Friday, Mar
29 2013 |
ARC
Armor was
updated today - drop by and check it out.
Show everyone your models on the ARC sites.
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Tolga ULGUR
has done his usual spectacular job on his 1/48 Hasegawa Hawker Typhoon Mk.Ib.
Tolga dressed up the cockpit with parts from CMK and Ultracast
and finished off the detailing with Ultracast exhausts. His
Typhoon was then given a flawless weathered paint job for an RAF
machine. |
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Robert Serfőző
is here from Hungary with his very colourful and eye catching 1/72 Italeri MiG-29.
This MiG-29 is wearing a special colour scheme for the Hungarian
Air Force 60th anniversary. This is a very complicated paint
scheme, but Robert got his MiG-29 looking perfect.
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Nick Williamson
has done a wonderful
job finishing and weathering his has 1/48 OH-58D Kiowa. Nick
really did capture the look of a Kiowa very well as you will see in
his photos. The attention he paid to the painting and weathering
of his Kiowa makes it look very realistic. Beautiful work Nick. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48 F-18 Hornet:
VMFA-142 Flying Gators, VMFA-312 Checkerboards decal sheet from
Authentic
Decals.
This
decal sheet is
available directly from
Sprue
Brothers Models
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
F-14 Tomcat wheel bay set from Aires.
This set is designed to fit the
popular Hasegawa kit.
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Thursday, Mar
28 2013 |
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Stephen Szrna
has done an amazing job super detailing his 1/48 Kitty Hawk F-35B Lightning II.
Stephen used a variety of aftermarket parts including a cockpit
set and exhaust, but it was Stephen's skilled work that turned his
F-35 into this amazing model. Enjoy all his photos.
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Luis Caputo
is here with his beautifully done 1/48 Czech Models T-34C-1 Turbo Mentor.
Luis finished his
Mentor in the marking for a Argentine machine from the
Falklands/Malvinas
war. Luis has included some interesting history on this
particular aircraft.
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Artur Oslizlo
joins us with some photos of his stunning 1/48 Bilek Yak-23.
This is an OOB build, but the weathered bare metal finish is
something you have to see......fantastic work Artur.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
B8V20 Russian rocket launchers from Aerobonus
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Floyd S. Werner,
Jr.
is here with a product
article for the 1/48
Nakajima Ki-43 Part 1 decal sheet from Lifelike
Decals.
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Wednesday,
Mar 27 2013 |
ARC
Auto was
updated today - drop by and check it out.
Show everyone your models on the ARC sites. |
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Sertac Bayar
is here with his beautifully finished 1/72 Revell F-16B Nato Tiger Meet.
The markings on this Viper are for a Netherlands jet in Tiger
Meet and NATO 50th Anniversary jet. Beautiful work Sertac. |
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Frederic Cottin
has done a wonderful job 1/48 Azur LOIRE-NIEUPORT LN-411. Frederic dropped the flaps
and added scratchbuilt internal structure to the flaps and then
finished it as a French Navy dive bomber during July
of 1940. |
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Massimo Busolini
has done an amazing job on his 1/48 Hasegawa A-4M Skyhawk.
Massimo added parts from Eduard and True Details and then a
careful weathering job and full weapons load for a colorful jet from
the Vietnam War era.. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72 Slingsby Kirby Cadet Mk.I model kit
from
Czech
Master Resin - CMR Models.
This model kit has markings for 2 different
aircraft.
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Tuesday,
Mar 26
2013 |
Bangladesh Independence and National Day |
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I've added something special to the ARC homepage.....in the very top right corner is a selection of previously seen articles from the ARC gallery section. 7 days a week I will put a new selection of these older articles up for you to enjoy. So even on the weekends you will find different articles each day to enjoy.
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Waldemar Pupar
starts today with his 1/48 Tamiya Me Bf 109E-4/7 trop. Waldemar
built his 109 out of the box, but the real appeal is the wonderful
desert camo that really makes this model look fantastic. |
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Sinang Aribowo has
done a fantastic job on his very attractive 1/48 Trumpeter MiG-21 F-13 AURI F-2170.
