Tuesday,
July 31 2012 |
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Hot
Babe of the Week!
this week from Twobobs
is courtesy of Gabe Pincelli once again. This week we have the
"other" Centennial Goshawk for your viewing pleasure.
Enjoy! Bob
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Yufei Mao
is here today with his 1/48 Trumpeter MiG-19S J-6
"PLANAF Phantom Killer" Part 2 Building the model. This
is the 2nd in his 3 part series and today he shows how he fixed
shape and accuracy issues on his MiG-19 before completing his
model. This is a great looking model and you will enjoy
reading how Yufei fixed the accuracy issues on his MiG.
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Joe Dillman
is here with his exceptionally well done 1/48 Hasegawa F4U-7 French Corsair.
Joe fixed some accuracy issues on his Corsair before giving it a
flawless finish and French markings. I love the look of this
colorful Corsair........well done Joe.
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Victor De Jesus
is here with his beautifully finished 1/32 Hasegawa F-104G
Starfighter. Victor dressed up the cockpit with a cockpit
set from True Details and chose the attractive Luftwaffe markings
complete with that very attractive camo worn by the German
Starfighters. The finished model came out looking fantastic.
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Monday,
July 30
2012 |
Vanuatu Independence Day |
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This
weeks Twobobs
Newsletter is up. Bob is
gearing up for meeting everyone at this years USA Nats. This
newsletter includes new images of the OPFOR Super Pack
and the F-16C Blizzard Bad Guys sheets that will debut at the
Nats. This years NATS is shaping up to be a great show and Bob
has some very exciting new products ready for the show. |
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Yufei Mao
is here with the first in his 1/48 Trumpeter MiG-19S J-6
"PLANAF Phantom Killer" Part 1 Meeting the pilot. Today's
article focuses on the Chinese pilot that shot down an F-4 Phantom
in 1967. Yufei has included photos of many private items from
the shoot down. The next 2 parts of his article will focus on
the model he built of this Chinese pilot's jet.
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Gianni Chirico
added some amazing detail to the cockpit of his 1/72 Hasegawa Dewoitine
D.520....remember this is 1/72.....there is some amazing detail
in the cockpit. Gianni finished his Dewoitine D.520 with a
first class camo and weathering job....it is impressive how
realistic this model looks.
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Andy Sensi
has done a spectacular job on his big 1/32 Revell F-15E.
Andy used Legend resin seats and instrument panels with ELTA pod from
Paragon. His Eagle was given a eye catching camo scheme and
finished with Afterburner decals. This F-15E is a treat for
the eyes....enjoy the photos.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Hawker Hurricane Mk.I Gun Barrels from
QuickBoost.
These are designed for the Italeri/Tamiya
kit. |
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Saturday, July 28
2012 |
Peru Independence Day |
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Giuseppe
Santaromita is here to honor the Peruvian Independence day with
his very well done 1/48 Revell Monogram Sukhoi Su-25A. Giuseppe
chose a camo scheme from the '90's and dressed that up with some
fantastic Tiger noseart. Have a very happy holiday Giuseppe. |
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Giuseppe Santaromita
is also here today with his very attractive 1/72 Heller Mirage 2000.
This is a great looking model and Giuseppe
has also included 2 other models in different scale that are almost
identical to this one. Beautifully done Giuseppe. |
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Friday, July
27 2012 |
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Craig Sargent
has pulled out all the stops in building his 1/72 Hasegawa F-16A
Netz, IDF/AF Operation Opera, 7 June 1981. This is the jet
flown by Col Ramon in the mission to disable the Iraqi nuclear
reactor. Col Ramon is also the first Israeli Astronaut and
perished with the rest of the crew when the space shuttle Columbia
crashed on re-entry. Craig modified his model and then added
plenty of aftermarket items to get his F-16 looking very accurate
and the finished model is a treat for the eyes.
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K Diamond
is here with a kit most of us remember so well. This is his 1/48 Monogram
UH-1C
built as a in-flight model in a very aggressive pose as you may have
seen when this chopper was in operational service. Very nicely
done Keith.
