Wednesday,
June 30 2010 |
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Jinoo Koo
starts today's update with this very detailed 1/48 Hasegawa P-40E Kittyhawk Mk.
1
diorama. This is an RAAF Kittyhawk complete with mechanics
around the plane sorting to repairs....in proper Aussie
clothing. The model had quite a few aftermarket detail items
added to it before it was given desert weathering. There is so
much to see and enjoy in this diorama.
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David C S Teo
has done an exceptionally fine job on his 1/144 Revell Mahan Air 747-400
(EP-MNB). There are no decals for Mahan Air, so David made
his own custom made decals after much trial and error to get
everything perfect. The finished airliner is a beautiful
sight.
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Stephen A. Carr
built his 1/48 Hobbycraft Bell YP-59 Airacomet as a
quickie build, but you'd never know that by reading his article and
the effort he put into this well built and beautifully weathered
little jet. I was fascinated reading Stephen's article
especially how he painted the canopy. He masked and painted
the vertical and horizontal canopy frames separately......saving
himself plenty of time and difficult masking. Brilliant.
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Huberlu
has done an absolutely wonderful job on his 1/48
Eduard Spad XIII. Everything about this little bi-plane
looks perfect from the detailed and weathered model to the pilot
figure to the diorama base. WOW......I love it from every
angle.
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Dave Johnson
is here with a product article of the 1/48
Hobby Boss A-7E Corsair
from Hobby
Link Japan.
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I have a product article
for the new 1/72
P-47 Thunderbolt Stabilizer from QuickBoost.
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Tuesday,
June 29 2010 |
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Twobobs latest Hot
Babe of the Week!
are courtesy of a couple of good
buds of ours over here at Twobobs. Jeff Stoermer and Ken Middleton
are both frequent contributors to our reference material library
over here. Topical theme this week is MLU Vipers. Look for a couple
of these sheets to go to the printers here in the next couple of
weeks. Walk-arounds of multiple jets from these two great guys.
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Sang Hoon Hwangbo
joins us from Korea with a beautifully detail and wonderfully
finished
1/35 Academy/MRC UH-60A Black Hawk USFK type. This Black
Hawk is finished in US markings for a chopper that operates in the
border area between the 2 Koreas. The detailing on this Black
Hawk is fantastic.
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Gabriel Stern
has taken the easy route on this model and actually not
scratchbuilt the whole model. This is his 1/72 Khee-Kha Vacuformed WACO
YKS done up as a bush plaen and of course Gabriel did added
extra detail to make his WACO look just perfect. I think Khee-Kha
are well worth checking out....they have some great kits
including float planes. Beautiful job as always Gabriel.
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Moises Ballester
has done a fabulous job detailing, finishing and weathering his 1/32 Trumpeter
Eurofighter. Moises finished this Eurofighter in Spanish Air
Force markings complete with drop tanks, weapons and a ladder.
Very nicely done.
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Nick Winand
enjoyed building his sharp looking 1/72 Testors SBD Dauntless (painted as A-24 Banshee).
This is one of those older model kit that as Nick shows......builds
up into a great looking model. I enjoyed your Dauntless Nick
and I look forward to seeing your Revell F-101.
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Dave Johnson
is here with a product article for the 1/32
Eduard Messerschmitt Bf 109 E-7 Trop from Hobby
Link Japan.
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I
have a product article for the new 1/48
Hurricane Mk.I wheels & paint masks from Aires.
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Monday,
June 28 2010 |
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Bob
joins us from sunny SoCal with the Twobobs
Newsletter. The big attraction of this weeks news letter
is the Candy Cane Eagles......These are F-15A and B's painted
with red and white stripes as well as black and white
stripes. You've got to check out the images of these
upcoming F-15 releases. Plus USMC Harrier decals and Greek
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Rafi Ben-Shahar
has today's first model and it is big and beautiful!!! This is
Rafi's 1/32 Trumpeter Swordfish II
done up in the late war white scheme. Rafi is an old pro at
building the Swordfish and you will see that skill in his photos.
