Wednesday, Oct
31
2018
Happy Halloween!!! |
No update today.
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Tuesday, Oct
30
2018 |
WW1 Events - this date in
1918
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Victor De Jesus is
here with his latest gem. This is his 1/32 Hasegawa Focke Wulf 190
with full engine detail and a great looking camo scheme with
artwork.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
F-104 Starfighter Landing Gear from
Scale
Aircraft Conversions.
This detail set is designed for
the Hasegawa kit.
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In the
ARC
Joke Page
there is a new daily funny photo and daily
joke.
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Monday, Oct
29 2018 |
Turkey Republic Day |
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1918
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Jens Gerber
is here with his beautifully weathered 1/48 Revell/Hasegawa Henschel Hs 129 B2.
Jens added some extra detailing and finished his model in Russian
Front markings. A good looking model.
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Shawn phantom Weiler
is here in style with A
couple 1/48 Revell F-5Fs
in US Navy markings that he built for 2 group builds. Shawn
picked an diverse choice of camo for his 2 Freedom Fighters.
Both look great.
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Here's a product article
for the Photo
Etch Cut-Off Set - Large from
The
Small Shop.
This tool set is the Photo Etch Cut-Off Set - Large. Use for
removing larger pieces from the PE frets. Especially useful for scale
modellers.
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In the
ARC
Joke Page
there is a new daily funny photo and daily
joke.
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Saturday, Oct
27 2018 |
Saint Vincent and
the Grenaidines Independence Day
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Friday, Oct
26 2018 |
Austria National Day |
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1918
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Waldek Pupar
is here with his 1/72 Dragon He-219 B-1 wearing a very
complicated camo scheme. Waldek
gave his He-219 full weathering and some excellent cockpit
detailing.
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Carmel
J. Attard
is here with a very interesting early Hind. This is his
vacuformed 1/72 Formaplane Mi-24A
finished in Algerian markings and with crew figures and a great
looking desert camo scheme. Carmel makes these vacuformed kits
look so easy.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
Lewis WWI gun from
Eduard
Model Accessories.
This gun was used on a
large variety of Allied WW1 aircraft.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
F-14D Tomcat Ejection Seats with Safety Belts from
QuickBoost.
This detail set is designed for
the Hasegawa kit.
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In the
ARC
Joke Page
there is a new daily funny photo and daily
joke.
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Thursday, Oct
25
2018 |
Charge
of the Light Brigade in the Crimean war 1854 |
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1918
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Gerd Wilcken
did a first class job on his 1/72 Airfix Shorts Tucano T1.
Gerd used a CMK resin cockpit to improve detail in that area as
well as other detailing and then finished it as a RAF trainer with
some great looking markings.
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Thomas Brόckelt
is here with a very interesting aircraft. This is his 1/72 Unicraft - Lippisch Aerodyne
VTOL which is a fascinating aircraft. Thomas tells you the
extra work he put into building this Unicraft kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
SAAB J-29 Tunnan Gun Barrels from
QuickBoost.
This detail set is designed for
the Pilot Replicast kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Ki-46 Landing Gear from
Scale
Aircraft Conversions.
This detail set is designed for
the Tamiya kit.
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In the
ARC
Joke Page
there is a new daily funny photo and daily
joke.
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Wednesday, Oct
24 2018 |
Zambia Independence Day |
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1918
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Paul Maksimov
starts today with his amazing 1/32 Hasegawa Ju-87D. Paul
used detail items from 8 different companies and finished his big
beautiful Stuka in the markings for Hans Rudel during the Battle of
Stalingrad.
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Dragan Cvetic
has done a great job on his Iranian 1/72 Trumpeter Su-24MK.
Dragan added
scratchbuilt seatbelts, pittotubes and HUD and then gave it a great
looking desert camo using Superscale decals.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
Vympel R-27ET - AA-10 Alamo-D missiles from
Zactomodels.
This missile has been carried by the MiG-29, Su-27, Su-30.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
F-16XL / F-CK-1 prototype Pitot Tube & Angle Of Attack probes from
Master.
