Friday, Apr
30 2004
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Paul
Woulf begins
today's update with his first article on ARC. Paul has finished
his 1/32
Academy F-18C. Paul used Two
Bobs decals, Cutting
Edge Cockpit to build his F-18....then he weathered the panel
lines to enhance the great detail on this big kit.
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Jon
H. Ruehle has having fun
as he continues to work on his
1/35
Trumpeter Mi-24 Hind. This part 2 of his series about
building his Hind. Part 1 was an inbox review of the kit.
Check out the pictures of the engine and cockpit.....simply perfect.
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Jorge
Bonilla Alvarado joins
us from Mexico with his
1/48
Algerian Su-7. With the jungle paint scheme and Sharks
Mouth....this is one cool looking Su-7.
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Dennis Weber
has dropped by the
ARC Corporate offices with his
1/48
Hobbycraft Bf 109G-10. Dennis has completed his Hobbycraft
109 and found it to be a fairly good kit. His finished model is
a good example of modelling skill.
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Andy Ludwig
has been attending more shows.
Lucky guy!!! Today he has some photos of the recent
2004
Northwest Scale Modelers Show. The Israeli F-15 to the left
is Andy's....I figured it would be nice to feature his F-15 on the ARC
home page for his article.
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Thursday, Apr
29 2004
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Robert-Jan
Willekens begins
today's update with his very nicely done
1/48
Kawasaki Ki-61 Hien. This particular aircraft is one of my
favourite Japanese aircraft from WW2. Robert has given his Ki-61
a very involved paint scheme and has provided some info about the
aircraft as well as his model.
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Steve
Eggers has been
busy on
his PROJECT
SPECTER.
Today he has provided us with a CLASSIFIED:
CONTROLLED DOCUMENT
.....you get to read about this top secret aircraft first on ARC.
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H.Ufuk
Aydiner has dropped by with a very attractive
1/48
Tamiya P-47D. This Jug has big noseart and very skillfully
applied weathering.....look at the underside.
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Stefan
Szymanski joins us
today with his 1/48
Revell "Natter" diorama. Stefan has created quite
the diorama with an excellent model as well as figures and
accessories.
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Joe
Youngerman is here
with one of his Italian beauties. This is Joe's
1/72
Italeri Fiat BR.20M
done
up in a very involved desert scheme. Joe has included some
history about this aircaft as well as info about building his model.
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Fabien
Arnaud has
dropped by with some pictures of his
1/48
Tamiya Heinkel He219 Uhu. The antennas for night missions
add to the delicate look of Fabien's very nice night fighter
model.
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I have
a review of the new 1/48
Henschel HS123A decal sheet from AMtech.
This decal sheet permits you to build 5 different Hs123's including a
pre-war Luftwaffe as well as a and Spanish aircraft.
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Richard
Bullock
is here with
some Sikorsky H-19
walkaround
photos.
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Richard
Bullock
is here with
some Sikorsky H-5 walkaround
photos.
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Wednesday, Apr
28 2004
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Osvaldo
Viggiani
is here with his
big 1/32
Hasegawa D-9 converted
into a D-13.
Osvaldo went into extra detail on his Dora and you will enjoy seeing
the pictures he has included with his articles. The seatbelts
look particularly authentic.
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Joe
Volz is
here with his excellently done and beautifully weathered
1/48
Hasegawa F/A-18C Hornet. Joe built this Hornet more or less
out of the box with the exception of the resin seat. Another
fine F-18 from Joe's workbench.
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Evgenij
Dedigurov has
dropped by ARC with his 1/72
Roden
Antonov AN-12 BK.
This aircraft has a boarding ladder and greenhouse nose, which I
suspect took a bit of time to mask and paint. Very nice Evgenij.
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Kairasp
Daruwala is here
with his 1/48
Aero A-4 Skyhawk. This one was built straight out of the box
about 18 years ago....and it looks quite good.
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Paulo
Guimarães is here
with his 1/72
Airfix Cessna O-1E Bird Dog.
This particular Bird Dog is in markings from the
Vietnam war. Being a Bird Dog pilot is not something I would
have wanted to do.
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Emad Tabsh
with an inbox preview of the new
1/32
Trumpeter P-38 model kit. This is one very elaborate model
kit. check it out....you will be impressed.
