Thursday, Oct
31 2019
Happy Halloween!!! |
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Keith Chambers
is here with a very cool looking Meng Model Israeli Air Force Spitfire
eggplane. Keith added a resin cockpit and other details
and then finished it as a Spitfire from the early days of
Israel.
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Sean Langley
has taken the classic 1/48 Monogram (Revell) F-105G Thunderchief
and rescribed the panel lines and finished it in classic SEA
camo with a full weapons load. These old kits certainly can be
built to look excellent as Sean has proven on this Thud.. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
Su-27 Missile Pylons from
Zactomodels.
These resin Su-27 Missile Pylons corrects the shape of the kit missile
pylons to provide you with a higher level of accuracy and detail on
your next big Su-27.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Mirage F.1 Landing Gear from
Scale
Aircraft Conversions. This detail set is designed for
the Italeri/ESCI 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, Oct
30 2019 |
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Brett
"Hammerhead11" is here to begin your Wednesday update
with his beautifully detailed 1/48 Eduard F6F-3 Hellcat. Brett
added plenty of extra detailing including engine plumbing and
finished it with a sensational weathering job in PTO camo with sexy
noseart and a very realistic pilot figure. Welcome to ARC
Brett, I'm excited to have your first model in the ARC gallery
section.
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Shawn
"phantom" Weiler has done an amazing
job lighting and finishing his NCC-1701 D Enterprise. Shawn
drilled out over 1,000 holes in his kit to represent the light
coming from windows. Shawn pulled off this kit in a very
effective way. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
MiG-23BN photo etch detail set from
Eduard
Model Accessories.
This detail set is designed for the Eduard
kit.
You will
be required to fold the photo etch 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 photoetch 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, Oct 29
2019 |
Turkey Republic Day |
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Tolga Ülgür
is here with a special update to honour the Turkish Republic Day
with 4 of his models. The first is his 1/48 Promodeler A-26B Invader
with an Eduard cockpit set and a flawless bare metal finish. |
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Tolga Ülgür
finished his 1/32 Hasegawa Junkers Ju-87D-5 Stuka in a
great looking winter camo scheme. Tolga added an aftermarket
cockpit and exhausts and propeller. The finished model is a
beauty. |
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Tolga Ülgür
is here with his amazing 1/32 Hasegawa Messerschmitt Bf-109 G10 “White 43”
finished with aftermarket detail pas and markings for a night
fighter late in the war. |
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Tolga Ülgür
has done an impressive weathering job on his late war 1/32 Hasegawa Focke Wulf Fw 190 F8 “Yellow 14”.
Tolga added aftermarket parts to improve the detailing on his
big 109. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
Lancaster B Mk.I/B Mk.III interior photo etch detail set from
Eduard
Model Accessories.
This detail set is designed for
the Airfix kit.
You will
be required to fold the photo etch 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 photoetch 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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Panagiotis Athanasopoulos
is here to honour the Greek National Day with his flawless
looking 1/48 Italeri F-16. The cockpit has added
detailing and is finished in Tiger tail art and a great looking
Greek camo scheme. |
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Keith Chambers
has done a stunning job on his Meng Model IAF P-51 Mustang.
Keith added a resin cockpit and missiles from another kit and
finished it in Israeli markings complete with paint chipping and
weathering. Pretty darn cool. |
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Here's a product article
for the 2"
Mini Hold and Fold - Photo Etch Bending Tool from
The
Small Shop.
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In the
ARC
Joke Page
there is a new daily funny photo and daily
joke.
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Sunday, Oct
27 2019 |
Saint Vincent and the Grenaidines Independence Day |
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Saturday, Oct 26
2019 |
Austria National Day |
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Friday, Oct 25
2019 |
Charge
of the Light Brigade in the Crimean war 1854 |
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Model shows this
weekend:
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Cyril Worley is
an exceptional modeller and today he is here with his latest
masterpiece. This is his 1/24 Airfix Hawker Typhoon Mk1b (car door)
with skillful scratchbuilding that opens up plenty of detail on
this very big early Typhoon. Sit back and enjoy the photos of
this gem. |
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In the
ARC
Joke Page
there is a new daily funny photo and daily
joke.
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Thursday, Oct 24
2019 |
Zambia Independence Day |
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Klaasjan Schuuring
has been busy building quite the impressive 1/48 Diorama Russia 1945.
