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Monday, Mar
30 2020 |
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Jay Vlad
has done an exceptional job finishing his 1/48
Revell Rafale C. Jay built his Rafale as a French jet with
the perfect shade of custom mixed grey and just the right amount of
weathering. He gave it a full weapons load to show the
potential of this jet. Beautiful work Jay.
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Pablo Angel Herrera
is here with something you do not see very often on ARC.
This his built from the classic 1/72 Revell PB4Y-2 Privateer kit and
finished with custom noseart honouring his son. Pablo gave his PB4Y-2
Privateer a full weathering job which looks very good indeed.
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Here's a product article
for the The "BUG" RTH Hold and Fold - Photo Etch
Bending Tool from
The
Small Shop.
This Photo
Etch Bending Tool is the The "BUG" RTH Hold and Fold.
Loaded with Features in a Tight little Package! Perfect for
close-up work! Little bends are no problem when using the
"Bug"! |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
Albatros D.V/Va Landing Gear from
Scale
Aircraft Conversions.
This detail set is designed for
the Wingnut
Wings kit.
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In the
ARC
Joke Page
there is a new daily funny photo and daily
joke.
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André R Manzano
has done an outstanding
job finishing and weathering his 1/48 Hasegawa F-4E Phantom.
André gave his Phantom a full weapons load and that awesome
Israeli camo scheme. I love this F-4. |
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Karl Wenk
is here with his 3rd model on ARC and this is quite the
beauty. This is his 1/72 Dragon Westland Seaking HC.4 with
interior detail and finished in a great looking camo scheme.
Beautiful work Karl. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48 B-17G bomb bay photo etch detail set from
Eduard
Model Accessories. This detail set is designed for
the HK Models kit.
You will be
required to fold the photoetch in this set, but if you have one of the
Hold & Fold photo etch benders from The
Small Shop, then this will be an
easy process. They have a variety of benders for sharp corners as
well as rounded corners and in many different sizes.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72 Alpha Jet A - Pitot Tube & Angle Of Attack
probes from Master.
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In the
ARC
Joke Page
there is a new daily funny photo and daily
joke.
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Laurent “angus” Beauvais
spent 11 years building his 1/48 Italeri A-10A Hawg Smoke
2006
and giving it plenty of super detailing.
This was a combination of resin aftermarket parts and scratchbuilt
detailing and redoing all the rivets. Spectacular work
Laurent.
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Géza
Szekér joins us from Hungary with his beautifully done 1/72 Zvezda MiG-21bis
AP75. This MiG-21 got extra detailing and was finished it
as a Hungarian jet in a great looking diorama base. Very nice
indeed. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
Su-27 intake correction set from
Zactomodels.
These resin intakes provide corrected, wider intakes with detail
inside and out and a choice of FOD guard position. This resin
set does a wonderful job correcting the Trumpeter kit parts on the
Su-27B. Trumpeter has 'retooled' this part of their kit on the
SU-27UB, Su-30MKK and newer releases of the Su-27 Flanker B.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
B-17G undercarriage and exterior photo etch detail set from
Eduard
Model Accessories.
This detail set is designed
for
the HK Models kit.
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In the
ARC
Joke Page
there is a new daily funny photo and daily
joke.
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Tuesday, Mar
24 2020 |
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Rafael
is here from with another gem from the Venezuela Air
force. This is his 1/48 Kinetic CF-5A Freedom Fighter
with added scratchbuilt detail and finished in CAF camo and
Venezuela Air force markings from custom made decals. |
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Michael Phillips
has done a fantastic job finishing his 1/48 Hasegawa F-22A Raptor - Ghost of Langley.
Michael was very successful at replicating the sheen on the
paint and the canopy and he explains his techniques in his
article. The F-22 is an attractive and unique looking jet and
looks best in-flight as Michael chose to display it. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
Wellington GR Mk.VIII bomb bay photo etch detail set from
Eduard
Model Accessories.