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I have
a review of the new 1/72
CL-215 Fire bomber
decal sheet from
Leading
Edge Models. This
decal sheet features 2 water bombers from the provinces of Ontario and
Alberta in
Canada. If you like flying boats or water bombers....then this
decal sheet will be of interest to you.Charles Kalina
is here with
some Iraqi
Airlines IL-76MD
CANDID walkaround
photos from the Baghdad Airport.
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Tuesday,
Apr 27 2004
Sierra
Leone Independence Day
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South Africa Freedom Day
Togo Independence Day
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Greg
Buckley joins us from Sierra
Leone today to tell us what he's been up too with his mates in the British
forces. If you don't know where Sierra Leone is.....I
invite you to read his article and learn more about the story in this
forgotten part of the world.
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Brandon
Curtis is 10 years
old and today he has dropped by with his first model article on
ARC. This is Brandon's
1/72
Airfix P-38H and it came out looking very well. I wish I
could get a P-38 to look this good. Well done Brandon and
welcome to ARC!!!
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Hal
Marshman Sr. is here with his
1/48
Eduard Yak-3. Hal did his usual
detailing and weathering and then top it off with some very colorful
markings.
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Darius
Aibara is here with
another of his gems from an older kit articles. Today it's
Darius's 1/48
Esci A-7D Corsair II with a full weapons load and some interesting
markings. Darius does it once again.
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Edward
Lowdell is here with his first article on ARC. This is Edward's 1/24
Airfix Junkers Ju 87 R-2/Trop St.G3 finished
off in the striking snake markings. Edward has weathered his
Ju-87 and chipped the paint to further enhance it's very realistic
look. Welcome to ARC Edward.
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Dave
DeLang has dropped
by with a selection of photos from the recent
Buffcon
Show 2004 model show. Dave has included a good variety of
photos of various models from this show.
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Greg Buckley is here with
some Sierra Leone Alouette
walkaround photos.
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Greg
Buckley is here with some Sierra Leone
Hind
walkaround
photos.
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For
folks in Australia....there
is a Model
Show/Contest on
29 and 30 May at the Canberra RSL Club,
15 Moore St,
Canberra.
It will be held over two days featuring 10 traders, raffles
and the usual competition categories. More details can be
found at http://www.actsms.asn.au
or email the committee at actsms@hotmail.com
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Monday,
Apr
26 2004 Israel
Independence Day
Tanzania Union Day
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I would
like wish everyone in Israel peaceful day of celebrations and I
would like to express my hope that peace will one day come to the region.
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Yoav Efrati
is a highly respected modeler from Israel and today he's here with his
IAF
56 Anniversary article. Yoav brings you a selection of his Delta winged
fighters used by the Israeli Air Force. Quite the impressive
selection of aircraft Yoav. It is always a special treat to see
Yoav's model on ARC.
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An
Israeli independence day wouldn't be complete without an article from Albert
Moore. Today
Albert brings you his
1/72
Monogram/Revell F-16C Barak (Block 30).
The detail would be impressive in 1/48 scale.....but considering his
F-16 is in 1/72....it is quite inspiring.
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Somchai
"Blackeyes" joins
us from Thailand with his
1/48
Trumpeter SA 365N Dauphain 2. The paint scheme is very
pleasing to see and the finish and detail on his model is
excellent. And of course it is wearing Israeli markings.
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Yoav Efrati
is also here today
with a photos from his recent visit to the
IAF
Museum. His photos include early piston fighters and all the
way up to modern jets.....as well as a wide variety of
helicopters.
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I've added a link to IsraDecal
to the ARC Manufacturers links pages. this decal company
specializes in decals for Israeli aircraft and htey even have some
books about Israeli aircraft.
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Sunday,
Apr
25 2004 ANZAC
Day Australia and New Zealand
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Colin Whitehouse
is here from New
Zealand with his 1/48
Glencoe and Aeroclub Venom FB1. Colin sent this article
especially for today in memory of the New Zealanders that are being
remembered today on ANZAC
Day. Thanks for sharing Colin.....we will honour New
Zealanders and Australians today.
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Michael
"Madmike" Johnson is
here from Australia to honour and remember the Australians on ANZAC
Day 2004. This is Mike's 1/72
Airfix Fairey Rotodyne finished off in QANTAS
"what-if" markings. Nice one Mike....have a peaceful
day.