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Gianni
Chirico joins us from sunny Sicily with his very well done 1/72 Heller Messerschmitt Me.163 B-1a Komet.
Gianni rescribed the panel lines and
dressed up the cockpit to turn this into a truly exceptional looking
Komet. Very nicely done Gianni.
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Here's a
product article for the 1/48
F-5E Alconbury Gomers #2 decal sheet from Twobobs
Aviation Graphics.
This sheet features five complete aircraft marking options for these
F-5E aggressors from Alconbury including ADC Gray, Snake and a
unique Snake scheme in the VNAF pattern. These have never been
captured in decal form!
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 1/72
Franklin PS-2 Primary Glider (two versions) model kit from Czech
Master Resin - CMR Models.
This model kit includes markings for 2 different aircraft. |
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Thursday,
July 26
2012 |
Liberia Independence Day |
Maldives Independence Day |
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S K Loh
is here with 2 exceptionally nice 1/144 F-4E Phantom and F-15C Eagle.
The F-15 is a US jet and the Phantom is a South Korean bird on a
joint exercise. The article contains the full story behind
this build as well as the work involved to create this 2 fantastic
looking jets.
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Viktor Kucera
has been very busy building his 1/32 Revell Junkers Ju-88 A-11
using the L’Arsenal A-4 conversion. This is a
massive conversion set and Viktor also used details items from Master
and Aires and other companies to complete this very impressive
desert bomber. And is is all finished with full weathering and
a very complicated and attractive camo scheme.
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Kees Kuyper
is here today to make you smile with his article about NESA on the Moon.
NESA is the NEtherlands Space Agency and
this is how their lunar space station looks in 2025. Read his
article for the full details along with all his great photos.
I love seeing these article from Kees.
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Here's a
product article for the 1/48
F-5E Alconbury Gomers #1 decal sheet from Twobobs
Aviation Graphics.
This sheet includes 5 different F-5E and you get enough markings to
build all 5 aircraft for the aggressor aircraft from the 527th
Aggressor Squadron at Alconbury, AFB in England. The five
aircraft on this sheet include the "New Blue",
"Grape", "ADC Grey" and "Old Ghost"
aggressor camo schemes.
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 A-10A
Thunderbolt II 103rd FW, 118th FS Flying Yankees, CT/78-613 print from
Deployment
Productions.This print comes in 4 different sizes.
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
Hawker Hurricane Mk.I Cockpit Door from QuickBoost.
This door is designed for the Italeri/Tamiya kit. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
RB28 AIM-4D Falcon for SAAB J35F/J Draken from Maestro
Models. This
is also suitable many US made jets that used the AIM-4D missile. |
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Wednesday,
July 25 2012 |
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Hot
Babe of the Week!
this week from Twobobs
is Gabe Pincelli. Gabe has been working with us and Kinetic for
quite some time in support of the forthcoming T-45 release. Some
CoNA pics for you; you're gonna need these soon! Enjoy!
Bob
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Carl Reinisch
is here to make you grin with his RCMP Pursuit and Intercept F-18 Eggplane.
This is a Royal Canadian Mount Police F-18 all ready to patrol
the highways of Canada. Pretty funny stuff Carl and very well
done....I look forward to seeing your next Eggplane. I grinned
quite a bit when I saw the photos of this one.
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Michal Sekula
has done a beautiful job building and weathering his 1/48 Eduard Yakovlev Yak-3.
The camo and markings are for a famous Soviet pilot during
WW2. I really like the look of this Yak-3 and Michal's article
contains some very helpful information and references.
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Arthur Filippis
has done a stunning job on his 1/48 Eduard Electric Lightning.
