Wednesday,
Sept 30
2009 |
Guinea-Bissau Independence Day |
Botswana National Day |
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I'm pleased to welcome a new
sponsor today....they are called MidTenn
Hobbies. Here's
what they have to say about themselves.
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As
MidTenn
Hobbies grows from a local reseller into a much wider web presence, our eventual goal is to emphasize aftermarket lines and supplies for all areas of modeling. The webstore is still continuing to expand. Not all of our planned inventory has arrived yet, so when you visit you’re likely to see new items almost every week. |
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Juergen “jott” Klinglhuber
is here
with this very colourful
1/72 Italeri Nardi-Hughes NH-500M. This
Italian chopper is in the markings for the Guardia di Finanza and Juergen
used an Airwaves detail set and scratchbuilding to add further
detail to this little gem
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David Rapasi is
here with a very rare plane. This is his 1/32 Hasegawa FW 190
D9, but what makes this aircraft rare is that it is one of a few
Doras fitted with a Ta 152 metal tail. David of course
did his usual flawless job on his Dora.
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Christopher Lundberg
joins us with his beautifully done big
1/24 Airfix BAe Harrier GR3. I love the look of this big
Harrier in the British camo........it just looks perfect.
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Eugeny Knupfer
has done an
exceptionally nice job building and finishing t his
1/72 Prop&Jet Nikitin NV-1. This is a tiny resin kit
that builds into a great looking model of this tiny little plane.
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I have a review of the new 1/48
F-16 Pitot tube set Type 1
from
Hobby
Decal
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I have a review of the new 1/32
F-16A/B Netz Chaff/flare Dispensers and Antennas from QuickBoost
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Tuesday,
Sept 29 2009 |
I'd
like to wish a Happy Birthday
to ARC Moderator Albert
Moore. Happy Birthday Alby!!!
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"drake122"
starts today with this fine looking 1/72 RoG MiG-31 "Foxhound".
This "Foxhound" has the panel lines darkened for added
realism and is finished in Russian markings. I've always liked
the angular look of the MiG-31.
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Richard Letham
was very successful at capturing the look of the Italian desert camo
on his 1/72 Hasegawa Macchi Mc 202 Folgore.
Richard airbrushed the smoke rings on the camo and added a True
details cockpit set to improve the cockpit details.
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Frank McVeigh
revisited his old 1/72 Heller 707 that he built long ago
and transformed it into a 737-700. This conversion
required quite a bit of work, but in the end Franks was rewarded
with a stunning 737-300....complete with weathering.
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Paolo Parol
joins us with this very attractive 1/48 ICM Lavochkin LaGG-3.
Paolo used Eduard PE seatbelts then finished this Lavochkin LaGG-3
in winter camo complete with weathering.
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I have a review of the new 1/72
MiG-21F-13 wheels & paint masks from
Aires.
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I have a review of the new 1/48
IAF F-15A/B/C/D Baz decal sheet from IsraDecal.
This decal sheet includes markings
for 23 different Israeli F-15 Baz. |
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Monday,
Sept 28 2009 |
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This
weeks Twobobs
Newsletter is up. This
week Bob has the latest news on the 1/48 Buckeye kit plus
images of the Hellenic, Venezuelan and USN Adversary markings for
the Buckeye kit. Plus images of the new 1/48 Royal
Saudi Air Force F-15S Strike Eagles, plus news on upcoming
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Artur Oslizlo
did a beautiful
job building and weathering his
1/48 Hasegawa Harrier GR7. Artur used a resin cockpit from
Aires and finished his Harriers in markings from Operation Telic using
decals from Model Alliance Decals.
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Gabriel Stern
is here with something out of the ordinary for Gabriel....a
model built from a kit. This is Gabriel's 1/72
KHAI-1 built from the
TEMA kit. This is an early airliner made from
wood.......hard to imagine an airliner made from wood these days,
but I'm sure it made sense long ago.
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Francone Diego
has done a fine job
building and
detailing his
1/72 Italeri Mig-29A.
Francone added the Aires
resin exhaust nozzle and an Airwaves detail set for the cockpit and
then finished it in Russian markings.
