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P.B. has
done an amazing job detailing and weathering his 1/48 Freedom
Models X-47B UCAS. P.B. created an operational version
of the X-47B complete with internal weapons loads and detailed
weapons bays. P.B. has included a very convincing what-if
article to go with his jet powered USN UAV. P.B. builds some
very interesting models. |
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Carmel J Attard
joins us from Malta with his multi-media vacuformed 1/72 Sanger Piaggio Avanti P-180.
Carmel explains the build process is easy to follow wonderful
detail and for his efforts he was rewarded with an exceptional model
in very interesting Italian markings using custom made decals.
The design on the twin engined pusher executive aircraft is quite
fascinating. You make it look so easy Carmel. |
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Osvaldo Carrasco V. joins
us from Chile with his flawless 1/72 Academy F-8E Crusader.
Osvaldo added Eduard photo etch to the cockpit and finished his
Crusader in high viz markings with a mixed weapons load and just the
right amount of weathering to high light the features of his
jet. Beautiful work. |
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Wednesday, Nov 29
2017 |
Albania Liberation Day |
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JD is
here with a very cool looking 1/72 Zvezda Sukhoi Su-37. JD
dressed up the details with plenty of work and skill. For
the camo scheme, JD chose the Japanese Ace Combat Simulator game
camo which looks excellent. |
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Mike
Muth is here with something very rare today. This is his
1/32 Italian Nieuport 11 which Mike built by combining the
A-Model Nieuport Bebe and Academy Nieuport 17.
This one was flown by an Italian ace and features some very
interesting artwork. Mike certainly got everything looking
great on this complicated project, I love the look of it. |
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Mack Main
joins us with his what-if article for his 1/72 Pioneer 2 Sea Fury.
Mack tells the story behind this Sea Fury and I must say I
enjoyed seeing his Sea Fury in Red Tailed markings. Very cool
read Mack. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
F-100 Super Sabre Intake Correction kit from
Zactomodels.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
P-38M Lightning .50 cal Brownings and 20mm cannon tips with flash
hiders from
Master.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Bf-109F cockpit from
Eduard
Model Accessories. This detail set is designed for
the Eduard kit.
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Tuesday, Nov 28
2017 |
Mauritania Independence Day |
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Leszek
Szopieray joins us from Poland with his 3rd article on
ARC. This 1/48 Eduard MiG-21PFM
is finished in Polish markings complete with a perfect bare metal
finish and panel line shading. He gave his MiG air to air
missiles and a drop tank for it's interceptor role. Very
nicely done Leszek. |
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Gerd
Wilcken is
here today in style with his highly detailed 1/72
Revell Mil Mi-24 V (Mi-35). This 1/72 kit has almost 300 parts and Gerd built it into a
highly detailed model that shows off well with all the open
panels. The Czech Air Force markings feature big Tiger scheme
noseart which looks fantastic. |
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Mike
Regan is here with a wonderfully detailed write-up on building
the 1/48 Airfix Spitfire Mk.I. Mike tells the history of the early Spitfire and the features of
this newer issued Airfix kit. I found his article a
fascinating read and his model is a beautifully done rendition of an
early Spitfire. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/144 C-119 Boxcar, AC-119 Landing Gear Landing Gear from
Scale
Aircraft Conversions. This detail set is designed for
the Roden kit.
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Monday, Nov
27 2017 |
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Gerson
Garcia starts
today with his excellent 1/48 Academy F-16A Fighting Falcon.
Gerson
added scratchbuilt details and finished it with Chilean Air Force
using aftermarket decals and quite the attractive camo scheme.
Beautifully done indeed. |
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Shawn phantom
Weiler is here with 2 of his recent 1/72 Hasegawa Neptune(s).
Each represents a very different selection of paint scheme and
markings used by the RCAF. An
excellent choice in markings. |
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Dragan
Cvetic has high regards for the 1/72 Trumpeter MiG-29 9.12. He added cockpit details along with a pitot tube and finished in
in a lo-viz Yogoslavian camo scheme. Another flawless model by
Dragan. |
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Here's a product article
for the Photo Etch Cut-Off Set - Large from The
Small Shop.
This tool set is the Photo Etch Cut-Off Set - Large. Use for
removing larger pieces from the PE frets. Especially useful for Ship
builders and Railroad hobbyists.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
F-106 Delta Dart weighted wheels (Late) from
Royale
Resin. |
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Sunday, Nov
26 2017 |
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Saturday, Nov 25
2017 |
Suriname Independence Day |
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Friday, Nov
24 2017 |
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Angelo
M Picardo is here with a stunner. This masterpiece is his
1/32 FLY Westland Wessex HC2 with Angelo's skilled scratchbuilt detail along with a flawless
weather RAF camo scheme. No doubt about it.....this must be an
impressive sight in 1/32 scale. |
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Andri
Sanjaya joins us from Indonesia with the latest addition to the
Indonesian Air Force. This is his 1/72 Academy F-16C 52ID gently
weathered and set up with a proper weapons load for it's intended
mission role.
