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Happy Merdeka to
everyone in Malaysia. Well done to everyone that helped to
make this special Malaysin update.
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Brian "Mr B" Param
starts this special update with his 1/48 Monogram F-5E "Tiger Down".
This is a diorama of an actual F-5 that ended up in a rice field
after an aborted take-off. It's very well done and quite the
cool diorama. Well done Brian. |
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Thomas "Masterqq" Ng
is here with his eye catching 1/48 Fujimi Alouette III.
Thomas built this beauty out of the box and finished it in a high
viz paint scheme and Malaysian markings. |
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Aidy Abdullah
has added some resin detail items to improve his 1/48 Academy MiG-29N "Blue Tailed Bandit".
This Malaysian jet is wearing a very colorful taliart that looks
excellent on this MiG-29. |
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Nazaruddin Hashim
has done an extreme amount of extra work on his 1/48 Hasegawa S-61A-4 NURI RMAF.
Nazaruddin modified the interior and exterior of his S-61 with some
extremely well done detailing and painting. You'll love seeing
the photos of this chopper model. |
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Brian "Mr B" Param
built a massive 1/48 Italari C-130 Charlie diorama for a
friend. It is a massive display loaded with excellent
detail. I really enjoyed seeing this. |
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Thomas "Masterqq" Ng
is here with a very rare Malaysian aircraft. This is his
good looking 1/72 Monogram HU-16B Albatross and it appeared
in Malaysia. It's cool to see this on ARC. |
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Aidy Abdullah
is here with another 1/48 Academy Mig-29N and this time
it is wearing an attractive Malaysian camo scheme. Aidy added
extra detail using aftermarket resin as well as some added work. |
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Brian "Mr B" Param
is here with something different today. This is his
diecast 1/72 Alouette III improved
by Brian's skilled hands and then finished in Malaysian
markings. |
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Saturday, Aug
29 2015 |
Slovakia National Day |
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Friday, Aug
28 2015 |
Polish (Military) Aviation Day |
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Just a heads up.....I'll
be flying to the Philippines next week to check on the progress
of the modest 3 room concrete block house I'm building for
Angel's family to replace their rotting bamboo home.
Updates will continue while I'm gone for 3 weeks. I'll try to
get some photos or video of their house to let you guys see how this
project is coming along. The project has been slowed down by a
death in the family, but I'm hoping the project will soon be back on
track. The family is currently living with relatives in a
neighboring home and I'm keen to see them in their new
home.
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M. J. Gormley
has tried out some weathering techniques with great success on
the classic 1/48 Revell OS2U Kingfisher.
The techniques were from
David Rapasi and as you will see in the photos...it works very
well. I really enjoyed seeing this Kingfisher....these older
kits do build into great looking models. |
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Keith Chambers
is here with his 4th egg plane on ARC. This is one of the
more famous F-4 paint schemes on his Grade A Scale Hasegawa F-4J Phantom II VX-4 Vandy 1 Black Bunny.
Keith heavily modified and improved his egg plane with a
scratchbuilt cockpit and aftermarket photo etch and finished it all
off with some aftermarket decals to make his egg plane unique.
Checks out Keith's other egg planes on his member page using the
link at the bottom of his article. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
Post War Ponies F-51D Mustangs decal sheet from
Mike
Grant Decals. This
decal sheet features 4 aircraft from the USAF, Taiwan and Haiti.
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Thursday, Aug
27 2015 |
Moldova National Day |
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Ramon R. Lomeli
gets things started in a special 1/48 Italeri UH-1H Huey built
for a crew chief in Vietnam in 1969. Ramon custom built and
modified many items on this Huey to match the special equipment
found on the Huey and then expertly finished it with very realistic
weathering.. |
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Mack Main
joins us with his second article on ARC. This is his 1/72 Airfix MiG-15
in the markings for the Ugandan air Force.
This Airfix kit builds up into an excellent looking
MiG-15. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
MiG-23 Pylons from
Zactomodels.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
TBF/TBM Avenger Pilot's seats with standard harness from
Ultracast.
