Wednesday,
Mar 31 2010 |
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Here's
the latest Hot
Babe of the Week!
photos from Twobobs.
These F-5 Aggressor pics were taken
by Don Logan. This is just a small sampling and Twobobs will
get some more up in the coming weeks to help you out with your
forthcoming F-5 Aggressor builds!
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Jim Knight is here
with one heck of a great looking 1/48 Monogram F-8C Crusader.
Jim used the Cobra Company conversion kit and the decals are
from a Cutting Edge sheet for VF-84. The finished model with a
flame job on the sides of the intake plus the folded wings makes
this Crusader really look exceptional.
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Burt Gustafson
has done a lovely job on his 1/72 Hasegawa E-2C Hawkeye.
Burt was very impressed with the Hasegawa kit and I do like the
colorful markings he chose for his Hawkeye.
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Graham Mansell has
been rushing to get his 1/72 Hobbycraft Bell X-1 finished for
a club group build. Graham got her finished hours before
the club meeting and I'm proud to say he did win an award for his
sharp looking X-1. Nicely done Graham.
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Tim Cvetic has
done an excellent job on his 1/48 ARII F6F-3 Hellcat. Tim
dressed up the cockpit with a resin cockpit and then he added
scratchbuilt detailing to the wheel wells to get that area looking
right. Check out the amazing shading he did on the underside.
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I have a product article
for the new 1/72
F-14 Pitot Tube & AOA Probe set from Hobby
Decal. |
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Paul
Parkes from Parkes682
decals is here with news about Custom white
decals
that he can now offer. |
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I have a product article
for the new 1/48
F-105 Thunderchief wheel bay set from Aires. |
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I have a product article
for the new 1/72
SAAB S.32 Lansen detail set by Maestro
Models Conversions and available from
Rebell
Hobby.
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Tuesday,
Mar 30 2010 |
First
day of Passover |
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I had a major brain
fade with yesterday's update and had the wrong link for the Twobobs
newsletter and I forgot to upload all the review articles.
Anyways......I've got all that corrected and added it to today's
update along with today's selection of gallery articles.
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This
weeks Twobobs
Newsletter is loaded with news. Bob has plenty of info on
the new F-5F decal sheets in the works which includes 6 new
sheets featuring a variety of Gomer jets and PACAF
jets. There's even one with a sharks mouth!!!
Bob also has a large list of clearance sheets that are quickly
selling out. Get em before they're gone!
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Rafi Ben-Shahar starts
today with his very sharp looking 1/48 Eduard Focke wulf Fw 190D.
Rafi not only treats you to photos of his Eduard Dora, but he
also has photos of his Dragon/Trimaster and he compares the pros and
cons of both models. I think after you read his article you
will be pondering building a Fw-109 Dora.....I know I sure would
like to start on one.
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Dragan Cvetic is
here to show you his fantastic looking 1/72 Italeri Mirage 2000 DP.
It is finished in the blue/grey camo scheme of a Mirage 2000DP flown
by the Peruvian Air Force. I don't know why, but blue camo
schemes sure do look nice.
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Mark L. Rossmann has done a gorgeous job building and
finishing his 1/48 Monogram B25J Gunship.
Mark provides a wealth of historical info on the B-25 in his
article before telling you what was involved to build it.
Beautifully done Mark.....I love how it looks.
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Kurt Warren joins
us with a very special and historical aircraft. This his 1/72
ERTL/AMT F-15C Eagle in the markings for a triple shoot-down
Eagle from the Gulf War. Kurt made the decals on his home
computer to complete this very unique jet. The finished model
looks excellent.
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Here is a
product announcement for the 1/72 P-40E Warhawk Gun Barrels from
QuickBoost. |
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Dave Johnson
is here with a product announcement for the 1/32 Wicked
Women P-38 Lightenings decal sheet from Bombshell
Decals.
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Monday,
Mar 29 2010 |
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This
weeks Twobobs
Newsletter is loaded with news. Bob has plenty of info on
the new F-5F decal sheets in the works which includes 6 new
sheets featuring a variety of Gomer jets and PACAF
jets. There's even one with a sharks mouth!!!
Bob also has a large list of clearance sheets that are quickly
selling out. Get em before they're gone!
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Aaron Malone is
here with one of my favourite 109's. This is his 1/48 Monogram Me-109
finished with weathering and the colourful red and white
markings of the Swiss Air Force. These are great looking
markings that I always enjoy seeing.
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Silvio Pietropaolo
has been busy getting the
details right on his 1/72 Heller Boeing E 3B Sentry.
This model required some changes to get things accurate and
Silvio used his scratchbuilding skills to make the changes to the
engines and pylons to make his Sentry much more accurate.