All the markings were done with custom painting masks for a jet
with the Republik Indonesia Air Force. I do love the colourful
markings on this MiG-21.
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Shawn "phantom Weiler is
here to make all you all smile with photos of his recently completed
1/48 Academy CH-113 Voyageur. Shawn got the SAR decals
from Canmilair and he has included a photo of his large and ever
growing Canadian chopper collection which is very cool to see.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
P-47 7.5 inch Dry Transfer Tail Codes
from Hobby
Decal. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
MiG-29A Correction kit for Revell kit from Zactomodels. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
SEPECAT Jaguar GR1/GR3 Pitot Tube & Angle Of Attack probe from
Master.
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ARC
Armor was
updated today - drop by and check it out.
Show everyone your models on the ARC sites.
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Giannis Doxas has
done an extreme amount of super detailing on his 1/48 Hasegawa RF-104G Starfighter.
Giannis used a combination of aftermarket sets from Aires,
CMK and Victory Production along with his own highly skilled
scratchbuilding skills. Then his model was finished in a
flawless and very realistic weathered finish with Hellenic Air Force
markings from Icarus Decals. I love those Greek jets.
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Christos Tourlis
is here to mark the Greek Independence Day with his very well
done 1/72 Revell Horten IX/Go-229. Christos
improved the detailing with set from Airwaves and then
finished it off with a flawless looking paint job. |
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George Athanasiadis
is here to honor the Greek Independence Day 1/48 Kinetic F-5A Aegean Freedom Fighter
with his amazing well done. George has finished his
Hellenic F-5 in the very attractive and heavily weathered Aegean
Blue scheme. I love the look of this Greek Freedom Fighter. |
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Christos Tourlis
joins us today with this beautifully done 1/72 Revell Fw 190A8.
Christos finished it as
a fighter from the final months of WW2. Christos added photo
etch seat belts from Airwaves to dress up the cockpit. Nicely
done Christos, have a great holiday today. |
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Zoltan Pocza is here with a product
article for the Boeing
747-100 (N93117) - Trans World Airlines / United States of America print from
Deployment
Productions.
20%
off of any products for every ACTIVE, registered ARC community
members!
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
British Harrier Gr. 5 Correct Nose from QuickBoost.
This set
is designed for the Hasegawa kit.
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Saturday, Mar
23 2013 |
Pakistan Day |
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Friday, Mar
22 2013 |
ARC
Armor was
updated today - drop by and check it out.
Show everyone your models on the ARC sites. |
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Todd Pearson
has done an amazing job finishing his 1/72
Hasegawa F-104S Starfighter. Todd finished his Starfighter
as an Italian jet with the correct weapons load and then used a
variety of weathering techniques to get a very realistic look.
And thankfully he explains all these weathering techniques in his
article. |
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Robert Serfőző
has been very busy modifying his
1/72 Revell Bf-109F4 into a very accurate Hungarian 109 in
Hungarian colours. The scratchbuilt changes made to this 109
by Robert are many and he carefully explains all the changes in his
article. You will be impressed at all the work he did on his
fighter. |
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Göran Nilsson Söderholm
has taken the older
1/72 A-Model Sukoj Su-9 and turned it into a stunning example of
this classic jet complete with a multi-shaded bare metal
finish. Göran's Su-9 looks fantastic and I know you will
enjoy the photos. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48 HH-60H Rescue Hawk Pacific Fleet decal sheet
from
Authentic
Decals.
This decal sheet includes markings for 8 different 1/48 US
NAVY SH-60F Ocean Hawk HH-60H Rescue Hawk's with the Pacific Fleet.
This detail set is
available directly from
Sprue
Brothers Models.
