Friday,
Jan 29 2010 |
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Jorge Bonilla
starts today with his late war 1/48 Tamiya Me-262. Jorge
gave his 262 a baremetal finish as it appeared when it was captured
by the Allies. Beautiful job Jorge.
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Jean-Charles Goddet
joins us from France with his beautifully done 1/72 Hasegawa AH-64A Apache.
This particular AH-64 served in Iraq and Jean-Charles tells the
whole story in his article.
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Zenden Ng
has been busy getting the details right on his 1/72 Matchbox MIG-21 MF.
Zenden did some scratchbuilding and grabbed missiles from
another kit before adding weathering and finishing this MiG in
Egyptian markings. It ended up looking excellent in this camo
scheme.
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Wally Civitico
is here with something you won't see very often if ever. This
is his 1/48 Monogram C-47 in the colors for a Papua New
Guinea airline. Wally made the decals himself with great
success....a cool looking C-47. |
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I have a product article
for the new 1/72 Dauntless Engine from QuickBoost. |
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Sinuhe
Hahn is here with a product article
for the new Jagdwaffe over Africa Part 1 book from Kagero
Publishers Product
Article by
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Thursday,
Jan 28 2010 |
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Denis Podgorniy
is back today with more of his amazing artwork. This is
his He 70F-2 Artwork. |
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John
"Johnopfor" Lanning
has done a
marvelous job building and finishing his baremetal 1/72 Hasegawa B-25J Mitchell.
John chose the finish his B-25 in Chilean Air Force markings and he
tells the whole story of these B-25's in his article.
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Armin KNES is
here with another of his Russian beauties. Armin did plenty of
extra sctatch building on his 1/48 OZE Suchoi Su-39
to make it into the prototype. I love the camo paint on this
Su-39.
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David Rapasi has done an impressive job finishing his 1/32 Hasegawa FW 190A-5.
David chose to finsih his 190 in the markings for Major Herman
Graf's FW190 A-5 in Bordeaux, France, April 1943. |
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I have a preview
for the new 1/32
F-15S Khamis Mushait Eagles decal sheet from Twobobs
Aviation Graphics. This is the first decal sheet ever
produced in 1/32nd scale of the Royal Saudi Air Force F-15S Strike
Eagle! You get enough options for eight different aircraft with
complete stencil data for one aircraft.
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I have a product article
for the new 1/32 Sorbitsya Pods for the Su-27, Su-30 and Su-35 Flanker
from Zactomodels. |
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I have a product article
for the new 1/48
He-111 Gun Barrels from QuickBoost. |
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Wednesday,
Jan
27 2010 |
Russia - End of Leningrad blockade (1944) |
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Orlando Sucre Rosales
is having his 50th birthday today and what better way to start
this special day than to have his 1/72 Italeri Mirage 2000BG begin
the update. This is his beautifully finished Greek Mirage 2000
and his article is full of helpful facts if you are building this
kit. Happy Birthday Orlando!!
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Gabriel Stern
is here with his 100th article on ARC today. This is his 1/72 Execuform Clark GA-43 vacuform
done to his usually high standard with full interior and a
flawless multi-panel bare metal finish. I love the look of
this classic airliner.
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Lyle Brown joins
us today with his drawing he calls "Hawk Delivery".
It is a treat to see this one......thanks Lyle.
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Guillermo Fabian
joins us from Avila in Spain with his 1/48 Hasegawa F6F-3 Hellcat.
Guillermo used some
aftermarket figures and a carrier deck to create a diorama for his
WW2 fighter that was flown by an American Ace. This Hellcat
looks perfect and it is an pleasure to see it on ARC.
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I have a
preview
for the new 1/48 F-16A/C/D Press to Test Vipers decal
sheet from Twobobs
Aviation Graphics. The ACAT Auto-Collision test
aircraft as well as two of the AFFTC photo/safety chase aircraft are
represented on this sheet. The F-16D is a Block 50 jet while the
orange/white aircraft are single seat, Block 15OCU and Block 25
aircraft.
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I have a product article
for the 1/72 Adversary Bad Cats F-14A's NSAWC & Topgun decal
sheet from Fightertown
Decals. This decal sheet includes markings for 10
different 1/72 F-14A's with NSAWC & Topgun. You get a huge
selection of Adversary Bad Cats F-14A camo schemes. |
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I have a product article
for the 1/72
P-38J Propellers
from QuickBoost.
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Hot
Babe of the Week
photos from Twobobs
is courtesy of
Todd Pearson. Todd was an
Eagle driver over at MO and and provided references to us when we
kicked out our Mountain Home Eagle sheet. Thanks for the pics Todd.
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Irwin Brown is here
to mark Australia Day with his 1/48 Academy RAAF F-111C.
Irwin extensively reworked his Aussie F-111 including doing the
Fowler flaps and much, much more. The finished model is a
beauty and a testament to Irwin's persistence. Very nicely
done Irwin and I'm pleased to see it on ARC.
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Leonard Prakasam
joins us today on India Republic Day with his 1/72 Revell SEPECAT Jaguar IM.
Leonard gave his Jaguar a full weapons load and finished it in
Indian markings with decals from Mike Grant Decals. Jai Hind.
Leonard.
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Wally Civitico is
here on Australia Day with his 1/48 Monogram DC-3.
