Friday,
Aug 31
2012 |
Malaysia National Day |
Trinidad and Tobago National Day |
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I am very impressed
by the size of today's Malaysian Day update....you guys are amazing.
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S K Loh
get this special Malaysian update started with his 1/144 Dragon MIG29N Fulcrum.
This MiG-29 has some scratchbuilt parts and custom amde
decals.....looking at the photos...it is hard to believe this is
1/144.....the detail is amazing.
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Fabio Bongiorno
has done a fantastic job weathering and detailing his 1/48 Hasegawa TF-104G.
This is an Italian Starfighter as it would have appeared at the
end of it's service life. |
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Raja Jamil Ariffin
is here with the first of his many models honoring this
holiday. This is his 1/48 Italeri Bell-47 in Royal Malaysian
Air Force markings. I love the light colored paint scheme. |
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Aidy
Abdullah got everything look excellent on his 1/72 Italeri
MiG-29N. Aidy used a variety of aftermarket items and
scratchbuilt details to improve the detail of his MiG-29. It's
a great looking model. |
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Brian “Mr B” Param
is here with a very cool looking 1/32 Revell MirageIIIO.
This Mirage is finished in Aussie markings for a jet stationed in
Malaysia. Beautiful work Brian. |
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Aidy Abdullah
had a somewhat challenging time building the
1/72 Special Hobby D.H. Hornet F.Mk4. Aidy finished his
Hornet as a CO's aircraft and I must say I love the look his
finished Hornet...very nice indeed.
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Raja Jamil Ariffin
did quite a bit of work to create his 1/48 FREM Aermacchi MB-339AM.
Some of the markings on this jet are custom painted. |
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Aidy Abdullah
is here with his second 1/72 Italeri MiG-29N for this
special update. This MiG-29 is sporting a very attractive
gray/green camo scheme along with added scratchbuilt details. |
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Thomas Ng
is a regular on ARC and always involved in the Malaysian update and
I'm pleased to see him here this year. This is his wonderfully
weathered 1/72 Airfix Brewster Buffalo.
Thomas tell the story behind these Buffalos during WW2 in his
article.
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Brian “Mr B” Param
is not one to ever miss this special update and I'm pleased to
see him include more than one of his models this year. This is
Brian's 1/32 Trumpeter A-4PTM in all it's glory.....it
doesn't get much better then this.. |
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Raja Jamil Ariffin
did quite a bit of scratchbuilding to create his 1/48 Premier Hawk converted to BAe Hawk Mk 107.
Plus he rescribed all the panel lines after filling them in wiht
crazy glue to get much thinner panel lines. Wow plenty of work
but the finished model look superb. |
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Raja Jamil Ariffin
is here with his award winning 1/48 Hasegawa Sea King converted to Nuri S-61N.
This particular model had a huge amount of scratchbuilt
detailing including the interior and the engine. The doors are
open to show off all that wonderful interior detail. |
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Raja
Jamil Ariffin is here with his sharp looking 1/48 Hasegawa
Skyhawk converted to A-4PTM. Raja finished it in RMAF
markings complete with an attractive multi-shaded green camo. |
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Raja Jamil Ariffin
has been busy getting everything looking perfect on his
1/48 Monogram F-5E Tiger II converted to RF-5E Tiger Eye. Raja
really did a first class job on his RF-5E Tigereye reconnaissance
aircraft. |
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Nazaruddin Hashim
is here with his 1/48 Fujimi Alouette III in RMAF
markings and added cabin and engine detail. I'm pleased to see
Nazaruddinhas the doors open to show off that wonderful interior
detail. |
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Raja Jamil Ariffin
has been busy on his 1/48 Belcher Bit’s Snowbird Kit Converted to CL-41G
Tebuan.
This was not an easy project but Raja added plenty of
scratchbuilt details and ended up with a stunning example of the
Tebuan in 1/48 scale |
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Nazaruddin Hashim
is here with his big and very impressive 1/32 Revell Mig-29N Conversion.