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Wednesday, Aug
26 2015 |
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Richard Nicoletti
starts today with his 3rd article on ARC and what a flawless
looking 1/48 Tamiya P-51D Mustang. Richard has high praise for the Tamiya kit and he gave it a
splendid finish and the markings for 1st Lt. Urban L. Drew in
October 1944 when he was credited with being the first American
airman to shoot down two German Me-262 jet fighters while on the
same mission. This Mustang looks fantastic from every
photo. I'm impressed how well the bare metal and green camo
look. |
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Dragan Cvetic
used the tiny 1/144 Eduard MiG-21 MF to create his lovely
looking Fishbed in Angolan camo and markings. Even though this
is 1/144, Dragan added seatbelts to dress up the cockpit. This
tiny Eduard kit does build into a great looking MiG-21 and you will
see in Dragan's photos. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
A6M5 Zero Undercarriage bays set from
CMK.
This detail set is designed for
the Tamiya kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
Heinkel He 162 resin cockpit set from
Pavla
Models. This detail set is designed for
the Dragon kit.
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Tuesday, Aug
25 2015 |
Uruguay Independence Day |
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Monday, Aug
24 2015 |
Ukraine National Day |
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Jaime Vinha
has done a stellar job on his beautiful looking 1/72 Kangnam North American RA-5C Vigilante.
Jaime did not find this the best quality kit....but that didn't
stop him from turning out atop notch model of this classic
American jet in it's USN Vietnam War era markings. |
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J.J.Chen
has gotten very creative with his what-if 1/48 HobbyBoss ‘Sea’ Thunderbolt.
This folded wing P-47 looks very much like the WW2 USN fighters
in the Pacific and it was a special treat to see this Sea
Thunderbolt. |
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Sunday, Aug
23 2015 |
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Saturday, Aug
22 2015 |
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Happy Birthday to my
friend Chris Hughes....we share the same birthday.
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Friday, Aug
21 2015 |
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J.J. Chen
has taken the classic 1/72 Hasegawa F4U-1A Corsair and
turned it into a great looking model of this much loved WW2
fighter. J.J. gave his Corsair the perfect amount of
weathering....this one is a beauty. This is J.J.'s 6th article
on ARC....you can see his other articles by clicking the link at the
bottom of his article.
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Thomas Brückelt
joins us from Germany with a special model from the Firefox
movie. This is his 1/72 Anigrand MiG-31 Firefox in an
in-flight display complete with a scratchbuilt cockpit and other
improvements. Even after all these years...his movie plane
still looks cutting edge. I love the work Thomas did on his
Firefox.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
P-39Q/N Propeller set +main wheels from
SBS
Model.
This detail set is designed for
the Academy kit.
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Thursday, Aug
20 2015 |
Hungary National Day |
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Tamás Skriba
is here to honour the
Hungary National Day in style with his 1/72 KP MiG-21MFs. Tamás
used a variety of aftermarket items and scratchbuilding to upgrade
the detail on both of his MiGs and he even re-scribed the panel
lines on the baremetal jet. Once he got to the painting and
weathering stage....then Tamás really showed his high level of
skill with his multi-shaded paint work and full weathering.
Both these jets are exceptional and also show the different
Hungarian National insignia over the years. This is Tamás'
10th article on ARC.
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Tamás Skriba
is also here to mark the Hungarian Natioanl Day with his 1/72 Hungarian Air Force collection.
Tamás has included quite the variety of good looking jet complete
with exceptionally well done weathering jobs. This is Tamás'
11th article on ARC and it's good to see Hungary remembered today on
this special day. .
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
Typhoon two-seater resin cockpit set + vacu canopy from
Pavla
Models.
This detail set
is designed for the Revell kit.
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Wednesday, Aug
19 2015 |
Dieppe
Raid 1942 |
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Derek Derks
has done a huge amount of work creating his highly detailed 1/400 Royal Netherlands Navy Aircraft Carrier R81
"Hr.Ms. Karel Doorman". This is a multi-media kit
that required quite a variety of aftermarket and scratchbuilt items
to pull it all together. Derek has done a terrific amount of
expert quality work on his Dutch carrier (1 of 2 carriers operated
by the Netherlands) and I deeply enjoyed seeing each photo of this
masterpiece. Amazing work Derek!!!!
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Ramon R. Lomeli
has done a spectacular job on his early war 1/48 Airfix
Bf-109E-4/Trop. Ramon built his sharp looking Emil out of
the box and then gave it a skillful painting and weathering
job. This is one beautifully done 109.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
Su-25 PD-62-8 Pylons from
Zactomodels.
These are great looking and beautifully
detailed pylons and will be a must-have for anyone building a 1/32
Su-25.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
A6M5 Zero Wing flaps set from CMK.
This detail set is designed for
the Tamiya kit.
