Sunday, Feb
29 2004
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Edwin
Rodriguez is
here with his first article on ARC. Edwin has
been busy building his
1/72
Academy A-37B Dragonfly (Alfa)
in Fuerza Aérea Guatemalteca (Guatemalan
Air Force)
markings.
Welcome to ARC Edwin!!!
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Jeremy
Neo of Hobby Icon in Singapore has
dropped by to show you his 1/48
Azur Loire-Nieuport 411.
This aircraft is a unique French design from
WW2. This is an aircraft that seems to resemble many different
aircraft.
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Sean
Bratton is
here with some Vampire
F.3 walkaround photos.
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Erwin
Sengco is
here with some F-18C
Hornet walkaround
photos.
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Saturday, Feb
28 2004
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Nenad
Mitrovic begins
today's update with his foirst article on ARC. This is
Nenad's 1/72
Hasegawa F/A-18C and it's finished off in the well known CAG
markings of VFA-113 STINGERS. Welcome to ARC Nenad!!!
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Richard
L. Recznik is here today with his
1/48
Monogram P-51.
Richard used the classic kit by Monogram and then finished it off with
the paint scheme of the famous American Blue Nosed Mustangs from WW2.
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Friday, Feb
27 2004 Dominican
Republic Independence
Day
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Rob Grootarz begins
today's update with his
1/72
Italeri Bae Hawk RCAF
(CT-155).
Rob is on a quest to build RCAF aircraft and for his Canadian Hawk he
used decals from
Mike Grant Decals.
Rob's Hawk is an excellent start on his quest , Red Maple Leafs look
good on the Hawk.
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Dan
Spera is
here with his first article on ARC. This is Dan's
1/48
Eduard Albatros D.V done
up in a most colourful and impeccably done plywood finish.
You'll fall in love with bi-planes after you see this one up
close. Welcome to ARC Dan!!!
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Iwan
Winarta has been
busy recently on his
1/72
Revell Fiat G-91R Tigermeet. This is one of the more
attractive Tigermeet schemes and the Portuguese Air Force deserves
much credit for this first class paint scheme. Iwan did an
excellent job on this one.
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Mike
Williams joins use
with his first article on ARC today. This is Mike's
1/72
Revell P-47D Thunderbolt done
up in the very attractive D-Day stripes. Mike did a splendid job
on his bare metal Jug and it's a treat to have him on ARC.
Welcome to ARC Mike.
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Armin
Knes joins us with his first article on
ARC today. This is Armin's 1/48
Academy MiG-21 PF.
Armin did a very clean and detailed build of this very famous Eastern
Bloc fighter. Good to have you on ARC Armin.
Welcome!!
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Polly
Singh dropped by
today with his 1/72
Matchbox Westland Lysander.
This very well done Lysander has Tiger nose art markings....which will
interest you Tiger Meet fans. Polly includes some very good
history on this aircraft and the mission during WW2 performed by this
Squadron.
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Thursday, Feb
26 2004 Kuwait
Liberation Day
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Klemen
Korošec begins
today's update with
his beautiful
1/72
Revell Spitfire Mk.V Diorama. Klemen is from Slovenia
and scratchbuilt the base for his diorama. A very nice
Spitfire scene. Welcome to ARC Klemen!!!
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Juanjo Dominguez
is here with a
stunning 1/72
Hasegawa F-104 Starfighter
Bavaria. There something very attractive about the F-104 in
German markings.....but this particular F-104 has an extra special
appeal. Nice one Juanjo.
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Marcius Cesar Costa is here from Brazil with his
1/72
Airfix PBY5-A Catalina. Marcius has included some
history about the Catalinas operated by the FAB (Brazilian Air Force)
during WW2. Always good to see Brazilian aircraft on ARC.
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Niels
Christian Boman joins
us for the first time today with his first article on ARC. Niels
is from cold Norway and has brought his
1/48
Tamiya A-10A USAFE for
you all to enjoy. It's good to see Niels A-10 on ARC.
Welcome to ARC Niels!!!