Nazaruddin
used goodies from Zactomodels
and other companies to complete this
masterpiece. |
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Raja Jamil Ariffin
rescribed the panel lines on his 1/32 Hasegawa F-5E before
adding plenty of cockpit detail. What a beauty this F-5 is. |
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Thursday,
Aug 30
2012 |
Turkish Victory Day |
Kyrgyz Republic National Day |
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Ayhan
Toplu is here to mark the
Turkish Victory Day holiday with his 1/48 Hasegawa
P40E. Ayhan
finished his P-40 in desert camo, Turkish markings and a careful
amount of weathering and paint chipping. |
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Ayhan
Toplu also is here with his 1/48 Hasegawa TF-104G. Ayhan
finished his 2 seat Starfighter in Turkish Air Force markings, |
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Ayhan Toplu
is here with one of the Spitfires used by the Turkish Air
Force. This is his 1/48 Hasegawa Spitfire MK.IXe with the pilots door open to show off the cockpit detail. |
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Ayhan
Toplu also joins us today with his single seat 1/48 Hasegawa
F-104G. This Starfighter is finished in a lighter camo
scheme complete with full weathering. |
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Zoltan
Pocza is here with a product
article for the A-10A
Thunderbolt II 103rd FW, 118th FS Flying Yankees, CT/79-084 / 2006
print from Deployment
Productions.
20%
off of any products for every ACTIVE, registered ARC community
members!
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
Su-27 Canopy kit from Zactomodels.
This set is designed for the big Trumpeter Su-27 Flanker.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
FAB-250M54 Soviet Bombs from
Aerobonus.
These are a cluster bomb that was used by the Su-22, Su-25,
Su-37, Tu-22M and MiG-21. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/144
A-6E Colorful Intruders decal sheet from Starfighter
Decals.
This new silkscreened decal sheet includes markings for 3 different
A-6E Intruders with VA-35 Panthers, VA-65 Tigers and VA-36
Roadrunners.
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Wednesday,
Aug 29
2012 |
Slovakia National Day |
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Shawn "phantom" Weiler
is here with his 1/48 Hasegawa F-4B Phantom #154. Yup...this
is his 154th Phantom to appear on ARC. Shawn built this one
for a Group build here on ARC and if you look carefully you'll
notice his USCA F-4 has British markings on the tail. Read his
article for the full and amusing story. Cool looking Phantom
Shawn.
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Scott Millican
joins us with his wonderfully weathered 1/48 Hasegawa A6M3 Type 22 Zero.
Scott explains the whole process he went through to complete the
chipped paint and weathered look on his Zero...and after reading his
article.....I must say I am very impressed.
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Kees Kuyper
is here with the latest aircraft for the NEtherlands Space
Agency......this the
NESA Airbus. This Airbus Guppy is used to transport the
rocket parts to the launch site.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
B-25 Mitchell Propellers from QuickBoost.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
F/A-18F Black Aces 2008-2009 markings from Hobby
Decal.
This decal sheet includes dry transfer stencils and regular decal
markings for the 1/72 F/A-18F Black Aces 2008-2009. This decal
set gives you the choice of 5 different F/A-18F with the Black
Aces from 2008-2009. The paint schemes vary from a hi-viz CAG
jet to a lo-viz Commander's jet as well as 4 lo-viz line jets.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
AIM 9 L/M/N Seeker Head Covers with RBF Flags - Early from
Aerobonus.
This latest release features 6 resin 1/48 AIM 9 L/M/N Seeker Head
Covers with RBF Flags - Early. You also get a wire to hold the
RBF flag onto the seeker head cover.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
F-100 Super Sabre - Pitot Tube from Master.
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Tuesday,
Aug 28
2012 |
Polish (Military) Aviation Day |
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Artur Oslizlo Arkadz72
is here top mark the Polish (Military) Aviation Day with his 1/32 Trumpeter MiG-23MF.
Artur used an Aires cockpit, exhaust nozzle and wheel bays and
Quicjboost air scopes and then finished that flawless MiG-23 in
Polish markings
complete with weathering and a weapons load.
