Homepage Text - December 2004

Friday,  Dec 31  2004                    Happy New Year everyone!!!

I have successfully arrived in the UK.  It was a long uneventful trip.  I would like to take this time to wish you all good health and much happiness in 2005.  Please remember to donate to the disaster relief in Asia.


Catherine Vickers is here to begin your Friday update with her 1/72 Matchbox Phantom FG1.  Catherine has provided some very helpful and informative info about building her British Phantom.  Nice one Catherine.


Pierluigi Caccetta is here with his 1/48 Mirage Hobby PZL P.11c.  Pierluigi used some aftermarket detail items to improve his PZL P.11C and then he finished it in Polish markings.


Andy Mullen joins us with his 1/72 Airfix BA 1976 Concorde.  The Concorrde will always hold a special place in our hearts and so it was a treat to see Andy's BA Concorde. 


I have a review of the 1/32 US Air-To Air Missle Markings decal sheet from Two Bobs Aviation Graphics.  You're gonna' love this sheet!!!


Thursday,  Dec 30  2004         

Anne Carstensen begins today with her first article on ARC.  This is her 1/48 Revell Germany Junkers Ju 87 R-2 Stuka.  I am quite happy and impressed with Anne skill and I hope to see more of her work on ARC in the future.  Welcome to ARC Anne!!!


Jorge Beleña "Yoryi" joins us from Spain with his first article on ARC.  This is his 1/72 Heller A-7H Corsair II done up almost out of the box with a few detailing improvements.  Welcome to ARC Jorge!!!  


Thomas Neuss is here with his 1/35 Trumpeter Mil Mi-17 United Nations.  This is one very big model and Thomas captured the look of this chopper very well.  It's good to see UN markings.   


Kairasp Daruwala joins us with his 1/32 Tamiya Grumman F-14A Tomcat.  Kairsp put some very good effort into his big Tomcat and to make sure it looks great....he finished it off in Jolyl Rogers markings. 


Branko Pavcec is here from Croatia with his 1/72 Revell P-47D.  The markings are for an ex Yugoslav Airforce P 47 D and this very nice Jug is finished off in a well done bare metal finish.


I have a review of the 1/48 B-26 Marauding Babes Part 2 decal sheet from PYN-UP Decals.  More sexy nose art.


I have a review of the 1/48AH-64D OIF Apaches decal sheet from Two Bobs Aviation Graphics.  AH-64's with sharks mouth!!!


Wednesday,  Dec 29  2004         

John Bell is here with his very impressive 1/64 Scratchbuilt Basswood B-17G Flying Fortress.  Amazing work John.  Sorry only one pic of this beauty.  I'd like to see more wooden models on ARC.


Gerald Krumpas has dropped by with his 1/72 Airfix Vulcan B.2 and Revell Victor K.2.  Without a doubt these are 2 of the most attractive aircraft ever built.  The Brits always did understand giving planes great lines.  Well done Gerald.


Cyril Worley has dropped by with his 1/72 ESCI Douglas EC-47N Dakota.  This is an Electronic Counter Measures aircraft and Cyril had to do quite a bit of work to make this Vietnam EC-47N look accurate and realistic.  Good to see your work as always Cyril.


I have a review of the 1/48 F-16A/B/C  CAS Vipers decal sheet from Two Bobs Aviation Graphics.  Three F-16's in Euro 1 Camo are featured on this decal sheet....including an F-16 used in the Falcon Eye program.


I have a review of the 1/48 B-26 Marauding Babes Part 1 decal sheet from PYN-UP Decals.  Two planes are featrured on this decal sheet and both have noseart featuring attractive young ladies.


Alessio Manca is here with his inbox Peview of the 1/72 Fujimi F-14D Tomcat VF-2 "Bounty Hunters"


Tuesday,  Dec 28  2004        Australia   "Proclamation Day"   

  Nepal Birthday of H.M. Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev  

Our little planet has been hit by a horrible disaster.  More than one ARC'er has been affected by this earthquake and the Tsunami in Asia.  Please give something for disaster relief on this one to your local Red Cross or Red Crescent or a relief agency and have the funds directed to the relief effort.  These folks need our help and it's time to do our part.  