The flawless bare metal finish is done using Alclad II and the
RSAF markings look quite attractive on this Lightning. The
photos are a treat for the eyes.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
He 162 Ejection Seat from QuickBoost. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
Vympel R-27ER - AA-10 Alamo-C missiles from Zactomodels. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
AIM 9 L/M/N Seeker Head Cover with RBF Flags - IDF from Aerobonus. |
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Tuesday,
July 24 2012 |
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K Diamond
is here with a very cool What if. This is his 1/48 Academy F-15A
in the paint and markings from the Vietnam era complete with the appropriate
weapons for that time period. Keith build some very cool What
if aircraft.
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Prokopis Kroustallis
is here with his first article on ARC. This very well done
1/72 Italeri AH-1W Super Cobra is built out of the box and
sports a very attractive camo scheme. Welcome to ARC Prokopis
and I hope to see more of your models on ARC in the future.
Your Super Cobra looks excellent.
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Lukasz Studniarz
has done a stunning job on his 1/48 HobbyBoss Me-262 A1a/U3.
Lukasz added a resin engine from Quickboost and then
built the rest of the model OOB with some very effective post
shading for weathering. The finished model looks first rate.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
RAF/RN Pitot tube Long from Hobby
Decal |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
Curtiss P-40B/C wheel bays from Aires.
These are designed to fit the Airfix kit. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
F-100 Super Sabre - Pitot Tube from Master. |
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Monday,
July 23
2012 |
Egypt National Day |
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This
weeks Twobobs
Newsletter is up. Bob has the
latest news on the OPFOR Super Pak he's offering at the Nats....10
different Adversary/Aggressor aircraft, plus 4 ECM/EW pods,
24 page full color booklet. Plus he will be debuting the F-16C
Blizzard Bad Guys sheets in both 72nd and 32nd at the
show. And he has some profiles of the Kinetic
T-45 kit decals. Lots of goodies to read about in this
week's newsletter!!! |
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Paolo Yuen
is here with his exceptionally well done 1/144 Trumpeter Strike Flanker Su-34.
When I saw the photos I was stunned to see it was 1/144
scale. His model is loaded with a full weapons load and
features a great looking camo and full weathering.
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Olivier Barles
joins us with his stunning 1/32 Tamiya Mitsubishi A6M-5 "Zero"
and it is wearing one of the coolest paint jobs I've seen on a
Zero. Check it one....I know you will be impressed and his
article includes plenty of fascinating info about his whole build
and weathering etc.
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Shawn "phantom" Weiler
has made my day by sending pics of his 1/48 Hasegawa F-4J Phantom #152.
Shawn built this one for the GHOST TOWN group build here on
ARC. I love the look of this hi-viz Phantom and Shawn did a
flawless job on it.....it looks fantastic.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
Meteor
F.1 pre-painted photo etch detail set from Eduard
Model Accessories.
This is designed to fit the Dragon/Cyber Hobby kit.
This detail set is
available directly from Sprue
Brothers Models
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Me 262A Radio Equipment from QuickBoost.
This resin detail set is designed
for the Hobby Boss kit. |
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Saturday,
July 21
2012 |
Belgium Independence Day |
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Friday, July 20
2012 |
Colombia Independence Day |
USA Moon Landing - First Human on the Moon (1969) |
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Charles Poon
is here with a classis Russian jet. This is his
beautifully finished 1/48 HobbyBoss Yak-38U Forger B. Charles
gave his Yak-38 a full weathering job that adds a wonderful level of
realism. This is a great looking Yak-38.
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George Harrison
is here with an awesome display of his 1/48
Monogram P-40B.
I think we have all built this Fly Tiger P-40 at one time in our
life, but George took it to a new level of excellence with his
stunning Tribute display base for the commander of the AVG (American
Volunteer Group) Claire Chennault. Wow I love
the look of this display.
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Ed Kinney
has done a stunning job on his bare metal 1/32 Fisher Cutlass.
Ed used a Alclad ll for the seven shades baremetal finishes and
finished off this masterpiece with custom decals from Red Pegasus
Decals. This is one stunning model of the Cutlass.