Wally finished his DC-3 with homemade markings for MMA, which was a
West Australian airline. Looking good Wally. |
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Leonard Prakasam
has done a wonderful
job on his 1/72 Hasegawa Mig-23MF.
Leonard finished his MiG-23 in IAF
markings using home made decals in a camo scheme worn by Indian Air
Force Mig-23's. Very nicely done Leonard.
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I have a product article
for the new 1/72
F-117A Nighthawk cockpit set from Aires. |
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I have a product article
for the new 1/48 SAAB JA37
Viggen cockpit detail set by Maestro Models Conversions and
available from Rebell
Hobby. |
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Monday,
Jan 25 2010 |
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This
weeks Twobobs
Newsletter is up. Good
news....all the 1/48 Buckeye kits have been mailed to all
who ordered them. Big new regarding decals as some
previously sold out sheets were found at the Twobobs decal
storage vault..including 48-001 F-16C Fighting Fulcrums...these
sheets are listed in the news letter. Get 'em while you can. |
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Eduardo Natal
has added plenty of aftermarket detail to his amazing 1/48 Academy F-22A Raptor.
Eduardo added photo etch and resin to his F-22 to raise the detail
to a whole new level, then he finished it in custom mixed paints to
get that perfect F-22 look and finally finished it all off with some
delicate weathering.
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Orlando Sucre Rosales
joins us from warm Caracas, Venezuela with the third of his
article about building the older Airfix kits. Orlando build
his 1/72 Airfix Mitsubishi Zero out of the box but dressed
it up with one of his carefully done paint jobs with paint chipping
and weathering. A very nice looking Zero and proof these older
kits can be built into very nice looking models.
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Jens Lingier
has done a wonderful
job on his 1/72 Hobby Boss Mi-24V Hind. Jens
finished his Hind with a full weapons load in the camo and markings of
the Iraqi Air Force. It looks excellent Jens.
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Rafi
Ben-Shahar
joins us with his kit bashed 1/48 Trumpeter Sea Fury FB.II.
Rafi decided to combine the best of the Hobbycraft and Trumpeter
kits with some old school modelling skills to create a very well
done Sea Fury. This is the hard way to build a Sea Fury, but the
finished model is well worth the effort.
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Nick
Moore is here with a product
article for the 1/48 MD-3
Navy Tractor with 3 figures from Skunkmodels Workshop and
available from Luckymodel.com. |
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I have a product article
for the new 1/72 F-16 Pitot
Tube & AOA Probe set Type 1 from Hobby
Decal. |
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I have a product article
for the new 1/32 F-105 Thunderchief Ejection Seat with
Safety Belts from QuickBoost.
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Friday,
Jan 22 2010 |
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Yiming Jin is here
on ARC for the first time today. This 1/48 Tamiya F-16C USAF
"Thunderbirds" is posed as an in-flight model with
certain critical changes which are mentioned in the article. I
am honoured to welcome Yiming Jin to ARC and I look forward to
seeing more of Yiming Jin's models on ARC in the future. This
is a beautifully finished F-16.
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Jorge Bonilla is
one of the talented modellers from Monterrey, N.L. Mexico. and today
he joins us with his 1/48 Tamiya Fw190-D9.
Jorge finished his 190 in the colours of the airfield defenders
with the red and white underside. Jorge built his 190 mostly
OOTB with only the addition of photo etch seatbelts.
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Sertac Bayar
is one of the many modellers from Turkey that is a regular on
ARC. This is Sertac's 1/48 ESCI Su-7 Fitter
with a full weapons load and drop tanks and finished off in a
flawless bare metal finish. It is the modellers from many
countries that make ARC so special and it is always a pleasure to
see Sertac's latest model on ARC.
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Laurent ‘Angus’ Beauvais
is well known on ARC for his passion for Non French aircraft with
French markings and today he is here with his 1/48 Italeri Douglass SBD-5
Dauntless
in French Navy markings from Indochina during 1947. I always
get a kick out of seeing Laurent's latest model and this one looks
great!!!
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I have a
preview of the new 1/48
F-15S Khamis Mushait Eagles decal sheet from Twobobs
Aviation Graphics. This is the first decal sheet ever
produced in 1/48th scale of the Royal Saudi Air Force F-15S Strike
Eagle! You get enough options for eight different aircraft
with complete stencil data for two aircraft.
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I have a product
announcement of the new 1/72
F-4 Long nose Pitot tube set from Hobby
Decal.
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I have a product
announcement of the new 1/32
F4U-1D Corsair gun bay set from Aires.
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Thursday,
Jan 21 2010 |
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I've added
Scale
Aircraft Conversions to
the ARC manufacturers links page. They specialize in metal
landing gear for over 115 different models in a variety of
scales including jets and props. I'm very
impressed with the level of detail, quality and selection that I've
seen on their website. |
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David Rapasi
is here with five 1/72 Hasegawa F4 Phantoms
that he built 30 years ago. Dave is well known and well
respected here on ARC and these Phantoms are finished to a very high
standard. And this was in the old days when modellers would
scratchbuild any detail or modifications they would want to add to
their models..