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Rafi
Ben-Shahar has done a
marvelous job finishing and weathering his 1/48 Eduard Bf-110E.
Rafi finished his 110 in winter camouflage.
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I have a review of the new 1/32
Junkers Ju 88A-1 Exhaust from
QuickBoost. |
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I have a review of the new 1/48
German aircraft machine gun MG 131 (13mm) barrels (2pcs) from
Master. |
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Sunday, Sept 27
2009 |
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Today
is the 65th anniversary of the disastrous |
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Kassel Mission by
the 445th BG
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Friday,
Sept 25 2009 |
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Val Golez
starts today with this tiny and highly detailed
1/144 Revell E-2C Hawkeye. Val scratchbuilt the wingfolds
and the flaps on this tiny little gem. Amazing work on the
detailing.
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David Wigley
is here with his first article on ARC. This is his
stunning
1/32 Revell Tornado GR1
in Gulf War colours and markings. Of all the Tornado
schemes......the Gulf War ones always seem to look the best with all
the artwork and desert camo. Beautifully Done
David.....welcome to ARC!!! I look forward to seeing more of
your work on ARC in the future.
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George Ting
has been busy scratchbuilding and improving his great looking
1/48 Heller OH-58A Kiowa. George scratched built the
rotor head and opened the door to show off his added interior
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KNES Armin
has done a huge amount oif scratchbuilding and detailing to create
this
1/48 Yakovlev Yak-17. Wow....this one is quite the
project.
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Ruud
is here with his review of the book titled "The
Myth of the Eastern Front".
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I have a review of the new 1/48
J35F/J Draken gun bay
from
Aires.
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Thursday,
Sept 24 2009 |
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Stephan Mühlberger
gets things started today with this very rare 1/48 Airfix Saab Sk37E 'Stör-Viggen'.
This is the 2 seater version of the Viggen and Stephan used
aftermarket and scratchbuilt detailing to build the 2 seat cockpit
and other items to complete this conversion. Stephan then
finished this beauty with a awesome camo paint job.
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Louis Chang
has done a
marvelous job detailing and weathering his 1/48 Hasegawa Ki-84 Frank.
Louis added extra details with a combination of aftermarket
items and his own scratchbuilding. Louis then gave this Zero
the full weathering treatment complete with paint chipping and
peeling paint.
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Peter Wilkinson
has gone the extra mile and then some on his 1/48 Hasegawa Phantom FGR2.
Peter added an Aires resin cockpit, Aires exhausts, Seamless Sucker
intakes, Check Six decals and then plenty of work and effort to make
all these parts fit correctly. But you have to admit, it's a
beauty and well worth the effort.
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"Kit"
has done a beautiful job on the 1/48 Tamiya F4U-1A Corsair.
"Kit" added an Aires cockpit and gave this
Corsair full weathering to complete the job. It looks perfect.
The article is in Italian and English.
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I have a review of the new 1/32
Bristol Beaufighter Porcupine Exhaust I. from QuickBoost.
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I have a review of the new 1/32
A6M5 Zero armament set (7,7mm, 20mm gun barrels) and Pitot tube
from
Master.
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Wednesday,
Sept 23
2009 |
Saudi Arabia National Day |
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Carlo Morelli
starts today with a winter camo
1/72 Hasegawa Harrier Gr Mk 3. This is one of my favourite
Harrier camo patterns. Carlo is displaying his Harrier in
a diorama......enjoy the photos.
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Paolo Yuen
has been busy building the big
1/32 Revell JU 88A-1. Paolo added aftermarket items to the
cockpit which really made that area look excellent. Paolo then
gave it the classic Luftwaffe camo.
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James Petit
is here with his amazing
1/72 Heller Atlas Cheetah C. This plane is covered in
Cheetah spots and you will be amazed to find out these spots were
done with a special pen.
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John Doerr
is here with his coral colored
1/48 Hasegawa P-39Q and AMT P-40N. John explains the
story behind this unique color on these aircraft. Both of
these are great looking models.
