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ARC clicked
over the 10 million hit mark to it's Homepage about a day ago.
Amazing....who would've figured.
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Darren
Roberts begins
today's update with his 1/48
Hasegawa A-7D Corsair II.
Great paint scheme and very well done.
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Eric
Bade is here with an article
featuring a Tuskegee
Airmen P51D Mustang 1/72
Hasegawa and 1/48 Tamiya. One of these
is by his friend Oliver.......nice
nose art.
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Dmitriy
Shapiro has sent in an article
of his 1/72
Heller F-18A Hornet. This plane is A21-3
of the RAAF....gotta love those Aussie aircraft.
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Gerhardt Ekermans
has
dropped by with an article on his 1/32
Hasegawa Supermarine Spitfire Mk1.
This is the early paint scheme with the black and white bottom.
Check out the cockpit detail.
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Gerd
Kuijpers has
been kind enough to send in a Tools n Tips article on How
to make an easy display base.
Gerd has included lots of in-progress pics to help explain everything.
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I
have a preview of the
upcoming 1/48 F-16C
OIF Vipers decal sheet from Two Bobs
Aviation Graphics.
This
particular sheet features the F-16C from the Gamblers that was tasked with
taking out the AH-64 that was downed in Iraq.
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I have a review of the 1/32 F-105 Fancy
Girls Part 1 from Cutting
Edge Modelworks. This
sheet features Pussy Galore II and Memphis Belle II. This
review contains nudity.
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I have a AMtech new product announcement.
They will be releasing 3 versions of the F2H Banshee.
I've included pictures of the 3 Banshee models to give you a rough
idea of which versions will be released.
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Monday,
Sept 29 2003
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Glenn Cook starts
today with his 1/32
Hasegawa F6F-3 Hellcat. Glenn did a fair bit of work on his
big Hellcat including a very good technique for the navigation
lights. He's included a pic of the cockpit, which has a very
nice level of detail.
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Murph is
here with his 1/72
Fujimi A-4C. Murph
has included a nice informative article about the history of the A-4
and the building of his particular A-4.....grab a coffee or tea and
sit back and enjoy the read.
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Jacek
Widziszowski (from Poland)
joins us from Poland with his 1/48 Revell/Monogram Messerschmitt Bf-110 G4/R3.
The paint scheme on this one has to be seen to be believed.
Amazing.....simply amazing.
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Yusof
Zakaria has finished
his 1/48
Revell F-15E. He chose the markings for the 391st
Fighter Squadron A/C 90-227. The panel line shading is extremely
well done....as is the rest of this Mudhen.
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I
have a review of the 1/48
F-15E Operation Iraqi Freedom decal sheet from Cutting
Edge Modelworks. This
has markings for 4 different F-15E's with noseart that served in
Operation Iraqi Freedom.
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Justin
Davenport has picked up the Polar
Lights USS Enterprise and sent in a review. This kit is for the Enterprise from
the original Star Trek series.
This kit is quite well done and inclusive.
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Sunday,
Sept 28 2003
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Nkululeko Jansson
is here today with
his first article on ARC. This
is Nkululeko's 1/48
Academy Mirage FIII done up in South African markings.
Got to hand it to South Africa.....they have flown a varied selection
of aircraft. Welcome to ARC Nkululeko.
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Franck Oudin is here to treat
you to his 1/48
Revell Ju-88 C6 (Dragon/DML). Take a close look at the camo
on this one......it's extremely impressive.
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Somchai
"Blackeyes" from Thailand is here
with his 1/72
Fujimi F-4 "Phamtom
Fever". Cool to see a British Phantom
with a Sharks mouth.
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Dimitri
Verdoodt is
here with his Johnnie
Johnson's Spitfire oil
painting. I wish
I had the talent for creating art even slightly close to this
quality.
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There's
a company in the UK called Scale
Model
Accessories Ltd that is producing a selection of
1/72 Aircraft
figures and accessories. These figures would be perfect for a
1/72 diorama.
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Saturday,
Sept 27 2003
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Darius Aibara begins your
weekend with his 1/48
Academy Mirage V BR.