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Jeremy
Neo, Hobby Icon
in Singapore joins us with his 1/48
Siai Marchetti S211. This aircraft is the current jet
trainer for the Republic
of Singapore Air Force. Neat looking little jet.
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Sam
Chia is here with his first article on
ARC. Sam is a master at building the
1/48
Monogram B-25J, as I think you will agree when you have a look at
his. Excellent
markings from Albatros. Welcome to ARC Sam!!!
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Saturday,
Apr
24 2004
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Gil
Ricardo Salamé Páez
is here with his first article on ARC. This is his
1/72
Hasegawa Macchi C 202, Folgore.
Ricardo has provided the history behind the type of aircraft as well
as some of the work he did to build his great looking Italian
fighter. Welcome to ARC Ricardo!!!
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Daniel
PerezVertti has
finished his 1/72
Hasegawa F-18F in the markings for VFA-2. Daniel has
weathered and finished his Super bug to a truly pleasing level of
quality. Beautifully done Daniel.
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Polly
Singh has dropped by
with his article about his
1/48
Monogram Bf- 109 G and Italeri Fw- 190 D. These 2 aircraft were
flown by 2 pilots with a total of 653 kills.
Polly has provided a bit of background history in his article.
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Friday,
Apr
23 2004
England -- St.
George's Day |
Turkey -- National Independance and Children
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Massimo La Civita has
dropped by with his first article on ARC. This is his
beautifully done 1/48
Smer Fairey Swordfish.
Massimo did a fantastic job improving this Smer kit. Welcome
to ARC Massimo!!!
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Paulo
Guimarães
is here with
his first article on ARC. This is his 1/72
Revell RAF Phantom F-4M.
Paulo built his RAF Phantom more or less out of the box and ended up
with a very nice example of this famous jet when he was done.
Welcome to ARC Paulo!!!
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Graham
Tarran is here with
his black 1/48
Academy Hawker Hunter F6.
Graham used a nice selection of aftermarket goodies to enhance his
Hunter and get the very nice results he was after.
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Thursday,
Apr
22 2004
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Dan McWilliams is here
with his first article on ARC today. this is Dan's
1/48
Academy T-33 finished off in Canadian markings. Dan got the
stunning bare metal finish the hard way....using bare metal
foil. Excellent results Dan....welcome to ARC!!!
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Ray
Seppala has been
busy making a very colourful
1/144
Minicraft Boeing 757-200. Ray finished his Boeing 757 America
West 'Ohio' markings.
This airliner definitely rocks!!!
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Bill Lachance is
here with very unique looking
1/48
Hasegawa Junkers
Ju 87G-2. I've got a real soft spot for the Ju-87's with
the big underwing anti-tank cannons
and Bill's Ju-87 really caught my eye. I think you'll enjoy it as
well.
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Jorge
Bonilla Alvarado is
here with his 1/48
Fujimi Fw 190 A8. This one sports a desert camo
scheme. Jorge built his Fw-190 out of the box and then added a
perfect paint job with paint chipping for added realism. Lovely
job Jorge.
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Wednesday,
Apr
21 2004
Birthday of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Second
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Michael
Johnson gets your
Wednesday update off to a good start with his
1/72
Italeri Northrop F-5E Tiger II. Michael finished his
F-5 in Brazilian Air Force special markings.
Quite the well done model.
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Thomas
Neuss
is
here witha very special paint scheme on his
1/72
Fujimi CH-46D
HC-11 USS
Camden.
Thomas opened some hatches on top and added plenty of detail.....then
he painted the flag on the front. WOW!!
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Duncan is
here with his 1/48
Heller Sepecat Jaguar using the Hi-Tech conversion école (E).
Duncan added plenty of work and detail to his Jaguar and the end
results look well worth his effort.
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Robert-Jan
Willekens is here
with his 1/48
ICM Spitfire Mk.VIII. Roberts Spitfire is cleanly built with
a bit of weathering and some shipped paint. Good to see a
Spitfire in US markings for a bit of variety.
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Tuesday,
Apr
20 2004
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Daniel
has dropped by today with his first
article on ARC. Daniel doesn't do things in a little way and
today he treats us to an article about his
1/72
Aircraft Carrier.
Very impressive Daniel.....welcome to ARC!!!