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I have a review of the new 1/72
F-105 Thunderchief Air Scoops from QuickBoost.
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I have a review of the new 1/72
MK-39 Nuclear Weapon from Spectre
Resins. |
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I have a review of the new 1/48
F4F Wildcat / Martlet Seat (with British Sutton Harness) from
Ultracast. |
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Tuesday,
Sept 22
2009 |
Mali Independence Day |
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George Louis Creed
begins today with some photo from his recent outing to the
American Heros Air Show. Looks like there was plenty to
see at this airshow.
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Manuel Negri
joins us today with this beautiful
1/48 Hasegawa Mitsubishi T-2. Manuel gave his Mitsubishi
T-2 full weathering.
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Paul Mortimer
is here with a rare bird. This is his
1/48 Hasegawa P-47D Razorback with Eduard seatbelts to add more
detail to the cockpit. Paul then used Loon Models resin dinghy
packs & smoke flares to create a rescue P-47. He then
posed it in a diorama with a staff car and figures. Cool P-47
Paul.
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Don
Bryans has been busy building the 1/72 Modelcraft Whitley
Mk.V. This is a classic kit, so there was some effort
required to get it to look good......but with some patience and a
vac-u-fomed canopy, Don ended up with a great looking Whitley.
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I have a review of the new 1/48
F-14 Pitot Tube & AOA Probe set from
Hobby
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I have a review of the new 1/48
M.B. Gruea (A-6E/EA-6A) ejection seats from Aires.
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I have a review of the new 1/48
Macchi C 205 cockpit set
from SBS
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Monday
Sept 21
2009 |
Eid-Ul-Fitr |
Malta Independence Day |
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Carmel J. Attard
joins us
from Malta on this special day with his eye catching 1/72 Airmodel of Germany IMAM Ro-43.
This is a resin kit but Carmel is an expert at resin kits so
that didn't stop him from building an excellent model. I LOVE
the paint scheme.
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Peter Athanasopoulos
is here with his eye catching 1/48 Academy MIG-29A Fulcrum.
Peter did an excellent job on his MiG, including the cockpit.
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Busolini Massimo
joins us from Italy with his 1/48 Hasegawa CF-104D Starfighter
in a bare metal finish in the markings for the Royal Norwegian Air
Force. Busolini added an Aires resin cockpit and
finished with weathering to complete his Starfighter
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Ermanno
Bonafin also joins us from sunny Italy with his 1/48 Eduard F6F-3 Hellcat.
Ermanno carefully weathered his Hellcat and finished it in the
markings for an American Ace in the PTO during WW2.
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I have a review of the new 1/72
MiG-21MF/bis/SMT Corrected Stabilizers from from from QuickBoost. |
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Dave
Johnson is
here with a review of the new 1/32
WW2 German Control Surface Lock set
from PK
Tinyland. |
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Saturday
Sept 19
2009 |
Saint Christopher (Kitts) and Nevis Independence Day |
Chile
- Anniversary of the Chilean Army |
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Friday,
Sept 18
2009 |
Chile Independence Day |
Rosh Hashana (Jewish New Year) |
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Rodrigo Rejas - BlackLight
gets this very special
Chile Independence Day update started with his 1/48 Italeri Bell UH-1H Huey.
Rodrigo added plenty of scratchbuilt details to improve the
detail and accuracy of his Huey with excellent results.
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Oxiel Carrizo
(Necsac) has added many scratchbuilt details as well as
aftermarket items to this outstanding 1/48 Hasegawa F-16 D Viper Block 50.
Oxiel did an amazing job making this an accurate Chilean Viper.
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Juan Manuel Ossa Salas
(Flakus)
has done an outstanding
job finishing his bare metal 1/48 Academy P-47 D Thunderbolt.
Juan added weathering to make his P-47 look as real as possible.
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Rodrigo Rejas - BlackLight
has done an amazing
job finishing his 1/72 Revell Hawker Hunter FGA.9. Rodrigo
added scratchbuilt details to his Hunter and then finished it off
with some homemade decals and a flawless paint job.