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Stanislav
Lelko
has done a wonderful job weathering his 1/48 Revell PBY-5A
(OA-10A) Catalina.
This is a USN aircraft that operated in the Atlantic during WW2 and
I was quite impressed with the weathering job done on this Catalina.
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Alfonso
Barajas
is here with photos from the recent 2nd Annual Contest IPMS/ARME
2012. This was a very successful show with a very high
quality of models from aircraft to armor to automotive and even
ships, figures and a Gundam. It looks like this show had
something for everyone.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
MHU-191/M Munition Transporter from Aerobonus.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
CF-105 Arrow Mk1 decal sheet
from
WINTERVALLEY.
This new decal sheet provides markings and stencils for one of 5
Avro CF-105 Arrow Mk1's in 1/72 scale. The set includes correctly
sided Canadian Red Ensign flags and the additional walkway markings
found on RL-203.
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Monday, Aug 27
2012 |
Moldova National Day |
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ARC
Auto was
updated today - - - - - - ARC
Armor was
updated today - drop by and check them out.
Show everyone your models on these sites. |
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Neil Armstrong passed
away over thw eekend from Complictions from heart surgery.
Todays memorial update is dedicated to him.
One small step for (a) man, one giant leap
for mankind. Dance
among the stars Neil.
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Stephen from Scaledown
starts off this special update with his 1/1 Neil Armstrong.
This is a full size replica of Neil Armstrong's Apollo 11 Space suit
now on display at the Sir Thomas Brisbane Planetarium. Built by
Stephen Thrum and Greg Tuckwell over a period of 10 weeks.
This is what you call 1/1 scale modeling. |
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Pete Malaguti is
here with his 1/48 Revell Monogram Apollo 15 Lunar Module. Pete
did many mods to this kit and then scratchbuilt a lunar rover to
compliment his Lunar Lander. I still clearly remember the lunar
rover used by the Apollo missions. |
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Grant Matthews has
gone to great lengths scratchbuilding details on his 1/72 Airfix Lunar Lander.
He found a very solution to sourcing the Gold Foil for this
project. The model and photos are exceptional. |
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Neil Medcalf joins
us with his 1/72 Airfix Apollo 11 LM. Neil talks about
his model and how he built the awesome base for it. He also
talks about the Apollo mission itself. |
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Pete Malaguti
heavily reworked the 1/72 Airfix Lunar Module to make it
much more accurate. He details these changes in his article with
text and photos to help you see what changes he made and where he
added the detailing. It's amazing how detailed you can make this
tiny Airfix kit. |
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Vince Lucente
joins us with his 1/48 Monogram Grumman Lunar Module just
before it touched down on the lunar surface. Vince reworked his
model and found an excellent source for the gold mylar that was used
on the Lunar Module. Very nicely done indeed. |
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Agnieszka Kus is
here with the second model she ever built. she is quite the
skilled modeller and it is a treat to see her 1/72 Airfix Apollo 11 LEM.
I really enjoyed seeing her LEM. |
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Pete Malaguti is
here with his spectacular 1/48 Lunar Module cutaway. Pete
did a massive amount of scratchbuilding and by the time he was done
only 15% of the original kit remained. You'll enjoy seeing the inner
workings of his Lunar Module. |
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There is no daily
joke today or product articles out of respect for Neil Armstrong.
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Saturday, Aug 25
2012 |
Uruguay Independence Day |
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Friday,
Aug 24
2012 |
Ukraine National Day |
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Sinang Aribowo
starts today with his stunning 1/48 Hasegawa Spitfire
Mk.IX. Sinang painted the larger markings with custom made
masks and custom designed and printed the smaller markings.
What an awesome Spitfire......complete with perfect paint chipping
and weathering.
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Lukasz Studniarz
is a master modeller when it comes to painting and weathering and
his
1/48 HobbyBoss Yak-38 Forger A
shows this. I really enjoyed seeing the post shading on this
Yak-38
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Paul Coppin
is here with his very nicely done
1/48 Italeri SBD-5 Dauntless.