Klaasjan
combined 3 aircraft and 2 vehicles and many figures and excellent
groundwork to complete this Russian airfield diorama.
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Shawn "phantom" Weiler
is here with a very historic Silver Star. This is his 1/48
Hobby Craft CT-133A Silver Star finished in the markings of the
last Silver Star built in Canada. It's cool to see this
historic aircraft on ARC.
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In the
ARC
Joke Page
there is a new daily funny photo and daily
joke.
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Wednesday, Oct
23 2019 |
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Thomas Brückelt is
here with two awesome looking and tiny 1/100 Tamiya F-104G Starfighter.
Thomas finished them in 2 colourful paint schemes including Euro
camo and a bright scheme in the colours of the German flag.
It's very cool to see these on ARC.
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Michael Phillips got
all the details looking great on his 1/48
Hasegawa AH-64D Apache Longbow - AZ Assassin. Michael
added a resin cockpit set and other details before giving his Apache
a beautifully shaded weathering for a Arizona Army National Guard
helo. Beautiful work Michael.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
Sorbitsya Pods for the Su-27, Su-30 and Su-35 Flanker from
Zactomodels.
These ECM radar jamming pods can be carried by Su-27, Su-30 and Su-35
Flanker variants.
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Here's a product article
for the F-5 Tiger II "Freedom Fighter" (standard nose versions) - F-5A, E, F - Pitot Tube and 20mm gun barrels
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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Tuesday, Oct
22 2019 |
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Andrea Pomettini
has done an outstanding out of the box build of the 1/72 Tamiya Lockheed Martin F-16CJ Block
50. Andrea
added a
weapons load and centerline fuel tank with some excellent 2001 Tiger
Meet of Americas tail art to complete this beauty.
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Mike Muth
is here with another of his stunning Great War fighters.
This is his
eye popping 1/32 Wingnut Wings Albatros D-V
built to a very high standard with some complicated looking
markings. These Wing Nut Wing kits really are something very
special.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
Tornado GR.1 photo etch detail set from
Eduard
Model Accessories.
This detail set is designed for
the Italeril kit.
You will
be required to fold the photo etch 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 photoetch 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
F/A-18E/F/G Super Hornet 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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Thomas Brückelt
begins today with a very rare pre-war wooden German aircraft
from Germany 1/72
Bird Models Fieseler Fi 158. Thomas added extra detail to
the interior and exterior and finished it with custom made
decals. I like the twin tail design and it's good to have the
first
Fieseler Fi 158 on ARC. |
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Shawn
"phantom" Weiler is also here with a rare Canadian
photo recon Version of the T-33. This is his 1/48 Hobby Craft CT-133 Silver
Star in a great looking bare metal finish complete with after
market decals for the colourful markings. |
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Here's a product article
for the 8"
Mk R Multi-head Hold and Fold - Photo Etch Bending Tool from The
Small Shop.
This Photo Etch Bending Tool is the 8" Mk R Multi-head Hold and
Fold that secures parts up to 8" long – Second largest Photo
Etch Bender on the Market!
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In the
ARC
Joke Page
there is a new daily funny photo and daily
joke.
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Friday, Oct
18 2019 |
No update today, got
stuck working double shifts at my jobs
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Model shows this
weekend:
- Kissimmee,
Florida, October 18, 2019, Modelpalooza 2019
- Sharonville,
Ohio, October 19, 2019, Cincinnati Scale Modelers Annual October
Show
- Arlington,
New York, October 19, 2019, HVHMG 2019
- Baton
Rouge, Louisiana, October 19, 2019, Cajun Modelfest 33
- Manchester,
New Hampshire, October 20, 2019, Granitecon XXVII
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Thursday, Oct
17 2019 |
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Falconxlvi is
here with an outstanding 1/48 Eduard P-51D “Miss Steve”.
Falconxlvi used aftermarket detail items to improve the detail
and I will point out the cockpit detail looks fantastic. He
finished it in the markings for "Miss Steve" which is
pretty cool. I love the look of these bare metal ETO Mustangs.
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Shawn "phantom" Weiler
is here with his big colourful 1/32 Academy CF-18A Hornet.
Shawn dressed up the cockpit detailing and chose a great looking
paint scheme for the 60th anniversary NORAD scheme. Shawn has
also included a photo of his display case. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
MiG-21 Landing Gear from
Scale
Aircraft Conversions.
