and camo.
The landing gear on this one looks particularly delicate. It
is a beauty.
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Jens Gerber
is here with his excellent 1/48 ICM Bf 109 F4/ R6. The
Luftwaffe camo schemes from WW2 are difficult to do, but Jens got
this one looking perfect. I love all the added detail
including the engine detailing. This is a fantastic looking
109.
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Jean-Charles Goddet
has done a wonderful
job detailing and finishing his 1/72 Hasegawa Lockheed
Martin F-16D. Jean-Charles finished his Viper in Royal
Singapore Air Force markings in a special and very colorful
anniversary scheme and then gave it the weapons load and weathering
as he saw the actual jet at an airshow at Luke AF base.. This is
a very cool looking RSAF jet.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
P-61 Black Widow Engines from
QuickBoost.
This detail set is designed for
the Monogram kit.
This detail set is
available directly from
Sprue
Brothers Models.
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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
Spitfire Mk.IXc late version - Hispano cannons in fairing from
Master.
This detail set is designed for
the Eduard kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
F-104G Starfighter Fuselage Electronics Boxes from
CMK.
This detail set is designed for
the Hasegawa kit.
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| Wednesday, Apr
29 2015 |
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| Tuesday, Apr
28 2015 |
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Massimo Busolini has
done a stunning job on his 1/32
Italeri F-104G Starfighter. Massimo is a skilled modeller
and he did an excellent job on the cockpit as well and the painting
and weathering on his Greek Starfighter. This one is a beauty
and very realistic looking. He explains his weathering
techniques in his article. I love the model and the airport
runway.
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Tony Feredo joins
us today with his sharp looking 1/32
Hasegawa Nakajima Ki-84 Hayate. This particular aircraft
served in Tony's home country of the Philippines and Tony has done a
first class job shining light on WW2 Filipino history with his
articles on ARC over the years.
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Kees Kuyper is here
with two what-if Dutch A-10 Variants. Kees has a
style of aircraft design that is very creative and I enjoy seeing
his models on ARC. These two A-10's include a single engine
jet as well as a twin engines jet. Very nicely done Kees.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
German WWII Luftwaffe fighter pilot figure from Aerobonus.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
Lancaster B. II Gun Barrels (Round Perf.) from
QuickBoost.
This detail set is designed for
the Airfix kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Early Mustang Tubular Exhausts from
Ultracast.
This detail set is designed for
the Accurate Miniatures kit.
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Here's a product article
for the Pavla Models 1/72 BAC Lightning F.6 resin cockpit set
from Pavla
Models. This detail set is designed for
the Trumpeter kit.
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Monday, Apr
27 2015 |
Sierra Leone
Independence Day
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I'm
back home from the Philippines and catching up on everything back
home. It was a good trip but I'm still getting over the jet
lag.
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Bernard Lapeyrie
gets things started today with his amazing 1/48 Eduard Messerschmitt
Me-110 G4. Bernard used antennas from Master Model and
then built the rest of the model from the box with beautiful
results. The camo scheme looks perfect.
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Dragan Cvetic
did some very nice work on his 1/72 ICM
MiG-29 9-13 including resin exhausts and a resin seat along with
other cockpit detailing. He then finished it all off in an
attractive camo scheme for a Russian jet with a full weapons load
and flawless weathering.
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Shawn "Phantom" Weiler
has been busy building and detailing his 1/48 Academy CH-46 Sea Knight.
Shawn added Eduard photo etch and then finished his
"banana" in colourful US markings with just the perfect
amount of weathering. I'm pleased to say Shawn has included
photos of his other choppers in his display case.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
F-101A/C Voodoo Undercarriage Covers from
QuickBoost.
This detail set is designed for
the Kitty Hawk kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32 A-10 DRA & LAU-105 Launchers from
Sierra
Hotel Models.
This detail set is designed for
the Trumpeter kit. |
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| Sunday, Apr
26 2015 |
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Tanzania
Union Day
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I'd
like to express my heart felt feelings to the Australians and New
Zealanders on the 100th anniversary of the landings at Anzac Cove and Cape
Helles. This is a time to remember
the gallant young men that died on Gallipoli.
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| Friday, Apr
24 2015 |
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I'm
loading the updates for the rest of the week today. In
10 hours we begin
the journey to Angel's grandparents modest farm in the hills out in
the countryside, which is a 4 hour bus ride and then 30 minute ride
in the back of a 4x4 truck up a very crude road. On
Friday about 100 members of Angel's extended family will gather
for a big annual family reunion and party. It should be quite
the event with me being the only non-Filipino in attendance and of
course Angel's tiny 91 year old great grandmother will be
there. There will be tasty Filipino food and drink and much
merriment....Filipinos know how to party.
