Wednesday,
Aug 31
2011 |
Malaysia National Day |
Trinidad and Tobago National Day |
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Hot
Babe of the Week!
this week from
Twobobs
is courtesy of Twobobs. I took these a couple of years back when I
was out at Nellis AFB for a Weapons and Tactics (WEPTAC) conference
as part of my day job. Pretty topical given the news I have below
for all of you. Right Click, Enjoy! Bob
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Brian “Mr B” Param starts
this special Malaysian update with his 1/72 Malaysia Airlines.
Brian's article feature 2 different airliners used by Malaysian
Airlines over the years. Markings were done with custom
printed decals. This is a perfect way to begin this
Malaysian National Day. Well done Brian.
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Nazaruddin Hashim
is here is a very big way on
this special day with his has 1/32 scratchbuilt Bae Hawk Mk 208.
Yup....scratchbuilt.....and it took him only 1 month and the
finished model is exceptionally well done and well detailed.
Simply amazing!!! |
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Thomas “masterqq”
Ng
has done a lovely job on his 1/72 Kitech DHC-4 Caribou. This
is a re-release of the Hobbycraft kit and Thomas got it done with
some help from his friends. The finished model turned out
looking great and was a fine addition to a recent Group Build here
on ARC. Nicely done Thomas...Happy Merdeka Day Thomas.
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Aidy Abdullah is
here to mark the Malaysian National Day with this stunning 1/72
Revell Bristol Beaufighter Mk X.
Aidy did some extra work on this older kit to improve the accuracy
of some critical areas and then gave it a some panel line shading to
bring this Beaufighter to life. This is an RAF machine that
served in Malaysia. Very nicely done indeed.
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Brian “Mr B” Param
is here with a pair of the 1/48 AFV F-5Es
and both are wearing markings for the Royal Malaysian Air Force, but
in two different paint schemes. Brian has high regards for the
AFV F-5 kit and after you read his article you will understand
why. I love the way both of them look...Happy Merdeka Day
Brian.
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Thomas “Masterqq”
Ng
is back again today with his second model for this special
update. This is his 1/72 Airfix D.H Heron II
which is a kit that is over 50 years old, but Thomas built it
into a great looking Heron...complete with Malaysian markings. Gotta'
love these older kits when people give them the time and love to get
them built.
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Richard “Rocco”
Foenander
is here with a 1/48 ESCI F-27 Fokker Friendship
in very unique markings. This was an airliner used by the
Malaysia Singapore Airlines and I must say Richard did a flawless
job on it. He explaisn in his article some of the tricks to
building this kit. Nicely done Richard,,,this is an excellent
addition to today's Malaysian update.
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Nazaruddin Hashim
has been very busy getting
all the details right on his 1/72 Academy F/A-18D Hornet
diorama. This
Hornet uses the Aires wingfold set and F-4dable Malaysian Hornet
decals. Then this amazing F-18 was surrounded with a ground
crew and support vehicles on a scratchbuilt diorama base........have
a close look at the photos...there is plenty of action to see and
enjoy. |
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Brian “Mr B” Param
is here with his 3rd for this big update. This is Brian's 1/48 Heritage Aviation S.A
Bulldog
to which he added scratchbuilt cockpit details and then got some
helps from friends when it came to the custom made markings.
Brian has included some history about the Bulldog in Malaysia and
well as some of his personal history regarding the Bulldog.
It's good to see a 1/48 Bulldog on ARC.
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Aidy Abdullah
is here with his second article for this update. This 1/72
Airfix Vampire Fb5
is wearing markings for an RAF machine during the Malayan Emergency
in the 1950's. Aidy gives some insight into building this
Vampire kit in his article and I must say I do like how the finished
model looks......the Vampire is one very cool looking jet.
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Landyshah
has done a
marvelous job building and finishing this 1/48 Monogram
“Malayan Airways” DC-3. The
surplus DC-3's were picked up by many new airlines after WW2 and
this particular DC-3 is an example of one used by the Malayan Airways.
Aftermarket decals came from Hawkeye Models Australia. I quite
enjoyed seeing this DC-3.
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KH Lee
is being very creative today with his colourful
1/72 Supermodel MB 339. This
special paint scheme is a "what-if" Malaysian
‘what-if’ airforce aerobatic team aircraft. I must admit I
really like the look of it and I think the Malaysian Air force
should consider this paint scheme for an aerobatic team.
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Thomas “masterqq”
Ng
is here with the
final article for Merdeka Day 2011. This is the
1/72 Airfix Spitfire PR XIX
that Thomas built
for the ARC “Recce” GB. Thomas chose a Spitfire with a
Malaysian connection as this RAF Spit flew over the jungle taking photos
during the Malayan Emergency. Well done and thanks for all
your efforts in today's update Thomas...once again you and the
modellers in Malaysia have created a very enjoyable update for all
to enjoy. Happy
Merdeka Day everyone!!!
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Here's a product article
for the Sukhoi
Su-27 Flanker "Red 07" Print
from
Zactomodels.
Zactomodels.
This particular print shows this Flanker without missiles, but you
also have the option of having this print with missiles.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
Panavia Tornado Pitot Tube & Angle Of Attack probes from
Master. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
Messerschmitt Bf-109 V-14 Conversion set from Werner's
Wings. This
conversion set includes resin parts and decals for this rare and
historic BF-109.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
SAAB JAS39 Gripen boarding ladder from
Maestro
Models. This
is designed to fit the Italeri Gripen...1 and 2 seater aircraft.
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Tuesday,
Aug 30
2011 |
Turkish Victory Day |
Kyrgyz Republic National Day |
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This
weeks Twobobs
Newsletter is up and all I can say is WOW!!! Bob
has some pics of the new "Digital Flanker" scheme
that will be worn by USAF Aggressor aircraft. Bob also
has some of the 1/48 AIM-9 and AIM-7 Missile Markings sheets
for only $10 which is a heck of a deal. These sell out
regularly, so if you need 'em....it's best to buy 'em while you
can. Also Bob has included images for the F-15CEifel
Eagles sheet as well as the very colorful Royal Danish Viper
sheet....I love the artwork on this one and it comes in 1/72 and
1/48!!! Bob is rocking the modeling world this week...way to
go Bob!!! |
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Sertac
Bayar begins
this special Turkish Victory Day update with his 1/48
Italeri C-130E Hercules. Sertac added antenna wires and
cargo bay details and then finished off his Herc in Turkish Air
Force markings. This is a magnificent looking Herc. Well
done Sertac.