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El Rey is
here with something rare and special today. This is his
1/50 Minicraft Cessna 182 Conversion. El Ray converted the
Cessna 172 into a Cessna 182 Skylane which required a fair amount of
skill to complete the changes. He then gave it full weathering
and Mexican Air Force markings. Nicely done El Ray.
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Laurent Stern had a
heck of a time building the 1/72 Amodel Yak-28PP. Although
the finished model looks excellent, Laurent did have to put in
plenty of effort to pull it off and get his slick looking Yak-28PP
completed. This aircraft represent a Ukrainian Air Force jet.
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Here is a
product announcement for the 1/72
P-40E Warhawk Gun Barrels from QuickBoost. |
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Dave
Johnson is here with a
product announcement for the 1/32
Wicked Women P-38 Lightenings decal sheet from Bombshell
Decals.
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Friday,
Mar 26
2010 |
Bangladesh Independence and National Day |
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Silvio Pietropaolo has
done an exceptionally nice job on his 1/72 Italeri Northrop YB 49 Flying Wing.
Silvio finished his flying wing in a multi-shade bare metal
finish with some very subtle weathering to complete it.
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Burcin Emren
dropped by the ARC Corporate offices in Turkey with his 1/48 Italeri F-4S.
Aftermarket decals were used to complete the model as an
in-flight Phantom complete with full weathering and a full weapons
load.
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André Pacheco de Moraes
has done an exceptionally nice job on his 1/72 Airfix Embraer T-27 Tucano.
André took the Arifix's Shorts Tucano T-1 and converted it to the
Embraer T-27 Tucano using a conversion set and then added weathering
and Brazilian markings.
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James Olschlager Jr.
joins us with his very
nicely done 1/72 Hobby Boss HH-60H.
James chose
the markings for an HH-60H aboard the USS Harry S. Truman CVN-75 |
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I have a product article
for the new 1/72
Spitfire XIX Exhaust from QuickBoost. |
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I have a product article
for the new 1/48
Bf 109 G-9 cockpit set
from SBS
Model.
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Thursday,
Mar 25
2010 |
Greece Independence Day |
Royal Navy - Sea Mosquito first carrier landings (1944) |
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Axel Grundmann is
here to mark the
Greece Independence Day with his flawless 1/32 Trumpeter A-7E Corsair.
Axel added resin goodies from Aires, Eduard and Zactomodels and
then gave his big Corsair a full weathering job with panel line
shading to complete the look.
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Gabriel Stern
is here with his latest aviation masterpiece. This is his Scratchbuilt Hulburt
1909
which is an odd but very neat looking design and it is hard to
imagine the original designer ever expect this design to fly.
Gabriel used his exception talent to capture this odd little
aircraft in perfection in 1/72 scale.
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David Rapasi
joins us today with two of his 1/72 Hasegawa Furies. Dave
built these in the early 70's.....and I must say they are both high
quality builds. The second Fury is a dark blue US Navy
jet. Nicely done Dave.
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Eric Hargett has
gone all out on his 1/48 Monogram Heinkel He-111H-14 using a
variety of items including resin goodies, decals and canopy masks.
Eric captured the look of the He-111 perfectly with carefully done
detailing and very well done weathering.
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I have a product article
for the 1/32
VF-31 "Tomcatters" F-14D Felix 101 decal sheet from
Fightertown
Decals. This decal
sheet includes markings for 3 different 1/32 VF-31 "Tomcatters"
F-14D Felix 101. |
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I have a product article
for the new 1/32
Bf 109E-4/E-7 cockpit set
from
Aires.
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I have a product article
for the new 1/32
Swiss Bf-109 decal sheet
from
Victory
Productions.
This new decal sheet includes markings for 16 different 1/32 Bf-109s
flown by the Swiss Air Force.
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Wednesday,
Mar 24 2010 |
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Jinoo Koo
is here from Korea with his model on ARC. This is his
fantastic looking 1/48 Italeri Fiat CR42 diorama complete
with figures, a car and all the added details needed to complete
this WW2 desert scene. Welcome to ARC Jinoo Koo. I look
forward to seeing more of your models on ARC in the future.
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John Heller has
pulled out all the stops in his 1/48 Hasegawa F-14B Tomcat
refueling diorama. The refueling basket is scratchbuilt
from 49 pieces. Every little aspect of this model hits the
mark perfectly to complete the scene........I really love the way
this whole diorama came together. Decals were from Fightertown
Decals.
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Andrew (kaysersoze) Holloway
has joined the small club of people that have completed the new 1/32 Tamiya Spitfire Mk.
IXc. Andrew added extra engine plumbing and finished his
Spit in the most famous markings of James Edgar "Johnnie"
Johnson. It doesn't get much prettier than this.