Paul built this one out of the box and dressed it up by using some
of the options in the kit such as a poseable canopy and dropped
flaps.
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Here's a
product article for the 1/48
Messerschmitt Me.262 A-1a/Jabo, A-2a decal sheet from
Authentic
Decals.
This decal sheet includes markings for 10 different 1/48 Me-262's
from WW2.
This decal
sheet is available directly from Sprue
Brothers Models
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
R-73 (AA-11 Archer) Air-to-Air missile from Aerobonus.
This type of missile was used on the Su-24, Su-25, Su-27, MiG-23,
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Thursday,
Aug
23 2012 |
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Shawn "phantom" Weiler
built his attractive
1/48 Hasegawa RF-4E, Phantom #153
in blue camo for the Iran/Iraq Group build here on ARC. Shawn
built it OOB with the exception of Hi Decals for the Iranian
markings.
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Douglas Conrady
has built a very special custom
1/48 Testors O-2A Skymaster. Douglas built this as a
present for the owner of this actual aircraft and because it is a
model of an actual aircraft, Douglas had to get an endless number of
details corrected including building a whole interior. He
tells how he built the model and the base in his article.
Please note this particular 1/1 aircraft is the last one built of
it's type.
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Waldemar Pupar
is here with his
1/72 Revell Arado Ar (E) 555
wearing a very complicated and exciting looking camo scheme.
I'm very impressed how well this camo scheme looks and it looks like
something the Luftwaffe would paint on this aircraft.
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Here's a product article
for the A-10A
Thunderbolt II 103rd FW, 118th FS Flying Yankees, CT/79-084 / 2006
print from Deployment
Productions.
20%
off of any products for every ACTIVE, registered ARC community
members!
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
Supermarine Scimitar F.1 model kit from Czech
Master Resin - CMR Models.
This model kit includes markings for 8 different aircraft. |
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Wednesday, Aug 22 2012 |
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Sam "Samurai" Acosta
did an awesome job building his
1/48 Italeri Arctic Raptor. Sam dressed up the cockpit
with some pre-painted photo etch from Eduard and finished off this
eye catching "what if" Raptor in a very cool camo scheme
complete with Twobobs decals.
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Phillip
Steele
is here with a very nifty little bi-plane float plane racer.
This is his 1/72 Hasegawa He51B-2 with added cockpit
detailing and and a pilot figure. Phillip also reposition the
flight control surfaces before giving his bi-plane a flawless
rigging job. This is one very cool looking floatplane.
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Mark L. Rossmann
is here with photos from a recent airshow he attended.
It was the
AirExpo 2012 Flying Cloud, Eden Prairie Mn. and there was
quite the selection of classic warbirds in attendance along
with some very interesting personalities. Read Mark's article
for the full story and enjoy the war bird photos..
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48 P-47 Thunderbolt Hamilton Propeller with Tool
from QuickBoost.
This detail set is
available directly from Sprue
Brothers Models
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Yak-38 Forger cockpit set from Aires.
This
set is designed for the for Hobby boss kit.
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Tuesday,
Aug 21 2012 |
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Vladimir Bilbija
has done a wonderful job on his
1/72 Revell F-104 C. Vladimir added an Eduard
cockpit set as well as scratchbuilt detailing to the important areas
of his model before giving it a flawless looking camo finish
that appears to have just the right amount of fading.
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Artur Oslizlo
is here with his very attractive desert camo
1/48 Eduard Bf 108B Taifun.
Artur added the Eduard Profipack set to dress up the detail and then
gave his Bf-108 one of those classic desert camo schemes that
blended so well with the sparse desert vegetation.
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Michael Jack
has done a truly fantastic job adding plenty of interior and
exterior detail to his
1/32 Revell Command Space Module Apollo 15 Endeavour Deep Space EVA.