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Chris Parsons
gets today's update started today with his 1/48 Kinetic
Grumman (turbine) Tracker. I was impresses to see his
finished his tracker in the markings for Republic of China (Taiwan)
Navy. |
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Polly Singh
has some very interesting history in his 1/72 Revell
MiG 21 F 13 article. Polly finished his MiG 21 in Indian
Air Force markings and Polly tells some of the history of the MiG 21
in Indian service. Polly also tells about meeting a Hero of
the Soviet Union test Pilot Col General Stepan Mikoyan. |
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Fernando Torre
is here with his beautiful looking 1/72
Airfix Spad VII. Fern built his Spad out of the box and
finished it in the markings for Spad VII S254 ''le vieux
Charles'' flown by Ace Georges Guynemer during the First World War. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
C-27J Spartan in International Service decal sheet from
Linden
Hill Decals.
This decal sheet features the 8 different C-27J Spartan and includes
markings for 5 different countries including the USA, Lithuania, Bulgaria,
Mexico and Morocco.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
F6F Hellcat Engine from QuickBoost.
This engine is designed for the Academy kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
Commonwealth CA-25 Winjeel model kit from Czech
Master Resin - CMR Models.
This model kit has markings for 2 different
aircraft.
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Wednesday,
Mar 20 2013 |
Tunisia National Day |
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ARC
Auto was
updated today - drop by and check it out.
Show everyone your models on the ARC sites. |
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Burçin Emren starts
today with his sharp looking
1/48 Italeri Tornado. Burçin added a Tiald pod to his
Desert Storm posed in an in-flight pose complete with a full weapons
load and beautifully done weathering and markings that include a
sharks mouth. |
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Waldemar Pupar
has done a
marvelous job building and finishing his 1/48
Tamiya Supermarine Spitfire Mk. Vb. Waldemar chose the
markings for a Spitfire flown by a Sqd Ldr of 303 Polish Squadron in
the RAF. |
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Jessica Cooper
did a beautiful
job building and finishing her 1/144
Airfix 737-200. This is an older kit that Jessica finished
in the colourful livery of Aloha Airlines. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
Messerschmitt Bf 109G-10 Correction Parts from QuickBoost.
These
parts are designed for the Revell kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
Su-27 intake correction set from
Zactomodels.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
M197 three-barrelled rotary 20mm cannon from
Master.
This 20mm cannon is used on the used on AH-1
Cobra.
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Tuesday,
Mar 19 2013 |
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Fuad Pashayev
is here with his stunning looking 1/72 Fine
Molds Kawasaki Ki-61 Hien. Fuad added Eduard photo etch to
the cockpit and dressed up the landing gear with brake lines and
drilled out the machine gun barrels. WOW...I love the look of
this Ki-61. |
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Gerd Wilcken
has got all the details and weathering looking very realistic on
his 1/144
Dragon F/A-18E Super Hornet. This amazing looking little
jet is finished in markings for commander's aircraft of the famous VFA-143 "Pukin Dogs". |
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Bill Dedig
has been busy adding extra detail to his 1/48 Karaya
Ansaldo A.1 Balilla and then turning this resin kit into a eye
popping example of this Polish bi-plane. I really love the job
Bill did on his
Ansaldo A.1 Balilla. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
AIM-9M Missile Dry Transfer Stencils from
Hobby
Decal. |
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Alexey Sulla
is here with a product
article for the 1/72
German aerial torpedo Lt.F5w (Italian torpedo type W) from
Northstarmodels.
This torpedo is also available in 1/48 scale.
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Floyd S. Werner, Jr.
is here with a product
article for the 1/48
Nakajima Ki-43 Hayabusa Part 1 decal sheet from Lifelike
Decals. This
decal sheet includes 5 different aircraft.
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Monday,
Mar 18 2013 |
Çanakkale Victory Anniversary 2013
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ARC
Armor was
updated today - drop by and check it out.