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Reinaldo Orellana (Shark) is
here with his first article on ARC. He has been very
busy building his 1/48 RVPH HU-16 B Albatross. This is
not an easy kit to build, but Reinaldo was careful and worked hard
to build this kit into a beautiful model. Welcome to ARC
Reinaldo!!! I hope to see more of your models on ARC in the
future.
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Axel Grundmann
is here
with his first article on ARC. This is Axel's 1/48 Italeri C-130 H
with extensive scratchbuilding in the cargo area and elsewhere
on this lovely model. Axel as rescribed the whole model.
WOW....this one is fantastic!!! Welcome to ARC
Axel!!! I hope to see more of your models on ARC in the
future.
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Here is
a preview of the new 1/32
or 1/48 A6M5 'Gekitsuio' Aircraft decal sheet from Zotz
Decals
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I have a review of the new 1/72
Bf- 109G-10 Exhaust resin set from QuickBoost
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Thursday,
Sept 17 2009 |
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Tolga ULGUR
has
been busy building his 1/48 Classic Airframes Northrop F-5A.
This kit has fit issues
and I admire Tolga for completing such a fine looking model of a
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Theodore Fonbonne
is here with his first article on ARC. Today Theodore is here
with his very nicely done
1/72 Yakovlev Yak 9-K which he carefully weathered. I did
like how well his antenna wires look. Welcome to ARC Theodore,
I look forward to seeing more of your models on ARC in the future.
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David Mielke
(VMFA314 Knights) has done a stellar job on his 1/48 Hasegawa F-4G.
This particular jet flew in "Operation
Southern Watch" and is David's 100th model built......I
think this is the perfect plane to mark such an occasion. |
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Gabriel Stern
is here with something more normal today....but still very
pleasing on the eye. This is his
1/72 Scratch-built Farman F.197S - 1931 flying ambulance.
Gabriel fabricated 140 parts were for this
project ...WOW!!!
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I have a review of the new 1/48
Posable AN/AAS-38(H) FLIR Pod from MAW
Decals.
This is a very nicely done
item with engraved panel lines. |
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I have a review of the new 1/32
M.B. Mk F7 Ejection seat (for F-8 Crusader) from Aires.
There are 20
photo etch parts just for the seat belts.
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Wednesday,
Sept 16
2009 |
Mexico Independence Day |
Papua New Guinea Independence Day |
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Shawn "Phantom" Weiler
starts things off today with not one, but two 1/48 Hasegawa F-86 Mk5 Canadair Sabres.
Shawn chose to build a bare metal Sabre as well as one in camo......both
look excellent.
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Jamie Cheslo
is here with one of my favourites....a
1/48 Tamiya Mosquito FB Mk.VI wearing D-day stripes. Jamie
added some pre-painted Eduard PE to dress up the cockpit, as well
Jamie did some added detailing before finishing his Mosquito in the
very attractive D-Day stripes.
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Carmel J Attard
has done an
exceptionally nice job building and finishing his 1/48 Revell Bo-105.
Carmel chose to build the anti-tank version of the Bo-105 and finished
it in German markings. Carmel's article tells the history of the
Bo-105 as well as what to look out for when building this kit.
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Bruce Scott
has put a pile of effort into conversion of his
1/144 Bandai Wing Club Spitfire MkVc. Bruce dismantled the
kit.....added cockpit details....this is 1/144 remember....and then
he finished it off as an RAAF aircraft complete with Tasmanian Devil
nose art. You've got to admire anyone that details a cockpit
in 1/144.
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Here is
a preview of the new 1/32
P-38 Lightnings decal sheet
from Zotz
Decals. This sheet features 3 different
P-38's......all with sexy noseart.
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I have a review of the new 1/72
A3D-1/A3D-2 Skywarrior Early v. Tail Gun Turret from QuickBoost.
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I have a review of the new Dassault
Ouragan book from IsraDecal.
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Tuesday,
Sept
15 2009 |
Battle of Britain Day 1940 |
Costa Rica Independence Day |
El Salvador Independence Day |
Guatemala Independence Day |
Honduras Independence Day |
Nicaragua Independence Day |
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Pete Malaguti
has not only built the poor fitting 1/48 HobbyCraft CF-105 Avro Arrow,
but he has done quite a bit of scratchbuilding to create an
outstanding model of the Avro Arrow. Then he set it up in a
diorama.