I.P.M.S. Morrrselle in Belgium is having a show on January 22 and 23.  Click on their poster to the right or click here for full details.  


Engin Toredi joins us from Turkey with his first article on ARC.  This is his dazzling 1/48 Tamiya F-15J.  Engin used the Twobobs decals on his Eagle and the end result is deadly attractive. 


Laurent Boildieu is here with his 1/48 Hasegawa Hawker  Hurricane MkII.  Laurent has a telent ofor weathering and you've got to check out the underside on his Hurricane.......I can almost smell the gunpowder. 


Polly Singh is here with an interesting historical article about his 1/72 Airfix Hunter FGA 9 and  1/72 Italeri T-62.  When you read his article you'll understand the connection between these 2 items. 


Jonathan B Poliakov has sent in some of his favourite pics from the recent IPMS Israel October Show 2004.  A Tiger scheme Tornado got best of show.


I have a review of the 1/48 P-61 Black Widow Babes Part 1 decal sheet from PYN-UP Decals.  These decals sure do make this hobby more interesting.....from a historical perspective you understand.  ;-)


I have a review of the 1/48 US Air-To Air Missle Markings decal sheet from Two Bobs Aviation Graphics.  Twobobs has listened and delivered a sheet we've all been asking for.


Emad.F.Tabsh is here with his Inbox preview of the 1/32 Revell Heinkel He-162 A-2 "Salamander" Looks like lots of options and possibilities to detail this one up. 


Monday,  Dec 27  2004          

Silly Week 2005  (A reminder)   This goofy week of fun will go ahead this year.  I currently have no articles for Silly Week 2005.  I need articles sent to me by midnight Dec 28.  I'm flying out to the UK on Dec 30 and I need to have all content loaded and ready before I leave.  At best, I'll have a modem connection in England.  I will return home on Jan 5.  Please send me articles of silly aircraft or any other models.  


Girolamo Lorusso starts today with his 1/48 Monogram EA-6B.  As you marvel at the perfect detail work of the wingfolds etc.....remember....it's all scratch built. 


Nguyen Trong Duc joins us from Vietnam.  We don't get many articles from people living in Vietnam.....so this is a special event.  This is Trong's 1/32 Hasegawa F-6-F and as you can see.....he is very good at  weathering his aircraft.  


Michael “madmike” Johnson is here with his 1/144 Minicraft 737-300/ Ansett “Sydney Olympics 2000’’.  Very colourful markings from our friend "Downunder". 


I have a review of the 1/48 B-24 Liberated Chics Part 1 decal sheet from PYN-UP DecalsYou get markings for 2 aircraft both with sexy noseart.


I have a review of the 1/32 F/A-18C VFA-82 Marauders decal sheet from Two Bobs Aviation Graphics.  Now you have no excuse for your 1/32 F-18 not standing out at a contest.


Matt Swan has an inbox preview of the 1/48 Fliegerhorst  Resin Bv-215 Nachtjäger.  A cool looking resin model kit. 


Sunday,  Dec 26  2004          Slovenia Independence Day   
Friday,  Dec 24  2004  
To track Santa on Christmas Eve with your kids...go to this website 

http://www.noradsanta.org/

Silly Week 2005   This goofy week of fun will go ahead this year.  I currently have no articles for Silly Week 2005.  I need articles sent to me by midnight Dec 28.  I'm flying out to the UK on Dec 30 and I need to have all content loaded and ready before I leave.  At best, I'll have a modem connection in England.  I will return home on Jan 5.  Please send me articles of silly aircraft or any other models.  


Alvis 3.1 gets this special update started with his very timely and informative article about Santa's Aircraft: 1900-2000.  Now you've got to check this one out!!!


