Friday, Oct
31 2003
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Happy Halloween
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John
Pearson is here with his first article on
ARC. This is John's big 1/32
Tamiya F-4J. He's done some truly inspiring
work on his Phantom and I know you'll enjoy it. Welcome to ARC
John.
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Marlon Guevara is
here with a very special model. This is Buttercup's
Spitfire featuring one of the characters from the popular
childrens TV Cartoon....Power Puff Girls. Way to go Marlon!!!
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Sam Harvey has
dropped by with his first model article on ARC today. This is Sam's
1/48
Tamiya F-15C Eagle. Sam
choose some great decals to finish off his very nice F-15.
Welcome to ARC Sam.
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Rodney
Williams is here to
shake things up a bit with his
A
Lavender Pink Cadillac Convertible.
Usually we don't have many car models on ARC.....but it's
Halloween....so it's time to have a bit of fun and shake things up.
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Thursday, Oct
30 2003
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No
update
today. I have been busy tending to Halloween projects at home and at
my kids school.
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Wednesday, Oct
29 2003
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Republic Day in Turkey
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Today
the modellers from Turkey have a very special update for you to
enjoy. All the modeller's in today's update are from Turkey.
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Rahmi Kocaman joins us with
his
first article on ARC today. This is his 1/48
Rafale B
done up in a "What if..."
Tan Splinter Scheme with Turkish markings. This is a fascinating plane
and paint scheme....beautifully done model. Welcome to ARC Rahmi!!!
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Ahmet
Cagri Acikgoz has
many models in today's update. His first article is about his
1/48
Tamiya Beaufighter TF Mk.X. Very
nicely built and a treat to see.
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Kaan
Gök has dropped by
with his first of two models today. This is his
1/32
Hasegawa F-16C finished off in Turkish markings.....as usual
from Kaan.....this one is a beauty.
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Ahmet Cagri Acikgoz
is here with his
1/48
Hasegawa F-104G. This particular F-104 is packed with
detail....go slow and enjoy this photos.
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Ozkan
Turker is here with his first article on
ARC today. this is his 1/18
MPM Me 262. This is a very expensive kit and a very
difficult kit to finish. Ozkan is definitely a master modeller
to finish this kit and to finish it so well. Welcome to ARC
Ozkan.
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Ahmet
Cagri Acikgoz has
a second 1/48
Hasegawa F-104G for you to
enjoy. This is his bare metal Starfighter. Very well done.
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Kaan Gök
has a second
article today....this is his 1/72
Hasegawa X-29. I love the design of this aircraft.
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Tamer Ozkan is here for
the first time today. This is his 1/48
Flashback Miles Magister Anti
Malaria. Tamer
has provided some history on this little plane. Welcome to ARC
Tamer.
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Tolga
Ulgur has dropped
by with his 1/48
Hasegawa Hawker Typhoon Mk.1. It's a treat to see this
one....gotta' love those Typhoons.
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Kursad Albayraktar
is here for the
first time today. He brought along his
1/48
Tamiya P-47D Bubbletop. this is yet another fantastic
example of the huge variety of aircraft flown by Turkey.
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Ahmet Cagri Acikgoz
also has his 1/48
Testors Lysander Mk.II
to show you today.....and this one is also
finished in Turkish markings.
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Ufuk
Aydıner
has built
a 1/32
Hasegawa Me-109 G6/R6. I love the paint scheme on this
one!!!
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H.Ufuk Aydıner
has sent in some walkaround photos of a
AH-1W
in Turkish Markings.
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Tuesday, Oct
28 2003
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Czech
Republic National Day
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Greek National Day
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Wow....the
ARC'ers in the Czech Republic have worked hard to provide you with a HUGE
update today....13 models and a couple of reviews. Well done
everyone....enjoy your holiday!!!
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Jan Mikes has
been very busy putting together his article featuring
many of his Czech aircraft models. Sit back and enjoy his
1/72
WW2 Czechoslovak Air Force: Single Engine Fighters....there
is plenty of excellent aircraft in Jan's article.
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Petr Kacal
is
here with
his first article on ARC. Petr has 6 articles on ARC
today. The first one is his
1/72
MPM C-6 (Z-181). An interesting little 2 seater.