The flame-job markings are of the "Mephisto"
Mirage V BR of No.42 Squadron Belgian AF circa 1990.
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Andy Stark joins us
with his first article today on ARC. This is Andy's 1/48
Hasegawa Typhoon Mk. 1B is
weathered and detailed to a beautifully realistic degree.
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Ivan
Pliopas is here from Brazil
with his 1/72 Italeri C-119G.
This big ol' plane is also beautifully detailed and weathered.
This one is a real treat to see......don't skip it because it's a
cargo plane.
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Matias
Dadone has done an Inbox
Preview of the 1/48
Italeri Tornado
IDS Navy
Strike Fighter. This
is also Matias
first article on ARC. Thanks Matias.
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Friday,
Sept 26 2003
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Jewish
New Year's Eve
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Alan Williamson begins today's
update with his 1/48
Tamiya Hyakushiki Shitei III
Kai Air Defence Fighter. This is quite the sleek twin engine
fighter.
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Ray
Seppala is here
with his "what-if" 1/72
Italeri X-35 JSF in Royal
Australian Air Force markings.
always great to see a plane with a Roo on the side.
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Mirko Meier is
here from Peru 1/48
Tamiya Do-335 . Mirko added a bunch of Verlinden resin
to detail his Do-335.
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Phillip Steele
joins us with his 1/72
Monogram F-105 G Wild
Weasel. I love the sharks mouth and camo scheme on this
one.
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I
have a review of the upcoming 1/48
F/A-18E VFA-115 decal sheet featuring OIF
Screamin' Eagles from Two
Bobs Aviation Graphics.
This decal sheet includes much in the way of
9-11 related artwork.
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I have a
review of the new 1/48 F-8
Crusader decal sheet from Albatros Modelworks.
This sheet features aircraft from the US, France,
Philippines.
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Thursday,
Sept 25 2003
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Radim
Schimmer joins
us from the Czech
Republic
with his 1/72
MPM Curtiss XP-55 Ascender. No doubt about it....this is one
of the more creative post war American planes.
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Peter
Kozelj is here with
his 1/48
Tamiya Me-262A-2a. Peter has provided some excellent photos
of the major sections of his 262 after painting but before final
assembly. The Camo job on this 262 is quite involved and well
done.
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Aleck
Smith has
built the 1/48
Merit SE5a Scout. you'll get a kick out of this one....the
kit dates back to the earlier days of plastic model kits back in
1962. He picked up some tips on rigging on ARC.
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I have a review
of the 1/144
NB-52 "Balls Three" NASA Mother Ship Resin
conversion set for the Crown/Minicraft B-52H from Cutting
Edge Modelworks.
This set permits you to build a B-52 to hold an X-Plane under the wing.....tool
cool!!
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I
have a preview of the upcoming 1/32
and 1/48
F/A-18C Patriot
Hornets decal sheet
from Two
Bobs Aviation Graphics.
This
features two F/A-18C in Patriotic paint schemes....very nice to
see......one features the US Navy
Jack flag which should
interest you USN guys.
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Emad
F.Tabsh has
sent in a InBox
Preview of the just released 1/48
Airfix BAe Hawk 100. The kit decals include Aussie and Canuck
markings.
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Gary Fairfull
has sent in some pics from the recent Tiger
Meet 2003....including a Quad 4 ATV in tiger markings as well
as a car....not to mention the ground crew in fake "Tiger
skin" outfits.......An ARC regular flew in on a US tanker and
you'll see pics of that.
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Everett McEwan
has sent in a walkaround of the F-16C
Block 30 Tiger
Meet 2003.
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Wednesday,
Sept 24 2003
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No
update today. I've had to focus today on catching up on e-mails.
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Tuesday,
Sept 23 2003
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Saudi Arabia National Day
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Yusof
Bin Zakaria is
here with his 1/48
Revell A-6E. Yusof did some excellent weathering to his Gulf
War Intruder and finished it in the markings for VA-36
"ROADRUNNERS" CVW-8 CVN-71 USS Theodore Roosevelt. Very
nice.
