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Babe of the Week!
this week from Twobobs
is courtesy of Lt "Swift" Hesse. Swift sent us pics and
got a hold of me a couple of months ago and said, "Hey Bob, do
up our CAG jet!" We'll put this one in the hopper and get to it
as fast as we can Swift. Thanks for the pics. Enjoy!
Bob
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Burt Gustafson
has done a first class OOB on his 1/48
Scale Kinetic 2000B.
Burt finished his attractive Mirage trainer in French Air Force (Armée
de l'Air) with drop tanks and missiles. I love the look of
this one Burt.
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Alvis
3.1 is here with some Top Secret pics of his 1/24
PanzerPorschen 928. This is a model of the actual ARC
Moderators car that they prowl the forum in as they deal with
spammers and problem threads. It has a trailer hitch...but
that is another story.......check out the license plate. Too
cool!!!
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Hakan
SÖYLEMEZOĞLU
has done a fantastic job on his
1/72 Revell F-16D Block 50 AKINCI. This Turkish F-16 has a
full weapons load with RBF tags and fill weathering.
Wow....this F-16 is very realistic. Wonderful work Hakan.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
F-4 J VX-4 Vandy 1 "Black Bunny" Dry Transfer +
Water-Slide Decals from Hobby
Decal.
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Here's a product article
for the Phantom
West Poster from Reid
Air Publications.
Each print is available in 11 x 16 or 16 x 25 inches. They'll be
adding additional sizes and additional prints at a later date. Most of
the images are pulled straight from their books, so if there is a
specific image you'd like a print of, they can easily do a custom
print.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
S-25-L Air-to-Ground Rocket from Aerobonus.
This latest release is a set of two Russian S-25-L Air-to-Ground
Rocket. This rocket is suitable for the Su-17, Su-22, Su-24,
Su-25, MiG-27 and the MiG-29.
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Monday,
Jan
30 2012 |
Liberation of Camp Pangatian, Philippines |
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This
weeks Twobobs
Newsletter is up. Bob
has images of the instruction sheets for the new F-5F
Double Trouble sheet which is released for sale this coming
Friday! This sheet has 6 different jets with the
Platypus nose and great looking aggressor camo schemes.
This sheet is going to be a hot seller. |
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Artur Oslizlo
has done an exceptional job on his 1/48
Hobbyboss MiG-17F.
Artur added an Aires resin cockpit, Quickboost gun barrels and
wheels and then finished it off with Syrian markings and a full
weathering job over the desert camo. Wow...I love how this
MiG-17 looks.
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Tony Feredo
is here from the Philippines with his 1/48 Tamiya
Ki-84 Hayate (Frank). This is a Ki-84 that served in the
Philippines during WW2 and Tony has captured the chipped paint job
perfectly. Excellent work Tony.
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Rod
Bettencourt
has mastered the fine art of bare metal finishes as you will see
with his 1/48 Hasegawa F-104G. Rod added Eduard photo
etch set and a Verlinden seat to his Luke AFB Starfighter and ended
up with a flawless looking F-104. Wow Rod......your photos
look like a real jet.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
IAF F-4E 'Kurnass' conversion set from IsraCast
This conversion
set is available directly from
Sprue
Brothers Models.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
Su-27 Missile Pylons from Zactomodels.
These resin Su-27 Missile Pylons correct the shape of the kit missile
pylons to provide you with a higher level of accuracy and detail on
your next big Su-27.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
F6F Hellcat Headrest from QuickBoost.
This latest release gives you 3 different types of headrests for the
F6F Hellcat from Eduard.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
T-28 Trojan Landing Gear from Scale
Aircraft Conversions. These are designed for the
Monogram kit.
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Saturday, Jan
28 2012 |
Space Shuttle Challenger Accident 1986 |
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Friday,
Jan
27 2012 |
Russia - End of Leningrad blockade (1944) |
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ARC
Auto
was updated today - - - - - -
ARC
Armor
was updated today - drop by and check them
out.....plenty of great models to see.
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Dragan Cvetic
starts today with his stunningly attractive 1/72 Aircast SOKO NJ-21 Jastreb.
Dragan added scratchbuilt details such as a scratchbuilt canopy and
cockpit details and then finished it off with a great looking camo
scheme and decals from Balkan Models. I really do like the
look of this one.
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Olaf Sprenger
joins us today with his 3rd article on ARC. This is Olaf's 1/48 Revell IAF Bell AH-1F
Cobra finished off with great noseart for an Israeli
Cobra. Olaf got everything looking just right and the finished
model looks fantastic from any angle.
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Alex Cimenti
is here with 2 gorgeous looking 1/72 Italeri Lockheed F-104G Duo.
Alex chose to build his baremetal Starfighters in the markings
for the Norwegian Air Force jet and Belgian Air Force. Alex
did some added detailing and then finished both of them off with
great looking markings and flawless bare metal finishes.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
F-16C Blue Fox Bandits decal sheet from
Twobobs
Aviation Graphics.
This sheet
features three Lizard and Flanker scheme jets from the 18th AGRS
at Eielson AFB. These markings represent the final configuration
schemes of these jets.
11th AF
Lizard scheme along with the 354th OG Flanker scheme are part of this
sheet. A "line" lizard jet is also represented on this
decal sheet.
The 1/32
&1/72 Braille Scale Sale!
is still on but items are selling out so get 'em while they are only
$5. Includes
most 1/72
and 1/32 sheets...only $5. Supplies are going fast.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
Israel AF F-16C Block 40 Conversion Set from IsraCast.