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In the
ARC
Joke Page
there is a new daily funny photo and daily
joke.
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Tuesday, Oct
23
2018 |
WW1 Events - this date in
1918
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Jens Gerber is
here with a classic ground attack aircraft from the closing years of
WW2. This is his 1/48 Eduard Hawker Typhoon Mk Ib with
full weathering and finished in the markings for a pilot from Northern Rhodesia
that answered the Empire's call. |
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Carl Jarosz begins
today with his very colorful 1/144
Minicraft Boeing 737-300 finished with some very cool artwork
for an airline that operated in the US. Carl gives some
helpful tips for building this kit and he finished it with decals
from Daco. Beautiful choice of livery Carl. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
T-28 Trojan air brake from
Aires.
This detail set is designed for
the Kitty Hawk kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
B-17 Flying Fortress Landing Gear from
Scale
Aircraft Conversions.
This
detail set is designed for
the HK Models kit.
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In the
ARC
Joke Page
there is a new daily funny photo and daily
joke.
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Monday, Oct
22
2018 |
WW1 Events - this date in
1918
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Bob Leonard
has put an amazing amount of care into building and finishing
his 1/144
Lockheed C-141B. Bob repositioned a door and used
aftermarket decals to complete this gem. Enjoy the photos,
they look great.
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Bob TheDoc
is here with a little known carrier fighter used by the
British. This is his 1/72
Mistercraft Fairey Fulmar with scratchbuilt cockpit detailing
and finished to a high standard with subtle weathering.
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Here's a product article
for the Photo
Etch Standard Rolling Set from
The
Small Shop.
Make curved photo etch parts. Aluminum base makes rolling your
parts easy!
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
P-51 main wheels and painting masks
from
Eduard
Model Accessories.
This detail set is designed for
the Tamiya kit.
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In the
ARC
Joke Page
there is a new daily funny photo and daily
joke.
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Saturday, Oct
20
2018 |
WW1 Events - this date in
1918
Meuse-Argonne
Offensive, the final phase of the Hundred Days
Offensive and of World War I Sept 26 Nov 11 Details
Hundred
Days Offensive, last offensive on Western
Front. Aug 8 Nov
11
Germany interferes in
the Caucasus.
June 8 Oct
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Friday, Oct
19
2018 |
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1918
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Jens
Gerber is here with his big and highly detailed 1/35 Mini
Art Flettner Kolibrie Fl 282 V 21. This is a complicated
model and Jens built it perfectly to give him a fantastic model of
this WW2 German chopper. |
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Shawn
phantom Weiler is here with the very first Voodoo
delivered to the RCAF. This is Shawn's 1/48 Revell CF-101
Voodoo beautifully finished and if you check out his article you
will see more of his Voodoos and his 1/1 scale ejection seat. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/144
Boeing 777 Landing Gear from Scale
Aircraft Conversions.
This detail set is designed for
the Zvezda/Revell kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
F-14A Tomcat exhaust nozzles - closed from
Aires.
This detail set is designed for
the Tamiya kit.
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In the
ARC
Joke Page
there is a new daily funny photo and daily
joke.
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Thursday, Oct
18
2018 |
WW1 Events - this date in
1918
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Blak Jak
starts today with his wonderful 1/72
Heller BAC Concorde.
Not the best fitting kit, but in the hands of a skilled modeller
like Blak Jak, it does build into a great looking model of
this sleek and elegant supersonic airliner.
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Tolga άlgόr
is here with his stunning 1/32
Trumpeter P-47N Chautauqua"
wearing sexy noseart. Tolga added quite a few aftermarket
detail items and then finished it with a perfect bare metal
finish. This Jug is a beauty.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
MiG-29 cockpit and pilot helmet from
Eduard
Model Accessories.
This detail set is designed for
the Academy kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Defiant Mk.I Gun Barrels from
QuickBoost.
This detail set is designed for
the Airfix kit.
