Thursday, Sept
30 2004
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No update today.....I'm finishing some
critical house projects before a month end deadline.
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Wednesday, Sept
29 2004
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No update today.....I'm pushing hard to
finish house projects before a month end deadline.
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Tuesday, Sept
28 2004
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SunHo
Choi begins today's
update with his expertly built
1/48
Monogram F/A-18C. SunHo has taken this older kit and
rescribed the panel lines and finished it off with decals from Twobobs.
A beautiful job and lovely weathering.
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Andy
Stark has been busy
restoring this older pre-built
1/48
Hawk P-51D. Andy did a variety of things to restore this
older kit and he goes into some good detail in his article about the
whole story.
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Dmitriy
Shapiro is here
with part 2 of his 1/144 Minicraft
Tu-22M3 Backfire article. Dmitriy's Backfire came out
looking very good. His article covers the details of building
his model.
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Jeff
Brundt
has dropped by
with his 1/48
Tamiya Bf-109E-7 Trop.
Jeff was looking for a model to do a quick
build on and his Tamiya 109 was the answer. I love the camo
scheme and the job Jeff did on the cockpit.
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Monday, Sept
27 2004
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Art
Caesar 3rd begins
today's update with his first article on ARC. This is Art's
1/48
Italeri F-16A in the I'll
Be Back decals
from Zotz
Decals. Art is 15 years old and I'm quite pleased to see his
work on ARC. Welcome to ARC Art!!!
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Rick Reinbott is
here with his first article on ARC. This is Rick's big and expertly
painted 1/32
Matchbox Messerschmitt Bf-109 E-3.
He scratchbuilt some items and includes info about his build in his
article. Welcome to ARC Rick.
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Haik Martirossian is
here with another of his stunning airliners. This is his
1/144
Revell 737-800 and
it has
has working lights. Nice one Haik.
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Stefan
Szymanski is here from Germany with his
1/48
Hasegawa "Zero".
Stefan created a diorama to go with his weathered Zero. Stefan
explains the story behind his diorama in his article.
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I've
added DPDP
Model Accessories- http://eje.railfan.net/dpdp/
to the "ARC Manufactuers links page". They produce a
variety of products including these nifty display bases.
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Sunday, Sept
26 2004
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No update today...still working on house
projects.
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Saturday, Sept
25 2004
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Colin
Kunkel begins
today's update with his
1/48
Revell CF-18A Hornet
. Colin finished his Canadian Hornet in 433
Sqn 60th Anniversary Demo Jet
with
decal from Leading
Edge. Colin also details changes you have to make to
make a more accurate Canadian Cf-18.
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Konley
Kelley is here with
more of his wonderfully done digital artwork. This is Konley's
1/48
Hasegawa Bf-109F4 Trop digitally added to a background to
create this image of the 109 flown by famous ace Hans-Joachim
Marseille.
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Arnold
Cremers is here
with his beautifully finished
1/48
Revell Arado Ar
234 C-4 with
V1. This model was at Telford last year.....a
very fascinating model to see the V-1 on top of the AR 234......this
combination shows the high technology advancements during WW2.
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Friday, Sept
24 2004
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Pano
Troplev is here
with his
splendid 1/48
Kopro Su-17M3 “Fitter”.
Pano has included many images of his Su-17 which modified and added
aftermarket resin and photo etched detail items. He then
finished in Soviet markings.
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Thursday, Sept
23 2004
Saudi
Arabia National Day |
The
ARC dedicated server machine was having problems and was
offline. I was deeply tied up with house painting
and didn't get to my computer at all on Wednesday. Once I
e-mailed tech support....the problem was quickly sorted out. |
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I've
added a link to Kedi Decals to the ARC manufacturers links page.
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Wednesday, Sept
22 2004
Mali Independence
Day
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No
update today.....I'm overly busy with house projects. |
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Tuesday, Sept
21 2004
Malta Independence
Day
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Monday, Sept
20 2004
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Sunday,
Sept 19 2004 |
Saint Christopher (Kitts) and Nevis Independence Day |
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Stefan
Szymanski begins today with his
1/48
Tamiya Me-109E diorama.