This detail set is designed for
the Airfix kit.
You will be
required to fold the photoetch in this set, but if you have one of the
Hold & Fold photo etch benders from The
Small Shop, then this will be an
easy process. They have a variety of benders for sharp corners as
well as rounded corners and in many different sizes.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
Harrier GR.1/3, AV-8A Landing Gear from
Scale
Aircraft Conversions.
This detail set is designed for
the Airfix kit.
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In the
ARC
Joke Page
there is a new daily funny photo and daily
joke.
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Monday, Mar
23 2020 |
Pakistan Day |
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Scott Smither a.k.a.
Desertpilot has been a member of the ARC forums for over 14
years and I am honored to feature his latest model on the ARC
homepage today. This is his 1/48
What-If F-8S Crusader II “Templar” with an excellent what-if
story to go with this beauty. Quite the fantastic job Scott, I
love the model
and your story.
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Carl Jarosz
has finished a real gem of an airliner. This is his 1/144 Minicraft Boeing 737-300 Western Pacific Airlines “Colorado Springs” Livery.
Carl has quite the helpful build story in his article. It
looks great Carl. |
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Here's a product article
for the Extra
Foil for Nutter Set - 6" x 6" from
The
Small Shop.
Foil for use with the Nutter
& for Scratch Building!
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In the
ARC
Joke Page
there is a new daily funny photo and daily
joke.
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Friday, Mar
20 2020 |
Tunisia National Day |
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Shawn "phantom"
Weiler is here with the classic AMT
and Polar Lights Romulan Warbirds given the addition of modern
lighting. Shawn is quite the talented guy at lighting Star
Trek models and I have enjoyed seeing them all on ARC.
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Carl Jarosz
has done an
exceptionally nice job building and finishing his 1/72 Hobby Boss A-7A Corsair II VA-153 “Blue Tail Flies”.
Carl added details to the cockpit and a cover to the intake and
chose markings that show off the A-7 very well. This one is a
beauty!!!
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
B-17G landing flaps photo etch detail set from
Eduard
Model Accessories.
This detail set is designed for
the HK Models kit.
You will be
required to fold the photoetch in this set, but if you have one of the
Hold & Fold photo etch benders from The
Small Shop, then this will be an
easy process. They have a variety of benders for sharp corners as
well as rounded corners and in many different sizes.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
De Havilland Mosquito Landing Gear from
Scale
Aircraft Conversions.
This detail set is designed for
the Tamiya kit.
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In the
ARC
Joke Page
there is a new daily funny photo and daily
joke.
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Thursday, Mar
19 2020 |
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Gerd Wilcken
starts today with 2 very attractive 1/72 Revell F-16 C's.
Gerd converted them into two Aggressor Aircraft of the 18th AGS
and the paint schemes he chose were complimented with aftermarket
decals and displayed as in-flight models. Very nicely done
indeed. |
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Shawn "phantom" Weiler
is here with the iconic Canadian jet interceptor. This is
Shawn's 1/49 Hobby Craft CF-105 Arrow built out of the box
and finished as an in-flight model. Shawn also has a photo of
another of his Arrows. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
Gladiator Mk. I photo etch detail set from Eduard
Model Accessories.
This detail set is designed for
the ICM kit.
You will be
required to fold the photoetch in this set, but if you have one of the
Hold & Fold photo etch benders from The
Small Shop, then this will be an
easy process. They have a variety of benders for sharp corners as
well as rounded corners and in many different sizes.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
Avro Lancaster - set of 8 British Brownings .303 cal from
Master.
This detail set is designed for
the HK Models kit.
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In the
ARC
Joke Page
there is a new daily funny photo and daily
joke.