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Ayhan Toplu is here
with the first of 6 articles today that features Turkish Air Force
aircraft. The first model from Ayhan is this perfect looking 1/48
Trumpeter F-100D in a great looking bare metal finish and
Turkish Air Force markings.
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Özkan Türker started
with the Hobbycraft Nieuport 17 kit and converted it into a 1/32
Hobbycraft Nieuport 27C1. This conversion involved quite a
bit of work and Özkan also added the Tom’s Modelworks Nieuport detail set
to the cockpit and other external details. The excellent looking
rigging was done with Fine fishing line. The markings are all
hand painted for a Turkish Nieuport 27C1. Check out the
delicate looking spoked wheels and all the endless wonderful cockpit
detail.
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Baran Cakmak joins
us with his award winning 1/48 Hasegawa TURAF NMF F-104 G.
Baran added an Aires ejection seat and Eduard Photo etch to the
cockpit and exterior and then applied a perfect bare metal
finish with Alclad 2 before using aftermarket decals to get the
Turkish Air Force markings to complete this beauty. I can see
why this model own an award.....it looks fantastic.
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Zafer Yilmaz is
here with something you don't see very often. This is his
1/72 Hasegawa Bf109G-6 with a sharks mouth on the nose.
Zafer built his 109 in a weekend which is amazing for any model, but
to get such excellent results on a model in only one weekend
leaves me deeply impressed. Thanks for sharing your 109 with
everyone on ARC Zafer.
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Ayhan Toplu is here
to honor the Turkish Victory Day with his 1/48 Hasegawa
F-104G. Ayhan chose the dark camo scheme for his
Starfighter and of course finished it off in Turkish markings which
looks perfect with this camo scheme. It's an excellent looking
F-104 model Ayhan.
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Ayhan Toplu is here
with his 1/72 Academy Texan. This little trainer is
sporting a bare metal finish and Turkish air Force markings.
Ayhan definitely has talent when it comes to doing a bare metal
finish. Beautiful job Ayhan.
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Zafer Yilmaz is
back again today with one of the most eye catching camo schemes I've
seen on a 1/72 Revell Hawker Hunter. Zafer built this
gem mostly out of the box with a few critical added detail items and
then finished it off with aftermarket decals for a Singaporese
FGA.74 Hunter. This is one very attractive looking Hunter.
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Ayhan Toplu has
done a gorgeous job on his 1/48 Spitfire Mk.IXe Revell/Hasegawa
Mk.IXc. All the details look just right and the
combination of the Turkish markings and dark camo makes this one
great looking Spitfire. Another fine addition to the Turkish
Victory Day update.
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Ayhan Toplu is here
with another 1/48 Hasegawa F-104G and this time he chose the
bare metal finish for his Turkish Starfighter, but it is the
multi-shaded effect on the bare metal finish that really makes this
model stand out in a very realistic way. You did a
spectacular job on your F-104 Ayhan.
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Ayhan Toplu
finishes up all the Turkish models today with his second
Texan. This is the 1/72 Academy Texan kit with a
baremetal finish and Turkish markings. The bare metal finish
looks fantastic. Well done Ayhan.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
ROKAF KF-16 Dry Transfer Tail Codes from Hobby
Decal. This
new decal sheet includes dry transfer tail codes for the 1/32 ROKAF
KF-16.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
P-38 Lightning Propellers W/Tool from
QuickBoost.
QuickBoost.
This latest release features a complete pair of resin Propellers with
an alignment tool for the P-38 from Hasegawa. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
Brothers in Arms 2: Warsaw Pact MiG-23 and variants from
Linden
Hill Decals.
This new decal sheet is the second in their series dedicated to the
MiG-23 and it's many variants. 'Brothers in Arms 2' covers the
Warsaw pact era later service history of the MiG-23ML, MLA, MLD
& P variants from 1986 through to 1999 and includes some Soviet
'Floggers' that flew missions in Afghanistan.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48 Israeli Air Force F-15I Ra'am decal sheet from
IsraDecal.
IsraDecal.
This new decal sheet includes markings for your choice of any F-15I
Ra'am operated by 69th Squadron "The Hammers Squadron".
The IAF currently has 25 F-15I in their inventory an this sheets gives
you the option to build the Hammer Squadron F-15I with or without the
large eagle artwork on the tail fins. You also have the further
option to build the F-15I operated by 'Manat', which is the IAF's Test
and Evaluation Unit.
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Monday,
Aug 29
2011 |
Slovakia National Day |
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Shawn "phantom" Weiler
is here with his 140th Phantom to appear on ARC. This is
Shawn's 1/48 Hasegawa QF-4S Phantom
that was built for a group build here on ARC. Shawn has also
included photos of his amazing display cases and also another of his
Phantoms in an anniversary scheme. It's great to see this one
Shawn...I love the paint scheme on #140.
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Greg Moss
joins us with a very attractive 1/48 Esci Bell (CAC) 206B-1 Kiowa.
Greg went with Aussie markings and a great looking camo scheme
and added a few scratchbuilt details to improve the detail.
His finished Kiowa is an absolute pleasure to see.
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Warren Osborne
is here with his big and very impressive looking 1/32 Revell Hawker Hunter.
Warren dropped his Hunter during the build process, but he came
back to it and was rewarded with a truly lovely looking
Hunter. I love the look of it and Warren got it looking
perfect in it's RAF markings.
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Here's a
product article for the 1/72
F/A-18E/F VFA-106/VX-9 Naval Centennial decal sheet from
Twobobs
Aviation Graphics.
This decal sheet celebrates the Centennial of Naval Aviation with
heritage markings for F/A-18E/F's from VFA-106 and VX-9.
Included in this decal sheet is a full set of markings for both
aircraft.
Each of
the Twobobs centennial products feature a 3" pressure sensitive
sticker of the official logo of the Centennial of Naval Aviation,
which is perfect for a diorama base for your model. |
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Here's
a product article for the 1/72 B-24 Liberator Oxygen Cylinders
from
QuickBoost.
These will fit any B-24 kit. |
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Here's a
product article for the 1/48
B-57B/E/G Landing Gear from Scale
Aircraft Conversions. These
landing gear are designed for the Airfix kit.