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Johan Elvin
has done an exceptional job super detailing his 1/48 Hasegawa SAAB J 35J
Draken. Johan added many many aftermarket detail items as
well as his own scratchbuilt details to turn his Draken into a
detail rich masterpiece. Gotta' love those Swedish jets!!!
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Thomas Meyer
is here with his first article on ARC and what a fantastic diorama
it is. This is an 1/48 Italeri Arado Ar 196A
off the Bismark complete with amazingly well done water.....I can
almost feel the cold of the North Atlantic water. I hope
Thomas becomes a regular visitor to the ARC homepage with more
of his stunning models. Welcome to ARC Thomas!!!
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Paolo De Sanctis
has done a wonderful
job on his 1/72 Italeri P.51A Mustang. This is an
early American Mustang that served in North Africa during WW2.
Paolo gave it just the right amount of weathering and fading to match
the dry desert climate. This Mustang sports script on the nose
and Old Glory on the tail, which is cool to see.
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Dave Johnson
is here with a product article for the 1/72
Limited Release Hasegawa Heinkel He111Z 'Zwilling' from Hobby
Link Japan.
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I have a product article
for the new 1/48
Fw 190D-9 Exhaust from QuickBoost. |
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Sunday, June 27
2010 |
Djibouti National Day |
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Saturday,
June 26
2010 |
Madagascar Independence Day |
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Friday,
June
25 2010 |
Croatia Independence Day |
Mozambique Independence Day |
Slovenia National Day |
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José Luis Hernández Márquez
starts today with this flawlessly finished 1/48
Eduard F6F-3 Hellcat. José added weathering and great
looking markings to complete this WW2 PTO Hellcat.
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Thanos Mentzelopoulos is
here from Greece with his 1/720 Revell Graf Zeppelin. But
this is not just the Graf Zeppelin carrier, but a complete diorama
of the dock area with buildings and plenty of detail. Wow this
must be quite the spectacular sight to see in person.
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Burt Gustafson joins
us today with his sharp looking 1/72 Hasegawa F-4G Phantom II Wild Weasel.
Burt loaded his Phantom with a full weapons load and drop tanks
as it would have appeared just before one of it's missions.
Very nicely done indeed.
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Eric BADE is here
with an article if you have ever struggled with Luftwaffe camo
schemes. This is Eric's 1/72 Revell Messerschmidt Me 109K-4
with plenty of aftermarket goodies, but it is the painting and
weathering that really are the focal point of this late war
fighter. Read his article to learn how he did this wonderful
paint and weathering job.
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Dave Johnson
is here with a product article of the 1/32
Limited Release Hasegawa P-40 Kittyhawk Mk.I/Mk.III from Hobby
Link Japan.
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I have a product article
for the new 1/48
AC-47 Vietnam Gunship Ammunition Boxes from QuickBoost. |
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Thursday,
June 24
2010 |
Order of Malta - St. John's Day |
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Carmel J. Attard
is here from Malta on this special day with a truly rare
model. This is his 1/72 Airfix Fokker F-27 Friendship that
has been expertly reworked in many area to produced a F-27 Friendship
used by Ansett Airlines. I am amazed at the extra work Carmel
did to this little airliner.....his article is a gold mine for
anyone interested in building this kit.
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Leszek Szopieray
joins us from Poland with this beautifully detailed 1/72 Bilek Su-22M4.
This Su-22M4 has plenty of extra detail and wears the Polish Air
force markings. This Su-22M4 has so much added detail and that
is what makes this model stand out and look so impressive. I
love it.
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Busolini Massimo
joins us from sunny warm Italy with his 1/48 Tamiya P-47 Thunderbolt.
This is a post war Italian Air Force P-47 which has been given a
very realistic bare metal finish complete with a peeling anti-glare
panel. Busolini got his P-47 looking just perfect.......seeing
Italian aircraft.
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Michael Presley
joins us today with a SEA Hun in the markings for the New Mexico
ANG during it's time in Vietnam. This is the 1/48 Trumpeter F-100C
built with much attention to detail. Michael used
aftermarket goodies, some scratchbuilding and info from actual Hun
drivers to get his F-100 as accurate as possible. His article
is a very informative read and include history and actual comments
from former F-100 pilots.