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Charles
P. Kalina
is a huge fan of the Czech
Republic. He's back again this year with his Second-Annual 1/72 Scale Tribute.
Here he features some of his Czech aircraft
built during the past year specifically for this update on ARC.
Way to go Charles!!
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Petr
Kacal is here with his little
blue glider. This is his 1/72
MiKu XLF-207 “Laminar“. Looking good Petr!!
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Radim
Schimmer is here
with one of the more famous Czech aircraft. This is his 1/72
Revell Avia
S-99 (Messerschmitt
Bf 109 G-10). A Czech update wouldn't be complete without at
least one of these. Nicely done article and model Radim.
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Petr
Kacal is here with
his 1/72
RS Models Avia B-35.02. This aircraft almost has wings like
a Spitfire but the landing gear is fixed.
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Marek
Mincbergr has
dropped by with his
1/48
Hasegawa Avia C-10 (Bf 109G-10). This is Marek's first article on ARC.....and this is the perfect day
to display a Avia C-10. welcome Marek.
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Petr
Kacal is here with
his
1/72
RS Models Avia B-35.03. This is another interesting pre-war Czech aircraft. Good job on
the baremetal finish and the wooden prop.
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David
Koktavı is here
for the first time. This is David's 1/72
Eduard L-39 C. A beautiful job
on this little trainer aircraft. Welcome to ARC David.
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Petr
Kacal is here with
his
1/72
MH Vacu Be-550 “BIBI“. Yet another interesting aircraft....well done
Petr.
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Jaroslav
Hajecek is here
with his 1/72
Bílek (Italeri) Su-22M4. This is one of the more classic Cold War fighters. This is
Jaroslav's first article on ARC as well. Welcome to ARC Jaroslav.
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Petr
Kacal has dropped
by with his 1/72
Dubena Yak-17. A very interesting aircraft. It seems
the Czech's flew a huge variety of aircraft.
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David
Matusek has
the 13th model today. This is David's 1/48
Tamiya Spitfire I. This isn't a Czech aircraft, but
David is from the Czech Republic, so it's only fitting his Spitfire
should go on ARC today.
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James Douthwaite begins
your week with his 1/48
Bristol Beaufighter TF.Mk.X. This is James's first article
on ARC and what a beauty it is.....enjoy. Welcome to ARC
James.
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Libor
Jekl is here with his 1/72
Academy Kittyhawk Mk.III (P-40M). This particular P-40 is finished in RAF markings. As always....a
Sharks mouth just makes any plane look better.
This is Libor's first model on ARC. Welcome to ARC Libor.
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Tony Leger is
also here with his first model on ARC. Tony decided to send in
his stunning 1/48
Ukraine Su-27 Flanker. The
Su-27 looks great in any paint scheme, but Tony's choice of paint
scheme has produced a real eye catcher. welcome to ARC
Tony.
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Darius Aibara
has
dropped by with his 1/48
Tamiya Sea Harrier FRS1. Darius has finished off his Harrier
with some very special looking markings.
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I am very pleased to
report that due to popular demand, Albatros
Modelworks is reprinting their
1/48
B-25 decal sheet which permits you to build numerous B-25.
There are quite a few B-25's on this sheet with sexy nose art.
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I am also very pleased
to report that due to popular demand, Albatros
Modelworks is reprinting their
1/48
Mirage F-1 decal sheet which permits you to build numerous
Mirages. There is a fantastic variety of paint schemes on this
decal sheet.
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Mike
has sent in some info on how to find another of those
"coffee
mug warmers". these are excellent for keeping a bowl of
decal water warm during a decal session. The new one costs 9.99
and can be seen
here....at Amazon.com of all places
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Sunday, Oct 26 2003
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Austria National
Day
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Bernd
Korte has dropped
by from Germany to honour the folks in Austria. This is Bernd's
1/72
Heller Fouga Magister. He finished it is Austrian markings
with decals from with IPMS-Austria.
Well done Bernd!!
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Randy
Lutz
is here with
his 1/48
Tamiya Dewoitine D.520. Randy has included some history behind the markings on this particular
aircraft. Looking great as usual Randy.
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Hung
Hsiang (Eric) Tso
joins us from Taiwan
with a selection of his YF-29
F-S Wing Fighter 3D
Digital Artwork. No doubt about it.....this sounds very
difficult to create.
