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No update
today. I wrecked my back on Sunday and have been focusing on
healing. There will be an update tomorrow and Friday.
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Tuesday, Sept
29 2020 |
I'd
like to wish a Happy Birthday
to ARC Moderator Albert
Moore. Happy Birthday Alby!!! |
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Juan Carlos
Porcella is here today with another of his stunning . Juan Carlos
gave his Skyraider fantastic cockpit detailing and finished this 1/48 Tamiya Douglas A-1H
Skyraider in the markings of the South Vietnamese air force
complete with full weathering. Lovely work Juan Carlos. |
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Sertac
Bayar joins us from Turkey with an excellent what-if model today. This is his
1/32 F-16C What-If Model finished in a 25 year anniversary scheme for Turkey's Bat
Squadron complete with amazing tail art. Beautifully done
Sertac. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
P-51B/C interior photo etch detail set from
Eduard
Model Accessories.
This detail set is designed for
the Hasegawa /
Hobby 2000 kit.
You will be
required to fold the photoetch in this set, but if you have one of the
Hold & Fold photo etch benders from The
Small Shop, then this will be an
easy process. They have a variety of benders for sharp corners as
well as rounded corners and in many different sizes.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Yak-38 Forger Seamless Exhausts from
Royale
Resin. This detail set is designed for
any Yak-38 Forger
kit.
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Monday, Sept
28 2020 |
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Stefan Nikolic
has done an outstanding job on his BIG 1/18 Hobby Boss AV8B Harrier.
Stefan gave his Harrier a full weapons loadout with drop tanks
and finished it with a stunning weathered paint job. Beautiful
work Stefan. |
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Alex Grivonev
has put much extra effort into his 1/72 Revell Junkers Ju-88
C-6 and it shows well. Alex added a variety of
aftermarket detail items to his night fighter including photos etch
radar antenna and finished it in a very complicated camo for a top
scoring pilot. Alex finished it off with a stunning weathering
job. |
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Here's a product article
for the Photo Etch Bending Folding Blade 5 Inch from
The
Small Shop.
This product is a Photo
Etch Bending Folding Blade 5 Inch. This tool is for bending and
folding PE parts. Complements the 5 Speed Tool head Workstation (This
item is included with the 5 Speed tool).
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
Sopwith Camel Landing Gear from
Scale
Aircraft Conversions. This detail set is designed for
the Wingnut Wings, all
variants kit.
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Friday, Sept
25 2020 |
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Ashish Velankar
has done quite the fine job on his 1/72 Italeri F-22 Raptor.
Ashish added ground equipment and a crew figure to complete the
scene. Very nicely done Ashish.
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Juan Carlos Porcella
has done an exceptional job on his 1/48 Tamiya Douglas A-1J Skyraider.
Juan Carlos did a great job on the cockpit and gave his Skyraider a
SEA camo scheme with just the perfect weathering and even nose
art. Enjoy the photos. |
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Marek Rogal
had a busy time rescribing and weathering his 1/72 Valom Marcel Dassault MD 450 Ouragan.
The finished model is in French markings and looks excellent.
Welcome to ARC Marek with your first article. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
B-26C Invader interior photo etch detail set from
Eduard
Model Accessories.
This detail set is
designed for
the ICM kit.
You will be
required to fold the photoetch in this set, but if you have one of the
Hold & Fold photo etch benders from The
Small Shop, then this will be an
easy process. They have a variety of benders for sharp corners as
well as rounded corners and in many different sizes.
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Thursday, Sept
24 2020 |
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Paul Maximov (Павел Максимов)
begins today with another of his amazing Stukas. This is
his 1/32 Hasegawa Ju-87D7 with plenty of resin and photo etch
detail parts and finished with a skillful weathering job that shows
the fed paint from the hot sun in Italy. Fantastic work
Paul.
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André R Manzano
has done a wonderful job detailing and finishing his 1/48
Academy F-22A. André added Eduard photo etch to further
detail his Academy F-22 and finished it with metalic paint from
Brazil. I love the look of this F-22.