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Gianni Chirico is here
from Italy with his
1/72
Airfix Mitsubishi Ki-46 II Dinah. Gianni finished his Dinah
in marking for Imperial Japanese Army Air Force in Malaya in 1942.
His paint scheme and weathering are very well done.
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Alex
Sidharta dropped by
the ARC Corporate Offices all the way from Indonesia with his
1/72
Hasegawa F/A-18F Super Hornet. He
finished it on New Year eve (Dec 31, 2003), making it as his 12th
finished-kit of 2003. Very impressive model as well.
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Murph
is
here with some F/A-22
walkaround photos.
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Wednesday, Feb
25 2004 Kuwait
National Day
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Note
to folks in Portugal....on February 28 and 29 the 6th
International Modeling Exhibition in Troia,
Portugal will be held. This exhibition includes a contest,
Modeling trade fair and workshops. For more information please check
the website
http://www.modeltroia.com/
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Ted
Johnston begins
your day with his 1/144
Revell Germany Airbus A380. Ted had some custom ALPS
decals printed up in Qatar
Airways Livery to finish off his A380. Always good to see
an airliner on ARC.
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Jeff
Herne has recently
finished his 1/32
Hasegawa Bf-109G-6. Jeff chose
markings for III./JG27. Jeff built his 109 basically out of the
box except for the decals which he liberated from other kits.
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Catherine
Vickers is back
today with her second article on ARC. Catherine's jet model
today is the 1/72
Airfix Hunter FGA9. Catherine chose Royal
Rhodesian Air Force to finish off her nicely done Hunter.
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Mark
Miller is
here with a feature article about building his
1/72 Matchbox SBC-4.
Mark has provided some great comments on this neat project as well as
some in-progress photos to help you understand what was involved in
building his little Bi-plane.
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Radim
Schimmer
joins us today from the Czech Republic
with his 1/72
KoPro Mig 15.
Radim built his Mig-15 basically out of the box with a baremetal
finish and used a wash to darken the panel lines.
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Remember
the DHL
Missile incident in Baghdad....well I've got some close-up damage
photos of the aircraft after it made it's emergency landing.
It's quite impressive that these guys got this one on the ground
safely.
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John Kerr
is
here with some
Australian Hawk
walkaround photos.
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Steven
Lu
is here with some RAF Jaguar GR
3A walkaround
photos.
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Tuesday,
Feb
24 2004 Estonia National
Day
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Jeff
Brundt is back
today with the second and final part of his
1/32
Hasegawa F-16C
article. Today Jeff talks about painting, weathering, decaling
and adding the weapons load to his big Viper.
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Yufei
Mao is here all the
way from Shanghai, China with his first article on ARC. This is
Yufei's 1/48
Hasegawa A6M3 Zero Type22.
Yufei did an impressive job on the paint scheme and finished his Zero
in markings for IJN ace, Hiroyoshi Nishizawa. Welcome to ARC
Yufei!!!
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Sebastiano Tringali is
setting the standard for 1/72 helicopter modellers to try to
beat. This is his 1/72
Italeri Sikorsky H-34 (HSS-1N) Seabat in “Italian Navy”
markings. The level of detail Sebastiano has added to his model
is inspiring.
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Fernan
DeGannes has
dropped by with his first article on ARC. This is Fernan's 1/48
Italeri Tornado IDS/GR1
done up in Gulf War 1 markings.....including sexy nose art.
Fernan used Eduard PE and scratchbuilding to detail his Tornado.
Welcome to ARC Fernan!!!
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Armando
López Pensado is
here with his first article on ARC today. This is Armando's
1/48
Tamiya Corsair F4U-1D done up with some panel line paint
chipping and weathering as well as some Eduard PE. A very nicely
done Corsair. Welcome to ARC Armando!!!
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Colin Kunkel is the
President of his local model Club. Today he presents some
pictures of their recent
Scale Model Show
called “Modelling
the Wright Stuff”. This particular model club always put
on quite the display as you'll see by all the display cases.