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In the
ARC
Joke Page
there is a new daily funny photo and daily
joke.
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Wednesday, Oct
17
2018 |
WW1 Events - this date in
1918
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Mike Regan
is here with a fascinating article about the history of the Seafire
development and the build process for his
1/48
Hasegawa Seafire Mk.Ib. Mike explains all the differences
between the Spitfire and Seafire in his article which is a great
read. His Seafire does look fantastic.
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Waldek Pupar
is here with his flawlessly weathered
1/72 Revell A-26B. This one sports some great look noseart
and an impressive array of guns. Beautiful work Waldek.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
Vympel R-27ER - AA-10 Alamo-C missiles from
Zactomodels.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
MiG-25 Foxbat Landing Gear from
Scale
Aircraft Conversions.
This detail set is designed for
the ICM kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
Dessault Etendard IV Pitot Tube & Angle of Attack probes from
Master.
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In the
ARC
Joke Page
there is a new daily funny photo and daily
joke.
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Tuesday, Oct
16
2018 |
WW1 Events - this date in
1918
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Shawn phantom Weiler is
here with his very colourful 1/48
Revell DC-3 (Dakota Target Tow). Shawn finished this gem
with Canmilair decals.
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In the
ARC
Joke Page
there is a new daily funny photo and daily
joke.
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Monday, Oct
15
2018 |
WW1 Events - this date in
1918
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Bob TheDoc
is here with the classic Soviet Cold War interceptor. This
is his 1/72
Trumpeter Sukhoi Su-15TM Flagon-F with a scratchbuilt instrument
panel and a bare metal finish. Bob got this one looking very
nice indeed.
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Shawn phantom Weiler
is here with his beautifully done 1/72
CP-140 Aurora wearing the current paint scheme worn by these
aircraft in Canada. Shawn finished it using Canuck
Decals. I like the look of it.
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Here's a product article
for the 5.5"
(5 Speed) Hold and Fold - Photo Etch Bending Tool from
The
Small Shop.
This is the Revolutionary 5 Speed Most features of any Photo Etch
Bending Tool Ever.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
AN/ ALQ-131 (shallow) ECM pod from
Eduard
Model Accessories.
The AN/ALQ-131 Electronic Countermeasures Pod provides electronic
countermeasures protection and is certified on the F-16, F-111, A-10,
F-4, F-15, F-5 and C-130 aircraft.
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In the
ARC
Joke Page
there is a new daily funny photo and daily
joke.
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Sunday, Oct 14
2018 |
Anniversary of X-1 Supersonic Flight - Oct 14 1947 |
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1918
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Saturday, Oct
13 2018 |
US
Navy's birthday |
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1918
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Friday, Oct
12 2018 |
Spain National Day
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Equatorial Guinea National Day
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1918
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Bob TheDoc
is here with a very rare Japanese trainer from WW2. This
is his
1/72 Tamiya Aichi M6A1-K Nanzan with excellent shading and
weathering in the orange trainer paint scheme.
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Jens Gerber
has done a great job building and finishing his
1/32
Trumpeter Fairey Swordfish Mk.I. Biplanes are always more
difficult because of the rigging, but Jens got his Swordfish looking
perfect.
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Dragan Cvetic
is here with his very attractive
1/144
YS-11 Japanese maritime safety agency. Dragan built it
out of the box and chose a great looking paint scheme to finish it.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
R-23T / AA-7 Apex missiles and pylons from
Eduard
Model Accessories.
This missile was used on
the MiG-23.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Defiant Mk.I Exhausts from
QuickBoost.
This detail set is designed for
the Airfix kit.
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In the
ARC
Joke Page
there is a new daily funny photo and daily
joke.
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Thursday, Oct
11
2018 |
WW1 Events - this date in
1918
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Waldek Pupar
has done a
marvelous job finishing and weathering his
1/72
Italeri A-26C. This A-26 is wearing sexy nose art and
flawless weathering. Very nice indeed.