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Marcello Rosa is
here with something you won't see very often. This is his 1/700 Fujimi HMS Eagle R05 (with 1/700 air
wing) consisting on a good variety of British aircraft. Marcello
did extra work to get some great results and his finished carrier is
a joy to see.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
F-14 extended wing bladders from
Zactomodels.
This detail set is
designed for
the Trumpeter kit. These new resin F-14 extended wing bladders offers
replacement parts for the nasty rubber bladder parts included in the
Trumpeter 1/32 F-14 Tomcat kit. The rubber parts are difficult
to glue, difficult to paint and some have even had them weep oils that
ruined their paint.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
B-25D exterior photo etch detail set
from Eduard
Model Accessories.
This detail set is
designed for
the Revell kit.
You will be
required to fold the photoetch in this set, but if you have one of the
Hold & Fold photo etch benders from The
Small Shop, then this will be an
easy process. They have a variety of benders for sharp corners as
well as rounded corners and in many different sizes.
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Wednesday, Sept
23 2020 |
Saudi Arabia National Day |
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No update today.
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Tuesday, Sept
22 2020 |
Mali Independence Day |
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Andrew Desautels (a.k.a. "Andrew D. the Jolly Rogers guy")
has created a spectacular scene from a Star Wars movie.
This is his 1/48 FineMolds X-Wing Fighter Red Leader, Yavin Base
with modified crew figures and modified ground equipment
creating a scene that truly takes me to that special moment in the
movie as Red Leader prepares for the special critical mission.
Outstanding work Andrew!!!
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Greg Kerry
is here with a classic scene from the end of WW2 and the victorious armies were scrambling around German in search of technology. This is Gary's 1/72 Revell Bv264 Glide Bomb * Matchbox Diamond T
loaded onto a trailer and being prepared for transport out of Germany.
Bravo to Gary for thinking this very realistic scene.
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Klaasjan Schuuring
is here with a very different Spitfire today. This is his 1/32 Revell "Iron Maiden" Spitfire
finished with an Iron Maiden theme. He explains everything in his article. I have to admit once a read his story, I thought this was a very cool
Spitfire.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
Sunderland Mk.III exterior photo etch detail set from
Eduard
Model Accessories. This detail set is
designed for
the Special Hobby kit.
You will be
required to fold the photoetch in this set, but if you have one of the
Hold & Fold photo etch benders from The
Small Shop, then this will be an
easy process. They have a variety of benders for sharp corners as
well as rounded corners and in many different sizes.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
Bf 109 E3 - E9, T armament set (MG 17 tips, MG FF barrels) from
Master.
This detail set is designed for
the Eduard Bf 109 E-4 kit (and
other kits).
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Monday, Sept
21 2020 |
Malta Independence Day |
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Today
on my
wife's Youtube channel "Mai
Sexy Garage"....Mai
and I go for a walk on the beach in the tourist town of Penticton, British
Columbia. She tries to pet a seagull and we explore a paddlewheel ship and
rose garden.
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Income
from these videos will be used to support ARC. Thanks
everyone!!
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RSK48,
Rafael did a massive amount of work scratch building details and
making custom decals for his 1/48 Hasegawa F-16A and B 20th
Anniversary. Rafael also added aftermarket detail items
and chose the special 20th anniversary markings for both of these
Venezuela Air Force jets. I love the camo colours and tail art
on both of these F-16s. |
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Shawn
"phantom" Weiler is here with something very special
for any Star Trek fans. This is his battle damaged
1/350 Polar Lights USS Constellation complete with yellow and
blue lights representing fires and additional light for an engine
and running lights. Shawn's article explains the show that
features this battle damaged ship along with a full explanation of
th e build process. You have out done yourself Shawn.
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Thomas
Brückelt joins us from Germany with his nicely detailed 1/72
MisterCraft PZL P-11c. Thomas added extra scratchbuilt
detailing and finished it with a pilot elevators adjusted to match
the position of the control stick. Very nicely done Thomas. |
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Here's a product article
for the 8"
Mk R Multi-head Hold and Fold - Photo Etch Bending Tool from
The
Small Shop.
