Saturday, Jan
31 2015 |
WW1 Events - this date
in 1915
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Friday, Jan
30 2015 |
Liberation of Camp Pangatian, Philippines |
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WW1 Events - this date
in 1915
- The Ottomans fail to capture the Suez
Canal. January 28 –
February 3
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Mike Pattison
starts today with his fully loaded 1/32 Trumpeter Harrier GR7.
Mike gave his Harrier a full weapons load for a jet that served
in Afghanistan and is adorned with page 3 girls on both sides of the
cockpit. Mike's weathering job has to be seen in his
photos....it is stunning. His Page 3 girl decals came from
Zotz Decals.
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Greg Kerry
has dropped by the ARC Corporate offices in China with his very
dynamic diorama which features his 1/72 Revell P-51B Mustang attacking
a German tank. Greg has a flair for doing these action packed
dioramas and I quite enjoyed seeing this one. |
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Glen ''Ogro'' Thomas Peach
joins us with a classic British Airliner that had a tragic start to
it's career. This is Mike's very attractive
1/144 Airfix de Havilland Comet 4B
in the markings for the British airline Dan Air and you will find
some interesting history about the comet and Dan Air in Glen's
article and well as photos of his great looking late version Comet.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
F4U-5 Corsair Engine from
QuickBoost.
This detail set is designed for
the Revell kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72 Schleicher ASH 25 model kit from
Czech
Master Resin - CMR Models.
This model
kit includes markings for 4 different aircraft from Switzerland,
Deutschland, United Kingdom and Switzerland.
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Thursday,
Jan 29 2015 |
WW1 Events - this date
in 1915
- The Ottomans fail to capture the Suez
Canal. January 28 –
February 3
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Shawn "phantom" Weiler
has done an excellent job refinishing his 1/48 Hasegawa F-18B Hornet # 60 and a half.
Shawn used Leading Edge decals to refinish this beauty in the
markings for a USN F-18B at the USN Test Pilots School. It's a
very attractive scheme and I can see why Shawn chose it..
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Rod Bettencourt
is here with his super detailed 1/48 Hasegawa Typhoon Mk. IB.
Rod used Barracuda’s cockpit, intake and exhaust resin sets as
well as CMK control surface set, Master Reality cannons and finished
it all off with Aeromaster decals for a Canadian Tiffy. Rod's
work on this Typhoon is exceptional.
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Nat Krairojananan
is here from Thailand with another of his beautiful
F-16's. This is Nat's 1/72 Hasegawa F-16CG Block 40. Nat
added a huge amount of aftermarket sets to this very unique Viper
including such unique features as special leaflet bombs. I
enjoyed reading about this F-16 and the photos were a pleasure to
see. Beautiful work Nat.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/24
Hawker Typhoon Mk.1B Full Panel & Placard decals from
airscale.
This detail set is designed for
the Airfix kit. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
P-61 Gun Barrels from
QuickBoost.
This detail set is designed for
the Dragon kit.
This detail set is
available directly from
Sprue
Brothers Models.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
& 1/32 Typhoon D-Day 70th Anniversary decal sheet from
Twobobs
Aviation Graphics.
This detail set is designed for
the Revell kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72 EE Canberra PR.9 cockpit for pilot and navigator
cockpit set from Pavla
Models.
This detail set is designed for
the Airfix kit.
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Wednesday,
Jan
28 2015 |
Space Shuttle Challenger Accident 1986 |
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WW1 Events - this date
in 1915
- The Ottomans fail to capture the Suez
Canal. January 28 –
February 3
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Dragan Cvetic
has done some serious work upgrading the old 1/72 KP MiG-21 UM.
Dragan rescribed the panel lines and added rivets and then used
a resin cockpit, wheels and wheel wells from Pavla and
followed all this up with some additional scratchbuilt
details. The Yugoslav markings are from Lift Here decals and a
flawless paint job with the perfect amount of weathering. |
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Harv joins
us with his super detailed 1/48 Hasegawa CH-124 Sea King in
Canadian markings. Harv was busy scratchbuilding the interior
and modifying his Sea King for a friend and ended up with quite the
stunning model. Beautiful work Harv.
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Mark McClellan
is here with something very special. This is his 1/72 Hasegawa
A-37 Dragonfly as part of a 3D photo display complete with a
ruptured plastic sheet showing how the wing of his model has
exploded from the photo. This is a very eye catching twist on
an already unique idea. I loved seeing this Dragonfly.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
F-16 early wheels and wheel chocks from
Eduard
Model Accessories.