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Don
"Spongebob" Manning is
here with his first article on ARC. Don has built the
1/48
Italeri F/A-18F.
Don's big article includes lots of text and pics about how he built
this super detailed beauty. Amazing Don and welcome to
ARC!!!
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Darius
Aibara is here with
his 1/48
Monogram A7-E Corsair II. This Corsair includes a weapons
load and some attractive markings. Good one Darius.
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Massimo
Moruzzi is here with his
1/72 Hasegawa
P-51 B Mustang
finished
in the markings for “SHANGRI-LA” flown by CAPT. DON S. GENTILE.
This is a famous aircraft and Massimo does it justice. Beautiful
detail on his 1/72 Mustang.
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Monday,
Apr
19 2004
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MaRiO
FeRNaNDeZ begins
your week with his 1/72
Hasegawa AV-8B Harrier
II Plus. Mario took 2nd place at a recent contest
with his Harrier. He mentions a technique for adding weathering
with a pencil in the direction of the airflow that sounds like a very
easy and effective technique. Read his article for info.
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Darren
Roberts has
dropped by with his 1/48
ESCI/ERTL F-4C Phantom II. The paint job Darren did on
this one is quite something and definitely worth having a look
at.
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Chris
Novak
is here with more of his cut-away Luftwaffe fighters. His
article is called "Aces
of the century" and
includes various 1/32 kits.
Dynamite looking work Chris.
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Andrew Deeley
at ED Models
(Airwaves)
has sent a letter for you all to read. He is retiring and he's
having a clearance
sale. Click
here to read his letter. I'd
like to wish Andrew all the very best and I hope he enjoys his time
off.
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Sunday,
Apr
18 2004
Zimbabwe
National Day
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Ralph Emerson "Shonen
Red" Dabao is
here with his first article on ARC. This is his 1/48
Accurate Miniatures SBD-3 Dauntless. Ralph's
Dauntless is weathered and includes paint chipping. Good
to see this ion ARC....welcome to ARC Ralph!!!
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Ivan
Tovar has dropped
by with his 1/48
Monogram F-15 Eagle. Ivan quite enjoyed building this
F-15. He finished it with some weathering and decals from Twobobs
WTC Scramblers sheet. Another fine example of an F-15.
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H.Ufuk
Aydiner is here
from Turkey with his
1/48
Tamiya Fw-190D9. H.Ufuk
has a talent for
these WW2 German fighters. Another beauty from H.Ufuk's
workbench.
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Andrew
Lang is here with
his 1/48
Hasegawa F/A-18A Hornet.
Andrew used some cockpit detail parts as well as "Remove before
flight" tags and wingfolds. A very realistic looking
Hornet.
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Saturday,
Apr
17 2004
Syria Independence Day
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Kaan
Gök begins today's update with his
recently completed 1/32
Academy F/A-18C.
Kaan kindly sent in an article a couple of weeks back on his technique
for realistic USN weathering. You'll find a link to his
weahtering article at the bottom of this article
for his stunning
F-18
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Creighton
Henthorn Jr. has dropped by with
his 1/48
Hasegawa F-14D Tomcat.
Creighton has a talent for building modern
jet models and this F-14 of his is no exception.
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Friday,
Apr
16 2004
Denmark
- Queen's Birthday
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Anne
Onimits is here to honor the
IRS and yesterdays tax deadline in the US. This is the
Northrop-Grumman
EA-6F "Fowler" which
is a top secret spy aircraft used by the IRS to track US
citizens. Scary stuff indeed!!!
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Marcus
Jellyman is here
with his first article on ARC. This is his
1/48
Hasegawa CF-18 using Leading Edge decals and a resin seat.
An attractive CF-18 to be sure. Welcome to ARC
Marcus!!!
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Christian
Meyerhoff is
here with his first article on ARC. This is his
1/48
Arii P-51D with a Sharks Mouth paint scheme.....quite attractive
and well done. Welcome to ARC Christian!!!
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Will
Hendriks has been
busy creating another of his bi-plane gems. This is Will's 1/48
Eduard Nieuport 17 which he titles "The
Courage of the Early Morning". Will
has a definite talent for these WW1 aircraft.
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Thursday,
Apr
15 2004
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Hal
Marshman, Sr. loves
the P-47.
Today he is here with his
1/48
Tamiya P-47D-5. His deep love of P-47 shows in the degree of
care and attention he puts into each of his P-47 models.