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Saturday, Oct 25 2003
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Alexander Sidharta, Andreas Pramaditya and
Iwan Winarta are
here with their joint
effort building of the 1/48
Academy Su-27 Flanker. They wanted to be the first to build a Su-27 in
Indonesian
markings. Well done guys!!
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Mike
Van Schoonhoven is here with his first
article on ARC. this is Mike's 1/48
Tamiya P-47D Razorback. It is beautifully weathered and
finished....check it out and enjoy. Welcome to ARC Mike.
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Friday, Oct
24 2003
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Zambia
Independence Day
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Concorde makes her final
flight today
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Frank
Crenshaw
heads up
today's update with his 1/32
Pro Modeler Meserschmitt Bf 109G-4. Frank has detailed the
interior as well as added weathering/paint chipping to the
exterior. Frank is a long time regular on ARC and it's good to
see his first article on ARC today. You rock Frank!!!
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Manuel
J. Armas S. has dropped by from Peru with
his 1/48
Academy MIG-29 UB. Manuel's MiG-29 is finished in the marking for Peru. This is his
first article on ARC and I hope to see many more of his models on ARC
in the future. Beautiful work!!!
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Jeff
Brundt is here with
his 1/48
Monogram He-111H-6. This particular He-111 is finished
with a load of torpedoes. Jeff has provided lots of photos of
his beautifully finished He-111. Very nicely done Jeff.
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Dan
Butcher can't let
this special day go by without some pictures of the British Airways
Concorde. His
Concorde
photos mark
today....the day of the final flight of the Concorde.
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Todd
Pomerleau is here to mark the retirement of the
Concorde with some photos of Concorde
visiting
Toronto. I look forward to finally seeing the Concorde up close in the
future in a museum.
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Thursday, Oct 23 2003
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Scott
Samo is here with
his stunning 1/32
Hasegawa Hi Grade Fw-190
D9. This is Scott's first article on ARC. I
wish I could build a Dora that looked this good. Welcome to ARC
Scott!!!
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Busolini
Massimo
is here with his beautifully
weathered
1/48
Hasegawa F-8E Crusader.
Well done Busolini....it looks
perfect.
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Ted
Taylor has dropped
by with his 1/35
Italeri/Academy AH-1W Super Cobra. Ted has included a resin
set in his Cobra to keep things interesting and add some extra
detail. Very nice indeed Ted.
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Dave Hollingsworth
is here with 44 excellent
Avro
Lancaster detail
photo....including engine photos.
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Wednesday, Oct
22 2003
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No update today.....I've been working a pile of
extra hours at my job the past 2 weeks.....time to rest for a day.
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Lou
Anatrella
is first up today with his 1/72
Italeri H-19B. This is Lou's first article on ARC. I hope to see more of his
work on ARC in the future. His H-19 is done up in USAF
markings. I quite enjoyed seeing this one......very nice
attention to detail. Welcome to ARC Lou!!
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Cyrus
Tan is
here with his 1/48
Monogram F-18C.
Cyrus took home a 2nd place at the 2002 US National with his
F-18. He has done everything from pre-shading to weathering
etc. Hard to believe this is the Monogram F-18C. Welcome
to ARC Cyrus!!
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Pete L'Heureux
is here with his first article
today. This is Pete's 1/48
and 1/72 Gallery of Builds. He has included a variety of
Prop aircraft for your enjoyment. Welcome to ARC Pete!!
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Tom Weinel
has sent in some MiG-21SMT
walkaround photos.
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Monday, Oct 20 2003
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A
reminder....LuckyModel.com
has a new sale....you get a 5% discount for
orders over US$20 and 5% of all sales go to support ARC. You
must enter the
promotion code: ARC10
for the 5% to go to ARC. And to get your 5% discount you must
press "Get
Discount" button when "Checking
out" to receive your 5% discount.
It's a Win-Win situation all around. I'd like to thank LuckyModel.com
for
their support in this way.
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David
Matusek kicks off
your week with his 1/48
Eduard Yak-3. David weathered his Yak to give it that
realistic look. This looks like a sweet kit.
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John
Carmichael has
dropped by with his first article for ARC today. John built this
very special 1/48
Hasegawa A-4C for his Dad as an upcoming surprise
gift.....John's Dad was a pilot in this and many other planes during
his career. Welcome to ARC John!!