This
resin conversion set is available directly from
Sprue
Brothers Models
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Here's a product article
for the 1/18
VF-84 F-14A "Jolly Rogers" Desert storm Nose Art decal
sheet from Fightertown
Decals.
This new decal sheet is for guys that believe in "Go big or go
home". This sheet is for 1 Tomcat with VF-84 F-14A
"Jolly Rogers" during Desert Storm, but the best part of
this decal sheet is the sexy noseart which you can see in all its
glory.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
EF 2000A Typhoon wheel bay set from
Aires.
This highly detailed wheel bays are designed for the Revell kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
Hal Ajet T.2 resin model kit from
Pro
Resin. This
kit includes markings for one of the 2 seat trainer prototypes. |
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ARC
Armor
was updated today - for
the Australian and Indian National Days......plenty of great models to see.
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Hiroyuki
is here to honour the Indian Republic Day with a beautiful looking 1/72 Zvezda Su-30
MKI.
Hiroyuki added parts from the Tamiya Su-27 kit as well as
Eduard photo etch and finished it all off with decals from
Begemotdecals. Very nicely done Hiroyuki.
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Aaron
has done a gorgeous job building and finishing his 1/48 Highplanes CAC CA-27 Avon
Sabre.
This is a 76Sqn Sabre wearing a great looking Panther scheme and the a
couple of
air-to-air missiles. The finish and the markings all come
together to make this a great looking Aussie Sabre....the perfect
jet for the Australia Day update here on ARC..
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Aaron
joins us from Australia on this special day with his sharp looking
1/48 Hobbyboss F-111C Pig RAAF. Aaron went with
markings for a 6 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force F-111 in one
of the better paint schemes worn by this jet. I love the
in-flight pose...well done Aaron.
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Aaron is
here with his attractive looking 1/48 Hobbycraft Canada Hawker
Sea Fury FB.11 RAN.
Aaron gave it a full weapons load and posed it as an in-flight bird
from the Royal Australian Navy on the HMAS Sydney.
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Aaron
joins us with his fully loaded and perfect looking 1/48 Douglas
A-4G Skyhawk RAN.
Aaron went with a camo scheme that is a treat to the eyes and then
posed it as an in-flight Skyhawk.......can't beat that. I love
the way it looks.
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Aaron
has done a stellar job on his 1/48 Hobbyboss F/A-18A Hornet RAAF.
His Hornet has drop tanks and a weapons load along with full
weathering and some great looking Aussie markings...check out the
tail art. This is an attractive looking model.
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Aaron
is here with a very special Australian Canberras from the Vietnam
War. This is his 1/48 Airfix GAF Canberra Mk.20
with pre and post-shading to get the perfect SEA weathered
look. Aaron tells this history of this bird and what
eventually became of her. Very nicely done Aaron.
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Here's a product
article for the 1/32
EF-2000 Perfect Storm Tiffies decal sheet from Twobobs
Aviation Graphics.
This sheet features markings
for the Trumpeter and Revell Germany kit of this very important RAF
fighter. One complete set of correct stencils and
enough options for three different aircraft.
The 1/32 &1/72
Braille Scale Sale! is still on but items are selling out so get 'em
while they are only $5. Includes most 1/72 and 1/32
sheets...only $5. Supplies are going fast.
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Zoltan
Pocza Embraer is here
with a product article for the ERJ-190-100IGW 190AR (C-FHNV) - Air
Canada (ACA) / Canada 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 1/48 Yak-38 Forger A Air Intake Covers from
QuickBoost.
QuickBoost.
These are designed to fit the Hobby Boss kit.
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Here's
a product article for the 1/72 Pratt-Read LNE-1 glider model
kit from Czech
Master Resin - CMR Models.
This model kit includes markings for 4 different aircraft.
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Wednesday,
Jan 25 2012 |
ARC
Auto
was updated today - - - - - -
ARC
Armor
was updated today - drop by and check them
out.....plenty of great models to see.
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John Doerr
is here with a trio of MiG-17's. These are his 1/48 Hobbycraft and Smer Egyptian MiG
17s
with resin cockpits and aftermarket decals. I love the job
John did on the camo schemes and if you read his article you will
learn which kit is the better of the two....Hobbycraft or Smer.
Excellent work John....all 3 MiG's look fantastic.
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Carmel J Attard
is with a truly exceptional model of the 1/72 Execuform T-29A/B Convair 240, C131A &600.
This was quite the involved project, but in the skilled hands of
Carmel it goes along smoothly. I enjoy the look of the
finished model very much.....it is simply beautiful from every
angle.
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Robert Martino
reworked the 1/48 Monogram F-86 Sabre Jet
to created his model of a Sabre with the RCAF 1959 Golden Hawks
Aerobatic Team. Robert did some excellent work and shows just
how nice these Monogram kits are. I love the look of Robert's
Sabre.
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Just
released!!!
Here's a product article
for the 1/32
F-15C Eifel Eagles decal sheet from Twobobs
Aviation Graphics.
This sheet features F-15C Eagles from the 36th TWF of historic
Bitburg AB in Germany. Multiple time frames are captured on this sheet
with a great selection of squadron and wing commanders aircraft as
well as MiG killer and special scheme aircraft. Three different
stencil styles are included.
Only
250 sheets were be printed.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Bf 110 C/ D main undercarriage wheels from Eduard.