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Zhou
Kun joins us from China with an excellent looking 1/48 Tamiya
F-117A Nighthawk. This F-117 was built mostly OOB with
some added scratchbuilt in critical areas to improve upon this very
nice Tamiya kit. I really like the work done on this F-117
model. |
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Tim
Cvetic is here with the very neat looking 1/72 Gremlin Models
Utva Aero 3. This was a small civilian aircraft, but I'll
let you read the whole story in Tim's article. This is a resin
kit so it required a bit more effort than usual and Tim did
scratchbuild a few parts such as the instrument panel.
The finished model is a pleasure to see and the article is quite
interesting. |
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Bla’k Ja’k is here with his beautifully
detail and finished 1/72 Revell U-Boat Type VIIC. Bla’k Ja’k
did plenty of scratchbuilding and then finished off his U-Boat with
a flawless weathering job. |
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Thursday, Apr
23 2015
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Turkey
National
Independence and Children Day
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Gokhan Gedik
is here with his beautifully done 1/72 Matchbox Noorduyn Norseman UC-64 A - In memory
A. Glenn Miller. The loss of Glen Miller was a sad moment
from WW2....it is good to see him remembered. Well done Gokhan. |
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Giannis Doxas
is here to mark the Greek National Day with his flawless 1/48 Hasegawa F-16D Block52+ H.A.F. Giannis
replaced all the important detail items with resin sets from Aires
and finished off this great looking Hellenic F-16 with aftermarket
decals and a full weapons load and drop tanks.
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Kit
has done a fabulous job detailing, finishing and weathering
t his 1/48 AH-64A Apache.
Kit dressed up the cockpit with the Aires interior details set and
then gave this Apache the full camo and weathering treatment. I
love the finished model.
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Yiannis Ladopoulos
is here on the Greek National Day with his 1/72 Esci F-5A Freedom Fighter
in Hellenic markings. Yiannis did a great job on his F-5 and
it's good to see one in Greek markings.....especially on today's
update. |
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| Wednesday, Apr
22 2015 |
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Ray Hemenway
has changed gears
and tried something other than his usual WW1 models. This is
his big 1/32 Tomy Mustang P-51D
complete with a host of
scratchbuilding to bring up the detail level and finished off in the
markings for Frenesi, which gives this Mustang a great look.
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Bob Herbert
has shown with
his 1/72 Academy A-10A Thunderbolt II (Warthog)
that although he
builds 1/48, he can turn out a great looking model in 1/72.
Bob added RBF tags and weathering plus a full weapons load to show
his A-10 as it would have appeared during the Gulf War.
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Darin Bellis
adds some colour
to the ARC homepage with his 1/72 Amodel Pitts Special. Darin
made his own custom decals for the colourful markings on his Pitts Special
with
marvelous results.
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| Tuesday, Apr
21 2015 |
 United
Kingdom - Birthday
of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Second
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Red
Baron Manfred
von Richtofen shot down (1918) |
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Jacey
Guo is here with his 1/48 Revell F-5E VFC-13 Desert Tiger-
Two Tone. This is the 3rd F-5 in this series and I hope
you enjoy seeing it. |
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Franz
Galli joins us with his 1/32 Hasegawa P-51D Mustang
ManO’War. Franz gave his Mustang a sharp looking
multi-shade bare metal finish. |
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Sergei
Galicky joins us from Russia with his beautifully done 1/48
Hasegawa F-4D. This is the famous Steve Ritchie and Chuck
Debellevue F-4D of the Vietnam war |
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Jim
Birchfield aka A-4Silverfox joins us with his 1/48 Monogram
ProModeller SB2C. Jim had quite the painting problems with
his Helldiver and you will be impressed when you see the
results.......the weathering looks perfect on this one. |
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| Monday, Apr
20 2015 |
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Events - this date in 1915
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Mike Dobrzelecki is
here with his memorial article for “Gabby” Gabreski – Funeral For A Fallen Eagle.
He was an amazing pilot.
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Thomas Neuss is
here with his article entitled Changing of the guard – 1/72 Luftwaffe F-4F Phantom II and
Eurofighter.
Thomas's display marks Luftwaffe transition from the
Phantom to the Eurofighter.