Show everyone your models on the ARC sites. |
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Dragan Cvetic
had a wild ride building his 1/72 Az Models MiG-17F due
to fit issues. But in the end, he got it all together and even
rescribed some panels lines before finishing it off in a very cool
looking Egyptian camo scheme. I love the look of this MiG-17. |
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Gerd Wilcken
is here with a very unique plane from a little known African war
from the 1960's. The story behind this 1/72 Revell Havard T-6/T-6C
is included in his article and is a fascinating read and the
model is an even bigger treat to see. Sit back and enjoy the
photo of a model from a country that never won it's war of
independence.
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Shawn "phantom" Weiler
is here with his 157th Phantom here on ARC...157!!!!....WOW!!!
This is Shawn's 1/48 Hasegawa RF-4C in the very cool looking
markings of a jet with the Alabama ANG. Very nicely done
Shawn.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
MiG-15 Fagot interior photo etch detail set from
Eduard
Model Accessories.
This
pre-painted cockpit set is designed for the Airfix kit.
This detail set is
available directly from
Sprue
Brothers Models
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Zoltan Pocza is here with a product
article for the Boeing
747-100 (N93105) - Trans World Airlines / United States of America print from
Deployment
Productions.
20%
off of any products for every ACTIVE, registered ARC community
members!
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
P-47 Thunderbolt Engine from QuickBoost.
This engine is loaded with detail and is designed to fit the Revell
kit.
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Sunday,
Mar 17
2013 |
Ireland - St. Patrick's Day |
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Friday, Mar
15 2013 |
ARC
Armor was
updated today - drop by and check it out.
Show everyone your models on the ARC sites. |
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Carmel J Attard
has taken the older 1/72 Pioneer 2 Sukhoi Su-15T and
dressed it up with plenty of Pavla Models resin sets. This
greatly improved the accuracy and detail of the Pioneer 2
kit and Carmel tells all his little tricks he used to improve this
kit. The attractive camo scheme was found in a Begamot decal sheet.
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Eugene Tan
has done a wonderful job on his out of the box build of the 1/48 Tamiya P-51D Mustang.
This bare metal Mustang is finished in the markings of the
famous American Ace Chuck Yeager's Glamorous Glen III. Very
nicely done Eugene....the bare metal finish looks perfect.
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Moises Ballester
has been busy doing a full weathering job to his tiny 1/144 Revell Dasault Rafale M.
This Rafale looks very realistic with it's amazing weathering
job....I am very impressed with what Moises has done with his 1/144
Rafale M.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
E-2C Hawkeye / Hawkeye 2000 decal sheet from Authentic
Decals.
This decal sheet includes markings for 6 different 1/48 E-2C Hawkeye
/ Hawkeye 2000 from the Atlantic Fleet. The 6 aircraft all
include colorful markings and big colorful tail markings.
There is 2 different sharks mouth for the engine nacelles. One
aircraft has artwork of the American flag flowing in the wind from
the nose back.
This detail set is
available directly from
Sprue
Brothers Models
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Floyd
S. Werner, Jr.
is here with a product
article for the 1/72
Hawker Hurricane Part 1 decal sheet from Lifelike
Decals. This
decal sheet includes markings for 4 different Hurricanes.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Pearl Harbor Defenders decal sheet from Starfighter
Decals. This decal sheet
includes markings for 7 different US aircraft that participated in the defense
of Pearl Harbor, or attempted to strike back. Markings for 2 P-40Bs, 2 P-36s, an
F4F-3A, PBY-5, and SBD-3 included.
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Thursday, Mar
14 2013 |
ARC
Auto was
updated today - drop by and check it out.
Show everyone your models on the ARC sites. |
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Robert Serfőző
has done plenty of extra work on his 1/72 Academy Sopwith Camel.
Robert did quite a bit of added scratchbuilding and he explains
all the finer details in his article.
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Dragan Cvetic
has been very busy adding scratchbuilt details to his 1/72 Zvezda Su-25KM Scorpion.
Dragan scratchbuilt a cockpit that was dressed up with a resin
K-36 seat plus scratchbuilt antennas and the pitot tubes. This
will be a great addition to his 2008 Georgia War collection.