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George Ting
has
built the 1/72
Airfix British Westland Lynx Army AH.
I was quite pleased to see George's Lynx.....always good to see
another Helo on ARC.......variety is a good and positive
thing.
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Daniel Butcher
has dropped by to
begin a series of articles on airshows. With the winter weather
beginning in for the northern hemisphere.....Daniel felt some airshow
pics were in order. Today we begin with Duxford
Airshow 2003. Enjoy!!!
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Sunday, Oct
19 2003
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Darius Aibara has
dropped by with his 1/48
Sukhoi Su 37. It's good to see a model of this rare
bird.
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Saturday, Oct
18 2003
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Felix
Shnir begins your
Update with his first article on ARC. Felix has built the 1/48
Academy Su-27 using the Linden Hill Ukrainian Decals.
Welcome to ARC Felix....I look forward to seeing more of your models
in the future.
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David
Fredericks
is
also here with his first article on ARC. He has built two 1/72
Academy P-47D's. These
Thunderbolts
are in SEAC Colours. Welcome to ARC David....very
nicely done Jugs.
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Friday, Oct
17 2003
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Jonathan
Polyakov
begins
your update with his first article on ARC. This is Jonathon's
1/48
Tamiya F4U-1D Corsair. He folded the wings which always
looks very good on a USN bird. Welcome to ARC Jonathon.
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Somchai
"Blackeyes" is here with his 1/72
Hasegawa EA-6B Prowler. A very nice build with some excellent artwork on the tail......you'll
enjoy.
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Laurens
Steffers
is here
with his
1/48
Tamiya Spitfire Mk.Vb. This particular Spitfire is in Aeronautica
Cobelligerante Italiana markings which is interesting to say the least.
Laurens did a very nice job on this one and used quite a few detail
sets from Eduard.
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Thursday, Oct
16 2003
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Small
update today, I'm catching up on archiving "Review"
articles.
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For
those of you that like to use Stainless Steel tubing for gun barrels
etc.....I have a new source. They are called K-Tube
and they might be a source of miniature stainless tubing.
Their FAQ talks about quite large minimum orders, so I'm not 100% sure
if they are a good source for the tiny quantities we need. Check out their website.
www.k-tube.com
I've added this info to the Stainless
Steel Tubing article in the ARC Tools 'n' Tips section, so you can
find the info in the future when you need it.
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Kevin
Jongen
begins
today's update with his
first article on ARC. this is Kevin's 1/48
Academy Spitfire FR.MK.XIVe. Kevin gave his Spit subtle
but very effective weathering. Weathering sure does make the
difference on a kit.....seems to bring them to life. Welcome to
ARC Kevin!!!
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Stewart
Griffiths is here with his beautifully
done 1/48
Airfix Red Arrow.
Stewart built this one for his Father-in-law. I quite enjoyed
seeing this one.
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Randy
Lutz
is here with
his 1/48
Nakajima Ki.27B "Nate". Randy used a True Details resin cockpit and finished his model off
with his usual impeccable attention to detail.
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Wednesday, Oct
15 2003
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LuckyModel.com
has a new sale....you get a 5% discount for
orders over US$20 and 5% of all sales go to support ARC. You
must enter the
promotion code: ARC10
for the 5% to go to ARC. And to get your 5% discount you must
press "Get
Discount" button when "Checking
out" to receive your 5%
discount. It's a Win-Win situation all around. I'd like to
thank LuckyModel.com
for
their support in this way.
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Rodney
Williams
has dropped by today with his Oldsmobile
Aerotech An Experimental Race Car. Usually
car models only appear on ARC during Silly Week....but what the
heck.....exceptions to rules help to keep things interesting.
This car has the lines of an aircraft...almost.
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Timothy
Barnhart
is here with the 1/48
Tamiya Me-262 A-1a. This is Tim's first article on ARC and an excellent model and display
base it is. Welcome to ARC Tim!!!
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Feng
Shi is here with
the 1/100
Trumpeter An-12 (Y-8). I thought today would be a good day for this article as China makes an
attempt to launch a man into space. Let's hope it all goes
well. Feng did a beautiful job on his AN-12 (Y-8).
