Tuesday,
June 30 2009 |
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Fernando I. Moreno Villa
gets things started today with his very well done
1/72 Heller T-28D Fennec. This is an older kit but in the
hands of a skilled modeller like Fernando, it does built up into a
very nice model. Fernando chose to finish it in Congolese Air
force markings and he gives the history behind this in his article. All
my best to all the modellers in Monterrey, México.
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Piotr Dmitruk
missed this years Easter Eggplane eggtravaganza but he is here today
with what has to be one of the better Eggplane projects. this
is his F-16 C block 52 Modified Hasegawa Eggplane.
Easter Egg bombs under the wings is a very cool touch.
Markings are for a Polish F-16.
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Rick Martens
has gone all out detailing his little 1/72 Airfix FW190F8.
The Fw-190 has opened panels full of detail and a fully detailed
engine. Rick then finished this beauty with a fully weathered
winter camo paint job. Very nice indeed Rick.
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G-Man
has taken the old 1/48 Monogram General Dynamics F-16XLI
and converted it to a 2 seater, scratchbuilt the Sufa" spine
from sheet styrene and did a pile of extra work including custom
decals to create this masterpiece. This is old school
modelling, which I think we all admire very much.
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I have a review of the new 1/72
F-16 Block 5-10 Floating Elevator from QuickBoost.
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I have a product
announcement for the new 1/72
F-16B MLU Belgian Air Force OCU Sqn Anniversary decal sheet from
Daco
Products. This new 1/72 decal sheet features
the special tails of the Belgian F-16 OCU (Operational Conversion
Unit) were realised in 2002 and 2007
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I have a review of the new 1/32
Browning M2 Aircraft .50 Caliber Barrels from Master.
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Monday,
June 29 2009 |
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Christian Muschitiello
is here with a very interesting and very well done 1/48 Hasegawa Me-109F-4.
Have a close look at the paint scheme....this is a desert camo
over painted with European camo after the end of the Afrika Korps. The model was given extra detailing in the cockpit and
then finished off with weathering and paint chipping.
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Tom Valaoras
has put much effort into building his excellent looking 1/72 AMT/ERTL XB-70A and Hasegawa F-104N.
The AMT/ERTL XB-70A is an older kit so it offered plenty of
challenge but that didn't stop Tom from getting both of these jets
built to a very high level of quality. Both these jets crashed
on a demo flight.....read tom's article for the full story.
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Franz Galli
is quite the regular on the ARC homepage and today he is here with
his 1/48 Italeri OH-58A Kiowa.
Franz did a lovely job on his OH-58A and then finished it in US Army
markings.
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Serge Dompierre
has done a wonderful
job on his 1/48 Hobbycraft F4U-1 Birdcage.
Serge finished it in the markings for VMF 124
squadron of US Marines Corps based at Guadalcanal in 1943.
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I have a review of the new 1/72
& 1/48 Wings and Waves - Part 2 Decals from Model
Alliance Group. This
new decal sheet features markings for 7 different aircraft including
Fairey Swordfish Mk.I, Fairey Flycatcher Fighter, Hawker Nimrod I,
Supermarine Walrus I, Blackburn Skua and a Gloster Sea Gladiator.
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I have a review of the new 1/48
Bf-109E A, B, C, D, E Seats without harness from SBS
Model.
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Friday,
June 26
2009 |
Madagascar Independence Day |
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John Smalbrugge gets
things started today with his 1/32 Hobby Craft Sea Fury. John
finished his Sea Fury in Royal Dutch Navy markings and in his
article he tells the story of the end of this plane aboard a Dutch
aircraft carrier.
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Arne Goethe joins
us with his great looking 1/72 Revell F-22A "Raptor". Arne
added scratchbuilt detailing to the landing gear wells before
finishing it off with decals from Twobobs.
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Gianni Chirico
dropped by today with a beautiful looking 1/72 Tamiya Focke-Wulf FW-190 D9.
Gianni added a bit of extra detail then finished his Fw-190 with
weathering and displayed it on a WW2 airfield base.
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Alexander Breunig
is here with a very interesting project. This is his 1/32 first operational Tomcat launching
Phoenix in-flight diorama. Alexander has to do plenty of
extra work and scratch building and kit bashing to create his
diorama and I know once you see it you will be impressed. Read
his article for the full story on his diorama.
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I have a review of the new 1/72
& 1/48 Wings and Waves - Part 1 Decals from Model
Alliance Group.
This new decal sheet features markings for 7 different aircraft
including Supermarine Walrus, Fairey Swordfish, Gloster Sea
Gladiator, Blackburn Skua.
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I have a review of the new 1/72
Spitfire Mk. IX Series - Part 1 decal sheet from Barracudacals.