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Carmel J Attard
is here with something you won't see anywhere else. This
is his 1/72 Hasegawa Neptune P2V-5F which is an early version
of the Neptune that was created with plenty of parts from a variety
of sources. There is no doubt about it....the finished model
looks first rate.
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Alexey
Sulla is here with a product
article for the 1/144
Soviet/Russian Self-propelled ladder from Northstarmodels.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
Me-163A Komet armament set MG 151 barrel tips & Pitot Tube from
Master.
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Wednesday,
Mar 13 2013 |
I have loaded all the
IPMS shows to the ARC homepage...on the right hand side further
down. If you have a show in 2013 that is not on that
list....send me the city/state/country...date of show and website
URL with more info for that show. E-mail the info to me at submissions@arcair.com
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Todd Pearson
gets things started today with his sharp looking 1/72 AZ Models MiG-17F Fresco C.
Todd dressed up the cockpit detail with a Pavla ejection seat
and a scratchbuilt and intake cover. With the excellent
weathering job his MiG-17 looks perfect.
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Eduard Boxem
is here with his two 1/48 Gallery Models H-34 US Marines & Navy Rescue.
Eduard has a high opinion of these kits and as you can see in
his photos, they both turned out looking first class.
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Polly Singh
is here with something very special today. This is his 1/72 Frog/Novo Gloster Javelin
finished off as an RAF machine that visited India in the
1960's. Polly gave it a full weapons load and finished it with
Model Alliance decals.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
C-47 Dakota Engines from QuickBoost.
This engine is designed for the Esci/Revell
kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Iranian F-14 Ali-Cat Dry Transfer/Decals from Hobby
Decal.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
Su-27 Nosecone correction kit from
Zactomodels.
This is
designed for the Trumpeter kit.
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Tuesday,
Mar 12
2013 |
Mauritius Independence Day |
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Sorry there was no
update today.....my kids are on spring break from school....so
there is plenty going on around home.
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Monday,
Mar 11
2013 |
Lithuania Independence Day |
Train
bombings in Spain 2004 |
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ARC
Armor was
updated today - drop by and check it out.
Show everyone your models on the ARC sites. |
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S K Loh
has done a first class job on his special Luftwaffe 1/144 Academy F-4F Phantom.
SK scratch built the forward slats, added the pitot tube and
antennas as well as the reinforced rib for the drop tanks and then
finished this Phantom in retirement ceremony markings..
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Carlos Ogaki is
here with his sharp looking 1/48 Tamiya P-51B Mustang.
Carlos gave his Mustang a multi-shaded bare metal finish for
added realism. The finished model looks perfect in every
way.
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Justin
has been busy building his 1/72 ICM MiG-25PD.
Justin found the fit of this kit to be less than perfect, but there
is no denying how good it looks once he added the decals from
Begemot with full stenciling. This is one sharp looking
MiG-25.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
J 35Ö Draken interior photo etch detail set from Eduard
Model Accessories.
This pre-painted photo etch set is designed for the Hasegawa kit.
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Zoltan
Pocza is here with a product
article for the F-16C
Fighting Falcon 56th FW, 310th FS, LF/90-722 / 2007 print from
Deployment
Productions.
20%
off of any products for every ACTIVE, registered ARC community
members!
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
The Rook - Global Su-25s Part 3 decal sheet from
Linden
Hill Decals.
This decal sheet features 9 different Su-25's from 9 different countries
including the Armenia, Azerbaijan, Congo (DRC), Ivory Coast, Gambia, Iraq,
Kazakhstan and Russia (Tajikistan) and Sudan and includes a wonderful variety of
camo schemes.
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Friday, Mar
8 2013 |
ARC
Armor was
updated today - drop by and check it out.
Show everyone your models on the ARC sites. |
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Carlos Escobar
has done a wonderful job custom painting his 1/48
Esci Bell 206 Jet Ranger III. The Red/White/Blue/Pink
paint scheme looks excellent and really adds life to this Swiss
chopper.