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Mike
Yeo of Horizon
ModelTech was recently able to
Visit
to the USS Nimitz (CVN-68). Mike went with a bunch of friends and brought his camera along.
Good job Mike!!
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Tuesday, Oct
14 2003
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John
Moran is here with
his 1/72
Gloster Javelin. This has got to be one of the brighter paint schemes I've seen.
This is Johns first model on ARC and his 3rd model since re-entering
the hobby. Welcome to ARC John.
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Michael
Johnson is
also a first time contributor today. This is Michael's 1/48
Pro Modeller Dornier Do335-A1. This one is also a beauty. Welcome to ARC Michael.
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Mark
McClellan has built
a 1/65
Revell Chance Vought Regulus
II. This
is one slick looking aircraft. Nice one Mark.
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Josu Arévalo has dropped by with
his 1/48
Italeri U2-R 'Senior Span'. Josu ended up with a great looking U2 with interesting tail art from
the movie "Who Shot Roger Rabbit". This is Josu's
first model on ARC. Welcome to ARC Josu.
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I have
a review of the new
1/48
Aggressive Scooters Pt.1
from
Gekko
Graphics
(also
available in 1/32 and 1/72). this decal sheet features 4
different paint schemes for USN and USMC Adversary A-4's. This
one is sure to sell well.
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I
have a review of the 1/72
F-8F Bearcat decal sheet featuring markings for the Royal Thai
Air Force
from Siam Scale Decals. You get a choice of 3 different
Thai Bearcats....all with artwork on the side of the fuselage.
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Monday, Oct
13 2003
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Thanksgiving Day in Canada
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Caz Dalton gets
your week rolling with his 1/72
Roden Pfalz D.IIIa.
Once you see his 1/72 WW1 fighter I think you'll ponder buying one of
the Roden kits and giving it a whirl. It's always a treat to see
Caz's models on ARC
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Kelly Quirk is back to treat you to
his latest model. this is Kelly's 1/48 AMT/Ertl (Italeri) S-3 Viking.
Kelly added a resin Cockpit.....Paragon
wingfolds and other work to this stunning Viking model.
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Jorge
Bonilla Alvarado has dropped by with his 1/48
Fujimi A6M3 Zero. Jorge did an excellent job on the paint chipping on this Zero.
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Michael Keogh
is here with his first article on ARC. This is his 1/72
Hasegawa Grumman F9F-8
Cougar done up in a colourful USN paint scheme. Welcome
to ARC Michael.
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Sunday, Oct
12 2003
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Bali
Bombing 1 Year Anniversary
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Jerome Braure has
dropped by with his big and very impressive Scratchbuilt
1/20th X-15. This is the first time Jerome has scratch built
a model. I LIKE it!!
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Alan Williamson
is here with his
1/48
Revell Junkers Ju 87 B-2 Stuka.
Alan chose the Snake paint scheme for his Ju-87, which is one of the
more colourful paint schemes for the Stuka.
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Saturday, Oct
11 2003
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Darius Aibara kicks off your
weekend with his 1/48
Monogram A26-C Invader. This particular Invader is sporting sexy nose art called "Dream
Girl". Darius has weathered his invader very
effectively.....check out the exhaust stains on the engine
cowls......beautifully done.
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Chris
Price & Joe McFeely
are sending in their first article to ARC. Their article
features two 1/48
Monogram A-10 Hogs...one built by each of them. Very
nicely done set of Warthogs. Welcome to ARC.
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I'm
pleased to add Don
Weixl's ARC'ers page to the ever gowing collection of ARC'ers
pages. Don has provided some great pics of his "drying
Booth" and "Spray Booth".....not to mention his train
layout and his modelling desk and more.
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Jörgen
Toll has got
another of his reviews. Today it's the 1/48
Black Box F-4E/F Resin Cockpit for the Hasegawa kit.
Ahhhh....where the
heck were we before resin cockpits came on the market.
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I will be
attending the Vancouver B.C. model show on Saturday, but work commitments at
my job mean I will have to leave the show around 1pm. ARC meeting
place will be 12 noon by aircraft models, I'll wear a white shirt.
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Fu
Fong Chen (Thomas Fu) joins
us from the
Republic of China
(Taiwan)
with his 1/48
Monogram F-5F. This is Thomas's first time on ARC.