William Tsang is here with a follow-up article on his recent F-15 article.  Today's article deals with Modifying Kit Pilot Figures and provides step by step instructions on how to do your figures.  This will be a very helpful Tools n Tips article.


Leonardo is here with his 1/48 Hasegawa Ju-87R Picchiatello.  This is the Italian Ju-87.  Look carefully at the paint scheme and you'll see the original Luftwaffe markings are painted over.


Chee Wee, Sim has dropped by with his 1/144 Dragon F-16C.  It is very hard to believe this is a 1/144 model.....very nicely F-16. 


Thursday,  Dec 23   2004      Birthday of H.I.M. Emperor Akihito    

Dean Large fires up today's update with his 1/48 Hasegawa F-104C.  Dean calls his article “The Right Stuff”.  Dean finished his beautiful Starfighter in a bare metal finish.....you'll enjoy his article and photos.   


Piotr "Lestat" Puchowski has dropped by with his 1/48 Accurate Miniatures IL- 2m3.  Piotr finished his Sturmovik in a winter camo  scheme with weathering.  Very nice. 


William Tsang is here from Hong Kong with his 1/32 Tamiya F-15E Strike Eagle.  This is one very big beautiful model but it also a very challenging model to build and detail and complete.  William has done a stunning job on his big F-15......you'll enjoy the detail.    


Erik McIntyre is here with an article about the Sikorsky XH-59A.  This is one very unique looking aircraft......thanks for the info Erik. 


I have a review of the 1/72 P-47 Beautiful Jugs Part 1 decal sheet from PYN-UP Decals.  You just have to love fighters with nude beauties as the artwork.


I have a review of the 1/32 F-15J Shiro Ruyu "White Dragon" decal sheet from Two Bobs Aviation Graphics.  The dragon scheme on this Japanese F-15 is one of the best looking Japanese F-15's.


Alessio Manca is here with an inbox review of the 1/72 Hasegawa weapon set VII


Wednesday,  Dec 22  2004          No update today.....sorry folks.
Tuesday,  Dec 21  2004          

Eduardo Arguijo begins today with his 1/48 Revell Monogram B-25 Mitchell.   This beautifully done B-25 includes chipped paint, weathering and noseart decals. 


Ali Mazhar is here with a selection of his art work in his article called My Aviation Art.  I wish I has this sort of skill and talent.


Kaan Gök is here with a  big beautiful article about his 1/48 Academy Mig-29


I have a review of the 1/72 B-17F/G Fortress Chics Part 3 decal sheet from PYN-UP Decals.


I have a review of the 1/48 F-16A/B/C/D Stencil Data decal sheet from Two Bobs Aviation Graphics.


Andreas 'Goggo' Gordes is here with a review/comparison of the Me-262 Kits in 1/48 from Tamiya - a comparison.  Now you can make sure you buy the kit you really prefer. 


Monday,  Dec 20  2004          

Zoltán Lantos is here with his 1/144 Revell 737-800 "MALÉV" that he finished up in Hungarian markings.  An attractive airliner model to be sure. 


Konley Kelley is here with a digital artwork image of his 1:48 Monogram F4F Wildcat.  Konley calls his article The Most Daring Single Action- Butch O'Hare's Wildcat.


Prama Sobari has finished his 1/72 Hasegawa F-14 Tomcat.  This is really a nice kit and Prama did his model right and ended up with a fine looking Tomcat complete with some weapons as well. 


Ricardo Cornejo Z. has sent in a  very detailed article about building his 1/72 Trumpeter Xían H-6D.  The weathering on this one will blow your mind.....I can almost smell the aviation fuel. 


Andy Lee is here with some photos he took at the Hyakuri Air Festival 2004 in Japan on 25 Sept 2004.  If you like Japanese jets.....you'll love these photos.


I have a review of the 1/72 B-17G Fortress Chicks Part 2 decal sheet from PYN-UP Decals.  This includes a B-17 with nose art and markings for the B-17 "Rubys Raiders".