This sheet includes 4 Spitfires including one with D-Day stripes
and a PRU pink Spitifre and a Buzz Beurling Spitfire. |
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I have a review of the new 1/48
Fokker D.VII Part 2 decal sheet from Lifelike
Decals. This latest decal sheet features four
different Fokker D.VII's. This is Part 2 of a series
dealing with the Fokker D.VII. |
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Thursday,
June
25 2009 |
Croatia Independence Day |
Mozambique Independence Day |
Slovenia National Day |
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New Hot
Babe of the Week!
is up courtesy of Twobobs. Back in 1997 while Bob was stationed at
Edwards AFB, he was lucky enough to snap some of these off as well
as get some scans from the AFFTC History Office. This jet was
painted to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of supersonic flight
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John Smalbrugge joins
us with photos from the recent IPMS Fraser Valley Con-2009 Model Show.
There is quite the fine selection and variety of models in
John's pics.
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Lee Burns
has done a
marvelous job finishing and weathering his 1/48 Hasegawa P51D Mustang.
Lee chose one of those Bare metal blue nosed paint schemes that
were so legendary during WW2. Of particular interest was the
way he used dry brushing the highlight some of the panels on his
bare metal Mustang.
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Bernard Lapeyrie
put quite a bit of effort into his 1/48 Heller Mirage IV P
including re-scribing his model and adding scratchbuilt detail as
well as a resin cockpit and aftermarket decals. There is a
scratchbuilt camera pod on the belly of this Mirage that you have to
see. The finished model was well worth the effort.
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Chip Berseth
joins us with his excellent looking 1/48 Hasegawa F6F Hellcat.
Chip chose one of my favourite paint schemes.....the bloodied
cat mouth motifs of USS Princeton’s famed VF-27. Chip also
made a carrier deck display base to display his Hellcat.
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Paolo De Sanctis
has taken the old 1/72 Airfix Spitfire Mk. Ia
and built it as one of the BOB Spitfire that defended Britain during
the summer of 1940.
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Michael
Johnson is here with his review of the new 1/32
Junkers J.1 model kit from Wingnut
Wings. This looks like
quite the kit.
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Wednesday,
June 24
2009 |
Order of Malta - St. John's Day |
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Carmel J Attard
joins us from Malta on this special day with his 1/72 Special Hobby Beaufort Mk1a.
Carmel tells the history of the Beaufort and it's connection to
Malta. He also goes into very helpful detail about what is
required to create such a stunning Beaufort.
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Petit James joins
us today with his 1/48 Hobbycraft Skyhawk A-4Q. This is
an Argentinean Skyhawk complete with added detailing and weathering.
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Rafi Ben-Shahar has
done his usual first class job on his 1/48 Tamiya Lancaster III.
Rafi built it out of the box with only scratchbuilt detailing
and then finished it off with weathering and sexy nose art.
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Floyd S. Werner, Jr.
is well respected in the modelling community and today he joins us
with his eye popping 1/48 Kiwi Resin Avia S-199 Conversion.
Floyd tells the history of the Avia S-199 before going into
detail about how be built this resin gem. His article includes
his very realistic photography.
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Tuesday,
June 23
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Luxembourg
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Official
Birthday of H.R.H. the Grand Duke Jean |
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Ermanno Bonafin
has added photo etch and aftermarket decals to dress up this eye
catching 1/48 Hasegawa Bf109G-6.
A complicated camo scheme, but Ermanno makes it look so easy.
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Christopher Lundberg
has worked quickly and skillfully to create this 1/48 Revell F-4F Phantom II. Have
a close look at this one......everything looks perfect.
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Chip Berseth
had done an amazing job on his 1/72 Testors Grumman E2C Hawkeye.
Chip then took his Hawkeye and posed it catching the wire on a
carrier deck diorama. A very effective job on this older model
kit.
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Bla’k Ja’k
spent only 10 days building his big
1/32 Revell Piper PA-18 Super Cub.
This model has it's engine detail showing through the open engine
cowl panel. Very nicely done indeed.
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Monday,
June 22
2009 |
Russia - The Invasion of Russia |
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weeks Twobobs
Newsletter is up. Bob has some cool stuff in today's
newletter include 2 images of the new Buckeye kit boxart
and also images of 2 of the new Buckeye decal sheets.
Finally Bob also has images of a new B-1 decals sheets that
are available in 1/48 and well as 1/72. The 25%
off sale
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Héctor Fabian Vidales
has been busy doing a very nice job on his 1/72 Academy SNJ Texan.
This Texan is finished in his home country markings of Argentina
using aftermarket decals and was finished with some careful
weathering.
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David Rapasi
has done a wonderful
job painting and weathering his 1/48 Hobbycraft YP 59 Airacomet.
David dressed it up with a Cutting Edge cockpit and then gave it a
stellar paint job.
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Pierre Christian Baudru
has started his 1/72 Academy Fw-190A-6 seven years
ago. I'm pleased to see he got it finished and it did
turn out looking very good. It is finished with Superscale
decals complete with one of those wonderfully complicated Luftwaffe
camo schemes from WW2.
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Tim
Cvetic has been busy building his 1/72 Revell and Matchbox Mig 21.
He loved building one of these, but the other was less than
enjoyable and he tells which is which in his article. They are
both finished in great looking bare metal finishes with "Lift
here" decals.
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Niall Cairns
took a change from jet to build the big 1/32 Trumpeter P38L-5-LO Lightning.