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Vorya Hidaryan
as done a fabulous job finishing his 1/72 Italeri MiG-29UB.
This is an Iranian MiG and Vorya has also included a photos of his
Iranian F-14 Tomcat.
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Scott Vomacka
has done a stunning job using Bare Metal Foil to finsih his 1/48 Academy P-47D Thunderbolt.
Scott added a resin seat and aluminum tubing for the guns and
finished off his multi-shaded bare metal P-47 with some great
markings from Superscale decals. Excellent looking P-47 Scott.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Lavochkin LaGG-3 decal sheet from
Authentic
Decals.
This decal sheet includes markings for 16 different 1/48 Lavochkin LaGG-3.
This decal sheet is
available directly from
Sprue
Brothers Models.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
The Rook - Global Su-25s Part 2 decal sheet from Linden
Hill Decals. This new decal sheet is
part 2 in their series dedicated to the Su-25 around the world. This decal
sheet features 9 different Su-25's from 7 different countries including the
Chad, Equatorial Guinea, Iran, Russia, USSR, Macedonia, Ukraine and Uzbekistan
is a wonderful variety of camo schemes. These are the camo schemes that
really stand out on a model show table.
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Thursday, Mar
7 2013 |
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Bill
Schurr starts today with his 1/48 Academy F-4B. Bill
improved his Phantom with the Aires cockpit and afterburner sets
then added scratchbuilt detail to the Martin Baker MK5 seats.
Once all the detail was looking exceptional, Bill finished off his
F-4 with colorful markings from the Furballs and just the perfect
amount of weathering.
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Sertac
Bayar
has done a
marvelous job building and finishing his 1/72 Italeri C-47
Dakota. Once Sertac got all the details looking perfect he
chose a great looking paint scheme with Turkish Air Force markings.
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Kees
Kuyper is here with his latest NESA lunar vehicle. This
particular vehicle is a Lunar exploration vehicle complete with a
lab and crane. Very creative Kees...keep them coming.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
German Gunsights REVI C/12D 6pcs from QuickBoost.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
USN at Midway 3-7 June 1942 decal sheet from
Starfighter
Decals.
This new decal sheet includes markings for 14 different aircraft that flew
during the battle: F4F-4 Wildcats, SBD-3 Dauntless, TBD-1 Devastators, PBY-5A
Catalina, and SOC-1 Seagull.
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Wednesday,
Mar 6
2013 |
Ghana Independence Day |
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ARC
Auto was
updated today - drop by and check it out.
Show everyone your models on the ARC sites. |
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Erkin Bora
is here with a very nicely done and well detailed 1/48 Academy MIG-29A.
This attractive jet is wearing the markings for the Azerbaijan AF
wiht a great looking camo scheme. Erkin added some aftermarket
detail goodies from Quickboost and Master to further improve the
detail on his already great looking MiG.
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Shawn "phantom" Weiler
has chosen a very sharp looking paint scheme for his 1/48 Academy CH-113.
Shawn used detail items from Belcher Bits and Eduard and he
offers some helpful advice in his article if you want to build a
CH-113 in 1/48 scale. Beautiful work Shawn.
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Burt Gustafson
is here with his wonderful looking 1/48 HobbyBoss F3H-2 Demon
all decked out in it's colorful markings. This is a
challenging kit in some areas, but in Burt's skilled hands you can
see it builds into an exceptional model.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
AV-8B Harrier Open Airbrakes from
QuickBoost.
This set is designed for the Hasegawa
kit.
This detail set is
available directly from
Sprue
Brothers Models
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
Su-27 Canopy kit from Zactomodels.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
German aircraft machine gun MG 15 from Master.
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Tuesday,
Mar 5
2013 |
Spitfire - Maiden flight of Spitfire in 1936 |
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Mark L. Rossmann
starts today with two of his Mustangs in 506th FG / 462nd FS Colors.
