Friday,
July 30 2010 |
Vanuatu Independence Day |
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José Alvarez
has been busy adding foil to the 1/72 Airfix
F-80C Shooting Star to give it a bare metal finish. I do
like the way it turned out and it is cool to see it finished in
FUERZA AÉREA ECUATORIANA markings.
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David Rapasi
is here with something you won't see that often. This is
flawless looking 1/48 Hasegawa Junkers Ju-87 Stuka
as it appeared in the summer of '41 on the Russian Front. The
paint scheme looks excellent.
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Blackheart – 1Malaysia
has got everything looking perfect on the big
1/35 Trumpeter Mil Mi-4 Hound. This Mi-4 is a treat to see
and I know you're going to enjoy the photos.
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Zotz
Decals has a new 1-32 P-47 Thunderbolts decal
sheet. You get 4 different P-47 with markings that include
a selection of sexy noseart. |
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I have a product article
for the new 1/32
F-8E/H Crusader detail set from Aires. |
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Thursday,
July 29 2010 |
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Mark Chen
has done a flawless job on his 1/48 Tamiya F-16C Block 40.
Mark backdated a Block 50 F-16 to a Block 40 and then gave it
just the right amount of weathering before using aftermarket decals
for a jet that was involved in Operation Allied Force.
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Tolga ULGUR
is here with another of his super detail gems. This is his 1/48 Tamiya P-47 D28
Thunderbolt
and it is loaded with scratchbuilt and aftermarket detail items.
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Rafi Ben-Shahar
is here with not one but two 1/48 Hasegawa Arado 234B-2/N.
Rafi built both of his Arado 234 as night fighters, but he did
choose quite different camo schemes. Both of them look
excellent.
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I have a product article
for the new1/48
A6M5 Zero Exhaust
from QuickBoost.
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Radek
Lhotsky is here with a product article for the new Messerschmitt
Bf 110 Volume 1 - C,D,E variants book from REVI Publications. |
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Sean
Martin
is here with a product article for the new Aviation
Pencil Art Prints from Agata
Archangielska. |
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Wednesday,
July 28 2010 |
Peru Independence Day |
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Konley Kelley
gets things fired up today with his excellent looking 1/48 Tamiya P-47D Thunderbolt 'bubbletop'.
Konley shares some secrets of how he does his digital aircraft
photography. His P-47 is a beauty from every angle.....gotta'
love those D-Day stripes.
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Zenden Ng
has been busy getting everything looking perfect on his 1/48 Academy Mig-29A Fulcrum.
Zenden weathered his MiG and then finished it in German markings
and a full weapons load. I do love seeing Luftwaffe jets.
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Jerry Hawhee (Old Blind Dog)
joins us today with the latest addition to his display case.
This is his
1/72 Academy F6F-5 Hellcat
that was dressed up with photo etch seatbelts and finished in the
markings for a plane with VF-83 operating from the USS Essex in 1945.
Looking good Jerry.
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Zotz
Decals has a new 1-32 P-47 Thunderbolts decal
sheet. You get 5 different P-47 with markings that include
a selection of sexy noseart and D-Day stripes. |
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I have a product article
for the new 1/72 F-100C/D Super Sabre exhaust nozzle from
Aires.
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Steve
Filak, Sr. is here with a
product article for the new 1/48 VAW-125 E-2C - “Tiger
Tail Hawkeyes” from Vagabond
Decals. The markings for this sheet were
sized to fit the new Kinetic 1/48 Hawkeye kit, and the sheet
contains markings for three aircraft from the Tigertails from the
2005-2009 time frame (two CAG birds and one line jet). |
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Tuesday,
July 27 2010 |
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Babe of the Week!
this week from Twobobs
are some
detail images of an ALQ-188 Pod that I took back in 2000. These pics
will come in handy for any aggressor aircraft you're building since
they typically carry the 188 pod on their missions when emulating
enemy aircraft. Enjoy!