This detail set is designed for
the Tamiya kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Bristol Beaufighter Porcupine Exhaust from
QuickBoost.
This detail set is designed for
the Tamiya kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
Vympel R-73 - AA-11 Archer missile from
Zactomodels.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
Static dischargers - type used on MiG jets (14pcs) from Master.
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Tuesday,
Jan
27 2015 |
Russia
- End
of Leningrad blockade (1944) |
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Ronald Beelen
gets things started in style today with his 1/48 Academy Sukhoi
27
in a special paint scheme. Ronald gave his Su-27 a paint
scheme that is worn by the Su-35 and I have to say this paint scheme
looks excellent on his Su-27.
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Baeck Seung Jin
joins us from Korea with his beautiful looking 1/32 Academy F/A-18D Hornet.
This model was masked and painted to represent the Tiger Striped
Hornet with VMFA (AW) -224 "Bengals" . I love this
Hornet with it's Tiger stripes. WOW WOW WOW!!!
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
Bf 109G Interior Gun Cover from
QuickBoost.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Hawker Hurricane Wheel Well from
Ultracast.
This detail set is designed for
the Hasegawa kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48 Mitsubishi A6M5/ 5a Interior set from
CMK.
This detail set is designed for
the Tamiya kit.
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WW1 Events - this date
in 1915
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Murli Rajan
gets this big and excited Indian Republic Day update started
with his 1/144 Minicraft Caravelle. Murli created all
the markings himself with paint masking and custom decals.
This Indian Airlines jet liner looks fantastic posed on it's stand
as an in-flight model.
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Vinayak Dutt Shukla
has done a first class out of the box built on his 1/72 Italeri IAF Jaguar IS.
Vinayak has included a
wonderful selection of very artistic photos of his Jaguar at sunset
and posed at his 1/72 airbase. I really enjoyed seeing the
photos of his Jaguar. |
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Ratish
Nair has done a stellar job building his 1/72
Trumpeter Sukhoi Su-30MK. He started with the Su-27
kit and then modified it to make his killer looks Su-30MK complete
with photo etch to add further detail. I love the paint scheme
Ratish chose for this Indian Su-30. |
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Paresh Nair
has done an amazing job on his 1/48 Academy MiG 21 Bis.
This Indian MiG-21 is sporting a very eye catching camo scheme
which look fantastic from every angle. Beautiful work Paresh. |
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Alexander Fernandes
has done an exceptional job painting and weathering his 1/72 Zvezda MiG-21 bis.
Alexander used automotive paints and oil to paint and weather
his Indian MiG. Then he created a diorama base with
scratchbuilt airfield equipment to better display his stunning
MiG-21.
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Leonard Prakasam
is a long time regular here on ARC and I'm pleased to see his
taking part in this special update. This is his eye catching
1/48 Academy MiG-21 FL (Fishbed-D) Type 77 in an aggressive
looking striped camo scheme with a subtle weathering job to add more
realism. Excellent work Leonard.
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Ratish Nair
has done a first class job on his tiny 1/72 Aeroclub Folland Gnat F. Mk. 1.
Ratish rewroked some of the details and good the model flawless
before giving it a perfect bare
metal finish. It's good to see his Gnat on ARC on this special
day. |
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Amrith M Punja
his got everything looking perfect on his 1/144
Trumpeter Ilyushin IL-76. Amrith used aftermarket and
custom made decals to finish his Indian cargo plane in all the glory
of the full sized aircraft. The Ilyushin IL-76 looks good in
Indian markings.....good job Amrith.
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Aamod Potdar
is here with a very colourful
1/72
Academy MiG 23 MF. Aamod
chose a brightly coloured target tub scheme that served with the
Indian Air Force and then used a combination of aftermarket and
custom made decals to finish his MiG 23.
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Ratish Nair
is here today to honour India with another of his 1/72 Trumpeter Sukhoi Su-30MK.
Ratish added photo etch to improve the detail of his very
attractive Indian Su-30MK. He then added a diorama base and
crew ladders and even 2 figures to complete the sceme. It is a
treat to see his Su-30 on ARC on this special day. |
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Alexander Fernandes
has reworked the details on his 1/72 Zvezda Kamov 28 to
make his Indian Navy Ka 28. This included adding rivets to his
model and even thinning the rotor blades for added realism with
excellent results.