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Jeff Brundt is
here with his colourful 1/48 Tamiya F-84G in Thunderbirds
markings. Jeff chose to use the pre-painted chrome finish
and I must say the finished model came out looking perfect.
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Here
is a preview of the new 1/32 P-40 Warhawks decal sheet from
Zotz Decals.
This new decal sheet from Zotz Decals includes markings for four
P-40s...all with noseart or artwork...one with sexy noseart.
I'll do a full article when a review sample arrives. |
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I have a product article
for the new 1/48
Macchi C. 205 Exhaust
from QuickBoost.
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Tuesday,
Mar 23
2010 |
Pakistan Day |
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Ian Buick
had quite the challenging journey building his 1/72 Heller RAF Sentry AEW.1.
This is not the easiest kit in the world, but Ian stuck with it
and turned it into an impressive centrepiece for his RAF
collection. I loved seeing it Ian.........the finished model
was worth the effort.....well done!!!
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Paolo De Sanctis
has done a wonderful
job on his 1/72 Airfix Curtiss P.40E.
This is the older Airfix kit that Paolo built
mostly OOB with some added scratchbuilt detailing in the
cockpit. Paolo finished his P-40 in RAF markings and desert
camo complete with a sharks mouth on the nose.
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Karel Sláma
joins us with his big 1/48 Revell MIG-25 Foxbat. Karel
finsihed his Foxbat in Russian markings with a full weapons load
. This really is a sharp looking jet.
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Darius Aibara has
finally completed his vac-form
1/48 I.D. Models Douglas C-133A
Cargomaster. But to
make things more challenging Darius scratch built the entire
interior - the cockpit and the cargo compartment.
Wow......this one is impressive!!!
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Testors
Classic Model Aircraft Kits by Testors Corp. They
are designed for modellers with intermediate experience. The
price point is very good.....MSRP of US$7.49 each.
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I have a product article
for the new 1/48
P-400 Airacobra cockpit set
from Aires
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Dave Johnson is here with a product article
for the new 1/32
Wicked Women P-38 Lightenings decal sheet
from Bombshell
Decals.
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Monday,
Mar 22 2010 |
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Shawn "Phantom" Weiler
is here with today's first model. This is his 1/48 Tamiya
Lancaster
finished up in Canadian Rescue markings, which is quite the change
from the usual war time camo. Aftermarket goodies come from a
variety of companies to pull this whole beautiful project
together. Nicely done Shawn.
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Laurent Stern
has been busy doing plenty of detailing and scrachbuilding to his
excellent looking Croatian 1/72 Zvezda MiG-21
bisD. Laurenrt's Mig wears a NATO camo scheme and if you
want to learn about making your next MiG-21 more accurate.....then
Laurent's article is a gold mine of helpful information.
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David Walker
has done a wonderful
job detailing, finishing and weathering his 1/48 Hasegawa
Shiden-Kai (George). David tells the history of this great
fighter and then goes on to explain in helpful detail the work he
did to improve his model....including a resin engine. He then
finished it off with just the right amount of paint chipping to add
realism. I really like the look of the finished model.
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Jeong choel Kim joins
us from Korea with his heavily detailed 1/32 Tamiya F-15I
Ra'am. There were quite a few aftermarket items used
to create this beautiful F-15I before it was given a flawless camo
paint job and Israeli markings. You're going to love the
photos of this Ra'am. |
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I have a product article
for the new 1/72
A-4 Skyhawk Refueling Probe - Type A
from
from QuickBoost.
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I have a product article
for the new 1/72
SAAB 32 Lansen vacform canopies by Maestro Models Conversions
and
available from Rebell
Hobby.
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Sunday, Mar 21
2010 |
Namibia Independence Day |
Chile - Anniversary of the Chilean Air Force |
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Oxiel Carrizo (Necsac)
joins us from Chile with a very highly detailed 1/48 Hasegawa F-16 MLU Viper.
Oxiel added plenty of
aftermarket items, but it is his skill as a modeller that pulled
this whole project together into the beautiful f-16 you see
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Reinaldo Orellana (Shark)
is also here from Chile with his outstanding 1/32 Academy F-16 C Peace Puma.
Reinaldo added extra
scratchbuild detailing plus a full weapons load before finishing off
his F-16 in Chilean Air Force markings using Two Bobs decals. |
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Alacrán
is here on the Chilean Air Force Anniversary day
with his 1/72
Hasegawa B-25J. Alacrán
spent 7 months building his Chilean Air Force B-25 and used a lot of
upgrades from companies such as BIG ED, CMK and Quickboost.
The finished model looks fantastic.
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Rodrigo Rejas is
here on the Chilean Air Force Anniversary day with his 1/72
Matchbox BAC Canberra PR.9. Rodrigo did plenty of extra
work to transform this older kit into a flawless and well detailed
model of the Chilean Canberra 341.