This kit challenged Niall quite a bit but in the end this bare
metal P-38 came out looking excellent. Read Niall's article
for the full story.
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Mike "The Mikester" Offutt is
here with a review of the 1/72,
1/48 and 1/32 WW II Era Instrument Bezel set from FOTOCUT.
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Here
is a product announcement for the new 1/48
F-16B MLU J-066 "Orange Jumper" Test aircraft decal sheet
from Daco
Products
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Friday,
June 19 2009 |
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Brian D. O'Neill
starts things off today with his 1/48 Tamiya Dewoitine D.520.
This is a fighter flown by a famous Fr4ech Ace during WW2
and Brian provides the history of the pilot as well as what he did
to build that excellent looking Dewoitine D.520.
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Fabrice Godart
is here from Belgium with his eye catching 1/72 Hasegawa F-16A.
Fabrice built this beauty out of the box except for the mostly
out except for the IsraDecals
he used to finish it with.
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Tony Feredo
joins us with a Pearl Harbor Raider. This is his 1/48 Hasegawa Aichi D3A1
(Val)
done up to Tony's usual high standard. Nicely done Tony.
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Arne Goethe
has been adding just the right detail to his 1/72 Airfix BAC TSR.2.
This really is an exceptionally well done model of this classic
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Serge Dompierre
has done a
marvelous job building and finishing his 1/32 Hasegawa F6F-5 Hellcat.
Serge built this one OOB and then gave it weathering and paint
chipping to complete the look.
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I
have a product announcement of a new 1/35 resin kit of Program 5
ATC(H) “TANGO”
from Masterpiece
Models. This is a LCM Landing craft from WW2 converted
with a helipad and used during the Vietnam war. It is a very
cool kit.
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I have a
review of the new 1/48
Choppers Galore decal sheet from Wolfpak
Decals. This new decal sheet includes markings for 10
different 1/48 Choppers from the Vietnam war to current time.
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I
have a review of the new 1/72
RAF ISTAR decal sheet from Model
Alliance Group. This new decal sheet features markings
for 14 different
RAF ISTAR aircraft.
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I
have a review of the new 1/48
Bf-109 A, B, C, D, E Seats with harness from SBS
Model. You
get 2 seats in each set.
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Thursday,
June 18 2009 |
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George Pugliese
starts today with his eye catching 1/48 Hobbyworld TA-4J.
This is a cheaper kit but George did a bit of kit bashing and
added some very nicely done scratchbuilt details along with some
aftermarket decals to turn out a flawless looking Skyhawk. |
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Oliver Weston
is here with something I don't think I've ever seen before.
This is his 1/72 Revell Blackburn Skua
done up with a bit of added detailing but mostly built out of
the box. This is an older kit but it turned out look quite
good thanks to Oliver's very capable building skills. It's
good to see this rare aircraft.
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Gianni Chirico
is here from sunny Sicily with his 1/72 Italeri Bell AH-1T Sea Cobra.
Gianni added some extra details to dress up his Sea Cobra before
finishing it in USMC markings.
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Rick Reinbott
built this model long ago and he decided to revisit his 1/48 Monogram F6F-5
Hellcat and give it a total rebuilt complete with many fine
scratchbuilt parts to dress up his Hellcat. The end result is
a Hellcat that would be a welcomed addition to any display
case.
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I have a
review of the new 1/32 EF-2000 Tifoni Italiani decal sheet from
Twobobs
Aviation Graphics. This sheet features markings
for the new Trumpeter and forthcoming Revell Germany kit of this
very important Italian frontline fighter.
One
complete set of correct stencils and enough options for four
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I
have a review of the new 1/48 F-16C Falcon block 50/52 cockpit
set from Aires.
The detailing on this cockpit is exquisite.
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Steve
Collins joins us with a review of the new 1/72 and 1/48 RFC
& NRAS Sopwith Pups In France Decal sheet from Pheon
Models. |
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Wednesday,
June 17
2009 |
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Iceland Anniversary of the |
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Establishment of the Republic |
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Francone Diego
gets things going today with his 1/72 Special Hobby Aermacchi c.200 Saetta.
The Italians used some great looking camo schemes on their aircraft
and Francone did an excellent job on the painting on his attractive
fighter.
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Alexander Breunig
is here to share some more of his artwork. This painting is
his D-15 Eagle NASA Artwork. Simply beautiful artwork
Alexander.
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Keith Hudson
put a huge amount of effort into correcting and detailing his 1/72 Merlin Martin Baker MB-2.
Keith was rewarded for his effort with a model that would be a
standout in any display case.
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Scott Glenn
has been busy adding plenty of extra detail to his fabulous 1/48 Italeri CV-22B(conversion).
I really do like how this one turned out.