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Bill
Lachance is
here with one of my favourite aircraft......the
1/48
Dragon Me 262 Mistel.
To build a Mistel takes an extra degree of patience. Bill did
his homework and ended up with a beautifully done Mistel.
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Lawrence
Aphoy of Zed
Hobbies (ARC Sponsor)
has sent in pics of his 1/48
Revell F-8 Crusader.
Lawrence finished his Crusader in French markings and went with folded
wings. Looks good Lawrence!!
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Rodney
Williams is here
with the 4th and final part of his heavily reworked 1/48
Monogram AH-64 Apache. Beautifully done as usual
Rodney.
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Bob
Aikens is here with
some gorgeous photos of his
1/32
Revell Mig-21MF.
Bill did an outstanding job with this somewhat older kit....and the
camo scheme looks fantastic.
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Wednesday,
Apr
14 2004
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Arnold
Cremers is here with his first article on
ARC. this is Arnold's 1/32
Revell
Bf 109 G-2 in
winter camo. Arnold put plenty of effort into his 109 to get the
details on the paint scheme looking very nice indeed. Welcome to
ARC Arnold.
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Mike
Phillips is
here today with his big
1/35
Panda UH-1N Gunship.
Mike wasn't satisfied with building this kit straight out of the box
and instead he detailed and scratch built parts to get the finished
model he wanted. It was worth the effort.
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Kai
Reckstadt is here
with part 2 of his 1/32
Tamiya F-4 J “Black-Bunny”.
I quite enjoyed seeing the pictures for this
F-4.....the cockpit detail etc is a real treat to see.
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Stephen
Mortimer is here
from Australia with his first article on ARC. This is Stephen's
1/48
Hasegawa A-7E Corsair II.
The wingfolds added an extra level of interest to his Corsair
II. Welcome to ARC Stephen.
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Deun
Yu is here with his
1/72
Revell F/A-18E Super
Hornet.
Deun put plenty of months of work into his Supoer Hornet to improve
the accuracy and detail of the kit. Nice job on this one Deun.
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Konley
Kelley is here with his first article on ARC.
This is Konley's Photoshop
Dioramas of "Aces
in 1/48 Scale"
and it features his P-51 model added to a sky background with
the use of computer "magic". These types of images
expand scale modelling to a new area of fun.
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Tuesday,
Apr
13 2004
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Graham
Tarran has dropped
by with his 1/48
Academy RAF
Canadair Sabre F4.
A pleasant surprise to see an RAF model of the F-86. Graham/s
F-86 is finished in his usual pleasing level of quality.
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Kai
Reckstadt has been
busy building his 1/32
Tamiya F-4 J “Black-Bunny”.
This is Part 1 of his article.....I'll run part 2 tomorrow.
Getting a gloss finish is much harder than the usual flat finish, but
Kai got it right.
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Monday,
Apr
12 2004
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Billy Calzada
'billbuccaneer'
is here with his
first article on ARC. This is his
1/72
Heller deHavilland Vampire
FB.5. I
got a real kick out of the Sharks mouth on this one.....it makes it
look very good. Welcome to ARC Billy!!!
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Sunday,
Apr
11 2004
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David Matušek
joins us today with his
1/48
Tamiya Fw-190D. David
used some Eduard detail items to enhance the cockpit and finished this
off with some weathering. A very well done example of the famous
Dora.
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Matt
Borlandelli has
dropped by with his 1/48
Silvercloud Supermarine Seafang.
This is limited run kit that Matt added a bit of
aftermarket detail items to. This kit requires a bit more more
than a mass produced kit, but Matt got it finished all the same.
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Armin
Knes is here with
his triple article about his
1/48
Suchoi Su-7 BKL / Su-9 A / Su-11 A. All three of Armin's
jets have amazingly well done baremetal paint jobs. It's a treat
to see all three jets.
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Olivier
has sent in some fantastic in-flight photos of some aircraft of the
French
Air Force. I love the desert paint schemes on a few of his
photos.
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Saturday,
Apr
10 2004
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Gianmaria
Corona is here
today with his 1/48
Dragon SPAD 13 C1. This one is an interesting bi-plane
because of the clear dope used on the linen wings and fuselage.
This gave the plane a rather unique look. Very cool to see this
one. Gianmaria provides plenty of detail in his article.