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Everett
Román Gallegos has
dropped by with his 1/48
Monogram OS2U-3 Kingfisher. This particular Kingfisher
is in the markings for the Chilean Navy. Good to see this one.
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Randy Lutz has dropped by the
ARC Corporate offices with his 1/48
Monogram Consolidated PBY-5. Randy did lots extra work on
this very fine kit to make it exactly the way he wanted it. Darn
fine job.
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Eric
R. Engstrom is here
with his first article on ARC. This is Eric's 1/72 AMT/Ertl B-52G In
Chrome Dome finish
with the wings reworked to get that drooping look.......very
realistic. Welcome to ARC Eric.
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I
have a Preview
of the 1/32
F-105D Hill AFB Wrap Around Thuds decal sheet from Two
Bobs Aviation Graphics.
This one will be a very good and attractive option for the new 1/32
F-105 kit.
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Monday,
Sept 22 2003
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Mali Independence Day
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Tolga
Ulgur is here to
begin our week with his 1/48
Hasegawa P-47 D28 Thunderbolt.
Tolga's "Jug" has a bare metal finish and eye
catching bright checkers on the nose cowling and nose art text on the
side of the fuselage.
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Ted
Taylor has done it
again....he's quickly finished a big new kit and done a lovely job at
it. This is Ted's 1/32
Academy F/A-18C Hornet done up in US NAVY Fighter markings using
aftermarket goodies from Meteor
Productions.
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Fabby
Borromeo is here
with his 1/48
Tamiya Douglas A-1J Skyraider. The Skyraider has quite the
soft spot with many ARC regulars and this one has nose art text and a
very well done camo paint scheme.
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Here's
a product article for the 1/48
B-26 Marauder decal sheet from Cutting
Edge Modelworks. This sheet features 3 different B-26's with
noseart. Two of the planes have noseart of attractive
ladies.....one of which is nude ....so don't open this at work.
Warning!!!
This review contains nudity.
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Stephane
Marignacis here
with some pictures and info about a new 1/48
French Crusader Conversion set from
Flying
Anvil. This
set will permit you to make an accurate French F-8.
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Sunday,
Sept 21 2003
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Malta Independence Day
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Ercan Karakas
is here today with his big 1/32
Revell F-104 G Starfighter. Ercan finished off his
Starfighter in Turkish Airforce and has an open gun bay. Quite
nicely done.
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Franck Oudin has dropped by
today with his 1/32
Revell Bf-109 G-4 Trop. This is done in Franck's usual very
high quality. The Tropical 109's always look good.
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Dimitri
Verdoodt is
here again with more of his artwork. today he presents his is
here again with more of his artwork. Today he presents his F-104
painting and his F-16 MLU pencil line drawing.
Lovely work.
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Saturday,
Sept 20 2003
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Eric
Bade kicks of today
with his 1/72
Hasegaw
a Me-262A.
Eric built this kit a few years back but recently decided to repaint
is. Ahhhh.....262's.....such a fine jet.
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Christopher
Price is stepping up to the plate with
his first article today. This is his 1/48
Tamiya Focke Wulf 190D-9
and it's very nicely done. Great pics as well. Welcome
to ARC Christopher.
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Ryan
Chan is also here
with his first article on ARC. This is Ryan's recently completed
1/72
Hasegawa F-15B.
Ryan only sent in one pic of his F-15....it'd be nice to see more
photos of this one. Welcome to ARC Ryan.
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Jörgen
Toll has another review for us
today. This is the 1/48
Verlinden F-4 Phantom Super Detail Set and
comes with resin and Photo Etch pieces.
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Friday,
Sept 19 2003
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Saint Christopher (Kitts) and Nevis Independence Day
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Small update today. I was busy at my
job and didn't get home until 1am....I'm too tired to make up a full
update.
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Gianni
Chirico begins
today with his 1/72
Hasegawa Mitsubishi Zero
Type 32. Gianni did some very effective looking panel line
paint chipping on this one.
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Darius
Aibara is here with his 1/48
Premier RAF Hawk T Mk1A.