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Ratish Nair
finishes this update in style with his 1/72 Condor Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25RU.
This is the recce version used by India in all it's glory.
I'm pleased at how well this MiG-25 looks. |
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Saturday, Jan
24 2015 |
WW1 Events - this date
in 1915
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Friday, Jan
23 2015 |
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David Porter
has taken on a big project with his 1/32
Tamiya F-15I Ra’am. David used a variety of aftermarket
items and then pulled it all together with his many years of
modeling experience to create his big beautiful Ra'am. You'll
enjoy seeing the photos of this Israeli jet complete with it's
weapons load and RBF tags.
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Greg Kerry
is here with something unique and seldom seen on ARC. This is
Greg's paper model of the Canon 'Spirit of St Louis'
in all it's 3D glory complete with a pilot figure of Charles
himself. This model looks a bit more complicated than Greg
lets on in his article....but Greg is a skilled modeler.
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Nat Krairojananan
joins us from Thailand with his beautifully painted 1/72 Academy F-16CJ Block 50B
CCIP
in a Have Glass II paint scheme with it's metallic sheen. Nat
detailed his Viper with a variety of aftermarket items plus a pilot
figure and weapons load and drop tank. It's a spectacular
model but it it the paint scheme that really looks fantastic.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
P-40E Warhawk Exhaust from
QuickBoost.
This detail set is designed for
the Hasegawa kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
Schleicher Ka-4 Rhönlerche II model kit from
Czech
Master Resin - CMR Models.
This model kit includes markings for 7 different aircraft.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
F-4E Phantom II Part 2 decal sheet from
Zotz
Decals.
This new decal sheet includes markings for ten different 1/32
F-4E Phantom II's from 388th TFW at Korat circa '68/'69 and all
include artwork..
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Thursday,
Jan 22 2015 |
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Sertac Bayar
gets things started today from Turkey with his great looking 1/48 Revell F-4C Phantom.
Sertac built this one OOTB with Hawaii ANG markings and a huge
weapons load complete with missiles and drop tanks. Beautiful
work Sertac.
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Carmel J.Attard
dropped by the ARC Corporate office in Malta with another of his
vacuformed wonders This is his 1/72 TWR s2. DH Devon with
a huge amount of scratchbuilding to pull this project
together. His finished model is quite striking and when you
read his article, you will see how much work is involved to pull
together a project like this.
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Kit is
here with his beautifully weathered 1/48 HobbyBoss Me 262a/1a.
Kit built this one out of the box with no added aftermarket
items and then gave it a perfect paint job with just a gentle amount
of shading to give this Schwalbe a very realistic look. This
is one great looking 262.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
A-26B/C Corrected Cowlings from
QuickBoost.
This detail set is designed for
the Revell/Monogram kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Hawker Typhoon Mk IB late type cannons with covered barrels from
Master.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/144
F-104 Micro Starfighters decal sheet from
Balkan
Models.
This new decal sheet includes markings for 10 different 1/144 F-104
from USA, Japan, Denmark, Italy and Belgium.
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Wednesday,
Jan 21 2015 |
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David Landivar
joins us from Ecuador with his 100% scratchbuilt 1/18 Wooden AH-1F Cobra.
David put a tremendous amount of effort into his Cobra and his
article and photos and a pleasure to see here in ARC.
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Shawn "phantom" Weiler
is here with his eye catching 1/48 Hasegawa CF-188B Hornet, #60.
Shawn added a resin cockpit to his Hornet then chose the paint
scheme for Canada's AETE unit. Shawn has included a photos of
his display case.
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Zsolt Polonyi
has been very busy improving the detail on the 1/72 KP L-29 Delfin.
Zsolt added a Pavla resin cockpit and canopy, scratchbuilt
the landing gear and wheel wells and then rescribed all the raised
panel lines. All this work has created a great looking and
highly detailed model of this Egyptian trainer.
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Terry Chan
is here
with a product article
for the 1/32
Alamo Missiles from
Zactomodels.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
EE Canberra PR.9 only pilot´s cockpit from
Pavla
Models.
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Tuesday,
Jan 20 2015 |
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S K Loh
begins today with his third 1/144 Revell CF-18 Hornet in
special 410 Cougar Squadron markings. This is the 3rd
Canadians Hornet that is part of a 3 plane in-flight display and I
have to admit it looks excellent.