These resin
wheels are available directly from Sprue
Bros.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
AIM-9DGH Sidewinder Missiles from Zactomodels.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
F6F Hellcat Cooling Gills from QuickBoost.
These are designed for the Dragon kit.
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Tuesday,
Jan 24 2012 |
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Hot
Babe of the Week!
this week from
Twobobs
is courtesy of Keith Svendsen. Keith was a Flight Test Engineer out
at Edwards AFB back in the day and this is but a small snipet of the
mountain of F-5 pics that he has shared with us over here at Twobobs.
So many schemes out there from Luke, Edwards and Nellis that have
never been done. Thanks Keith! Enjoy! Bob
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Yoav Efrati
joins us with a very rare and interesting aircraft today. This
is his 1/48 Eduard MiG-21MF
and what makes this interesting is it is a Egyptian MiG-21 flown by
a Russian pilot against Israel. Yoav tells this fascinating
story from 1970 and then you get to enjoy the wonderful photos of
his MiG-21.....that's a pretty sweet deal.
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Fabrice Godart
joins us from friendly Belgium with not one but 2 models.
These are his 1/72 Academy SB2C-4 Helldiver and F4U-1 Corsair
in the colours and markings from 1945. It's great to see them Fabrice,
they both look excellent.
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Gavin Parnaby
has extensively reworked and heavily detailed his 1/72
Italeri B-57G.
Gavin did all this with a combination of aftermarket parts and
scratchbuilding. He details all the modifications with
pictures and detailed text. Wow this is an amazing project
Gavin....well done!!!
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
F-4 Long nose Pitot tube set from Hobby
Decal.
These are
finely crafted metal parts.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72 Modern Soviet Russian pilot figure (standing
pose) from Fairy Hobby.
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Here's a product article
for the Phamtom
Poster from Reid
Air Publications.
This poster is available in 2 different sizes.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Yak-38 Forger A Air Scoops from QuickBoost.
These are designed for the Hobby Boss kit.
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Monday,
Jan 23 2012 |
Lunar
New Year - Spring Festival |
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This
weeks Twobobs
Newsletter is up. Bob has some big beautiful
images of the F-15C Digital Flanker instruction sheets.....oh
man these look good!!! Bobs also has the latest news on
the much anticipated T-6 Texan II and F-5F decal sheets and F-4
Phantom Stencils
is up. Bob has some big beautiful
images of the F-15C Digital Flanker instruction sheets.....oh
man these look good!!! Bobs also has the latest news on
the much anticipated T-6 Texan II and F-5F decal sheets and F-4
Phantom Stencils
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Serge Dompierre
has done a flawless job on his 1/48
Hasegawa CF-18A.
Serge got all the details correct such as the spotlight and then
finished it in the markings for Alouette 425 Squadron based at CFB
Bagotville PQ (Quebec). Serge gave it a couple of drop
tanks which is fairly standard for the CF-18A. Great photos
Serge....they look very realistic.
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Suat ÖZKUL
has done an exceptional job on the 1/48 Eduard BF-108 B
Taifun.
Suat gave it photo etch seatbelts and other detailing and a
beautifully done weathering job and then finished it off with an
early war camo scheme.
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Denis COUDERT
joins us from Dijon, France with his eye catching 1/48 Revell F104G Strafighter "Tiger Meet 1978".
This is an older kit and it's got opened panels and airbrakes
and then give it an excellent looking paint job with a brush and the
good looking Tiger stripe scheme. Wow I can't believe this
model is brush painted.....that is amazing.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/35
Israeli Air Force H-60 Blackhawk decal sheet from IsraDecal.
This decal sheet from
Isracast is available directly from
Sprue
Brothers Models.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
F9F-2 Panther Undercarriage Covers from QuickBoost.
These are designed for the for Hobby Boss kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
J29 Tunnan photo etch detail set from Maestro
Models.
These include pre-painted parts and is designed for the cockpit and
exterior of the J29 Tunnan.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Ar 234C Landing Gear from
Scale
Aircraft Conversions.
These are designed for the
Hasegawa/Revell kit.
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Friday,
Jan 20 2012 |
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Jean-Charles GODDET
has
done an astounding job on his 1/72 Revell Lockheed Martin F-22A Raptor.
Jean-Charles used a large variety of aftermarket items from Aires
and Eduard and this finished off this magnificent Raptor with
a perfect paint job with a slight metallic sheen and decals from
Twobobs.
Wow this is an impressive model.
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Kenan TURHAN
joins us today with a vewry rare plane. This is the triple
engined 1/72 Revell Blohm & Voss BV 138. Kenan
added scratchbuilt details to the interior and then dressed up the
exterior with moveable flight controls and finally pre-shaded the
panel lines to get that perfect weathered look. This is one
very cool looking sea plane.
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Iván Aceituno C.
has been very busy making the perfect 1/48 Hobbyboss Republic F-105G THUD.
Iván added many aftermarket detail items as well as plenty of
scratchbuilt details including a photo etch boarding ladder.
His finished model was then given a beautifully weathered SEA camo
scheme and display on a tarmac diorama base.
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Just
released!!!
Here's a product article
for the 1/48
F-15C Eifel Eagles decal sheet from Twobobs
Aviation Graphics.
This sheet features F-15C Eagles from the 36th TWF of historic
Bitburg AB in Germany. Multiple time frames are captured on this sheet
with a great selection of squadron and wing commanders aircraft as
well as MiG killer and special scheme aircraft. Three different
stencil styles are included.