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Here's a
product article for the 1/72
Grumman F9F-8 Cougar resin cockpit set from Resin
Art.
This cockpit set is designed for the Hasegawa kit. |
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Sunday,
Aug 28
2011 |
Polish (Military) Aviation Day |
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Saturday, Aug 27
2011 |
Moldova National Day |
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Friday,
Aug 26 2011 |
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Jason Field
starts today's update with his first
article on ARC. This is Jason's flawless looking and
beautifully detailed
1/48 Hasegawa A-7E Corsair II.
Jason used an Aires cockpit set and a Super scale decal sheets to
get the markings for VA 146 before darkening the panel lines for
added realism. The finished model is a treat to
behold....welcome to ARC Jason and I hope to see more of your work
on ARC in the future.
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Bill Gilman
has done an exceptionally fine job on
his
1/72 Revell Fairey Gannet AS.1.
Bill dressed up various key areas of his Gannet with Eduard Photo
etch and then gave it a fantastic weathering job. This
model would look fantastic if it was 1/48....but considering it is
1/72......it looks exceptional. Beautifully done Bill.
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Burcin Emren
has been busy getting his
1/48 Italeri F-16C Barak
looking quite realistic with full weathering, a full weapons load
and poses in-flight with a pilot figure with his head looking off to
the side. I can't think of anything that could make this
in-flight Barak look any better.....I thoroughly enjoyed seeing the
photos....thanks Burcin.
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Here's
a product article for the 1/48 F/A-18F VX-9 Naval Centennial
decal sheet from Twobobs
Aviation Graphics. This new release celebrates the
Centennial of Naval Aviation with heritage markings for two F/A-18F
aircraft from the Vampires of VX-9. Full set of markings for
both aircraft are included on this sheet.
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Here's
a product article for the 1/48
P-47D/M/N Thunderbolt Seat with Safety Seat Belts from QuickBoost. QuickBoost.
This seat is designed to fit any P-47D/M/N kit. |
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Here's
a product article for the 1/32
Messerschmitt Bf-109V-13 Conversion set from
Werner's
Wings. This
set provides you with resin conversion parts and decals to
accurately convert the Eduard Bf-109E-1 or E-3 to the aircraft that
flew at the Dubendorf Air Races in 1937. |
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Thursday, Aug 25
2011 |
Uruguay Independence Day |
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John
"johnnymac" McCormick has spent 5 months making an
exceptionally fine looking 1/32 Hasegawa F-5N
"Sundowners". John used Twobobs decals and a
resin cockpit to create one of the sweetest looking F-5's you will
ever see. John also did some of his own scratch building to
complete his F-5. I love it John.
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Gianni Cassi
joins us today with a very impressive
1/32 Roden Fokker Dr.I. Gianni used aftermarket
photos etch to add further detail and then painted all the markings
using aftermarket paint masks. The finished Tri-plane is
a treat to see and I know you're going to enjoy seeing all the
photos ands reading the article about the pilot of this plane.
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Mike Rael
is here to WOW you with his big beautifully weathered
1/32 Academy F-18C. Mike used Fightertown
Decals for
the markings. This is Mike's first model in 25 years and I
have to say I is a heck of a lot better than my first model when I
re-entered the hobby. Awesome work Mike!!!
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Here's
a product article for the 1/72
F/A-18A/C VFA-106/VFA-122/VFA-204/VFC-12 decal sheet from Twobobs
Aviation Graphics.
This new release celebrates the Centennial of Naval Aviation with
heritage markings for both an F/A-18's from
VFA-106/VFA-122/VFA-204/VFC-12. Included in this decal sheet
is a full set of markings for both aircraft. |
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Here's
a product article for the Airbus
A340-600 (A6-EHJ) - Etihad Airways / United Arab Emirates print
from Deployment
Productions.
20%
off of any products for every ACTIVE, registered ARC community
members!
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Here's
a product article for the 1/72
F4F Wildcat Stabilizers from
QuickBoost.
These are designed to fit the F4F Wildcat from Hasegawa.
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Here's
a product article for the 1/48
Northrop P-61A 'Black Widow' model kit from
Great
Wall Hobby. This
kit includes photo etch and markings for two P-61's including one in
Olive Drab with partial D-day stripes. |
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Wednesday,
Aug 24
2011 |
Ukraine National Day |
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Hot
Babe of the Week!
this week from
Twobobs
is courtesy of Jim Rotramel. Some Bitburg Eagles in the Mod-Eagle
scheme for your viewing pleasure. Pretty topical given the new
product announcement below! Bob
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Joseph R. Dias
has done an exceptional
job on his
1/72
Heller & Hasegawa S-3 and F-14 diorama. Joseph has
included all the vehicles and people with his 2 aircraft to complete
a scene that bring his diorama to life. The effort spent on
each item is incredible and to pull them all together into one
amazing diorama is fantastic to see. I love it.
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Tom Bebout
is here with a classic kit that we all know. This is his
beautifully done
1/48 Monogram Mosquito MK VI
done in full glory with a full weapons load. Tom dressed up
his Mosquito with some resin wheels and added cockpit detailing to
improve on this already quite nice kit from the '60's.
Beautifully done Tom....I enjoy seeing these older kits get built.
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Paolo Yuen
is here with
two Typhoons today. Here are his
1/144 Pit-Road & Revell Typhoon EF-2000 finished with full
weapons load and great looking weathering jobs. Paolo compares
the good and bad points of both kits and gives you excellent
information if you are interested in building a 1/144 Typhoon.
I'm always amazed Paolo can make these 1/144 models look every bit
as good as a 1/144 model.
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Here's
a product article for the 1/48 VF-74
F-14A/B Tomcat 'Be-Devilers' Devils Advocate decal sheet from
Fightertown
Decals. This new
decal sheet includes markings for 9 different 1/48 F-14A/B's with
VF-74 "Be-Devilers" and even includes some Adversary
Tomcats with very cool camo schemes. |
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Here's
a product article for the 1/48
A6M5 Zero Exhausts from QuickBoost.
These are designed to fit the Hasegawa kit and each of these
delicate looking exhaust pipes is hollow for added realism. |
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Here's
a product article for the 1/72
Turkmenistan Air Force decal sheet from
Linden
Hill Decals.
This new decal sheet is part of their Post-Soviet Air Forces series
and focuses on the aircraft flown by the Turkmenistan Air Force
including the Mi-8T, Mi-8MT, Mi-24P, MiG-25PD, MiG-29, MiG-29UB,
Su-25 and the Su-25UB.
