Friday,
Nov 28
2008 |
Mauritania Independence Day |
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I've added a link to the
Special Interest Group forum dedicated to the P-51
Mustang P-51
SIG Forum
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The Ultimate paint
Conversion Chart has been so popular that it has moved to a new
URL. The new URL is http://www.paint4models.com
There is now a new web-based
interactive application which allows the user to select individual
columns of ranges or brands to be displayed, sorted (multiple
criteria), show color swatches.
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Le Vander McGinnis
let his wife pick the paint scheme for his 1/48 Revell F-86D Sabre Dog
and I must admit she has good taste. The baremetal finish
is fantastic looking. |
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Chip Berseth
is here with his impressive 1/48 Monogram B-24J Liberator.
Chip tells the tragic story of this B-24 and the fate of her
crew. The noseart of for "The Queen Of Hearts". |
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Chris Causey
joins us with his Vietnam era 1/48 Hasegawa A-4C Skyhawk. Chris
chose to us the markings for VA-15 "The Valions" and
because this is a Vietnam era jet, the markings are
colorful. |
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Franz Galli
is here with the best known air racer from the 1930's.
this is his 1/48 Testors Gee Bee Racer finished in the
classic white and red scheme. Franz did an excellent job on
his Gee Bee. |
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Here's
a review for the new 1/72
or 1/48 B-24 Libby Girls Part 4 decal sheet from Zotz
Decals. This decal sheet
includes 2 different B-24's both with noseart including one with
sexy noseart.
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Here
is a product announcement for the F/A-18C
Hornet VFA-34 Blue Blasters, NE401 / 165405. CVW-2, USS Abraham
Lincoln CVN-72 - 2006 print from Deployment
Productions. This
print is available in 5 different sizes
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20% off of any
products for every ACTIVE, registered ARC community member!
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Here's a review for
the new 1/32
MiG-29 Exhausts from Zactomodels.
This set includes resin and photo
etch parts to replace the exhausts on the 1/32 Trumpeter
MiG-29.
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Thursday,
Nov 27 2008 |
US Thanksgiving
Day |
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I'd
like to wish all Americans at home and abroad the best for
Thanksgiving Day and it is my hope that you can spend this special
holiday with family or friends. Happy Turkey Day everyone and special
greetings to all American service personal that are away from their
families......you service is much appreciated. |
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Ermanno Bonafin
gets things started today with his 1/48 Pacific Coast Models Macchi C.200 Serie VII.
Ermanno buiilt his Macchi C.200 mostly out of the box with some
scratchbuilding and a beautifully done desert paint scheme with very
delicately done paint chipping. These WW2 Italian fighter have
some great looking paint schemes.
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Chris Causey
joins us today with his first model on ARC. This fine
looking 1/48
Hasegawa F-16C by Chris is done up in the markings from his home
state of Florida and includes a full weapons load to give this F-16
some fangs. It is my pleasure to welcome Chris to ARC and I
hope to see more of his work on ARC in the future. |
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Tigre del Aire
joins us from Colombia
with his tiny SG-38, Hitlerjugend´s basic training glider.
This is one of those pre-war gliders that were so successful at
training Luftwaffe pilots that would later be busy during WW2.
Nicely done Tigre del Aire. |
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Greg Long
has done a
marvelous job building and finishing his 1/72 AMT KC-135R.
Greg finished his tanker with Wolfpak Decals and then displayed it
on a diorama display base that shows off his big KC-135 very well
with old Glory as a back drop to show everything off perfectly. |
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It
is with great pleasure I have a review of the new 1/48 or 1/72
Italian F-16 Vipers decal sheet from Zotz
Decals. This sheet includes 5 diufferent aircraft in
Italian markings including one with huge greyhound artwork on the
fuselage and an Octoups on the tail. This sheet also includes
options of different coloured travel pods and even one plane with
World Cup Football (Soccer) championship markings. The hard
part will be deciding which of the 5 Italian Vipers to build. |
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Here
is a product announcement for the S-3A Viking VS-24 Scouts, AJ701
/ 160138. CVW-8, USS Nimitz CVN-68 - 1978 print from Deployment
Productions.