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Here's a product article
for the A-10A
Thunderbolt II print 103rd FW, 118th FS Flying Yankees CT 78-621 &
CT 78-613 - 2007 from Deployment
Productions.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48 F-5E Tiger
II Control Levers from QuickBoost.
These are designed for the AFV Club kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Ar 234B Landing Gear from
Scale
Aircraft Conversions. These landing gear are designed
to fit the Hasegawa/Revell kit.
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Thursday,
Jan 19 2012 |
No update today....we
were surprised by 6" of snow (snow is rare where I live)
and that closed the local schools. Plus I went to the Dentist
and had to get a surprise root canal done .....which has
disrupted my work schedule. It was one of those days. There will be an update on all
3 ARC sites on Friday.
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Wednesday,
Jan 18 2012 |
ARC
Auto
was updated today - - - - - -
ARC
Armor
was updated today - drop by and check them
out.....plenty of great models to see.
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Serge Dompierre
has been persistent and turned out a sharp looking 1/48 Classic Airframe CF-5A. This
model kit does have some fit issues but that didn't stop Serge from
not only finishing it, but her did a darn fine job on it. He
used detail items from Belcher Bits and chose the good looking
markings for the CAF Bluenose Squadron Squadron based at CFB
Bagotville.
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Victor De Jesus
is here with his impressive looking 1/48 Monogram A-1H
Skyraider. This is an older kit, but Victor did a
fantastic job on it with full weathering including gun smoke and
exhaust stains. He chose to give it a full weapons load and
finished in a SEA camo scheme.......which looks excellent.
Victor built this Skyraider as a Christmas present to a retired Air
Force neighbor.
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Carmel J Attard
joins us with some gorgeous photos of his very sleek looking 1/72 Airfix Hunter FGA9.
Carmel used a conversion set from Pavla Models to make his Hunter
into the prototype. This did require some effort and Carmel
gives a full explanation in his article of all that he had to do to
get this remarkable model finished. I love the photos of his
model flying over Malta......it looks beautiful there.
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Just
released!!!
Here's a product article
for the 1/72
F-15C Eifel Eagles decal sheet from Twobobs
Aviation Graphics.
This sheet features F-15C Eagles from the 36th TWF of historic
Bitburg AB in Germany. Multiple time frames are captured on this sheet
with a great selection of squadron and wing commanders aircraft as
well as MiG killer and special scheme aircraft. Three different
stencil styles are included.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/24
pre-painted Bf 109K-4 placards from
Eduard.
This set is
designed for the Trumpeter kit.
This
pre-painted photo etch set from Eduard is available directly from Sprue
Bros
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
F-100 Super Sabre Intake Correction kit from Zactomodels.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
F9F-2 Panther Wing Fences from QuickBoost.
These are designed for the Hobby Boss kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
Spitfire Mk II LR Conversion Kit from 3D-KITS.co.uk.
This conversion set gives you 1 long range underwing fuel tank and
marking for 2 different Spitfires.
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Tuesday,
Jan 17 2012 |
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Hot
Babe of the Week!
this week from Twobobs
is courtesy of Gabe Pincelli.
These pics are from quite some time ago and were taken on the
inaugural flight after this T-45 received it's CoNA paint job.
Thanks a bunch Gabe! Enjoy! Bob
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Alexandre Vidigal
has done a stunning job on his 1/48 Tamiya Messerschmitt Bf109-E.
This is the E-3 version of the 109 as it appear early in the
war. Alexandre gave his 109 subtle weathering and then
built a display base to complete the look. It looks
wonderful Alexandre.
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Daniel Radford
has done an outstanding
job detailing and finishing his 1/48 Hobby Boss F111 D/E.
Daniel dressed up the cockpit with some resin seats and then posed
the canopy in the open position to show off the cockpit
detailing. The exterior was given a beautifully done camo scheme
with sexy noseart. Very nicely done Daniel.
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Yoav Efrati
is here with some photos of the recent IPMS Israel 27 December 2011 Nationals.
Yoav included 41 photos to give you a small taste of all
the great model on display at this contest.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
Spitfire Dry Transfer Stencils from Hobby
Decal. |
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Here's a product article
for the Vertical
Viper Poster from Reid
Air Publications.
Each print is available in 11 x 16 or 16 x 25 inches. They'll be
adding additional sizes and additional prints at a later date. Most of
the images are pulled straight from their books, so if there is a
specific image you'd like a print of, they can easily do a custom
print.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
EA-6B Prowler ICAP-2 (early) cockpit set from Aires.
This is a multi-media cockpit set that
includes resin and photo etch parts.
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Monday,
Jan 16 2012 |
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day |
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I have
changed the header
on ARC and
removed the separate frame for the top header. This one
project took years to complete and required editing every webpage on
ARC. The number of hours required for this one change are
staggering. I believe this will make ARC much easier to use as
you can now see the URL for each webpage. Plus webpages that
show up in a Google search will have the header at the top of
them....this was not the case before. I hope you like the new
look, I feel it was worth the effort. |
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This
weeks Twobobs
Newsletter is up. Bob has
images of the instruction sheets for the F-5F Double Trouble
Bandits. These have the "platypus" noses
and the extended LEX fences. This F-5F sheet and the T-6B
Texan II sheet will be available on the Twobobs website the 24th
of January. And the Digital Flanker sheet is coming
shortly after that. |
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Adam
Gudynowski did some fantastic work on his 1/48
Academy MiG-21MF b/n 6814. Adam added an Aires cockpit and
then pre-shaded the panel lines before finishing his MiG in the
Dolphin scheme and Polish Air Force markings. I love the look
of the finished model.