Bob |
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Mark L. Rossmann
is here on the anniversary if the date
the Korean War Cease fire was signed on July 27th, 1953.
On this historic anniversary Mark is here with his 45th TRS Korea
article featuring his RF-51. Mark tells the history from
that time period as well as all he did when building this special
RF-51.
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Wiggy
has been on quite the challenging but enjoyable ride with his 1/32 Williams Brother's 1932 Springfield BULLDOG Racer.
Wiggy modified his racer and did plenty of detailing such as
wiring the engine compartment. I really do like the look of
this little racer.
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Steve Negley
has done a gorgeous job building and finishing his 1/48 Monogram Vought F-8E Crusader.
Steve gave his Crusader a full weapons load and posed it on a carrier
deck ready for it's next mission. I love the look of this
Vietnam era jet.
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I have a product article
for the new 1/72 Su-27 Flaperons
from QuickBoost
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Monday,
July 26 2010 |
Liberia Independence Day |
Maldives Independence Day |
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Paul Coppin
starts things off today with a rare bird. This is his 1/48 Revell
He-111-H22,
which is the V-1 launching He-111. Paul chose a very sharp
looking camo scheme complete with black underside. This is an
excellent kit and in Paul's skilled hands it came out looking
flawless.
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Jeong Cheol, Kim
joins us from Korea with an amazing looking 1/32 Academy H.A.F. F-16CJ.
Jeong Cheol added a resin cockpit as well as many other
aftermarket items including decals from Zotz
Decals and Hobbydecal
before completing his F-16 as a weathered Greek F-16 wearing
that fantastic looking blue HAF camo. |
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Fausto Muto
has been busy getting everything looking perfect on his well
weathered 1/32 Hasegawa A6M5 Zero. This Zero has areas
of paint that are worn down to the metal.....which looks very
realistic. Beautiful work. |
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I have a product article
for the new 1/32
BAE Lightning Seat with Safety Belts
from QuickBoost.
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Friday,
July 23
2010 |
Egypt National Day |
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This
weeks Twobobs
Newsletter
is up. Bob has images of the latest
releases....which include Harriers, Candy Cane F-15's, Greek
F-16's and Aggressor F-5's. Wow.....so much to choose
from......Bob has outdone himself with this batch of new sheets. |
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Jean-Paul Wrona
had a good time building the 1/72 Hobbyboss Chance Vought F4U-1 Corsair.
Jean-Paul chose a Corsair with sexy noseart to finish his bent wing
bird for a groupbuild. Noseart always looks good.
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Benner has taken
the 1/48 Tamiya F-117A Nighthawk and added a Black Box resin
cockpit to make his own stealth jet. The things that really
stands out about Benner's Nighthawk is his choice of a slightly
lightened black color. This helps to show off the very angular
lines of his F-117. This is one fine looking Nighthawk . |
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Gabriel Stern
is taking it easy this week and building a model from a
styrene kit. This is his 1/72 Heller Caudron Simoun
which is a very cool and slightly odd looking design. It's a
plane that entered a race in Egypt in 1937.
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Here
is a product article for the new 1/48
Kawasaki Ki-100 Exhaust
from QuickBoost.
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Thursday,
July 22 2010 |
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Tony Granata
begins your Thursday update with one very sharp looking 1/144 Revell B-52G
Stratofortress. Tony goes into some very helpful detail
about painting the B-52 and building this kit in particular. I
love the weapons load his B-52 is carrying.
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Wally
Civitico
has taken the resin 1/72 Liberty Models Resin Buffalo
model kit and built it into a Buffalo he saw in Halim
Jakarta in 2000. To complete this build Wally made his
own decals....with great success I might add. I do like the
look of a Buffalo in Indonesian markings.
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David Rapasi
joins us today with a Corsair you don't see that often. This
is his 1/48 Tamiya F4U-1 Corsair I
built as a British Corsair with clipped wings to fit on the British
carriers. And of course Dave gave it one of his stunning
weathering jobs.