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I've
added a new link to the manufacturers links page. It is a new
decal company called VMDecals
at www.vmdecals.com. Their
current releases include ALPS printed decals of some interesting
aircraft including KC-135, C-130, T-38 and the B-52. Drop by their site.
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Ken Middleton
is here with some F-15A
walkaround
photos.
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Monday,
Feb
23 2004 Brunei
National Day Guyana National Day
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Jeff
Brundt has finished
building the big 1/32
Hasegawa F-16C. Today Jeff presents part 1 of his 2 part
article. Jeff's article goes into some very good detail about
building his big Viper.
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Olda
Homola is here with
his 1/72
Academy P-51K Mustang. This particular Mustang is a
conversion and was finished in RAAF markings. Welcome to ARC
Olda.
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Rick
Bellanger enjoys
building 1/32 models. Today Rick is here with his
1/32
Fisher Models F9F-5. Rick makes finishing 1/32 kits look so
quick and easy. Rick finished his F9F5 as a Marine
VMF-323 "Death Rattlers".
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Joe
Youngerman is here
with another of his stunning 1/72 models. Today it's Joe's
1/72
Academy P-47D Thunderbolt with some sexy noseart. Joe has
detailed and weathered his P-47.
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Darius
Aibara has dropped
by to give you a look at
his 1/48
Hobbycraft A4Q Skyhawk. Darius finished off his Skyhawk
in Argentinean Navy markings.
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Jiri Basny
is here with some Tornado
walkaround
photos.
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Sunday, Feb
22 2004
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Dave
Poff begins your
Sunday update with his
1/72
Monogram F-16C. This is Dave's third model on ARC and like
his other 2 models....this one is a beaut!! Dave has a talent
for weathering to accentuate the panel lines and the canopy on this
one was custom tinted by Dave.
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Vassily
Mikhailov is here
with his second article on ARC. This is Vassily's
1/48
Hasegawa Ju-87D-5 ,
which he calls Postcard
from Eastern Front.
His article contains colour photos of his recently
completed Ju-87. Vassily added dozens of scratch built parts to
his Stuka to get the detail and accuracy he wanted.
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Juan
Ramon Garcia Martin has
sent in pics of his
1/72
KP SU 7 BKL. This
particular jet was used by the Syrian air force during the 1973 Yom
Kippur war. Juan has weathered and chipped the paint on his
Syrian jet to make it look just right.
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Nick
Monopoli has built the 1/48
Tamiya F4U-1 Corsair and today he presents it for your
enjoyment. Nick added engine detailing....resin cockpit goodies
and dropped control surfaces along with excellent painting and
weathering to complete his Corsair.
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Martin Kurz is
here with his
article on ARC. This is Martin's colourful baremetal 1/48
Hasegawa F-104C. Martin added scratchbuilt detail parts and Albatros
Modelworks decals
to complete his 104. He also veried the shade of paint for the
BMF finish to get that realistic look.
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Bob
Gignac has sent in
a lone RCN
(Royal Canadian Navy) 'Tracker' in-flight photo from his family's
private photo collection. This tracker might have been operated
from one of the Canadian Aircraft carriers
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Jiri
Basny
is
here with some Il-28
walkaround
photos.
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Eli
Raphael
is here with some F-105 seat
walkaround
photos.
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Saturday, Feb
21 2004 Happy
Birthday to Ken Middleton
and Iwan Winarta.
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Matt
Swan is here with the third and final
part of his in-depth article on building his
1/48
Revell B-17F to E Coastal
Command Conversion. I've quite enjoyed reading his
article.....it makes me think building a B-17 would be one cool
project.
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Bob
Aikens is here today with his first article on ARC. This is Bob's
1/48
Hasegawa F-4G that he finished in Sharks Mouth markings from Leading
Edge Models.
Bob detailed his Phantom's cockpit with some Eduard
photo-etch detail items. Nice one Bob....welcome to ARC.