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Tuesday, Aug
18 2015 |
Afghanistan Independence Day |
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Yvan Vansteenkiste
starts your Tuesday update with his 14th article on ARC.
This is Yuan's 1/48 Kittyhawk Jas-39 Grippen in Tiger scheme
artwork for a Czech Republic Typhoon. If you enjoy colourful
jets.....and Tiger schemes....check out Yuan's other articles using
the link at the bottom of his article. |
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Kees
Kuyper is being very creative with his 1/72 Airfix Hawker
Typhoon floatplane. Kees definitely has a way of making
what-if aircraft that look very possible and realistic....I really
enjoyed seeing this Typhoon floatplane. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
Japanese Type 99 20mm Mark 2 gun barrels (4pcs) from Master.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
Kamov Ka-27 Helix cockpit set from
Neomega.
This detail set is designed for
the Italieri/Zvezda kit.
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The ARC'ers in
Indonesia have done a fantastic job creating this wonderful update
to honor the
Indonesian Independence Day...well
done everyone!!!
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Alex Sidharta
gets this very special update started with his article Preserving A Piece of History: International Museum Day 2015.
A team of modelers in Indonesia got together and cleaned all the
models and display cases at the local museum and had a grand time
doing it together. |
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Djoko
Pudjianto joins us with his heavily weathered 1/48 Hasegawa
Nakajima Ki 43 II Hayabusa. This is a former Japanese
fighter sporting Indonesian markings. |
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Iwan Winarta
is here with his 1/72 Azur/MPM Curtiss Hawk H75 which is
a multi-media kit complete with a resin cockpit and resin radial
engine. Iwan finished his Hawk H75 in the markings for The
Royal Netherlands forces. |
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Sinang Aribowo
has done an excellent job on his 1/72 Airfix De Havilland Vampire T.11 AURI.
The finish is flawless and looks excellent. |
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Alex Sidharta
has built his 1/72 Hasegawa Su-27 Flanker with a very
attractive camo and markings from 3 different sources for the
Indonesian markings.
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Iwan Winarta
is here with his flawless looking 1/72 Airfix P-51D Mustang.
The markings came from Dutch Decal and look very good on a
Mustang. |
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Sinang Aribowo
is here with his very attractive 1/48 AFV F-5E TNI AU TS-0503.
I love the camo scheme on this F-5. |
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Alex Sidharta
has added extra details to his 1/72 Academy F-16C-52ID and
then finished it of with aftermarket decals and a sharp looking camo
scheme. |
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Iwan Winarta
used markings from CJM Decal to turn his 1/72 Airfix Vampire into
a great looking Indonesian jet complete with darkened panel lines. |
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Alex Sidharta
added a full weapons load and drop tank to his 1/48 Academy T-50i Golden Eagle.
The camo scheme looks excellent.
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Iwan Winarta
joins us with his perfect looking 1/72 MPM Ryan STM-S2 in the markings of the The Royal Netherlands forces. |
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Sinang Aribowo
has gotten everything looking perfect on his 1/72 Fujimi TA-4J Skyhawk
wearing "Last Flight" markings and a flawless finishing
job. |
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Alex Sidharta
is here with his very cute looking Sukhoi Su-27SKM... egg version 1.0.
I love the look of this one.
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Iwan Winarta
is here with his impressive looking 1/72 Italeri/Testor Dornier Do-24
wearing Dutch markings from Dutch Decal. This Do-024 looks
good from every angle. |
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Sinang Aribowo
finishes this Indonesian update with his colorful 1/48 Academy F-16A
in the markings for Indonesian's Elang Biru Aerobatic
Team. It's a great looking
model of this iconic Indonesian demo team. |
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Sunday, Aug
16 2015 |
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Saturday, Aug
15 2015 |
India Independence Day |
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I would like to thanks
the Indian
Scale Modellers
for all their
effort in making today's special Indian Independence Day
update...well done everyone.
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Aamod Potdar
is here in first class style with his 1/48 Academy Sukhoi 30K.
This model was rebuilt after a serious crash from 10 feet which
caused some very serious damage. But with help from scale
modelling friends, Aamod was able to rebuild his Su 30 to a very
high level with an outstanding anniversary paint scheme.
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Ratish Nair
has done an excellent job on his 1/72 Revell Westland Seaking Mk.42A.
Ratish carefully modified the original kit with scratchbuilding etc
to get the exact scale model of the Indian Navy Sea King and then he
finishes it off with IN markings including some custom made decals.