Marks tells the stories of these late War Mustangs and some
excellent history of the 462nd and the 506th in the final year of
war against the Japanese. Both Mustangs look first class and
the history in this article is fascinating to read. Well done
Mark.....thanks for sharing.
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Ulysses Almeida
got everything looking perfect on his 1/48 Italeri Mirage F1M.
Ulysses modified some of the details to make his model
more accurate. The markings are for a Spanish jet with Tiger
Stripes from a sheet from Albatros decals. The finished model
looks excellent in every photo.
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Norman Gruss
is here with his perfect looking1/48 Eduard MiG-21 MF
wearing German Democratic Republic markings. Norman added
plenty of aftermarket items as well as plenty of scratchbuilt
detailing and finished it all off with great weathering.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
F/A-18E/F Dry Transfer Stencils from Hobby
Decal.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
Supermarine Spitfire Part 4 decal sheet from
Lifelike
Decals. This
decal sheet has markings for 4 different spitfires.
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Alexey
Sulla is here with a product
article for the 1/72
Fw.190 main landing gear covers photo etch set from
Northstarmodels.
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Monday,
Mar 4 2013 |
ARC
Armor was
updated today - drop by and check it out.
Show everyone your models on the ARC sites. |
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Michael Scarola
has done quite a bit of modifying to get his 1/144 Revell Space Shuttle Stack - STS-133 - Discovery
to look much more accurate and realistic. The list of
changes Michael made to his shuttle model is extensive and he is
kind enough to detail them in his article. I know you'll love
to see the photos of Michaels completed Shuttle model complete with
all the weathering and amazingly well done painting.
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David Waples
has done a stellar job on his 1/48 Tamiya F4U-1 Corsair.
David added seatbelts and got all the painting and weathering inside
and out looking perfect. The markings are for VMF-214
"The Black Sheep Squadron" from the PTO during WW2.
Check out the cockpit photos and the weathering on the exterior of
this model...everything looks perfect.
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Jean-Charles
Goddet has done quite a bit of research to be able to accurately
build his 1/72 Hasegawa McDonnel Douglas F-4G Phantom II.
Jean-Charles built his Wild Weasel Phantom as it appeared during
OPperation Desert Storm back in 1991 and he tells about all the tiny
details that he changed to make this a much more accurate and very
impressive model.
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Zoltan Pocza is here with a product
article for the F-14A
Tomcat VF-84 Jolly Rogers, AJ200 / 162688 / 1987 print
from Deployment
Productions.
20%
off of any products for every ACTIVE, registered ARC community
members!
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
C-47 Dakota Engines from QuickBoost.
This engine is designed to fit the Esci/Revell
kit. |
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Friday, Mar
1 2013 |
Wales - St David's Day |
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ARC
Armor was
updated today - drop by and check it out.
Show everyone your models on the ARC sites. |
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Matthew Stahlecker
has got everything looking perfect in his 1/48
Hasegawa Bf-109 G-6 “Marga” Rot 13 Diorama.
His 109 is enhanced with an Aires cockpit set and a perfect paint
job and then finished it all off with this amazing diorama
scheme. I know you'll enjoy seeing the photos of this one.
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Scott Vomacka
has been very busy using bare metal foil to finish his 1/48
Academy F-86F Sabre. This is a time consuming process, but
as you will see in his photos....the finished model looks
exceptional and the brightly colored markings look fantastic.
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Carlos
Escobar
is here with his award winning 1/72 Hobby Boss UH-34A ChocTaw.
Carlos dressed up the detail in the interior and then proceeded to
give it the look of a chopper left in long term storage out in the
elements. Absolutely amazing work Carlos.
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Here's a product article for the 1/72
Junkers Ju-88A-4 decal sheet from
Authentic
Decals.
This decal sheet includes markings for 12 different 1/72 Junkers
Ju-88A-4's.
This detail set is
available directly from
Sprue
Brothers Models.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
Aero C-4/Aero C-104 model kit from
Czech
Master Resin - CMR Models.
This model kit contains markings for 4 different aircraft.
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