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Lucien
Bosonnet is here for the first time
today. Lucien is from Switzerland and has built the
1/72
Italeri BAe Hawk Mk.66 and finished it in Swiss markings a used
some Eduard
photo-etch in the cockpit. A beautiful looking Hawk....welcome
to ARC Lucien.
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Emad F. Tabsh
is here with an
In box
Preview
of the 1/32
Trumpeter Mig-3.
It's good to see large scale WW2
Russian fighter aircraft.
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Mark Miller
is here with an indepth In box
Review
of the 1/72
Roden Heinkel He 111E. I've
developed a fondness for Roden kits.....it's appears this He-111 is
another
Roden Gem.
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Carl McGehee
has sent in an
in-flight photos of the
F2000EX
in-flight photo. This would make one very cool ARC Corporate
Jet....hummmm.....maybe a model of one at least for the ARC Corporate
Jet.
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Ron McCracken
is
here with some Caribou C-7A
walkaround
photos.
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Jiri Basny
is here with some Sea Fury
walkaround
photos.
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Friday, Feb
20 2004
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Matt
Swan is back with part 2 of his
1/48
Revell B-17F to E that he built as a Coastal
Command Conversion B-17.
Make yourself a coffee or tea and sit back and enjoy. This is
one beautifully done article.....well done Matt. Part 3 runs
tomorrow.
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Philip
Jones has dropped
by with his 1/48
Revell F-15E Strike Eagle in Tiger scheme markings.
This model is beautifully detailed and painted....and the weathering
is just the way it should be.
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Phil
Golding LOVES to
detail. Give Phil a kit and the first thing he does is ponder
what resin goodies can be added. Today Phil is here with his
1/48
Tamiya P-51D Mustang and it's a beauty. And as if this
Mustang wasn't beautiful enough....Phil did it up in D-Day stripes!!
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Peter
Ohlenmacher is here
with his first
article on ARC. this is his
1/72 Italeri
B-25J Mitchell. The B-25 has a special place in everyone's
heart and Peter was determined to give his B-25 the detail and look
that would impress. He used CMK and Aires resin.....2 Eduard
sets of Photo Etch and Eagle Strike decals. Welcome to ARC
Peter!!!
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Steven
Lu is
here with some
F-18
walkaround
photos.
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Thursday, Feb
19 2004
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Matt
Swan is here with
his big 3 part article
on his 1/48
Revell B-17F to E (Part 1).
Matt
wanted to convert his B-17 into a Coastal
Command B-17
and his article will detail the process. I'll run part 2 tomorrow
and part 3 the next day. Enjoy!!
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Colin Whitehouse has
built the 1/48
Dynavector BAC TSR2. Colin has provided a detailed article
about what was involved in building this Vacuformed kit. The photo
to the left shows it next to a 1/48 F-4 Phantom....yikes it's big!!!
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Andrew
Holloway also
known as (kaysersoze)
on
the ARC Discussion Boards...is here with his first
article on ARC. this is his
1/48
Academy P-47D. I'm not sure if it's the baremetal paint
scheme with the blue paint or the sexy nose art....but this
"Jug" (pardon the pun) really caught my eye.
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Bernd Korte has dropped
by the ARC Corporate offices from Europe with his
1/72 Emhar
FJ-4B Fury. Bernd's Fury is beautifully built, detailed and
finished and he's provided lots of info about how he built it.
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Rob Grootarz is
here with his first article on ARC. this is Rob's 1/200
Hasegawa TCA DC-3 finished off in Trans Canada Airlines
livery. Nice one Rob....welcome to ARC......it's always good to see
another airliner on ARC.
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Emad F. Tabsh has swung by from Lebanon with
an in-box preview of the brand new 1/48 Hasegawa
AV-8B Harrier II Plus Kit# PT28. So far so good.....nice
looking kit. Way to go Emad!!
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Steven
Lu is
here with some
F-15E
walkaround
photos. Good burner can detail photos and more.
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Piripi
Kerr
is also here with some F-15J/DJ
Eagle –
Japan Air Self Defence Force
walkaround
photos. Japanese F-15's rock!!!