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I have a review of the new 1/32
EF-2000 Perfect Storm Tiffies decal sheet from Twobobs
Aviation Graphics. This
sheet features markings for the new Trumpeter and forthcoming
Revell Germany kit of this very important RAF fighter. |
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I have a product announcement of the new
1/72 F-16A MLU "Diana" Summer & Winter schemes decal sheet from Daco
Products. This new 1/72 decal sheet includes 3
different F-16A MLU "Diana" Summer & Winter schemes
worn by the Royal Netherlands Air Force for the 323 Sqn 60th
Anniversary during the time period 2008 - 2009.
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I have a review of the new 1/72
Fw 190A/F Undercarriage Covers from QuickBoost.
You get two main landing gear doors loaded with detail on both
sides.
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Tuesday,
June 16 2009 |
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Werner's
Wings has a new site with mostly helicopter detail items as well
as decals.
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Krystian Ciechowicz
starts your Tuesday update with a 1/48 ACC / Italeri Tarpoon Mk I - FAA.
This Tarpoon (Avenger) is finished in RAF markings complete with
a stunning weathering job.
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Peter Athanasopoulos
is here from Greece with another beauty. This is his 1/48 Revell F-102 Delta Dagger
in HAF (Greek) markings in a Vietnam era jungle camo paint
scheme. Peter did an excellent job on this model.
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Gianni Chirico
joins us from sunny Sicily with his 1/72 ICM Yakovlev Yak-9.
Gianni built his Yak out of
the box with only one tiny scratchbuilt addition. Gianni
finished it off with careful weathering and some of this classic
Soviet markings from WW2.
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Juan Jose Moreno
has done an
exceptionally nice job building,
detailing his and finishing his 1/32
Hasegawa F-104 G. This is an older build with the
detailing is all scratcbuild with great skill on this Spanish
Starfighter.
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Eugeny Knupfer
has been very busy reworking the 1/72
Special Hobby TsKB-3 (I-15 Prototype). This is not the
best kit of this aircraft, but at the time it was built there wasn't
any good choices for model kits. Eugeny put much effort in
this TsKB-3 and turned it into an excellent looking model if this
1930's bi-plane.
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I have a review of the new 1/48
F/A-18F VFA-41 Fighting Four-One decal sheet from Twobobs
Aviation Graphics. This sheet features the new
2009 markings for the Black Aces of VFA-41. There are enough
markings on this sheet for two complete aircraft, one CAG jet and
the CO jet.
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I have a review of the new 1/48
EA-6B Prowler ICAP-2(late) cockpit set from Aires.
This set is designed for the Revell/Monogram kit.
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Mike "The Mikester" Offutt is
here with a review of the 1/72,
1/48 and 1/32 Bf 109 Pedals and Seat Belt Hardware set from FOTOCUT.
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Floyd
S. Werner, Jr. is here
with a review of the USAAF
Newsreels 1944-1945 film from Victory Films. |
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Monday,
June 15 2009 |
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This
weeks Twobobs
Newsletter is up. Bob has box art for two of the upcoming Buckeye
kits including one with limit edition IPMS Convention decals.
Plus there is some images of the decal artwork for the upcoming 1/48
Turkish F-4E Kara Sahin Phantom. If you haven't see this
it is well worth checking out. Plus more Buckeye decals!!! |
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Arthur Karas
is here with his first article on ARC. This is his 1/48 Airfix Hawker Siddeley Buccaneer S.Mk.50
that is flawlessly finished in South African markings. I love
it!!! Welcome to ARC Arthur and I look forward to seeing more
of your work on ARC in the future!!!
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Krystian Ciechowicz
joins us today with this 1/48 Mirage Hobby PZL 23B KARAŚ.
The paint job is beautifully shaded and finished off in Polish
markings from Sept 1939 at the beginning of WW2.
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Busolini Massimo
is here with a fantastic F-104. This is his 1/48 Hasegawa F-104S Starfighter
with Verlinden and CMK detail items. Busolini gave his
Starfighter an amazing paint job and finished it off with those
great looking Italian markings. You are a expert modeller
Busolini.
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Andrew Attwood
is here with a classic WW2 fighter. This is his 1/48 Revell P-47N
complete with noseart and a great looking weathered paint
job. Nicely done indeed Andrew.
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Timothy H. Zarco
is a member if IPMS Manila in the Philippines and today he is here
with his 132 Tamiya F-15C Eagle. This Eagle is built
mostly out if the box with the exception of the resin seat from
Quickboost and custom made decals depicting a Bitburg jet. I
really like how the camo scheme looks on this one.
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I have a
product announcement for the new EA-6B
Prowler VAQ-134 Garudas, NH540 / 163890. CVWP, Electronic Attack
Wing, US Pacific Fleet - 2009
print from Deployment
Productions.
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I have a review of the new 1/72
Fw Ta 152H Correct Cowling from QuickBoost.
This is designed for the Aoshima kit.
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I have a review of the new 1/48
BOY 401 Chaff & flare dispenser from Rebell
Hobby. These are designed for the Airfix/Esci Viggen.
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Saturday,
June 13 2009 |
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Kingdom - Official Celebration of the |
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Friday,
June 12 2009 |
Philippines Independence Day |
Russia National Day |
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Vinny "Cousin Vinny" Ibarra
is here from the
Philippines with his 1/72 Hobby Boss F-86L. Vinny had a
quick and enjoyable time building his Sabre OOB and finishing it in
Philippine Air Force markings using Haribon Decals. Nice one
Vinny!!!