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Murli Rajan
is here with a very special in-flight diorama of his 1/144 Revell Tu-142 & F-14.
This was an actual scene from the late '80's and to create the
models Murli used custom made decals. He has included photos
of the original incident. I loved seeing his models as well as
the original photo that inspired Murli.
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Paresh Nair
is here to honour the Indian Independence Day with a beautiful
done 1/72 Hobbyboss UH-1C.
Paresh got some guidance from the
Indian
Scale Modellers
on
Facebook plus his own skill gave
him much success on this Huey.
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Tom Thounaojam
dropped by today with 4 models for the 15 August Independence day
2015
update. Tom has included his eye catching MiG-21 as well as
his Mil-17, Jaguar trainer and an old Dassault Mystere all in Indian
markings. There's a good selection of models here and I
enjoyed seeing all of them.
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Aamod Potdar
is here with one of the more interesting helicopter designs.
This is his 1/72 Zvezda Ka - 27 / 28
in Indian Navy markings that was buillt and modified with
scratchbuilding with help from the Indian
Scale Modellers
on Facebook. I loved seeing this KA 27 /
28 and it looks particularly good in Indian markings..
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Paresh Nair
has been very busy masking and even did a tiny bit of
scratchbuilding on his 1/72 Italeri MiG-29.
Paresh gives big credit to Vinayak Dutt Shukla from
Indian
Scale Modellers
for all
his help in pulling this project together.
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Ratish Nair
has put some exceptional effort and plenty of love into his 1/72 HPM English Electric Canberra TT.418.
This was a challenging project that was made possible with the
help of friends on the Internet and the finished target tug model
with it's black and yellow striped underside looks fantastic. I
love it.
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Murli Rajan
has chosen a very special paint scheme for his 1/48 Revell MiG-21 PF.
The paint scheme for for the Indian Air Force 47 squadron
"Black Archers" in their "Red Scorchers" scheme
and the noseart was hand painted, which is quite impressive.
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Paresh Nair
finishes this special Indian update with his heavily weathered 1/48
Academy F-4U-4B Corsair.
Paresh was keen to weather his Corsair and used a variety of
weathering techniques which he explains in his article. It''s
been a wonderful update and it's great to see this Corsair on ARC
today.
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Friday, Aug
14 2015 |
Pakistan Independence Day |
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Ratish Nair
is here to honour the
Pakistani Independence Day with his 1/72 Fujimi F-86F Sabre.
Ratish finished his Sabre in a multi-shaded bare metal
finish......which is excellent looking. Enjoy the photos of
his 14th model here on ARC. |
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Mike Pattison
is here with his big eye popping 1/32 HKM B-25J Mitchell. Wow....full
engine detail and the glass nose do a wonderful job showing all the
detail in Mike's big Mitchell bomber. Mike gave his bomber
full weathering and sexy noseart to complete the look. This is
one B-25 that looks amazing from
every angle. This is Mike's 25th model here on ARC. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
SBD Dauntless Seats with early war harness from
Ultracast.
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Thursday, Aug
13 2015
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Ramon R. Lomeli
has done a spectacular detailing job on his 1/48 Airfix AH.7 Lynx helicopter.
Ramon used a combination of scratchbuilding and aftermarket
photo etch to super detail his Lynx as it appeared in Bosnia in the
late 90's. Ramon then finished it all off with an expert
weathering job. Very impressive work Ramon. |
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Mario Mifsud
joins us today in style with his second model on ARC. This
is Mario's 1/72 Hasegawa F-14A in the attractive camo of the
Iranian Air Force. Mario used a very good technique for the
soft demarcation lines on the camo and then gave his Tomcat a
flawless weathering job to complete the desert look. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
Beaufighter Mk X Radar & Tail Fin
from QuickBoost.
This detail 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
MiG-21 BD3-60 Pylons from
Zactomodels.
These resin
BD3-60 Pylons are designed for the MiG-21 and include the early and
later 'heavy duty' version of the BD3-60 Pylons.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
A6M5
Zero Engine set from CMK.
This detail set is designed for
the Tamiya kit.
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Tuesday, Aug
11 2015 |
Chad Independence Day |
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Miguel I. Becerril
starts today's update with a stunning in-flight display on his
1/48 Hasegawa Turkish RF-4E/TM. Miguel built his Phantom
as the Turkish jet that was shot down by the Syrians in 2012
complete with the landing gear partially retracted as it zooms up
from it's runway. This is quite the stunning model and the
inaction display is quite appealing and expertly well done. I
really enjoyed seeing this in-flight display. This is Miguel's
5th model on ARC.