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Wednesday, Feb
18 2004
Gambia Independence Day
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Thomas
Fu is here from
Taiwan with his 1/48
Monogram F-100D. Thomas's F-100 has a excellently done
baremetal finish and some very colourful markings. This F-100 is
a treat to see.
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Josh Silver has
finished the 1/48
Revell VH-53D. Josh used detail items from Cobra Company and
aftermarket decal from Superscale. If you look
carefully.....you'll see Josh's young son checking out Dad's handy work.
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Nick
Rosner is here with
his first
article on ARC. This is Nick's 1/48
Revell A-7E Corsair II. Nick folded
the wings and built his Corsair II more or less out of the box. He
did add a full weapons load and some interesting markings. Welcome
to ARC Nick!!!
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Robert
N. Abbott Jr. is
here with some Me-208
walkaround
photos.
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Tuesday, Feb
17 2004
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Stephen
Cornett kicks off
today with his big 1/32
Tamiya F-15E. Stephen's 'Mudhen' is fully detailed and
includes a full weapons load and "Remove Before Flight"
tags. Very nice F-15E Stephen.
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Catherine
Vickers is here
with her first article on ARC. This is her
1/72
Airfix Spitfire Ia
which
she built with some help from her fiancé John. A very nice job
on the Spitfire Catherine.....does John know how lucky he is?
Welcome to ARC!!!
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Alexis
Demulder is here to
keep the Brit jet aircraft lovers happy with his
1/48
Hasegawa
RAF
FG1 Phantom.
This is Alexis first article on ARC and this FG1 includes such details
as "Remove
Before Flight" tags. Welcome to ARC Alexis!!!
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Jens Gerber has
dropped by with his 1/48
Tamiya F4F Wildcat. This
Wildcat has some aftermarket goodies added and a weathering job
you just have to see....check out the photo of the underside.
Subtle and beautifully done weathering Jens!!!
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Here's
a selection of photos about Concorde
"Fox Bravo" landing at Baden
Soeliengen and being disassembled....loaded on a barge...then a
truck to be shipped to a museum. The photo to the left show the
fuselage going down the Autobahn/Autostrada/highway.....very
slooooowly.
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Robert
N. Abbott Jr. has
sent in a selection of Polikarpov Po-2
walkaround photos.
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Monday,
Feb
16 2004
Lithuania
National
Day
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Jeremy
Neo of Hobby Icon
in Singapore is here with an article that was supposed to run
yesterday. This is his 1/48
Smer Supermarine Walrus which
has a connection to the Fall of Singapore 62 years
ago....yesterday. I love the folding wings on this one.
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Yesterday
I ran a Brewster
Buffalo Mk 1 Diorama by Sean
Chua which was also related to the
Fall
of Singapore 62nd Anniversary. Unfortunately the text file Sean
sent me was damaged, but Sean resent me the file and I've added the
very in depth text to his article.....it's well worth reading.
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Greg
Snell is here with
his first article on ARC. This is Greg's
1/32
Revell P-47 which he added some scratchbuilt detail items to
enhance the detail. Greg's Jug came out looking quite
nice. Welcome to ARC Greg!!!
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Michael Keogh
has dropped by today with his recently
completed 1/48
Academy Bf-109 G14.
Michael's '109' is built out of the box and has a very well done paint
job on it.
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Robert
N. Abbott Jr. is here with some
P-40E
walkaround photos.
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Sunday, Feb
15 2004 Fall of Singapore 62nd
Anniversary
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Sixty two
years ago....Singapore was overrun by the Imperial Japanese Forces.
Today's update is dedicated to this historical event. I'd
like to express my special thanks to today's contributors for pulling
together such a good update.
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Sean
Chua is here with
his RNZAF
Brewster Buffalo Diorama.
Sean's diorama depicts a Buffalo being refueled at a grassy airfield
in Singapore. Very realistic Sean.
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Sebastian
L is
here with his Fall
of Singapore - 15 Feb 1942 article. This is
Sebastian's 1/48
Hasegawa Nakajima Ki-43-I Hayabusa (Oscar). Sebastian
provides some riveting history behind this invasion and as well as
info about his particular Ki-43 model. Thanks Sebastian.