This print is available in 5 different sizes . Remember 20%
off of any products for every ACTIVE, registered ARC community
member! |
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Wednesday,
Nov 26 2008 |
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Mario Glozinic
joins us from Croatia with what has to be one of the most amazing 1/72 F4F-3S Wildcatfish
models ever built. This tiny 1/72 model has 1200 scratchbuilt
parts to give half the model a skinless framework showing all the
mechanical detail. Wow....and this was built in 1 month.
Amazing work Mario. |
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Hugo Cabral is here
with his first article on ARC. This is his 1/48 Belcher Bits Westland Lynx Mk95.
Hugo spent 300 hours over 17 months creating this master piece as it
would have appeared in Portuguese service. Hugo....you as a
master modeller.....welcome to ARC!!! |
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Okutman Murat Madak
joins us from Turkey with his flawless 1/48 Tamiya Me 262.
This Me-262 has a paint scheme that makes me green with
envy........it looks perfect....I love how this one looks. |
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Shawn "Phantom" Weiler
joins us with another beauty from his workbench. This is
Shawn's 1/48 Italeri S3-A Viking that he recently
refinished....with very good results I might add. Looking good
Shawn. |
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Tuesday,
Nov 25 2008 |
No update
today. I've been busy tending to matters on the forums and
didn't have time to get an update together.
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Monday,
Nov 24 2008 |
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This
weeks Twobobs
Newsletter is up.
Bob has info on his decal clearance sale.....most of the
decal sheets on sale are now down to 25 to 50 sheets, so get
them while you can. They won't last much longer and the price
is something you really can't pass up. |
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David Bey
from DrPepperResins
is here with his stunning 1/48
Hasegawa F-14B. David used goodies from DrPepperResins as
well as Steel Beach along with decals from Twobobs
to detail and complete his F-14. But the real beauty of this
model is the skillful weathering paint job. |
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Jaroslav Hajecek
is here with his article originally intended for the Czech
Republic
National Day. This trio of 1/48
OEZ and Academy MIG 21's includes a wealth of effort to add the
extra detail to his Mig's before he dressed them up in 3 very
different and attractive paint schemes. This is a great
looking selection of Czech Mig-21's.. |
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Federico Kunz
joins us from sunny Mexico with his 1/48
Hasegawa J2M6 Raiden (Jack) Type 31. Federico captured the
paint chipped look of the Raidens from WW2. I really like how
this turned out......and the best part......his Mother-in-law buys
his kits. |
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Eric Hargett
has left me in awe with his 1/48
Classic Airframes Grumman J2F-5 Duck. As soon as I saw his
Duck I knew it was time to make a hot drink and sit back and enjoy
his article and photos. This really is an exquisite model with
weathering that will make your jaw drop. |
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Friday,
Nov 21 2008 |
UK Nationals 2008 Special Update |
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Tim Mansfield
is here with his photos of the F-4 SIG Display
at the UK Nationals 2008. |
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geedubelyer
is here with his photos from the UK Nationals 2008. |
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Forestfan
is here with his photos from the UK Nationals 2008. |
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Forestfan
is here with his photos from the UK Nationals 2008. |
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Patrick Nevin
is here with his photos from the UK Nationals 2008. |
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Ken "Flankerman" Duffy
is here with his photos of the Soviet SIG Display at the UK Nationals 2008. |
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Hugh Janus
is here with his photos from the UK Nationals 2008. |
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Thursday,
Nov 20
2008 |
Mexican Revolution Anniversary |
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Manuel Negri
is here with his very good looking 1/48 Hasegawa F-16 C Arctic Bandits.
Manuel added cockpit detail and a very delicate weathering job
and finished it off with a weapons load.
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Laurent ‘Angus’ Beauvais
has been busy getting the details correct on his 1/48 AZ Model Kayaba Ka-Go Ka1.
Laurent added scratchbuilt detail to fix the areas of this kit that
lacked accuracy. I do like how it turned out. His
article includes a link to a video of this little craft. |
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Hal Marshman, Sr
has been keeping busy on his 1/48 Tamiya P-51D. Hal
used a mixture of scratchbuilding and other items to enhance his
Mustang and then finished it off in the markings for the Famous
fighter Frenesi. It doesn't get any better than this, but my
friend Hal is a very experienced modeler. |
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William Anderson
has done a wonderful
job detailing and finishing his 1/32 Trumpeter A-10 N/AW.