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I have a product
announcement of the new1/48
Nakajima Ki44-II Exhaust from
QuickBoost.
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Wednesday,
July 21
2010 |
Belgium Independence Day |
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Micheal
gets things
off to a fine start today with his beautifully done 1/32 Promodeler BF-109G4.
I'm not sure what it is....but the paint scheme on this 109 really
caught my eye.....I definitely like the way it turned out.
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Rafi Ben-Shahar
has done an outstanding
job finishing his 1/48 Hasegawa TA-4J Skyhawk Navy Trainer.
Rafi's Skyhawk has a nose "borrowed" from an Aggressor
Skyhawk and shows the first signs of outdoor static display
deterioration. The weathering effect is bang on and looks
perfect.
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Jerry Hawhee (Old Blind Dog)
had a grand
time building the
1/72 Tamiya N1K1-J Shiden "George". Jerry has built three
of these over the year, so he has some very insightful pointers
about avoid any pitfalls. The finished model captures the look
of this formidable fighter very well.
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Twobobs
is here with a product article for the new 1/48 F-5E PACAF Gomers #2 decal sheet
from Twobobs
Aviation Graphics. This sheet includes six different
aggressor aircraft from the 26th Aggressor Squadron of Clark AFB,
Philippines. Enough markings on this sheet for five complete
aircraft! |
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I
have a product article for the new 1/72
A-1 Skyraider Antennas from QuickBoost. |
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I
have a product article for the new 1/32 MiG-29 Fulcrum C
conversion from Zactomodels.
If you want to build a 1/32 MiG-29C, then this is the set to buy. |
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Tuesday,
July 20
2010 |
Colombia Independence Day |
USA Moon Landing - First Human on the Moon (1969) |
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Duncan gets
today update started with his 1/144 airwing 8 FCD (part 1).
Duncan has included a selection of models and they are all
exceptional.
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Andy Davies
is here with a very special model. This is his fantastic
looking 1/72 Italeri SR-75 and XR-7 Aurora. Andy
includes some of the background info on this secret aircraft before
he tells us what was involved in building it. Read how Andy
applied the decals using Klear (Future). This is an excellent
technique and well worth reading about. The multi-shade paint
jobs on these model is a treat to see.
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Tolga ULGUR
joins us with his beautifully detailed and flawlessly finished 1/32 Eduard Messerschmitt Bf 109E1.
I quite enjoyed seeing the unique paint scheme and loved seeing
the photo of the painted and weathered cockpit before it was
installed in the model. Spectacular work Tolga!!! |
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I have a product article
for the new 1/48
Wyvern Main wheel bay
from Aires.
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Monday,
July 19 2010 |
No update today.
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Friday,
July 16 2010 |
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Carmel J Attard
gets things stated today with his 1/72
Wings 72 Nakajima E8N 1 &2 ‘Dave’. Some of us fear
vac-form kits and some of us fear bi-plane kits because of the
rigging........this is a vac-formed bi-plane kit. And if if
that wasn't enough work, Carmel scratchbuilt the launching trolley
and cradle assembly. Plus this is a beautiful
sight to see this delicate looking Japanese bi-plane floatplane. |
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Denis COUDERT
is here with one of my favourite Canadian Hornets. This is his
beautifully done 1/144 Revell CF-18 Hornet
which is a small model but the decals are quite good and the kit
itself is quite the nice little kit. As you can see by his
photos it does build into a great model. Everyone ion Canada
will be smiling today.
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Jerry Hawhee (Old Blind Dog)
joins us with his very well detailed
1/72 Hasegawa F4F-3 Wildcat. Jerry added a resin cockpit
and wheels wells to dress up his Wildcat. A great build of a
classic fighter, I love it.