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Paul Romans is here
with his 1/72 Italeri Dornier Do-24 flying boat. Paul
paid special attention to the weathering on his Flying Boat and you
have to have a close look at the excellent results.
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Terry Chan has been
busy doing a darn fine job on his 1/72 Heller Concorde. Terry
goes into detail about how to address the problem areas of this
kit. His looks sharp in the Air France markings......mind you
the Concorde looks sharp in any markings.
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Floyd S. Werner, Jr. is
here with his 1/48 Tamiya Focke-Wulf FW-190F8/9 w/Bomb Loading Set.
Floyd explains all about building this kit. The finished
models are the a treat to the eyes and Floyd has a talent for taking
photos.
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| Sunday, Apr 19
2015 |
Battles
of Lexington and Concord (1775) |
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| Saturday, Apr
18 2015 |
Zimbabwe National Day
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Iran Armed Forces Day
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Doolittle
Raid - U.S. bomb Tokyo (1942) |
P-38
mission to kill Yamamoto (1943) |
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| Friday, Apr 17
2015 |
Syria Independence Day
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Busy day
yesterday.....breakfast at McDonalds (special treat here) then took
a trike-taxi (100cc motorbike with a 7 passenger side car) ride up
to the very famous Puka beach at the top end of the island.
This is where the Puka Necklace is from....water was crystal clear
with gentle waves. It was the first time there for most of us
including Angel......and we all had a grand time. Then a quiet
outdoor dinner for 7 at the poolside restaurant at Cohiba
resort...before wandering back to my favourite restaurant
"Ole" for Mango shakes to wind down the evening. It
a very relaxing trip.
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Pete Morgan
is here with something very special
today. This is his 1/48 Hasegawa Hurricane Mk1
diorama from the Battle for France just prior
to the BOB. Wow....check it out.....there's even a letter from
Air Chief Marshall Dowding AOC Fighter Command.
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Fernan De Gannes
has done a
marvelous job detailing and finishing his 1/48
Tamiya F-48G. Fernan added photo
etch to the cockpit and other aftermarket decals and a flawless
multi-shaded baremetal finish to complete his Thunderjet.
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Bill Bunting is
here to make you smile with his beautifully finished 1/72 Tamiya Fw-190D JG44.
Bill has high regards for this kit and it's great fit as
you've read in his article.....but sit back and enjoy the
photos......Bill really did a fine job on the painting and
weathering on his Dora.
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Greg Leszczynski (lgl007)
has worked very hard to get every detail right on his 1/48 Hasegawa A-7E (VA-25 Early 1970’s).
Greg folded the wings and added a full weapons load before
finishing his A-7 as a Vietnam era jet with VA-25 ‘Fist of
the Fleet’. WOW....grab a coffee and sit back and enjoy this
one.....a great model with a great in-depth article.
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| Thursday, Apr 16
2015 |
Denmark Queen's Birthday
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Orlando Sucre Rosales
joins us with his first article on ARC. This great looking
1/72 Hasegawa Martlet Mk.II is the British version of the
Wildcat which Orlando really did turn into a wonderful model with
it's paint chipped British camo. Welcome to ARC Orlando!!!
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Istvan Zoldag
has done a stellar job on his Hungarian 1/48 Academy Mig-21MF.
Istvan used a F.M. Details cockpit and Eduard photoetched
parts to dress up the detail on his Fishbed before giving it a
flawlessly done paint job.
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Floyd S. Werner, Jr.
is a highly accomplished modeller and today he is here with his 1/48 Accurate Miniatures Focke-Wulf FW-190A-8. Floyd
tells in very helpful detail about how to build this kit to avoid
problems. Floyd weathered his 190 and finished it in the
markings for the famous Pips Priller. Wow....nicely done
Floyd.
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Lim Yun Chong
joins us with his sharp looking 1/72 Italeri F-16B.
I always love the look of 2 seaters and this F-16 came out looking
very good. Lim Yun Chong used pre-shading on the panel lines
and other very successfully done techniques to finish this fine
looking F-16.
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| Wednesday, Apr 15
2015 |
In honor
of the victims of the Boston Bombing - 2013 |
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Hoa Long
gets things started today with a amazingly realistic 1/72 Italeri VNAF CH-47A Chinook.
Have a close look at this one.......it looks like the real
aircraft in the later days of the Vietnam war.
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George Athanasiades
is the artistic designer of the artwork that appears on the 1/1
aircraft and this is his model of this aircraft using the 1/32 Tamiya HAF F-16C (Jason).
George added extra detail in some very special areas and gave
his Hellenic Air Force a full weathering job. Wow.....nicely
done George.