William added a Verlinden cockpit and finished off his big 2
seater A-10 with a full weapons load and an What-if operational
paint scheme. Beautifully done William.
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I
have a product announcement for the new S-3B Viking VS-22
Checkmates, NF700 / 160161. CVW-17, 2007 print from Deployment
Productions. Remember
they offer a discount to all ARC'ers. |
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Wednesday,
Nov 19
2008 |
Monaco National Day |
The Day of Artillery in Republic of Belarus and in Russia |
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David “drhornii” Horn
is here with an article I was supposed to include in yesterdays F-18
Anniversary update. This is his 1/32 Academy F/A-18A complete
with folded wings, resin detail items and back dated forma C
to an A and finished off with the attractive “shades of Gray”
decals from Twobobs.
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Franz Galli (senior)
is here with his first article on ARC today. This is his 1/48 Revell P-51D Mustang
done up with a very eye catching paint scheme and partial D-Day
stripes. Franz added weathering and paint chipping to bring
his Mustang to life with excellent results. Welcome to ARC
Franz!!!.
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Sabri Sencer
is here with one of the sharpest looking 1/48 Revell F-84F
I've seen in recent memory. Of course it is made more
attractive with noseart and Luftwaffe markings from the
1960's. Very nice indeed..
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Juan Jesús Moreno
has dropped by today with his 1/48 Hasegawa Bf-109 F4 Trop.
I'm not sure why, but I always enjoy seeing the desert 109's so this
one is a special treat for me to see.
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Here's
a new S-3B Viking VS-22 Checkmates, NF700 / 159732. CVW-17, 2007 print
from Deployment
Productions. Remember
they offer a discount to all ARC'ers. |
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I have a review of the new
1/72
Weasels, Warhorse & Props decal sheet from Wolfpak
Decals.
This new decal
sheet includes markings for 8 different aircraft including an
F-105G, A-6B, OV-10A, A-6E, CV-22B and a UH-60L. |
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Tuesday,
Nov 18 2008 |
Latvia National Day |
Oman National Day |
30th Anniversary of the first flight of the F/A-18 Hornet |
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Craig
Sargent is here from New Zealand to kick off this special F-18
update with his 1/48 Hasegawa F/A-18C Hornet. Craig
folded the wings, used a Black Box cockpit, an Aires seat and MAW
decals before finishing it off with skillful weathering. Check
out the stars and stripes centerline fuel tank. |
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Dan McWilliams
has dropped by today with his special Canadian 1/32 Academy CF-18 2008 Demo.
Dan built this in-flight beauty for the actual pilot of this
aircraft and finished it with decals from Leading Edge Models. |
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Simone Fiorito
has done an excellent job on his 1/48 Hasegawa EF-18A.
This is a Spanish Hornet complete with a full weapons load and
flawless weathering. Simone added a resin cockpit, Eduard
photos etch and much more aftermarket resin and aftermarket decals. |
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Monday,
Nov 17 2008 |
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This
weeks Twobobs
Newsletter is up. Bob has
some excelelnt new!!! The QF-16 Victim Viper sheet will
be released after all!!! Read about that and check out the new
F-16B Press To Test Viking sheet........this one definately
caught my eye. |
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Tyler White
gets things started today with his 1/48 Hasegawa NSAWC F/A-18A.
Tyler did this fine kit justice and it looks first rate. I
wish I had one of these in my display case. One day I will.
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PHAN NGUYEN Hoang Nguyen
has deeply impressed me with his 1/72 Italeri H-34 VNAF.
This chopper has homemade decal to get the correct markings and
is finished to a very high level of quality.......I love how good it
looks.
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Stephen Cornett
has been very busy creating his 1/32 Academy F-16CJ and Revell F-16XLCG
and he didn't use the conversion set. Wow this is amazing
he pulled it off. The Zotz
decals
make it look even better.......this is impressive..
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crjmechanix
is here with something I really do like the look of. This
is his 1/144 Minicraft 757 Dutch Bird. I've never heard
of the Dutch Bird livery and I must say I'm impressed with the
seemingly endless selection of airliner liveries to choose from.