Stefan added a variety of figures to compliment his very nice looking
109.
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Saturday, Sept
18 2004
Chile
Independence Day
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Friday, Sept
17 2004
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Prama Sobari is
here from Indonesia with his 1/72
Hasegawa F-14A Tomcat.
This Tomcat is built more or less straight from the box with all of
the excellent details on this kit finished off to very high
standards.
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Anatoly
Velichko has
dropped by from Russia with his
1/48
Monogram/Promodeler Me-410.
Anatoly used Aries resin, Eduard Photo Etch and Moskit exhausts
to detail his fantastic looking Me-410.
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Jeremy
Neo has finished his
1/48
Special Hobby X-15A2.
The X-15 is a famous plane designed to fly at almost Mach 7.
Jeremy's X-15 came
out looking very nice indeed.
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Andy Frill has
completed the big 1/32
Trumpeter F4F Wild Cat and shot some excellent photos of it.
Andy built his Wildcat straight from the box and added shading and
weathering to complete his big beautiful USN fighter.
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Thursday, Sept
16 2004
Jewish New Year
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Papua New Guinea Independence Day |
Mexico Independence Day |
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Albert
Moore is here to mark the Jewish New Year
with his
1/48
Monogram AH-1S Cobra.
Albert has provided a good selection of photos and informative text
about building his Cobra with unique artwork. Yet another beauty
by Albert.
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Jose
Blay is here with an in-flight photo of
his 1/48
ESCI Mirage III EE. I didn't realize this was a photo of his
model until I read his article. It looks very good.
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Tolga Ulgur is
here with his 1/48
Tamiya P-47 C5 Thunderbolt.
Tolga did a pile of work on the fine details of his P-47. Check
out the panel lines and weathering.
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Wednesday, Sept 15 2004
Battle of Britain Day
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Costa
Rica Independence Day
Guatemala Independence Day
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Honduras Independence Day
Nicaragua Independence Day
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El Salvador Independence Day
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No update
today.....my daughter was up most of last night and now my computer is
giving me grief. Time for me to go do some more painting at my old
house. Sorry folks.
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Tuesday, Sept
14 2004
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Tom
Wilson kicks off
your update today with his
1/48
Tamiya AH-1J Skyraider.
Tom gave his Skyraider a full weapons load and exhaust stains and
other weathering including pre-shading.
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Joe
Youngerman is here with
another of his WW2 Japanese beauties. This is Joe's
1/72
Fine Molds Kawasaki
Ki-100-I.
Joe gives some history about this aircraft type as well as what was involved
in building his model.
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Dan
Duna
is here with another of his Sci-Fi wonders. This is his
1/72 "Puffin"
Fighter which
is a Star Trek space craft. Sweet one Dan.
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Fernando
Dias is here with his very birghtly
coloured 1/48
Esci Fiat G-91 R/3.
Fernando finished his Fiat G-91 in the "Tiger Meet 1991"
paint scheme. Amazing work on this one including some
scratchbuilt details....such as the gun.
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Monday, Sept
13 2004
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I'm
pleased to announce the launch of the ARC Shirts. We have a
selection of 2 different types polo shirts and a T-Shirt. Click
here for the full details and ordering information.
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Alfredo del Pino is
here with his first article on ARC. This is his
1/48
Revell Ju 87 B-2 Stuka.
I quite enjoyed reading Alfredo's article and seeing his work on
ARC. Welcome to ARC Alfredo!!!
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Jason
Raikes is here with
a picture of his 1/32
Tamiya Zero.
Jason has been very successful at the chipped/peeling paint look on
his Zero. He explains in his article how he did this.
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Jojo Ańonuevo is
here with his 1/72
Italeri Kfir C7. Jojo
finished his excellent looking Kfir in Israeli markings. He's
got a full weapons load on there as well.