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Here's
a product article for the 1/32
F-16 Pitot Tube & Angle Of Attack probes from Master.
These are designed to fit to all F-16
models in 1/32 scale. |
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Tuesday,
Aug 23 2011 |
Sorry
there was no update yesterday....I was out of town the past 3 days
attending my nephew's wedding and taking my 2 daughters clothes
shopping. |
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This
weeks Twobobs
Newsletter is up. There
big new this week regarding the new Bitburg Eagles sheets in
1/48, 1/72 and even 1/32....featuring 13 jets with
the 36th TFS including Compass Ghost, Mod Eagle, MSIP, non-MSIP, MiG/Sukhoi killers, Special scheme
jets. You'll see artwork in the newsletter as well the
3 Danish special scheme F-16s sheets in 1/72 and 1/48. Plus
incase you missed it....the Twobobs 1/48 Buckeye kit has been
re-released by MPM and this is causing the 1/48 Buckeye
sheets to fly off the Twobobs shelves.....so buy
the 1/48 Buckeye decal sheets from Twobobs while you can. |
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Carmel J Attard
starts your week with a rare 1/72
Airfix LTV Corsair II. There's actually two A-7's in
Carmel's article and both are the custom 2 seat version. His
article has the full history behind this Corsair II as well as info
about the two different routes he took to build these
beauties. And plenty of great photos to enjoy.
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Angelo M Picardo
has done a stellar job on the big 1/24
Airfix Ju-87-B Stuka. Angelo added a huge amount of
scratchbult detailing as well as etched seat belts from Eduard and an instrument panel and cockpit placards from
Airscale
and then dressed up the markings with an eye popping snake artwork
using masks from Montex. He then gave it a full weathering job
to complete this masterpiece. WOW!!!
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Frank Dargies
is here with a project I fondly remember watch develop in part 1 and
Part 2. This is Franks Project U-564 Part 3 and if you
don't know this project you owe it to yourself to check it
out.....this project is way beyond amazing. I'm thrilled to
see you got her done Frank.
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And in
case you missed it...here's Project U-564 Part 1 by Frank
Dargies.
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And
here's Project U-564 Part 2 by Frank Dargies.
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Here's
a product article for the 1/48 A-7 Corsair Position Lights
from QuickBoost.
QuickBoost.
This latest release features a complete set of clear coloured
resin position lights for the A-7 Corsair from Hobby Boss. |
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Here's
a product article for the 1/48
F6F Hellcat Main Landing Gear from
Scale
Aircraft Conversions.
These are designed to fit the F6F Hellcat from Eduard.
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Saturday, Aug 20
2011 |
Hungary National Day |
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Friday,
Aug 19
2011 |
Dieppe
Raid 1942 |
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I'm very pleased to
report the new archive system for the Model Galleries is
up and running. I will have to do a few minor adjustments,
but the bulk of the work is done. This project involved creating
about 2,600 individual webpages and then sorting the 13,000
gallery articles among those 2,600 webpages. I will
be spending a week catching up on other things on ARC, then I
plan to do a massive ground up replacement of the current review
section archives breaking all the products by scale, product type
(decals or detail items etc) and plane type.
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Levi Garcia
gets things started today with a highly detailed looking looking
1/48 Fonderie Miniatures Fouga Magister. Levi chose
the marking for the Fuerza Aerea de El Salvador "FAES"
(El Salvador air force) from the mid '80's.
Wow....I love the look of your Fouga Magister...well done Levi. |
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Florin “Scorpio” Silaghi
is here to remember
"A fallen hero". This 1/32 Revell Me-109G-6 Romanian Royal
Aeronautics is in the markings for Alexandru "Alecu"
Şerbănescu, who died on this day in 1944. There's
actually two 109's in this article and I know you'll enjoy seeing
both of them as well as reading this very interesting article.
You have outdone yourself this time Florin...thanks for sharing. |
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Shawn "phantom" Weiler
has a 2 for 1 deal today. This article is for his 1/48 Hasegawa F-4E, Phantom
#139,
but if you look carefully you will notice an F-4 Eggplane in the
identical markings. Shawn built his Phantom for the shark
Mouth GB here on ARC. No doubt about it Shawn...you rock!!!
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Zoltan
Pocza is here today with a
product article for the A-7E Corsair II VA-82 Marauders,
AJ300 / 159289 / 1977 print from Deployment
Productions.
20%
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Here's
a product article for the 1/72
F4U Corsair Stabilizers
from QuickBoost.
QuickBoost.
These are designed to fit the Tamiya
F4U Corsair kit. |
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Thursday, Aug 18
2011 |
Afghanistan Independence Day |
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No update
today.....I'm finishing up the last of the work on the new Gallery
archives and plan to upload the new Gallery archiving system to ARC
by Friday.
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Wednesday,
Aug 17
2011 |
Gabon Independence Day |
Indonesia Independence Day |
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Peter Doll
is a modeller with great talent when it comes to bare metal
finishes using kitchen aluminium foil. His 1/32 Hasegawa F-104 C
Starfighter has a perfect bare metal finish which is
multi-shaded and Peter explains his trick to doing that in his
article. The markings are the usual highly attractive markings
Peter always manages to find for each of his models. I always
know I'll have a good day after seeing another of Peter's
models......it's a great way to start nay day. |
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Artur Oslizlo
is here in style with his flawless 1/48
Tamiya Spitfire Mk.Vb. Artur
added Quickboost exhausts and some Part photo etched parts to add
further detail to his Spit. Artur then chose the markings for
the famous Polish pilot Jan Zumbach and did the national insignias
in paint with using Montex masks. Wow....it's doesn't get much
nicer than this...beautiful work Artur.
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James J. Olschlager Jr.
has done a
marvelous job building and finishing his
1/48 Revell F-18E. As this is a Navy bird, James chose to
give it the dirty look as you would see on a USN Super Hornet that
had been at sea for a number of months. I loved seeing it
James.....very nicely done. |
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Here's
a product article for the 1/48
FA-18C VFA-204/VX-31 Naval Centennial decal sheet from Twobobs
Aviation Graphics.
This new release celebrates the Centennial of Naval Aviation with
heritage markings for two F/A-18C aircraft from the River Rattlers
of VFA-204 and the Dust Devils of VX-31. There is also a bonus
set of markings of an A-4C from VX-31. Full set of markings
for all three aircraft are included on this sheet.