Michael posed his model as it would appear during an EVA
with the hatches open and he added extra detail to his model to give
it full realism. His high attention to detail can be enjoyed
in all his photos. This is one very cool display.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
MiG-29 Exhausts from Zactomodels. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
F-100 Super Sabre speed brake – late version from Aires.
This part is designed to fit the
Trumpeter kit
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
Hawker Hunter - Pitot Tube from Master.
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Monday,
Aug 20
2012 |
Hungary National Day |
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Diamond
is here with his very eye catching 1/48 Hasegawa F-16CG Block 40.
Diamond chose a what if scheme for an Australian Block 40 Viper
and added a full weapons load to make his Aussie F-16 look more
realistic. I love the camo scheme and colours he chose.
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Konley Kelley
joins us today with his stunning article that includes l
P-51D
Mustang in Scale and 3D.
Konley built the P-51D Mustang "Short Fuse" and then did
3D artwork of the same Mustang. Both are very cool to see.
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Gianni Chirico
is here with his beautifully finished 1/72 Esci McDonnell Douglas F-4J Phantom II.
Gianni chose the classic high viz Jolly Rogers markings for his F-4
and finished it all off with a careful amount of weathering and a
full weapons load. It's a wonderful Phantom Gianni.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Fw-190 Dry Transfer Stencils from Hobby
Decal.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Hawker Hurricane wheel bay set from Aires.
These are designed for the Italeri kit. |
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Sunday, Aug 19
2012 |
Dieppe
Raid 1942 |
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Saturday, Aug 18
2012 |
Afghanistan Independence Day |
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Friday, Aug 17
2012 |
Gabon Independence Day |
Indonesia Independence Day |
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Sinang Aribowo
is here with his first article on ARC. This is his 1/48 ICM P-51D Mustang
AURI
sporting mostly hand painted markings. I love the look of the
sharks mouth on this Mustang. Welcome to ARC Sinang !!!
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Alex Sidharta
joins us on the Indonesian Independence Day 1/72 Indonesian HU-16B
Albatros. This is the older Monogram kit and with custom
made decals, Alex was able to turn it into quite the stunning
Indonesian Albatros. Flawless work Alex. |
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Sinanng Aribowo
joins us with his very special 1/48 Tamiya P-51D Mustang "Museum" F-361.
Sinanng modified the Tamiya kit to make an exact replica of the
Mustang that appear in the local museum and to complete this Mustang
he used his own custom made markings. Very nicely done. |
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Alex Sidharta
joins us with his awesome looking 1/48 Testors Indonesian OV-10F
Bronco which now resides in a museum. Alex used
resin seats and custom made decals to upgrade this old kit and turn
it into a first class model. |
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Sinang Aribowo
is here with another of his stunning Mustangs. This is his 1/48 Hasegawa P-51D Mustang AURI
F-328 which is completed with a combination of painted markings
and custom made decals. |
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Alex Sidharta
is here with his very exciting looking 1/48 Indonesian A-4E
Skyhawk. Alex tells the secret history of his these A-4
were purchased from Israel and then goes on to explain how he built
this beauty. I love the camo on his Skyhawk. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
F/A-18F Fighting Chackmates VFA-211 decal sheet from
Authentic
Decals. This decal sh4eet
gives you markings for 6 different aircraft including hi-viz and lo-viz
jets with VFA-211 Fighting Chackmates VFA-211.
This detail set is
available directly from Sprue
Brothers Models
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
F-100 Super Sabre Intake Correction kit from Zactomodels.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
de Havilland Vampire T.11 model kit from Czech
Master Resin - CMR Models.
This model kit includes markings for 5 different aircraft
including RAF, Japanese, Austria, Australia and Swiss.
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Thursday, Aug
16 2012 |
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Ulysses Almeida
starts today with his very well done 1/48 ESCI F-5 EM.
Ulysses started with the old ESCI Aggressor kit and then did all
the necessary upgrades to create his modern BVR Brazilian F-5 EM.
The finished model is a beautiful sight to see....excellent work Ulysses.
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Paul Coppin
has done an exceptional weathering job on his 1/48 Tamiya A6M5c Zero.