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Michael Ezat
is here from sunny Greece with his sharp looking 1/32 J. Rutman's Ta-152H.
Michael masked and painted all the markings on this rare
Luftwaffe fighter and the finished model looks fantastic.
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| Tuesday, Apr
14 2015 |
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After 36 hours of
traveling I've arrived at the tourist island of Boracay,
Philippines. Boracay is like Waikiki in Hawaii and full of
Asian tourists...mostly from China, Taiwan and Korea. They get
cheap package deals much like we get for Las Vegas. Angel was
at the airport to meet me....she is looking good. It took me a
couple of days to settle in and adjust to the time change and figure
out an internet connection. The Philippines is warm and and
the people are friendly and everyone speaks english....it is far
away but well worth the effort. Today is a quiet day at home
resting and relaxing.
I've loaded the
update for Monday and Tuesday.....go back and enjoy.
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Busolini Massimo
dropped by the ARC Corporate office in Italy with his 1/48 Hasegawa TF-104G Starfighter.
Busolini used a very simple but effective technique for painting
his Royal Danish Air Force Starfighter. The finished
model looks fantastic and his painting technique is well worth
reading about in his article.
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Dan
McWilliams is here with one of my favourite airliners. This is his
1/144
CC-137
which Dan built with good ol' modelling skill
and finished it off with aftermarket decals. I fondly recall
flying a DND (Canadian Military) 707 in '72 on a 'flip' to
Cyprus with my Dad for a vacation. As I recall the flight was
$12 per person......to cover food. |
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Serge
Dompierre has
done an exceptionally nice job building, detailing his and
finishing his 1/32
Hasegawa Fw-190 A-8. Serge added scratchbuilt detail to his 190 and that posed it in a
maintenance diorama complete with figures and tools etc. I
really like how this one turned out. |
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| Monday, Apr
13 2015 |
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Mark Patman
is here
with his second article on ARC. This is Mark's
1/48 Tamiya P-47 Razorback and although Mark is humble about his
efforts......I'm deeply impressed when I see how well his P-47
turned out.
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Sergei Galicky
is here with his excellent looking Vietnam era 1/48 Italeri F-4E Phantom II.
Sergei gave his Phantom a full weapons load plus all the small
details that set a model apart from the rest. The paint job
and weathering is exactly what I would expect from a real F-4 in
Vietnam.
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Marcius Cesar Costa
is here
with a very interesting conversion. This is his
1/72 PBY 5A Cargo Catalina
completed with a resin set from GIIC
Models.
Marcius finished it off in Brazilian Air Force markings.
Nicely done Marcius.
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| Sunday, Apr 12
2015 |
Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin. First Human In Space (1961)
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| Saturday, Apr
11 2015 |
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I leave today for a 2
week trip to the Philippines. I'll be checking on Angel while I
am there. Daily updates will continue while I am in the
Philippines.
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| Friday, Apr
10 2015 |
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Bill
Dedig starts today in style with his 1/48 Eduard/Kinetic F-16
A Netz wearing Israeli markings. This was quite the
involved project using Bill's top notch skills as a modeller and
some aftermarket goodies to complete this stunning model. Bill
demonstrates in his photos how to get a soft edge on camo using Blu-tack.
I love the look of this Netz.
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Burt Gustafson
is here with a rare Japanese aircraft based on the Zero.
This is his 1/72 Hasegawa Nakajima A6M2-N Type 2 Fighter Seaplane
in all it's glory and displayed on a beaching dolly. Burt
chose the markings for a seaplane that operated at Kiska Island,
Aleutian Islands, in the summer of 1942..
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
F-4 exhaust nozzles late style and arrestor hook from
Eduard
Model Accessories.
This detail set is designed for
the Hasegawa kit.
This detail set is
available directly from
Sprue
Brothers Models.
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Here's a product article
for the Royal
Malaysian Generic Insignia and Codes Decal sheet from
Puszer Aneh
Productions. This decal sheet includes multiple scales to
help you make Royal Malaysian Air Force aircraft from 1956 to present
including choppers, prop and jet aircraft. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
Bf 109G-6 Correct Oil Radiator from
QuickBoost.
This detail set is designed for
the Revell kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/144
Martin JRM-3 Mars model kit from Czech
Master Resin - CMR Models.
This model kit
includes markings for 3 different aircraft.
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Jens Gerber
starts today with his very good looking 1/48 Hasegawa Bf 109 G14/AS.