This Hold and Fold Secures parts up to 8" long – Second
largest Photo Etch Bender on the Market!
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
Mi-26 Halo Landing Gear from
Scale
Aircraft Conversions.
This
detail set is designed for the Zvezda / Revell kit.
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Sunday, Sept
20 2020 |
Rosh Hashana (Jewish New Year) celebration ends |
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Friday, Sept
18 2020 |
Chile Independence Day |
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Daily updates begin
on Monday. We got home late Thursday evening and I was too
tired to do an update.
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Today
on my
wife's Youtube channel "Mai
Sexy Garage"...
we
have a picnic on the shores of Lake Okanagan
during our recent little car trip vacation. Mai was able to get a
video edited on the trip for you to enjoy.
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Income
from these videos will be used to support ARC. Thanks
everyone!!
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Tuesday, Sept
15 2020 |
Battle of Britain Day 1940 |
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Monday, Sept
14 2020 |
My wife and I are
heading out of town for a week of camping in isolation on a quiet
lake. Time for some much needed R&R. Updates will be
begin again next week.
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Friday, Sept
11 2020 |
Terrorist Attack on World Trade Center and Pentagon 2001 |
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I am distressed by
the ongoing fire situation up and down the US west coast. My
heart goes out to everyone affected. Stay safe everyone.
I have a friend in Oregon with a fire 3 miles from his house.
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Today
on my
wife's Youtube channel "Mai
Sexy Garage"...
Mai replaces
the front sway bar end links. Our RAV 4 had a terrible clunking
sound over bumps in the front end, but that is all fixed now with new sway
bar end links. It is as quiet as a new car.
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Income
from these videos will be used to support ARC. Thanks
everyone!!
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Dragan Cvetic
starts today with his beautifully weathered 1/72 Trumpeter MiG-29b.
Dragan has done a full build video in his youtube channel and
you can find the link in his article.
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Shawn "phantom" Weiler
has been busy expanding his Star Trek collection. This is
his 1/350 Polar Lights ISS Excalibur finished in alternate
universe markings complete with lighting Shawn tells the whole
story of this build in his article. I love Star Trek and enjoy
seeing Shawn's builds on ARC. |
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David C S Teo
dropped by the ARC Corporate office with his 1/48 Hasegawa Learjet 31 9V-ATE.
David built this model for a pilot in Singapore and finished it
with custom made markings to ensure the finished model was accurate.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
B-26C Invader undercarriage & exterior photo etch detail set from
Eduard
Model Accessories.
This detail set is
designed for
the ICM kit.
You will be
required to fold the photoetch in this set, but if you have one of the
Hold & Fold photo etch benders from The
Small Shop, then this will be an
easy process. They have a variety of benders for sharp corners as
well as rounded corners and in many different sizes.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
Bf 109 E3 - E9, T armament set (MG 17 tips, MG FF barrels) from
Master.
This
detail set can be
used in all model kits in 1:72 scale.
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Thursday, Sept
10 2020 |
No update tioday.
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H.
Davis Gandees is here with one of the most interesting paint
schemes to come out of the Vietnam War. This is his 1/48
Testors Cessna O-2A Skymaster with added detailing wearing the
"Don't Shoot" markings. I love it!! |
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Thomas
Brückelt has done quite the nice job on his bare metal
1/144 Minicraft F-104G Starfighter. Thomas added his own
extra detailing and finished the bare metal finih with a product
called Liquid Chrome to make it look like a bare metal Norwegian Air
Force Starfighter. |
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Shawn
"phantom" Weiler is here in fine style with his RCAF
1/48 Tamiya Beaufighter TF.X. Shawn weathered his
Beaufighter and finished it with great looking markings. I
love those stripes.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
Su-25 PD-62-8 Pylons from
Zactomodels.
This set includes one pair of PD-62-8 pylons, launch rail mounting
hardware and aileron actuator brackets. The PD-62-8 pylons were
often used on the Su-25. The pylons are not included in the
Su-25 kit, but it does include mounting holes for them (how
convenient!).
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
B-26C Invader Bomb Bay photo etch detail set from
Eduard
Model Accessories.