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Denis Podgorniy
joins us again with more of his aviation artwork. This is his
He 70F-2 Artwork. |
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Armin KNES is here
with another of his Russian jets. This is his 1/48 Revell
MiG-15bis. Armin checked the dimensions of this kit and it
did not look too good, so he elected to build it as a fun build and
I must say I like the look of this red MiG-15.
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Carmel J Attard is
here with something you don't see very often. This is his 1/72 Pavla Models Curtiss AT9
Jeep finished in US markings. Carmel tells all about the
history of this aircraft was well as the process of building it in
his article. Carmel did an excellent job on this odd but
attractive looking little aircraft. |
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Dave
Johnson is here with a product article
for the new 1/32 Eduard Messerschmitt B109 E-3. This
kit is available from Hobby
Link Japan. |
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I have a product article
for the new 1/48 F-16C/D block 52 exhaust nozzle from
Aires.
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I have a product article
for the new 1/48 SAAB AJ37 Viggen single seater cockpit set by
Maestro Models Conversions and available from Rebell
Hobby. |
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Wednesday,
Jan 20 2010 |
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Konley Kelley
is here with his flawlessly done 1/48 Accurate Miniatures P-51C Mustang.
This Mustang is finished in the markings of one of the fighters used
during WW2 by the famous The Tuskegee Airmen. Konley has
included a photo of one of the original pilots he met as well as
photos of a real Tuskegee Mustang on display at the Cavanaugh Flight
Museum.
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Mark L. Rossmann is
here today with his great looking 1/48
Hasegawa Sabre MK F.4. Mark gave his Sabre some paint
chippings and finished it in RAF markings. He also tells about
some of the finer points if you are building a non-US Sabre.
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Serge Dompierre
has done a
marvelous job finishing and weathering his 1/48 ICM
Spitfire MK VII. This is an RAF
Spitfire from early 1944 complete with exhaust stains and
darkened panel lines.
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Lyle Brown joins
us today with his F-16 Cartoon artwork. Lyle
did this artwork with colored pencil, markers and a touch of
graphite.
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I have a
preview
for the new 1/72
F-15S Khamis Mushait/Anaconda Eagles decal sheet
from Twobobs
Aviation Graphics. This decal sheet includes enough options for eight Saudi aircraft and three USAF Strike Eagles.
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I have a product article
for the new 1/48
MiG-15 Fagot wheels & paint masks from Aires.
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I have a product article
for the new 1/32
Su-27 Early Tail Stinger from Zactomodels. |
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Tuesday,
Jan 19 2010 |
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Brian Waldorf
has been very busy building and detailing his 1/350
Tamiya Enterprise. Brain added a scratchbuilt generic
hanger deck and plenty of aftermarket detail as well as scratchbuilt
detail before finishing and weathering his Enterprise in the 1980's
era for this famous ship. This kit builds up into a really is a stunning
model in the capable and skilled hands of a modeler such as Brian.
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Gabriel Stern is
here with a very cute floatplane today. This is a
scratch-built 1/72 Peyret-Mauboussin PMH X and although the
model is made from styrene.....Gabriel somehow managed to give it a
very realistic looking wood finish. Outstanding work as usual
Gabriel!!!. |
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David Operchal joins
us today with his beautifully done 1/48 Revell F-105G Wild Weasel.
This is the classic Monogram F-105 kit and David dressed up the
cockpit area with a resin cockpit before finishing it in a
beautifully done SEA camo before creating a very fitting display
base for this beauty. Wonderful work David.
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Ermanno Bonafin has
done an exceptionally nice job on his 1/48 Tamiya Fieseler Storch Fi156C-5.
Ermanno finished the motor to a very high standard before
finishing his Storch in a weathered winter camo that looks very
convincing. I really love the look of this one.
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The
1/32 US Air-To Air Missile Markings decal sheet from
TwoBobs has
been reprinted, buy it while you can. |
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I have a product article
for the new 1/48
Remove Before Flight Flags decal sheet from Fightertown
Decals. |
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I have a product article
for the new 1/48 Bf- 109F Exhaust resin set from
QuickBoost.
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I have a product article
for the new 1/48
German aircraft machine gun MG 151 (20mm) barrels (2pcs) from
Master.
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Monday,
Jan 18 2010 |
No update
today. I've been spending way too much time watching the TV
news as the Haiti story unfolds. I'll get the updates started
again tomorrow.
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Friday,
Jan 15 2010 |
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Luiz Delazari
starts today's update with photos from the recent 8th IPMS Curitiba
Contest in Brazil. There was plenty of very well done
models at this show. Well done to everyone involved in making
this show possible. |
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Burt Gustafson
had an enjoyable time build his sharp looking 1/48 Eduard P-39Q
Airacobra. Burt includes the history of the P-39 in his
article as well as what was involved in building his American P-39.
Well done Burt, I always enjoy seeing your latest model. |
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Paolo Yuen
added plenty of aftermarket detail parts as well as some
scratchbuilt details to his 1/48 Italeri Tornado GR.1.
Paolo gave his Tornado full weathering and finished it as a RAF
Gulf War aircraft. Another beautifully done model from Paolo. |
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Manuel Negri
has done a wonderful
job on his 1/32 Trumpeter Vought F-8E Crusader. Manuel
added plenty of extra detail to his Crusader and finished it in US
Navy markings. Wow this Crusader turned out looking excellent. |
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I have a product
announcement of the new 1/32
Vympel R-27ET - AA-10 Alamo-D missiles from
Zactomodels.