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Lars Opland
is here with
a very special model today. This is his 1/72 Khee-Kha Art Products Waco YKS-6 Ellis Air
Transport, which is a bi-plane float plane.....it doesn't get
much cooler than that. Lars gives an in-depth report of the
build process with in-progress pics as well as pics of the splendid
finished model. Markings are for a plane in Alaska.
Wow....I love it.
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Luiz Delazari
joins us from Brazil with photos from the recent 10th IPMS Curitiba Contest.
This was a well attended show and if you click on the link in
this article you can see hundreds of models that were on display at
this show. No doubt about it....the folks in Brazil know how
to put on a successful show. Wonderful work everyone. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Ultracast Early P-51 Mustang RAF Fishtail Exhausts from
Ultracast.
This resin item is available directly from
Sprue
Brothers Models.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
U.S. Navy A-1H/J Skyraiders decal sheet from Zotz
Decals. This decal sheet features 3 different
Skyraiders and all have colorful or interesting markings. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
U.S. Recognition Lights from QuickBoost.
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Friday,
Jan 13 2012 |
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Artur Domanski
has done a beautiful job on his 1/24
Airfix De Havilland Mosquito FBIV. Artur used gun barrels
from Master and finished his Mosquito in Polish 305 Sqn. markings.
This is a wonderful looking Mosquito and it's great seeing one in
Polish markings.
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Bruno Monti Colombani
has done an exceptionally fine job on his multi-shaded bare metal 1/48 F-104N.
Bruno used the Cutting Edge upgrade set for F-104N and finished his
Starfighter with Alclad II.
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Benny Attar
is here with 31 photos from the recent Israel IPMS annual exhibition - 2011.
There is some very skilled modelers in Israel and you will enjoy
seeing the aircraft and armor models in Benny's photos. Thanks
for sharing Benny. |
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Ken Middleton is here with a product article
for the 1/72
RF-4C No-Gun Shoguns decal sheet from Twobobs
Aviation Graphics.
Enough markings for two complete jets from this recce group out of
Kadena. RAM 1985 and 1986 markings are represented on this
sheet.
This sheet is currently
on sale
for $3.00....buy
it while supplies last.
The 1/32
&1/72 Braille Scale Sale! is
still on but items are selling out so get 'em while they are only
$5. Includes
most 1/72 and 1/32 sheets...only
$5. Supplies are going fast.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48 VFA-143 F/A-18E Pukin' Dogs of War decal sheet
from
Fightertown
Decals.
This decal sheet includes 6 different marking schemes. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
F6F-3N/5N Hellcat Night Exhaust, Antennas from
QuickBoost.
These are designed to fit the Eduard kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72 Hawker Siddeley Buccaneer S.Mk.2A model kit from
Czech
Master Resin - CMR Models.
This model kit
includes markings for 7 different aircraft.
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Thursday,
Jan 12 2012 |
No update
today...I've been putting in long hours rebuilding the product
article archiving system.
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Wednesday,
Jan 11 2012 |
ARC
Auto
was updated today - - - - - -
ARC
Armor
was updated today - drop by and check them
out.....plenty of great models to see.
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Alexandre Vidigal
starts today with an exceptionally attractive 1/48 Tamiya Messerschmitt Bf109-E4/7
Trop wearing a partially striped desert camo. Alexandre
added Eduard photo etch and Master Model gun barrels and then
finished off his 109 is a beautifully weather desert camo on a
diorama base. WOW!!!
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Carmel J Attard
joins us today from sunny Malta with a rare model. This is his
flawless looking 1/72 Airmodel F8U-3 Super Crusader III. Carmel
explains the history behind this prototype that lost the competition
to the F-4 Phanom II. This is a vacuformed kit and in Carmel's
skilled hands it builds into a remarkable looking model. Look
carefully at the photos and you will see his model flying over
Malta.
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Vladimir Bilbija
has done a beautiful job on his 1/72 Eduard profi pack L-39
Albatros. Vladimir finished his Albatros in Iraqi Air
Force markings and put it on a diorama base that is partly covered
in original sand from the Sahara. Wonderful work Vladimir.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
1/48 1/32 Gridiron Viper F-16C decal sheet from Twobobs
Aviation Graphics.
Here's a decal sheet that is a first as far as I can recall. The
Super Bowl is without a doubt one of the biggest sporting events in
the US. Super Bowl XLI on Feb 4 2007 took place at the Miami
Dolphins Stadium in Miami, Florida between the Chicago Bears and the
Indianapolis Colts.
This sheet is currently
on sale
for $3.00....buy
it while supplies last.
The 1/32
&1/72 Braille Scale Sale! is
still on but items are selling out so get 'em while they are only
$5. Includes
most 1/72 and 1/32 sheets...only
$5. Supplies are going fast.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/24
Pre-paint photo etch Bf109G-6 Placards from Eduard.
This
pre-painted photo etch set from Eduard is available directly from
Sprue
Bros
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Here's a
new image for the upcoming 1/32 Skyraider decal sheet from Zotz
Decals.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
Su-27 Early Tail Stinger
from Zactomodels.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Fw Ta 152C-0 Exhausts
from
QuickBoost.
These resin exhausts
are designed for the Hobby Boss kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
F-14 Tomcat Landing Gear from Scale
Aircraft Conversions. These landing gear are
designed to fit the Hasegawa kit.