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Nick Moore
is here with a product article of the 1/72
Azur F-91 from Hobby
Link Japan.
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I have a product article
for the new 1/48
C-47 Dakota wheels & paint masks
from Aires.
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I have a product article
for the new 1/48
J-35S Draken DK-215 "Last Flight" decal sheet by
Maestro Models Conversions and available from
Rebell
Hobby.
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Wednesday,
June 23
2010 |
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Luxembourg
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Official
Birthday of H.R.H. the Grand Duke Jean |
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Anton Meso
gets things started today with his exceptional 1/48 Hasegawa AH-64 D Apache Longbow.
Anton added a resin engine with photoetch from Eduard and then
added further scratchbuilt detailing to get the engine plumbing
looking just right. His Apache does capture the look of the
real aircraft perfectly.
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Hal Marshman, Sr
is here with his first model for 2010 and what a beauty it
is. This is Hal's 1/48
Tamiya F4U-1 Corsair complete with engine wiring aftermarket
items from Ultra Cast and MV lenses. Hal paid special
attention to getting that PTO faded look and he did that perfectly
when he came to the painting and weathering. This is one very
sharp looking USMC Corsair.
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Stefan Gabriel
has been very busy creating his outstanding 1/48 Revell Republic F-105B.
This model started off as a F-105F and was converted to a
F-105B by doing quite a few modifications including
scratchbuilding a new nose. Stefan also spent many hours
rescribing the panel lines....which is a difficult task if you
choose to give your model a multi-shaded bare metal finish as
Stefan did. Absolutely amazing work.
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Serge Dompierre
joins us today with his beautifully finished 1/48 Dragon FW TA 152 H-1.
Serge gave his TA 152 a flawlessly applied camo scheme along
with careful weathering. I really do like the look of this TA
152.
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Dave Johnson
is here with a product article for the 1/48
Limited Release
Hasegawa Mitsubishi A6M2b Zero Fighter Type 21 ‘Super Ace’ with
Figure from Hobby
Link Japan.
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I have a product article
for the new 1/48
Yak-1 Flaps
from QuickBoost.
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Tuesday,
June 22
2010 |
Russia - The Invasion of Russia |
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Hot
Babe of the Week!
photos from Twobobs this week is an insanely sick
Viper from the
Italian AF. A Block 15 ADF with one of the wickedest schemes you'll
ever find! Courtesy of Paolo Maglio, this jet is in work as I type
this for a release soon after the IPMS National Convention! Paolo
provided us with a DVD full of photos, paint color markings and
digital files of the original artwork that was used to come up with
the pattern. Great stuff! Bob
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David
Waples put a huge amount of effort into improving his
1/72 Italeri EB-66 E-DL Destroyer. David added
plenty of scratchbuilt cockpit detailing as well as Mike Grant
instruments and some enhancements to other areas of his
Destroyer before freehand airbrushing the camo with much skill
and success and displaying it on a very attractive display
base. This whole project came together perfectly. |
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Gabriel Stern
is here with another of his wondrous Scratchbuilt masterpieces
from early aviation. This is his scratchbuilt 1/72 Dayton-Wright racer - 1920.
Gabriel details the process to make this fantastic little
racer......the lack of forward windows would cause me concern if I
was the pilot. This plane from the 1920's does have some very
interesting innovations that you'll read about in the article.
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Don Bryans
is here with his big, bold and beautiful 1/72 Revell Boeing B-52D.
Don built his BUFF over a period of 9 months and I must say the
finished model shows Don's high degree of care and attention
throughout. The finished camo looks just right. This is
one impressive model of this Cold War bomber.
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Greg Goheen
is here with something truly rare and exceptional. This is
his 1/48 Junkers Ju 88V-6 Prototype that he was able to
complete with the help of the MDC resin conversion kit. Greg
did quite a bit of work to replicate the details from photos to make
his early Ju 88 as accurate as possible. His efforts were
rewarded with a flawless replica of this rare prototype.