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M.J.Gormley's
family has a connection to the legendary USAF Ace Dick
Bong. This is his 1/48 Monogram P-38 “Marge” in all
it's glory as it appeared during WW2 in the Pacific. Included
in this article is an autographed photos from Dick Bong
himself...which is quite the family treasure. Mark also
includes the history behind this legendary pilot which mentions
Talcloban airfield....which was the focal point of Typhoon Yolanda a
couple of years ago in the Philippines.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
WW1 Instrument Dial Decals from
airscale.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
SBD Dauntless Seats from
Ultracast.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
BAC Lightning F.6 resin cockpit set from
Pavla
Models.
This detail set is designed for
the Hasegawa/Revell kit.
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Monday, Aug
10 2015 |
Ecuador Independence Day |
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Carmel J. Attard
is here with his exceptionally colorful 1/72 Special Hobby Sea
Balliol wearing markings for the Royal Navy. Carmel tell
the history of this RN trainer and well as what was involved in
building this sharp looking multi-media model. I love the
paint scheme Carmel chose.
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Alexandros Alexandrou
has done a fabulous job weathering his 1/48 Italeri F-16D Block 50.
Alexandros chose to build his eye catching F-16 in Hellenic (Greek)
Air Force camo which is one of the best looking F-16 paint
schemes. Once the camo was applied, he gave his Viper an
expertly done weathering job to add the perfect level of realism to
his jet. This is Alexandros first model on ARC and I hope we
see more of his models on ARC in the future.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
Fw 190 A-8 Exhaust from QuickBoost.
This detail set is designed for
the Hasegawa kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
A6M2/A6M5 Zero Tail cone from CMK.
This detail set is designed for
the Tamiya kit.
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Sunday, Aug
9 2015 |
Singapore National Day |
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S K Loh
joins us from Singapore on this special day with an outstanding
1/144 Academy F-16C Black Knights. SK did quite a bit of
work to get the detail right including scratchbuilding and then made
custom decals for the team leader of the Singapore Aerobatic
team. A perfect way to honour Singapore's National Day.
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Leslie Choy
has been busy on the 1/32 Tamiya F-15SG scratchbuilding
and adding aftermarket detail items to create a more accurate.
Leslie improved the cockpit detail and then added a weapons load and
finished it off with custom decals for a Singaporean F-15. I
love it.
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S K Loh
has successfully taken the tiny 1/144 Ace Corporation E-2C Hawkeye
and reworked the details with scratchbuilding to create a very
accurate Singaporean version of the Hawkeye. SK gave the
finished model weathering to make it look very realistic....stunning
work SK.
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Saturday, Aug
8 2015 |
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Friday, Aug
7 2015 |
Cote d'lvoire National Day |
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I've been busy since
I got home clearing out a backlog of e-mails and adjusting to the
time difference.
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David Mielke
has high praise for the 1/48 Airfix E.E. Lightning F6. David
chose the sharks mouth markings for No 5 squadron and finished his
Lightning to a very high standard. It's a special treat to see
David's Lightning on ARC. |
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Greg Kerry
is here with his dynamic scene from WW2 of an RAF Typhoon attacking
Wehrmacket ground forces. This is his 1/72 Hobbyboss Hawker Typhoon
in-flight with an explosion happening among the enemy troops and
vehicle. The Typhoon has a solid reputation for it's air to
ground rocket attacks and it's good to see an RAF Typhoon in action. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72 MiG-25RB/RBT resin cockpit set + reccon nose + vacu canopy
from
Pavla
Models.
This detail set is designed for
the Condor kit.
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In Plymouth we saw
the docks where the Mayflower passengers boarded the ship to begin
their journey to the New World. I also saw the spot the 2
first ships of prisoners to Australia were loaded. Odd....you
hear these stories....but to actually stand on the same
steps....makes one ponder the big picture. On our drive back
to London from Plymouth we stopped at Stonehenge.....it's pretty
amazing to see that after seeing so many photos. I'm on the
final leg of my trip home.....it was an enjoyable 10 days in
England.
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Zoran Verhovšek
has
really created something special with his 1/48 Special Hobby
Fokker B.II diorama. Zoran found the Special Hobby
Fokker B.II to be
a very good quality kit and he then went on to create this modelling
masterpiece. Have a good look and enjoy.