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I have a product
announcement of the new 1/48
F-100D Super Sabre exhaust nozzle from Aires.
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Thursday,
Jan 14 2010 |
I'm pleased to
welcome a new Sponsor today. They are UMM-USA
and this company is owned by the legendary modeler John Vojtech who
has been a highly acclaimed winner at the IPMS Nationals with models
that include his B-2 bomber and his C-130 Hercules.
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UMM-USA
sells a huge selection of items from kits,
detail items, decals, magazines, books and specialized modeling
tools and so much more for Aircraft, Armor, Car and Ship
modelers. Drop by their website.......there is plenty to see
and check out their tools and supplies section.....John is a master
modeller and he sells the tools that give superior results.
Welcome to ARC John and UMM-USA!!! |
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Jason Foo
has put plenty of effort into getting everything right on his 1/48 Academy F-14A
Bombcat. Jason rescribed his F-14 and then fixed problem
areas and added scratchbuilt detail to create a beautiful
Tomcat. |
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Wally Civitico
is here with his classic 1/48 Monogram C-47. Wally gave
his C-47 a very nice looking bare metal finish and Royal Australian
Air force markings to complete his transport. It came our
looking very good and it's great to see a C-47 in Australian
markings. |
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Orlando Sucre Rosales
is here today with the second of his series of articles related
to old Airfix series 1 kits. This is his 1/72 Airfix Folland Gnat
T.1 that did require a bit of work to build, but the finished
model looks excellent and well worth the effort. It's good to
see these older kit being built. |
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Don Flynn
has done something very special with his 1/72 Fine Molds Bf 109F-4.
Don took a vintage WW2 photos and built this 109 using various
decals from different sheets to create this very unique looking
109. I like the look of the wavy demarcation line between the
upper and lower camo. Looks very good Don. |
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I have a product article
for the new 1/48
F/A-18C/D Death Times Two Hornets decal sheet
from Twobobs
Aviation Graphics. This decal sheet features two
very colorful F/A-18C/D model Hornets The Death Dealers of
VMFA(AW)-225
as well as the Death Rattlers of VMFA-323 of the USMC!
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I have a product article
for the new 1/32
Mosquito Exhausts from QuickBoost.
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I have a product article
for the new 1/48
Photo etch SAAB 37 Viggen airbrakes from Maestro Models
Conversions and sold by Rebell
Hobby. |
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Wednesday,
Jan 13 2010 |
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I've
added G
Factor Models to the ARC
links pages. They are a new company that makes metal landing
gear.
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Rick Bellanger
has used a variety of resin conversion and detail sets to
enhance his 1/32 Tamiya F-16I SUFA. There's plenty of
ISRADECAL goodies on this Israeli F-16 and that combined with Rick's
exceptional skill as a modeler made it possible to produce this
wonder model of one of the jets that forms the backbone of the
Israeli Air force fighter fleet. |
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David Rapasi
is here with another of his beauties. This is his 1/48 Accurate Miniatures TBM 3
Avenger given an exceptional weathering job and finished in the
markings for a plane based on Okinawa, in May of 1945. Always a
treat David. |
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Mahlon Smith
has done a fabulous job
building and finishing his 1/32
Trumpeter AV-8B Harrier. Mahlon gave this Harrier and full
weapons load and finished it in USMC markings. An impressive
looking Harrier. |
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Dan McWilliams
is here from Canada with his 1/72 Monogram CP-140 Aurora. Dan
used primer he bought at Canadian tire and finished this sharp
looking Aurora in Canadian markings. Looks great Dan. |
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I have a product article
for the new 1/48 T-2C VT
Buckeyes #2 decal sheet from Twobobs
Aviation Graphics.
This sheet features three different aircraft with enough
stencils for one. VT-19, VT-23 and VT-26 are all included on this
sheet.
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I have a product article
for the new 1/32 Refuelling
Probe Tip from Hobby
Decal. |
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I have a product article
for the new 1/32 F-16CG/CJ Block 40/50 exhaust nozzle from
Aires.
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Tuesday,
Jan 12 2010 |
If you are in the southern
US and suffering from the worry of freezing pipes.....leave
your kitchen tap on with a slight trickle of water....not a
drip.....a steady trickle of cold water. This will keep
the water moving in your pipes and prevent freezing until the
temps go back up to more seasonal norms.
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The
Twobobs latest Hot
Babe of the Week! is courtesy of
Jose
"Fuji" Ramos. These were taken
quite a while back and are the subject of a previously released
sheet by Twobobs.
Thanks Fuji!
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Steve Ringlein
has been busy added plenty of details to his big 1/32 Trumpeter A-7E Corsair.
Steve added the Zactomodels intake along with their wind screen
set and the Aires cockpit set, wheel well set and Avionix box.
He then finished it all off with decals came from Victory
Models to produce a truly accurate and detail rich Corsair
II.
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Denis Podgorniy
joins us today with his Spitfire Mk.IX Artwork. As you
will see....Denis is quite the talented artist......I'm pleased to
say more of his art will follow in the coming weeks. |
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Max Tollens Jr.
has done a wonderful
job detailing and finishing his 1/48 Trumpeter F9F2 Panther.