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Serge Dompierre
is here with his beautifully done 1/48 Tamiya Mitsubishi J2M3 Raiden /Jack
as it appeared in the final months of WW2. I enjoy seeing
each of Serge's models on ARC.....he does excellent work.
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Dragan Cvetic
has done a lovely job
building and finishing his 1/144 Eduard MiG-21 SMT. Dragan
built this MiG OOTB with added seatbelts to dress up the
cockpit....yes.....seatbelts in a 1/144 jet...impressive.
For markings he chose a Russian jet with missiles and a drop
tank. I love the camo on this one. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
Bf 109G Control Levers from
QuickBoost.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Hawker Typhoon Tempest Tailplanes from
Ultracast.
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Monday,
Jan 19 2015 |
WW1 Events - this date
in 1915
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Francisco Lara
is here with a very highly detailed 1/32 Trumpeter A-10C Dragonlance
in Spanish markings and flown by a female pilot (her Auntie) and
dedicated to her Mom and Auntie. This A-10 is loaded with so
much aftermarket and scratchbuilt detail and is finished with a very
attractive camo scheme. I love the look of this A-10 and the
lovely memorial it is to a special Auntie.
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Phillip Steele
has gone all out super detailing his 1/72 Siga Piasecki HUP-3 kit bash.
This tiny 1/72 chopper is detailed to a level that would make
any 1/35th helo modeller jealous. Phillip explains it all very
well in his article.....all I can say is WOW WOW WOW!!!
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Tolga ULGUR
is an exceptional modeller and a regular here on ARC. I'm
pleased to show you his heavily detailed 1/48 Trumpeter F-100C that
includes many after market detail items and plenty of careful detail
work. He then finished with flawless airbrushing and
weathering. It is great to see his Turkish F-100 on ARC.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
B-17G Flying Fortress Engines from
QuickBoost.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
H-34 Choctaw weighted wheels from
Royale
Resin.
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Sunday, Jan
18 2015 |
WW1 Events - this date
in 1915
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Friday, Jan
16 2015 |
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Björn Leichsenring
did a beautiful
job building, detailing and finishing his 1/144 Trumpeter Tupolev Tu-142MR Bear J.
Björn was careful with the detail on his big Tupolev and
this makes his finished model look flawless. It is a special
treat to see his Tu-142 on ARC.
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Shalom Hen
is here with something special today. This is his 1/48 Revell Bf
109G-10 in captured RAF markings complete with carefully applied
weathering. Look closely and you will notice Polish markings
on the engine cowling. |
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Ronald Beelen
is here with his beautifully done recon Fishbed. This is his
1/48 Eduard MiG-21R finished as a weathered recon MiG-21 with
the Chech Air Force. I love the look of this one very
much.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48 B-25G/H/J Mitchell Cowlings from
QuickBoost.
This detail set is designed for
the Accurate Miniatures kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
RCAF CF-104 Starfighter decal sheet from
Leading
Edge Models.
This decal
sheet includes markings for a selection of CF-104's in this camo
scheme.
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Thursday,
Jan 15 2015 |
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Nat Krairojananan
joins us from Thailand with his beautifully detailed 1/72 Academy F-16CJ Block 50B CCIP.
This Viper uses a section of aftermarket sets to correct the
nose and add further detail including an impressive weapons
load. I loved seeing the photos of this USAF F-16.
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Greg Kerry
is here with quite the well done action packed diorama.
Greg first built his 1/72 Hobbyboss Curtiss P-40B in Flying
Tigers marking and then set it up in a bombing run on Japanese
forces. This is quite the dynamic diorama and Greg pulled it
off very well. |
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Victor De Jesus
has done a stunning job detailing his 1/32 Revell F-4E Phantom.
Victor added some aftermarket goodies to improve his big Phantom
and the cockpit looks especially well detailed and quite
realistic. I love his choice of markings with artwork for his
impressive F-4.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48 Nakajima Ki-43 Part 2 decal sheet from
Lifelike
Decals.
This latest release features five different Nakajima Ki-43 Oscar's.
This is Part 2 of a series dealing with the Nakajima Ki-43 from
October 1942 until August 1945 including 2 Kamikaze aircraft.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
P-40 M/N Exhaust resin set from
QuickBoost.