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Darius
Aibara is here with
his 1/48
Hasegawa/RVHP RF-8G Crusader - catching the 3-wire.
Darius's diorama is well worth taking a look at and reading his
article for ideas on how he pulled this off. These sorts of
dioramas definitely require a bit of planning, but the results can be
dramatic.
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Dave
Steele joins us
today with his out-of-the-box and expertly built
1/48
Tamiya A-1H Douglas Skyraider. This fully loaded Skyraider
has the classic exhaust stains and a full weapons load. Quite
nice indeed.
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Friday,
Apr
9 2004
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Portugal "Dia do
Combatente" (The Fighter's Day)
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Day
of Remembrance (La Lys Battle 1918) |
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No update
today.
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Thursday,
Apr
8 2004
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Gary
Wickham begins
today's update with his 1/72
Hasegawa F/A-18F Super Hornet finished
off in the markings for VFA-102 Diamondbacks.
This models is very clean and impeccably finished. The in-flight
display is worth taking a close look at. also notice one of the
crewmembers has his head turned to the side .
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Everett
McEwan is
back today with Part 2 of his "Two
Special Ops Hawks" article. Today Everett builds his 1/48
Minicraft MH-60G. Everett added a variety of scratchbuilt
and aftermarket detail items to improve his MH-60G.
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Dan
Parsons is here
with his paint chipped and weathered
1/48
Tamiya A6M5c Zero.
Dan used some Eduard items to detail his Zero as well as some resin
wheels. The end result is a very believable Zero.
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Tony
Crews is here with
his big and beautiful
1/32 Trumpeter
A-10A N/AW. Tony did a splendid job on his A-10 and provides
some insight in his article about this special 2 seater. He's
also provided a picture of the real jet in his article.
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Marcius
Cesar Costa is here
from Brazil with his
1/72
Heller Nieuport Delage 72 C1. this type of aircraft was
flown by Brazil in the 1930's. It's always good to see Bi-planes
on ARC to continue to provide daily variety.
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Wednesday,
Apr
7 2004
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Everett
McEwan begins today with the first part of two part article on
building his Two Special
Ops Hawks. Today he focuses on building his 1/48th
Italeri/Cobra Company MH-60K.
Everett loves to detail his models and this one is no exception.
Part 2 will run tomorrow.
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Matt Bacon
joins us with his first article on ARC. this is Matt's
1/72
Monogram Space Shuttle. If you've never see this
kit......it's close to 2 feet long. Matt went to wild adding
detail to his Space Shuttle. Beautifully detailed and
finished. Welcome to ARC Matt.
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Fabien Arnaud
is here with his
1/48
Dragon Focke-Wulf Fw190 D-9. Fabien has a talent for the
paint schemes on Luftwaffe aircraft and his Dora is no
exception....very nicely done.
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Ming Zhan
is here with his
first article on ARC. This is his bright red 1/72
Matchbox Red Arrow. Ming rescribed the panel lines and added
details to the cockpit and elsewhere. Welcome to ARC
Ming!!!
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Kairasp Daruwala is
here with his 1/48
Airfix Spitfire Vb in
D-Day markings. Kairasp added a pilot to his Spitfire along with
some other work. It's always nice to see aircraft with D-day
markings.
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Wing
Ho is here with his
latest model. This is his
1/48
Italeri Tornado ADV. Wing built his Tornado basically out of
the box with the addition of some resin seats and wheels. The
Tornado looks fast just sitting on the ground.
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Koko
is here with a selection of Ilyushin 76
walkaround
photos .
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Tuesday,
Apr
6 2004
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Jarek
Jakiel joins
us with his first article on ARC. This is his
1/72 Fujimi
A-6E Intruder finished in VA-115 Gulf War Intruder
markings. I enjoyed the weathering on his 1/72 dirty USN A-6 as
well as all the extra detailing from Eduard he added. Welcome to
ARC Jarek!!!
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Sacha
Columberg is here with his 1/32
Revell Bf-109G-4 Trop. Sacha finished his 109 in the
markings for "White 8" with IV./JG53, La Marsa. He
used a very good technique for post shading.....read his article....it
might be a technique you might want to experiment with.
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Patrick
Hawkey does not do things
the easy way. Today he presents his
1/48
Monogram TF-102 which he built using the using C & H resin conversion.