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Here's a
product article for the 1/48
F-5E PACAF Gomers #2 decal sheet from
Twobobs
Aviation Graphics. This
is the second release from Twobobs
for the aggressor aircraft from the 26th Aggressor Squadron of
Clark AFB, Philippines. This sheet includes 6 different F-5E
and you get enough markings to build 5 aircraft. The five aircraft
on this sheet include the Silver/VNAF/Snake/Old Ghost camo
schemes.
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
B-25 Mitchell In the Russian Sky decal sheet
from Authentic
Decals.
This decal sheet includes 10 aircraft with winter and summer camo
and some with noseart. This detail set is
available directly from Sprue
Brothers Models
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Zoltan
Pocza is here with a product
article for the Farewell
to the Tomcat, VF-31 Tomcatters, 2006 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
P-40M/N Warhawk Fishtail Exhaust from QuickBoost.
These exhausts are designed for the Hasegawa kit kit.
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Thursday, July
19 2012 |
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Chris Causey
is here with a wonderful selection of his 1/48 WWII Bombers
and fighters. Each has a connection to the state of Florida and
the work on each of them is first rate. You will enjoy reading
the story behind each of these models as well as seeing the artwork
that graced each of them. Beautiful work Chris.
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Waldemar Pupar
has done a gorgeous job finishing and weathering his 1/72 Zvezda Su-50 (T-50).
I love the camo Waldemar chose for his Su-50. WOW!!!
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Ronald Beelen
has done an awesome job on his 1/48 Eduard P39N Airacobra. Ronald
built his P-39 OOB with some weathering for a final touch. The
P-39 was a radical little fighter and Ronald did a top notch job on
his.
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Here's a
product article for the 1/48
F-5E PACAF Gomers #1 decal sheet from Twobobs
Aviation Graphics.
The is the first release for the aggressor aircraft from the
26th Aggressor Squadron of Clark AFB, Philippines. This
sheet includes 6 different F-5E and you get enough markings to
build 5 aircraft. With the recent release of the AFV Club F-5E
kit, you now have the decals and the kit to make these great looking
F-5E aggressor aircraft. The six aircraft on this sheet
include the Silver/New Blue/Old Blue/Snake/Old Ghost/Old Lizard camo
schemes.
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Here's a
product article for the 1/32
F-8 Pitot tube set from Hobby
Decal.
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Here's a
product article for the 1/48
F7F Tigercat Undercarriage Covers from QuickBoost..
These are designed for
the Italeri kit. |
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Here's a
product article for the 1/48
Hawker Hunter - Pitot Tube from Master.
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Tuesday,
July 17
2012 |
Iraq - Old National Day |
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Monday,
July 16 2012 |
- Check out
French National Day update below today's update
- No update
on Tuesday or Wednesday....I'll be on a out of town
trip with my daughter.
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Bernard LAPEYRIE
has done an
exceptionally fine job on his 1/48 Testors Lockheed A-12. Bernard
used his high level of skill, to turn this into a very cool looking
A-12.
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Victor De Jesus
is here with his stunning 1/48
Revell B-25J Mitchell.
Victor detailed some detail to the interior and then did a first
class on the weathering. I know you'll enjoy the photo of his
B-25....wow...I love it.
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Andy Mimizu
has done some impressive scratchbuilding and kit bashing to
create his 1/72 Focke-Wulf Super TL (conversion). This
is an Luftwaffe design from very late in WW2.
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Here's a
product article for the 1/48
F-5E Nellis Gomers #4 decal sheet from Twobobs
Aviation Graphics. This
decal sheet features five different aggressor aircraft from the
57th FWW of Nellis AFB. Enough markings on this sheet for five
complete aircraft!
New Ghost/Old Ghost/Lt. Gray/Silver schemes are represented on this
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 1/72
Seahawk Mk. 100 Pitot Tube and Antenna from QuickBoost.
These are designed for the Hobby
Boss kit |
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Saturday, July 14
2012 |
France National Day |
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Bartosz Piotrowski
is here to honour the French National Day with his 1/72 RS Models Payen Pa. 22.
This is one of the coolest looking aircraft designs I've seen in
a while and Bartosz has included links with more info.