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Charlies Rodriguez
has a passion for helicopters and today he is here with his
super detailed
1/35 Academy/MRC UH-60. Charlies did quite a bit od
scratchbuilding on his UH-60 and finished it in quite the well done
weathered camo scheme and finished it with custom printed decals.
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Eric Hargett
has taken the
1/48
Classic Airframes Messerschmitt BF 109D-1 and completed it to a
very high level as an early 109 based in Norway. The shaded
weathering is amazing.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32 Su-27 Flanker B detail set from
Aires.
This detail set is designed for
the Trumpeter kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
F-16 Falcon Landing Gear from
Scale
Aircraft Conversions. This detail set is designed for
the Hasegawa kit.
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In the
ARC
Joke Page
there is a new daily funny photo and daily
joke.
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1918
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Mike Krahn
gets today started with a very dazzling
1/48 Accurate Miniatures F6A Mustang. This is Mike's
Mustang with added detailing and wearing the Dazzle paint
scheme. This is one very cool looking Mustang.
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Bob TheDoc
is here with his tank busting
1/72 Tamiya Henschel Hs-129B-2e. Bob chose to finish his
Hs-129 in winter camo as it appeared on the Russian front. His
finished model looks fantastic.
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Jens Gerber
has done a skilled job on his
1/48
Airfix Supermarine Walrus Mk.I. Jens added Eduard photo
etch to improve the detailing and then gave it a great looking paint
scheme. The folded wings add a special look to the
Walrus. Very nice indeed.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
Vympel R-27T - AA-10 Alamo-B missiles from
Zactomodels.
This
missile was carried by a variety of Russian jets including the MiG-29,
Su-27, Su-30.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
German WW I machine gun Spandau LMG 08 from Master.
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In the
ARC
Joke Page
there is a new daily funny photo and daily
joke.
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Tuesday, Oct
9 2018 |
Uganda Independence Day |
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1918
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Mark L. Rossmann
has done some excellent mods to create his
Indochina
Helldiver SB2C-5. This is a French Helldiver that
served in Vietnam as the French attempted to take back their
colonial territories. Mark has the story behind this conflict
and build info on his amazing build.
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Shawn phantom Weiler
is here with his
1/72
Hasegawa CP-140 Aurora wearing a classic Canadian paint scheme.
Shawn finished this gem with aftermarket decals from Canuck decals.
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Dirk Schenk
joins us with his great looking
1/72
Rareplanes Ryan ST. This a vac-u-formed kit and Dirk did a
very nice job building it and finished it in South African
markings. This is a sweet looking early monoplane.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
A-37A Dragonfly cockpit set from
Aires.
This detail set is designed for
the Trumpeter kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
Spitfire Mk. II, Vb, VI Landing Gear from
Scale
Aircraft Conversions.
This detail set is designed for
the Hasegawa kit.
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In the
ARC
Joke Page
there is a new daily funny photo and daily
joke.
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1918
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Happy
Thanksgiving Day to all the Canucks!! Enjoy your
time with family. |
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Jens Gerber
gets this week started with his big and well detailed
1/32
Revell Heinkel 219A2. Jens added Eduard photo etch to the
cockpit and other areas and then finished his night fighter in a
beautifully done camo scheme. Very nice indeed. |
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Bob TheDoc
is here with an iconic British jet. This is his
1/72 Trumpeter BAC Lightning F.6 with some added scratchbuilt
detailing and finished to a very high standard in a bare metal
finish. The colourful markings are a attractive contrast to
the BMF I love the look of this model. |
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Here's a product article
for the Photo
Etch Bending Tool - The Wrangler Wire Forming Tool from
The
Small Shop.
This Photo Etch Bending Tool is for rings,
loops, grab handles and more - Designed by John Geigle Masterpiece
Models.
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In the
ARC
Joke Page
there is a new daily funny photo and daily
joke.
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Saturday, Oct
6
2018 |
WW1 Events - this date in
1918
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Friday, Oct
5
2018 |
WW1 Events - this date in
1918
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Paolo
Yuen did some stunning detailing on his 1/32 Academy F/A-18A.