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Raúl Corral
is here with 2 models and one fighter was flown by the legendary USAAF
Tuskagee Airmen. Raúl has done a top notch job on his 1/72 Academy P-51C & Tamiya P-47 Razorback
complete with weathering to add realism to his fighters.
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David Rapasi
has done a particularly nice job on his 1/48 Hasegawa F 15 C Eagle.
David dressed up the cockpit with goodies from Eduard P.E. and
an Aires seat before giving it a full weapons load and finishing it
off in markings for the 58th Fighter Squadron.
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Paolo De Sanctis
is here with something you won't see very often. This is
his 1/72 Airfix Iliushin Il.2 done up in Polish markings.
This is a good looking "Flying Tank".......it's good to
see it wearing Polish markings..
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I have a review of the new 1/48
F/A-18F Black Aces 2008-2009 markings decal sheet from from from Hobby
Decal.
This decal set gives you the
choice of 5 different F/A-18F with the Black Aces from
2008-2009. The paint schemes vary from a hi-viz CAG jet to a
lo-viz Commander's jet as well as 4 lo-viz line jets. |
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I have a review of the new 1/32
F-15K Slam Eagle exhaust nozzles from Aires.
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I have a review of the new 1/72
CL-415 Italian Fire Bomber decal
sheet from Leading
Edge Models. |
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Monday,
Sept 14 2009 |
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This
weeks Twobobs
Newsletter is up. Bob has redone the Twobobs
website. Go over and check it
out....it's pretty slick. Buckeye kit will be shipping
in the next few weeks. |
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Jeff
Thomsen has done quite a bit of scratchbuilding to create his 1/72
Monogram NB-52A with MPM X-15.
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Paul R. Miles "Huey Gunner"
is here with his nicely done 1/48 Classic Airframe Fiat G.55
Centauro. Paul built this one without any aftermarket
goodies and instead he relied on good old fashioned modeling
skill. Pretty cool Paul.
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Bartosz Piotrowski
joins us with a modelthat you don't see often. This is a
resin kit of the 1/72 Dujin Breguet Br. 1001 Taon finished
with aftermarket decals..
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David Rapasi
has done a stellar job on his 1/32 Hasegawa Bf 109G-6. David
finished his 109 in the markings for Erich Hartman's plane.
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I have a review of the new 1/72
Mosquito FB Mk. VI Nose from QuickBoost.
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Dave
Johnson is here with a
review of the 1/32 WW2 German wheel block set from PK
Tinyland.
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Friday,
Sept 11
2009 |
Terrorist Attack on World Trade Center and Pentagon 2001 |
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George R. Mustafa
is here to WOW you in a VERY BIG way with his diorama called The Mighty Beaver.
This award winning model started off as a very basic kit with 26
snap together parts.......now if you know George like I do, you know
he is a master scratch builder and he added over 110 scratchbuilt
parts including a motorized prop and complete water diorama for this
masterpiece.
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Sláma Karel
is here with a 1/32 Trumpeter Me-262a flown by the famous
General Adolf Galland. Sláma gave this 262 an amazing paint
job as you will see when you view the photos.
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Burt Gustafson
has done a gorgeous job building and finishing his 1/48 Hasegawa P-40N.
Burt
chose the markings for Kansas City Kiddie III, which looks very good
on his P-40N. Nicely
done Burt.
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"nzdavidh" from the ARC Air forums has some
pictures from the recent QMHE - Brisbane Show 2009. These
photo were originally posted on the ARC Air forums.
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I have a review of the new 1/32
F-14B/D Tomcat exhaust nozzles from from from Aires.
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I have a review of the new 1/72
B28R1 thermonuclear bombs from from from Spectre
Resins. |
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Thursday,
Sept 10 2009 |
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Shawn "Phantom" Weiler
is back with another big Hornet. Today it is his 1/32 Academy CF-18B Hornet.