This detail set is designed for
the Eduard 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, Oct
16 2019 |
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Chuck Sawyer has done a exceptional job using many aftermarket
parts on his 1/32 Kitty Hawk F-5E/N. Chuck chose
the gloss black Adversaries of the VFC-13 Fighting Saints that
were fashioned after the “Mig-28” of the movie “Top Gun.
There is plenty of detail in this big F-5. |
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Goran Djordjevic
has done an excellent job on his 1/72 Revell FW-190 with
"hagelkorn". Goran gave his 190 a perfect camo
paint job. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
Su-27 Early Tail Stinger from
Zactomodels.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Ilyushin Il-28T interior & exterior photo etch detail set from
Eduard
Model Accessories.
This detail set is designed for
the Bobcat kit.
You will
be required to fold the photo etch 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 photoetch 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, Oct
15 2019 |
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Dragan Cvetic
gets things started today with his awesome looking 1/72
Trumpeter Su-24MK. Dragan added extra detailing to the
cockpit and a pitot tube and then finished it as an Iraqi jet. |
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Rob Nieuwenhoven
is here with one of the special Lancasters used in the Dambuster
raid. This
is his 1/48
Tamiya Lancaster B.III (Special) with the proper
corrections and some excellent added detailing. Sadly
this particular crew never returned from the mission and is buried
in Holland and Rob's model remembers them well. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
Soviet / Russian ejection seat handles photo etch detail set from
Eduard
Model Accessories.
You will
be required to fold the photo etch 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 photoetch 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
TSR.2 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, Oct 14
2019 |
Anniversary of X-1 Supersonic Flight - Oct 14 1947 |
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Michael Phillips
begins your week with a real gem. This is his 1/48 Hasegawa F-2A Viper Zero 2010
posed as an in-flight model complete with a full weapons load
and great looking paint work and weathering. |
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Sertac Bayar
has done a stunning conversion job on his 1/35
Italeri S-70 Blackhawk. Sertac gave it a great looking
camo scheme with subtle weathering.
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Here's a product article
for the Photo
Etch Cut-Off Set - Large from
The
Small Shop.
Use for removing larger pieces from the PE frets.
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In the
ARC
Joke Page
there is a new daily funny photo and daily
joke.
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Sunday, Oct 13
2019 |
US Navy's birthday |
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Saturday, Oct
12 2019 |
Spain National Day |
Equatorial Guinea National Day |
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Friday, Oct
11 2019 |
Model shows this
weekend:
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Goran Djordjevic
starts today with his first model on ARC and what a masterpiece
it is. This is the 1/72 Revell Tornado "Black
Panther" finished with a great looking Tiger scheme paint
job. Welcome to ARC Goran. |
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Ulysses Almeida
joins us from Brazil with his 1/48 Hobby Boss A-1B Trainer.
Ulysses finished his jet in
Brazilian markings and beautifully done weathering. Beautiful work Ulysses. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
US WWII Pitot Tube - "Shark-fin" type probe from
Master.
This was used on the P-36, P-39, P-40, P-47, A-36, B-239, T-6, B-25
and many more.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
F-104G cockpit photo etch detail set from
Eduard
Model Accessories.
This detail set is designed for
the Italeri kit.
You will
be required to fold the photo etch 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 photoetch 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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Luqmanul Hakim A.K.A Mee Wan
joins us today with 2 of his models. These are the older
and newer versions of the MB-339 used by the Royal Malaysian
Airforce. These are the
1/72 Aermacchi MB-339AM/CM finished the the older more colourful
camo scheme as well as the newer grey camo scheme. Sit back
and enjoy the photos of these 2 beauties. |
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Jeong cheol,Kim
is here with his 9th model on ARC. This is his beautifully
finished
1/144 Academy B-1B Lancer displayed as an in-flight
bomber. I enjoy seeing Jeong cheol's models on ARC. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Mirage 2000 Landing Gear
from
Scale
Aircraft Conversions.
This detail set is designed for
the Kinetic 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, Oct 9
2019 |
Uganda Independence Day |
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Carl Jarosz
has done a stellar job on the well respected 1/48
ProModeler F-86D Sabre. Carl gave his Sabre Dog a
realistic dull bare metal finish complete with the colorful markings
that were common in that time period. I have a friend that
flew the Sabre Dog in Korea and it always makes me think of him when
I see one on the ARC homepage. Great job Carl. |
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Patrick Vossenberg
has put some exceptional work into the classic (Heller) 1/48 Airfix Super
Etendard. Patrick rescribed the panel lines and added
photo etch and resin to the cockpit before finishing it in a
pleasing camo scheme. The markings are from an aftermarket
decal sheet and the whole project was given full weathering.