Another example of one of Darius's models from a non-mainstream
kits. Well done Darius.
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Thursday,
Sept 18 2003
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Chile Independence Day
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Steve Filak
and myself have been improving things on the ARC Discussion
Forums.
There's a new ranking system for each member as their total number of
posts increases. We've added more emoticons and little jets to
indicate your ranking level. I can almost hear the prop modellers
groaning.
We hope this will make the ARC Discussion Forums more amusing to use.
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Gary
Wickham has a
beautifully done 1/48
Hasegawa A-4E Skyhawk. This one uses Two Bob aggressor decals for
VF-45 Blackbirds.
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Ray
Seppala
is here with a nice change of pace. This is his 1/144
Doyusha Ansett Fokker F27. always good to
see a wide variety on ARC.
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Deun
Yu is
here from Germany with his 1/72
Tamiya Rafale C. Deun has included some excellent in-flight photos of his
Rafale.
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Zdenek
Fabik has
completed a 1/72
Tamiya P-51D Mustang.
The painting and weathering and detailing on this one is stunning.....very
hard to believe this is 1/72. Lovely.
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I have
a review of the 1/32
F-15E's Operation Iraqi Freedom decal sheet from Cutting
Edge Modelworks. this decal sheet features 3 different
F-15E's.....all with nose art.
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I
have a review of a 1/48
T-6G Texan decal sheet from Siam
Scale Decals. This
sheet features T-6 Texans with Royal Thai Air Force
markings.....all have nose art.
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Wednesday,
Sept 17 2003
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According
to the poll yesterday, a very large majority don't want nude noseart
censored. I will post warnings on the ARC home page if a review
contains nudity. I will also have a warning towards the top of any
future review containing nudity and arrange it so you have to scroll the
review webpage to see the image containing nudity. Thanks for your
input.....I read every message
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Pete "Pig" Fleischmann
has taken on a big
project. He's building a Scratchbuilt
1/16th Scale AT-38B Talon. He's included some pics of how he built
the tail section. Looks good so far.
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Murph
is here with his 1/72
Italeri HS-129.
Murph has supplied a very interesting article full of history about
this tank buster.
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Richard
S. Hayward
is here with his VX-4
1/48 Hasegawa F-8E.
I like how this one turned out....nice markings.
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Ed Fuquay
is here with his 1/48
Hasegawa SBD Dauntless and yes he drilled out all the dive-brake
holes!!! Very nice finished models....great attention to
detail.
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I have
a review of the 1/48
Bf-109E The
Augsburg Zoo decal sheet
from Cutting
Edge Modelworks. This
permits you to build 4 different Bf-109E's....all with artwork on the
side.
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I have
a review of the 1/48F-14B+
VF-32 "Gypsy" Swordsmen decal sheet from Two
Bobs Aviation Graphics.
Two
F-14's are featured on this decal sheet and both performed many
missions during Operation
Iraqi Freedom.....one honors the Space Shuttle Columbia.
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I
have a review of the re-release of the 1/48 Canadian
Armed Forces CF-18 Standard Markings
Decal Sheet from Leading
Edge Models. This
includes special decals for a CF-18B with Centennial of Flight
artwork on the vertical stabs.
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Here's
some news about a new release....this is the 1/48
Hasegawa RF-4B Kit number PT31 (07231)
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First
up....there have been some folks that were offended by nudity in recent
decal reviews. I've adjusted the reviews slightly and I want your
opinion. Go to my
message and vote on this nudity issue......first read my
post.....check out the two links to the Albatros and Cutting Edge reviews
in my message...then cast your vote. ARC is a worldwide community,
so I want everyone to vote.
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Martin Glogar is
here with a very nicely done 1/48
Hasegawa Bf-109K4.
The model and ground work look good together.
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David
Porter is
here with his big 1/32
Tamiya F-15C Eagle.
David has plenty of detail on display on his big F-15.
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Alan Williamson has
two models for you to enjoy today. This is his 1/48
Academy and Monogram
P-38.