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Sunday, Sept
12 2004 No
update today......I'm mired in house projects.
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Colin
Kunkel begins
today's update with his
1/48
Revell CF-18A Hornet
. Colin finished his Canadian Hornet in 433
Sqn 60th Anniversary Demo Jet
with
decal from Leading
Edge. Colin also details changes you have to make to
make a more accurate Canadian Cf-18.
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Arnold
Cremers is here
with his beautifully finished
1/48
Revell Arado Ar
234 C-4 with
V1. This model was at Telford last year.....a
very fascinating model to see the V-1 on top of the AR 234......this
combination shows the high technology advancements during WW2.
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Konley
Kelley is here with
more of his wonderfully done digital artwork. This is Konley's
1/48
Hasegawa Bf-109F4 Trop digitally added toa background to
create this image of the 109 flown by famous ace Hans-Joachim
Marseille
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Friday, Sept
24 2004
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Pano
Troplev is here
with his
splendid 1/48
Kopro Su-17M3 “Fitter”.
Pano has included many images of his Su-17 which modified and added
aftermarket resin and photo etched detail items. He then
finished in Soviet markings.
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Thursday, Sept
23 2004
Saudi
Arabia National Day |
The
ARC dedicated server machine was having problems and was
offline. I was deeply tied up with house painting
and didn't get to my computer at all on Wednesday. Once I
e-mailed tech support....the problem was quickly sorted out. |
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Monday, Sept
20 2004
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Sunday,
Sept 19 2004 |
Saint Christopher (Kitts) and Nevis Independence Day |
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Stefan
Szymanski begins today with his
1/48
Tamiya Me-109E diorama.
Stefan added a variety of figures to compliment his very nice looking
109.
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Saturday, Sept
18 2004
Chile
Independence Day
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Friday, Sept
17 2004
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Prama Sobari is
here from Indonesia with his 1/72
Hasegawa F-14A Tomcat.
This Tomcat is built more or less straight from the box with all of
the excellent details on this kit finished off to very high
standards.
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Anatoly
Velichko has
dropped by from Russia with his
1/48
Monogram/Promodeler Me-410.
Anatoly used Aries resin, Eduard Photo Etch and Moskit exhausts
to detail his fantastic looking Me-410.
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Jeremy
Neo has finished his
1/48
Special Hobby X-15A2.
The X-15 is a famous plane designed to fly at almost Mach 7.
Jeremy's X-15 came
out looking very nice indeed.
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Andy Frill has
completed the big 1/32
Trumpeter F4F Wild Cat and shot some excellent photos of it.
Andy built his Wildcat straight from the box and added shading and
weathering to complete his big beautiful USN fighter.
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Thursday, Sept
16 2004
Jewish New Year
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Papua New Guinea Independence Day |
Mexico Independence Day |
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Albert
Moore is here to mark the Jewish New Year
with his
1/48
Monogram AH-1S Cobra.
Albert has provided a good selection of photos and informative text
about building his Cobra with unique artwork. Yet another beauty
by Albert.
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Jose
Blay is here with an in-flight photo of
his 1/48
ESCI Mirage III EE. I didn't realize this was a photo of his
model until I read his article. It looks very good.
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Tolga Ulgur is
here with his 1/48
Tamiya P-47 C5 Thunderbolt.
Tolga did a pile of work on the fine details of his P-47. Check
out the panel lines and weathering.
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Wednesday, Sept 15 2004
Battle of Britain Day
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Costa
Rica Independence Day
Guatemala Independence Day
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Honduras Independence Day
Nicaragua Independence Day
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El Salvador Independence Day
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No update
today.....my daughter was up most of last night and now my computer is
giving me grief. Time for me to go do some more painting at my old
house. Sorry folks.
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Tuesday, Sept
14 2004
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Tom
Wilson kicks off
your update today with his
1/48
Tamiya AH-1J Skyraider.
Tom gave his Skyraider a full weapons load and exhaust stains and
other weathering including pre-shading.