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Wednesday, Mar
18 2020 |
Çanakkale Victory Anniversary 2014
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I'd
like to wish a Happy Birthday
to ARC Moderator Terry
Sumner. Happy Birthday
Terry!!! |
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Michael Phillips
starts today with one of the best looking camo schemes ever worn
by the F-16. This is his 1/48 Hasegawa F-16D Aggressor - Red 75
with aftermarket goodies including a resin cockpit and
aftermarket decals. This is quite the impressive F-16D. |
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Shawn "phantom" Weiler
joins us today with his
rebuilt 1/350 Polar Lights USS Enterprise
NX-01. Shawn too this one apart to give it new lights and
the end result does look great with the working lights. I love
seeing Star Trek models on ARC. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
Su-27 Nosecone correction kit from
Zactomodels.
This detail set is designed for
the Trumpeter kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
F-35B interior and exterior photo etch detail set from
Eduard
Model Accessories.
This detail set is designed for
the Italeri kit.
You will be
required to fold the photoetch in this set, but if you have one of the
Hold & Fold photo etch benders from The
Small Shop, then this will be an
easy process. They have a variety of benders for sharp corners as
well as rounded corners and in many different sizes.
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In the
ARC
Joke Page
there is a new daily funny photo and daily
joke.
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Tuesday, Mar
17 2020 |
Ireland - St. Patrick's Day |
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No update today.
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Monday, Mar
16 2020 |
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Torsten Schroeder
is here with his first model on ARC. This is his 1/32 Kitty Hawk T-38 Talon
Conversion that he converted from the F-5 model. Torsten
did an amazing job on it and I'm pleased to see his T-38 on
ARC. Welcome to ARC Torsten. |
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Thomas Brückelt
is here with a very cool project. This is a model of him
flying his 1/18 RC Bo-105 which is very fun and cool to
see. Thomas explains the build process in his article and even
includes links to youtube videos of him flying his RC Bo-105.
I really enjoyed see this diorama on ARC. |
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Here's a product article
for the 4"x4"
Photo Etch Bending & Rolling Deluxe Brass Assist from
The
Small Shop.
This Photo Etch Bending Tool is the Photo Etch Bending & Rolling
Deluxe Brass Assist for "True" cylinders, tie downs, hinges,
clamps, brackets & grab handles all with one tool.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
RQ-4B Global Hawk Landing Gear from
Scale
Aircraft Conversions.
This detail set is designed for
the Skunkmodel kit.
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In the
ARC
Joke Page
there is a new daily funny photo and daily
joke.
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Friday, Mar
13 2020 |
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Patrick Vossenberg
is here with 2 very smart looking F-5's. These are his 1/72 Revell F-5B (2x)
with one wearing Spanish markings and the other dressed in Dutch
markings. Added resin and scratchbuilt details were added to
the cockpit and both models were given very realistic weathering
jobs. It's great to see these on ARC. |
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Rafael
joins us from Venezuela with a gem today. This is his 1/48 Planet Model Vultee BT-13 Valiant
which is a resin kit and the decals are homemade. Rafael
did a perfect job on the finish and weathering on this Venezuela Air Force
trainer. I love the look of it. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
A-26B Invader bomb bay photo etch detail set from
Eduard
Model Accessories.
This detail set is designed for
the ICM kit.
You will be
required to fold the photoetch in this set, but if you have one of the
Hold & Fold photo etch benders from The
Small Shop, then this will be an
easy process. They have a variety of benders for sharp corners as
well as rounded corners and in many different sizes.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
B-29 Superfortress Landing Gear from
Scale
Aircraft Conversions.
This detail set is designed for
the Airfix kit.
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In the
ARC
Joke Page
there is a new daily funny photo and daily
joke.
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Thursday, Mar
12 2020 |
Mauritius Independence Day |
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Tom
Valaoras has added a resin cockpit to his 1/48 Monogram B-58
Hustler and then finished it with a beautifully done bare metal
finish using foil. This is Tom's 9th model on ARC and I always
enjoy seeing his latest model. It is a treat to see Tom's
B-58.