Alan has included some history about this famous "Fork Tailed
Devil" of a fighter.
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Francisco Colaço is here with a very attractive
1/32
Revell Tornado GRI.
His model is finished in R.A.F. (Gulf War 1) markings.
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I have a review
of the new 1/32
F/A-18C Super Detailed Resin Cockpit set
(late configuration) from Cutting
Edge Modelworks. This
set will really improve the 1/32 Academy F-18 kit.
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OZMOD'S
has a new kit out. this is a preview photo
of their 1/144
Martin B-57B Canberra.
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AMtech
Models has announce a pile of new kits....including a 1/48 P-40BC,
1/32 P-39 series and a 1/144 KC-135 series.
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Rafael Colindres
begins this special update with his 1/72
Heller MD 450 Ouragan. This little gem is finished off in Salvadoran
Air Force markings. Rafael provides a detailed article on this building
of his Ouragan.
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Colin
Whitehouse
has finished his 1/72
Monogram GRB-36D and Italeri RF-84K combo.
This model includes some scratchbuilt parts to hoild the 2 models
together. But read Colin's article to learn more.
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Ed
Fuquay has
finished his 1/48
Hasegawa Corsair AU-1. Ed calls his article “ONE
MEAN MARINE MACHINE” and after looking at the
weapons load on Ed's Corsair.....I have to agree with him.
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Sebastian
Manfre has
sent in pics and an article of his recently completed 1/48
Hasegawa F-14B.
Sebastian finished his Tomcat in VF-103 markings.
This will give the F-14 fans their daily fix.
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VFA-2 Public
Affairs has sent
in a news release titled VF-2
becomes VFA-2. there's also some very nice pics as well.
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I've
reviewed the new 1/32
F-105D decal sheet from Albatros
Modelworks.
More noseart decals that Albatros Modelworks is famous for. Included
is Memphis Belle II, I Dream of Jeanie II, Pussy Galore II and Daisy Mae
II.
Review includes nudity.
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Sunday,
Sept 14 2003
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Mazlan
Yusof starts your update today with his 1/48
Frems Aermacchi MB339A.
Mazlan finished his MB339 in the national markings for the Royal
Malaysian Airforce (RMAF).
I like the camo scheme on this one.
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Trey
Andrews is
here with his 1/144
Arii P3C Orion.
Trey built this one in 3 days for his wife.....3 long days. His articles
tells all about it and explains how he did the runway.
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Pavlov Anton joins us with his 1/72 Zvezda/ Condor MiG-31B
Foxhound.
It's
always good to see Russian jets on ARC. Nicely finished MiG-31.
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Igor Cernisevski is
here with his 1/72
Dako YAK-9D.
A very well done model of this famous WW2 aircraft.
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Dimitri
Verdoodt has
some of his artwork to share. These are his Alouette
2 and Agusta A109 pencil line drawings.
I'll run more of his artwork (paintings) next Sunday.
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Jörgen Toll is
here with his SAAB
37 Viggen (part 2) walkaround photos.
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Saturday,
Sept 13 2003
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Andrew
Ludwig fires
up today's update with his 1/32
Tamiya F-15E.
Andrew
converted his big F-15E to an Israeli F-15I. Very
impressive.
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H.Ufuk Aydiner is here with his 1/48
Italeri Kamov-50. This Ka-50 ahs the usual high quality paint work
an detailing Ufuk is well known for.
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Everett McEwan has finished his 1/48
Hobbycraft A-4E. Everett has provided a nice and beautifully
detailed article with plenty of pics of his Skyhawk.
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James
Kelley
has built the 1/48
Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat in the markings for VF-17
Jolly Rogers, 1944. I
love the wings folded back.
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Jörgen Toll
is here with a review of the 1/48
Aires Cockpit set Hasegawa F-14A Tomcat.
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Jörgen Toll has sent
in a selection of SAAB
37 Viggen (part 1) walkaround photos. I'll try to run part 2
tomorrow.
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Friday,
Sept 12 2003
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Joshua Stockdale
begins today's update with his 1/72
Academy F-14A Tomcat. Joshua finished it in the markings from
the “VF-32
Swordsmen” and added some subtle weathering.