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Darius
Aibara is here to
keep the jet modellers happy today. This is his 1/48
Hasegawa F16B+ with the Royal
Netherlands Air Force and
done up in one of those fancy paint schemes the Dutch are so well at.
Good looking Tiger Scheme Darius.
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Robert
N. Abbott Jr. and Landon Abbott
are here with a
very good Spitfire Mk. 9
walkaround photos.....including engine and cockpit photos.
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Cal
Cochran is here
with a couple of Adversary
F-14
Walkaround photos.
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Saturday, Feb
14 2004
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Diablo
& Son begin today's update with their
first model on ARC which was an entry that arrived too late for Silly
Week. This is their 1/72
Jet Comet and yes....it
includes a funny story. Welcome to ARC guys!!!
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Dave Poff
has finished his
1/72
Hasegawa Yak-3 and included 4 photos for you to see how well it
turned out. He did some subtle weathering such as exhaust stains
etc. The grey on grey paint scheme looks very good.
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Peter
Doll has dropped by
from Germany with his
1/32
Tamiya F-15E.
This one is drop dead gorgeous and includes custom made Tiger scheme
decals.
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Friday, Feb
13 2004
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Tibet Independence Day |
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Gianmaria
Corona is here for the first time
today. Gianmaria has completed his 1/48
Academy Hawker Hunter FGA 9 and to improve upon the kit quality, Gianmaria
used a variety of resin detail items from Aires as well as some
aftermarket decals. Welcome to ARC Gianmaria!!!
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Angus is
also here with his second article on ARC today. This is his
1/48
Revell Junker Ju88 A4 which also has detailing added using some Aires & Eduard detail items.
Check out the full engine detail and beautifully done paint
job.
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John
McCormick is
also here with his first article on ARC today. This is his
1/32
Revell-Monogram F-4E. It's always a treat to see someone
tackle these big 1/32 kits. John did some first rate detailing
and finished his big Phantom off with a flawless paint job.
Welcome to ARC John!!!
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Thursday, Feb
12 2004
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Richard
L. Recznik begins
today's update with his first article on ARC. This is Richard's
1/350
Enterprise aircraft wing which include a variety of choppers and
aircraft found on modern USN carriers. Some of his tiny aircraft
include dropped flaps or folded wings. Welcome to ARC Richard.
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Kaan Gök has just completed
his 1/48
Hasegawa F-2A. This very attractive jet is finished off in
Japanese markings and Kaan went to great lengths to get the colours to his
satisfaction. Beautiful job Kaan.
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Christian Curec is
here with his first article on ARC as well.
Christian
has built the
1/48
Revell Henschel Hs-129 and includes
background history about this WW2 tank buster as well as details on
building this particular kit. The weathering job on this one is
quite well done. Welcome to ARC Christian.
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Wednesday, Feb
11 2004
Iran
National Day
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Ivan
Tovar is here today
from Mexico with his first model article on ARC. This stunning
1/48
Monogram F-105D Thunderchief is
built out of the box and Ivan has gone the extra mile to ensure this
older model looks perfect. Welcome to ARC Ivan!!
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Simon
Wallis has dropped
by with his 1/48
Tamiya Fw-190 A-3.
Simon built his 190 out of the box and in his article he discuses a
couple of new techniques he used on his Luftwaffe fighter.
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Tuesday,
Feb
10 2004
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Brent Leidig
begins today's
update with his first article on ARC. Brent is 21 years
old and currently in University. Today he presents his 1/48
Tamiya Skyraider which is his first model using an airbrush for
the camo. This model also includes some very amusing artwork on
the nose. Welcome to ARC Brent!!!
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Creighton
Henthorn Jr has
dropped from the USA by with another of his 1/48 scale gems.
This is his 1/48
Revell EA-6A Intruder finished
off in markings for
VMCJ-2 with the Marines off the USS
Forrestal.