It is impressive what can be done with these older kits. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
MiG-29 Wheels and painting masks from
Zactomodels.
These resin wheels are designed for the 1/32 MiG-29 and include
painting masks and are designed to fit the Trumpeter MiG-29.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
A-6A interior photo etch detail set from
Eduard
Model Accessories.
This detail set is designed for
the Hobby Boss kit.
You will
be required to fold the photo etch 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 photoetch 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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Gianni Cassi
is here from Italy today with his 10th model on ARC. This
is his beautifully detailed 1/32 Special Hobby Polikarpov I-16 type 24.
Gianni combined scratchbuilt detailing with a variety of
aftermarket sets to super detail his fighter. This is all
finished with a wonderful weathering job. |
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Angelo M Picardo
is here with his heavily weathered 1/48 ICM MIG-25PD. Angelo
built this from the box and added a pilot figure to bring his MiG to
life. This is Angelo's 30th model on ARC and I love seeing his
latest model on ARC. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
Russian T-50 PAK-FA Landing Gear from
Scale
Aircraft Conversions.
This detail set is designed for
the Hobby Boss kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
Bf 109F-2 interior & exterior photo etch detail set from
Eduard
Model Accessories.
This detail set is designed for
the Revell kit.
You will
be required to fold the photo etch 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 photoetch 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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Monday, Oct
7 2019 |
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Gerd Wilcken
had a very enjoyable time building his 1/72 Revell SU-27SM.
Gerd tells the history of the Su-27 and then gives a good
description of the build process for his great looking Su-27SM.
I love the look of his finished model and display base. |
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Dragan Cvetic
added cockpit detailing and a finer pitot tube and finished his 1/72 Revell Hawker Hunter
FGA.9 with a flawless weathering job and beautifully faded paint
in Royal Air Force markings. This Hunter 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 1/48
F-14 Tomcat Landing Gear from
Scale
Aircraft Conversions. This detail set is designed for
the Hobby Boss / Eduard 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, Oct 4
2019 |
Lesotho National Day |
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No update today, got
stuck working double shifts at my jobs
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Model shows this
weekend:
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Victor Rene Carlos
joins us from the Philippines with his great looking 1/72 Eastern Express MiG 31BM.
Victor describes the fit issues with this kit, but as you will
see in his photos, it does build up into a great looking
model. Great looking MiG-31 Victor.
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Ulysses Almeida
joins us from Brazil with his very cool 1/48
Hobby Boss RF80-A Shooting Star. Ulysses
tells the history of the F-80 and includes 10 photos of his F-80
gem.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
Su-27 Wingtip Pylons from
Zactomodels.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
H-34 interior and exterior photo etch detail set from
Eduard
Model Accessories.
This detail set is designed for
the for Gallery Models kit.
You will
be required to fold the photo etch 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 photoetch 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, Oct 2
2019 |
Guinea Independence Day |
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No update today, got
stuck working double shifts at my jobs
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Tuesday, Oct 1
2019 |
People's Republic of China National Day |
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There is a new The
Showdown Groupbuild
Thanks to Kurt H for hosting this
Groupbuild!!!
Name: The Showdown
Groupbuild
Dates: Oct 1 2019 - Oct 1 2019
Mods: Kurt H
Description:
The object of this group build is to build two kits of the same subject. In the past few years there have been many new kits released of subjects for which there is an existing, but much older kit. The goal of this group build is to explore whether new is really better, and to compare & contrast the differences between the kits.
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Dragan Cvetic
has taken the 1/48 KP/OEZ Su-25 to a whole new level of
perfection. Dragan added plenty of detailing and rivets and
finished it in Macedonian AF markings with full weathering.
Fantastic work Dragan.
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Jay Vlad
has done an exceptional work detailing and finishing his 1/48 AMK MiG-31BM.
Jay added plenty of aftermarket detail items and them finished
it with an amazing weathering and paint job. Beautiful work
Jay.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
P-47 Thunderbolt detail set - Browning .50 blast tubes, gunsight and
Pitot Tube 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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