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Richard
Boxem is
here with his 1/48
Tamiya A-1H Skyraider from
the Vietnam era. Richard gave his Skyraider very colorful
markings and a full weapons load. Very nice.
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Gianni
Chirico has dropped
by with his 1/72
Revell Messerschmitt Me-262 A-1a. This Me-262 is finished in the
markings of WGr.21
III/JG-7 - Lechfeld Marzo in 1945. A nice job on the camo....doing
Luftwaffe camo in 1/72 can be a real test of patience.
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Wannapong
Ngamkasem is here with his 1/48
Fujimi D3A Val.
Wannapong built his Val basically out of the box and then added
weathering.
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I have a
review of the new 1/48 and 1/72
" Navy
1" S-3B Viking decal sheet from Yellow
Hammer Decals. This is the plane President
George W. bush used for his Carrier landing aboard the Abe Lincoln on May 1
2003.
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Josh
Silver has
sent in an in
box preview of the
Italeri reboxing which is now the 1/48
Revel F/A-18E. We'll
have to wait for the newly tooled Revell F-18E to arrive later this
year.
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My heart is heavy today as I
ponder the evil events of 2 years ago.....my deepest sorrow is for the
victims and their families. The pain will last a lifetime.
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Ken
Middleton starts
our model line-up today with his 1/72
Revell Germany Tornado Gr1 with Xtradecals 31
Squadron Markings. Ken did this one in-flight and was
part of the recent Group build. He also provided pics of the
in-flight stand he built for it.
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Andy
Bannister dropped
by with his brightly colored 1/72
MPM Grumman F3F-1.
Andy has provided an article full of great insight into the building of this
kit.
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Dan Tickle
is here with his in-flight bare metal 1/48 Monogram F-100
Super Sabre. Beautiful work Dan
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Darius Aibara is
here with his 1/48
Hobbycraft Royal Navy Corsair IV. Looks like the Brits have
flown almost everything. Nice to see this one.
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No
product reviews today......that would be disrespectful beyond belief.
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The
whole ADSL system in my area is offline.....if you see this....it
means I managed to fire up my modem to upload today's update.
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Tolga Ulgur begins our Wednesday update
with his 1/48
Tamiya P-51 D.
Tolga's Mustang has a bare metal finish with vasious panels lightened and
darkened to give the plane a patch work appearance common to bare metal
aircraft.
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Justin Davenport has dropped by the ARC
Corporate offices this morning with his Two
1/72 Hasegawa F-18 Hornets. Dan's Mon-key was quite jealous of
Justin's Hornets and attempted to flight test them......big Justin is
big enough to keep Dan's Mon-key in check
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Alex
Bigey is
here today with his 1/72
Hobbycraft DHC-3 OTTER.
It's always good to get variety on ARC and civilian aircraft add
positively to the variety.
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Bud Norris has dropped by
with some pics of his Three
1/48 Revell F-86Ds. I quite enjoyed this well laid out
diorama.....there is plenty of see.
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I have
a review of the new 1/32
F-105 Fancy Girls Part 3 decal sheet from Cutting
Edge Modelworks.
This one features the nudie nose art of "Pussy Galore I" was
named after the character in the James Bond Goldfinger movie. Review
includes nudity.
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Juanjo Dominguez is here with his
1/72 Fujimi
Finnish Mig-21BIS. The level of detail and finish is something not
easily achieved in 1/72. Beautiful.
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Yuval Kizner is
here with his 1/72
Revell Do-335.
This one has two fully detailed engines with wiring etc. Simply perfect
and in 1/72?!?!?....amazing!!
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Dave
Ramshaw is
here with his 1/48
Hasegawa F-14a. Dave went to great lengths to get the paint
job looking this weathered and patchy. I quite like the
effect.
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Jorge Bonilla
Alvarado is here with the
old 1/48
Monogram P-39 Airacobra.
Jorge has proven once again how nice these older Monogram kit look when they
are built.