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Alacrán
is here with his second model for the Chilean Air Force Anniversary
day. This is his 1/72
Pioneer Models C-45. Alacrán
showed his skill as a modeller by adding much scratchbuilt detail to
transform this into a very accurate model of the C-45. And of
course it is wearing Chilean Air Force markings.
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Alacrán
has done much added work to his 1/72
Italeri F-5 Tiger III. Then Alacrán finished his F-5 in
Chilean Air Force to mark this special day for the Chilean
Air Force.
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Saturday,
Mar 20
2010 |
Tunisia National Day |
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Friday,
Mar 19 2010 |
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Agnieszka Kuś
joins us from Poland with her 1/72 Amodel Global Flyer.
Agnieszka posed her Global Flyer as an in-flight model which is the
best way to capture the delicate look of this special
aircraft. Agnieszka is a very skilled modeller and she did
plenty of extra work on her Global Flyer to make it perfect. I
always enjoy seeing her latest model on ARC.
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Burcin Emren joins
us from Turkey with his great looking 1/48 Academy MiG-29. Burcin
added an Aires cockpit set and then finished his MiG-29 in Luftwaffe
markings and camo.....which looks excellent.
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Carmel J Attard
is here with not one but two 1/72 Rareplanes Beechcraft 17
Staggerwing/Traveller. One of these has connections to the
Royal family in the Netherlands during the war. This is a
vacuformed kit, but that didn't cause any problems for Carmel as he
is an expert that is skilled at building sort of kit.
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Rafi Ben-Shahar finishes
up today's model gallery selection with two of his 1/48 Hasegawa TF-104G
Starfighters. One is in Italian markings and the other in
in Spanish Air Force markings.....both are up to Rafi's high level
of finish. Check out the detailed cockpit photos of the Aires
cockpit set.
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Anatoly Sushon is here with a product article of the 1/72 APA-5D
USSR/Russian Airfield Mobile Starter Unit from ARMORY.
This is the perfect item for a diorama. |
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I have a product article
for the new 1/48
P-61 Black Widow Cowl & Engine Update Set from Modelshack.
Get these while you can, they will sell fast. |
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I have a product article
for the new1/48 Fw Ta
154 Exhaust resin set from QuickBoost. |
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Thursday,
Mar 18 2010 |
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David Rapasi gets
things started today with very unique his 1/48 Tamiya A 10-A Thunderbolt ll.
This particular desert camo is from 1991 and was a proposal for
the Gulf War. Dave of course....carried it off very well.
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Kees Kuyper
dropped by with something I've never seen before. This is his
1/72 Matchbox Zero
finished off in the markings for a captured Zero flown by the
British intelligence unit.
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Mark Doherty
has been very busy getting the details just right on his 1/24 Airfix Sea Harrier.
Mark added plenty of scratchbuilt detail to the cockpit as well
as full engine detail. The high quality of the final painting
that really makes this Sea Harrier stand out.
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Chris Causey joins
us with photos from the recent Jaxcon 2010 show that
was held in Florida. The models all look great and this looks
like a show well worth checking out in the future. Thanks for
sharing the photos with us Chris.
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I have a product article
for the new 1/32
VF-84 F-14A's Nose Art Desert Storm decal sheet from Fightertown
Decals
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Miles Lumbard
is here with a first look at
the 1/32
F/A-18E Super Hornet from Trumpeter.
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I have a product article
for the new 1/32
F-8J Crusader detail set from Aires. |
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Wednesday,
Mar 17
2010 |
Ireland - St. Patrick's Day |
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Mariano Milanés joins
us from Argentina with his first article
on ARC today. This is his 1/48 Trumpeter Sukhoi Su-15 Flagon A
in a rare red paint scheme which looks really good on the
Su-15. Welcome to ARC Mariano and I look forward to seeing
more of your models on ARC!!!
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Kin Wong has done an amazing
job finishing his 1/72 Italeri F-5E Tiger II.
This
colourful F-5 is in the Tiger scheme used by the Swiss Air Force.
I love Tiger Meet jets.
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Kairasp Daruwala
has been busy building
and weathering his 1/32 Revell P-40E Warhawk.
This particular P-40 is an Aleutian Tiger complete with the big
colourful Tiger head noseart. It's good to see Kairasp's Aleutian Tiger on
ARC.
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Fabian Mario Vera
joins us with his excellent looking 1/72 Hasegawa Fw 190A-8.
Fabian
added Eduard photoetch and Condor Decals as
well as a perfect Luftwaffe paint job. This 190 looks perfect.
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I have a product article
for the new 1/48
Arado Ar 234B-2 Engine from QuickBoost.