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Tony Feredo is
here to mark the Philippines Independence Day with his 1/48 Tamiya A6M3 Zero Model 32
(Hamp). This isn't just
any Hamp......this is one of the aircraft used during the ill-fated
Yamamoto escort mission. Tony gave it his usual high quality
of modelling complete with weathering and paint chipping.
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Raphael L. Marbella, MD
also joins us on the Philippines Independence Day with his 1/144 Dragon F/A-18E Super Hornet.
This is one of those tiny 1/144 Hornets and Raphael built it
during a weekend. These 1/144 kits are a blast to build.
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Ken Middleton
has done an exceptional job on his 1/72 Revell HH-3F Pelican.
This is a USCG chopper and Ken had to convert his model into the
USCG configuration. Once he got this gem finished, he created
one of his great looking bases to display it on. Very nicely
done Ken.
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I have a review of the new
1/48
F/A-18E VFA-14 Fighting Fourteenth decal sheet from Twobobs
Aviation Graphics. This
sheet features markings for the 2009 CAG jet and line jet from
the Tophatters of VFA-14. This scheme commemorates the 90th
Anniversary of the Tophatters who are the Navy's oldest fighter
squadron. |
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I have a review of the new
1/72
BAC EE Lightning F Mk. 2/6 cockpit set from Aires
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Floyd
S. Werner, Jr.
is here with a review of the Bf-109 im Einsatz
- Teil 1 Luftwaffe im Focus - Special No 3 book.
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Osni
Vieira Junior
is with a product announcement for the new 1/144
MD-11 resin model kit.
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Leading
Edge Models
has a NEW NATO FLYING TRAINING CENTRE HAWK decal sheet coming
out on June 15. This sheet will be available in 1/72
and also 1/48 scale. Perfect if you want to add a Canadian
Hawk to your collection.
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Thursday,
June 11 2009 |
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Dylan Horton
is here with something I've never seen before. This is his 1/72 Heller Messerschmitt Me
108B that was the personal aircraft of
Willy Messerschmitt. Nicely done Dylan.
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Robert Bridgman
has been busy building not just one but two 1/48 Airfix TSR.2.
Robert has a passion and determination that couldn't be stopped
and he was rewarded with two very different and excellent looking
TSR.2's.
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Alexander Breunig
is a talented artist and today he is here with his F-14 Tomcat VF-103 Jolly Roger Artwork.
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Fabrice Godart
joins us from Belgium
with an oldie but a goodie. This is his great
looking 1/72
Airfix De Havilland Mosquito J.30 finished in Swedish
markings. Fabrice enjoyed building his Mosquito and I fondly
remembering building this kit during my childhood, so his article
brings back good memories.
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The 1/48 F-117A
Kosovo Bandits Updated with Plant 42 Markings decal sheet from
Twobobs
Aviation Graphics has
been re-released after much demand. Get them while you can.
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I
have a review of the new resin 1/48 WW1 British refueling set
from Hippo
Models. This
would be quite the cool little diorama accessory.
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I have a review of the new
1/48
SAAB 37 Viggen ejection
seat from Maestro Models Conversions from Rebell
Hobby. This resin ejection seat is designed to replace
the seat in the Airfix/Esci 1/48 SAAB 37 Viggen ejection seat.
You get one seat per package.
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Here is a product
announcement of the new Heinkel He 162 "Volksjäger"
book from History
Facts Publishing by Peter
Mueller. If you have a passion for Luftwaffe
aircraft or the He162, then this book is worth considering.
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Wednesday,
June 10 2009 |
Portugal National Day |
Former Yugoslavian Republic of Macedonia Army Day |
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Gabriel Stern
gets today's update off to a fine and funny start with his 1/72 Scratch-built Correa 1911.
This particular aircraft design has a connection to Argentina and
seems like a reasonable aircraft......except for the fact it has no
wings. Gabriel 's article also had a Borg connection.
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Harv
joins us on ARC for the first time with his Vipers X2.
Harv did a great job on them and then added LED lights inside the
afterburners. Welcome to ARC Harv, I look forward to seeing
more of your models on ARC in the future.
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Serge Dompierre
has done a great job building and finishing his 1/48 Hobbycraft Messerschmitt BF-109D.
This is a pre-war 109 from 1939.
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Louis Chang
has added much scratchbuilt detailing to his 1/32 Academy F/A-18C.
I pleased to see Louis has included many in-progress photos so
you can see how he added all this great detail.
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I have a review of the new
1/72
F/A-18F VFA-41 Fighting Four-One decal sheet from Twobobs
Aviation Graphics.
This sheet features new 2009 markings for the Black Aces of
VFA-41. There are enough markings on this sheet for two
complete aircraft, one CAG jet and the CO jet. |
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I have a review of
the new 1/48
Hawker Typhoon wheel bay set
from
Aires.