He's an accomplished modeller and artist....you can see 2 of his oil
painting further down in today's update. Welcome Thomas.
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Robert
Keng has been
working hard to get today's special update together. Here is his
1/48
Monogram F-5F painted and finished in RoCAF
Aggressor F-5F markings and paint scheme. This is also Robert's
first article on ARC. Welcome Robert
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Fu Fong
Chen (Thomas Fu) has 2 of
his oil paintings for you to enjoy. They both feature Taiwanese
F-86's. I hope you enjoy his Republic
of China F-86's in battle F-86F
air combat oil paintings as
much as I did. I've included larger images for folks that want
to use these as wallpaper on their computer.
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Robert
Keng is also here
with a history article about
Republic
of China (Taiwan) F-86's in battle.
Americans will enjoy reading about the American connection in this
story as well as the first kill by the sidewinder.
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My
e-mail program deleted all
e-mails received between Sept 22 and all the way up to and including
Sept 29. If you sent me an e-mail during those 8 days
please resend them. Sorry folks.
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Andy
Lee is here
with his 1/48
Italeri Mirage 2000. This special model is finished off with
the Mirage 2000 Tiger decals by Twobobs.
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Alan
Williamson has
today's prop article....this is Alan's 1/48
Pro Modeler Focke Wulf Fw 190G-2/-3. Alan's article contains history on the Fw-190 and the construction of
his model which Alan finished off with some weathering.
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Thursday, Oct
9 2003
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Uganda Independence Day
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First
off....I'm pleased
to report all model articles and walkarounds are now archived. If
your article is missing, send me an e-mail.
I will be archiving the review articles next. Future articles
will be archived within days of going on ARC
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Juan
Ramon Garcia Martin begins
today's update with his
1/72
Italeri IAF Spitfire. This particular plane has some interesting history behind it.
Juan added exhaust stains and other weathering to his
Spitfire.
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Lyle 'Tilt' Katchur has
finished his 1/48
Hasegawa CF-18 "Balkan Rat". Lyle finished
his CF-18 with Leading Edge decals.
His in-flight display is quite effective looking. Enjoy!!
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Mark Bloyd is
here with his 1/48
Tamiya A-1H Skyraider. Mark used a Cutting
Edge resin cockpit and some photoetch detail items to finish his
Skyraider. I quite liked the markings on this one.
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Mark
McClellan has been inspired by Alvis to
build his own flying wing. Here is Mark's 1/72 AMT/Ertl PS-2 Boomerang
.......finished in Aussie markings. You'll be amused by the
special markings on the underside.
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Wednesday,
Oct 8 2003
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Marv Mays
begins your
Wednesday update with his 1/48
Monogram EA-6B Prowler. Marv built his Prowler
as a CAG bird. His article include lots of pictures and info on
the many modifications he did to his Prowler .
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Fernando
Azurdia is here
from Guatemala
with his 1/72
Hasegawa Messerschmitt
Me 262A-1a. I quite enjoyed the level of details on
this one.....including the PE seatbelts.
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Randy
Lutz has built the 1/48
Hasegawa Nakajima Ki.27B "Nate". Randy did his
usual superb job on this one.
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Tuesday,
Oct 7 2003
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No update today......I
had many family activities to tend to and this left no time to prepare an
update.
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Monday,
Oct 6 2003
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Anthony
Manzoli has built
the 1/32
Revell Bf-109G-4. For markings Anthony built
his 109 as Gunther Rall's Bf109G-2. Excellent workmanship on
this one.
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Andy
Frill has
dropped by with his 1/48
Hasagawa A-7 Corsair. Andy went to extra effort to detail this one.....sit back and enjoy
his article over your morning tea/coffee.
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Sean
'beagle' Chua is
here with his 1/100
Trumpeter AN-12. Sean's plane
is finished off in Chinese markings. Interesting
plane.......good job Sean.
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Alan
Williamson is here
with his 1/48
Revell F/A-18E Super Hornet
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Alan was not fully pleased about this kit, but
the finished model came out looking pretty good.
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I have
a review of a new 1/48
F-86A/E Sabres Part 1 decal sheet from
Cutting
Edge Modelworks. this sheet features 3 Sabres...one has nude
nose art, another is a jet that did the fly past for President
Eisenhower's inauguration. All 3 Sabres feature some sort of
nose art.