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Here's
a product article for the 1/48
Su-24M Fencer D Air Scoop from
QuickBoost.
This Air Scoop is designed for the Su-24M Fencer D from
Trumpeter. |
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Jared
Hooper is here with a product article for the
1/72
JASDF F-2A/B Tac Meet and Anniversary Decals from DXM
Decals. DXM
Decals. DXM
Decals. The Decal sheet offers options for 9 different
aircraft, 8 F-2As, and a single F-2B. Gotta' love those
Japanese jets with all that great tailart. |
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Brian
Whitworth is
here with a product article for the 1/48
Resin Martin Baker MK. 4DSA Ejection Seats from True Details. |
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Tuesday,
Aug 16 2011 |
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Hot
Babe of the Week! this week from
Twobobs
Hot Babe of the Week is courtesy of Ken Middleton. Haven't had an
Eagle up on the Hot Babe lately so here you go. 104th FW for ya!
Thanks Ken. Bob
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Paolo
Yuen joins us today with his truly impressive and wonderfully
detailed 1/144 Dragon EA-6B Prowler. Paolo got the
carrier deck looking weathered and perfect looking and the Prowler
and fire truck share the same wonderful weathering job...hard to
believe this is 1/144.same. Beautiful job Paolo. |
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Tolga
Ulgur is here with another of his fantastic models. This
is his 1/32 Hasegawa P-40 Kittyhawk Mk1 "London Pride"
in the RAF desert camo from Libya in 1942. Tolga dressed up
the cockpit detail with an Eduard PE instrument panel and seat belts
and then used shark mouth markings from BarracudaCals. Then
this Kittyhawk was finished off with a flawless shading and
weathering job. Wow I love the look of desert camo on a shark
mouth P-40. |
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Lawrence
Aphoy has done an exceptionally fine job on his 1/48 Italeri
JAS 39 Gripen. Lawrence chose Czech Air Force
markings to finish his Gripen and also scratch built FOD covers
& RBF tags and a change of armaments from the spares box.
The end result is a Gripen that would be the focal point of any
display case...nicely done Lawrence. |
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Here's
a product article for the Sukhoi Su-27 Flanker "Blue
08" Print from
Zactomodels.
This particular print shows this Flanker with missiles, but you
also have the option of having this print without missiles.
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Here's
a product article for the 1/48 Ju 87 Gun Barrels
from
QuickBoost.
QuickBoost.
This latest release features a complete set of resin gun barrels for
the Ju 87 from Italeri.
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Here's
a product article for the 1/32 F-14 Alfa Probe & Angle Of
Attack probe Caliber Barrels
from
Master.
Master.
These are designed to fit all models of the F-14 in 1:32 scale.
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Alexey
Sulla is here with
a product article for the 1/48 Fw.189 A photoetched flaps
from
Northstarmodels.
Northstarmodels.
Northstarmodels.
This photoetch set is designed to correct the Fw-189 A model kit
from Great Wall Hobby. |
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Monday,
Aug
15 2011 |
India Independence Day |
Congo National Day |
Republic of Korea National Day |
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This
weeks Twobobs
Newsletter is up. Bob is back from the US Nats
and he got big news including images of the upcoming Danish F-16
sheets...plenty of colourful artwork on that one and it
comes in 1/48 and 1/72. MPM has Re-released the
Twobobs T-2C Buckeye kit and Twobobs has plenty of the
T-2 Buckeye decals available. Wow I love those
new Danish Vipers!!! |
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Mike
Whye starts
today with his report from the US IPMS Nationals 2011. From
all accounts this was a most enjoyable Nats and the crew that put
all the effort into making it possible deserve much credit and
thanks for a great event. Well done everyone. |
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Murli Rajan
is here to honor
India's Independence Day with his bare metal 1/48 Academy Spitfire MK. XIV.
Murli chose to finish his Spitfire in Indian Air Force markings
completed with some very carefully applied weathering.
Beautifully done Murli...“Jai Hind”.
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Murli Rajan has his
What-if model of his 1/48 HobbyBoss Dassault Rafale sporting
Indian Air Force markings. Murli built this one out of the box
and finished it off with a very nicely done weathering job.
I'd like to wish everyone in India a Happy Independence day.
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Here's
a product article for the 1/48
BAC TSR.2 Dry Transfer Stencils
from
Hobby
Decal.
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Here's
a product article for the 1/72
Mi-24 Hind Guns from QuickBoost.
This latest release features a pair of resin guns for the Mi-24 Hind
from Zvezda.
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Here's
a product article for the 1/72
Azerbaijan Air Force decal sheet
from
Linden
Hill Decals.
Linden
Hill Decals. This new decal sheet is part of their
Post-Soviet Air Forces series and focuses on the aircraft flown by
the Azerbaijan Air Force including the Mi-8T, Mi-24G, Mi-24P,
Mi-24V, MiG-25P, MiG-25PDS, MiG-25U, Su-24MR, MiG-29, MiG-29UB,
L-39, Su-17M3, Su-25 and the Su-25UB.
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Sunday, Aug 14
2011 |
Pakistan
Independence Day |
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Friday,
Aug 12 2011 |
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Mark Davies dropped
by today with a very unique looking aircraft from the 1930's.
This is his 1/72 CMR Ikarus IK-2 is a resin multi-media kit
produced by
CMR
- Czech Master Resin and I must say I definitely like
the looks of Mark's finished model. Mark explains the build
process in his article..
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PS
has done some excellent recycling by turning his old model into a
desktop model of the 1/72 Esci A-4F Super Fox VFC-12 Fighting Omars.
The display base is complete with an authentic patch from NAS Oceana
and the model was dressed up using parts from other kits as well as
some scratchbuilding. I'm impressed with how well this Skyhawk
turned out....nicely done PS.
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David Rapasi has a
very help and informative article entitled Shades of O.D. & Neutral Gray.
Thanks very much Dave!!! |
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Here's
a product article for the 1/48 F/A-18C VFA-122/VFC-12 Naval
Centennial decal sheet from Twobobs
Aviation Graphics.