Shawn used a resin cockpit and brass landing gear and then
finished his big Hornet trainer in Canadian markings. Wow I do
like the look of this one......I tip my hat to Shawn for building
another of these big Hornets.
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Daniele Dotti
stopped by the Italian ARC Corporate offices
with t his 1/72 HobbyBoss MiG-3. Daniele did
extra detailing to dress up this white MiG-3 before finishing in a
patriotic paint scheme from the darkest days for the Russians during
WW2.
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Shaun ”Vapour Trail” Naude
has spent 3 months superdetailing this big
1/35 Academy/MRC UH 60 L Blackhawk. This model depicts a
Desert Storm Blackhawk with all the wear and tear that the desert environment
imposed on these choppers. Shaun goes into very helpful detail
in his article about how he did all his detailing, painting and
weathering. This is an amazing project and well worth checking
out.
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Jeff
Thomsen
has been very successful converting his model to a short nosed 1/48 Blue Angels F11F Tiger.
Jeff scratchbuilt the nose and made a vacuformed canopy to
create this early Blue Angels jet. I do like the looks of this
F11F Tiger in Blue Angels colors.
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I have a review
of the new 1/72
Hurricane Mk. I/Mk. II Undercarriage Covers from QuickBoost.
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I have a review of the new IAF
F-16I Sufa in IAF Service - 2009 Edition from
IsraDecal.
This book contains over 600 colour photos including many many
close-up details photos.. |
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Wednesday,
Sept 9 2009 |
Democratic People's Republic of Korea |
Tajikistan National Day |
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Dan McWilliams
gets things started today with his 1/32 Academy F-16CJ.
Dan added a full weapons load and his usual fine touches to make
this F-16 stand out. I always enjoy seeing Dan's latest model.
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Ermanno Bonafin
is here from Italy with this very good looking 1/48 Classic Airframes IMAM Ro.37bis.
This is a multi-media kit that includes resin and photo etch
parts. Ermanno finished it in markings from the Spanish Civil
War. I love how the camo paint scheme blends into the
diorama.
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Rafi
Ben-Shahar has added extra scratch built detailing to his 1/32 Revell Alouette II.
Once Rafi got the details right, he finished it off in the IDF
markings to complete this classic chopper..
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Istvan Zoldag
joins us from
Hungary with his very detailed 1/48 Italeri North American T-6G Texan.
My friend
Istvan used Eduard photo etch parts and spent 135 enjoyable hours
creating this wonderful Texan.
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I have a review of the new 1/32
F-8 Crusader wheel bay set from
Aires.
This set includes nose gear and main gear
bays.
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I have a review of the new 1/48
F/A-18D Non IFF Delta Update from
MAW
Decals.
This new resin set includes all you need to create a F/A-18D Night
Attack jet.
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Tuesday,
Sept 8
2009 |
First
use of V-2 rocket lands Chiswick area of London (1944) |
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DACO
Products is very proud to celebrate its 20th Anniversary on
September 7th, 2009. For this special occasion 20%*
discount is given on all (pre)orders done between Saturday
Sept 05 and 12, 2009 !!!!!! Check out the new US
Navy Phantom book. Click
here for more info. Sale ends
Saturday Sept 12.
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Juan Luis Daleney
from La
Paz, Bolivia
with his
1/72 Revell Mil Mi-8 T.
This chopper
was built out of the box with some added scratchbuilt details to add
realism. Juan used pre-shading and post shading to weather his
Mi-8. Very nicely done.
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Jael Taillefer
aka "Neo" has been busy building and filling the
classic 1/48 Revell F-4J Phantom II. This Phantom was
built OOB in the markings for the USN Blue Angels. I salute Jael for
doing such a fine job on this classic kit.
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Greg Goheen
is here with something very special today. This is his 1/48 Revell Heinkel He 111 of KG4
finished off in one of the most unusual camo schemes I've ever
seen on a Luftwaffe aircraft. Greg dressed up his He-111
with Eduard Photo etch and plenty of small touches to bring this
wonderful project together. Check out the camo on this one.