I have a review of the1/48 OV-1A Grumman Mohawk decal sheet from Two Bobs Aviation Graphics.  This includes a Mohawk that operated in Vietnam and a second Mohawk undergoing restoration.


Sunday,  Dec 19  2004
I will not be able to do weekend updates for the next month or so as I spend time with my young kids during Christmas and New Year's.  In early January, I  will be traveling to the UK to bring my very ill Dad home to be with his kids.....if he can make the trip.  Keep my Dad in your prayers.....he is in much pain.
Saturday,  Dec 18  2004     Niger Proclamation of the Republic  
Friday,  Dec 17  2004                       Bhutan National Day  

Catherine Vickers joins us with her 1/72 Italeri Hawk T1A.  It's always a treat to see Catherine's work on ARC......a darn fine looking Hawk.


Angus McDonald is here with his 1/144 CMR Avro Shackleton MR3.  Even in 1/144 scale this looks like a large and impressively done model.


Omar Quintero is here with his 1/72 Heller Mirage 5V and 1/72 High Planes Mirage 50EV.  Omar finished his Mirages in a very attractive paint scheme with Venezuelan markings.


Jeremy Gould is here to make the Tomcats fans grin.  This is his repost on the F-14 Tomcats at the NAS Oceana Airshow 2004.  Yup...plenty of Tomcat photos. 


I have a review of the 1/72 B-17Fortress Chicks Part 1 decal sheet from PYN-UP Decals.  This sheets features markings foir 2 B-17's with sexy nose art.


I have a review of the 1/48 and 1/32F-15E  "The Gipper" decal sheet from Two Bobs Aviation Graphics  This sheet includes markings for both scales and is for the plane with President Reagan's picture on it for his Missing Man Formation at his funeral services.


Thursday,  Dec 16  2004          Bahrain National Day    Kazakhstan National Day  

Polly Singh start today's update with his 1/72 Aeroclub Folland Gnat.  Polly has provided some very interesting combat history of this aircraft as well as some photos of his attractive BMF model. 


Laurent Boildieu  is here with his 1/48 Hasegawa Bf-109F2.  Laurant's 109 wears my favourite paint scheme....Russian Winter camo.  Laurent has done his usual fine job on the weathering. 


Charles Matthews is here with his 1/48 Italeri F-22.  The finished model came out looking excellent and shows what can be done with this kit. 


I have a review of the 1/48 B-17E/F National Insignia Part 3 decal sheet from Cutting Edge Modelworks.


I have a review of the 1/48 F/A-18C VFA-82 Marauders decal sheet from Two Bobs Aviation Graphics.


Wednesday,  Dec 15  2004          

The update is late today.  I got sidetracked moving the ARC Domain name to a faster server.  With luck the home page might load a bit faster.  The homepage on the old server will remain up to redirect people.  I would suggest after you read this note that you hold down your "Ctrl" key and press your "F5" key.  This will get this new webpage in your computers cache and will load the new correct links in the top ARC banner.


Phil Hastie is here with his 1/72 Hasegawa Douglas AD-6 Skyraider.  Although Phil built this Skyraider out of the box, he does include helpful info in his article about building this kit.  Nice one Phil. 


Armin Knes is here with his 1/48 Monogram Su-25K (early).  Armin used his airbrush for the first time building his Su-25.  Quite the attractive paint scheme Armin.....I like it. 


Leonardo joins us with his very nice 1/48 Classic Airframes Re.2001.  A very attractive model of this Italian fighter. 


Christopher Tyson joins us with his highly detailed 1/48 Monogram F-4C/D Phantom II.  Although this one was built mostly out of the box.....you must take a close look at the paint job......quite a bit of skill and effort went into the tiny details on the paint job. 


Tuesday,  Dec 14  2004          

Rodrigo Rendon begins today with his 1/48 Hasegawa F-16CJ.  A great build......lovely attention to detail and subtle weathering.   


Laurent Boildieu joins us with his 1/48 Tamiya F4U-1D Corsair.   Laurent has created a worn and weathered heavily used Corsair.  The end result is quite impressive.