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Twobobs
is here with a product article for the new 1/48 F-5E PACAF Gomers #1 decal sheet
from Twobobs
Aviation Graphics. This
decal sheet includes six different aggressor aircraft from the 26th
Aggressor Squadron of Clark AFB, Philippines. Enough markings on
this sheet for five complete aircraft! |
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I have a product article
for the new 1/48 BAE Lightning Ejection Seat with Safety Belts
from QuickBoost.
Check out the seatbelt detailing......WOW!!! |
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Thursday,
July 15 2010 |
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Eric BADE
has been very busy doing extra detailing on his 1/72 Hasegawa F/A-18F Super Hornet.
Eric dropped the control, surfaces and added resin seats before
giving his Hornet just the right amount of weathering. |
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Ermanno Bonafin
has been busy adding details to his 1/48 Tamiya Douglas Skyraider.
Ermanno dressed up the cockpit with some Eduard Photo Etch
and then added plenty of scratchbuilt detailing before giving his
Skyraider a SEA camo scheme complete with weathering and of course a
full weapons load. |
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Andrew Doppel
has added a huge number of aftermarket detail parts to his 1/32 Tamiya F4-E RAAF Phantom.
But it is Andrew's skill and patience that pulled this
impressive project together into this beautifully detailed Phantom.
Read his article for the full story and enjoy the photos. |
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Twobobs is
here with a product article for the new 1/48 F-5E Nellis Gomers #4 decal sheet
from Twobobs
Aviation Graphics. This sheet features five
different aggressor aircraft from the 57th FWW of Nellis AFB. Enough
markings on this sheet for five complete aircraft! |
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Here's
is a preview of an upcoming 1/32 Hurricane decal sheet from
Zotz Decals. |
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I have a product article
for the new 1/48
Spitfire Mk. V cockpit set
from Aires.
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Wednesday,
July 14
2010 |
France National Day |
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Bartosz
Piotrowski joins us from Poland to honour Bastille Day with his
excellent looking 1/72 Heller Mirage IIIR. Bartosz
finished his Mirage in French markings complete with
artwork.
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Jean-Paul
Wrona is here from France to honour Bastille Day with his 1/72
Heller & Hasegawa Mirage F1C/CR. Jean-Paul is a
very skilled modeller and you will see this when you read his
article as he tells you about all the tiny details he added to his
Mirages. Very nice indeed. |
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Jean-Paul Wrona
is back today with his fine looking 1/72 Revell Republic P-47D Thunderbolt.
This P-47 has some careful weathering and scratchbuilt details
to complete the model. I love the look of this P-47. |
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Twobobs
is here with a product article for the new 1/48 F-5E Nellis Gomers #3 decal sheet
from Twobobs
Aviation Graphics. This sheet gives you five different
aggressor aircraft from the 57th FWW of Nellis AFB. Enough markings
on this sheet for five complete aircraft! |
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I have a product article
for the new 1/72
Spitfire Mk. XIV Round Exhaust from
QuickBoost. |
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Tuesday,
July 13 2010 |
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Hot
Babe of the Week!
this week from Twobobs
are some Vipers from 2005 when the Hoolings with the 119th were
still flying them. These guys are Predator operators now. Long live
the ADF Viper. Courtesy of Don Logan. Bob
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Jinoo Koo
has done an
exceptionally nice job building and painting his 1/72 Revell Fw-190F-8.
He then created a desert diorama to display his Fw-190. The
scene in his diorama brings his model to life perfectly. I can
almost feel the heat in the air and the dust on the ground.
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Rodrigo Rendon
is here with a very special diorama that he built for a
friend. This is his 1/144 Dragon F/A-18E and Carrier Deck
diorama complete with a full weapons load and carrier deck crew
members. The flight deck and F-18 are flawlessly weathered.
I love the look of this one. |
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rogue one
is here with his first ever plane model. He picked the 1/48 Revell Spitfire
Mk.IX
as his first model, everyone loves the Spitfire. One very
impressive feature of this Spitifre is the hand painted noseart.......not
many of us would attempt this or get such good results on our first
model. Keep at it rogue one, you have natural talent.