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Nick Moore
is here with a product
article for the 1/48
Tamiya WWII Navy Pilots w/"Moto-Tug" kit from Hobby
Link Japan.
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Here
is a product article for the new 1/48
F-22A Raptor wheel bays
from Aires.
These are stunning and LOADED with detail.
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Monday,
June 21 2010 |
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This
weeks Twobobs
Newsletter is up. Bob has a special surprise for
you.....he is releasing the "Candy cane Eagles". Bob
is releasing the red and white striped version as well as the
black and white stripes version. These will debut at
the IPMS National Convention in Phoenix. Bob is also
producing the sheet for the IPMS Nats....but you'll have to
attend the Nats to get one of those. |
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Tolga ULGUR
has done an exceptional job on his 1/48 ACADEMY / DACO Spitfire FR.14e.
Tolga used the resin nose from Daco to correct the shape of the
Academy nose. Then he dressed up his Spitfire with aftermarket
goodies from Eduard and Ultracast before giving his Spitfire a
stunning weathering job for a Spitfire from the spring of 1945 in
Germany.
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Michel Deslions
is here with his 1/48 Hasegawa Sea King finished off as
the exact chopper that flew the body Michael Jackson. I am
impressed Michel was able to collect enough information to complete
this model in these markings. The finished model did come out
look excellent.
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Moises Ballester
is here to make all your Phantom fans smile. This is a
beautifully finished 1/32 Tamiya F-4C wearing Spanish
markings and a full weathering job over a most attractive camo
scheme. Everything look just perfect.
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José Luis Hernández Márquez
joins us today with his outstanding looking
1/72 Revell Avro Lancaster Mk.I. José
dressed up the cockpit with some added detail from Eduard photo etch
and then finished his bomber as an RAF machine with a huge amount of
mission markings and noseart.
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Dave Johnson
is here with a product article
for the new 1/48
Limited Release
Hasegawa Kawasaki Ki-45Kai Hei/Tei Toryu (Nick) ‘Mainland
Defense’ from Hobby
Link Japan.
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I have a product article
for the new 1/48
P-47 Thunderbolt Intercooler Exhaust
from
QuickBoost.
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Friday,
June 18 2010 |
I'm pleased to say I
have my new computer and it is running very well.
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LuckyModel.com
is having their 7th anniversary sale. Save
Big on selected models and accessories. More than 1000
items from hot brands on sale. While stock lasts.
List to be updated weekly. All the details can be found
in their 7th
Anniversary Sale Newsletter.
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Ed Kinney
starts today with an amazing diorama. This is his 1/48 Kinetic E2-C Hawkeye
built mostly out of the box with the wings folded and residing
on a carrier deck with crew members around the aircraft taking
care of business. This is quite the well done diorama that
shows Ed's high level of skill and attention to detail.
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Constantin
has made everything look perfect on the 1/48 Trumpeter F-100C.
Seatbelts were added to dress up the cockpit before the model
was given an exceptionally nice painting and weathering job.
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Sertac Bayar
has dropped by today with his award winning 1/48 Minicraft T-41D Mescalero.
Sertac has a good opinion of this Minicraft kit and I must say
his finished model captures the look of the T-41 very well. It
is also good to see it in Turkish markings.
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Kees Kuyper
is here today with his Zero Artwork. Sit back and
enjoy......it is quite the painting. I enjoyed seeing it very
much.
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I have a product article
for the new 1/72
A-1 Skyraider Gun Barrels and Pitot Tube
from QuickBoost.
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I have a product article
for the new 1/72
SAAB 37 Viggen main and nose wheels
from Rebell
Hobby.
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Thursday,
June 17 2010 |
Iceland Anniversary of the Establishment of the Republic |
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No update
today. My new computer is not quite
ready.....I'm hoping to pick it up later today.
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Wednesday,
June 16 2010 |
No update
today. The mother board on my main ARC
computer is acting up and it turns out most to the hardware in my
computer is almost shot. So I took the computer to the shop
for a major gutting and upgrading to all new hardware.