Amit Ya'ari is here with his 1/48 FM Vautour II B.  Amit finished his very nice Vautour in Israeli markings.  I've never seen this aircraft in IDF markings......it's good to see this sort of variety in models and markings. 


Jon Whitmer has dropped by with his 1/72 Italeri AC-119K.  Jon did  an outstanding job on making his AC-119 look like a battle hardened veteran.   


I have a review of the 1/72 B-29 Bomber Babes Part 2 decal sheet from  PYN-UP DecalsNow some great noseart decals for your 1/72 B-29.


I have a review of the 1/48 F-15DJ Japanese Aggressors decal sheet from Two Bobs Aviation Graphics.  This one sold out very fast the first time it was released.....don't miss out this time around.


I have a review of the EC-135E Advanced Range Instrumentation Aircraft Range Limited Edition Lithograph print from Bob Guere of Back East Graphics.


Monday,  Dec 13  2004           Saint Lucia Independence Day   

Anthony Manzoli is here with another of his beautifully built 109's.  This is his 1/32 Hasegawa Bf 109 G-6 flown by a pilot from Finland.  Perfect work as usual Anthony.


Martin Morkowsky is here from Germany with his big and beautiful 1/32 Tamiya F-15C.  Martin built his Eagle straight from the box and what an impressive model it is.  


Juan Ramon Garcia Martin is here from Spain with his 1/72 Italeri Blackhawk.  Juan finished his well done Blackhawk in Israeli markings, which are always popular.  I enjoyed seeing this Blackhawk in desert camo. 


Miroslav Adamovic joins us with his 1/48 Hasegawa F-104C Starfighter.  Miroslav did a very nice job on the weathering and panel lines to give his Starfighter a more realistic look. 


I have a review of the 1/72 F-14B VF-103 Jolly Rogers decal sheet from Two Bobs Aviation Graphics.  These are sold out in 1/48, sop don't let these ones slip you by.


I have a review of the 1/72 B-29 Bomber Babes Part 1 decal sheet from PYN-UP Decals.  More sexy nose art!!!


Sunday,  Dec 12  2004            Kenya Independence Day  

Colin Whitehouse joins us today with an article in honour of Thailand's national holiday on Dec 10th.  This is Colin's 1/48 Revell F-5E done up in Thailand Air Force markings.  A pleasing looking paint scheme.


Stefan Woltmann joins us with his 1/48 Revell Dornier 217.  I was impressed when I saw Stefan's Do-217 and discovered this is his first model with an airbrush.  Stefan seems to have natural skill at using an  airbrushing.


Emad F.Tabsh is here with an Inbox preview of the 1/48 Special Hobby  Gloster E.28/39 Pioneer


Andreas 'Goggo' Gordes is here with an Inbox Preview 1/48 Aires Messerschmitt Me 262A Engine Set for Tamiya Kit.   


Saturday,  Dec 11  2004          

You can now post pics to the ARC forums on the ARC servers.  I've finally finished uploading all the pics to the new ARC forums and triple checking all 25,000 photos are there.  

Thursday,  Dec 10  2004          Constitution Day in Thailand  

Jim Maas begins today with his 1/48 Roden Gladiator finished in Latvia markings from Mike Grant Decals.   Very cool Gladiator Jim.


Asif Ali Akbar has dropped by with his first article on ARC.  This is Asif's 1/48 Revell Rafale M that he finished using many techniques he learned on ARC.  I loved how it turned out.  Welcome to ARC Asif!!!


Fabrizio Foletti is here with his 1/72 Hasegawa F-14D.  Although Fabrizio built his tomcat more or less out of the box....he did add a bit of aftermarket detail items to get his F-14 looking exactly how he wanted.  Always a treat to see an F-14. 


I have a review of the 1/72 B-26 Marauding Babes Part 2 decal sheet from PYN-UP Decals.  This sheets features 2 B-26's with sexy noseart.