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An ARC regular
has sent
me more pictures of the Buried
Iraqi Mig 25's being unearthed by US forces in Iraq.
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Monday,
Sept 8 2003 First
use of V-2 rocket lands Chiswick area of London (1944)
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Allan
Yee fires
up our Monday morning with his 1/72
Matchbox North American T-2C Buckeye. Allan
did some extra work on this one including making a new canopy. His
Feature article goes into some good detail about his brightly coloured
Buckeye.
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David
Erickson has built the 1/48
HiPM Arado Ar-196. I quite enjoyed David's realistic photos
with natural settings for his float plane. Very nicely done.
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Dmitriy Shapiro
has an article about the 1/72
Zvezda Sukhoi S-37 Berkut. This radical looking jet has the looks of
a true 21st century fighter.
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Alan
Williamson is here with his 1/48
Hobby Craft AVG P-40 Tomahawk. The American Volunteer group
is the stuff legends are made of and Alan's P-40 has all the artwork
that was famous on these planes.
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Here's a couple of pics
of Buried
Iraqi Mig 25's being unearthed by US forces in Iraq.
This could make for quite an interesting diorama.
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I have
a review of the new 1/72
resin Columbia Fin Tip Camera Pod from Cutting
Edge Modelworks.
This is part of the Lift Off Series of detail items.
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I have
a review of the big 1/72
Roden Felixstowe F.2A model kit from
LuckyModel.com
Hobby shop. Another great kit from Roden.
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Sunday,
Sept 7 2003
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Brazil
Independence Day
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Parker Wilson is
here with the first model today. Parker is the youngest modeller on ARC
that I know of. He is eleven. This is his 1/72 Testors
B-2 Stealth Bomber.
He deserves much credit for finishing this poor fitting kit and doing such a
good job on it.
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Edward A. Fuquay is
here with his 1/48
Monogram Promodeler Ju
87 R-2 Stuka. Nice job as usual
Ed.
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David
Smigielski has finished the 1/48
Academy MiG-21PF in Egyptian markings. A very attractive camo
scheme.
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Darius
Aibara has dropped by today with his 1/48
Tamiya F-51 Mustang.
Darius finished his Mustang in bare metal and gave various panel different
shades of bare metal.
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Jörgen
Toll is here with a
review and some pics of the Aires
Wheel wells for 1/48 Hasegawa F-14 Tomcat kit.
Looks quite nice.
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Saturday,
Saturday 6 2003
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Swaziland Independence and National Day
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Shaun
Bowman-Davies gets us going today with
his 1/72
Revell BAe Harrier GR7.
Shaun has provided some very good photos of his great looking Harrier.
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Francisco Colaço is
here with his 1/48
Eduard Thulin D that
he converted
from a Morane Saulnier type L. The delicate rigging on this one is a site
to behold.
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Bartosz
Piotrowski has
finished his 1/48
Dragon Me 262 A-1a. This detailed 262 is sure to make the
262 Fans happy.
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H.Ufuk Aydiner is
here with his 1/32
Hasegawa FW-190Aa3. This big Fw-190 is finished in Turkish
markings.
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Jean-Paul
Poisseroux has sent
in a detailed review of the 1/48
Fonderie Miniature S.N.C.A.S.O Vautour IIB.
This is a multi-media kit that looks like it has plenty of goodies to
keep a serious modeller busy.
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Friday,
Sept 5 2003
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Moses
is here with his aircraft carrier model . This is his 1/450
Hasegawa IJN Akagi from WW2. Moses has gotten
quite the nice level of detail on his carrier....great pictures.
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Jan
M Visser is here
with his 1/32
Tamiya F-14 Tomcat. Jan finished off his big Tomcat in an
attractive Adversary paint scheme. Love that paint scheme.
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Tolga
Ulgur has dropped
by with his 1/48
Tamiya Mustang III. This Mustang is in the markings a Polish
Squadron with the RAF during WW2. Lots of kill markings on this
one. Very nicely done weathering and finishing.
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Rodney
Williams is here with his 1/48
Monogram F-18A Blue
Angel. Rodney
gave this one a high gloss finish, which is a special talent that
Rodney has mastered. Always good to see a Blue Angel.