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Joe
Youngerman is here with
another of his WW2 Japanese beauties. This is Joe's
1/72
Fine Molds Kawasaki
Ki-100-I.
Joe gives some history about this aircraft type as well as what was involved
in building his model.
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Dan
Duna
is here with another of his Sci-Fi wonders. This is his
1/72 "Puffin"
Fighter which
is a Star Trek space craft. Sweet one Dan.
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Fernando
Dias is here with his very birghtly
coloured 1/48
Esci Fiat G-91 R/3.
Fernando finished his Fiat G-91 in the "Tiger Meet 1991"
paint scheme. Amazing work on this one including some
scratchbuilt details....such as the gun.
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Monday, Sept
13 2004
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I'm
pleased to announce the launch of the ARC Shirts. We have a
selection of 2 different types polo shirts and a T-Shirt. Click
here for the full details and ordering information.
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Alfredo del Pino is
here with his first article on ARC. This is his
1/48
Revell Ju 87 B-2 Stuka.
I quite enjoyed reading Alfredo's article and seeing his work on
ARC. Welcome to ARC Alfredo!!!
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Jason
Raikes is here with
a picture of his 1/32
Tamiya Zero.
Jason has been very successful at the chipped/peeling paint look on
his Zero. He explains in his article how he did this.
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Jojo Ańonuevo is
here with his 1/72
Italeri Kfir C7. Jojo
finished his excellent looking Kfir in Israeli markings. He's
got a full weapons load on there as well.
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Sunday, Sept
12 2004 No
update today......I'm mired in house projects.
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Saturday, Sept
11 2004
Third Anniversary of World Trade
Center Attack
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Ricardo
Cornejo Z. is here with his
1/48
Revell Mig-25RB.
Ricardo has included some history in his article as well as detailed
information about building his MiG-25.
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Franck
Martin is here with his 1/48
Tamiya Dewoitine D520. Franck went with Italian markings for
his D520. Franck added some aftermarket goodies to his
model.
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Friday, Sept
10 2004
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Shalom
Hen starts today
off with his 1/48
Academy Avia S-199. This Avia is in the colourful markings
of the IDF and includes some paint shipping for added realism.
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Daniel is
here with his big 1/35
Panda UH-1N Gunship. Leon created a diorama base depicting
Iraq to compliment his Gunship. He's also done some
scratchbuilding of details.
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Leon
Storla joins us
with his 1/48
Hasegawa Grumman Hellcat Mk II. Loen has built an
exceptional nice Hellcat with a gentle bit of weathering such as gun
smoke stains and exhaust stains.
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Thursday, Sept
9 2004
Tajikistan National
Day
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
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Omar
Quintero has
today's first model. This is Omar's 1/48
Revell F-86K finished off in Venezuelan
Air Force markings. This is the REvell F-86D that Omar converted
to a F-86K.....a job that requires a fair bit of work. The
finished model looks pretty sharp.
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Gregor Krizman
has his
1/48
Tamiya Me-109 E3 to show you today. Gregor added some Eduard
items to detail his 109 and then finished it off in a very nicely
weathered paint scheme.
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Wednesday, Sept
8 2004
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Mirko
Meier is here with
his 1/48
Hasegawa Ta-152.
Mirko went all the way detailing his Ta-152.....including a fully
detailed engine. Beautiful work....enjoy.
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Dean
Large is here with
his 1/48
Airfix P-51D. This bare
metal beauty is one of Dean's first models after re-entering the
hobby. Dean shaded certain panels and used detail parts to
improve his Mustang.
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Anthony
DeTora is here with
his first article on ARC. This is his sharp
looking 1/72
Italeri CH-47D Chinook which he goes into some helpful detail in
his article. Welcome to ARC Anthony!!!
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Mr
B-Brian Param joins
us with his 1/48 Revell
A-37 Dragonfly.Brian was busy detailing and weathering his
Dragonfly and the finished model appear well worth his hours of
effort.