This 109 is from Dec '44 and features photo etch seatbelts and
one very complicated and well done camo scheme. Jens is a
skilled modeller and you can see that in his photos. Beautiful
work Jens.
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Alacran
has been busy building the 1/72 High Planes I.A.I. Dagger.
Alacran added aftermarket items to dress up the cockpit and
exhausts along with a great looking access ladder. The whole
project was wrapped up in a beautiful camo scheme worn by an Argentinean
jet that was shot down by a Sea Harrier during the Falklands
war.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
Luftwaffe Individual instruments for 1939 – 1945 decal sheet from
airscale. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
F-105 Thunderchief Control Levers from
QuickBoost.
This detail set is designed for
the Trumpeter kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
U.S.A.F. fighter pilot - Vietnam war 1960 - 1975 figure from
Aerobonus.
This figure
includes a helmet.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
MiG-25 cockpit set from
Neomega.
This set can
fit the Revell and Kittyhawk kits.
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| Wednesday, Apr
8 2015 |
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Jaroslav Kral
is here to mark a very tragic anniversary today. This
amazing diorama is his Sonderkommando Elbe - Luftwaffe deadliest mission 7th April 1945
when the Luftwaffe fighters began ramming Allied bombers.
This is a world class and very moving diorama. |
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Klaasjan Schuuring
has done some very serious old school scratchbuilt detailing on
his big detail rich 1/32 Revell Eurofighter Typhoon. Klaasjan
is a master at detailing and he has taken full advantage to the
detailing possibilities available in 1/32 scale as you will see in
his photos. |
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Shawn "Phantom" Weiler
is here with something you won't see very often. This is
his 1/48 Revell H-34 (CH-126). Shawn finished his helo
as a CFB Cold Lake base Flight Rescue bird back in 1970 for the
current SAR Group Build on the ARC forums. I'm impressed you
pulled together all the markings for this one Shawn.....it looks
great!!! |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
Su-27 Early Tail Stinger from
Zactomodels.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
Static dischargers type used on MiG jets from
Master.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
F-104G Starfighter Radome set from
CMK.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
Su-15UM resin cockpit set from
Pavla.
Models
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| Tuesday, Apr
7 2015 |
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Kit gets
things started in style with this 1/48 MiG-21MF wearing DDR
markings and camo from the time before Germany was unified.
Kit added an Eduard Brassin cockpit set to boost the detail to a
very high level and then finished his MiG in a DDR camo that looks
beautiful.
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Vladimír Žucha
got everything looking perfect on his 1/32 Pacific Coast Models Supermarine Spitfire
Mk. XIVc. Vladimír improved his Spitfire and finished it
off in a great looking camo complete with full weathering to
give it that busy operational look.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
5 Gallon Waste Oil Drain Tank from Aerobonus.
This is the
perfect item to add to your diorama.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
RCAF D.H. Vampire decal sheet from
Canuck
Model Products.
This decal
sheet includes markings for Cougar squadron and City of Vancouver
squadron with bat artwork on the nose. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
A-37 Dragonfly Ejection Seats with Safety Belts from
QuickBoost.
Here's a product article
for the Trumpeter kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Early Mustang Allison Engined Flared Exhausts from
Ultracast.
Here's a product article
for the Accurate Miniatures kit.
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| Monday, Apr
6 2015 |
Easter
Monday |
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WW1 Events - this date
in 1915
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Vladimír Žucha
has done a gorgeous job finishing and weathering his
1/32 Revell Messerschmitt Bf-109G-14. Vladimír
finished his 109 in Croatian markings for an aircraft at the end of
the war using custom made decals. I love the colors of the
camo scheme on Vladimír's Croatian fighter.
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Shawn "Phantom" Weiler
has redone a model he built long long ago. This is
Shawn's 1/48 Hasegawa F-4G Phantom #177, which he figures was
his first 1/48 Phantom and now it is sporting a rare Phantom paint
scheme from the Viet Nam war. I always enjoy seeing Shawn's
work and ARC and it is exciting to see one of his first models on
the ARC homepage. I'm glad Shawn saved this model and rebuilt
it.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
PV-1 Ventura Propellers w/tool from
QuickBoost.
This detail set is designed for
the Revell kit.
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| Sunday, Apr
5 2015 |
Easter
Sunday |
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WW1 Events - this date
in 1915
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David “drhornii” Horn
starts this very cool Easter Egg plane update with his Hasegawa P-51 Egg plane.