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Friday, July
13 2012 |
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Viktor Kucera
is here with another of
his masterpieces using the 1/32 Revell Junkers Ju-88 G-6
kit. This model uses an AIMS conversion set as well as other
goodies such as radar antennas from Master and combines all this
together with one of the most difficult camo schemes from WW2.
If you look carefully you will notice one of the engines was changed
as is indicated by the different camo paint on the engine
cowling. Amazing work Viktor.
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Anjelique Acosta
is is a junior modeler and today she is here with her
beautifully done 1/72 Revell Snap-tight F-117. Her
model was the focal point of her science fair project on stealth and
I'm sure her F-117 impressed everyone that saw it. I think it
look fantastic and I am excited to see more of her models on ARC in
the future. Welcome to ARC Anjelique.
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Gianni Chirico
joins us from sunny Sicily with his 1/72 Eastern Express Sopwith 7F.1 Snipe.
Gianni dressed up the detail in the
cockpit and tail and finished his Snipe in the classic colours from
the time period. Sadly we don't get to see many bi-planes on
ARC and it is a special treat to see Gianni's Snipe.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
F-14 Tomcat Air Intake Covers from QuickBoost.
These covers are designed for the
Academy kit. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
Westland Wyvern S Mk.4 model kit
from
Czech
Master Resin - CMR Models. This
kit includes markings for 3 different aircraft.
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Thursday, July 12
2012 |
Sao Tome and Principe Independence Day |
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ARC
Auto was
updated today....drop by and check it out.
Show everyone your models on these sites. |
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Lee, Seok Joo
has done a truly exceptional job on his 1/32 Special Hobby X-15A-2.
This X-15 model includes a very detailed trolley and is painted with
many different shades of weathering. Wow...I know you'll enjoy
seeing the pictures of this one.
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Terry Davis
has hit a homerun with his very creative and historical 1/48 Tamiya/Hobby Craft "World's Smallest Airport".
This project involved quite a bit of scratchbuilding and
creative modeling to pull it all together, but this was not a
problem for a modeler like Terry. I really got a kick out of
seeing photos of the of this model.
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K Diamond
does not shy away from a challenge and his 1/48 Revell F-15A
is proof of this. Keith did did quite a bit of kit bashing
mixed with other works (rescribing panel lines etc) to turn the old
Revel Eagle into an up to date high quality model. I love the
look of the finished model.
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Here's a
product article for the 1/48
F-5E Nellis Gomers #3 decal sheet from Twobobs
Aviation Graphics. The
is the third release for the aggressor aircraft from the 57th
FWW at Nellis AFB. This sheet includes 5 different F-5E and
you get enough markings to build all 5 aircraft. The
five aircraft on this sheet include the Frog/Snake/Flogger/New
Lizard/VNAF camo schemes.
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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is here with a product
article for the Farewell
to the Tomcat, VF-32 Swordsman, 2005 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
Mi-2 Hoplite Instrument Panel from QuickBoost.
This instrument panel is designed for the Hobby Boss kit.
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Wednesday,
July 11
2012 |
Mongolia National Celebration Day |
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Matt Sherwood
gets things fired up today with his Egg Aardvark. This
is the Hasegawa Egg F-4E that Matt converted to the F-4J and then
finished it in markings for VF-114 Aardvarks. Matt posed his
Egg plane in-flight with a custom made base that includes an
actually VF-114 patch.
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Mark L. Rossmann
is here with 2 very interesting models of the 1/48 Tamiya Ki-46 – B-29 Hunter.
These were specially converted “Dinahs” for the role of trying
to intercept the high altitude B-29 bombers. Mark tells the
fascinating history of these aircraft and then goes on to explain
what was involved to make a "Dinah" interceptor. He
has also included photos of his recon Dinah. Very nicely done
Mark.
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Mario Serelle
joins us from Brazil with
his flawless looking
1/72 Hobbyboss Dassault Rafale B.