It's a treat to see this special F-16 on ARC. |
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Murad has
taken the highly acclaimed 1/32 Tamiya A6M5 Zeke and finished it to a stellar level with his OOB build. His
painting and finishing beautifully compliments this exceptional
kit. I'm very impressed how well this Zeke looks. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
B.534 wheels & spats
from
Eduard
Model Accessories.
This detail set is designed for
the Eduard kit.
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Thursday, Nov
23 2017
Happy Thanksgiving!!! |
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Richard
Spreckley is here with his eye catching 1/48 Kinetic Su-33
Flanker D wearing
blue Russian naval colours. Richard added extra photos etch to
dress up his Flanker and give it exceptional detail before finishing
it with a beautifully shaded and weathered camo scheme. I love
the look of it. |
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Carmel
J Attard has
done a gorgeous job on his 1/72 Britavia Models Westland
Dragonfly HR3. This is a vac-u-formed kit with it's own
special challenge, but the final model is a joy to see with it's
delicate weathering and Royal Navy markings. Read Carmel's
article for the full story on the history and build process.
Carmel's models are
always a treat to see on ARC. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
P-61 Black Widow Landing Gear from
Scale
Aircraft Conversions.
This detail set is designed for
the Dragon/DML kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
Pilot and Co-Pilot Seat from RESIN2Detail.
This detail set is designed for
the HK kit.
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Wednesday, Nov 22
2017 |
Lebanon National Day |
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Victor
De Jesus has pulled together a variety of aftermarket detail
items and decals to create a flawless replica of one of the most
loved F-14's...a Jolly Rogers Tomcat. This is his 1/32
Revell F-14A Tomcat VF-84 Jolly Rogers complete with a
resin ejection seats and smaller detail items and a variety of
decals to complete this beauty. The Jolly Rogers Tomcat was a
legendary aircraft and Victor's F-14 is a pleasure to see and I'm
proud to have it on ARC. |
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Shawn
'Phantom' Weiler has been busy recently and here are his Two
1/32 Kinetic CT-155 Hawks. Shawn chose to build these in
the standard training scheme and a commemorative scheme honouring a
WWII Canadian Lancaster. Both of these were built out of the
box and in this big scale they do make a lovely sight. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/35
OH-58D Kiowa Exterior Detail Set from
Zactomodels.
This detail set is designed for
the MRC/Academy kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
MiG-25 Foxbat Pitot Tube (all versions except PD/PDS) from
Master.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
MC.202 undercarriage bay from
Eduard
Model Accessories.
This detail set is designed for
the Hasegawa/Eduard kit.
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Tuesday, Nov
21 2017 |
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Sean Langley has
climbed one of the Mt Everest in our hobby. He completed the 1/48 Airfix
Blackburn Buccaneer S.Mk.2 and did a darn fine job adding detail
to it and produced a very worthy model from this very challenging
old Airfix kit. I'm very impressed Sean...it's a stunning Buc
model. |
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Thomas Brόckelt joins
us from Germany with his 1/72 Italeri RF-104G-1 Starfighter wearing
German Luftwaffe markings. Thomas scratchbuilt the special
parts needed to create this very rare jet. His finished model
is a treat to see on ARC. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
T-6 Texan Landing Gear from
Scale
Aircraft Conversions.
This set is
designed for the Revell/Monogram kit.
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Monday, Nov 20
2017 |
Mexican Revolution Anniversary |
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Gerson Garcia is
here with his Mexican 1/48 Italeri F-5E Tiger II wearing
special anniversary Tiger markings. Gerson fitted his F-5 with
training missiles and finished it in a great looking Mexican jungle
camo scheme. A sharp looking F-5 Gerson. |
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Charlies Rodriguez
has done a stunning job detailing and weathering his 1/35 Academy AH-1W.
Charlies added some excellent scratchbuilt details and then got
his Cobra looking flawless with a first class weathering job.
Amazing job Charlies. |
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Dragan
Cvetic has captured the look of the Russian flanker perfectly
with his 1/72 Trumpeter Su-27. Dragan added extra
detailing to the cockpit and a pitot tube. His choice of the
light blue camo gives his model the perfect camo for it's
interceptor role with it's full load of air to air missiles.