A quick read through his article will show that this was one bear of a
conversion. Outstanding he stuck with it and got it done.
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Franck
Oudin is here with
his beautifully done
1/48
AMTech P-40-F. This is a fine kit and Franck has done it up
right...as he always does.
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Kaan
Gök has been very
kind and sent a step by step article on how he does his amazing Weathering
USN Aircraft models. You all know Kaan's excellent
work.....now is your chance to learn his weathering technique.
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Monday,
Apr
5 2004
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Will
Hendriks kicks off
today's large update with his
1/72
Academy P-39Q. Will weathered his P-39 and then finished it
off with "Snooks 2nd" markings. Another fine model
from Will's very busy workbench.
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Fred
Shammas is here
with his first article on ARC. This is Fred's
1/32
Hasegawa Northrop F-5E finished off in markings for the Golden F-5E
Crown Aerobatic Team of the Imperial Iranian Air Force. Iranian
jets are a rare but very welcome sight on ARC. Welcome to ARC
Fred.
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Emilio
R. Diaz has dropped
by with his 1/48
Airmodels/WK Models TsKB-12bis. Emilio has provided some
history behind this aircraft as well as info about the building
process for his model on skis.
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Alexis
Demulder is
here with his 1/48
Hasegawa
F-4J
(UK) Phantom II.
Alexis used some Eduard Photo etch and resin seats to detail his
F-4. I found the bare metal painting around the engine to look
just like the real aircraft. A very well done British F-4.
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Catherine
Vickers is here
from the UK with her
1/72
Airfix de Havilland Chipmunk T10.
Catherine has built a very colourful example of this bare metal
trainer and her work is also a treat to see on ARC.
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Evgenij
Dedigurov joins us with his
1/72
ESCI Tupolev TU-22KD "Blinder".
Evgenij gave his model a multi-shaded paint scheme to make it look
like a multi-paneled aircraft. The finished model looks
very realistic.
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Robert
Lenior is here with
an article for making in-flight display stands or
Flying
Models. He provides very good photos and text to guide you
through his very simple but effective process. If you like
in-flight models....then his article is well worth checking out.
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Sunday,
Apr
4 2004
Senegal
Independence Day
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Jeremy
Neo from Hobby Icon in
Singapore
is here with his 1/72
Heller E2C Hawkeye. Jeremy finished his Hawkeye in custom
decals for the Republic of Singapore Air Force. Very nice
results.
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David
Mussio is
here with some
Italian Air Force Aermacchi MB326
walkaround
photo s.
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Saturday,
Apr
3 2004
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Fernando
Borges is here with
his first article on ARC. This is his 1/72
Academy P-39 Airacobra in Portuguese markings. Fernando goes
into some detail behind the history of how Portugal ended up with some
P-39's. He scratchbuilt the cockpit and weathered his
P-39. Welcome to ARC Fernando!!!
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Ted
Taylor is here with
a big feature article on building his
1/48
Airfix H.S. Buccaneer S2. S2B. As most of you
know.....this is an older kit that has defeated many fellow modellers.....but
Ted conquered the beast with style.
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Osvaldo
Viggiani is here with his
first article on ARC. Today he presents his 1/48
Dragon Junkers Ju 88 G-1 nightfighter.
You've got to check out the paint scheme on this one.....it is quite
unique. Welcome
to ARC Osvaldo!!!
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Graham
Symmonds is here
with his 1/48
Tamiya Lancaster - VR-A.
Graham has provided some history behind the plane which includes a
crew member be awarded the Victoria Cross story. As for his Lanc......he's
added plenty of work including exhaust stains and detail items.
A very nice job on this older kit.
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Cesare
Positano is here
with his first article on ARC. This is his quick look review of
the new 1/32
F-104G conversion set from New Model System. This set will
permit you to build an accurate Italian F-104G.
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Friday,
Apr
2 2004
Falklands/Malvinas
War Anniversary
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I hope you
all had an enjoyable April Fools Day yesterday.
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Chip
Jean is here with
his first article on ARC. This is Chip's
1/48
Hasegawa A6M2-N Rufe which he added some very tiny and realistic
looking paint chips to the panel lines and weathering to the
model. A special model of this WW2 float plane. Welcome to
ARC Chip!!!