I'm hoping to have
my computer back and ready to do an update on Thursday.
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Tuesday,
June 15 2010 |
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Rafi Ben-Shahar
has out done himself today. This is his 1/48 Hasegawa RF-4E Hellenic
AF
with amazing panel line shading a great looking camo and fantastic
artwork markings. This Greek Phantom is a treat to behold.
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Floyd S. Werner, Jr.
is here with his exceptionally well done 1
/32
Hasegawa Bf-109G-14/AS. Floyd dressed up his 109 with some
aftermarket goodies and then made it shine with his skill at
painting an weathering.
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Francone Diego
joins us today with his excellent looking 1/72 Italeri YF-12.
I love the look of this jet in it's bare metal finish.........it
shows the lines of this sleek design so well. It's quite the
model and Francone did dress up the cockpit with some
seatbelts. Very nice indeed and built for a friend.
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David Rapasi
is here with his latest. This is his 1/48 Eduard F6F-3
Hellcat
in the markings of a PTO Hellcat complete with the shading and
weathering Dave is world famous for. Gotta' love that.
I'd love to be a fly on Dave's wall when he does his
weathering........I suspect there's many helpful tips he uses to
weather his models.
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Dave
Johnson is here with a product article for the
1/144
Star Wars Millennium Falcon by Fine
Molds and available from Hobby
Link Japan. |
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I have a product article
for the new 1/72
A-3 Skywarrior speed brakes from Aires.
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Monday,
June 14 2010 |
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Aldo
Flores is here with his first article on ARC. This is here
beautifully finished 1/48 Choroszy Models Polish PZL Iskra made
from a resin kit with air brushed noseart. Amazing work.
Welcome to ARC Aldo!!! It's a treat to see your model on ARC.
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Luc
Janssen
has done an truly impressive job detailing and scratchbuilding to
create his 1/32 Trumpeter TBM Avenger - Fire bomber. Luc
added fine details to all the critical areas of his Avenger
Firebomber and also scratchbuilt the fire retardant tank for the
bomb bay. I really like the look of this firebomber.
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Serge
Dompierre
has done a great job
building and finishing his 1/48 Hasegawa CF-104. Serge
finished his Starfighter in Canadian markings for a jet based at
Baden-Soellingen Germany in 1982. Serge added perfect weathering
to complete his CF-104.
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KNES
Armin
joins us today with another of his Soviet collection. This is
his 1/48 Angler YaK-9DD
finished with some modifications to improve the detailing before
giving it a good looking camo scheme. I'm always impressed by
the different Russian aircraft Armin builds and displays on
ARC.
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I have a product article for the new 1/48
F6F-3 Hellcat Engine
from QuickBoost.
The detailing on this engine is phenomenal. |
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Sunday,
June 13
2010 |
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United
Kingdom - Official Celebration of the |
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Birthday
of H.M. Queen Elizabeth II (1926) |
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Saturday,
June 12
2010 |
Philippines Independence Day |
Russia National Day |
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Raphael L.
Marbella, MD has
done an exceptionally fine job on his 1/144 Sweet A6M2b
Zero. Raphael dressed up the cockpit with scratchbuilt
detailing to bring this tiny and colorful little fighter to
life. This particular fighter operated in the Philippines
during WW2. |
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Tony Feredo
is here for the Philippines Independence Day with his beautifully
finished and weathered 1/48 Tamiya J1N1-S Gekko Type 11.
Tony has a passion for aircraft that flew in his home country
and today Tony has some very interesting info about his Gekko.
Enjoy his article and photos. |
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Thursday, June 10
2010 |
Portugal National Day |
Former Yugoslavian Republic of Macedonia Army Day |
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No
update on Friday. I'll be one of the parent volunteers
attending the year end camping trip with my daughter's
class from school. |
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LuckyModel.com
is having their 7th anniversary sale. Save
Big on selected models and accessories. More than 1000
items from hot brands on sale. While stock lasts.
List to be updated weekly. All the details can be found
in their 7th
Anniversary Sale Newsletter.