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Devin
has sent in a photo to be added to the recent Cutting
Edge Modelworks review
on the resin
Space Shuttle exhaust nozzles.
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Thursday,
Sept
4 2003
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Ed Grantham
and Joe Dempsey
have posted the rules and particulars for the
Lucky
Model
Aggressor/Adversary Group Build to Ed Grantham's website. Go to Ed's
website to get all the details. Well done Ed and
Joe!!
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Creighton
L Henthorn Jr starts today's update with
his 1/48
Hasegawa A-4F Skyhawk. This special Shyhawk is finished in
"Lady Jessie" markings. There is a very special story
behind the "Lady Jessie" markings.
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Alex Bigey
has the 1/72
Sword Vought V173 & Hasegawa XF5U-1 Flying Pancakes. Amazing these aircraft ever flew......Alex has
included some history in his article about these odd looking aircraft.
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Gianni Chirico
is here with his 1/72
Italeri LTV A-7E Corsair II. Gianni finished his A-7 is the
markings of VA-86
"Sidewinders" off the USS Nimitz. Quite nice panel
line shading on this A-7.
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Radim
Schimmer has built the 1/72
Tamyia Kyushu J7W1 Shinden.
Radim's article tell the history and construction details of this
"pusher" aircraft.
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I have
a review of the 1/144
Space Shuttle Tile Pattern Decals from Cutting
Edge Modelworks. All I can say here is WOW!!
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Wednesday,
Sept 3 2003
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Qatar National Day
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No update
today....my computer is locking up constantly.....I'll sort it out
before tomorrow's update. Sorry.
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Tuesday,
Sept 2 2003
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Vietnam Independence Day
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LUCKYMODEL
is having a SUPER SUMMER SALE for
visitors of ARC. The sale includes AIRCRAFT &
HELICOPTERS. Click here for
complete info and special code you need to
enter at their website to get the savings. Sale
Ends Sept 8.
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Emil
Varosi joins us
from Canada with his 1/72 AMT/Ertl & Matchbox CF-116D. these models were finished
off with Mike
Grant Decals. Emil provides pics and
build info on both of his Canadian jets.
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Alan Williamson joins
us from Australia with his recently completed 1/48
Hasegawa Nakajima B6N2 Carrier Attack Bomber Tenzan (Jill).
Alan gave his Jill a chipped paint weathered look.
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Peter
Doll joins us from Germany with his 1/48
Monogram Convair B-58A Hustler. Peter achieved the bare
metal finish using kitchen aluminum foil.....very well
done.
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Kevin Hayes
joins us with his 1/48
Accurate Miniatures P-51B 'Topper
III'. Topper III
is an aircraft flown by the African
American ‘Tuskegee Airmen‘....they
had the special distinction of being the only American pilots to never
have lost a single bomber under their protection.
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I have
a review of the 1/144
Space Shuttle rocket engine nozzles from Cutting
Edge Modelworks.
An excellent item to increase the detail on your next Space Shuttle
project.
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I have
a review of the 1/72
Roden Albatros W.4 model kit sent to me by LuckyModel.com
Hobby shop. These
Roden kits are quite nice....this float plane one is quite
interesting.
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Monday,
Sept 1 2003
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Slovak
Republic Constitution Day
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Bill
Bulek starts today
with his 1/32
Academy F-18. Bill is one very lucky guy.....his girlfriend
bought him this kit....I've met her....he is one VERY lucky
guy.....but back to his model. He finished it as a CF-18A using Leading
Edge Models decals.
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Albert Moore has today's second
model....and I was a bit surprised to see a model from Albert not in
IAF markings. Albert as you may recall has some stunning IAF
aircraft in the ARC gallery section. This is his 1/48
Hasegawa AH-64D in US markings.
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George
R. Mustafa is here with todays
3rd model. This is George's 1/48
Italeri Messershmitt Me 262 A-1A, White Eight
Diorama “There
I was” .
I know my Me 262's and this diorama is a treat to see.
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