Max chose to drop the flaps and slats and correct some other areas
of this kit before finishing it off in aftermarket decals to get a
very nice looking Panther. |
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Carmel J Attard
joins us from Malta which I'm pleased to say has escaped the
snow that is blanketing much of Europe. This is his excellent
looking 1/72 Airfix Westland Whirlwind HAR 10 with a
scratchbuilt nose and just the right amount of sag in the
blades and finished off in RAF Rescue markings. Beautifully
done as always Carmel. |
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I have a product article
for the new 1/48
VFA-103 Supa Hornets F-18F's decal sheet from
Fightertown
Decals.. |
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Jeremy
Spradlin
is here with a product article of the 1/32
Goodyear F2G Super Corsair Conversion
Kit from XS-Models.
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Anatoly
Sushon is here with a product article
of the 1/72
Tupolev Tu-22M2 & Tu-22M3 Backfire from Authentic
Decals. |
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Monday,
Jan 11 2010 |
In case you missed
it, there was daily updates on Saturday and Sunday to wrap up Silly
Week. My thanks goes out to all that participated in Silly
Week this year.....it was quite the enjoyable selection of
models. Well done everyone.
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This
weeks Twobobs
Newsletter is up. The big news this week is that
the 1/48 Buckeye kits are shipping out to the lucky
customers that ordered them. And the Japanese
distributor has sold out in only 2 days. Europeans can
buy this kit from Hannants UK or any of the hobby shops they
service. Asian customers can get their kits from
Beaver Corporation or any of the hobby shops they service.
This is a popular kit and it is selling well. |
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David Waples
is here with a very well done 1/72 Trumpeter F-107A
Ultrasabre. David added a Cobra Company resin cockpit and
gave his F-107 a flawless baremetal finish. The pitot tube and
dry transfer markings are from Hobbydecal.
David tells about the family connection he has with the F-107.
Beautiful job David.
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Piotr "Ostach" Ostaszewski
has been busy getting his
1/48 Trumpeter Westland Wyvern S.4
looking perfect. This plane is from The Suez Crisis in 1956
and I really like how it looks.
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Zenden Ng
has put quite a bit of
effort into his 1/100 AFC club F-14A Topcat.
This kit was a disappointment for Zenden Ng, but it did get built and
in the markings of the legendary Jolly Rogers.
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Serge Dompierre
has done a
marvelous job building and finishing his 1/48 ICM Yak 7.
This particular kit served in Siberia. Serge gave it
weathering which included exhaust stains and chipped paint.
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I have a product article
for the new VF-213
to VFA-213 Blacklions Transition, 2006 / F-14D Tomcat - F/A-18F
Super Hornet - F-14D Tomcat - F/A-18F Super Hornet #TS-F14F18/007
from Deployment
Productions.
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I have a product article
for the new 1/48
Bf-109G-6 Exhaust from QuickBoost.
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I have a product article
for the new 1/48 German aircraft machine gun MG FF (20mm)
barrels (2pcs) from Master. |
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Sunday, Jan
10 2010 |
Russia
- Soviet counteroffensive under Stalingrad. The beginning of the end
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Charlie Crawford is
the legendary modeller that inspired Alvis 3.1 many decades ago and
this is the model that started it all. This is Cow
Pasture Pool and I have heard of this diorama from Alvis 3.1 and
it's a pleasure to finally see photos of it. Good to see you
among us Charlie.
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Alvis 3.1
is here to shed light on the story of the Olympislavia...... the
hated enemy of Aztekistan. This is the1/48 Olympislavia PF-84-7
JetBolt
in full battle colours.
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Mark Jahsan dropped
by during Silly Week today with Rif-Raf's Spitfire in Aussie
markings. I think building a fun kit like this is an excellent
way to unwind and keep AMS from creeping in.
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Mark Atkins
is a UAV pilot/mechanic by trade and this is his scratchbuilt 1/48 MQ-10 Firebat UAV
that was cut by a machine from a CAD drawing. Pretty
cool model. |
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Halsted "Hacksaw" Morris
has done an exceptionally good job on his 1/72 Revell CAIC CH-54A Skycrane with heli-mobile snow lab.
This is a what-if sort of design but as you read the article you
will wonder if it is real. Beautifully executed Hal.
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Antonio Serrano Beardo
is here from Spain with his first article on ARC. This is his
1/24 Italeri Land Rover in a beautifully done Tiger paint
scheme. Antonio added extra details and then spent plenty of
effort getting everything looking perfect. Welcome to ARC
Antonio!!! |
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Bri2k is here with
the little known 1/126 "Convairail" 8-8-8
propliner. This is a jet airliner with turboprop engines
operated by a railroad. Read Bri2k's article for all the
details.
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Mark Atkins
is back again today with his 1/48 MQ-22 Protector UAV. Mark
tells the story behind the UAV as well as what was required to
scratchbuild this model. |
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Dave Bailey has a
creative story for his The Pound. This is a Soviet
chopper that ended up being operated in Canada.....Dave has the full
story in his article.
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Chick Noreau has
the final article for Silly Week this year. This is the Bombastic Bamford
Bomber with yours truly at the wheel. |
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Saturday,
Jan 9 2010 |
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Alvis 3.1
gets thing fired up today with his 1/350 Soviet Union Submersible Aircraft Carrier Number 344, Admiral Phrozenutzov.