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Paul Coppin
has created a fantastic 1/48 ICM Mig-3 Diorama. Paul
has been very creative in setting the scene for his very well done
MiG-3. Enjoy the photos and all the diorama detailing. |
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Gabriel Stern
is back again with another of his scratchbuilt wonders. This
is his truly gorgeous Scratch-built
1/72 ARME-2 Montevideo
that is began with carving a wooden block for vac-u-forming the
fuselage. Wow.....Gabriel has endless talent.
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Sakis Georgiadis
is here with his expertly finished 1/72 Hobbyboss A-7H Corsair II.
This Corsair II has an Aires cockpit as well as parts by Eduard to
give it plenty of detail. The panel lines were pre-shaded to
help the weathering and then it was given a full weapons load
before being finished in a very attractive Greek camo scheme.
Beautiful work indeed. |
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David Walker
joins us today with one of the most famous Mustangs from WW2.
This is David's very attractive 1/48 Hasegawa P-51D Mustang
in the markings for 'Cripes A’Mighty 3rd'. David used
parts from Eduard and Ultracast to add further detail before
finishing off his Mustang with decals from Eagle Cals Decal.
David's finished model is a treat to behold.....enjoy the photos.
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I have a product article
for the new 1/48 F-16C/N Aggressor cockpit set from Aires.
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Wednesday,
June 9 2010 |
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Florin "SCORPIO" Silaghi
gets things started today with his two exceptionally well done
1/32 Revell and Hasegawa Stuka's. Florin added plenty of
extra detail to his big Stukas using plenty of different aftermarket
sets and he even rescribed the Revell Stuka. The Ju-87 has
always been an impressive kit, but to see both of this beautiful
Stukas side by side my be a very enjoyable sight.
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Toniosky
has done an outstanding
job building and finishing his 1/48 Tamiya
Supermarine Spitfire Mk XIVe. This
baremetal Spitfire was built mostly out of the box with excellent
results and represents a Canadian Spitfire that attended the
Cleveland National Air Races of 1949. Very nicely done indeed. |
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Victor De Jesus
joins us today with his first article on ARC. This is his
very attractive 1/48 Academy EF-111A Raven in a camo scheme
that was airbrushed freehand with excellent results. Victor
built his F-111 out of the box and I must say I was very impressed
by the painting in the cockpit .....it looks excellent.
Welcome to ARC Victor, I look forward to seeing more of your models
on ARC in the future. |
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Lyle Brown
is here with his artwork of the Laird Super
Solution. I always enjoy seeing Lyle's latest work.
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I have a product article
for the new 1/72 Bf 109E Flaps from QuickBoost. |
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Tuesday,
June 8 2010 |
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Here's
the latest Hot
Babe of the Week!
photos from Twobobs.
These photos are courtesy of a Hot Babe regular,
Wally Van Winkle. As always, excellent photos to assist you with
your modeling project.
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Ed Kinney
has done an extraordinary job on the 1/32 Squadron/Czech Model P-80 “Shooting Star".
This is a challenging multi-media kit, but Ed worked his way through
that and finished up with a truly eye catching P-80 “Shooting
Star". This model must be a treat to see in real
life.
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Jinoo Koo
is back today with another of his great looking models. This
is his 1/48 Academy
Lavochikin La-7
completed with noseart and weahtering and displayed in a very
attractive diorama setting from WW2. The diorama really sets
the scene perfectly for this Russian fighter.
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J B Wolstenholme
is a well respected modeller here on ARC and today he has out
done himself. This is his 1/32 Echelon Lightning F.6, which
is a vac-form kit. John worked his way through his big Lightning
using some aftermarket detail items and then either heavily modifying or scratch
building much of the detail. Sit back and enjoy the
photos......this is amazing. |
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Bob Bartolacci
is here with his good looking 1/72 Italeri AC-119. Bob
built this one out of the box with some noseart to jazz it up.
A sharp looking model of this classic aircraft.
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I have a product article
for the new 1/72 Bf 109E/F
wheels and paint masks from Aires.