This detail set is designed for
the Academy kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Y-pylon for J35B Draken & 2 sets of adapters from
Maestro
Models.
This detail set is designed for
the Hasegawa kit.
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Wednesday,
Jan 14 2015 |
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Rod Bettencourt
starts today
with some exceptionally realistic looking tarmac photos of his 1/48 Hasegawa F-86.
Rod built this one mostly out of the box with additional
decals. His bare metal finish is flawless and very realistic
looking and the sharks mouth of the nose completes his Sabre
perfectly.. These photos are amazing.
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Carmel J. Attard
has put plenty of extra work into detailing his 1/72 Matchbox Privateer PB4T-2
and turning it into quite the highly detailed model of this
classic 4 engined aircraft. He tells the history of the Privateer
and it's variants and explains the whole build process.
For markings he chose a reserve aircraft based in the Pacific
Northwest in Seattle. I love how well this Privateer turned
out.
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Gerd Wilcken
has dropped by with a very colorful Luftwaffe 1/72 Revell TF-104G.
Gerd built his classic TF-104 out of the box and painted it with
paints he mixed to get the perfect shade of blue. This is a
very attractive Luftwaffe Starfighter in it's anniversary paint
scheme.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
Su-27 intake correction set from
Zactomodels.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48 Convair B-58 Hustler Pitot Tube from
Master.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
MiG-21F-13 resin cockpit set + vacu canopy from
Pavla.
Models
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Tuesday,
Jan 13 2015 |
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Chuck Sawyer
has spent 600 hours creating his highly detailed 1/32 Trumpeter A-10C Warthog.
Chuck used a massive of pile of aftermarket items along with plenty
of scratchbuilding and rescribing and re-riveting to create this
absolutely impressive Warthog. WOW OH WOW!!!
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Mark L. Rossmann
has dropped by the ARC offices with his flawless looking B-29 Hunter - 1/48 Nichmo Ki-45.
Mark includes some fascinating history about the Ki-45
development and use against the B-29's to go with his build article
and photos of his sharp looking "Nick". Beautiful
work Mark.
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Shawn "phantom" Weiler
is here with his great looking 1/48 Revell F-18C Hornet #59 wearing
one of the more interesting camo schemes worn by the Hornet.
His Hornet is wearing the VFC-12 squadron adversary scheme from a
Fightertown Decal sheet. I really enjoyed seeing the photos of
this one along with the photos of his display case and other
Hornets.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Hs 129 Radio Equipment from QuickBoost.
This detail set is designed for
the Hasegawa kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Cockpit Details Jet Era decal sheet from
Mike
Grant Decals.
This decal sheet gives you over 250 gauges and switch panels as
found in mid-70’s and onwards jets. This
sheet is also available in 1/72 and 1/32.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Hamilton Standard Cuffed 4-Blade Propeller from
Ultracast.
This detail set is designed for
the Tamiya kit.
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Monday,
Jan 12 2015 |
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Max Bianchi
gets things
started in fantastic style with his 1/35
Trumpeter Mil Mi 24P Hind. Max super detailed his attack
helicopter with the help of a Verlinden set and skill. His
Hind is loaded with fine details.....what a stunning model to see.
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Jaroslav Kral
is here with something very special today. This is his 1/72
Italeri C-27J Spartan finished to a very high standard, but as
an added bonus it has a full set of lights. You will be
impressed when you see this model in the dark with the lights on.
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S K Loh
is here with his colourful 1/144 Revell CF-18 Hornet.
This is #2 in a 3 plane diorama and there is no doubt about
it...this is one beautiful looking demo bird. I particularly
like the tail art on this one.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72 Ju-88G gun barrels from
QuickBoost.
This detail set is designed for
the Hasegawa kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
UH-1 US Army Slicks in Vietnam decal sheet from
Fireball
Modelworks.
This decal sheet includes markings for 6 different UH-1 US Army
Slicks in Vietnam including some with artwork. This sheet is
also available in 1/35, 1/48 and 1/72.
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Friday,
Jan 9 2015 |
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Tolga ÜLGÜR
has done an exceptional job on his 1/48 Tamiya F-84G
Thunderjet finished with Turkish aerobatic display team
markings. Tolga added extra cockpit details from Aires and
finished it al off with his exceptional bare metal weather finish
using Alclad. This one is a beauty.