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I have a
product article for the new 1/48
English Electric Canberra wheel bays from
Aires.
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Radek Lhotsky
is here with a product article for the new 1/72
A5M4 Claude decal sheet from Rising
Decals.
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Monday,
July 12
2010 |
Sao Tome and Principe Independence Day |
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This
weeks Twobobs
Newsletter is up. Bob has images of the Candy
Cane Eagles as well as the upcoming USMC Harrier decal
sheets....and don't forget about the Greek F-16 decal
sheet. |
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Daniel Colombi
has put much effort into his first model on ARC. This is
his big and beautiful 1/32 Hasegawa A4-AR Fightinghawk C-905.
This A-4 is modified to make it an Argentina Air Force A-4 and
the work did require plenty of careful scratchbuilding including a
scratchbuilt vac-u-formed canopy. Beautiful work Daniel.
Welcome to ARC Daniel, I look forward to seeing more of your article
on ARC in the future. |
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David Rapasi
joins us with another of his masterfully painted and weathered
beauties. This is his late war 1/48
Tamiya FW 190-A8
and if you look carefully at the photos in his article, you will
notice this plane is a mixture of salvaged parts from other
aircraft.
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Tom Crayne
joins us today with a his first model on ARC. And what a model
it is. This is Tom's 1/32
Trumpeter F-8E
using a Paul Fishers F-8C conversion. But tom didn't stop
there, he also I dressed up the cockpit with Black Box resin cockpit
set and used the Eduard photo-etch to enhance the interior and
exterior. Then he gave it a flawless paint job and built a
display base to further enhance this stunning F-8 Crusader.
Welcome to ARC Tom, I look forward to seeing more of your article on
ARC in the future.
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Hal Marshman Sr
has been building Corsairs recently and this is one of the
Corsairs. Hal has included some insightful help in his article
regarding the flap area on his 1/48 Tamiya Corsair F4U-1A.
He dressed up the exterior lights using MV lenses before giving
his Corsair one of his very skilled airbrushed paint jobs paying
careful attention to getting the colors correct for this particular
fighter.
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I have a product article
for the new 1/32
Spitfire Mk. IX Fishtail Exhaust from
QuickBoost. |
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Radek Lhotsky is here with a product article for the
1/72
Japanese Aircraft of Training Units decal
sheet from Rising
Decals.
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Sunday, July 11
2010 |
Mongolia National Celebration Day |
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Saturday,
July 10
2010 |
Invasion
of Sicily - Allied Landings at Sicily in 1943 |
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Friday,
July 9
2010 |
Argentina Independence Day |
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Gil Gregg (aka DutyCat)
has been bust doing a huge amount of modifying to his 1/72 Fujimi VFA-86 F-18C Hornet.
I am quite impressed with the level of modifications Gil did on his
Hornet.....if you've ever tried to drop the flaps on a Hornet you
know this is a major undertaking. The finished model is well
worth checking out. |
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Michael Presley had
a grand time building his 1/48 Eduard Yakovlev Yak-3. This
kit is loaded with goodies, but Michael did scratchbuild a few items
for added detail, before painting and weathering his little Russian
fighter.
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Burt Gustafson has done a gorgeous job building and finishing his
1/48 Revel Germany F-105G Wild Weasel III. Burt
added a proper weapons load to his SEA bomber before giving it a
sharks mouth on the nose. Looks perfect Burt. |
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Carmel J Attard
joins us with his very delicate looking 1/72 Frog De Havilland DH60M.
Carmel did some research and finished his Gipsy Moth in the
markings of an aircraft that flew in Malta. He tells all about
the history and building process in his article. I do like
seeing the Gipsy Moth in 1/72 with all it's rigging.
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Nick Moore
is here with a product article of the 1/48
Special Hobby Polikarpov
I-152 with Skis from
HobbyLink
Japan.
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I have a product article
for the new 1/72
Spitfire Mk. IX Broad Chord Rudder
from QuickBoost.