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Dave
Johnson is here with a
product article
for the new 1/72 Corsica
B-25J Mitchell Bombers from Bombshell
Decals.
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Tuesday,
Mar 16 2010 |
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Eli Raphael
(my good friend from Zotz
Decals)
is here with his just finished 1/32 Tamiya Spitfire IX.
Eli is a very talented modeler as you can see by his Spitfire
and of course it is finished in markings from the new Zotz
Decals
Spitfire decal sheet. And of course....his Spitfire has sexy
noseart.
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Paolo Yuen is
here with another of his carriers. This is his 1/700 Trumpeter USS Theodore Roosevelt CVN-71 2006.
Paolo used aftermarket items from Gold Medal Model Eduard.
This is amazing detail he did in 1/700.
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Darius Aibara has
done what few modellers would atempt....he build a stunning example
of the 1/48 I.D. Models Douglas C-133A Cargomaster. Darius is
a highly respected modeller here on ARC for his ability to build
very difficult kits that would reduce most modellers to tears.
Darius scratchbuilt a full interior for this HUGE C-133A Cargomaster.
Good grief.....most people would just be pleased to get this kit
half built. Way to go Darius!!!
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Busolini Massimo
did a beautiful
job detailing and weathering his 1/48 Hasegawa F-104J Starfighter. Busolini
added an Aires resin seat as well as an open the engine compartment
from CMK. I love the paint job and weathering on this
F-104........it looks perfect.
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Dave
Johnson is here with a
product article
for the 1/32 Ki-44 Shoki Exterior Photo Etch Set
from Eduard . This set is available from Hobby
Link Japan. |
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I have a product article
for the new 1/48
J35 Draken vertical fin set from Aires. |
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I have a product article
for the new 1/48
VMFA-451 Warlords F-4J decal sheet from Impact
Decals.
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Monday,
Mar 15 2010 |
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Rafi Ben-Shahar has done an
exceptionally nice job building,
detailing his and finishing his 1/48 Academy F-15I "Ra'am".
Rafi added a full weapons load as well as a stunning weathering
job to finish his Israeli F-15I. |
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Harv had quite the
challenging time building his 1/72 Hobbycraft Ch-113 Labrador.
Harv corrected flaws in the kit and added scratchbuilt resin
goodies to improve his Labrador before finishing it in the SAR
markings of a chopper that met a very tragic end. Harv tells
the whole story in his article.
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Juan Jose Moreno has
reworked the wings on his 1/48 Hasegawa F-86 Sabre to create
the F40 version and then he gave it a flawless bare metal finish
with Spanish markings. He also added extra detailing to areas
such as the landing gear wheels to further improve his Sabre.
The finished model is a beauty and the extra work was well worth
it.
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Konley Kelley joins
us today with his Snow Day B-24J Liberator in 3D. Konley
posed his Liberator in formation with others being attacked by
a Me-262. Pretty cool image....I like it.
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I have a product article
for the new 1/72 F-5A Freedom Fighter Air Scoops from QuickBoost. |
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I have a product article
for the new 1/72 SAAB
37 Viggen upgrade set by Maestro Models Conversions and
available from Rebell
Hobby. |
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Friday,
Mar 12
2010 |
Mauritius Independence Day |
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Simon Talbot joins
us today with his first article on ARC. This is beautifully
finished 1/48 Trumpeter Su-15A. Simon is a big fan of
Alclad paints and that is what he used to get this flawless bare
metal finish. Welcome
to ARC Simon, I hope to see more of your models on ARC in the
future. Cute looking bird by the way. |
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Agnieszka Kuś is
here today from Poland. She is a very
talented and well known modeller on ARC and I'm pleased to see her 1/72 Amodel Voyager.
Agnieszka did plenty of her special work to her Voyager and then
she posed it as an in-flight model to show the true beauty of this
very unique aircraft. Excellent model Agnieszka....I admire
each of your models when they appear on ARC. |
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Burcin Emren is
here from Turkey with his 1/48 Hasegawa F-104 G. This
very attractive Starfighter is finished in Luftwaffe markings in the
usual high quality finish we enjoy seeing from Burcin. I love
Luftwaffe jets!!!
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Brent Leidig
joins
us from sunny Florida with his second article on ARC. This is
his 1/48 Revell SNJ finished
with figures and weathering to bring his little trainer to
life. I enjoyed seeing the photos of Brent's SNJ. |
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I have a product article
for the new 1/32
Nakajima Ki 44 Exhaust resin set
from QuickBoost.
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I have a product article
for the new 1/72
SAAB AJ37 Viggen resin cockpit by Maestro Models Conversions
and
available from Rebell
Hobby.
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I have a product article
for the new Master class Clinic #3 - Building and Painting
Small Scale Figures from Werner's
Wings.