Mario dressed up the cockpit with some
photo etch seatbelts and then tidied up the intakes with some
additional plastic. His Rafale is finished in French markings
with just the perfect amount of weathering. Beautiful work
Mario.
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Here's a
product article for the 1/48
F-5E Nellis Gomers #2 decal sheet from Twobobs
Aviation Graphics.
This decal sheet features five different aggressor aircraft
from the 57th FWW of Nellis AFB. Enough markings on this sheet for
five complete aircraft! Pumpkin/Sand/Old Lizard/New Lizard
schemes are represented on this sheet.
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Here's a
product article for the 1/32
German REVI C/12D Gun sights from QuickBoost.
This is the standard gun sight
fitted to all fighter aircraft for the last half of the war. It was
installed on the FW190A, FW190D, Ta152, Do335, Me109F, Me109G,
Me109K, Me163B, Me263, Me262A, Me262B and He162.
These
gun sights are
available directly from Sprue
Brothers Models.
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Here's a
product article for the 1/32
Vympel R-27T - AA-10 Alamo-B missiles from Zactomodels.
This missile set is the Vympel R-27T - AA-10 Alamo-B missile has been
carried by a variety of Russian jets including the MiG-29, Su-27,
Su-30.
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Here's a
product article for the 1/48
BAe HAWK T.1 - Pitot Tube from Master.
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Tuesday,
July 10
2012 |
Invasion
of Sicily - Allied Landings at Sicily in 1943 |
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Hot
Babe of the Week!
this week from Twobobs
is courtesy of Robin Polderman and Michael Benolkin. Some
Chilean Viper photos for you guys. Very popular sheet that has been
a great seller for us. Enjoy! Bob
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Artur Oslizlo
has done an exceptional job on his 1/48 Special Hobby T-2C Buckeye.
Artur gave his Buckeye a flawless weathered camo job and
finished it off in Hellenic Air Force markings. This is a
beautifully done T-2C trainer.
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Aaron
has done a first class job on his 1/48 Hobby Boss F6F-3 Hellcat.
Aaron built his Hellcat out of the box, but it was his painting and
weathering that really gives his Hellcat a fantastic finished
look. Aaron likes the Hobby Boss hellcat very much and as you
will see in his photos....it does build into a great looking
model.
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Ronald Beelen
has done a gorgeous job finishing and weathering his 1/48 Eduard Mig 21bis D.
Ronald used Promodellers line of weathering products to give his
Croatian Air Force MiG the perfect look of realism....and the
results are excellent.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
Tornado Pitot tube set from Hobby
Decal.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
SAAB 37 Viggen RAT - RAM air turbine from Maestro
Models. This
set is designed for the ESCI/Airfix kit. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
P-40B/C Propeller w/tool from QuickBoost.
This
set is designed for the Airfix
kit. |
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Monday,
July 9
2012 |
Argentina Independence Day |
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This
weeks Twobobs
Newsletter is up. Bob
has the first images online of the 32nd scale Blizzard Viper
sheet. You'll be able to get the hook up on these at the IPMS
convention. Bob also has news on the soon to be released Kinetic
T-45 kit. I'm quite excited to see this kit be released. |
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Chris Causey
lives in the sunshine state and he joins us today with four 1/48 WWII Fighters
with a connection to Florida. Chris has included 3 bare
metal Mustangs and one bare metal P-47 and all of them have flawless
bare metal finishes.
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Gunawan Tjandra
joins us from Indonesia with
his first article on ARC. This very attractive 1/72 Hobby Boss Su-47 Berkut
is finished in an eye popping fictional scheme. I had a
close look at this model from every angle and it looks
fantastic. Welcome to ARC Gunawan....I love seeing your model
on ARC....keep up the great work and your models are always welcome
on ARC.
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Cüneyt ÖZEN
has done an exceptionally fine job on his 1/32 Revell Ju-52 m TC-RUH Turkish Airliner.
It's very cool to see a Tante Ju finished off in Turkish
markings.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
CF-188 'Hornet' Symmetrical markings decal sheet from WINTERVALLEY.