David built his Mustang in the markings of an actual Mustang he
got to ride in. Very cool David. |
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Wild Bill Bulek
is here with his very amusing Hasegawa ANA Eggplane. This
one was trickier to build than it looks but bill pulled it on in
grand style. The finished model looks excellent and very amusing. |
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Jon Whitmer
has gone all out on his Hasegawa Fw-190D Egg Plane. He
detailed the cockpit and then dropped the elevators and gave it a
full weathering job. It looks very cool indeed. |
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Alvis
3.1 is here to finish off this Easter Egg update with his very
amusing Tie-Egg. Oddly enough this looks like it could
have been an actual model from the Star Wars movie. Too bad
this kit is was limited production. |
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| Saturday, Apr 4
2015 |
Senegal Independence Day
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| Friday, Apr
3 2015 |
Good
Friday |
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Easter Update!!!
If you have Egg Plane models you want to add to the Easter Sunday
update....send them to me and I'll get them on ARC.
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Shawn "phantom" Weiler
gets things off to a good start today with his 1/48 Skunkworks HH-60H.
Shawn built this beauty with Eduard photo etch and finished it
as a USN helo with HS-2 Tridents. I love the way this one
turned out.....the folded rotors look quite good. I love
seeing Shawn's models on ARC.
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Mike Pattison
is here with his very attractive 1/32 Revell Ju 88 A4 wearing
one of those complicated looking North African camo schemes. Mike
enhanced his Ju 88 quite a bit with excellent results including
redoing all the rivet detail which must have taken many hours.
This one is a beauty.
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Here's a
product article
for the 1/32
F-4E Phantom II at Korat Part I decal sheet from
Zotz
Decals.
This decal sheet includes markings for 9 different 1/32 F-4E Phantom
II from 388th TFW at Korat circa '68/'69 wearing SEA camo with Sharks
Mouth and all are sporting artwork.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Lancaster B.1/B.III Air Intakes
from QuickBoost.
This detail set is designed for
the Airfix kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48 F-8 Crusader Canopy frames from
Furball
Aero Design.
This set
includes decals for 2 Hasegawa F-8's.
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| Thursday, Apr 2
2015 |
Falklands War Anniversary  |
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Bernard Lapeyrie
has done a stunning job detailing and weathering his 1/48 Zvezda Yak-3.
Bernard added Eduard photo etch and then left the detailed
motor all fully exposed to show off all his hard work and detailing.
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Carmel J. Attard
is here with his very attractive 1/72 Platz Lockheed T-33
in the markings for the Japanese Self Defense Force. Carmel
chose a bare metal finish which looks excelelnt on his T-33.
Carmel has kindly included photos of some of his other JSDF aircraft
which you will also enjoy seeing.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
USAF Fighter pilot - Pressure Suit 1960 - 1975 from
Aerobonus. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
Spitfire Mk.II Exhausts from
QuickBoost.
This detail set is designed for
the Revell kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Su-25 Frogfoot decal sheet from
Balkan
Models.
This new decal sheet includes decals for 8 aircraft in different
colour schemes and national insignias from Macedonian,
Bulgarian, Ukrainian, Iraqi, Georgian and Russian Su-25.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/144 Douglas DC-2 in "Civilian Service"
model kit from
Czech
Master Resin - CMR Models.
This model kit includes marking for 6 different aircraft.
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Luc
Harvey gets things started today with his very
nicely done 1/72 Bilek MiG-21 PFM. Luc
built this one out of the box and finished it with a
flawless bare metal finish and Cuban Air Force markings
from the busy days of the 1960's. Seeing this
models brings back memories. |
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Kostas
Zervas is here with his 1/72 Airfix Fairey Battle
wearing Hellenic Air Force markings and originally
intended for the Greek Independence Day. Kostas
gave his Fairey Battle weathering and crew figures to
complete the look of his Greek aircraft. Very
nicely done Kostas. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
B-24 Liberator Engines from
QuickBoost.
This detail set is designed for
the Revell/Monogram kit.
This detail set is
available directly from
Sprue
Brothers Models.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
MiG-15 & MiG-15bis - gun barrels set from
Master
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
AH-1S/F resin cockpit set with ammo bay from
Pavla
Models.
This detail set is designed for
the HobbyBoss kit.
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South Africa
Freedom Day 
Togo
Independence Day 
Netherlands King's Day 
Australia
and New Zealand - ANZAC
Day 
England
- St. George's Day 
Israel
Independence Day 
Portugal "Dia do Combatente" (The Fighter's Day) 
Canada - RCAF Birthday 
United Kingdom - RAF Birthday 