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I
have a review of the new 1/48 Italian WW2 Aces Part 3 decal sheet
from Stormo
Decals.
This new decal
sheet includes markings for six different 1/48 Italian fighters from
WW2 in a good variety of paint schemes and all with some sort of
artwork. |
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I
have a review of the new 1/48 CAF CF-18 Norad 50th 2008 Demo bird
decal sheet from Leading
Edge Models. This new
decal sheet includes markings for one specially painted CAF CF-18
anniversary jet to mark the 50th Anniversary of NORAD as well as the
400th anniversary of Quebec City. |
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Saturday,
Nov 15 2008 |
ARC
Air turns 9 years old!!! |
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9 years ago, a modest little
site called Aircraft Resource Center was launched by the 3 Steves.
Steve Stohr of North
American Hobbies, Steve Filak and Steve Bamford. We consisted of
2 Americans and one crazy Canadian with no idea how much work we were
getting ourselves into. Aircraft Resource Center became known as
ARC.....and then ARC Air. It has been a crazy ride and currently the
new ARC Air database driven site is being created which well be launched
sometime in 2009. The best part of ARC is the wonderful group of
modellers spanning the globe that call themselves ARC'ers. Long ago
we became a family.....sharing the birth of our kids and the passing of
our spouses, parents and grandparents. We've lost jobs, got
divorced........switch careers and found new spouses......bought
cars....even purple cars......bought houses and along the way we've shared the good and bad
with each other on the ARC Air forums. It's been a fun 9
years......here's a toast to all ARC'ers!!!
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Friday,
Nov 14 2008 |
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The
UK Nationals are this weekend at Telford. I hope
everyone has the best of times meeting with friends, admiring
the models on display and picking up the latest goodies for your
next project.
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Fred Amos
is here with an F-16 that I found quite interesting. This is
his 1/48 Hasegawa F-16C finished in a special 90th
anniversary with Yellow Wings. Fred did a lovely job on his
F-16 and it will really stand out in his display case or at the next
model show.
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Ermanno Bonafin
got everything looking perfect with this 1/48 Hasegawa Curtiss P-40E.
The addition of an Eduard Zoom set, plus brakes lines and
decals with noseart take this P-40 to a higher level. Ermanno
then added exhaust stains and weathering to complete this
P-40.
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Paolo Yuen
has done an
exceptionally nice job building and weathering his 1/72 Hasegawa Harrier GR MK.7.
Paolo did some work on the fuselage to get the curves right
and finished it off in markings for ‘Operation Telic’.
The cockpit detail looks very good.
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Pete Morgan
is here with something a bit different for him. This is his
1/35 Tamiya Challenger II done up as a desert tank complete with
a diorama base to help show off this intimidating looking Challenger II.
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I
have a review of the new 1/72 Republic P-47D Thunderbolt
Part 3 decal sheet from Lifelike
Decals.
This sheet includes 3 American P-47's.....two with sexy
noseart. |
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Thursday,
Nov 13 2008 |
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Here's
the latest Hot
Babe of the Week!
photos from Twobobs.
These Royal Danish F-16 photos were taken by
the very talented aviation photographer......Bob Sanchez. Way
to go Bob!!! |
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Rafi
Ben-Shahar is here to brighten your day with his eye
catching 1/48 Hasegawa/Isradecal F-16I "Sufa".
There's no doubt about it, these Israeli jets look great and
to see one built by a modeller as skilled as Rafi is a special
treat. |
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Burt
Gustafson has done an outstanding
job building and finishing his 1/48 Tamiya A-1J Skyraider. Burt
finished his Skyraider in Vietnam era colors and makings and
finished it off with a full weapons load which shows off the
full intent of the highly praised ground attack aircraft. |
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Sean
Langley has done a stellar job on the 1/48 Esci
MiG-23MS Flogger-E. Sean rescribed the panel lines,
added a Neomega cockpit and two Eduard PE sets for the
exterior and the exhaust nozzle. No doubt about
it.....Sean persisted and turned out a beautifully done MiG-23 |
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Fabrice
MICHEL has a passion for the Tomcat and today he is
here with a variety of his big 1/32 Tamiya
F-14's. There's quite the selection of F-14's with
various mods and paint schemes to honor this magnificent jet. |
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Wednesday,
Nov 12 2008 |
I had an incorrect link for
the Twobobs
Newsletter.....so
I'm running it again incase you got sent to the old newsletter instead of
the new one.