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Shawn
"phantom" Weiler is here with one of the famous
Lancasters that was part of the Dam Buster Raid. This is the
classic 1/72 Airfix Lancaster with aftermarket decals and
beautifully built and finished. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
MiG-29 Exhausts from
Zactomodels.
This detail set is designed for the Trumpeter 1/32 MiG-29. These
resin exhausts corrects the shape of the exhausts and includes
highly detailed resin and photo-etch replacement parts. The kit
includes 10 parts cast in beige resin and photo-etch flame holders and
includes highly detailed parts
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48 UH-1N interior photo etch detail set from Eduard
Model Accessories.
This detail set is designed for the Kitty Hawk kit.
You will be
required to fold the photoetch in this set, but if you have one of the
Hold & Fold photo etch benders from The
Small Shop, then this will be an
easy process. They have a variety of benders for sharp corners as
well as rounded corners and in many different sizes.
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In the
ARC
Joke Page
there is a new daily funny photo and daily
joke.
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Wednesday, Mar
11 2020 |
Lithuania Independence Day |
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I am gutted to hear from my
close friend Terry that his beautiful wife has died in her sleep. She
is a beautiful woman inside and out.....a real Angel. Today is
dedicated to Terry's beautiful wife Carolyn.
This was posted by Terry
Sumner
I have lost my wife
This is probably the saddest message I will ever write here. Yesterday in the late afternoon, I lost my beautiful wife and soulmate Carolyn of the past 38 years. She passed away in her sleep unexpectedly at home. She had been ill for the past 26 years, having spent 1,836 days in 8 separate hospitals due to her Crohn's Disease, Breast Cancer and a host of other medical problems. I have been her 24/7 caregiver for two decades now and I am totally lost without her. I feel like a ship sailing without a compass.
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Tuesday, Mar
10 2020 |
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Shawn "phantom" Weiler
is here with a very famous B-26. This is his 1/72 Airfix B-26B Marauder
finished in the markings for "Flak Bait". This
particular B-26 holds the record within the United States Army Air Forces for the number of bombing missions survived during World War II.
Shawn's B-26 looks
excellent. |
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RSK48, Rafael
is here with something you will not see often. This is his
multi-media 1/48 Alley Cat DH Vampire FB-Mk52 wearing Venezuela
markings and finished as a bare metal Vampire fighter with just the
perfect amount of weathering. It is a great looking Vampire. |
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Here's a product article
for the 2"
Mini Hold and Fold - Photo Etch Bending Tool from
The
Small Shop.
The
Small Shop
has a huge selection of photo etch bending tools as well as tool for
square and rounded bends.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
Focke Wulf Fw 190A-8, F-5 Landing Gear from
Scale
Aircraft Conversions.
This detail set is designed for
the Revell kit, 2015 mold.
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In the
ARC
Joke Page
there is a new daily funny photo and daily
joke.
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Monday, Mar
9 2020 |
No update
today. I got roped into a double shift to cover for another
employee.
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Friday, Mar
6 2020 |
Ghana Independence Day |
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RSK48, Rafael
starts your friday update with his bare metal
1/48 Revell B-25J Mitchell.
The B-25 is different from most because it is wearing Venezuela Air
Force markings that wear custom printed for this model. The
gentle weathering and all the guns of the later B-25 version make
this quite the eye catching model. |
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Christos Papadopoulos
is here with his striking looking yellow nosed 1/48 Hasegawa Bf 109E.
Christos chose one of the most interesting camo schemes and his
109 also has noseart and a flawless weathering job. I enjoy
seeing these early war yellow nosed 109's. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
A-26B Invader undercarriage and exterior photo etch detail set from
Eduard
Model Accessories.
This detail set is designed for
the ICM kit. You will be
required to fold the photoetch in this set, but if you have one of the
Hold & Fold photo etch benders from The
Small Shop, then this will be an
easy process. They have a variety of benders for sharp corners as
well as rounded corners and in many different sizes.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Fw 190 Landing Gear from
Scale
Aircraft Conversions.