This
detail set is designed for the ICM kit.
You
will be required to fold the photoetch in this set, but if you have
one of the Hold & Fold photo etch benders from The
Small Shop, then this will be an
easy process. They have a variety of benders for sharp corners as
well as rounded corners and in many different sizes.
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Tuesday, Sept
8 2020 |
First
use of V-2 rocket lands Chiswick area of London (1944) |
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Today
on my
wife's Youtube channel "Mai
Sexy Garage"...
Mai
and I bring you
along on our 5km walk along a trail through local farmland and over a
local lake. Mai loves blackberries as you will see in the video.
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Income
from these videos will be used to support ARC. Thanks
everyone!!
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Greg
Kerry is back today with another stellar
diorama. This one features his 1/72 Hobbyboss
Me109E with added figures and equipment.
It's good to see a yellow nosed Emil from the summer of
1940, such an epic time in history. |
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Dragan
Cvetic dropped by today with his 1/48 Meng F-35A.
Dragan finished it off with a great looking paint
job that looks quite realistic. |
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RSK48,
Rafael is here with another gem. This is
his 1/48 MACH-2 Beechcraft C-45 Expeditor that
was flown by the Venezuela Air Force. I continue to be
amazed by the large number of different aircraft flown
by Venezuela. This C-45 has
some excellent painting and weathering done to it.
Well done Rafael. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
Sunderland Mk.II bomb bay photo etch detail set from
Eduard
Model Accessories.
This detail set is designed for
the Special Hobby kit.
You will be
required to fold the photoetch in this set, but if you have one of the
Hold & Fold photo etch benders from The
Small Shop, then this will be an
easy process. They have a variety of benders for sharp corners as
well as rounded corners and in many different sizes.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Hawker Hunter Landing Gear from
Scale
Aircraft Conversions.
This detail set is designed for
the Academy / Italeri kit.
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Monday, Sept
7 2020 |
Labor Day / Labour Day |
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Ivan Ryša
is here from the Czech Republic with his first model on
ARC. This is his 1/48
Tamyia A 1 H Skyraider. Ivan gave it a perfect weathering
job and chose some very colourful marking with great tail art to
finish his Skyraider. Welcome to ARC Ivan!!!
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Alan Tee
joins us today with his first model on ARC. This is his
1/48 Kinetic CF-188 Hornet finished in 409 "Nighthawk"
squadron based in Cold Lake and looking quite realistic.
Welcome to ARC Alan!!! |
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Udom Vongnoppadondecha
joins us from Thailand with hisvery attractive 1/48 Hobby Boss F8F-1B
as this Bearcat would have appeared in Thai service. Udom
did alot of scratchbuilding and added aftermarket parts to his
Bearcat and finished with an amazing weathering job. Fantastic
work on the detailing and weathering Udom.
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Here's a product article
for the Photo
Etch Standard Rolling Set from
The
Small Shop.
This Photo Etch Bending Tool is the Photo Etch Standard Rolling Set.
Make curved photo etch parts. Aluminum base makes rolling your parts
easy!
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Friday, Sept
4 2020 |
Swaziland Independence and National Day |
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Today
on my
wife's Youtube channel "Mai
Sexy Garage"
Mai
restores the headlights on our Rav 4 the "Oldschool
Way"....wet sanding with various grits of sandpaper, then polishing and
a final UV clear coat. The results were 100% flawless.
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Income
from these videos will be used to support ARC. Thanks
everyone!!
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Greg Kerry
gets things started today with a scene of his 1/72 Hobbyboss F4F3/4 Wildcats.
Both models built up quite nicely with a realistic look. I
love the models and especially the display base. |
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Victor De Jesus is
here with his big and impressive 1/32 Trumpeter A-10 A Thunderbolt II.
Victor finished it in a Euro scheme and added a full loadout to
show to ability of the A-10. I am pleased to have Victor's
great looking A-10 on ARC. |
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RSK48, Rafael
is here to contiue the the 100 Year Anniversary of the Venezuela Air Force with his
1/48 Lindberg Stearman A76-B4. Rafael did quite a bit of scratchbuilding to upgrade
the detail in the cockpit and exterior of his Venezuela Air Force trainer.