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I have a product article
for the new 1/72 SAAB Safir Vacform canopies by Maestro Models
Conversions and available from Rebell
Hobby. |
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Monday,
June 7
2010 |
Yorktown sunk - US Carrier Yorktown sunk (1942) |
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This
weeks Twobobs
Newsletter is up. Bob has the instruction sheets for
6 different F-5 Gomers aggressor decal sheets. Wow
I LOVE these new sheets!!!
Wow
I LOVE these new sheets!!!
Wow
I LOVE these new sheets!!!
Plus Bob has
posted the instruction sheet for the 1/48 AIM-9/AIM-120 markings
decal sheet as well as the 1/32 Air To Air Missile Markings
decal sheet. Way
to go BOB!!! |
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Wael Fahmy
is here with today's first model and what a model it is.
This 1/48 Heller Rafale A is done up as the Rafale Prototype
with plenty of scratchbuilt detailing and displayed in a diorama
base as the [lane would have appeared at an airshow.
Beautifully done. |
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David Rapasi
has captured the look of a war weary SBD-2 perfectly with his
1/48
Accurate Miniatures SBD-2 Dauntless. Wow
I love the way Dave weathers his models......this one look more
realistic than the real aircraft probably looked......if that makes
any sense...beautiful work.
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Shawn "phantom" Weiler
is here with something very special today. This is his
beautifully done 1/32 Kinetic Sabre Mk6 finished off in the
excellent decals from Leading Edge decals. I have this decal
sheet and it is a treat to behold.....beautiful done and well worth
buying if you like the F-86 in Canadian markings.
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Gokhan Eren
has done a
marvelous job building and finishing his 1/48 Tamiya FW-190 A3.
This FW-190 is finished in Turkish markings and displayed on a
very well done grass field display base. |
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I have a product article
for the new 1/48
Nakajima Ki43-II Late Exhaust - Type A from QuickBoost. |
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June 6
2010 |
Sweden National Day |
D-Day
- Allied Landings in France in 1944 |
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June 5
2010 |
Denmark Constitutional Day |
Seychelles Liberation Day |
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Friday,
June 4
2010 |
Battle of Midway (1942) |
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LuckyModel.com
is having their 7th anniversary sale. Save
Big in
selected models and accessories. More
than 1000 items
from hot brands on sale. More
than 1000 items
from hot brands on sale. More
than 1000 items
from hot brands on sale. While
stock lasts. List to be updated weekly. All the
details can be found in their 7th
Anniversary Sale Newsletter.
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Raúl Corral
joins us with excellent looking 1/72 Revell Eurofighter
Typhoon in the markings of the Spanish Air Force. Raúl
gave it a full weapons load and flawless weathering to complete the
look of his Typhoon. It's a treat to see this Typhoon.
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Tim Cvetic
has done a
marvelous job building and finishing his 1/72 Matchbox F6F-3 Hellcat.
Tim built this one at his cottage with excellent results.
Nice one Tim.
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Serge Dompierre
has done a fabulous job on
the bare metal finish on his 1/48 Promodeler F-84G Thunderjet.
Serge finished his Thunderjet in the markings for a jet in Operation
Longstride in August 1953.
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Carmel J Attard
is here with something you won't see very often. This is
his 1/72 Pavla Kyushu Q1W1 LORNA. Carmel tells the full
history of this radar equipped aircraft and then goes into the full
story of building this cool looking model. It wasn't the
easiest model, but that never slows down Carmel.
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I have a product article
for the new 1/48
F-15E Strike Eagle Horizontal Stabilizers
from QuickBoost.
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Thursday,
June 3 2010 |
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begins today with another wonderful model he recently added to his
Russian aircraft collection. This is his 1/48 ICM LaGG-3 series
11
with dropped flaps and a new instrument panel to dress up the
cockpit. I always enjoy seeing Armin's latest model on ARC.
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Florin "Scorpio" Silaghi
joins us today with a beautifully finished
1/32 Trumpeter Me 262 A-1. The Me-262 is one of my
favourite jets and this one by Florin looks perfect in every way.