This new decal sheet provides markings and stencils for Canadian
Armed Forces CF-188's (CF-18 'Hornets') as seen in the 1980s and
during the first Gulf War. This decal sheet is also available
in 1/72 and 1/48.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
Swordfish Mk.I Exhaust from QuickBoost.
These exhausts are designed for the Airfix kit.
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Friday, July 6
2012 |
Comoros Independence Day |
Malawi Republic Day |
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David Rapasi
starts today with his very impressive 1/48 Academy P47 D Thunderbolt.
This is a "Jug" from the final stages of the War in
Europe and includes a bomb load and a full an very skillful
weathering job that Dave is world famous for. |
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Gianni Chirico
joins us from sunny Sicily with 1/72 Revell De Havilland DH.100 FB.5 Vampire.
This is the older Heller kit, so Gianni added cockpit detailing
and re-scribed the panel lines and then gave his Vampire a stunning
cam job with full weathering and some custom painted markings.
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Viktor Kucera
has done a massive amount of detailing on his 1/32 Revell Junkers Ju-188 E-1.
This is a big kit and Victor used a combination of scratchbuilding
and aftermarket parts to turn his J-188 into a fantastic model of
this epic Luftwaffe bomber. Viktor finished it off with a
great looking camo scheme and flawless weathering. His article
explains is helpful detail all the effort he put into this beauty.
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Here's a
product article for the 1/48
EA-6B/EA-18G The Kings of Sting decal sheet from Twobobs
Aviation Graphics.
This decal sheet features CAG Markings for the Scorpions of VAQ-132
for both their EA-6B Prowler and newer EA-18G Growler. One of
the first squadrons to go fully-operational with the Growler, this
is a very topical subject.
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
EA-18G Growler VAQ-135 Black Ravens decal sheet from Authentic
Decals.
This decal sheet includes markings for 3 different 1/48 EA-18G
Growlers with VAQ-135 Black Ravens including hi-viz and lo-viz
markings.
This detail set is
available directly from Sprue
Brothers Models
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Zoltan
Pocza
is here with a product
article for the
Boeing
747-400 (N127UA) - United Airlines / United States of America 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 1/32
F-105G Thunderchief cockpit set from Aires.
This cockpit set is designed for the
Trumpeter kit and includes resin and photo etch parts.
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Thursday, July 5
2012 |
Cape Verde National Day |
Venezuela Independence Day |
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Graham Symmonds
has been quite busy modifying and scratchbuilding various areas of
his AMT Shuttlecraft “NCC-1701/4 - Carrillo” – or a portion thereof!
This is an older kit with accuracy and detail issues, but Graham
stepped up to the plate in a big way and created a truly wonderful
model including the hanger deck of the shuttle from the Star Trek
TOS.
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Aaron
has done an exceptionally fine job finishing his 1/72 Dragon Su-24C Fencer.
Aaron has captured the mid '90's look of a Russian Air Force
Su-24 perfectly. Aaron used a combination of pre & post
shading and other techniques with great success to create this
stunning model. Read his article for the full story.
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Olivier Barles
has been busy getting everything look great on his 1/32 Special Hobby Mitsubishi A5M-2 "Claude".
Olivier did extra work while adding the wings to get his model
looking correct. Also check out the custom made flag on the
antenna mast, Olivier explains this in his article.
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Here's a
product article for the 1/48
F/A-18B Casper and His Bandit Ghosts decal sheet from Twobobs
Aviation Graphics.
This decal sheet features enough markings for three complete
aircraft from the Rough Raiders of VFA-125. Whites, Greens and Grays
are all on this monster packed 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
Vympel R-60 - AA-8 Aphid missile from Zactomodels
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Here's a
product article for the 1/48
F-8E Crusader Pitot Tube
from
QuickBoost
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Here's a
product article for the 1/72
Curtiss R3C-1/C-2 model kit from
Czech
Master Resin - CMR Models.
This model kit includes 2 different sets of markings.