This wheel bay set includes 2 main
wheel bays with plenty of tiny bits to detail up the wheel bays.
You also get landing gear doors full of rich rivet detail on both
sides of the doors.
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I have a review of
the new 1/48
Mitsubishi A6M Zero seats
from SBS
Model. These
seats are very thin and include molded in resin seat belts.
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Here is a product
announcement of the new 1/72
F-16A "Dirty Diana" schemes decal sheet from Daco
Products.
This new 1/48 decal sheet includes 3 different F-16A
"Dirty Diana" schemes worn by the Royal Netherlands Air
Force for the 323 Sqn 50th Anniversary during the time period 1998 -
1999.
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Tuesday,
June 9 2009 |
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David Rapasi starts
your Tuesday update with a spectacular looking 1/32 Hasegawa FW 190 A8/R8.
David has managed to capture the very complicated camo very
well.....these are not easy aircraft to paint. I really like
the look of this one.
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Krystian Ciechowicz
is here with something special. This is the 1/48 Eduard Westland Lysander Mk
III
expertly built OOB and finished off in the markings for a RAF
machine with 309 Polish Squadron. The quality of this build is
excellent.
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Dimitris Savides
is a very determined and talented modeller. This is his 1/48 Vacuformed Maintrack T-2E
Buckeye
with many scratchbuilt details and finished in Hellenic Airforce
colours with full weathering. Wow.......this looks like it was
quite the project to complete.
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Marcelo González
had a very enjoyable time building his 1/48 Hasegawa
A4M Skyhawk. Marcelo used a conversion set to make
the correct Skyhawk then finished it off using Condor
Decals.
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I have a review of
the new 1/72
F/A-18E VFA-14 Fighting Fourteenth decal sheet from Twobobs
Aviation Graphics. This
sheet features markings for the 2009 CAG jet and line jet from
the Tophatters of VFA-14. This scheme commemorates the 90th
Anniversary of the Tophatters who are the Navy's oldest fighter
squadron. |
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I have a review of the new 1/72
Hurricane Antennas from QuickBoost.
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Mike
"The Mikester" Offutt is here with a review of
the 1/72, 1/48 and 1/32
Bf 109 Pedals and Seat Belt Hardware set from
FOTOCUT.
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I have a review of the new
1/72
Fairey Delta 1 resin model kit from Pro
Resin. This
resin model kit is the Fairey Delta 1 test aircraft. This jet
dates to the early 1950's and is a test aircraft using data from the
Luftwaffe from WW2.
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Monday,
June 8 2009 |
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This
weeks Twobobs
Newsletter is up. Bob has plenty of images and news
including an image of the decal sheet for the IPMS Limited
Release T-2C Buckeye kit. Only
500 of these will ever be sold and this specific boxing is still
available for pre-order on our website. There is also a 25%
off sale
on remaining Xtradecal sheets at Twobobs. |
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Julio Martins
joins us with photos from the recent IPMS-RIO 2009 model
show. This show was held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and the
theme was Japanese aircraft and the quality of the model is a treat
to see.
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Ong Hou Bu is here
for the first time with 2 beautiful models. They include a 1/48 Kinectic F-16C
and a Tamiya F-16. Both are in Israeli markings with full
weapons load and weathering to complete the look. Welcome to
ARC Ong Hou Bu and I look forward to seeing more of your models on
ARC in the future. I am very pleased to have you join us on
the ARC homepage.
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Pierre Christian Baudru
is here with his latest model. This is his very good
looking 1/72 Trumpeter P-40B RAF Tomahawk in desert camo
complete with shading and weathering. Pierre has some warning
about the canopy if you build this kit with the canopy in the open
position.
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TandHK is here
today to increase the ever growing selection of Egg plane models on
ARC. These are the Egg F-14A & F/A-18C in an
aircraft carrier diorama. No doubt about these Egg Planes make
me grin and I do like how these ones turned out.
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Here's a product
announcement for the new F-14A
Tomcat VF-211 Checkmates, AB101 / 161603. CVW-1, USS Enterprise
CVN-65 - 2004, Final Tomcat Cruise print from Deployment
Productions.
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I have a review of the
new 1/32
Bf 110C/D Exhaust from QuickBoost.
These resin exhausts are
hollow at the ends.
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Here's a
product announcement for the new 1/72 De Havilland Venom FB.4 model kit
from Czech
Master Resin.
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Sunday, June 7
2009 |
US Carrier Yorktown sunk (1942) |
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Saturday,
June 6 2009 |
Sweden National Day |
D-Day
- Allied Landings in France in 1944 |
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Tim "T-bone" Schneider
is here to mark D-Day with his 1/48 Tamiya P-47 Razorback.
Tim added small scratchbuilt details to his P-47 to improve upon the
kit details. He then finished it in markings for a post D-Day
Jug. He created a diorama to properly display this beauty.
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Rafi Ben-Shahar
joins us on the 65th anniversary of the D-Day landings with his 1/48 Tamiya P-47D Thunderbolt.
This is an 8th Air Force P-47 wearing D-Day stripes on the
underside. Check out the baremetal finish and the weathering
job Rafi did.......it's very effective.