An amusing model to be sure.
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Hal Elsberry
is in very fine form today with his eggcellent looking Focke-Wulf FW Egg.
Hal does have the full story about this critical Luftwaffe
aircraft.
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Hugh Janus
is a bit of a Star Wars fan and this is his X-Wing Spitfire.
Hey....this looks plausible.
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Gonzalo D. Mendoza
has put months of effort into building his 1/48 Invisible Jet.
The thing that really impressed me about this kit is the level
of scratchbuilt detailing.
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Petko Mironov
joins us with a heavily modified 1/72 F/A-38 Crusader IV.
This design is the replacement for the cancelled Eurofighter
Typhoon, but Petko tells the whole story in this article.. |
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Kees Kuyper
joins us from the Netherlands
with this colourful Rainbow Raptor. I do see the
advantage of this paint scheme shortly after a rain storm when a
rainbow appears. |
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Charlie Crawford
has been bust reconstructing the Sopwith(?) "Doghouse".
Charlie dug through dusty RAF archives to get all the fact
needed to build this replica of this little known WW1 fighter.
Read his article for the full story.
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Wally Civitico
had everything go bad while building this 1/48 Tamiya Mig-15.
But from lemons he made lemonade and this is his Silly Week
entry. He has included a very funny article to go with his MiG.
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Björn Bäcklund
is here with a model for you to enjoy during Breakfast.
This is his USS Eggerprise. Being a Star Trek fan, I
got a good laugh when I saw this one. It's very creative and
well done. |
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Keith Diamond
is here with a chopper that does everything. This 1/48 Monogram FUH-1C
Huey is designed to fill a variety of roles with the USAF.
Nice one Keith. |
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Ron Firth
finishes up the Saturday update with his 1/72 Airfix YAK9D.
This Ruissian aircraft is finished in RAF markings and Ron tells
the whole story of this WW2 aircraft in his article. |
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Friday,
Jan 8 2010 |
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Carl Gootzen joins
us every year during silly Week with his handpainted Gnomes.
This year he is here with his 1/3 The Santa Claus Gnome.....wow....1/3
scale......this figure is pretty darn big. Nicely Done Carl.
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Bill Bunting is
here with something new to me. This is the 1/350 Tamiya
"Mogami" Aircraft Carrying Cruiser which is a modified
Cruiser with a flight deck on the rear for holding planes.
Bill tells the history of this ship and the battles it was involved
in during WW2.
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Hal Elsberry is
hack today with another of his cool VW vans. This is his VF-101 Grim Reapers
Van with many added details such as a flight helmet on the
driver and a weathered multi-shade USN paint scheme. This one
made me grin.
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Ken Duffey is here
with his 1/144 Scale A-90 Ekranoplan - Virgin Atlantic to
tell the story of the Ekranoplan operated by Virgin Atlantic for
commercial passenger service. Ken even modified his Ekranoplan
with new engines that are better suited to it's new purpose.
Very well thought out and beautifully presented Ken.
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Harry Quirk is here
with his Lindberg Flyer 1937 and the story from an alternate
time line of the story of Charles Lindberg and his trans-Atlantic
crossing. The story is quite an amusing read and this Lindberg Flyer is outfitted with Ju-87
landing gear..
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Björn Bäcklund
joins us from Sweden with his scratchbuilt Helikopter
4E(gg). This is a Swedish Navy
chopper complete with camo and Swedish markings. This took
plenty of effort and I must say I do enjoy seeing these Egg Planes. |
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Alvis 3.1
reminds us of another failed design from long ago. This is
his 1/48 RCAF Hakapik - The Missile With No Man In it which is the long forgotten CF-104 missile. Alvis 3.1
tells the whole story in his article. |
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Claus Gustafsen
is here with the very creative story behind his 1/32
Revell Mig 21BM. This is a Navalized folding wing MiG-21
that was operated off the Brazillian aircraft carrier. A
pretty cool design, |
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Keith Diamond
finished up today's update with his RC Boat USCGC Shelby.
And yes.....the is an RC boat which means it does indeed move
under it's own power. Well done Keith.......gotta' love the
USCG paint scheme. |
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Thursday,
Jan 7 2010 |
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Mark Andrews
has hit the mark perfectly in all way with his 1/25 lil'
Stogie. I love these older classic hot rods and mark
dressed his up perfectly and he included a very enjoyable and funny
story to go with his photos.
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Fred Amos
is here to make you grin with his very creative 1/144 Entex DC- 3 Space Shuttle.
Fred took a DC-3 and mounted it to Space Shuttle Rocket boosters
to design his own Space Shuttle. Pretty cool to see Fred and
you know.........it does look like it might almost work.
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Charlie Crawford
is here with a very big Bug. This has got to the
the best definition of the name VW Bug. Thanks for showing it
to us Charlie.
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Keith Diamond
has been busy building his 1 /72 Academy A-10K RAF Tankbuster.
Keith chose a Desert Scheme from Desert Storm and added sexy
noseart and mission markings along with a fully weathering
job. It looks surprisingly realistic Keith.
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Björn Bäcklund
is here with The Big Escape. This is without a
doubt one of the more creative play on words I've seen. I love
it!!! |
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Alvis 3.1
is here with his own play on words in his article about his 1/48 Monogram F-16A (M).