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Peter Athanasopoulos
joins us from sunny Greece with his 1/48 Heller Mirage 2000-5Mk2.
Peter converted this kit to the Hellenic Air Force version of the
aircrafy which reqired a fair bit of work and then he finished it off
with his usual high level of skill. I love these Hellenic Air
Force blue paint schemes.
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Eric Hargett has
a passion for the Phantom and you will see when you have close
look at his 1/48 Hasegawa F-4E Phantom II.
Eric added resin seats to dress up the cockpit as well as aftermarket
decals, but the real eye popper is the painting and weathering Eric
did on his Phantom to replicate this Vietnam War era Phantom complete
with a full weapons load and drop tanks. Eric got it all right.
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Mike Regan
is here with his finely done 1/48 Tamiya Mosquito FB.VI.
Mike includes some very interesting his story behind this special
Mosquito and it's activities during WW2 as an airliner. Mike
added resin goodies from Ultracast and decals from Liveries Unlimited
to finish off this special Mossie Airliner.
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Wednesday, Aug
5 2015 |
Russia
- End of Kursk operation (1943)
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Croatian
Victory Day or Dan Domovinske zahvalnosti |
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Tuesday, Aug
4 2015 |
Burkina Faso National Day |
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We drove to
Nottingham and had a evening meal and liquid refreshments at an 800
year old pub called "The trip to Jerusalem" which was in
business at the time of the Crusaders from long ago. The bar
maid was a Canadian and she gave us a tour of the secret beer
cellars beneath the pub that are more like caves carved into the
sandstone rock below the pub. We headed 1 hour north to the
village of Bamford in Derbyshire. It's a quaint little village
full of well kept stone houses. We walked around and took
photos of the various signs that featured our family name and had a
snack at the "Bamford Bakery" which was next to the "Bamford
Dentist" which was down the road from the "Bamford
Church". It is amusing to have a village featuring our
family name. We then drove for a number of hours to meet up
with more relatives in Plymouth. A wonderful night out with a
tour of the port with a stop in a pub and a fine dinner to complete
our very enjoyable stay in the port city of Plymouth. Tomorrow
we head back to London to prepare for our trip home to Canada.
We've driven 800 miles in the past week exploring the UK and I'm
becoming quite comfortable driving on the other side of the road.
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Tolga ULGUR
is here today with his most recent masterpiece. This is
Tolga's 1/48 Dragon Junkers JU-88A4
in one of the more interesting camo schemes I've seen on a
Ju-88. Tolga added full but subtle weathering to his Ju-88 to
complete the look of realism. Check out the photos of the
instrument panel and cockpit....amazing work.
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Jeremias Nicolas Luchina
is here with
something very unique. This is his 1/48 Aconcagua AT-63 Pampa II
with some added
gearbay detailing and finished of in Argentine markings with an
attractive camo scheme.
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Fernando I. Moreno Villa has taken the
older 1/72 Monogram F8F-1 Bearcat
kit and with some careful work he has turned it into quite the fine
looking Bearcat. Fernando improved the simplistic cockpit with
some scratchbuilt detailing and dropped the control surfaces and did
other work to upgrade this older kit. He then finished it off
in a multi-shade baremetal finish.
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Andy Harsanto has
done an amazing amount of detailing and scratchbuilding to create his 1/48 Hasegawa Hovering Harrier GR
MK.7.
Andy was very careful to get the mechanical details correct as a
Harrier would appear when hovering. He goes into some very
helpful details in his article explaining the process.
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Angelo M Picardo
is
a Paramedic with the East of England Ambulance Service and today he is
here with his very
nicely done 1/72 Medicopter 117.
Angelo has access for a special boxing of this chopper in the
Paramedic with the East of England Ambulance Service markings and in
his article there is a link where you can buy this model with these
rare markings.
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Danny Braverman
is
here with his eye popping 1/48 Airfix Lightning F.6.
Danny used a resin cockpit with a flawless painting job to dress up
his Lightning and then collected various decals to get a full set of
the markings he wanted and the final topper is the paint and
weathering job on this lightning. Amazing.
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PHAN NGUYEN Hoang Nguyen
joins us
today with his second model on ARC. This particular 1/48 Tamiya Skyraider A1-H
is in South Vietnamese markings and features a full weapons load and
one heck of a well done paint and weathering job.
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Sunday, Aug
2 2015 |
Former Yugoslavian Republic of Macedonia National Day |
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