This detail set is designed for
the Hasegawa kit.
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In the
ARC
Joke Page
there is a new daily funny photo and daily
joke.
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Thursday, Mar
5 2020 |
Spitfire - Maiden flight of Spitfire in 1936 |
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Michael
Phillips is here with a stunning build today. This is his
1/48 Kinetic Su-33 Flanker-D - Тигр
Сирии
fished in an awesome blue camo with flawless weathering and a
full weapons load. This one is a treat for the eyes. |
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Reza H
Monjezi has done a lovely job building and finishing the 1/72
Italeri Lockheed C-130H Hercules. Reza chose a desert camo
for this Iranian Herc and finished it off with a very well done
weathering job.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
F-100 Super Sabre Intake Correction kit from
Zactomodels.
This resin seamless intake corrects the shape of the front profile and
includes the inner radar bulge missing from the original kit.
Also included in this set is an optional FOD cover. The FOD
cover can be fitted on the plane saving the hassle of filling the
internal seams or positioned next to the plane as a diorama accessory.
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1/48
Tornado GR.1 Desert Babe upgrade photo etch detail set from
Eduard
Model Accessories.
This detail set is designed
for the Eduard kit. You will be
required to fold the photoetch in this set, but if you have one of the
Hold & Fold photo etch benders from The
Small Shop, then this will be an
easy process. They have a variety of benders for sharp corners as
well as rounded corners and in many different sizes.
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In the
ARC
Joke Page
there is a new daily funny photo and daily
joke.
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Wednesday, Mar
4 2020 |
No update
today. I spent the day doing activities with my wife.
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Thomas Brückelt is
here with something very unique today. This is his 1/72 KP Let Z-37A Čmelák
which is a crop duster from the Czech Republic. Thomas
gave his Čmelák a full weathering to show it's nature of
work. This is a very cool looking aircraft.
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Dragan Cvetic has
gotten the weathering look just right on his 1/72 KP MiG-23ML of the Iraqi Air Force.
This was a quick build and looks excellent.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
Wellington GR Mk. VIII landing flaps from
Eduard
Model Accessories.
This detail set is designed
for
the Airfix kit. You will be
required to fold the photoetch in this set, but if you have one of the
Hold & Fold photo etch benders from The
Small Shop, then this will be an
easy process. They have a variety of benders for sharp corners as
well as rounded corners and in many different sizes.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
US WWII Pitot Tube - "Streamline" type probe from
Master.
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In the
ARC
Joke Page
there is a new daily funny photo and daily
joke.
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Monday, Mar
2 2020 |
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Sertac Bayar
has been busy getting
things right on his very sharp looking 1/32 F-104G Hasegawa.
Sertac added a resin seat and gave his Starfighter a great
looking camo scheme and Turkish markings. I love the look of
his 104.
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Shawn "phantom" Weiler
has done a lovely job
building and finishing his 1/72 Minicraft B-24D Liberator.
Shawn gave his bomber nose art and finished it in desert camo,
which always looks good. This is not an easy kit to build, but
that did not stop Shawn from building a beauty. |
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Here's a product article
for the Photo
Etch Bending Folding Blade 8 Inch
from The
Small Shop.
This Photo Etch
Bending Folding Blade 8 Inch is for bending and folding PE parts.
Complements the 8" Tool head Workstation (This item is included
with the 8" tool). Features
of this tool:
- Using the correct
blade helps you fold longer parts easier
- Beveled edge to make
perfect folds on your PE parts.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72 F-4 Phantom II Landing Gear from
Scale
Aircraft Conversions.
This detail set is designed for
the Hasegawa kit (newer tooling with recessed panel lines).
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In the
ARC
Joke Page
there is a new daily funny photo and daily
joke.
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