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Thursday,
July 8 2010 |
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The Alclad website has been updated-among the new features
they have a 'guest gallery' for modellers to show their Alclad
projects. I'm pleased to see quite a few ARC members have
submitted photos of their work on the Alclad website.
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Juan Jesús Moreno
joins us with his 1/48 Tamiya Bf-109E7. This particular
yellow nosed 109 is finished in Russian Front markings and
weathering. It's neat to see a Russian front yellow nosed 109E
as most models are of the BOB yellow nosed E's. Juan is a very
skilled modeller as you will see when you view his photos. |
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Baran Cakmak has
been busy with the Alclad II metal paints. This is his 1/72 Amodel Yak-27R
"mangrove" with a Neomega resin KK-2 ejection
seat to dress up the cockpit and a multi shade baremetal finish to
get the perfect look. A great looking model of this Russian
jet. |
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Guy Wilson joins us
with his big beautiful 1/32 Hasegawa Spitfire Vb. Guy
built his lovely looking Spitfire OOB in the desert scheme, which
always looks great. The Spitfire is a naturally beautiful
aircraft and Guy's Spitfire is a beauty from every angle. |
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Zenden Ng has been
busy building the 1/72 Kitech EA-6B Prowler. It doesn't
have the same fit as a Tamiya kit but the price sure was good.
Zenden finished this great looking Prowler as a heavily weathered
aircraft. |
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I have a product article
for the new 1/48
F-16D block 30 fighting Falcon cockpit set from Aires.
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Radek Lhotsky
is here with a product article of the 1/72
Royal Fortress decal sheet from Rising
Decals.
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Wednesday,
July 7
2010 |
Solomon Islands National Day |
Terrorist Subway attacks in the UK July 7 2005 |
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Hot
Babe of the Week! this
week is pretty topical given that yesterday was Independence Day
here in the US. Day late on this newsletter since we were out and
about yesterday with friends celebrating the weekend.
That being said, here you go. I got these walk-arounds a couple of
years ago on a business trip to Nellis AFB. The T-Bird guys there
were nice enough to let me hang with them in their MX hangar and let
me crawl around one of their jets. Good stuff. Bob
Sanchez
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Steve Kemper joins
us today with his first article on ARC....and what a beauty it
it. This is his 1/48 Academy F-86F Sabre Jet finished
in a bare metal scheme using Alclad II with the colorful
markings of the USAF applied over the Alclad II. One sharp
looking Sabre to be sure. Welcome to ARC Steve and I look
forward to seeing more of your models on ARC in the future. |
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Gabriel Stern joins
us today with his vacuformed Execuform 1/72 Abrams Explorer.
There is no doubt about it.......this is one odd looking
aircraft design.....pusher engine, glass nose and twin tail
boom. Gabriel tells the story of building this little jewel
and he provides plenty of photos of the build process to help
explain it all perfectly. It always looks so easy when he does
it. |
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Zsolt Szivak
is here with a beautifully finished 1/48 Hasegawa F-14A Tomcat.
This F-14 sports the markings of the Bounty Hunters along
wiht some very mild weathering to bring the model to life.
Gotta' love those red, white and blue stripes.......I'll never grow
tired of that.
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Denis COUDERT
has done a
marvelous job building and finishing his 1/72 Heller PZL 23
KARAS. Denis actually built this model for a friend....a
very lucky friend. I certainly do like the look of it. |
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Ryan F. - "Plastic Weapons"
is here with a product article of the 1/48
BAe Hawk Full Depth Intake Combo Set from Two
Mikes Resin Accessories. This set is
designed for the
for Airfix T.Mk1 Hawk and Hawk 100 kits. |
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I have a product article
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Tuesday,
July 6
2010 |
Comoros Independence Day |
Malawi Republic Day |
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This
weeks Twobobs
Newsletter is up. Bob has plenty of instruction sheet
images on the upcoming Candy cane Eagles. Plus Bob is
coming out with a new Harrier sheet featuring the new gunship
gray Harrier scheme. Plus Greek F-16's and F-4 stencil
data.