This Su-27 is a treat to see. |
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Here's a product article
for the Photo
Etch Standard Rolling Set from
The
Small Shop.
This Photo Etch Bending Tool is the Photo Etch Standard Rolling Set.
Make curved photo etch parts. Aluminum base makes rolling your parts
easy!
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
US 250lb bombs from
Eduard
Model Accessories.
These were commonly used during WW2.
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Saturday, Nov 18
2017 |
Oman National Day |
Latvia National Day |
Anniversary
of the first flight of the F/A-18 Hornet 1978 |
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Friday, Nov
17 2017 |
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Didier Mayeur
has done an impressive job detailing and weathering his 1/72
Italeri SR 71. Didier added Eduard photo etch and then
gave his Blackbird some amazing shading to create a stunning
weathering effect. Truly impressive work Didier.. |
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Richard
Briggs is here with 26 photos of some of the outstanding model
on display at this year's AMPS Great White North Model Show in
Ontario Regiment Museum in Oshawa. There were some first class
model on display...enjoy the photos. |
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Richard
Briggs is here with 13 photos of some of the 1/1 scale armoured
vehicldes on display at the Aquino Tank Weekend / AMPS Great
White North Model Show. The vehicles cover a wide variety
of time periods. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
P-38F cockpit
set from Eduard
Model Accessories.
This detail set is designed for
the Academy kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
P-40B-M (block tread 30) wheel set from
SBS
Model.
This detail set is designed for
the Airfix kit.
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Thursday, Nov
16 2017 |
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Victor
De Jesus is here with a gem that he restored. This is his
1/32 Revell F-14A Tomcat VF-1 Wolfpack wearing new paint work
and decals along with some new aftermarket detail items. This
is a great looking F-14 and Victor has photos of it with the wings
in both positions. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
A-4 Skyhawk Nose Gear and wheel from
Scale
Aircraft Conversions.
This detail set is designed for
the Trumpeter kit.
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Wednesday, Nov 15
2017 |
Brazil Republic Day |
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Gerson Garcia is
here on Brazil's Republic Day
with his Brazilian 1/48 Hasegawa A-4M (AF-1) Skyhawk. Gerson chose a wavey camo scheme for A Brazilian Navy Skyhawk
complete with drop tanks and missiles. I love seeing Gerson's
models on ARC.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
F-14 Tomcat Fuel Tank Pylons from
Zactomodels.
These are designed for the
Tamiya kit.
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Tuesday, Nov
14 2017 |
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Polly
Singh has done a flawless job finishing and weathering his
1/48 Hasegawa Ki 44 Shoki Type II Hei. Polly tells the history of the Ace that flew this fighter as
well as what he did to build this beauty and the very realistic
looking base. I loved seeing this model. |
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Serge
Dompierre is here with an exceptionally enjoyable article about
his What-if 1/48 Hobbycraft A-4CN Sea Eagle. This was a
heavily improved Skyhawk used by the Royal Canadian Navy.
Enjoy his wonderful article....I sure did. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/144
R.A.F. Victor Landing Gear from
Scale
Aircraft Conversions.
This detail set is designed for
the Great Wall Hobby kit.
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Monday, Nov
13 2017 |
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Floyd S. Werner, Jr.
is here with a full build article about his 1/48 Kitty Hawk UH-1D.
Floyd's real life experience with helicopters gives his article
a fantastic insight into the finer details of building the 1/48 Kitty Hawk UH-1D. The
weathering and quality of this build if truly inspiring. |
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Gavin Parnaby
joins us with his beautifully done 1/72 Skybirds '86 Supermarine Scimitar.
This is a multi-media kit that Gavin built as a weathered
Royal Navy bird complete with drop tanks and weapons load. I
really enjoyed seeing his Scimitar on ARC. |
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Here's a product article
for the 5.5"
(5 Speed) Hold and Fold - Photo Etch Bending Tool from
The
Small Shop.
This Photo Etch Bending Toolis the 5.5" (5 Speed) Hold and Fold.
This is the Revolutionary 5 Speed Most features of any Photo Etch
Bending Tool Ever.
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Bill
Arnold is here with something very special today. This is
his 1/72 Special Hobby Buchon Movie Star which is
a Spanish built Bf 109 as it appeared in the Battle of Britain movie
in 1969. I loved the movie when I saw it at the theater and
it's great to see Bill's model of it on ARC. |
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Bob Leonard
joins us with his 5th model on ARC and the first Lockheed T2V SeaStar
on ARC. This is Bob's 1/72 Sword Lockheed T2V-1 SeaStar in USN trainer markings. It's a cool looking trainer and
Bob's model captures the look of the real aircraft very well.