Paolo added Eduard photo etch and scratchbuilt detail before
finishing his award winning Hornet with folded wings and full
weathering. Beautiful and very impressive. |
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Waldek
Pupar joins us with his beautifully done 1/72 Italeri B-26K
wearing South Vietnamese markings. Waldek gave his bomber a
full weapons load and weathering as well as nose art. A good
looking model of this classic bomber and it is good to see it in
South Vietnamese markings. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
Halifax B Mk. I/II Landing Gear from
Scale
Aircraft Conversions.
This detail set is designed for
the Revell kit. (new tooling)
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
MiG-23M/MF wheels from
Eduard
Model Accessories.
This detail set is designed for
the Trumpeter kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
EA-6B Prowler Ejection Seats with Safety Belts from
QuickBoost.
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In the
ARC
Joke Page
there is a new daily funny photo and daily
joke.
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Thursday, Oct
4 2018 |
Lesotho National Day |
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1918
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1918
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Dragan Cvetic
is here with something different today. This is his 1/144
Revell Embraer 190 in a German livery and weathering that you
would expect on an airliner. |
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Bob TheDoc
is here with a real beauty. This is his 1/72 Trumpeter Republic F-105D Thunderchief
with a flawless finish in SEA camo. Bob's article gives a
very good overview of this kit. His finished model does the
F-105 justice. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
Vympel R-60 - AA-8 Aphid missile from
Zactomodels.
This missile has been carried by a variety of Russian jets including
the MiG-21, MiG-29.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Dessault Etendard IV - Pitot Tube & Angle of Attack probes from
Master.
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In the
ARC
Joke Page
there is a new daily funny photo and daily
joke.
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Tuesday, Oct
2 2018 |
Guinea Independence Day |
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WW1 Events - this date in
1918
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Carl Jarosz
gets things started in style today with his 1/72
Meng F-102A Delta Dagger wearing the markings for Happy
Hooligans. Carl explains in his article the finer
details to his build which is a very interesting and helpful read on
this Meng kit. I always enjoy seeing Carl's latest model on
ARC. |
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Jens Gerber
is here with the first model on the Bόcker Bό 131 on ARC.
This is his beautifully detailed 1/32
ICM Bόcker 131. Jens added some excellent detailing and
got the rigging looking perfect and I love how his finished model
looks. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
Ju 87D/G Stuka cockpit set from
Aires.
This detail set is designed for
the Trumpeter kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
F4U Corsair Landing Gear from
Scale
Aircraft Conversions. This detail set is designed for
the Tamiya kit.
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In the
ARC
Joke Page
there is a new daily funny photo and daily
joke.
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Monday, Oct
1 2018 |
People's Republic
of China National Day
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WW1 Events - this date in
1918
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Paolo Yuen
is here with his exceptionally detailed
1/700
Trumpeter USS Washington CVN-73.
Paolo used photo etch railings and scratchbuilt parts and
aftermarket decals and weathering to take his tiny carrier to a very
high level of detail. It is amazing what can be done in this
tiny scale.
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Klaasjan
Schuuring did a beautiful
job building, detailing and finishing his 1/32
Hasegawa P-38G Lightning. Klaasjan
added Eduard photo etch to the cockpit and undercarriage and then
finished his P-38 in a weathered olive drab scheme and US markings. |
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Dragan Cvetic
has done a gorgeous job detailing and finishing his
1/72 R.V.
Aircraft Mirage M5 P3. Dragan did quite a bit of detailing
on his Mirage and finished it in the camo and markings for the
Peruvian Air Force. It's good to see this jet in Peruvian markings.
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Here's a product article
for the 4"
Hold and Fold - Photo Etch Bending Tool Mk IV from
The
Small Shop.
This Photo Etch Bending Tool is the 4" Hold and Fold Photo
Etch Bending Tool 4" Mk IV RTH.
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In the
ARC
Joke Page
there is a new daily funny photo and daily
joke.
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