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This
weeks Twobobs
Newsletter is up. Bob has
packed this newsletter with all the latest releases from Twobobs......including
F-105D Wrap-Around Thuds, F/A-18C Werewolves of Beaufort, Saab
Viggen, A-10A Philadelphia Freedom Hawgs and Wisconsin 60th
Anniversary Dairyland Vipers. |
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Chris Causey
starts today with his very first article on ARC. This is
his 1/48 Monogram F-15C done up in true air superiority
style. Chris did an excellent job on his F-15 and I look
forward to seeing more of his models on ARC in the future.
Well done Chris and welcome to ARC!!!
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Vasilij
"Tarner" Ratej is here with one of the more amusing
markings ever seen ona jet. This is his 1/32 Tamiya F-16
in the "How's My Driving?" markings from Twobobs
and made famous in a TV commercial. This F-16 model is
stunning!!!
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Ermanno Bonafin
is here with something very different today. This is his 1/48 Flying Machine Fiat G.55 Centauro
completed as a torpedo bomber. I've never seen one of these
that I recall and I do like the idea and the cockpit painting and
exterior camo paint are first class.
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Paolo Yuen
is here with a selection of 3 Harriers. These are the 1/144 Revell Harrier AV-8B
done up in US, UK and Spanish markings. Take a close look at
these tiny 1/144 Harriers complete with weapons loads and
weathering.....in 1/144!!! That is skill.
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Tuesday,
Nov 11
2008 |
Poland Independence Day |
Armistice day / Veterans Day /
Remembrance
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Today is
the 90th anniversary of the end of the War to end all Wars......also
called the Great War.....but sadly later called the First World War
when we began numbering our global conflicts. My Grandfather
fought in the 14-18 war with the British Army. Our valiant
young warriors are still fighting in far off lands to protect
us. Remember them and those who have served. Thank a
Veteran today and honor them everyday. To all the ARC
Veterans that have served and still serve......thank you
for all you do, I will think of you as I attend the ceremony at
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Ido Barnea
starts today with this colourful 1/48 Tamiya F-16C
"Thunderbirds" . Ido has high praise for this
Tamiya kit and I have high praise for how well this Thunderbird F-16
turned out.
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Manuel Negri
has done an amazing job on his 1/72 Italeri Westland Wessex has3.
This little chopper looks to be full of detail, which is even more
impressive when you consider the fact this model is 1/72. Very
well done Manuel.
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Stanislav Lelko
has done an
exceptionally nice job building,
detailing his and finishing his 1/48 Academy MiG 29 Fulcrum A.
Stanislav added plenty of
aftermarket and scratchbuilt detail and finished this beauty in the
markings for the Slovak Air Force
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Shawn "Phantom" Weiler
is here with one of my favourite CF-18's. This is
Shawn's 1/48 Hasegawa CF-18 Hornet finished in the
D-Day anniversary markings. Shawn has very high regards for
the Leading
Edge Models
decals and painting masks he used on his Hornet.
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No reviews today out of respect for this solemn day of Remembrance.
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Monday,
Nov 10
2008 |
USMC Birthday (1775) |
Indonesia's "Remembrance" day |
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This
weeks Twobobs
Newsletter is up. Bob has
packed this newsletter with all the latest releases from Twobobs......inmcluding
F-105D Wrap-Around Thuds, F/A-18C Werewolves of Beaufort, Saab
Viggen, A-10A Philadelphia Freedom Hawgs and Wisconsin 60th
Anniversary Dairyland Vipers. |
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Nicolas "El
Hereje" Fernandez is here to mark the USMC birthday today
with his 1/72 Italeri VH-34 - Marine One. This is the
chopper used by JFK an others US Presidents. Nicolas added
Eduard etched parts and scratch built the passenger cabin to
complete his vintage Presidential helicopter.
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Chew Eng Hui
is here with one of the most colorful Super Hornets I've
seen. This is his 2 seater 1/72
Hasegawa F-18F complete with folded wings and aftermarket
decals. No doubt about it, this one looks great with folded
wings.