This new release celebrates the Centennial of Naval Aviation with
heritage markings for two F/A-18C aircraft from the Fighting Eagles
of VFA-122 and the Fighting Omars of VFC-12. A full set of markings
for both aircraft are included on this sheet. |
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Zoltan Pocza is
here with a product article for the Airbus A330-343X (B-LAD) -
Cathay Pacific (CPA) - "100th Aircraft" / Hong Kong print from
Deployment
Productions.
20%
off of any products for every ACTIVE, registered ARC community
members!
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Here's
a product article for the 1/72
Sea Hurricane Mk. IIc Exhausts
from QuickBoost. QuickBoost.
This latest release features a complete set of resin exhausts for
the Sea Hurricane Mk. IIc from Airfix. |
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Here's
a product article for the 1/72
Hawker Siddeley Buccaneer S.Mk.2B model kit from Czech
Master Resin - CMR Models.
You get markings for 7 different Buccaneers in a variety of paint
schemes.
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Thursday, Aug 11
2011 |
Chad
Independence Day |
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Kin Wong
gets your update start in a very good way with his 1/72 Academy F-22.
Kin built his Raptor one out of the box with open weapons bays
and a perfect looking paint job. Read his article for some
very helpful guidance for building the 1/72 Academy F-22.
Beautiful job on the Raptor Kin.
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Phillip Steele
is here with quite the complicated and intricate looking 1/72 Airfix Hannover CL.111a.
Phillip did the most complicated four color lozenge pattern and
then finished it all off with a beautifully done rigging job.
This is one amazing looking Bi-plane.....I have always deeply
admired Phillip's models.
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Binding Leo
has done an exceptional fine job on the 1/48
Revell F-86D Dog Sabre. This fine looking model includes a
beautifully done bare metal finish and the special markings for
"OL ROVER". I love the way this Sabre Dog looks.
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Here's
a product article for the 1/48
EA-6B/EA-18G VAQ-129 Naval Centennial decal sheet from
Twobobs
Aviation Graphics.
This new release celebrates the Centennial of Naval Aviation with
heritage markings for both an EA-6B and EA-18G from the Vikings of
VAQ-129. Included in this decal sheet is a full set of
markings for both aircraft are on this sheet and there two sets of
rudder markings for the Prowler that fit both the Monogram and
Kinetic kit.
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Here's
a product article for the 1/48
individual instruments for USAAF Aircraft from airscale.
airscale.
This new release gives you a vast selection of individual
instruments for USAAF Aircraft.
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Here's
a product article for the 1/48
Bf 109E Exhausts from QuickBoost.
QuickBoost.
This latest release features a complete set of resin exhausts
for the Bf 109E Emil from Airfix. |
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Floyd
S. Werner, Jr. is here with a product article for the
1/72
Spitfire Mk.XVIe Part 2 decal sheet from Lifelike
Decals. Lifelike
Decals.
The decals are designed for the Heller
Mk. XVI and provides markings for four aircraft. |
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Wednesday,
Aug 10
2011 |
Ecuador
Independence Day |
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Artur Oslizlo
gets things started today with his flawlessly weathered 1/48 Hasegawa A-4M
Skyhawk. Artur chose colourful USMC markings to finish his
exceptional Skyhawk.......fantastic job on the detailing and
weathering Artur.
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Alvis 3.1
has gone above and beyond his usual sillyness with his just
completed model. His 1/35 Sgt. Hulka Defence System from "Stripes Two: That's the Facts
Jack!" was inspired by the movie Stripes, but I think it is
best you read his very funny and creative article for the full
story......and yes that is a toe on that APC.
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Pablo Angel Herrera
joins us with an update of the recent IPMS-Guatemala French Aviation show.
This is a regular themed event held by the fine folks at IPMS-Guatemala
and I must say I quite enjoyed hearing about their event and look
forward to hearing about their future events. Way to go
Pablo....well done everyone. Felicitaciones amigos!!!
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Here's
a product article for the 1/48
F/A-18C F/A-18E VFA-106 Naval Centennial decal sheet from Twobobs
Aviation Graphics.
This new release celebrates the Centennial of Naval Aviation with
heritage markings for both an F/A-18C and F/A-18E from the
Gladiators of VFA-106. Included in this decal sheet is a full
set of markings for both aircraft.
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Here's
a product article for the Sukhoi
Su-27 Flanker "Blue 38" Print from
Zactomodels.
Zactomodels.
This particular print shows this Flanker with missiles, but you also
have the option of having this print without missiles.
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Here's
a product article for the 1/32
Refueling Probe - NATO standard from
Master.
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Tuesday,
Aug 9
2011 |
Singapore
National Day
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Nagasaki
Atomic Bombing Aug
9 1945 11:02AM
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Peacekeeping
Day in Canada
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In
memory of 9 peacekeepers killed on Aug 9 1974
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Leslie Choy
is here to honor Singapore's 46th National Day with his 1/32 Kangnam
RSAF F-5S.
Leslie spent 9 months off and on working
of this gem and once you read the long list of scratchbuilt
modifications, then you will truly understand the effort he put into
his F-5. And of course, I'm pleased to see it sporting
Singaporean markings. Read his article if you want some great
inspiration about how to upgrade this kit. Stunning work as
always Leslie.
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Stephen A. Carr
is someone I consider to be an expert on the B-17.....so when he
makes aB-17 model......it is time to sit up and take
notice. Stephen used no aftermarket items for his B-17G Fortress, 1/72 Scale Hangar
Queen
and instead used massive amounts of his scratchbuilding skills to
pull off this amazing project. He has kindly included plenty
of text and in-progress photos showing all the work he did on this
fantastic B-17. You are in for a truly special treat.
Enjoy!!!
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Carlos Arvizu joins
us from sunny Mexico with photos and a full report from the recent
1st Annual
IPMS/ARME Model Contest and Show. The modelers in
Monterrey Mexico are truly an exceptional bunch of people and the
success of this show demonstrates their passion for the hobby.
I quite enjoyed seeing the photos from their show and I look forward
to seeing photos from their show next year. Well done
everyone!!! Gracias por las fotos a mis amigos.
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Here's
a product article for the F-16 Falcon Eggs decal sheet from
Twobobs Aviation
Graphics.
Twobobs Aviation
Graphics. This decal sheet includes 16 different
aircraft including some with post 9-11 artwork and even a Tiger Meet
scheme and a white and orange Test Viper. The hard part will
be deciding which ones to build. And for you accuracy
types.....you also get 2 full set of stencils.