is up. Bob has plenty of instruction sheet
images on the upcoming Candy cane Eagles. Plus Bob is
coming out with a new Harrier sheet featuring the new gunship
gray Harrier scheme. Plus Greek F-16's and F-4 stencil
data.
is up. Bob has plenty of instruction sheet
images on the upcoming Candy cane Eagles. Plus Bob is
coming out with a new Harrier sheet featuring the new gunship
gray Harrier scheme. Plus Greek F-16's and F-4 stencil
data.
is up. Bob has plenty of instruction sheet
images on the upcoming Candy cane Eagles. Plus Bob is
coming out with a new Harrier sheet featuring the new gunship
gray Harrier scheme. Plus Greek F-16's and F-4 stencil
data. |
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Orlando Sucre Rosales joins
us today with his excellent looking 1/72 Italeri F-16B Tigermeet
in Royal Netherlands Air Force markings. Orlando
tells his struggles with F-16 kits over the years and I'm pleased to
see there is a happy ending. Also, special wishes to Orlando
and his wife Omaira today on their 25th wedding anniversary.
Bravo!!!
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Gary Adams got
everything looking just right on his late war 1/48 Hasegawa FW 190A-8.
Gary's 190 wears a paint scheme indicating this aircraft was
patched together using donor parts from different aircraft. A
very cool effect and quite accurate towards the end of the
war. Very nicely done Gary....I love it. |
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Rafi Ben-Shahar has
now taken to adding more accurate 3D effects to the noseart decals
on his latest model. This is his 1/48 Hasegawa Austrian
Draken complete with Dragon noseart modified by Rafi with his
airbrush......AMAZING!!! |
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Peter Ermel
is here with one of my favourite Mustangs.....the blue nosed
Mustang. This is his 1/48 Tamiya P-51D Mustang
in the markings for the famous American Ace Capt Donald S Bryan, of
the 328th Fighter Squadron, 352nd Fighter Group, Bodney, November
1944. What a treat it is to see this beauty.
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Radek Lhotsky
is here with a product article of the 1/48
Japanese Carrier Bombers decal sheet
from Rising
Decals.
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I have a product article
for the new 1/48
Hawker Sea Fury wheel bay from Aires.
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Monday,
July 5 2010 |
Cape Verde National Day |
Venezuela Independence Day |
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Orlando Sucre Rosales joins
us today from Caracas, Venezuela with his very nicely done 1/72 Academy Bf 109E-4.
Orlando chose the very distinctive yellow nosed Battle of
Britain paint scheme of a famous ace for his 109. He also
tells in very helpful detail some of the trick to successfully
building this Academy kit.
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Yufei Mao joins us
from sunny warm China with his 1/48 Trumpeter J-10A.
Yufei added quite a few aftermarket detail items to his J-10, but it
is his skill as a modeller that pulled this whole project together
in the detailed masterpiece you will see in his photos. I
always enjoy seeing Yufei's latest model. |
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Orlando Sucre Rosales
is back again today with the other half of his Battle of Britain
display. This is his 1/72 Hasegawa Spitfire Mk.
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in the markings of the famous pilots from the Battle of
Britain. Orlando gives very good insight into building this
Spitfire kit from Hasegawa. I do like how it looks.
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Tom Crayne is here
with his big and impressive 1/32 Kinetic F-86-30 Sabre. Tom
added a rein cockpit as well as photo etch from Eduard to dress
critical areas of his Sabre before giving it a fantastic baremetal
finish complete with some great looking noseart.
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I have a product article for the new 1/72
Spitfire Mk. IX Standard Chord Rudder
from QuickBoost.
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Sunday, July 4
2010 |
United States of America Independence Day |
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Hal Marshman Sr
is here to celebrate the 4th of July with his folded wing 1/48 Tamiya F4U-2 Corsair.
