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10 2012 |
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David
Rapasi has out done himself with his wonderfully
weathered 1/48 Accurate Miniatures SBD Dauntless.
For markings Dave went with a USMC Dauntless out of
Bougainville in early 1944 and of course he gave it one
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Shawn
"phantom" Weiler joins us with a very eye
catching 1/48 Hasegawa F-4J Phantom #145. Shawn
close some colourful markings for his Phantom....from
the good ol' days when all jets were colourful. I
loved seeing it.......and especially the photo of his
display cases. |
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Chris
Parsons is here with a very colourful 1/48
Kinetic Grumman Tracker. Chris went with a
Tracker that flew fire bombing missions in northern
Saskatchewan in the early eighties and to add more
visual appeal Chris folded the wings. This is a
great looking Tracker Chris. |
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Here's
a product article for the 1/48
QF-4E Heritage Drones (Tyndall)
decal sheet from Two
Bobs Aviation Graphics. This sheet features markings
for 2 different QF-4E Phantoms from the 53rd WEG at Tyndall AFB down
in Florida. These two jets were painted in commemorative
schemes that had been previously worn by the F-4 during it's USAF
service.
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Here's a product article
for the Boeing
777-200ER (CS-TFM) - Biman Bangladesh / Bangladesh 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
F6F Hellcat Headrest
from
QuickBoost.
These are designed for the Eduard kit and include 3 different types of
headrests.
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In
the Test Post Clubhouse there is a new
daily photo and a daily joke.
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| Thursday, Feb
9 2012 |
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No update
today....I'm doing some behind the scenes work on ARC.
ARC
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| Wednesday,
Feb 8 2012 |
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Tom Berres
is here to treat you to photos of his amazingly well done 1/72 Zvezda MiG-31B 'Foxhound'.
Tom used a combination of kit bashing, scratchbuilding and
aftermarket items and old fashioned skill to transform his
MiG-31 into a masterpiece. This is truly an exceptional
model.
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Bernhard “Flugi” Pethe
has taken the
1/72 Special Hobby Sikorsky CH-37 Mojave
to a very high level of perfection. The level of detail is
exceptional and I can see Bernhard put quite a bit of extra
work into his CH-37 Mojave to make it look this good. WOW!!!
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Hakan SÖYLEMEZOĞLU
has been very busy getting everything looking perfect on his
1/72 Revell F-16C Block 30 ÖNCEL. Hakan finished his F-16
in Turkish Air Force markings.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
F-22A Press to Test Raptors decal sheet
from Twobobs
Aviation Graphics.
Enough markings for three jets from the Edwards AFB CTF and the Air
Warfare Center at Nellis AFB. This subject has never been done
in decal form!!
This decal sheet is
currently on sale for $9.99.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32 Vympel R-27ET - AA-10 Alamo-D missiles
from
Zactomodels.
This missile was carried by the MiG-29, Su-27 and Su-30.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
Curtiss A-8 Shrike model kit from
Czech
Master Resin - CMR Models.
This model kit includes markings for 3 different aircraft.
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| Tuesday,
Feb 7
2012 |
Grenada Independence Day
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Louis Chang
has done an amazing job
on his 1/48 Tamiya
Mitsubishi G4M1 (Betty). Louis gave his Betty careful
weathering and paint chipping and finished in in the markings of the
G4M1 carrying Japanese Naval Marshal General Isoroku Yamamoto when
he was shot down by USAAF P-38G at Solomon Islands, 18 April 1943.
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Burt Gustafson
is here with a very special 1/48 Hasegawa TA-4J Skyhawk.
Burt's model is sporting United States of America Bicentennial
markings and couple that to Burt's flawless work and you have a
Skyhawk that is well worth checking out.
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Fabian Mario Vera
did a beautiful
job building and finishing his 1/48 Roden Pilatus PC6 Turbo Porter.
Fabian finished his Pilatus in Argentine Armada. I love the
weathering job.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Bf-109 Dry Transfer Stencils from
Hobby
Decal.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Bf 109F Exhausts
from
QuickBoost.
These are designed for the ZVEZDA kit.
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In
the Test Post Clubhouse there is a new
daily photo and a daily joke.
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| Monday,
Feb 6 2012 |
New Zealand Waitangi Day
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Artur Oslizlo
is here with an exceptional well done 1/48 Classic Airframes Venom FB.4.
Artur built his Venom out of the box and gave it an amazing
weathering job complete with faded panels and chipped paint.
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Denis COUDERT is
here from France with his very interesting looking 1/48 Hasegawa Spitfire Mk V / Opération
Jubilee. Denis painted his Spitfire in Free French
markings with special identification stripes as seen in the skies
over Dieppe during the raid in 1942. I love the look of these Opération
Jubilee stripes. Wonderful work Denis.
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Kees Kuyper
is here to make you grin with his Messerschmitt 262
that has crashed into a house. Look carefully at the
wings......they are off an airliner model. Pretty funny.....I
love it.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
Israeli Air Force F-16C Block 30/40 conversion set from IsraCast.
This detail set is
available directly from
Sprue
Brothers Models
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
VAQ-141 EA-6B Prowlers "Shadowhawks" decal sheet from
Fightertown
Decals.
This
decal sheet includes markings for 2 different 1/48 EA-6B Prowlers
with VAQ-141 "Shadowhawks" including a hi-viz jet. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Lavochkin La-5 Gun Barrels and Pitot Tube from QuickBoost.
These are designed to fit the ZVEZDA
kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Hawk Mk.1 Landing Gear from Scale
Aircraft Conversions. These
are designed to fit the Italeri/Tamiya kit.
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In
the Test Post Clubhouse there is a new
daily photo and a daily joke.
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| Sunday, Feb
5 2012 |
San Marino - Santa Agata Day
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| Saturday, Feb
4 2012 |
Sri Lanka Independence Day
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Burcin Emren
joins us from Turkey with his very attractive 1/48 Italeri F-111.
Burcin gave his F-111 a full weapons load and SEA camo and
then set it up in a in-flight display.
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Alex Cimenti
is here with his stunning bare metal 1/72 Hasegawa B-25J "Oklahoma Betsie / Big
Jamoke". Alex tells the tragic story of this
B-25 and its last mission and the fate of the crew. He B-25 is
a joy to see and read about.
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"Harv"
has been busy creating his Caprica Assault Transport.
Harv did quite a bit of scratchbuilding the create the tilt jet
motors and then he finished it off with the correct Battlestar
Galactica-based decals. I was a big fan of Battlestar
Galactica and Caprica, so it is a special treat for me to see Harv's Caprica Assault
Transport.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
F-15C Too Cool For School Eagles decal sheet from Twobobs
Aviation Graphics.
This sheet features markings for two complete aircraft from
the 57th FW of the Nellis AFB Fighter Weapons School.
This decal sheet is on
sale for $3.00
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
WW2 German Aircraft soft reusable stainless steel painting masks from
Alliance
Model Works.
This
item is available directly from Sprue
Bros.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
S-25-OFM Air-to-Ground Rocket from
Aerobonus.
This rocket is suitable for the Su-17, Su-22, Su-24, Su-25, MiG-27 and
the MiG-29.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
McDonnell F2H-2/2B Banshee resin model kit from Pro
Resin.
This model kit gives you 2 decal options for USN Banshees in the
Korean war.
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