Beautiful work Bob, it's great to see it on ARC. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
Tu-22 Backfire Landing Gear from
Scale
Aircraft Conversions.
This detail set is designed for
the Trumpeter Tu-22M2 & Tu-22M3 kit.
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Thursday, Nov 9
2017 |
Cambodia Independence Day |
First
flight of AV-8B Harrier Nov 9 1978 |
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Artur Domanski joins
us with his stunning 1/32 Tamiya A6M-3a Type 22. Artur
added some aftermarket items and finished his highly detailed Zero
with an amazing paint scheme. This one is perfection, thank
you Artur. |
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Wednesday, Nov 8
2017 |
Greece
Hellenic Air Force Day |
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Gerson Garcia
is here with his first model on ARC to honour the Hellenic Air Force Day.
This is Gerson's 1/48 Italeri Mirage 2000 EGM built OOB in
Greek markings. This is one sharp looking Mirage 2000 and I'm
excited to have more of Gerson's models on ARC in the coming weeks. |
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Victor
De Jesus is here to honor special friends he served with.
This is his 1/35 Academy UH-60L Black Hawk in the markings of the 101st ABN AASLT Division. Victor
made up a custom decal for the nose and finished his chopper to a
very high level....the interior looks great. Excellent work
Victor. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
P-38 Lightning late armament from
Master.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
B-24 Liberator Landing Gear from
Scale
Aircraft Conversions.
This detail set is designed for
the Revell/Monogram kit
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Tuesday, Nov
7 2017 |
No update today.
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Monday, Nov
6 2017 |
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Peter Verlooy
joins us today with his first article on ARC. This is his
1/72 Esci F-104 G Starfighter in the famous Tiger Meet paint
scheme from 1978. Peter is known as Pete74 on the ARC forums
and I'm excited to see more of his articles on ARC. Beautiful
work Peter. |
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Rodrigo
AD joins us from El Salvador with his 5th model on ARC.
This is his 1/48
Italeri Bell UH-1H Huey with added
aftermarket sets and a huge amount of scratchbuilt detailing to make
thi s a truly exceptional model in El Salvador markings. The
noseart is a playboy bunny logo, very nice indeed. |
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Here's a product article
for the Photo
Etch Bending Tool - The Wrangler Wire Forming Tool from
The
Small Shop.
This Photo Etch
Bending Tool is for rings, loops, grab handles and more.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
CBU-87 Cluster Bomb Units from Eduard
Model Accessories.
These CBU-87 (Cluster Bomb Unit) were introduced in 1986 and used in
the Vietnam War and During Operation Desert Storm.
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Sunday, Nov 5
2017 |
Guy
Fawkes Day |
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Saturday, Nov 4
2017 |
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Italy
National Unity Day and Armed Forces Day |
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Italian
Armistice Day
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Friday, Nov 3
2017 |
Panama Independence Day |
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Shawn phantom
Weiler is here with another of his airshow CF-18 and this is one
of my favourites. Shawn's 1/32 Academy CF-18A Hornet #68
is wearing the 2015 RCAF Battle of Britain anniversary
using decals from Canuck decals. Shawn dressed up the cockpit
with a resin seat. It's good to see this one in 1/32 scale. |
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Thursday, Nov
2 2017 |
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Tolga
άlgόr is here with his stunning 1/32 Hobbycraft P-51
Mustang MK.1A. This is an RAF Mustang with plenty of added
detail thanks to various aftermarket sets and some skilled
scratchbuilding by Tolga. The cockpit detailing is exceptional
as you will see in his photos and his weathering looks very
realistic. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
CBU-87 Cluster Bomb Units from Eduard
Model Accessories.
These
were used during Operation Desert Storm and during Operation Allied
Force (NATO bombing of Yugoslavia).
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
Spitfire Mk.Vb Landing Gear from
Scale
Aircraft Conversions.
This detail set is designed for
the Hobby Boss kit.
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Wednesday, Nov 1
2017 |
Algeria - The Revolution Day of 1st November |
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Klaasjan Schuuring
has done a spectacular job on the big 1/32 Tamiya Vought F4U 1a Corsair.
Klaasjan
added extra detail to his magnificent Corsair using some Eduard sets
and then completed his 'bent wing bird' using his excellent skill at
weathering. His finished model is a huge pleasure to
see. Enjoy all of his photos of this wonderful model. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
F-14 Intake Correction Set from Zactomodels.
This detail set is designed for
the Trumpeter kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
P-38 Lightning early armament cannon set from
Master.
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