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Tuesday,
Jan
10 2012 |
Russia
- Soviet counteroffensive under Stalingrad. The beginning of the end
(1943) |
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Hot
Babe of the Week!
this week from Twobobs
is courtesy of Larry Parker. I've been sitting on these pics for a
little while now but since the decal sheet artwork is almost
complete, I'll put it out there for you guys to use as references.
Enjoy! Bob
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Ronald Beelen
got everything looking flawless on his 1/48 Eduard MiG 21 SMT.
This is the Eduard "profipack" kit so Ronald was able to
added extra detail to his 'Fishbed' before giving a very realistic
multi-shaded bare metal finish complete with very careful
weathering. I really like how this MiG 21 turned out.
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David Rapasi
is here with a very special 1/48 Tamiya Corsair Mark I.
This is the last Birdcage Corsair built by Vought for the British
and Dave gave it one of his amazing faded camo jobs. Check out
the photos and enjoy....WOW!!!
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Vladimir
Bilbija joins us from Serbia with photos from the
recent IV.
New Year's Cup that was held in an aircraft Museum. I
can't think of a better place to hold a model show than a
museum. It looks like it was quite the enjoyable show Vladimir.
Thanks for sharing the photos with everyone.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
P-51 Dry Transfer Stencils from Hobby
Decal.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
F9F-2 Panther Exhaust Nozzle
from
QuickBoost.
This exhaust nozzle is designed to fit the Hobby Boss kit.
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Monday,
Jan 9 2012 |
ARC
Auto
was updated today - - - - - -
ARC
Armor
was updated today - drop by and check them
out.....plenty of great models to see.
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Today is the final
installment for Silly Week 2012. We haven't seen
anything from Alvis 3.1 this year and he is making up for
that big time today. I would like to extend my thanks for
everyone that joined in with their wacky models for Silly Week this
year...I know this helps us all start the New Year off on the
right foot. Thanks to everyone for making
Silly Week such a success. |
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This
weeks Twobobs
Newsletter is up. Bob
has some images of the Digital Flanker instruction sheets....wow
this one if going to sell out fast!!! Bob also has a
sneak peek of three of the six jets that are on their
forthcoming F-5F "Double Trouble Bandits" sheet. Welcome
to the New Year Bob!!! |
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Alvis 3.1 starts
off with his diorama of the 1/48 Iranian Stealth Drone:
Captured! This is very Top Secret and you heard about it
first....here on ARC. This Iranian Drone was actually shot
down over area 51.....Alvis 3.1 has the full story in his article
complete with photos of the offending aircraft. |
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Kees Kuyper is here
to make you grin with his Bonneville Spaceshuttle Record Car.
Haven't you ever wondered what happened to the Space Shuttles
after they were retired.......now you know!!! |
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Alvis 3.1 is here
with an amusing story of an airliner that flew out of Moncton
NB. This is his Canada1/144 Sukhoi 100 Superjet: Down East
International finished off with custom markings. Read
Alvis 3.1's story for all the details. |
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Alvis 3.1 joins us
with a classic. This is his Tales from Area 52* 1/72 USN C-13S White
Swan with is a USN Space shuttle made from the B-1 bomber and
space shuttle wings. But read his article for the whole
humourous story behind this graceful looking space shuttle.
Nicely done Alvis 3.1....keep on doing what you're doing. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32 F-15A
F-15C Improved Baz Conversion Set from IsraCast
This conversion set is available
directly from Sprue
Bros
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
F7F-3N Tigercat Gun Barrels
from QuickBoost.
These are designed to it the Italeri
kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
CF-104 Starfighter decal sheet from WINTERVALLEY.
This decal sheet features natural
metal RCAF CF-104's stationed in Germany and Canada and also comes in
1/48 and 1/32.
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Saturday, Jan
7 2012 |
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Larry "The Artilleryman" Schmidt
has a fun build when he kit bashed his 1/72 Airfix Sea Wimpy using
floats from the Airfix Ju.52/3m. Larry explains the build in
more detail and once I saw the finished model I couldn't help
noticing how this aircraft looked like a very viable design.
Thanks for sending it in Larry.......it's always a treat for me when
I see any plane on floats.
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Dave Bailey, aka "The Rat"
joins us on the last day of Silly Week with his 1/72 Hawk Supermarine Swift
in What-if markings for an aircraft in the Suez Crisis of 1956.
Dave's what-if story seems quite plausible.......the Suez stripes
make it quite the good looking jet . Thanks for helping make
Silly week such a success this year Dave.
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Friday,
Jan 6 2012 |
ARC
Auto
was updated today - - - - - -
ARC
Armor
was updated today - drop by and check them
out.....plenty of great models to see.
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Hal Elsberry
has been very busy kit bashing his 1/48 Revell A-24D Wart Hind.
This is a kitbash of the A-10 Warthog and the Mi-24 Hind attack
helicopter. The finished model looks quite
convincing......which is quite surprising and a true testament to
Hal's kit bashing skills.
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Bill Arnold
is here to make you grin with his very light hearted Hawk Drag Hag.
Bill built his Drag Hag mostly out of the box with a slight
mod. This is one very funny kit and I'm sure Bill had fun
building it. Well done Bill...I love it.
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KH Lee
is here with his very funny story of the 1/72 Tigris HSS –
World’s most expensive attack helicopter. It's a great
looking model of this very expensive helicopter and KH explains the
whole story in his article.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
JAS-39 Press to Test Gripens decal sheet from Twobobs
Aviation Graphics.
