Saturday, Sept 29 2018
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I'd
like to wish a Happy Birthday
to ARC Moderator Albert
Moore. Happy Birthday Alby!!!
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Friday, Sept
28
2018 |
No
update today. Got tied up at my 2 jobs.
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Thursday, Sept
27
2018 |
No
update today. Got tied up at my 2 jobs.
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Wednesday, Sept
26
2018 |
No
update today. Got tied up at my 2 jobs.
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Tuesday, Sept
25
2018 |
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Michael Phillips
is here with his latest masterpiece. This is his 1/48 Kitty Hawk Su-35S Flanker-E - Putin's Arrow
with added improvements and upgrades and finished to a very high
standard in a Eggplant Dark Gray scheme of the Russian Air Force.
I love seeing Michael's latest model on ARC.
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In the
ARC
Joke Page
there is a new daily funny photo and daily
joke.
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Monday, Sept
24
2018 |
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Dragan Cvetic
is here in style with his 1/72
Hasegawa F-16A IIAF WHAT IF. Dragan chose an Iranian camo
scheme and markings for is very distinctive F-16. He also
added scratchbuilt seatbelts and pitot tube to dress up the
detail. It's a cool looking F-16.
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Here's a product article
for the Wire
Assist Forming Tool - Photo Etch Bending Tool from
The
Small Shop.
This Photo Etch Bending Tool is the Wire Assist Forming Tool.
Matched Grab Handles Every Time!
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In the
ARC
Joke Page
there is a new daily funny photo and daily
joke.
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Sunday, Sept
23 2018 |
Saudi Arabia
National Day |
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Saturday, Sept
22 2018 |
Mali
Independence Day |
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Alvaro Troncoso Gil (Brujo)
joins us from Chile with his 9th model on ARC. This is his 1/48 Academy MiG 29 UBM (9-53A)
upgrade with added scratchbuilt detail and finished in a very
attractive Russian camo scheme. I always enjoy seeing his
latest model on ARC and I'm pleased to see his MiG-29 on ARC
today. |
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Dragan Cvetic is
here with his first Luftwaffe model. This is his 1/72 AZ
Models Me-109 G2 built to a very high standard with a great looking camo scheme. |
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In the
ARC
Joke Page
there is a new daily funny photo and daily
joke.
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Thursday, Sept 20
2018
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Tolga άlgόr starts
today with a historic P-40. This is his 1/32 Eduard P-40N Warhawk Lulu Belle
finished to a very high level with exceptional painting and
weathering. It is always a special treat to see Tolga's latest
model on ARC.
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Waldek Pupar is
here with his latest masterpiece. This is his stunning
1/72
Zvezda Su-33 wearing an excellent looking Russian camo
scheme.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
Vympel R-73 - AA-11 Archer missile from
Zactomodels. |
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In the
ARC
Joke Page
there is a new daily funny photo and daily
joke.
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No
update today. Got tied up at my 2 jobs.
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WW1 Events - this date in
1918
- Battle
of Tabsor, a phase of the
Battle of Sharon Sept 1920
- Battle
of Tulkarm, a phase of the Battle of
Sharon Sept
19
- Battle
of Arara, a phase of the Battle of
Sharon Sept
19
- Battle
of Megiddo. The British
conquer Palestine Sept 1925
- Battle
of Nablus, a phase of the
Battle of Meggido Sept 1925
- Third
Transjordan attack, a phase of
the Battle of Nablus Sept 1925
- Battle
of Sharon, a phase of the
Battle of Megiddo Sept 1925
- Battle of the
Hindenburg Line, a phase of
the Hundred Days Offensive. The Allies break through the German
lines. Sept 18 Oct 17
- Third Battle of
Doiran, a phase of the
Vardar Offensive, The Bulgarians halt the British and Greek
advance. Sept 1819
- Vardar
Offensive, final
offensive on the Balkan
Front September
1429
- Battle
of Saint-Mihiel, a phase of
the Hundred Days Offensive Sept 1219
- Ufa
Conference: Formation of the
Provisional
All-Russian Government
with the support of the Czechoslovak Legion. Sept
8-23
- Hundred
Days Offensive,
last offensive on Western
Front. Aug 8 Nov 11
- Germany interferes in
the Caucasus.
June 8 Oct
- Allied forces occupy
the Jordan
Rift Valley.
Feb to Sept
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No
update today. Got tied up at my 2 jobs.
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Monday, Sept
17
2018 |
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Patrick
Vossenberg has done a stunning job detailing and weathering his
1/72 Academy CF-18. Patrick
finished his CF-18 as a RCAF jet in Balkan Rat markings
complete with a weapons load. I love how it looks. |
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Thomas
Brόckelt joins
us today with something very unique. This is his Atlantis
TR-3E Triangular UFO
with some
amazing photos to show off this model. |
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Here's a product article
for the Photo
Etch Cut-Off Set - Standard from
The
Small Shop.
This Photo Etch Cut-Off Set - Standard is
designed to hold the photo etch fret as you remove parts from the
photo etch fret. This is a big help so parts don't go flying
into your carpet or parts unknown.
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Saturday, Sept
15 2018 |
Battle
of Britain Day 1940
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Friday, Sept
14 2018 |
Shows this weekend
- Inman, SC,
Sept 14, 2018, IPMS Region 12 Regional Convention and Contest
- Leavenworth, KS,
Sept 15, 2018, Leavenworth Model show
- Carlisle, PA,
Sept 15, 2018, PennCon2018
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Shawn phantom Weiler
is here with his big beautiful 1/32 Revell CF-104 Starfighter.