I won't give it away.....best you read his article for a chuckle.
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KH Lee
is here with a heavily reworked 1/72 F-5E Harimau. Yes
the jet engines are gone and replaced with wingtip turboprop
engines. Now that is creative. |
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Wednesday,
Jan 6 2010 |
Sorry for the very
late update today.....I got seriously side tracked with family
stuff.
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Gil Hodges
is here with something quite amusing. This is kit bashed Boeing SS-737-200 Sea Swallow
Submarine
which is a fictional sub made from an airliner model.....it doesn't
get much more creative than this.
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Björn Bäcklund
has been busy getting creative with two Secret Lockheed's.
The first model is an F-117 Swedish re-design that includes
canards and the second is an F1-17 race car with strong F-117 design
influences. I love how both of them turned out and the stories
behind them. |
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Borg R3-MC0
joins us with a 1/72 Ye-66C (rocket powered MiG-21). This
article and model looks back in history of the very secret MiG-21
interceptor that was mounted to a massive rocket booster to permit
it to get to altitude VERY quickly. I bet that would have been
one heck of a ride.
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Andy Bannister
is here with the most amusing Revell Spitsfire I've ever
seen. The roundels are dart boards complete with darts
sticking out of the fuselage dartboard. The markings are
Canadian of course. :-D
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Hal Elsberry
is here with his DHARMA Initiative Van which has a connection
to the “Lost” television series. Hal added quite a few
special features to his van including beer and a Polar Bear
magazine. You need to check out his article to learn the full
story. It's quite the amusing model and very well done.
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Wally Civitico
dropped by for Silly Week with his 1/72 Kitech C-45.
This is a model of the only Aussie C-45 and includes the very
colourful although somewhat brief history of this aircraft.
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Lee Miller
has been busy creating his What-if model of the XF-44-1N.
This is a Twin Corsair with 3 cockpit and 3 pilots.........what
a wacky plane this would have been. Lee did do a top
notch job pulling this whole project together. |
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Tuesday,
Jan 5 2010 |
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Twobobs
has a new Hot
Babe of the Week from the
sunny confines of the Mojave Airport this time. Bob
photographed this jet years ago at Edwards AFB when TPS was flying
it around and was lucky to see it again a couple of weeks ago at the
National Test Pilot School in Mojave.
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Alvis 3.1 is here
to give you a chuckle with his 1/28 Peace Dividend ALCM/ Scout Cruiser.
This is a cruise missile converted to a private aircraft.
Alvis 3.1 has the full and amusing story behind this odd little
aircraft. |
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KH Lee is here with
the very unique 1/72 F-5E Harimau. This particular F-5
is fitted with Turbo prop engines. KH Lee finished his F-5 in
TUDM markigs. |
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Rob Haelterman has
been busy scratchbuilding and kitbashing to create his 1/72 Jagdsherman.
This the tank killer the Allies needed during WW2 and Rob did
quite the fine job designing and then following the project through
to completion.
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Jaroslav Hajecek has
been busy turning the Hasegawa F/A-18 eggplane into an F/A-18A EGGRESSOR. Jaroslav
added little red stars top the pilots helmet to make sure his
eggplane was accurate.
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Borg R3-MC0 has
been busy redesigning this 1/72 Northrop F-18L FSW. This
is a forward Swept Wing F-18 made by Northrop and sold in great
numbers, or so the What-if story goes.
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Charlie Crawford is
here with Great Moments in Mustang History: The 1864-1/2 Mustang and Pipsqueak Pete.
This is a funny little vignette and the reason it was built is
pretty comical......Charlie has that rebel side to him that makes
him such a great "What-if" modeller.
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Wiggy Smithhas been
very busy finishing a number of "What-if" models for Silly
Week this year. Sit back and enjoy Wiggy's "what-if" aircraft.
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Monday,
Jan
4 2010 |
Union of Myanmar Independence Day |
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Twobobs
has turned 10 years old.
I recall my first e-mail with
Bob.......ARC was less that a few months old and Twobobs was weeks
old......it doesn't seem like it was 10 years ago. Congrats to
Bob and Teri.......all it took was endless hard work and long hours for ten
years to get Twobobs and ARC to where they are today. Here's
wishing Twobobs ten more years of fun and success!!!
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Head over to
the Twobobs
website and buy a decal sheet or the New Buckeye kit to help
Bob and Teri celebrate this big Anniversary. 10 years for any
business is a very big deal.
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This
weeks Twobobs
Newsletter is up. The Twobobs
Buckeye Kits Shipping This Week!! Plus Bob has included
some history about the early days of Twobobs and plenty of very
exciting artwork about the latest releases including the Casper
and his Bandit Ghosts F/A-18B sheet which you just have to see
with it's green and white camo. Plus Bob has included
some history about the early days of Twobobs and plenty of very
exciting artwork about the latest releases including the Casper
and his Bandit Ghosts F/A-18B sheet which you just have to see
with it's green and white camo. Plus Bob has included
some history about the early days of Twobobs and plenty of very
exciting artwork about the latest releases including the Casper
and his Bandit Ghosts F/A-18B sheet which you just have to see
with it's green and white camo. |
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Terry Davis
gets things started today with his very funny Miss IPMS
Styrena Modell. Terry did quite a bit of work to
create this bikini clad award carrying IPMS babe.