This sheet includes enough markings to build four complete Gripens.
These are all demo or test jets and the most colorful is the blue
tailed test jet from the Empire Test Pilot School from the UK.
The 1/32
&1/72 Braille Scale Sale! is
still on but items are selling out so get 'em while they are only
$5. Includes
most 1/72 and 1/32 sheets...only
$5. Supplies are going fast.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
VAW-115 E-2C Hawkeyes "Liberty Bells" decal sheet from Fightertown
Decals.
This decal sheet includes markings for 6 different 1/48 E-2C
Hawkeyes with VAW-115.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
F-16C Fighting Falcon Block 50/52 cockpit set from Aires.
This is a multi-media cockpit set that includes resin and photo etch
parts and is designed for the Kinetic kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
Supermarine Spitfire LF Mk.XVIE model kit from Czech
Master Resin - CMR Models. This
multi-media kit includes markings for 6 different aircraft.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
Mk II Spitfires conversion set
from
3D-KITS.co.uk.
This conversion set works with the Tamiya and Airfix Spitfire kits and
includes markings for 4 aircraft.
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Thursday, Jan
5 2012 |
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Dave
Bailey, aka "The Rat" is here to mark all the Star
Trek fans grin. This is his AMT Galileo 7 Shuttlecraft
sporting the markings for Pan Am.....this one made me grin when I
saw it. Dave of course has the background story on his Pan Am
Shuttlecraft.
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Andrew
Williams is here with something that seems so obvious.....but
I've never seen it before....nor did I ever think of this
idea. This is his 1/35 Tamiya Pink Panther......and
it's quite nicely done as well. Peter Sellers is up in Heaven
with a big grin on his face today.
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KH Lee has
done some impressive scratchbuilding to create this 1/72 Valkyrie
Fighter. This is Richthofen’s Valkyrie Fighter from the
animated steam punk film “War of the Worlds: Goliath” which is
yet to be released, but looks like it will be an interesting movie.
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Mario“Hiurawa”
Binsar aka Lifeline
is here with his 1/48 “Spooks” Hughes 500. This
particular chopper supposedly belongs to the “Seaspray” unit and
Mario tells the story of this secret real life unit. The cool
part about this model is how well it turned out....then ponder the
fact Mario built it over a day or 2 as far as a quickie group build.
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Zoltan Pocza is here with a product
article for the new Embraer
E-190AR (OH-LKI) - Finnair / Finnland 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 1/48
T-6 Texan II / CT-156 Harvard II decal
sheet from Caracal
Models.
This new decal sheet from Caracal
Models includes markings for 4 aircraft in 4 different paint
schemes from 4 different countries (Canada, Greece Iraq, and Morocco).
This sheet is sold out,
but it is possible to buy partial sheets if you are after markings for
a particular aircraft.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
T-6A Texan II model kit from
IBEX
Plastic Models. This is a multi-media injection
molded model kit that includes markings for USAF and Israeli Air Force
aircraft...including the Israeli Air Force Aerobatic Team.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Navy Wheel Chocks NWC-4/5 from Wheelliant.
This wheel chock set features a set of 4 resin Navy Wheel Chocks
NWC-4/5 Wheel Chock with Nylon Rope. These are the late
production style with polyurethane blocks with fixed bar.
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Wednesday,
Jan
4 2012 |
Union of Myanmar Independence Day |
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ARC
Auto
was updated today - - - - - -
ARC
Armor
was updated today - drop by and check them
out.....plenty of great models to see.
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Hal Elsberry
has been very busy creating his Weird Ohs Goose figure
and diorama. This is one of the characters from the Mad Max
movie and I must say Hal really went to town creating his one.
Spend some time and have a long close look at the photos.....this is
quite the amazing model.
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Dave Bailey, aka "The Rat"
is here with a very colourful 1/72 Airfix Folland Gnat target drone.
Dave explains the whole story how the Gnat ended up as a target
drone and if you look closely you will see a sidewinder just about
to explode. I loved seeing it Dave...you're on a roll
this year.
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Konley Kelley
is here to mark this year being the 100th anniversary of the
sinking of the Titanic. This is his 1/350 Minicraft RMS Titanic and 1/1 daughter
duo. Konley is a master at digital editing and posed his
daughter on the bow of the mighty ocean liner. What a great
idea.....I love it.
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Kees Kuyper
has made me laugh with his very messed up International Financial Crisis Plane.
Wow....without a doubt this has the be the most messed up
aircraft I have ever seen and it odes resemble the financial crisis
that continues to plague Europe. Thanks for the laugh Kees...Happy
New Year.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
F/A-18F Rockin' Rhinos #2 VFA-11/VFA-106 decal sheet
from
Twobobs
Aviation Graphics.
Two aircraft are represented in their new Super
Hornet markings. Enough marking options for two complete jets.
This sheet is currently
on sale
for $3.00....buy
it while supplies last.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
AIMS Resin Ju88A-0 Conversion Set from AIMS.
This conversion set is
designed for the Revell kit and is available directly from
Sprue
Bros Models.
Sprue
Bros Models.
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Here's a new image for the
upcoming 1/32 Skyraider decal sheet from Zotz
Decals.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
Su-27 Wingtip Pylons from Zactomodels.
Zactomodels
also has a selection of highly detailed 1/32 missiles.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
MiG-21 PFM GP-9 Cannon Pod from
QuickBoost.