Shawn improved the detailing on his Starfighter and then
finished in one of the most iconic paint schemes worn by a Canadian
CF-104. This is one big and impressive looking RCAF model. |
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Dragan Cvetic
has conquered the 1/72 Special Hobby CH-37 Mojave. This
is a challenging kit but in the hands of a skilled modeller, it does
build into a great looking model as you will see in Dragan's
photos. Well done Dragan. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
Alamo Missiles from
Zactomodels.
These will give you more accurate replacements for your kit missiles.
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In the
ARC
Joke Page
there is a new daily funny photo and daily
joke.
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Thursday, Sept
13
2018 |
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Wednesday, Sept
12
2018 |
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Tuesday, Sept
11 2018 |
Terrorist
Attack
on World Trade Center and Pentagon 2001 |
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Carl
Jarosz is
here with his awesome 1/72
Academy F-18C Hornet, VA-192 "Golden Dragons". Carl
added a resin seat and used some very smart techniques to avoid some
of the fit issues on the Hasegawa kit. His Hornet is a treat
to see.
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Gerd Wilcken is
here with a very special 1/48
Hobbyboss EMB-312 (T- 27) Tucano. His model is wearing a
special Brazilian anniversary scheme which looks first rate.
Stunning work Gerd.
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It's 9-11, so no
product articles or daily joke. Peace.
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Monday, Sept
10
2018 |
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Sam Ching gets
things started in style today with his two 1/144 F-toys &
J-Wings F/A-18E VFA-195 'Dambusters'. Sam gave both of
these weathering and weapons loads. |
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Alacran has
done an amazing amount of work to his 1/72 Italeri Vought F4U-5N.
Alacran added an aftermarket cockpit and wheels and exhausts and
other parts and finished it in Argentinean markings.
Impressive work
Alacran. |
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Here's a product article
for the Photo
Etch Extended Roller Set - Use with Brass Assist from
The
Small Shop.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
H8K2 Emily flying boat guns from Eduard
Model Accessories.
This detail set is
designed for the Hasegawa kit.
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In the
ARC
Joke Page
there is a new daily funny photo and daily
joke.
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Saturday, Sept
8 2018 |
First
use of V-2 rocket lands Chiswick area of London (1944) |
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Thursday, Sept
6
2018 |
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Nick Monopoli
is here with his very special
article For John McCain - 1/48 Hasegawa A-4E.
This model honors an American
hero that will be deeply missed. |
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Sunel
Tan has done an impressive job on the classic 1/72
Revell T-6 G Texan. Sunel
built this one mostly OOB and then weathered it and finished it in
the markings for personal
training aircraft of General Ting Aquino of the Philippine Airforce.
Very nice indeed. |
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In the
ARC
Joke Page
there is a new daily funny photo and daily
joke.
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Wednesday, Sept
5
2018 |
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Osvaldo Carrasco
is here from Chile with his stunningly beautiful 1/48
Tamiya F-16C. This F-16 has added cockpit detailing and is
finished in Chilean Air Force using Twobobs decals. The
weathering looks perfect.
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Shawn phantom Weiler
is here with a very attractive 1/32
Revell CH-118 Iroquois (Huey). Shawn finished his chopper
using markings from different sources and finished it as a 439
squadron search and rescue bird from 3 wing at CFB Bagotteville.
These CDN SAR choppers look very good indeed. Nicely done
Shawn.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
MiG-29 Exhausts from Zactomodels.
These resin/photo etched exhausts are designed for the big
Trumpeter MiG-29 kit and these take the model to a whole new level of
extreme detailing.
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Tuesday, Sept 4
2018 |
Swaziland
Independence and
National Day |
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No
update today.
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Mike
Muth begins today's update with his 17th model on ARC.
Mike has a passion for WW1 aircraft and this 1/48 Gavia Pfalz
E.I is built to a very high standard. Mike details the
build process very well in his article and even include the death
notice for a Imperial German pilot. Beautiful work Mike,
your models inspire me to get more interested in WW1 aircraft. |
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Bob
Leonard joins us today with his 8th model on ARC. This
is Bob's 1/48 Kinetic Mirage IIIDE finished as a Spanish
jet in a well weathered camo scheme using many shades of gray and
green. Well done Bob, I love this Mirage. |
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Here's a product article
for the The
"BUG" RTH Hold and Fold - Photo Etch Bending Tool
from The
Small Shop.
This Photo Etch Bending Tool is the The "BUG" RTH Hold and
Fold. Loaded with Features in a Tight little Package! Perfect
for close-up work! Little bends are no problem when using the
"Bug"!
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
Spitfire Mk.VIII cockpit from
Eduard
Model Accessories.
This detail set is designed for
the Eduard kit.
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In the
ARC
Joke Page
there is a new daily funny photo and daily
joke.
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Sunday, Sept 2
2018 |
Vietnam
Independence Day |
V-J Day
Japan surrenders in
Tokyo Harbour |
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Saturday, Sept
1 2018 |
Libya
Independence Day
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Slovak Republic
Constitution Day
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Uzbekistan
National Day
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Singapore Air Force Day
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World
War Two begins in Europe - Germany
invades Poland (1939)
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