I have a review of the 1/32 F-4E South East Asia Heroes decal sheet from Two Bobs Aviation Graphics.  This sheet features 2 F-4's that flew in SEA. 


I have a review of the 1/72 CL-415 Fire bomber decal sheet from Leading Edge Models.  This sheet features 2 different Canadian forest fire bombers flown in the province of Ontario.


Tuesday,  Dec 7  2004         Pearl Harbor  63rd Anniversary  

Guy Wilson begins today with his super detailed 1/32 Tamiya F-15E Strike Eagle.  Guy used a variety of aftermarket detail items and some good old fashioned modelling skills to turn out a truly impressive F-15. 


Bob Aikens is here with his 1/72 AMT/ERTL  Ju-88G-1/G-6  Nachtjager.  I've always had a fascination with night fighters and Bob did this one up right.  He's also included some excellent photos. 


Andy Bannister is here with his tiny 1/144 Revell MiG 1.44.  As you look at his MiG...remember...this little beauty is 1/144 scale. 


I have a review of the 1/48 resin B-29 Corrected engine cowlings  for Monogram B-29 kit from Cutting Edge Modelworks.  This set will be a nice improvement over the somewhat poorly shaped kit parts.


I have a review of the 1/48 F-14B VF-103 Jolly Rogers decal sheet from Two Bobs Aviation Graphics   Jolly Rogers!!!!


I have a review of the 1/48 Bf-110 Dry Transfer Stencils from Hobby Decal.  Some more very well done stencils.


Monday,  Dec 6  2004                  Finland Independence Day  

Peter Gilding begins today's special update for Finland with his review of the 1/48 Finnish Junkers JU88-A4 and the B-239 Export Brewster Buffalo decal sheet from Mike Grant Decals.  


Simon Wallis is here with his 1/48 Airfix English Electric Lightning F6.  Simon did this one up as an in-flight model and has the paint work came out very well.....nice camo scheme.  


Laurent Boildieu has dropped by with his 1/48 Gavia Lavochkin La-7.  This is one of the more famous La-7's of WW2 and is a treat to see the job Laurent did on it.     


Guillermo Alfaro is here with his first article on ARC.  This is his 1/72 Academy Super Etendard Malvinas/Falklands  war.  Guillermo has provided background info about this aircraft.  Very nice to see.


Girolamo Lorusso is here with his 1/32 Craftwork Macchi 200.  This one has the impressive desert camo scheme on a great display base as well.   


I have a review of the 1/32 F-4J (UK) 74 Sqn "Tiger", RAF decal sheet from Yellow Hammer Decals.  This includes markings for a Tiger scheme F-4.


I have a review of the 1/72 F/A-18C VFA-82 Marauders  decal sheet from Two Bobs Aviation Graphics.  This included markings for a very colourful F/A-18C.


I have a review of the 1/48 F/A-18A/B/C/D resin Intake Covers from Steel Beach Accessories.


Sunday,  Dec 5  2004          Thailand National Day  

Mr Apiruk begins today's special Thailand update with his first article on ARC.  This is his  1/48 Hasegawa F-16BThis is a special Royal Thai AF Anniversary scheme using very colourful Siamscale decals.  Welcome to ARC!!


Colin Whitehouse joins us with his prop entry for this special Thailand update.  This is Colin's 1/48 Aeroclub DHC Chipmunk which he used a selection of decals including some from Siam Scale Decals out of Thailand.  Very nice Colin....it's good to see a Chipmunk in these markings. 


I have a review of the 1/72 F-16A/B  Royal Thai Air Force decals from Siam Scale Decals.  Siam scale is based in Thailand, so they are very close to the source for these decals and this particular sheet offers markings for 14 different Thailand F-16A/B's.


Saturday,  Dec 4  2004        No update today....still doing those forum pics.    
Friday,  Dec 3  2004          
  • I'm finishing up the last of the uploading of the ARC Forum images...only about 5,000 more images to go.  But this is keeping me from getting much done on the updates.  I'm pushing hard to get this over with as soon as possible.