This cannon pod is designed for the Academy kit.
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Tuesday,
Jan 3 2012 |
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Hot
Babe of the Week!
this week from Twobobs is
courtesy of Chris "Spliff" Russell, F-15E WSO
extraordinaire. Spliff sent me these pics eons ago but I thought
they'd make a good Hot Babe for all of you in the middle of a dark
Eagle build. Bob
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Bill Arnold
is here with something amusing I've never seen before.
This is his Hawk Model's Bopped Out Steel Pluckers which is a
re-issue of an old Hawk kit. Bill had a good time building it
and did a first class job on it......the guy on the right reminds me
of one of the Beatles. Pretty funny stuff Bill....and a treat
to see.....thanks!!! |
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Dave Bailey, aka "The Rat"
is here with a first on ARC. This is the little known
Wingnut, by Wingnut, scale unknown. Dave was very careful
and managed to accurately replicate the complicated paint scheme of
the second one of these that was tested. His article
thankfully explains the whole story of this secret weapon.
VERY funny stuff Dave.
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Hal Elsberry
is here with one of the coolest solutions to a smashed
model. This is his 1/48
P-61 Caricature. Hal was very creative and got his P-61
looking like a perfect P-61 Caricature....wow this looks
great. I love it Hal.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
F-18E/F Super Hornet VFA-11 & VFA-136 decal sheet from SB
Decals.
This decal sheet features 3 different F-18E and F's from VFA-11 Red
Rippers & VFA-136 Knighthawks.
You
can buy this decal sheet and thousands of other items directly from
the Sprue
Brothers site. They
are famous for their prompt service.
This
sheet is on sale for $8.49....marked
down from $14.50
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
F-16 Pitot Tube & AOA Probe set Type 1
from
Hobby
Decal. These
are designed for the Hasegawa kit.
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Here's a product article
for the The
Modern Phantom Guide: The F-4 Phantom Exposed book
from
Reid
Air Publications.
This book includes over 1,000 (1069 to be exact) color images spread
over 228 pages illustrate the definitive resource material on the
McDonnell-Douglas F-4 Phantom.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
F9F-2 Panther Pitot Tube, Antennas from QuickBoost.
These are designed for the Hobby Boss kit.
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Monday,
Jan 2 2012 |
ARC
Auto
was updated today - - - - - -
ARC
Armor
was updated today - drop by and check them
out.....plenty of great models to see.
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This
weeks Twobobs
Newsletter is up. Bob
has images of the upcoming F-15C Digital Flanker sheet...wow
this sheet is going to sell out fast. Bob has put all
3 scales on one sheet. The Eifel Eagle sheets are
selling fast....so buy yours while you can. Bob
also has New Years Greetings for all of you. |
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Hal Elsberry
gets things fired up today with one of the more outrageous
models I've seen in quite a while. This is his Drag Hag model
that I followed with much interest during the build process on the
ARC forums. Hal reworked almost every area of the figures and
added exceptional detail......the blood shot eyes of the hag as well
as the baby are beautifully done. This is one very cool
looking diorama of exceptional build quality.
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Amen has
been very skilled and creative with this 1/48 Revell F-117A Nighthawk.
The cockpit has lights added as well as running lights to the
fuselage. But it is the camo pattern that steals the
show....what a cool looking camo pattern. The markings are for
a Greek What-if Nighthawk and Amen even created modified Squadron
markings. This has got to be one of the coolest looking F-117s
ever seen....I love the way it looks.
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Dave Bailey, aka "The Rat"
has been very creative with his tail dragger 1/144
Academy DC-4. Dave include the full history of this odd
aircraft which starts in the dark days of WW2.....it's an amusing
read and surprisingly believable. Well done Dave......very
amusing and convincing.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
F-16 Fighting Falcon Control Levers from QuickBoost.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
CF-104 Starfighter decal sheet from WINTERVALLEY.
This decal sheet features natural metal RCAF CF-104's stationed in
Germany and Canada and also comes in 1/48 and 1/72.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
G.91 Landing Gear from Scale
Aircraft Conversions. These landing gear are designed
for the Italeri/ESCI kit.
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Sunday,
Jan
1 2012 |
Cuba - Anniversary of the Revolution |
Haiti Independence Day |
Sudan Independence Day |
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Happy
New Year everyone!!! I hope
everyone has a Fantastic 2012!!!
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Silly
Week 2012 begins today!!! There is still room for more
articles.....so don't be shy. |
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Dave
Bailey, aka The Rat is a regular during silly week and he
starts this year off with a very creative 1/72 Hobbyfix
CR-100. This is the top secret Canadian Spy plane
that was a combination of the CF-100 and the U2. Dave
has a very amusing article to go with his model.
Canadians will love the name of this jet......read Dave's
article to learn the name.....the 1972 Hockey series is also
part of the story. Too funny Dave!!! Thanks for
the giggles. |
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Terry
Davis is starting his New Year with some Bungee
Jumping. This is his highly modified Surfer Dude figure
turned into Bungee Dude. Terry gave him a
sunburn, chest and armpit hair and much more. This is
one very cool figure diorama and it did make me grin when I
saw it. Way to go Terry!!! |
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Kees
Kuyper is here with his LISS - Limited International
Space Station. This is the sort of space station
that gets built after various budget cuts due to economic
reasons. Kees includes a story with his
model.......which includes a Space Shuttle booster rocket as
part of the LISS. Very Creative Kees.....welcome to
2012. |
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