Hal has some very good thoughts regarding the painting on his
Corsair and I found his opinion quite insightful. His Corsair
is of course a treat to behold. |
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David Rapasi
is also here on the 4th with his flawlessly finished 1/48 Academy F-111F AARDVARK.
This particular F-111 is how it appeared before the famous
bombing mission against Libya. Beautifully done Dave. |
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Charles Leung
joins us on the 4th with his model of one of the legendary Flying
Tigers. This is 48 Hasegawa P-40E
finished to perfection. I always enjoy seeing a model of one
of the Flying Tigers as it reminds me yet again of there epic story.
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Jean-Paul Wrona
has done something quite amazing. This is his 1/72 Hobbyboss Republic F-84E
Thunderjet wearing a bare metal finish applied with Humbrol
Metalcote colors. The results look fantastic on this Korean
War jet. |
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Jean-Paul
Wrona finishes up this special July 4th update with his 1/72
Hobbyboss FM-1 Wildcat. This very well done Wildcat was
finished during a 24 hour period for a special Group Build. I
love how the finished model looks. |
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Saturday,
July 3
2010 |
Belarus Independence Day |
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Friday,
July 2 2010 |
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Michael Presley
joins us with something quite rare today. This is his 1/48 Williams Bros. Ford
Flivver
which was supposed to be the Model T of the air. Michael
includes the history of this Ford aircraft as well as insight into
building this Williams Bros kit. A neat little aircraft to be
sure.
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Eric BADE
has done a truly impressive job on his 1/72 Fujimi LTV A-7E Corsair II.
Eric added a resin cockpit and some scratchbuilt detailing
before giving his Greek A-7 a beautifully done SEA paint
scheme. It just looks perfect from every direction.
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Jerry Hawhee (Old Blind Dog)
is here with his blast from the past trip down memory lane.
This is his
1/72 Monogram P-36A
that he built with fond memories from building the same model
decades ago. His latest build of the P-36A includes rescribed
panel lines and a bare metal finish. A great looking model and
an enjoyable article to read.
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Carmel J Attard
has dropped by the ARC Corporate offices in Malta today with his 1/72 Pavla Models Archangelskij Ar-2.
Carmel tells the history and build process behind his little
known Soviet bomber. I do like the shape of this aircraft and
the Pavla kit does build into a great looking model.
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Dave Johnson
is here with a product article of the 1/48
Eduard Messerschmitt Bf.110G-4 Nacthjager from Hobby
Link Japan.
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I have a product article
for the new 1/72
Junkers Ju 87D-5N Night Exhaust - Type B from QuickBoost.
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Happy Canada Day to all
the ARC Canucks |
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Shawn
"phantom" Weiler
gets Canada Day 2010 started off on the right foot with his 1/48
Airfix CT-155 Hawk Snowbird.
Shawn actually has two Snowbirds to show you and one is equipped
with sidewinders......which he explains in his article. Happy
Canada Day Shawn.
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Charlie
'Cheetah' Arsenault is here with his award winning 1/32
Academy CF-188A Hornet. Charlie has done a stunning job on
his big CF-188 with the help of some aftermarket detail
items......but mostly it is just Charlie's skill that makes this
Canadian Hornet so magnificent. |
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Baran
Cakmak
joins us on Canada Day from Turkey with his 1/48 Airfix Hawk 100
finished in Canadian markings. Baran added a cockpit set to
improve the 2 seater cockpit before finishing his Hawk with the
beautifully applied gloss blue finish.
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Shawn
"Phantom" Weiler
is here with not one but two Canadian Sabres. These are his 1/48
Academy and Hasegawa Canadair F-86 Sabres
in bare metal finishes. One has the engine exposed and the
other is in-flight.....they both look excellent.
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Nick
Moore
is here with a product article of the 1/48 Special Hobby
Morane-Saulnier Type AI
from Hobby Link Japan.
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I have a product article
for the new 1/48
F-16C Barak cockpit set from Aires.
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