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TK Yeo
joins us from Singapore with his 1/48 Hobbycraft Mig-17. TK
added a bit of scratchbuilding and finished it in the camo and
markings for the NVAF. I really like how well the camo paint
job turned out.
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Jim Sotiropoulos
has done a first class job on his 1/72 Hobby Boss A-7D Corsair II.
Jim added an Aires cockpit that he painted with great skill,
then painted and weathered the wheel wells before finishing it in
Ohio ANG markings. And all this in
1/72.....Amazing!!!
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I
have a review of the new resin 1/32 WWII American Fighter Pilot
Francis Gabreski from Ultracast.
The detail on this resin figure has to be seen to be
appreciated. |
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Here's a
preview to the new 1/48 CF-18 2008 "NORAD 50th"
decal sheet from Leading
Edge Models. This sheet is also available in 1/72 and
1/32. |
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Sunday, Nov
9 2008 |
Cambodia Independence Day |
First
flight of AV-8B Harrier Nov 9 1978 |
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Craig Sargent
is here to mark the 30th Anniversary of the first flight of the
AV-8B with his 1/48 Hasegawa AV-8B Harrier II+.
Craig has gone to great lengths to get his Harrier looking perfect
and you'll appreciate that when you read his article and see his
photos.
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Friday,
Nov 7 2008 |
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Carmel J. Attard
gets thing started with the 5th and final part in his Rareplanes
series. This is his 1/72 Rareplanes vacform Skynight
which is a aircraft that is seldom seen as a model and I must say
Carmel did an excellent job on it.
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Oliver Weston
is here with his 1/72 Matchbox Hawker Fury with some
colourful markings. Oliver has a high regard for this fine
fitting little kit and he built it mostly out of the box with the
addition of wing bracing and antenna wire with very fine
results.
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Carl Jarosz
has done a perfect job on his
Indiana
ANG 1/72 Hasegawa F-4E Phantom II
with noseart.
This beauty is built mostly out of the box with the addition of a
Eduard photo-etch boarding ladder. Carl's carefully attention
to the finer details and paint pulled this whole project together
with impressive results.
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Ermanno Bonafin
is here from Italy with a floatplane I've never seen
before. This is his 1/48 Scale Czech Model Curtiss SO3C Seamew
complete with a stunning cockpit and a first class weathering
job. It doesn't get any better than this.
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I
have a review of the new 1/72
or 1/48 or 1/32 or 1/24 Sopwith Camels "In foreign hands"
decal sheet from Spada
Decals.
This decal sheet includes markings for 4 different 1/32 Sopwith
Camels "In foreign hands" : German, Red Russian and
Latvian during WW1. |
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I have a
review of the new 1/48
P-47 Thunderbolts Part 2 decal sheet from Barracudacals.
This
new decal sheet includes markings
for 3 different P-47 Thunderbolts....all with noseart including 2
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Thursday,
Nov 6 2008 |
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Twobobs
has added more sheets to their clearance sale. $3 per decal
sheet. The last time Bob did this the sheets sold out very
fast so act quickly or you will be disappointed. |
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Carmel J. Attard
gets things started today with his 1/72 Rareplanes vacform Demon.
Carmel captured the look of the Demon perfectly and he's even
included in-flight photos of this beauty.
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Nicolas
"El Hereje" Fernandez is here with something
different. This is his 1/72 Academy P-40 in captured
Japanese markings. Nicolas also added weathering and gun
powder stains to his P-40.
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Kairasp Daruwala
has done a fantastic job on his 1/48 Revell (Gmb) Dassault Rafale M.
Kairasp explains the history of the Rafale and then tells about his
sharp looking Rafale M.
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David C S Teo
has been busy making things look perfect on his 1/200 Hasegawa SQ B777-300.
David finished his B777-300 in the livery for Singapore Airlines
using custom made decals. Airliners don't get much nicer than
this.
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Wednesday,
Nov 5
2008 |
Guy
Fawkes Day |
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Carmel J. Attard is
here with his 3rd article featuring a Rareplanes model kit.
This is his 1/72 Rareplanes vacform Savage in all the glory
that we have come to enjoy seeing in Carmel's models.