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Burt Gustafson
has dropped by with his sharp looking
1/48 Hasegawa P-38J Lightning.
Burt went with 8th Air Force
using aftermarket decals on his great looking P-38. Beautiful
work Burt.
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Jason Cooper
joins us with his recently completed 1/48 Tamiya F117 Stealth Fighter.
Jason added scratchbuilt detailing to the landing gear and a
Quickboost resin ejection seat to dress up the cockpit before giving
his Nighthawk a shaded black finish. Jason has captured the
look of the F-1117 perfectly.
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I have a product article
for the new 1/48
F-105D Thunderchief cockpit set
from Aires.
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I have a product article
for the new 1/72
SAAB 105 Sk60 Vacform canopies from Rebell
Hobby.
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Wednesday,
June 2
2010 |
Italy National Day |
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Here's
the latest Hot
Babe of the Week!
photos from Twobobs.
These photos were taken by Paolo
Maglio and include some great looking tail art on an Italian jet. Enjoy!!!
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Artur Oslizlo
has done a huge amount of work building and super detailing his 1/48 Airfix Buccaneer S.2B.
This is an older kit with not the best fit, but Artur got it
built and added plenty of aftermarket resin and photo etch to bring
the detail alive with excellent results.
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Gabriel Stern
is here with something a bit different today. This is his Scratch-built 1/72 Kawanishi K-2
racer,
which is a Japanese racing plane from the early 1920's.
Gabriel did it up in his usual masterful way.
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Shawn "Phantom" Weiler
has dropped by today with his
1/48 Airfix CT-155 Hawk
that he built for a Trainers
Group Build here on
ARC. Shawn used a resin cockpit tub and then finished it
off with decals from Leading Edge.
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Paolo De Sanctis
has done a
marvelous job detailing and weathering his 1/72 Airfix TBM-3 Avenger.
Paolo put extra effort into his Avenger and you can see it his
photos and read about it in his article. His Avenger came out
looking perfect.
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Dave Johnson
is here with a product article for the Tamiya 1/48 Japanese Navy Komatsu G40 Bulldozer.
This kit is available from Hobby
Link Japan. |
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I have a product article
for the new 1/32
Junkers Ju 87D-5N Night Exhaust - Type C from QuickBoost. |
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Tuesday,
June 1 2010 |
Mexico Navy Day |
Western Samoa Independence Celebration Day |
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This
weeks Twobobs
Newsletter is up. As Monday was Memorial Day.....Bob has
paused in his newsletter to pay respect to that very important
holiday in a very fitting tribute.....as you will see in his
newsletter. Plus he has a ton of images of the
new F-5 Aggressor sheets that are coming soon. |
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Brad Cancian
has done a truly stunning job on his 1/32 Wingnut Wings Albatros
DVa.
Brian has some in-progress photos of the elaborate interior
detailing to show you all the work he put into his WW1
fighter. The rear part of the fuselage is masked and painted
and the wood section of the fuselage is some of the best simulated
wood painting I've ever seen.
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Kevin Payne
has been busy doing a stellar job on his 1/72 Rareplanes De havilland Devon.
Kevin tells about the real aircraft in his article. The
finished model really does look exceptional.
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David Rapasi has done
his usual
marvelous job building and weathering his 1/48 Tamiya FG-1A Corsair.
David explains the special qualities of the Goodyaer FG-1A Corsair.
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Gonzalo D. Mendoza
drops by today with his flawless looking 1/48 Hobbyboss A-10.
Gonzalo added scratchbuilt as well as aftermarket detail to his A-10
before finishing it off with Two
Bobs Shark Bait decals and a FULL weapons load.
Beautiful work Gonzalo.
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I have a product article
for the new 1/32
MiG-29 APU-60 Missile Pylons from Zactomodels.
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I have a product article
for the new 1/72
SBD Dauntless wheel & paint masks
from Aires.
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I have a product article
for the new 1/72
Boeing P-26 Peashooter U.S.A.A.C. Pt 4 in Gold decal sheet from
Starfighter
Decals
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