Paul used a variety of weathering techniques including paint
chipping and I know you're going to enjoy seeing the photos of
Paul's Zero.
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Lucio P.
has put much effort into modifying and detailing his 1/48 Hasegawa F-16I
Sufa. Lucio added a large amount of aftermarket items as
well as some modelling skill to get his Israeli F-16 looking
perfect. His weathering results are fantastic.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
P-47 Thunderbolt Curtiss 13ft
Propeller from QuickBoost..
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Zoltan
Pocza is here with a product article
for the A-10A Thunderbolt II 103rd FW, 118th FS Flying Yankees,
CT/78-621 / 2006 print from
Deployment
Productions.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
F-102 Delta Dagger - Pitot Tube from Master..
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Wednesday,
Aug
15 2012 |
India Independence Day |
Congo National Day |
Republic of Korea National Day |
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To everyone in
India....Happy Independence day .....“Jai Hind”
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Damanbir S. Sekhon
starts off this special Indian Independence Day update with his
flawless looking 1/48 Italeri MiG-21 MF. Damanbir
chose a Squadron Commanders jet for the "Cobras" and he
did a perfect job on the camo using his airbrush. I love the
look of this Indian MiG-21.
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Line Scriber
is here on the
Indian Independence Day with his 1/72 Eastern Express MiG 21 U (T-66) Indian Air Force Dec 1971.
His MiG-21 is wearing a very complicated camo that was done with
the greatest of skill as you will see in the photos. This is
an amazing camo scheme and you can see a photo of the real jet in
his article..
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Leonard
Prakasam is a regular here on ARC and it is a
treat to see his model here on the Indian Independence Day.
This is his 1/72 Hobby Boss Hawker Sea Hawk in
Indian Navy with a subtle weathering job that just
nicely highlights the wonderful panel line detail on his
Sea Hawk. Very nice Leonard...have a great
holiday. |
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Murli
Rajan finishes off this Indian Independence Day
update with his 1/48 Academy MiG-21 BIS.
Murli chose a very attractive camo and finished
his MiG-21 with weathering and custom made decals that
include noseart. Beautiful job as always Murli....
Jai Hind. |
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Tuesday,
Aug 14
2012 |
Pakistan Independence Day |
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Babak Chalangi
has done plenty of work
to create an accurate 1/72 Italeri F-4D Phantom II. This
model started off as an F-4A that was converted into am F-4D with
the IRIAF and it is sporting the attractive desert camo worn by
Iranian aircraft. Very nicely done Babak...I enjoyed seeing it
on ARC.
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Carmel J Attard
dropped by the ARC corporate office in Malta with his impeccable 1/72 Korpo Polikarpov Po-2.
Carmel chose to finish his model as a civil version on skis
which is a very interesting and attractive choice. Further
detail was added using a Pavla Models resin detail set which
included a fully detailed engine.
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Paul Coppin
has done a gorgeous job building and finishing his 1/48 Tamiya F4U-1D With Moto Tug.
Paul added some paint chipping to give his Corsair a more
realistic look and finished it all off by added the Moto Tug.
No doubt about it, this is one great looking Corsair.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
Refuelling Probe Tip from Hobby
Decal.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
F-100C/D Super Sabre wheel bays from Aires.
This
set gives you all 3 landing gear bays and is designed to fit the
Trumpeter kit.
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Shawn
"phantom" Weiler is
here with a product article
for the 1/48
Turkish Air Force F-4E 2020 decal sheet from Caracal
Models.
This sheet gives you three examples including squadrons 111, 132 and
171 Filo. It also gives you complete data, slime lights and walkways
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Monday,
Aug 13 2012 |
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Burt Gustafson
starts off your week with his very attractive 1/72 Hasegawa S-3A Viking.
Burt finished his Viking in the Hi Viz markings for a sub
tracking jet with VS-28 Gamblers. This would make an excellent
addition to any display case.
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Victor De Jesus
has dropped by today with his flawless looking 1/32 Revell P-38L-5-LO Lightning.