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Peter Wilkinson
is also here with his D-Day model. This is his 1/48 Tamiya P-51D
that he modified and detailed with goodies from Aires,
Quickboost and Ultracast before giving it a beautifully shaded paint
job and Aeromaster decals for the Yellow Nose Mustangs of the 361st
F.G. |
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Friday,
June 5 2009 |
Denmark Constitutional Day |
Seychelles Liberation Day |
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Björn Bäcklund is
here to mark the
Denmark Constitutional Day with his
F-16 Egg plane.
F-16 Egg plane. F-16 Egg plane. I
have to admit this is the first time I've seen an Egg plane in
Danish markings. Nice one Björn.
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Phillip Steele is
taking a break from bi-planes, so he decided to tackle the 1/72 Italeri OH58-D.
Phillip is one of those models that can build pretty well anything
and it will turn out looking great. His Kiowa is built mostly
out of the box with a few scratchbuilt details. I like it. |
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Renato "NIGHTRIDER" Torin Jr.
is here with his great looking 1/48 Monogram F-5E Tiger II which
is finished off in the markings for a F-5 that defended the
Brazilian skies.
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Paolo De Sanctis has
taken an old 1/72 Airfix Sunderland and rebuilt it into this
beauty. Paolo did much work to get the old kit fixed but in
the end he was rewarded with a very satisfying Sunderland for his
display case. |
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Kyle B. Delisle
joins us for the first time on ARC with his great looking 1/48
Hobbycraft P-40 B/C. This is one of the famous Flying
tigers P-40 and Kyle built it while deployed with US forces in
Afghanistan. I love the Flying Tigers P-40 and I look forward
to seeing more of Kyle's models on ARC in the future.
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I have a review of the new 1/48
J35F Draken detail set
from
Aires. This
set addresses many areas of this kit.
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Mike "The Mikester" Offutt is
here with a review of the 1/72,
1/48 and 1/32 Bf 109 Detail set from
FOTOCUT.
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Thursday,
June 4 2009 |
Battle of Midway (1942) |
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Tony Feredo
gets things fired up today with his 1/48 Tamiya Fw-190D.
If you know my friend Tony you know that ETO aircraft are not what
he usually builds. This particular 190 is one of the airfield
defenders that served in the later stages of WW2. Nicely done
Tony.
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KNES Armin joins us
from Austria to show you his latest project which looks like it was
quite a bit of work. This is his 1/48 Trumpeter Suchoi T-58
WD which is a Russian prototype aircraft using vertical takeoff
engines. Check it out this is one very cool model and I'm sure
it took plenty of effort to build. |
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Fernando I. Moreno Villa
has been very busy getting the details correct on his 1/72 Hasegawa OV-1D Mohawk.
Fernando wanted to build a Mohawk used by the Argentine Army and
this required effort to make his model accurate. The finished
model shows he was very successful. Read his article for the
full story. |
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Rafi
Ben-Shahar joins
us today with his 1/48 Eduard Messerschmitt Bf-110E. Rafi
added some scratchbuilt details then finished his 110 to his usual
high standards. Always a treat to see your latest model Rafi. |
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I have a review of the new 1/48
Jamming pod U95 for SAAB JA37 Viggen & JAS39 from Rebell
Hobby.
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I have a product
announcement for the new 1/48
F-16A MLU Belgian Air Force 349 Sqn Anniversary decal sheet from
Daco
Products.
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Floyd S. Werner, Jr.
a
product announcement for the new The
Fourteenth Air Force- World War II from Victory
Films.
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Wednesday,
June 3 2009 |
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This
weeks Twobobs
Newsletter is up. Bob has news on some upcoming sheets
including Satellite Killer F-15's and a wild Turkish F-4E
Kara Sahin Phantom with artwork going all down the sides of the
jet. Plus a Navy Buckeye sheet for the new Twobobs Buckeye
kit. |
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Flávio "Fravin" Fernandes
starts thing today with his photos from the recent IPMS-RIO 2009
model show. I am impressed by the quality and variety of
models that were on display at this show. Thanks for sharing
the photos Flávio.
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Alexander Breunig
is a very talented artist and I am pleased and honoured to show you
his SR-71
Blackbird Artwork.
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AEX
is my friend from Tenerife on the Canary Islands and today AEX joins
us with this special 1/72 Special Hobby Mustang Mk.I. AEX
added aftermarket sets by CMK for the cockpit, guns and wheels and
then finished it off in the markings for an aerial photography plane
over Dieppe in 1942.
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Fabrice Godart is
here on ARC for the first time. Today Fabrice joins us with
his very colourful 1/72 Airfix Gloster Meteor F.9. This
particular Meteor is finished in Belgian Air Force markings which is
always a treat to see. Welcome to ARC Fabrice. I look forward
to seeing more of your models on ARC in the coming weeks. |
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Chris Lepore is
here with his first article on ARC. After a 10 year break
Chris is back to building and today he's here with his excellent
looking very 1/72 Academy F4U-1A Corsair. Chris gave
his Corsair full weathering which came out looking first
class. Welcome to the ARC homepage Chris, I look forward to
seeing more of your work on ARC in the future. |
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I have a review of the new 1/72
WW1 German refueling cart
from
Hippo
Models.