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Giovanni
Chirico is here
from Italy with his
1/72
Italeri Vought F4-U5N Corsair. I enjoyed seeing this
Corsair, as it is in the markings for VC-3
USS Princeton - Korea 1953. Always good to see a fighter from
the Korean War.
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Jan
Mikes has finished a very interesting article of a
1/48
Italeri F-16A Viper.
But this is not just any old viper.....this is an Israeli F-16.....the
highest scoring f-16 as well as one of the aircraft that took out the
nuclear reactor so many years ago. This plane is the IAF’s
“107“.
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I'm pleased to
report all broken links in the Gallery section have been fixed.
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Monday,
Feb
9 2004
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Sorry for
the late update.......I couldn't get this update finished and loaded as
usual.
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Lyle 'Tilt' Katchur has
finished his 1/48
Hasegawa CF-18. Tilt has a passion for the CAF and his
latest CF-18 shows this passion and devotion. There's also
a link in his article to his CF-18 website.
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Jake
Melampy is here
with his 1/48
Hasagawa A-7D. Jake used a Black Box cockpit and some after
market decals and then finished off his jet with weathering. A
very nice end result is his reward for his efforts.
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Sunday, Feb
8 2004
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I'm
focusing my attention on repairing the last of the broken links in the
Gallery section. I expect to have this work done this weekend.
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Fernando
Torre dropped by the ARC Corporate
offices....on his sportbike to show you his
1/100
Revell Piasecki YH-16.
This is a case of a modeller reliving the "good ol' days"
....with somewhat interesting results.
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Wayne
Hui
is here with his 1/48
Monogram F-100D done up in a beautifully done bare metal
finish. Wayne used some aftermarket goodies and careful skills
to get this one looking beautiful.
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Saturday,
Feb
7 2004 Grenada
Independence Day
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Joe Volz
begins today's
update with his 1/48
Hasegawa F-14A Tomcat. Although Joe built this one more or
less out of the box.....just finishing this highly involved kit is
quite the accomplishment. Joe finished it off with some subtle
weathering.
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Darius
Aibara has been
busy on his 1/48
Monogram De Havilland Sea Mosquito TR33. Darius did some old
fashioned work and used some aftermarket goodies to turn his Monogram
Mosquito into this impressive looking sea Mosquito.
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Mike Schramm is
here with his first article on ARC. This is his 1/48
Hasegawa McDonnell Douglas F4H-1 Phantom II which represents
the first Phantom prototype. Mike built this prototype using
very good modelling skills and some aftermarket goodies. Welcome
to ARC Mike.
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Martin Glogar
is here with his
second article on ARC. Martin joins us from the Czech Republic
with his 1/48
Eduard P40N Warhawk. Martin has done some panel line
chipping and shading.
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Scott Wilson
was a "Phantom
Phixer" and knows a thing or two about Phantoms. Today he's
done a very indepth review of the book
"Modelling
the F-4 Phantom II" from Osprey
Publishing. This review will be of particular interest to
the F-4 builders.
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Friday, Feb 6
2004
New
Zealand Waitangi Day
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Dan
Farnham, David
Roberts and Mike Aldridge have
joined forces to honour New Zealand today. The three of these
fine modellers present a selection of Kiwi
Aircraft used by New Zealand. Nice one guys.
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Dave
Poff has dropped by
today with his first article on ARC. this is Dave's
1/72
Italeri A-6E Intruder with folded wings. The paint job on
this A-6 is perfect and the wing folds do a fine job of setting
this model off. Welcome to ARC Dave.
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I've been
busy re-doing all the links in the Gallery section. They have to be
redirected from some old websites to the ARC dedicated server. I've
managed to repair all the Gallery section links except the Prop articles.
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Thursday, Feb
5 2004
San
Marino Santa Agata Day
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Thomas
Goelff
kicks off our
update with his fir article on ARC. this is his 1/32
Trumpeter A-10A Warthog. Thomas used a resin cockpit and
other photo etch and resin goodies to help detail his Warthog.