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Wednesday,
July 4
2012 |
United States of America Independence Day |
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Happy July 4th to all
the Americans....at home and abroad. Have a great 4th
everyone!!!
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K Diamond
is here to honor the fourth with his 1/48 Fujimi F-14A. Keith
dressed up the cockpit with a resin True Details cockpit and
rescribed some of the panel lines and then finished off his Tomcat
in the markings of VF-33 Starfighters. It's a sharp
looking Tomcat Keith.
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Lee, Seok Joo
has done an exception job on the 1/32 Special Hobby P-39D
Airacobra.
Seok Joo added extra scrathbuilt details to a variety of areas on his fighter
and then added further detail with Eduard’s Big-Ed photo etch
set. The stunning decals are from Zotz
Decals.
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Mark Doherty
is here with a classic American jet to mark this special
day. This is Mark's big 1/32 Tamiya F4J Phantom with
added details from an Eduard cockpit, Aires afterburner cans, CAM
decals, and Quickboost ejector seats and FOD covers. Mark used
a very smart technique for accenting his panel lines and rivet
detail and then finished it off with some famous MiG-killer
markings. |
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Here's
a product article for the
1/48
F/A-18C VFA-83 Hellcats to Hornets decal sheet
from Twobobs
Aviation Graphics.
This sheet features two sets of options with enough markings
for one complete jet make up this colorful sheet for the Rampagers
from VFA-83. The most colorful markings represent the
celebration of the 60th Anniversary of VFA-83.
This decal sheet is
currently on sale
for $3.00
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 RAF/RN
Pitot tube Long
from Hobby
Decal.
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Here's
a product article for the
1/72 F6F
Hellcat Exhaust
from QuickBoost.
These exhausts are designed for the Dragon kit. |
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Here's
a product article for the
1/48 M61 A1
Vulcan - Six-barrelled rotary cannon
from Master.
Used on most of the modern US aircraft: F-104, F-105, F-14,
F-15, F-16, F-18 and other.
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Tuesday,
July 3
2012 |
Belarus Independence Day |
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No
update today. |
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Monday,
July 2 2012 |
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Angelo M Picardo
has done a high amount of extra detailing to his 1/32 Revell F4U Corsair.
Angelo rescribed the raised panel lines and then added a Verlinden
cockpit, resin engine from Teknics plus aftermarket undercarriage
bays and flaps. Eduard's etch set provided the cowl flaps, and also provided detail for the the wing root intakes.
Then Angelo gave his big Corsair the full weathering
job....beautifully done Angelo.
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Aaron
joins us from down under with his stunning 1/48 Academy Sukhoi Su-27B Flanker.
Aaron wanted to create a Flanker from the '90's in one of those
very attractive blue camo schemes. Aaron dressed up the
cockpit with a resin seat and added a fine brass pitot tube and then
finished it all off with markings from Hi Decal. check out the
paint job.....the different shading effects look quite realistic.
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Konley Kelley
joins us today with something very special. This is his a B-24A Liberator 'Diamond
Lil' in 3D.
This is the same Liberator flown by the CAF (which Konley is a
member of)....he's included some great photos of his 3D model as
well as the real aircraft flown by the CAF including the B-29 FIFI.
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Here's a
product article for the 1/48
F-16A/C/D Press to Test Vipers decal sheet from
Twobobs
Aviation Graphics.
This decal sheet features F-16's used in Test programs.
The ACAT Auto-Collision test aircraft as well as two of the
AFFTC photo/safety chase aircraft are represented on this sheet. The
F-16D is a Block 50 jet while the orange/white aircraft are single
seat, Block 15OCU and Block 25 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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Here's a
product article for the 1/48
A-37 Dragonfly Gun Barrels from QuickBoost.
These are designed for the Revell/Monogram kit. |
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Here's a
product article for the 1/48
CF-188 'Hornet' Symmetrical markings decal sheet from
WINTERVALLEY.
This new decal sheet provides markings and stencils for Canadian
Armed Forces CF-188's (CF-18 'Hornets') as seen in the 1980s and
during the first Gulf War. |
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