Victor used different shades of Model Master bare metal finishes to
get the perfect looking for his Lightning as it appeared in the
final stages of WW2 when it was stationed in the Philippines.
Victor added a weapons load and finished his P-38 in the markings
for a plane named "Wanda".
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Michael "Chewie" Choo
is here with his very attractive "what-if"
1/72 Hobby Boss Rafale C. Michael finished his jet in a
Tiger Meet scheme complete with a full weapons load and drop
tanks in and in-flight pose. The "what-if" scheme
gave Michael the freedom to create a very attractive Tiger Meet
Rafale.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
RF-101B Voodoo - Pitot Tube from Master.
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Saturday, Aug
11 2012 |
Chad Independence Day |
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Friday, Aug
10 2012 |
Ecuador Independence Day |
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Vladimir Bilbija
is here with his excellent looking 1/72 Hobby Boss MiG-15.
Vladimir finished his Mig-15 in Egyptian markings with just the
perfect amount of weathering. He has also included a picture
of his Chinese MiG-15 in his article. Very nicely done Vladimir.
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David C S Teo
has done an outstanding job on his 1/48 Monogram AT-6 Harvard & Aeroclub De Havilland Chipmunk.
David painted some of the markings and presented these stunning
models to his Dad...a former tech on these planes. A great
story and great looking model David.
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Phillip Steele
is here with something you don't see very often. This is his
1/72 Redstone Freedom 7. This is the Redstone rocket &
Mercury capsule and Phillip managed to get the gloss white looking
perfect with some wet sanding after the first of 2 coats of white
paint. This is a very cool model to see on ARC.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
Supermarine Seafire Mk.IB model kit from Czech
Master Resin - CMR Models. This
model kit has markings for 3 different aircraft.
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Thursday, Aug
9 2012 |
Singapore National Day |
Nagasaki Atomic Bombing Aug 9 1945 11:02AM |
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Peacekeeping
Day in Canada |
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In
memory of 9 peacekeepers killed on Aug 9 1974 |
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I've been back home
from my vacation for a day or so.......I had updates
prepared...but I was plagued with a lack of internet
connections. Sorry for the lack of updates.
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Shawn "phantom" Weiler
kicks off today's update with his awesome looking 1/48 Hasegawa F-14A Iranian Tomcat.
Shawn dressed up the cockpit with resin seats and then finished
it off with the attractive Iranian markings and camo from Hi Decals
so he could enter it in a Group Build here on ARC..
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K Diamond
is here with his very appealing "what if" 1/48 Hasegawa F-16C Block 30.
Keith went with a fictional camo scheme and markings and
scratchbuilt the pitot tube, Maverick missile rails and scab
plates before going with great looking camo colors. And the
in-flight pose just completes the look of this tough looking F-16.
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Gianni Chirico
is here with his perfect build of the 1/72
Tamiya Focke-Wulf FW.190. Gianni got the
weathering looking just right on his 190 and I can almost smell the
fuel and exhaust fumes when I look at his model. Beautiful
work Gianni.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Focke-Wulf FW.189 Uhu decal sheet from Authentic
Decals. This
decal sheet includes markings for 11 different 1/48 Focke-Wulf FW.189 Uhu.
You get 9 Luftwaffe machines as well as one Hungarian and one Bulgarian
aircraft. The 11 aircraft include all the paint schemes from winter to
summer schemes and even a desert camo scheme. Eight of the aircraft were
operating in Russia and one was operating out of Finland, so you can see this
decal sheet is all about variety.
This detail set is
available directly from Sprue
Brothers Models.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
F-101B Voodoo - Pitot Tube from Master.
This pitot tube will fit any F-101
kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Hurricane Mk.I Rotol Propeller w/tool from QuickBoost.
This propeller is designed for the
Italeri kit. |
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Wednesday,
Aug 8 2012 |
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S K Loh
is here to mark the Singapore National Day with his 1/144 Academy F-16A and F-16D.
Both of these models were modified with various items including
scratchbuilt parts and were finished in Republic of Singapore Air
Force markings.