Then he finished it off with a first rate paint job. Welcome to
ARC Thomas!!
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Wednesday, Feb
4 2004
Sri Lanka Independence Day
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Today's
update is a bit late due to a local power failure. I'm not sure what
caused the power failure, but considering there were sirens a few minutes
after the power went out.....I suspect a car hit a power pole.
Today's update is a bit small.
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Chris
Novak is here with his second
article on ARC. This is the 1/32 Revell
Rebulic P-47 D "Thunderbolt" built by Chris
as a cut-away model. Chris has scratchbuilt many interior parts
to the fuselage and wing. Beautiful job on the P-47.
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Andrew
George is here with
his second article on ARC. this is his 1/48
AMT - ERTL S-3 Viking. Andrew built his Viking more or less
out of the box with only the addition of aftermarket decals to get the
markings he was after. A very nice build of the AMT/ERTL kit.
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Henk
Hirs is here with his first article
on ARC. Henk is from the Netherlands and he's built the big 1/32
ID Models Fokker D-XXl. This is a vacuformed kit that Henk
added extra detail to bring it up to the level he wanted. Henk
has provided some history behind this Dutch fighter. Welcome to
ARC Henk.
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Haik
Martirossian is here with his 1/144
Revell Avro Rj-85 "Crossair". Haik enjoys adding
working lights to his airliner models. His Avro Rj-85 is no
exception.....Haik has added working leading edge landing light to his
latest airliner. Very nice work on the lighting and model Haik.
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Tuesday, Feb
3 2004
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Peter
Coveney begins today's update with his
first article on ARC. This is Peter's 1/48
Monogram EA6-B Prowler that he modified and added aftermarket
detail items to get it looking just right.
Welcome to ARC Peter.
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Simon Wallis
is here with a bare
metal finish 1/48
Tamiya Mig-15 bis.
This one is built out of the box and finished in
Alclad II bare metal finish. Nice one Simon.
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Anthony
Manzoli is here
with his beautifully detailed 1/48
Tamiya Do 335 "Pfeil" Arrow. Anthony has an
eye for detail and this latest fighter by him is no exception.
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Monday, Feb
2 2004
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Giovanni Chirico kicks off
our week with his tiny
1/72
KP-Kopro Avia B.21 bi-plane. Gianni has provided plenty of
photos of his little post WW1 fighter.
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Pawel
Zerdzicki has
been busy building his 1/72
Fujimi F/A-18A for the ARC Aggressor/Adversary Group Build.
Pawel used Twobobs
decals to finish his Hornet. This is Pawel's first article on
ARC. Welcome to ARC Pawel.
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Robert-Jan Willekens drops
by today with his colourful
1/48
Revell SNJ-3.
It's always good to see an SNJ. Robert-Jan provies some history about
this plane as well as some background about building his SNJ model.
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Marcius Cesar Costa
is here from warm Brazil with his
1/72
Commando 5 Gloster F-8/TF-7 Meteor (Resin).
Marcius includes some history about the use of the Meteor in the FAB (Brizilian
Air Force). I sure could use a warm vacation to Brazil this time of
year.
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Andy
Ludwig joins us from the US of A with an
amazing simple but brilliant idea about Finding
Pylon Holes after
you have glued the wings of your plane together and forgot to drill
out the pylon holes. Well done Andy.
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Recently folks in the UK
got a couple of inches of snow.....sooooo.....I thought a few photos of
the Trans
Labrador highway in Canada might give the folks in the UK a
better idea about what Canadians deal with in winter and why Canada is
called the "Great White North".
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Sunday, Feb
1 2004
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Today is the
first anniversary of Columbia's tragic attempt to
return home. Pause today to remember the seven astronauts that did not
return home.
Today's
first article is in honour of ILAN RAMON (COLONEL, Israel Air
Force)...and the other members of Columbia's crew.
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Joe Youngerman
is here with his
1/72
MPM Boulton Paul Defiant. Joe covers the
history of this ill-fated plane and the process of building the MPM kit.
Very nice Joe.
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