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"dj"
has done an
exceptionally nice job building and finishing his 1/72 Heller SAAB J29 Tunnan.
"dj" used decals from Flying Colors Aerodecals to finish
this SAAB J29 Tunnan in Swedish markings. This is a sharp
looking little jet.
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I have a review of the new 1/48
F/A-18E Tophatters 2008-2009 markings from from from Hobby
Decal.
This decal set gives you the choice of 5
different F/A-18E with the Tophatters from 2008-2009.
The paint schemes vary from a hi-viz CAG jet to a hi-viz Commander's
jet as well as 3 lo-viz line jets. |
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I have a review of the new 1/32
P-51D Mustang Propellers from from from QuickBoost
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Monday,
Sept 7
2009 |
Brazil Independence Day |
Pakistan Air Force Day |
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Graziano Marcat
starts today with this heavily modified 1/48 ESCI F-104X Starfighter.
The fuselage is longer, intakes are larger, the cockpit is
upgraded with a modern cockpit, modified tail and much
more. Then this modern Starfighter is given a proper Italian
camo scheme with Italian markings. WOW!!!.
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Rafi
Ben-Shahar is in fine form today with his 1/48 Dragon Junkers Ju 88P-1.
Rafi added extra scratchbuilt detail and then finished it off in
an amazingly realistic weathered paint job. Nice one Rafi.
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"crazydon"
from the ARC Air Forums is here with some of his photos from the IPMS USA Nationals 2009.
These photos were originally posted on the ARC Air Forums. |
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"Chorse6"
from the ARC Air Forums is here with some of his photos from the IPMS USA Nationals 2009.
These photos were originally posted on the ARC Air Forums. |
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"Lucien
Harpress"
from the ARC Air Forums is here with some of his photos from the IPMS USA Nationals 2009.
These photos were originally posted on the ARC Air Forums. |
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"foxtwo"
from the ARC Air Forums is here with some of his photos from the IPMS USA Nationals 2009.
These photos were originally posted on the ARC Air Forums. |
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Dave
Johnson
is here with a review of the 1/48
WW2 German service panel set from
PK
Tinyland
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I have a
review of the 1/48
German aircraft machine gun MG 17 (7,92mm) barrels (2pcs) from
Master.
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Saturday,
Sept 5 2009 |
I'd like to wish a Happy
Birthday to Bob Sanchez over at Twobobs
Decals
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Friday,
Sept 4
2009 |
Swaziland Independence and National Day |
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Sláma Karel
starts your Friday update with this
1/32 Revell He-162 Salamander.
This very nice looking He-162 includes noseart and a diorama setting
complete with pilot figure.
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Mike Maynard
has done plenty of scratchbuilding on his award winning
1/48 Monogram USCG PBY. Mike finished his PBY in US Coast
Guard Search and Rescue markings.
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Heico van der Heide
is here from The Netherland with this big impressive
1/72 Revell/Monogram German submarine type VII U295. Heico
added full weahtering to add realism to this beautifully done
U-Boat. |
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Rafael Colindres
has been busy making things accurate on his
1/72 Tamiya F51-D Mustang Cavalier FAS 404. Rafael tells
the story of his Mustang and the modificatiosn made to create an
accurate Mustang from the War of 100 hours.
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Dave
Johnson is here with a review of the new 1/48
F-16I Sufa Colour Photo Etch from Kinetic.
These
are pre-painted and ready to use. You can buy them at Lucky
Model. |
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I have a review of the new 1/32
Junkers Ju 88 Ammunition Boxes from from from QuickBoost.
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Thursday,
Sept 3
2009 |
Qatar National Day |
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Mark Littrell
gets things started
today in a big way...literally. This is his
1/24 Airfix Bf 109E-3
with added detailing and custom made decals to bring this old lady
up to modern standards.....and no doubt about it.........it DOES
look good now that Mark has worked his magic.
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Daniele
Dotti is
here with something you don't see often. This is his very
nicely done 1/72 Hasegawa Mitsubishi J8M1 Shusui complete
with tape seatbelts to dress up this Out of the Box Build. I
love the orange colo(u)r.