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Phil De Keyser
is here with his outstanding looking 1/48 Italeri Tornado IDS Black Panthers.
Phil chose a very special set of markings and did all the paint
work with various shades of Alclad. What a great looking
Tornado.
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Daniel Such
has done an exceptionally fine job painting and finishing his 1/72 Trumpeter Wellington Mk.1c.
Daniel paint the whole interior and then gave his bomber RAF
Polish markings complete with weathering. I love how the
finished model looks.
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Ulysses Almeida
got everything looking perfect on his 1/48 Classic Airframes F5-B.
It's good to see and F-5 finished in Brazilian markings. Very
nice indeed.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
PBY-5 Catalina Correct Cowlings from QuickBoost.
These are designed for
the Academy kit and
available directly from Sprue
Brothers Models.
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Zoltan Pocza is here with a product
article for the A-10A
Thunderbolt II 103rd FW, 118th FS Flying Yankees, CT/78-621 / 80th
Anniversary print from Deployment
Productions.
20%
off of any products for every ACTIVE, registered ARC community
members!
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
RAF/RN Pitot tube Mid from Hobby
Decal.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
A-7 Corsair II Seamless Intake from Zactomodels.
This resin seamless intake set includes 6 pieces cast in white and
cream colored resin and are designed for the Trumpeter kit. This
set corrects the shape of the kit intake and includes a new intake
lip.
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Tuesday,
Aug 7 2012 |
Cote d'lvoire National Day |
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Monday,
Aug 6 2012 |
Bolivia Independence Day |
Jamaica National Day |
Hiroshima Atomic Bombing Aug 6 1945 8:15AM |
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Sunday, Aug
5 2012 |
Russia
- End of Kursk operation (1943)
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Croatian
Victory Day or Dan Domovinske zahvalnosti |
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(similar
to a Thanksgiving Day) |
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Saturday, Aug
4 2012 |
Burkina Faso National Day |
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Friday, Aug
3 2012
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Andrew Taylor
has used a combination of kit bahings and aftermarket items to
create his very accurate 1/72 Hasegawa NEF-18G Growler Concept Aircraft.
Andrew really got all the tiny details looking perfect on his
Growler and he explains all this in his article.
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Paul Coppin
is here with his excellent looking 1/48 Eduard BF-110E.
Paul chose the attractive looking winter camo from the Russian front
and added full weathering to really give his model a realistic
look. I love the noseart on his Bf-110.
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Angel Ortiz O
is here from sunny Monterrey N.L. Mexico with his
1/300 Ki-Tech Boeing 747/400.
Angel chose he markings for a Lufthansa 747 and the finished model
looks first class..
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Thursday, Aug
2 2012 |
Former Yugoslavian Republic of Macedonia National Day |
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My
older daughter and I are traveling for the next week.....we've
actually been on vacation for the past 2 days and we're having
a good time. For the next week or so there will be no
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Yufei Mao
is here with
the final installment in his article about his 1/48 Trumpeter MiG-19S J-6
"PLANAF Phantom Killer". This is Part 3 and focuses
on the Painting and Finishing of his flawless looking bare
metal finish MiG-19S J-6. This 3 part series has been a
fascinating read.
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Carmel J Attard
has an article featuring his 1/72 Matchbox P-47 Thunderbolt
although I am pleased to say he has also included photos of his Frog
and Hasegawa P-47 in his article. Carmel has included some
fascinating history about the P-47 as well as the work he did to
improve the Matchbox P-47 to make his stellar model. Enjoy the
photos of his 3 P-47's.
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Burt Gustafson
is here with his colorful 1/48 Hasegawa Mitsubishi F-1.
Burt built his F-1 oob with the canopy closed and pilot figure in
place. I love the look of the F-1 and Burt's model really does
this plane justice. Read his article for all the info
regarding the colors he used for the camo.
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Wednesday,
Aug 1 2012 |
Benin Independence Day |
Switzerland - Foundation of the Swiss Confederation |
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