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Here's
a product article for the 1/48
F-16 Dry Transfer Stencils
from Hobby
Decal. Hobby
Decal. This new decal sheet includes dry transfer
stencils for the 1/48 F-16. |
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Here's
a product article for the 1/48
IAB-500 Imitation Aerial bomb with BD3-23N Pylon from
Aerobonus.
Aerobonus.
This latest release IAB-500 Imitation Aerial bomb with a BD3-23N
Pylon. The IAB-500 Imitation Aerial bomb can be used on the
MiG-21, Su-7, Su-22 and the Su-24. |
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Here's
a product article for the 1/35
UH-60 Medevac Interior set from
Werner's Wings.
Werner's Wings.
This latest release gives you the ability to convert the MRC UH-60L
kit into a UH-60 Medevac chopper complete with stretchers and
litters and the center wall to hang the litters for the wounded and
more to get everything exactly as you would find it on the real
chopper. |
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Monday,
Aug 8 2011 |
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Rafael Zúñiga
joins us today with his outstanding looking 1/48 Hobbyboss MiG-17F "Caribbean
MiG". Rafael chose the eye catching markings
for a Cuban MiG-17 with some paint chipping and weathering
with pastels and darkened panel lines to add realism. Rafael
also added some bare metal items to his MiG and ended up with a very
convincing model of this classic little jet fighter.
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Shawn
"phantom" Weiler
is here with something I really enjoyed seeing. This is his
most attractive looking 1/48 Kinetic E-2 Hawkeye. Shawn
built this beauty out of the box and as it is his second he decided
to build it with wings extended as a contrast to his folded
wing Hawkeye. Very nicely done Shawn and thanks for the photos
of your display cases as well as the tips on how much nose weight to
add to the Hawkeye.
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Kees Kuijper joins
us to give you a smile today. This is his what-if 1/72 Revell Alushark Reno Racer
which is a combination of the P-51 and Me-262. Kees
has a very creative imagination and his latest model gave me a big
grin when I saw it. Well done Kees.
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Here's
a product article for the 1/48
F/A-18C Snakes and Dragons decal sheet from Twobobs
Aviation Graphics.
This is the F/A-18C Snakes and Dragons decal sheet that features two
very colorful CAG jets from the VFA-86 Sidewinders and the VFA-192
Golden Dragons. There are two complete sets of markings so you can
build both aircraft.
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Here's
a product article for the 1/72
B-17G Flying Fortress Engines from
QuickBoost.
This latest release features a complete set of 4 resin engines for
the B-17G Flying Fortress from Revell. |
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Here's
a product article for the 1/48
F-16 (Heavy) Landing Gear
from
Scale
Aircraft Conversions.
Scale
Aircraft Conversions. This latest release features a
set of landing gear for the F-16 (Heavy) from Tamiya. This set
is used for all Block variants that use the 'heavy' style gear ...
check your references.
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Here's
a product article for the 1/48
Turkmenistan Air Force decal sheet from
Linden
Hill Decals.
Linden
Hill Decals.
This new decal sheet is part of their
Post-Soviet Air Forces series and focuses on the aircraft flown by
the Turkmenistan Air Force including the Mi-8T, Mi-8MT, Mi-24P,
MiG-25PD, MiG-29, MiG-29UB, Su-25 and the Su-25UB. |
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Sunday,
Aug 7 2011 |
Cote d'lvoire National Day |
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Saturday, Aug
6 2011 |
Bolivia Independence Day |
Jamaica National Day |
Hiroshima Atomic Bombing Aug 6 1945 8:15AM |
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Friday,
Aug 5 2011 |
Russia
- End of Kursk operation (1943)
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Croatian
Victory Day or Dan Domovinske zahvalnosti |
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to a Thanksgiving Day) |
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Greg Goheen has
done an exceptional job on his very unique bare metal 1/48 Tamiya/Alclad II Do 335A-12.
Greg finished his Do 335 in a multi-shade bare metal finish as
it would have appeared at the factory. Read his article for
some very helpful insight into doing a bare metal finish and getting
stunning results. WOW....I love the way this Do 335
looks....stunning job Greg.
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Artur Oslizlo is
here with another of his truly gorgeous looking models.
This is his 1/48 Academy Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star
done up with a beautifully faded camo
scheme and Greek markings. This Hellenic T-33 really is a
treat to see. Well done Artur.
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Burt Gustafson
has done a great job building and finishing his 1/48 Skunk Models Workshop MQ-9 Reaper.
This is a very well done little kit from Skunk Models Workshop of this famous drone and Burt got it looking
jsut right....complete with it's weapons load. Beautiful work
Burt.
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Here's
a product article for the 1/48
F-16C Florida Makos Shark Attack decal sheet from Twobobs
Aviation Graphics.
This sheet features CO and 3 line jet schemes from the 482nd
Fighter Wing and 93rd Fighter Squadron, Florida Makos at Homestead
AFB. All Block 30 jets and the schemes are representative of
current and previously deployed aircraft. The CO jet has big
Makos Shark artwork on the tail and 482FW markings on the drop tank
and the line jets also have Mako Shark artwork on the tail.
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Here's
a preview of a new
1/32
Harrier Decal sheet
from
Zotz
Decals. These decals are designed for the Trumpeter
Harrier kits. This preview page features Harrier from Italy,
Spain and the USA.
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Zoltan Pocza
is here with a product article for the A-6E
Intruder VA-35 Black Panthers, AJ502 / 151582. CVW-8, USS Nimitz
CVN-68 - 1977 print from
Deployment
Productions.
Deployment
Productions. 20%
off of any products for every ACTIVE, registered ARC community
members!
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Here's
a product article for the 1/32
Spitfire Mk.IX cockpit set from
Aires.
This latest release features
a complete resin cockpit for the Spitfire Mk.IX from Tamiya.
The 1/32 Tamiya Spitfire Mk IX kit is a very popular kit, but this
set will give you the ability to improve certain areas of the
cockpit even further.
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Thursday, Aug
4 2011 |
Burkina Faso National Day |
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No update
today.....I've been spending time with my kids.
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Wednesday,
Aug 3 2011 |
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David Rapasi is
here with another of his stunning Corsairs. This is his 1/48 Tamiya F4U-1 Corsair
in the markings for "Bubbles", a Marine Corps bird
flown by VMF 213 and VMF 124 in the Solomon Island Campaign. I
positively LOVE the weathering job Dave did on this one.....amazing
job indeed.