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Sunday, Oct 5
2003
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Small update today, I'm catching up on archiving articles.
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Saturday,
Oct 4 2003
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Lesotho National
Day
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David Horn starts today's
update with his 1/48
Hasagawa F-15C Eagle. It's always a treat to see David's
work on ARC.
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Ivan Kuzmenko joins
us with his first article on ARC. This is Ivan's 1/72
Italeri Heinkel He-111 H6. Ivan
did up his Heinkel in the desert paint scheme and then added some
paint chipping. Welcome to ARC Ivan. Your Heinkel looks
very nice.
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Marko Skukan
is here with his first article on ARC today. This is his 1/48
Tamiya Me 262A-1A with plenty of detail added including an
exposed engine and other resin and PE detail parts. Welcome to
ARC Marko.
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Friday,
Oct 3 2003
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Germany National Day |
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I'd like to
begin by wishing all my friends in Germany a very Happy Holiday.
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Darius
Aibara is here
to honor the German National Day with his 1/48
Monogram F-104G Starfighter in
German markings. Always good to see these modern German jets.
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Todd Wheaton
is here for the first time with his 1/144
Minicraft MD-80.
I quite enjoyed reading Todd's article on his MD-80........especially
the problems he had decaling his jetliner. Welcome to ARC Todd.
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Rick
Bellanger
starts off today with his very colourful 1/32
Revell MiG 29 UB. Rick chose the markings for the Russian
Demo Team "Swift's".
After seeing Rick's article, I have an urge to see this demo team at
an airshow.....must be quite the sight.
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Thursday, Oct
2 2003
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Guinea
Independence Day
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Ray
Seppala is
here with his 1/144
Airfix 'Pepsi' Concorde.
This is without a doubt one of the more interesting Concorde paint
schemes. Too Cool Ray!!
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Jamie
Cheslo is here
today with his first article on ARC. this is Jamie's 1/48
Hasegawa Hurricane Mk. IIc. Jamie added some PE seatbelt but mostly built this great looking
Hurricane straight from the box. welcome to ARC Jamie!!
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Eric
Bade has sent in a
double header. This is his 1/72
Fujimi NA F-86F-40 Sabre and 1/72
Hasegawa NA F-86D Sabre Dog. One of his Sabres is in Portuguese
markings and the other is in US markings. Looking
good Eric!!! I love the weathering on the Portuguese F-86F.
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Mirko Meier is
here from Peru with his 1/48 Tamiya
Fw-190 D-9. Mirko enjoyed build his Dora and he did a
very nice job on the paint scheme.
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You all know Joe
Youngerman by his models on ARC....well today you get to see
Joe
Youngerman's ARC'ers page. It's always interesting to see
other modellers work areas and to put a face to the name. Joe
also included a funny pic of his humble home.
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Sidney
Nijeboer has sent in 45 photos from the
recent Royal
Dutch Air Force Open House. Sidney has included plenty of "colour birds" from various
air forces around Europe and North America.
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Eli
at
Albatros Modelworks
has sent a sneak peek image of some coming
releases
from Albatros sister co. ZOTZ.
WOW.....you're going to love the tail art on these ones!!! These
decals will be available in 1/72, 1/48 and 1/32.
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Busolini
Massimo has mastered the art of
airbrushing. His 1/48
"FREMS" Aermacchi
MB-339A is perfect in my book. Heck he
even airbrushed faded orange on the wing tips to simulate sun
fading. His panel line shading has
the look of a full sized jet.
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Yuval
Kizner has
built the 1/48
Monogram Mi-24 Hind and displayed it opened up. Very well
done. Good to see a Hind on ARC.
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Darren
McGuinness is
here with a wonderful 1/48
Hasegawa F-14A Tomcat in the markings of VF-111 Sundowners.
I don't know about the other Tomcat fans......but a Sharks mouth on
a Naval jet just looks so.....PERFECT!!!
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Randy
Lutz is here with one of
his OOB beauties.
This is Randy's 1/48
Tamiya Grumman F4F-4 Wildcat which
he gave his usual expert attention to detail.
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Mike Oulie has sent me some
info about his business....Mikes Custom Plastic Supplies
which supplies plastic sheet for
vacu-formers and scratchbuilders.
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