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Thursday,
Mar 11
2010 |
Lithuania Independence Day |
Train
bombings in Spain 2004 |
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Tim Dix is
here with his first article on ARC. This is his exceptionally
well done 1/144 VF-154 Black Knights, Phantom, Tomcat and Hornet.
Although these jets are 1/144, you'd never know it by looking at
the photos. Welcome to ARC Tim, I look forward to seeing more
of your models on ARC in the future. |
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Pierre Christian Baudru
has done an
exceptionally nice job building,
detailing his and finishing his 1/72 Italeri MQ-1 Predator. Pierre has it
displayed in a diorama setting to bring his Predator to
life. Wow....I love it. |
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Mark L. Rossmann is
here with a Sabre you don't see very often. This is his
Japanese 1/48 Hasegawa F86- 40 Sabre
with the eye catching blue “Lightning Bolt” tail markings of the
9th SQ 4th Air wing Sabre. |
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Carmel J Attard
stopped by the ARC Corporate offices
in Malta with his 1/78 Vac Wings Antonov A-7 Assault Glider.
This is a very rare model of a glider that I've never heard
of. Carmel tells the history behind this WW2 Russian glider as
well as what was required to build this vacformed kit. |
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I have a product article
for the new 1/72
Refuelling Probe Tip from Hobby
Decal |
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I have a product article
for the new 1/72
Fw 190A-3/A-5 wheels from Aires
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Wednesday,
Mar 10 2010 |
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Frédéric Schwebel
joins us today with his first article on
ARC. This is 1/48 Tamiya P-51 Mustang expertly
finished with self adhesive aluminium foil and
the markings for Big Beautiful Doll with full weathering. The
quality of this model is perfect. Welcome to ARC Frédéric.
I look forward to seeing more of your work on ARC. |
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Ken Middleton is
here to brighten your day with another of his simply inspiring
in-flight dioramas. This is his 1/48 Academy F-15C Eagle with a full weapons load and finished in
the markings for the 104th Fighter Wing, Massachusetts Air National
Guard. Ken is an expert at these in-flight dioramas and the
high quality of his work is always a pleasure to see on ARC. |
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Juergen Klinglhuber
is here with his 1/72 Agusta Bell AB204B
in the special Ciao Bell’a retirement
paint scheme. This is an Austrian chopper that required much
work on the part of Juergen to create as the correct kit wasn't
available at the time of the build. The end result is a great
looking chopper and I admire Juergen for getting it done. It
doesn't look like it was an easy project to build but he got it
done. |
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John Lanning
has done a
marvelous job building his 1/72 Revell F-101B Voodoo.
John finished his Voodoo in the markings for the F-101B Voodoo,
North Dakota ANG as it appeared in 1975. Nicely done John. |
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I have a product article
for the 1/144
NSAWC Tomcats F-14A's decal sheet
from Fightertown
Decals.
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I have a product article
for the new 1/48
F-105D Thunderchief Position Lights from QuickBoost.
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Tuesday,
Mar 9 2010 |
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The
Hot
Babe of the Week!
photos from
Twobobs is courtesy of a couple
of world-class aviation photographers, Greg "Cactus" Davis
and Jim "Hazy" Haseltine. All air-to-air
Viper pics this week from the Kun and the Arizona desert. Enjoy.
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Eugenio E. Alés starts
this update with his first article on ARC. This is his 1/48 Fine Molds X-Wing
which looks fantastic.....but take a close look at the stars
painted on the display base....that is very creative. Welcome
to ARC Eugenio!!! I hope to see more of your models on ARC in
the future. |
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David Rapasi modified
his 1/48 Pro Modeler SB2C Helldiver in all the right places
to represent a Helldiver patrolling off Midway in late 1944.
But of course Dave's Helldiver wouldn't be complete without one of
his stellar weathering jobs.
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Val Golez is
here with one of the coolest Canadian jets ever painted. This
is his tiny 1/144 Revell CF-18
finished off in the colourful Hornet paint scheme. It looks
excellent Val. |
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Gabriel Stern joins
us with another of his aviation wonders in his article entitled
Sorta Put Together 1/72 Wiley Post's Orion/Explorer Hybrid.
This plane in real life was a combination
of different planes and had a connection to Will Rogers which is
explained in the article. I like it because it is a float
plane....and Gabriel built it. |
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I have a product article
for the new 1/32
Su-27 Missile Pylons from Zactomodels.
This set gives you 10
different pylons including weapon and wing tip pylons
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I have a product article
for the new 1/48
MiG-17PF Fresco D cockpit set from Aires. |
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Monday,
Mar 8 2010 |
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This
weeks Twobobs
Newsletter is up. Rough Raider sheets are selling fast.