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Ashish Velankar
took a broken model from a garage sale and put plenty of love into
it to create his 1/72 Su-37 Terminator - Super Flanker. Ashish
gave it an eye catching camo scheme and displayed it
in-flight. Beautiful work Ashish. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Do 217J-1/2 undercarriage photo etch detail set from
Eduard
Model Accessories.
This detail set is designed for
the ICM kit.
You will be
required to fold the photoetch in this set, but if you have one of the
Hold & Fold photo etch benders from The
Small Shop, then this will be an
easy process. They have a variety of benders for sharp corners as
well as rounded corners and in many different sizes.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
Albatros B.II Landing Gear from
Scale
Aircraft Conversions.
This detail set is designed for
the Wingnut Wings kit.
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Thursday, Sept
3 2020 |
Qatar National Day |
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Eric Hargett
added a resin
cockpit and photo etch to his spectacular 1/48 Dragon Messerschmitt Me163B
"Komet". This little gem was given a very cool
looking gray camo. Simply lovely. |
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Laurent
Beuchat is here with something rare and eye catching
today. This is his 1/72 High Planes Models Pilatus PC-6
Turbo-Porter finished as an Aussie Army bird complete with a
VERY unique camo scheme. I love it!!
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Dragan Cvetic
joins us with his weathered 1/72 Airfix A-4P Skyhawk wearing
Argentinean markings and some very interesting yellow wing
tips. There is a link to Dragan's youtube full build video in
his article. |
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Daniel
Veliz dropped by today with photos of his 1/48 Tamiya
Birdcage F4U Corsair. Daniel finished it in some great
looking markings. I love the PTO blue camo and skull and cross
bones artwork.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
MiG-21 BD3-60 Pylons from Zactomodels.
These resin BD3-60 Pylonss
are designed for the MiG-21 and include the early and later 'heavy
duty' version of the BD3-60 Pylons.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
P-47 Thunderbolt .50 Browning M2 barrels (8pcs) from
Master.
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Wednesday, Sept
2 2020 |
Vietnam Independence Day |
V-J
Day Japan surrenders in Tokyo Harbour |
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I spilt a full mug of
tea on my keyboard and killed my trusty old keyboard and was without
the ability to use my computer to do the update. My
apologies. I got the new keyboard on Wednesday evening in time
to do the Thursday update.
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Tuesday, Sept
1 2020 |
Libya Independence Day |
Slovak Republic Constitution Day |
Uzbekistan National Day |
Singapore Air Force Day |
World
War Two begins in Europe - Germany invades Poland (1939) |
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Today
on my
wife's Youtube channel "Mai
Sexy Garage"
Mai
gets busy washing a car she calls my Mistress.
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Income
from these videos will be used to support ARC. Thanks
everyone!!
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Leslie Choy
has done quite a bit of excellent work and added plenty of
aftermarket detail items to superdetail his 1/48 Modelcraft F-82F.
This is the Twin Mustang and Leslie did an excellent job on it.
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naioh2 – FC. Saran S.
has done a stunning job detailing and finishing his 1/48 Italeri EA-6B VAQ-133.
This prowler has aftermarket detail items added
and is finished in a great looking desert camo.
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Paulo Lopes Lopes
has done a flawless job building the splendid 1/32 Wingnut Wings Fokker DVII.
Paulo chose the markings for an aircraft flown by 2 famous
German aces that both died at young ages in the 1920's. I love
the look of this Fokker with it's skull and crossbones fuselage artwork.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
Sunderland Mk.III exterior photo etch detail set from
Eduard
Model Accessories.
This detail set
is designed for
the Special Hobby kit.
You will be
required to fold the photoetch in this set, but if you have one of the
Hold & Fold photo etch benders from The
Small Shop, then this will be an
easy process. They have a variety of benders for sharp corners as
well as rounded corners and in many different sizes.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
F-4 Phantoms Flaperons from Royale
Resin.
This detail set is
designed for
the F-4
Phantom II kits.
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