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Ronald Beelen
has done a flawless job on his 1/48
Trumpeter Soviet MiG-3.
Ronald even has different shades of paint between the wings and
fuselage due to the wings being made of wood on the real
aircraft. Such wonderful attention to realism and detail....I
love it.
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Dragan Cvetic
is here is style with his 1/72 Zvezda MiG-31.
Dragan is a long time contributor to ARC and this MiG-31 is
beautifully done with it's scratchbuilt cockpit detailing and
improved exhausts and weathered paint job. It's always a
pleasure to see Dragan's work on ARC.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
MiG-21 late style seat from
Eduard
Model Accessories.
This detail set is designed for
the Eduard kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
Hurricane Mk. IIc Gun Barrels - Type I from
QuickBoost.
This detail set is designed for
the Hasegawa kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72 LET L-33 Sólo/TG-10D Peregrine model kit
from Czech
Master Resin - CMR Models.
This model
kit includes markings for 4 different aircraft.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
He-219 UHU short spinner propellers from
SBS
Model.
This detail set is designed for
the Tamiya kit.
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Thursday,
Jan 8 2015 |
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Je suis
Charlie
I would like to
express my support to the people of France after the horrible
terrorist attacks in Paris. You are not alone.
Vive la France ! |
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SteelWolf
finishes up silly week with his what-if Battlestar Arizona.
He has included a background story and his model is modified
with extra guns and it even has vipers launching out the side of the
ship. I love that TV series.
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Michael
'Chewie' Choo is here with a stunning 1/72 Revell F/A-18F sporting
Jolly Rogers markings. Michael has included a link on the ARC
forums so you can see the in-progress photos for this flawless Super
Hornet. Beautiful work Michael.
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Björn Leichsenring
has done plenty of extra detailing on his excellent looking 1/144 Trumpeter Iljuschin Il-76TD.
Björn finished his cargo jet in the livery for Silk Way
Airlines...fantastic work Björn.
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Wednesday,
Jan 7 2015 |
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David Sim is here
with his very creative 1/48 Lockheed SR-117 Dragon Star. This
is a Top Secret Skunkworks project that combined the SR-71,
U-2, F-117 and the P-80 nose. The design pulls together very
well and is an excellent example of a "what-if"
imagination at work. Beautifully done Devid.
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Kees Kuyper
is here with his Jet Focke Wulf to show you what would
happen if you combined a Me 262 with an FW-190. I quite like
the look of this one. |
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Phillip Steele
is here with photos of the
very rare 1/72 Revell FW 200 C-8-PHR. This is a very
special Fw-200 equipped with some very new and radical
technology......Phillip explains the whole story in his
article. A very well done what-if model Phillip. |
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Kees Kuyper
joins us from the Netherlands with his 1/320 Revell DC-10
wearing KLM livery and painted to match the flag of The Netherlands.
I quite like the look of this airliner. |
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Tuesday,
Jan 6 2015 |
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Alvis 3.1
is here with another of his waky VW vans. This 1/24
Spaced 1999 VW Transporter Eagle is flown by the Hippies and
comes with different cargo containers for a variety of
functions. I remember the old show Space 1999 and this wacky
model captures that show very well. Priceless.
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Kees Kuyper
is here with his Jetmustang. This is the classic P-51
Mustang modified with jet engines and a new nose. Kees added a
sharks mouth which looks excellent on this long noses Mustang...Kees
is a master when it comes to alternate aircraft designs. |
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Kees Kuyper sent
some photos of his Dutch
Bearcat. This particular Bearcat is based at Airfield
Hilversum Bearcat. This quite the air racer......well done Kees.
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Monday,
Jan 5 2015 |
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David Sim
is here with his heavily modified 1/48 Space Racer. David
made his Reno Space racer from 3 different aircraft kits along with
a big amount of imagination and hard work. But it all paid off
in the end as you will see in his photos. Welcome to Silly
Week David. This one is truly creative.
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Alvis 3.1
is here with another of his VW funnies. This is his 1/24 EuroTrash
garbage truck made from a VW pick-up and a garbage truck and
some good old fashioned scratchbuilding. Alvis 3.1 seems to
have endless ideas for these VW van kits and I know I enjoy seeing
each of them.
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Kees Kuyper
is here with his very colourful 1/200 Hasegawa MD-11.
I'm not sure, but I think this paint scheme was designed to attract
Hippies as customers. Well done Kees. |
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Kees Kuyper
is here with his F-107 as it meets some Dutch cows.