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Andy
Frill is here with
his impeccably done
1/32
Academy F-18C Hornet with wing folds and engine covers. This
one is one heck of a first class model of this very delightful kit.
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Edison Franco
is here
with his first article on ARC. This is his
PBY-
5 FAC (OA-10 ). Edison chose to finish his PBY in
markings from Colombia, which is always interesting to see aircraft
from other airforces around the world. I enjoyed seeing this
one.....welcome to ARC Edison!!!
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Nick
Monopoli is here with his tiny
1/144
A-10A Warthog.
Nick has included a story in his article about an A-10 that I think
you'll find interesting. Nice job on the tiny scale A-10 Nick.
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Thang
Le is here with his
latest model. Thang built the
1/48
Monogram Do-335 and
rescribed the panel lines and turned out his usual beauty from a
somewhat older lower priced kit. I love seeing the stunning
models Thang can make from these older kits.
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A
reminder.....The
April 2004 Computer Desktop
Calendar
images by Ming Ho
are ready for you to use.
Click on the link or image and download the size you need. If
unsure how to do this......I've provided links to a "how-to"
page.
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Thursday,
Apr
1 2004 RCAF 80th Birthday
RAF 86th Birthday
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Happy
April Fools Day!!!
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Dave
Flitton of the Baghdad
Hobby Club has our first article today in ARC's new format.
This is Dave's 1/35
Esci T-72 in
Iraqi markings and if you look carefully.....Dave has even including
Iraqi groundwork to sit his T-72 on. Now that is realistic!!
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Russ
Sharp is an armour
modeller in my local club. Here's some photos I took of his 1/35
Tamiya Jagdpanzer IV. Russ is a very talented armour
modeller and his diorama's are packed full of tiny details. He
is an inspiration to us all.
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Rodney
Williams is here
with his M-47
PATTON TANK.
This is Rodney's first tank and the end result is quite well
done. Check out the cool Tigers Head artwork on the front.
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Stephen
Murray is here with
his 1/76 BW Models Bedford
"Green
Goddess". This is a white metal kit and would go fairly
well with a 1/72 aircraft diorama.....not that any of us build
aircraft models......nope....not us!!! Good to see your work
Stephen.
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Koray
Bayramoğlu is
here with his 1/24
Porsche 911 GT2.
Modelling is a fantastic way to collect all your dream cars
without spending millions. I must admit.....Koray's Porsche is
very good to see.
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Andrew
Lang
is here with one of my favoutire robots. this is his 1/12
ED-209
(from
the movie Robocop).
This is Andrew's first article on ARC and he's provided a beautifully
done feature article showing all the thing he did to create his
ED-209. Welcome to ARC Andrew!!
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Martin
Glogar has dropped by with his
1/32
Alien.
This is a resin kit and the shading and painting is very
convincing. Welcome to ARC Martin.
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Koray
Bayramoğlu is here with his second
article today. this is his 1/24
Tamiya Nissan Primera with
nice wide tires....lowered suspension and smoked windows. This
is definitely not your average family car.....although I do wish it
was my family car.
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Ralf Pätzold
is here with his
1/48
Tamiyogram F-14 "Cheshire
Cats". You've heard of "Low Viz"
poaint schemes.....well this is a " No-viz"
paint scheme. Read his article for the full story behind this top
secret break through.
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Ryan Cameron is
here with his C.A.F.
Freddy Flameout. What can I say.....it's a Canadian
thing......and we're darn pround of it. Take a break and build a
kit like this every once in a while.....it's a hoot.
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Darren
Roberts is here with his 1/48 Italeri
F-18E in a special what-if “VFA-14
Anniversary” scheme. Take a close look at the markings.....Darren
obviously put a bit of thought into this one.
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Uncle
Rick Chin of Uncle Bill's
Hobby had a few beers and I was able to get the full story out of
him about the top secret Alberta
Bomber. Proof once again about Canada's daunting control
over cutting edge aviation design.
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Dave
Rapasi has found a way to mix paint an
lose a few pounds. This is his Tired
Of Mixing All That Paint article
using his exercise machine to mix his paint. The goofy part
is.....this actually works. I'm starting to think Dave is
Canadian.
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The
April 2004 Computer Desktop
Calendar
images by Ming Ho
are ready for you to use.
Click on the link or image and download the size you need. If
unsure how to do this......I've provided links to a "how-to"
page.
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