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George Athanasiadis
has done an amazing job on his 1/48 Hasegawa F-4E Phantom II.
George added resin and photo etch aftermarket items and home made
decal and finished his phantom in a paint scheme that you have to
see to believe. Sadly I didn't get to include this model on
the Hellenic Independence Day.
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Andy Bannister
has had a somewhat challenging time with his1/72 Italeri H04S-3.
Andy added extra detailing and decided to go with Canadian
markings to finish his little chopper, which came out looking very
good in the end.
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Pete Malaguti
is well known for his scratchbuilt detailing here on ARC and his
1/24 Revell Gemini Spacecraft is no exception. Pete shows
his spacecraft with a astronaut in the middle of a space
walk. Outstanding work Pete!!!
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I have a review of the new 1/48
MAW Hornets Part II decal sheet from MAW
Decals.
This new
decal sheet includes markings for 3 different 1/48 F/A-18A, C &
D.
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I have a review of the new 1/48
Italian WW2 Aces Part 2 decal sheet from Stormo
Decals.
This new decal sheet includes
markings for six different 1/48 Italian aircraft from WW2 in a good
variety of paint schemes and all with some sort of artwork.
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Tuesday,
Nov 4 2008 |
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This
weeks Twobobs
Newsletter is up.
Bob has some preview images of the upcoming J35J Swordfsh Draken
sheets. One of these Draken sheets includes a
"ghost" for artwork on one of the planes. |
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Carmel J. Attard
is here to show you his stellar 1/72 Rareplanes vacform C-54.
I have deep respect for anyone that can complete a vacuformed
kit, but to turn out such a fine model form a vacuformed kit
is a feat not all modellers are capable of. Well done Carmel.
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Busolini Massimo
is a skilled modeller and today he is here with his 1/48 Hasegawa RF-4E Phantom II
in Hellenic markings.. I love how Busolini does his panel line
shading, read his article to learn his very effective
technique.
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ARIFDHANI
has done an
excellent bare metal finish on this 1/48 Heller T-6 D/G Texan.
This little train has painted markings and is finished in
Indonesian Air Force markings.
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Serge Dompierre
is well known here on ARC and I am always amazed by the variety
of models he builds from WW1 Tri-planes to modern jets. Today
Serge is here with his 1/48 Academy Hunter F-6 in the
markings for the the squadron commander’s aircraft complete with
black and yellow checkered tail.
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Isaac Zelazny
is here to show you his 1/72 Soviet Air forces jets.
This is a massive selection of aircraft models in a huge variety of
great looking paint schemes.
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Monday,
Nov 3 2008 |
Panama Independence Day |
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Twobobs is having a
clearance sale on certain decal sheets. $3 per decal
sheet. The last time Bob did this the sheets sold out very
fast so act quickly or you will be disappointed. |
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Jim Knight is here with
his big beautiful 1/32 Hobbycraft Sea Fury. Jim tells the
story of the short crash prone life of this particular Canadian Sea
Fury before he goes on to explain all the little details he added to
dress this kit up into the special model you
see in the photos. |
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Carmel J. Attard joins
us from Malta with the first in a 5 part series devoted to Rareplane
vacformed model kits. Today he shows us his 1/72 Rareplanes
vacform Skywarrior. And yes......this Skywarrior is up to
his usual high standards. |
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Fabrizio Frassica
is here with his stunning 1/48 Revell/Hasegawa F-86 F30/40.
Fabrizio built his Sabre out of the box, but the real beauty of this
model is the great looking camo and weathering complete with sharks
mouth and Fuerza Aerea Argentina markings. |
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Rafi Ben-Shahar is
here with his perfect looking 1/48 Hasegawa Macchi Mc 202. This
one is built out of the box with fantastic results, but that's easy
when you're Rafi. |
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Dave Hoernle
is here
with some Helo Pics from MarauderCon 2008. No
doubt about it.....there were some very talented modellers at this
show. |
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Saturday,
Nov 1
2008 |
Algeria - The Revolution Day of 1st November |
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I'm now deep into
loading and checking articles into the new database driven ARC
site. I expect this job to take 5- 8 months if I work on it 10
hours a day. For this reason I need to drop weekend updates to
free up time to focus more heavily on the new site.
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