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Yufei Mao is here with
a review of the new 1/72
TZ-22 heavy airfield refueler kit from Armory.
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I have a review of the new 1/72
Bristol T.188 resin model kit
from Pro
Resin.
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Tuesday,
June 2 2009 |
Italy National Day |
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Osni Vieira Junior starts
things off today with his very nicely done 1/48 Monogram F-4 J Phantom II.
For markings Osni chose the Show Time 100 piloted by USN Vietnam Ace Lt. Randy 'Duke' Cunningham and weapons officer Lt. Willie 'Irish'
Driscoll with VF-96 off the USS Constellation during the Vietnam War.
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Graham Mansell
is here to make you grin with his 1/72 Academy 'Follow Me' Jeep.
I got a good chuckle when I saw what was in the back of this
jeep. Graham added some extra details that you might expect to
find in a jeep like this.
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Manuel Negri
has done a great job building and finishing his 1/72 Trumpeter F-105G.
Manuel added a full weapons load and SEA camo and sharks mouth
markings to finish his F-105.
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Bernhard Schenk
is here with something unique. This is his
1/48 Eduard Polikarpov I-16 Type 10
finished off in the Spanish Nationalists air force marking with some
added weathering to complete the look.
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Pierre Christian
Baudru
is here with an eye catching 1/72 Fujimi MiG-21BIS. Pierre
chose the great looking camo scheme of a Bulgarian AF
MiG-21BIS. I do like the look of this camo scheme.
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I have a review of the new 1/32
MiG-29A Ejection Seat with Safety Belts
from QuickBoost.
This seat has a very high level of detail.
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I have a review of the new 1/48
Pre-War Wildcats Part 2 decal sheet from
Starfighter
Decals. This new decal sheet includes markings for 4
different aircraft and is designed to fit the Hasegawa F4F-4 Wildcat
kit with Quickboost F4F-3 Wings and Cowl set.
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I have a review of the new 1/72
He-111 VS-11 Propeller set
from SBS
Model. This
latest release features 2 resin propellers for the He-111 Hasegawa/Revell
kit. These are the VS-11 wooden propellers.
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Monday,
June
1 2009 |
Mexico Navy Day |
Western Samoa Independence Celebration Day |
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I'm
back. The school camping trip went well. I was in charge
of a rustic cabin with nine 11 year old boys, so I got very little
rest. Activities included hiking, canoeing, archery and
more. The kids had a blast and I was happy to get home to a
hot shower and my own bed. |
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The
latest Twobobs
Newsletter is up....this was actually from late last
week. There are 7 new decal sheets that are now available
including 2 Typhoon sheets (Italy & UK), re-release of
the Kosovo F-117 sheet, and 4 F/A-18 sheets.
is up....this was actually from late last
week. There are 7 new decal sheets that are now available
including 2 Typhoon sheets (Italy & UK), re-release of
the Kosovo F-117 sheet, and 4 F/A-18 sheets.
is up....this was actually from late last
week. There are 7 new decal sheets that are now available
including 2 Typhoon sheets (Italy & UK), re-release of
the Kosovo F-117 sheet, and 4 F/A-18 sheets. |
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John Doerr starts
things off today with some more of his photos from the recent NorEast Con 2009.
Today John is here with his Figure,
Space, Automotive and Ship Model Photos. Thanks
John!!!
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Tim "T-bone" Schneider tried
to build his 1/48 Accurate Miniatures Yak-1 out of the
box. But as we all know that is tricky to do and he ended up
doing extra work and detailing to finish his Yak-1 exactly as he
wanted. It turned out looking very good with weathering and
chipped paint using a very effective technique he explains in his
article.
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Renato "NIGHTRIDER" Torin Jr.
joins us today with his Brazilian beauty. This is his 1/48 Revell Cessna Citation I
finished off in Brazilian markings and tape for seatbelts.
I love seeing Brazilian aircraft
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Warren Osborne
has been very busy rescribing the panel lines on his 1/72 Revell P3C Orion.
Warren then darkened all the panel lines and worked hard to get
everything looking just right.....with much success.
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Burt Gustafson
had a most enjoyable time building his 1/48 Tamiya P-47D Thunderbolt "Razorback".
Burt did his Jug up with WW2 noseart and panel line shading to
produce an excellent looking model of this classic fighter.
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I have a
review of the new F-14A
Tomcat VF-41 Black Aces, AJ101 / 162689. CVW-8, USS Theodore
Roosevelt CVN-71 - 1991 from Deployment
Productions.
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I
have a review of the new 1/72
Morane Saulnier M.S.406 wheel & masks from Aires.
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I have a
review of the new 1/48
F-4E / RF-4C Phantom II Decals from Hi-Decal
Line. This new decal sheet
features markings for 7 different Phantoms including 6 F-4E's and
one RF-4C Phantom II.
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