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Michael Katz
dressed up his 1/48 LS Yokosuka K5Y Willow trainer in all
the important ways. One very cool feature he scratchbuilt was
wood wing struts and propeller. He then added seatbelts from
tape, modified a couple of figures and created a diorama to tell the
story. No doubt about it.....it looks great.
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Timothy H. Zarco
is here with
something a bit different today. This is his
1/16 Trumpeter Soviet Officer done up with all the wonderful
shading that brings figures to life. Looks excellent Timothy.
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I have a review of the new 1/72
F/A-18F Black Aces 2008-2009 markings from Hobby
Decal. This decal
set gives you the choice of 5 different F/A-18F with the Black
Aces from 2008-2009. |
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I have a review of the new 1/48
VMA-225 Jet Aircraft Part 2 decal sheet from
Impact
Decals.
This new decal sheet ncludes markings for four different aircraft
that flew with VMA-225/VMA(AW)-225 Jet Aircraft from 1958 - 1972. |
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Wednesday,
Sept 2
2009 |
Vietnam Independence Day |
V-J
Day Japan surrenders in Tokyo Harbour |
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José Miguel
starts todays update with his first article on ARC. This is
his excellent looking 1/48 Hasegawa + Condor OA-4AR Fightinhawk.
José used the Condor conversion set to turn his single seat
Scooter in to a 2 seater and then he finished it off in markings for
the Argentine Air Force. Welcome to ARC José!!! |
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David Rapasi
is here with another of his gems. This is his 1/48 Tamiya F4U-1A
Corsair
in the home made decals of an Ace. You have to check out the
faded paint and weathering job on this Corsair. David is a
master with an airbrush.
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Serge Dompierre has done a wonderful
job building and finishing his 1/48
Tamiya Meteor F-1. Serge finished his Meteor in the
classic camo as this Meteor appeared in Aug 1944. |
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Carmel J Attard
is here with not just
one but two
1/72 Revell / Matchbox Do28. Carmel includes the history
of this plane and then fully explains the building process.
Carmel chose two of the more interesting German paint schemes worn
by the D028
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I have a review of the new 1/48
F/A-18D Late Lot Nose w/IFF Ant. from MAW
Decals.
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Dave
Johnson is here with a review of the new 1/48
WW2 Generic German Cockpit set from PK
Tinyland. |
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I have a review of the new 1/32
Bf 109E Exhaust resin set from
QuickBoost
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Tuesday,
Sept 1 2009 |
Libya Independence Day |
Slovak Republic Constitution Day |
Uzbekistan National Day |
World
War Two begins in Europe - Germany invades Poland (1939) |
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This
weeks Twobobs
Newsletter is up. Bob has
news about the new Buckeye kit and new decal sheets........with
piles of images!!! |
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Arthur Oslizlo
is here to mark the 70th anniversary of the start of WW2 with his 1/48 Mirage Hobby PZL P.11c.
This humble little fighter was flown by brave and gallant pilots
over the skies of Poland at the beginning of WW2 and it shot down
about 100 invading aircraft. Arthur added detail using Part
photo etch and finished it off with Aero Master decals. Thanks
for helping us to remember this important day Arthur. |
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William Wong
has done some added detailing to his 1/72 Hobbyboss SH-60H.
He also used parts from other kits to get his SH-60H Rescue hawk
looking just right. Very nicely done William.
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Ermanno Bonafin
joins us from Italy with his 1/48 B-25B Mitchell. Ermanno
weathered his B-25 and then finished it in the markings for the
plane flown by General James Doolittle on the raid on Tokyo from the
deck of the carrier USS Hornet.
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Ryan Turgeon
has been
busy building this attractive looking 1/48 Hasegawa NSAWC F-18A.
Ryan used the Wolfpack Designs resin set to fold the wings and
decals from Fightertown Decals
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Here
is a product announcement for the 1/32
Chocks for WW2 US Navy Aircraft
from Contact Resine.
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I have a review of the new 1/48
Bf 109 G5 - G14, K armament set (MG 131 tips) & Pitot Tube from Master
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