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Christopher Yee has
outdone himself in fine style with his 1/48 Academy F-15SG "what if" Tiger Meet.
Christopher built this in-flight showbird for an F-15SG
pilot and I can't think of a more impressive and dramatic Tiger
scheme than this one. Christopher tells the full build story
in his article which is very interesting to read and the photos are
an absolute treat to behold. Enjoy.
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Philipp has put a
huge amount of scratchbuilt detailing into his 1/48 Academy MH-53 Sea Dragon.
As will al involved project this MH-53 build wasn't without it's
challenging moments, but Philipp stuck with it and turned out an
excellent looking model of the MH-53. I certainly liked how it
turned out in the end......nicely done Philipp.
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Here's
a product article for the F-16
Aggressive Eggs decal sheet from
Twobobs
Aviation Graphics.
Twobobs
Aviation Graphics. This decal sheet includes 17
different aircraft in 14 different camo schemes which include
everything from the Arctic Bandits camo to desert camo, so I'm
pretty confident there is something here for everyone.
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Here's
a preview of a new
1/32
Harrier Decal sheet
from
Zotz
Decals. These decals are designed for the Trumpeter
Harrier kits. This preview page features Harrier from Italy,
Spain and the USA.
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Here's
a product article for the Sukhoi
Su-27 Flanker "Blue 56" Print from
Zactomodels.
This particular print shows this
Flanker with missiles, but you also have the option of having this
print without missiles.
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Here's
a product article for the 1/48
Ki-61/Ki-100 Stabilizer resin set from
QuickBoost.
These are designed to fit the Ki-61/Ki-100 from Hasegawa.
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Floyd S. Werner, Jr.
is here with
a product article for the 1/72
Spitfire Mk.XVIe Part 1 decal sheet from
Lifelike
Decals.
This sheet features 4 different Spitfires
including 3 British and one from Belgium.
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Tuesday,
Aug 2 2011 |
Former Yugoslavian Republic of Macedonia National Day |
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Hot
Babe of the Week! this week from
Twobobs
is courtesy of Daniel Soulaine. Daniel provided us with a ton of
walkaround pics of this particular F-5N a few months back. Enjoy
guys and thanks Daniel! Bob
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Jens Gerber joins
us from the very pretty town of Ahrweiler / Germany with his amazing
looking 1/48 Tamiya Me 262
diorama. Jens posed his Me 262 Schwalbe as it would have
appeared between missions in the later stages of the war with all
the tiny details that bring a diorama to life. This is a
beautifully done diorama and well worth having a close look
at.
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Anton Alerte, MD
has done a gorgeous job detailing,
painting and weathering his 1/48 Hobbycraft F8f Bearcat.
Anton used an engine from Quickboost to
add further detail in the engine area and then finished off his
French Bearcat with Tamiya weathering powders and markings for an
aircraft serving in Indo-China. Very nicely done Anton.
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Kelly Cottle has
been busy building this flawless looking 1/48 Trumpeter F-100D.
Kelly added the Aires resin cockpit and used markings from
a Microscale decal sheet to complete this beautifully weathered
F-100. This is one sharp looking model of this classic jet.
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Here's
a product article for the 1/48
F-16 Dry Transfer Stencils from Hobby
Decal. Hobby
Decal. The dry transfers are suitable for any F-16
model kit and will be closer to the real painted stencils on the 1/1
aircraft than decals with their clear carrier film. If you
want maximum realism....then dry transfers are the way to go. |
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Here's
a product article for the 1/48
Focke- Wulf Fw 189A-1 Nacht Jäger model kit from
Great
Wall Hobby.
This model kit include photo etch parts and canopy masks and
markings for a Russian Front night fighter in a mottled scheme with
yellow highlights.
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Here's
a product article for the 1/48
Azerbaijan Air Force decal sheet
from
Linden
Hill Decals. This
new decal sheet from Linden
Hill Decals is part of their Post-Soviet Air Forces series and
focuses on the aircraft flown by the Azerbaijan Air Force including
the L-39, MiG-25, MiG-29, Su-17, Su-24 and the Su-25. This
decal sheet features 11 different aircraft flown by the Azerbaijan
Air Force. You get a wonderful variety of camo schemes.
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Here's
a product article for the 1/72
Panavia Tornado Pitot Tube & Angle Of Attack probes from
Master.
These will fit to all models of the Tornado in 1/72 scale.
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Monday,
Aug 1 2011 |
Benin Independence Day |
Switzerland - Foundation of the Swiss Confederation |
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This
weeks Twobobs
Newsletter
is up with plenty of news about the US Nats in Omaha. Bobs
has some great raffles for you folks attending the Nats as well
as news about the new 1/48 Danish F-16 with their Lion
artwork. 10% off all
Twobobs and Twomikes purchases at the Nats. Read
the newsletter for all the details. |
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Terry Davis
is here today with a very special 1/48 Italeri UH-1N Twin Huey "Gentle 15".
This particular Huey was a supply aircraft for Terry when he
was in Antarctica while I was stationed there in
1989-90. Terry did quite a bit of scratchbuilding to get the
details all correct on his Antarctica Huey. Very
"cool" chopper Terry...cool in more ways than one.
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Cüneyt ÖZEN joins
us with his great looking 1/72 Revell Su-27 B. Cüneyt
finished his Flanker with a very attractive 3 tone blue camo scheme
and weathering and a weapons load. This is one very good
looking Su-27.
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Sertac Bayar
joins us with his wonderful
looking 1/48 PM SIAT 223 Flamingo.
Sertac added scratchbuilt details to the interior and opened up
the canopy and then finished it in a red and white paint scheme with
Turkish markings.
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Here's
a preview of a new
1/32
Harrier Decal sheet
from
Zotz
Decals. These decals are designed for the Trumpeter
Harrier kits. This preview page features 4 different British
Harrier including one with sexy noseart and another with a Sharks
Mouth under the nose.
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Here's
a product article for the 1/48
Scale Individual Allied Cockpit Placards & Dataplates from
airscale.
This new release gives you a vast selection of scale individual
Allied cockpit placards & dataplates.
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Here's
a product article for the 1/72
Bf 110C/E Exhausts from
QuickBoost.
These
are designed for the Airfix kit.
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Here's
a product article for the 1/48
F-16 (Light) Landing Gear from
Scale
Aircraft Conversions.
These are designed for the for Tamiya kit.
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