I've always wondered what Dutch cows look like...now I know. A
funny scene indeed. |
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Sunday,
Jan
4 2015 |
Union of Myanmar
Independence Day |
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SteelWolf
is here with his first article on ARC and OH WOW....what a cool
looking Silly Week article this is. It's called Food Fight!
and features a PBJ bomber (Peanut Butter Jelly) bomber being
chased by one of the funniest 262's I've ever seen. When I
looked at the photos...I thought for sure this was made with real
food...but is isn't. Fantastic work SteelWolf....I hope to see
more of your work on ARC during this and future Silly
Weeks....you've got the Right Stuff.. |
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Alvis 3.1
is here with a diorama that would make any car guy cringe and
probably bring Porsche owners to tears. This is his 1/24 Little Jimmy Helps Dad....it's
very funny and beautifully done. Great photos and a
funny story to go with it.
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Kees Kuyper
joins us from the Netherlands with his Air Cooled Mustang
Air Racer. Now you can see what the Mustang would look like
with an air cooled radial engine. It's fun to see...this
really changes the looks of the sleek P-51. Well done Kees.....I
would have never thought of this idea. |
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Saturday,
Jan 3 2015 |
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Alvis 3.1
gets things started today with exclusive photos relating to Star Wars Episode VIII.
Somehow Alvis 3.1 has an inside track on 2 of the new Droids
that will be featured in this movie. Very amusing indeed.
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Ole A. Hoel
joins us from Norway with his very believable what-if 1/72 Twin Spitfire.
Ole tells the whole history for this long range multi-role
aircraft. I enjoyed seeing his photos and reading his
article...very cool indeed.
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Kees Kuyper
joins us from the Netherlands with his first article 2015.
This is his Me-109 Floatplane in North African camo complete
with floats. It's a very sleek looking float
plane.....beautifully done Kees. |
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Friday, Jan
2 2015 |
WW1 Events - this date
in 1915
- The Russian
offensive in the Carpathians begins.
It will continue until April 12. January 2
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Alvis 3.1
is here with
his very amusing 1/24 Bell/Volkswagen Heli-Combi
to
take you to an alternate universe where Abbie Hoffman became
President and Hippies won the Vietnam War. This is Silly Week
in all it's glory. |
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Hal Elsberry
is here in true Silly Week style with his Platypus. Hal built his "post zombie apocalypse truck" in a very
amusing way complete with a highway sing for the engine cover.
Hal's fertile sense of humor always makes me grin during silly Week. |
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Dave Bailey
is here with his what-if 1/72 Frog/Novo Supermarine Corbeau.
Dave has included the full history of this Belgium aircraft and
it's role in the Congo in post WW2 time. It is always a please
to see Dave's models on ARC.....he is a Silly Week regular |
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Thursday,
Jan
1 2015 |
Cuba
- Anniversary of the
Revolution |
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Welcome to 2015
and Silly Week 2015.
Silly Week is a long
standing tradition on ARC and features all manner of
"what-if" and very different models. Basic anything
goes ...the only thing that you will NOT see on ARC during Silly Week
are serious aircraft models.
Send in your
articles.......there is plenty of room for your models.
Click
here to send in your article.
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I hope you all had a
good time last night ringing in the New Year. I quietly
celebrated the beginning of the New Year at home with my wife as I
enjoyed a cup of warm tea from my Uncle Bill's Hobby coffee mug that
Uncle Rick Chin gave me. I hope you all have a healthy 2015.
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Alvis 3.1
get Silly Week off to a booming start with his article entitled Where no Jedi has gone before...
This is what happens when Star Trek meets Star Wars....oh I can
hear the Sci-fi purists shrieking already. LOL
Well done Alvis 3.1!!! |
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Dave Bailey, aka The Rat
is here with his first Silly Week article of 2015. This is
his What-if RCAF Bowrider SAR in all it's glory. The
cool thing about this what-if model is it looks very
believable. Welcome back to Silly Week for another Year
Dave!!! |
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Kees Kuyper joins
us from the Netherlands with another of his what-if designs.
This is his Single boom P-38 which looks like a very sleek
design and a good way to save money on the cost of aircraft
production. I like this design alot....welcome to Silly Week
2015 Kees and I hope to see more of your models on ARC in the coming
7 days.
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