Pretty good seller this group and the 72nd scale sheets are
doing very well. Get em while you can! 1/48, 17/72
and 1/32 F/A-18B Casper and His Bandit Ghosts sheet are
available now. Wow...this sheet rocks!!! |
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Sakis Georgiadis starts
today's update with his first model on ARC. This is his 1/72
Trumpeter F-105G Thunderchief beautifully finished with
preshading and weathering. Welcome to ARC Sakis!!! I
hope to see more of your models on ARC in the future.
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Paolo Yuen
is here with something special you don't see very often. This
is his 1/350 Trumpeter Admiral Kuznetsov Aircraft Carrier. Paolo added Gold Medal Models photo etch parts to further add
detail to his Russian carrier. |
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Massimiliano Bianchi
has added a huge amount of detail to his big 1/32 Ruporator MiG-27M.
This is a resin kit and was given a full
weathering job and then finished off in Sri Lanka Air Force
markings. Beautiful work. |
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Danny Dinh is
here with his flawlessly finished 1/72 Italeri H-19B Chickasaw.
Danny added extra detailing to improve his Chickasaw......read
his article to find out why his chopper is wearing USAF and VNAF
markings.....it's quite an interesting history. |
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I have a product article
for the new 1/72
MiG-21 MF/bis/SMT Air Scoops from QuickBoost. |
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Friday,
Mar 5
2010 |
Spitfire - Maiden flight of Spitfire in 1936 |
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Matthew G.
marks this special day in the history of the Spitfire with his 1/72 Airfix Spitfire Mk.1a.
Matthew added some cockpit detail and added realism to his
Spitifre with some weathering. This old Airfix kit is a
classic and Matthew did his up well. |
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Shawn "Phantom" Weiler
has done his typical flawless job on the 1/48 Hasegawa CF-104 Starfighter.
Shawn is built this one for a group build here on ARC and it is
finished in bare metal finish and Canadian markings.
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Fernando I. Moreno Villa
did an excellent job on his 1/72 OKit Mil Mi-2. Fernando
finished his chopper in the markings for the in the markings
for Armada de México. His article give you some very helpful
tips in you are building the Mil Mi-2. |
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Jean-Charles Goddet
has done a huge amount of work on his 1/72 Hasegawa F-16C.
There is plenty of aftermarket resin added to detail this great
looking F-16 and then it was finished in the Arctic Aggressor paint
scheme markings from Twobobs.
Grab a coffee and sit back and enjoy this one.
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I have a product article
for the new 1/72 MiG-21 MF/bis/SMT Correct Ventral Fin from
QuickBoost.
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Thursday,
Mar 4 2010 |
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Burcin Emren
joins us from Turkey with this great looking 1/48 Tamiya F-16 Block 50.
This F-16 is built out of the box with a full weapons load and
weathering to bring the model to life.
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Micah Reysio-Cruz
joins us from the warm Philippines with his 1/72 Testors/ Italeri Douglas C-47/ R4D.
This C-47 is a USN bird with a sharks mouth on the nose. I
enjoyed reading Micah's childhood story about building this kit long
ago. |
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Manfredo
Aceituno is here with a classic kit of a classic aircraft.
This is his 1/48 Lindberg PT-17 Stearman in those beautiful
bright colors. Manfredo did an excellent job on this
Stearman. |
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Manuel Negri
has been busy getting the finish just right on his 1/32 Hasegawa A-4F.
This is a USN Skyhawk complete with the weathering for a USN
bird. Beautiful job Manuel. |
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Dave Johnson
is here with a product articles for the 1/32
Hasegawa Focke-Wulf Fw190 D-9 ‘JG4’ kit available from
Hobby
Link Japan.
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I have a product article
for the new 1/48
J35 Draken control surfaces
from Aires.
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I have a product article
for the new 1/72
J32 Lansen conversion including belly tank
by
Maestro Models Conversions
and available from Rebell
Hobby.
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Wednesday,
Mar 3 2010 |
Bulgaria National Day |
Morocco National Day |
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Andrew Thorne is
here with one of the more eye catching paint schemes ever seen on
a P-47. This is his 1/32 Hasegawa P-47D with a
Quickboost Resin engine, Eduard prepainted belts, and Techmod
decals complete with nose art and partial D-Day stripes. Very
nice indeed Andrew. |
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E. Amacher
joins us all the way from Switzerland with this very skillfully done
1/48 Revell F-4 C Phantom.
This F-4 was detailed further with the new exhausts Aires and wheels from Royale resin.
Then this beauty was finished in the colors and markings for the Michigan
ANG.
It's always great to see jets in ANG markings.
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Michael Presley
had quite the adventure detailing and building his 1/48 AMT Beechcraft G-17S Staggerwing.