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Alvis 3.1
is here with the story of the long forgotten RAF fighter.
This is his 1/72 Steam powered SBC-4. Alvis 3.1 tells
the whole amusing history behind this aircraft. |
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Bill Harr
has been busy building his tri-tailed Vought/Douglas A-47UD
Raylass. This was a USMC ground attack aircraft designed
to replace the aging F4U Corsair.
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Bri2k
has dropped by with his 1/144 DC-J early jetliner. This
is an DC-3 upgraded with jet engines as used by World airlines.
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Gil Hodges
is here with 3 different Deals Wheels Models. They
are all different and they all look like they were a blast to build.
Thanks for sharing Gil.
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Colin Whitehouse
is here to give you the first look at the new Royal Navy
F-35. Colin used the 1/48 Panda F-35 and displayed it
on a diorama on the deck of the new RN carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth.
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Charlie
Crawford has dropped by with something completely different
today. This is his Outhouse complete with a scale roll
of toilet paper.
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Andrew Newstead
is here with his drawing of the BAC Lightning F/A 8.
This was a enhanced version of the Lightning with a larger wing, but
Andrew tell the whole story behind the BAC Lightning F/A 8. |
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Sunday, Jan
3 2010 |
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Ken Duffey
gets things started today with his 1/72 Grumman F-17A 'Flankercat'.
Ken has modified a standard Su-30 and Americanized it for USN
service. I love the look of this one Ken.
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Charlie 'Cheetah' Arsenault
has been busy getting
things right on his very sharp looking 1
/24 Hasegawa Ferrari 250TR Testa Rossa. Without a doubt
this is one of the prettiest looking cars made by Ferrari.
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Keith Diamond
has done an
exceptionally nice job building and finishing his 1/72 Testors F-16B.
A Cuban F-16 is an attractive looking jet with the colourful
markings and camo.
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Steve Eggers
has put much effort into creating his "What-if" 1/32 OH-69A Acoma
Scout. Steve tells the whole history of this aircraft as well as what he
did to build it.
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Niezam Y
joins us with a selection of Flower Garden Guardians.
These are Armored vehicles that are used to defend the garden.
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Dave Bailey
finishes things today with The Ultimate ZAP! Dave
provides the full history of this famous Canadian aircraft.
Nice one Dave!!!
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Saturday,
Jan 2 2010 |
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Pete Malaguti
begins today with a very interesting concept aircraft of a 1/72 XB-70 and launching an X-15.
Pete took the older poor fitting AMT/Ertl XB-70 kit and combined
it with a custom delta wings X-15, which gave him a shape looking
combination.
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Diego M. Pavese is
here from Argentina with his 1/24 Tamiya Peugeot 205 Turbo 16.
Diego built this for his uncle and used a full set of photo etch
and custom made seatbelts to get the added detail to make his Rally
Car look great. I'm sure his uncle was very pleased to receive
this model.
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Dave Bailey has
been busy bringing to life a little known Canadian aircraft called
the Martin Marlborough. Dave has the full history of
this Canadian aircraft which is very convincing. Nice one
Dave.
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Ray Seppala is here
today with his nicely done "what-if" 1/35 Italeri M109 A6.
The "What-if" part is the desert paint scheme and
Australian markings, which I think is very convincing.
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Bri2k built the 1/144 DC-3
in the markings for the Pennsylvania R.R. for his buddy that
is a big N Scale railroader. It's a pretty good looking
paint scheme.
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Keith
Diamond
has been creative in making his 1/48 ESCI S-3 in Planet Express
markings. Keith modified his S-3 to get it to fit the story
with very good results..
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Friday,
Jan
1 2010 |
Cuba - Anniversary of the Revolution |
Haiti Independence Day |
Sudan Independence Day |
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Well I'm glad to see you
all survived News Years Eve festivities although a few of you look worse
for wear. Silly week this year looks like it will run for 10 days
due to the large number of articles......and that does include updates on
Saturdays and Sundays. Enjoy 2010!!!
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Dave Bailey
gets the New Year started with The Moose.
I wasn't exactly sure what
this was......but thankfully Dave explains it in his article.
Good start to the New Year Dave. |
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Alvis
3.1 is
here to educate you with the story of his 1/48 Monogram SU-25 Frogfoot.
The more educated among you will note the markings on this
Frogfoot are the Aztekistan Version. Yes.....the full history
is covered in his article.......and it does include human
sacrifices. |
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Gabriel Zvulun
is here with the first armor
model of 2010. This is the 1/35 Academy M151A1 MUTT complete
with all the added stowage and weathering that makes this Vietnam
era vehicle look so realistic. |
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Jaroslav Kral
is here with a diorama from a scene in the movie Inglorious Bastards.
I haven't seen this movie yet but I do like this diorama. |
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Michael
Stanley is here with the
little known IDF FX-3
“Mohel” Secret Yom Kippur war interceptor
. This Top Secret
project is being revealed for the first here today....here on
ARC. Now you know how Israeli won the Yom Kippur War. |
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Ray Seppala
joins us from Australia with his
"What-if" 1/72 Italeri EF2000 Twin Seater. Ray chose to go with a Tiger meet scheme to make his Aussie
Typhoon all the more interesting. Nicely done Ray....I love
it!!! |
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