  • If you are having problems logging into the ARC forums.....Your problem is simple.  Your computer is trying to log into the old forum.  Make sure you are using this URL http://s102164210.onlinehome.us/forums/index.php?s=5c1ccf131704ea58abef4e40c573798e   

    If you still have problems....delete your temporary internet files by doing the following...  In IE, go to the menu bar at the top of the browser, click Tools, and then Internet Options. From there, a popup window will appear - click Delete Files and Delete Cookies, and then in the next column down, click Clear History.

    Then, when you come back to ARC, hold down the CTRL key and press F5. This will force a full refresh of the page. This should do it. Contact me if you still have problems after doing the above.

Thursday,  Dec 2  2004    Laos Proclamation of the Republic    United Arab Emirates National Day  

The downloading of the forum images from the old server is complete.  The total was over 25,000 images and over 1.1 gigs of data.  Well done everyone......an don't worry ARC has unlimited space.  I'm in the process of almost uploading them.....once that is complete......I can permit uploading of images again.  The process is slow and it does tie up my ARC computer making updates very difficult to get done on time.....but it's getting there.


Christian Curec - aka Chris Cat is here with an article for yesterday's National Day in Romania.  This is his   1/48 Gavia Kozedub’s Lavoshkin La-7 a lovely weathering job and equally fantastic looking diorama base.  This aircraft was flown by Ace Ivan Kozhedub (the top scoring Ace of WW2.  


Philip Jones is here today with his 1/48 Hasegawa Phantom FG Mk. 1.  This is a RAF Phantom II and Philip has gone into some great detail in his article how he achieved his impressive results. 


Stuart Quinn-Harvie is here with his first article on ARC.  This is his 1/48 Academy Spitfire 14c in D-Day stripes and full weathering.  This Spitfire is built out of the box and the end result  is very nice indeed.  Welcome to ARC Stuart.


Prama Sobari joins us with his 1/72 Kopro MiG-19S done up in Pakistani markings.  Prama finished his Mig in a bare metal finish.....this Mig looks fast even when it's parked....nice one Prama.


I have a review of the new 1/48 Spitfires Eagle and Aces Part 1  decal sheet from Cutting Edge Modelworks.  This decal sheet features 3 Eagle Squadron Spitfires and one British Spitfire flown by Robert Stanford-Tuck.


Wednesday,  Dec 1  2004               Romania National Day   Central Africa National Day   
Meteor Productions will be attending the Model Fest in College Park, MD on Saturday, December 4th10AM-1PM (Opens at 9AM for Early Birds).  the location is the Holiday Inn at 10000 Baltimore Ave in College Park, MD, United States.  Click here for a map.  Here's your chance to do some Christmas shoping for yourself.

Ion Tesu is here to mark Romania's National Day with his 1/32  Revell Tornado.  This jet might not be a Romanian jet, but Ion is originally from Romania.  His Tornado is in German markings with aftermarket detail items.  You'll enjoy this one.


Laurent Boildieu joins us with his 1/48 Hasegawa J2M6 Raiden.  Laurent calls his article about his Raiden The Last Samurai.  He's been busy detailing and weathering his Raiden to give it that realistic look. 


Matthias Simon joins us for the first time with his 1/72  vacuformed Cornelius XFG-1 fuelglider from Airmodels.  Matthias has proved some good info about building this greaty looking Vac-u-fomed model and if you've ever wondered "what's involved"....you should read his article.  Welcome to ARC Matthias!!!


I have a review of the 1/48 F-4J (UK) 74 Sqn "Tiger", RAF decal sheet from Yellow Hammer Decals.  This is sure to appeal to RAF and Tiger meet fans.


Zotz Decals has come out with a selection of 9 different Tee shirts Tee-shirts featuring artwork from their decals.  These are 100% cotton Tee-shirt and I've taken piles of photos of each shirt so you can see the artwork on each of these comfortable Tee shirts.