This is an older kit with some serious issues, but Michael not only
completed the beast but he built it into a gorgeous model of this
very attractive aircraft. I tip my hat to you Michael....a
very fine build indeed.
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Ido Barnea
has put quite a bit of
effort into his attractive 1/48 Academy F-86F-30
diorama. The F-86 has a multi-shade barematal finish
complete with noseart and markings from the Korean War. The
diorama is a winter scene with all the smaller details needed to
bring the diorama to life. Sabres are always such great
looking jets and this one is no exception. |
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Two
Bobs has
reprinted their ever popular 1/32
US Air-To Air Missile Markings decal sheet.
Now is your chance to buy this sheet before it sells out again. |
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I have a product article
for the new 1/32
F-100 Refueling Probe - Type B from QuickBoost. |
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Tuesday,
Mar 2 2010 |
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This
Hot
Babe of the Week from Twobobs
is courtesy of Robin Polderman and Rodrigo Armijo. Robin is a
frequent contributor of reference material at Twobobs. Thanks
very much for the pics Robin! Rodrigo Armijo also contributed
one photo.....thanks Rodrigo.
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Shawn "Phantom" Weiler
joins us today with his 119th Phantom on ARC. This is
Shawn's 1/48 Hasegawa F-4E
finished in Iranian Air Force markings and a full weathering
job. Shawn used decals from Hi-Decal
Line
to complete his Phantom. I love the look of this one Shawn.
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Rafi
Ben-Shahar has tackled the big 1/32 Trumpeter Swordfish Mk.
I for the second time. Rafi folded the wings on this
Swordfish and finished it to his usual very high standard.
This really is an impressive model in this scale with the wings
folded. WOW!!! |
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Stanislav Lelko
has done a wonderful
job on his bare metal 1/48 Trumpeter MiG 15 UTI Midget.
Stanislav finished his MiG 15 in a bare metal finish in the
markings for a 2 seater MiG 15 with the Czechoslovak Air Force.
It's cool to see one of these 2 seaters. |
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David Rapasi
is here with another of his beauties. This is his big 1/32 Hasegawa Bf 109
G4
wearing a flawless camo and Italian markings form WW2. This
one is a beauty.....well done David!!!.
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I have a product article
for the new 1/32 Big
Bandits C Hornets F-18C's decal sheet from Fightertown
Decals. |
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I have a product article
for the new 1/48
A-7E Corsiar II (late v.) cockpit set from Aires. |
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Monday,
Mar 1 2010 |
Wales - St David's Day |
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This
weeks Twobobs
Newsletter is up. There are plenty of new decal sheets
including :
- 72-081 F-15E/S
Anaconda Squeeze Play/Khamis Mushait Eagles
- 48-202 T-2C/C/E
Colorful Buckeyes
- 48-203 F-15S
Khamis Mushait Eagles
- 48-209 F-16A/C/D
Press to Test Vipers
- 32-028 AIM-7E/M
Missile Markings (Reprint)
- 32-058 F-15S
Khamis Mushait Eagles
Plus the VFA-125
sheets are ready to go! Get em while they're hot! The 72nd and 32nd
scale sheets are chock full of options and are a great value for the
price.
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Peter Straka
is here today with his first article on ARC. And what an
amazing model Peter has chosen as his fir model on ARC. This
is his 1/72 Eduard Fokker Dr.I Stripdown. Peter chose
to build his model without the skin and he added extra details such
and control cables to further improve the detail level on his
amazing little Tri-plane. Welcome to ARC Peter and I look
forward to seeing more of your models on ARC. |
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Tom Valaoras
has been busy getting all the details just right on 1/32 Trumpeter Shenyang J-5.
Tom explains to you the inaccuracies of this kit and how to
correct them and make a very accurate Shenyang J-5. Tom
carried it one step further and added plenty of extra detailing and
finished it all off with paint chipping and weathering in a diorama
with a historical story to tell. Very nice indeed.
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Gabriel Stern
has been busy adding
details to his very sharp looking Modified Execuform 1/72 Vultee V-1AS.
This is a Vac-u-formed kit that Gabriel added full interior
detail before scratchbuilding plenty of added details and scribing
the panel lines before finishing it off as a float plane.
Beautifully done Gabriel. |
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Wally Civitico
is here with something very rare and special today. This
is his 1/48 Monogram Intruder, converted to KA-6D. Wally
created all the added parts himself and even made the decals for his
Hi-viz tanker. The finished model is a beautiful and rare
sight to behold and enjoy. Very nicely done Wally.
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I have a product
announcement of the new 1/72 RAF/RN
Pitot tube Mid from Hobby
Decal. |
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I have a product
announcement of the new 1/48
Junkers Ju 87D-5N Standard Night Exhaust from QuickBoost. |
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