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Tuesday, Sept
7 2004 Brazil Independence Day
Pakistan Air Force Day
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Ján
Hitka is here with part 2 of his JV
44 Squadron article. Today he presents his 1/48
Tamiya Fw-190 D-11. Ján
has included some in progress photos with his article.
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Stephen Cornett
has dropped by with
his big 1/32
Tamiya F-15E "Mil Killer".
This is the famous Desert storm Strike eagle that got a kill by
dropping a bomb on an Iraqi chopper.
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Monday, Sept
6 2004
Swaziland Independence and National Day
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Ján Hitka is
here with his article about the JV
44 Squadron. This
is Part 1
of his 2 part article. Today he is here with his
1/48
Tamiya Fw-190 D-9.
Ján
has included lots of pictures of his Dora.
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Ray
Seppala has dropped
by with his 1/32
Hasegawa A-4G RAN in
Royal Australian Navy markings. Ray includes some background
info about the A-4's in Australian service.
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Mario
Catania joins us
with his 1/48
Hasegawa F-14 Diorama. Mario's F-14 is weathered and his
diorama includes a carrier deck with crew members and
vehicles.
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I hope
this will be the last weekend of reduced updates.
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Friday, Sept
3 2004
Qatar National
Day
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From
yesterday....Tayfun
Gerdan is here with
his first
article on ARC. This is his
1/48
Revell Ju-52 3/m TC-RUH Turkish Airliner.
Due to the lack of decals for Turkish JU-52's.....Tayfun masked and
painted the markings for his Ju-52. Welcome to ARC Tayfun!!!
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QC
Tan has
built a most impressive diorama. This is his
1/72
Desert
Storm Diorama featuring
an F-16 on a low level bombing run. This is QC's first article
on ARC and I hope we see more of his work in the future. Welcome
to ARC QC.
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David
Matusek is here
with his 1/48
Tamiya Mosquito FB.mk.VI done up in Czech markings. David
used aftermarket goodies from Aires, CMK and Eduard to added
further detail to his great looking Mossie.
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David Hanners has
been busy building his
1/72
Scratchbuilt MARS 1. David finished his Mars Lander with
home made decals. Quite an impressive project.
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Thursday, Sept
2 2004
Vietnam Independence Day
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Aug 30 was
the Turkish Victory Day .
Due to the fact we were in the middle of moving to another home....I was
unable to do the Aug 30 update. Today, I'd like to present the
Turkish aircraft articles meant for that special update.
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Tayfun
Gerdan is here with
his first
article on ARC. This is his
1/48
Revell Ju-52 3/m TC-RUH Turkish Airliner.
Due to the lack of decals for Turkish JU-52's.....Tayfun masked and
painted the markings for his Ju-52. Welcome to ARC Tayfun!!!
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Izzet
Celikoba and some modellers from an Istanbul
Club are here with a selection
of models of various Turkish
Air Force Aircraft.
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Wednesday, Sept
1 2004 World
War Two begins in Europe 1939 |
Libya Independence Day
Uzbekistan National Day |
Slovak Republic Constitution Day |
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I
will be dropping weekend updates until Sept. This is to
free up badly needed time to focus on other work on ARC as well
as to free up some time for my kids during the summer
months. I will continue to update the TPC on Saturday and
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Dong
yiqun "Mistel" has
today's first model. This is his
1/72
Zvezda Mig-31B Foxhound and
he did an excellent job highlighting the panel lines.
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Dennis
Weber has dropped
by with his 1/48
Monogram P-38M Lockheed Lightning. Dennis has provided an
in-depth article about building this older Monogram kit.
Dennis's finished models makes this kit look easy.
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Raja Bose
is here with his 1/72
Hasegawa Sepecat Jaguar which he finished up in Indian Air Force
markings. This is Raja's first 1/72 model....cool looking paint
scheme.
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David
Matusek
is
here with his 1/48
Hasegawa A6M2b Zero.
David used aftermarket goodies from Eduard and CMK on his Zero. then
finished it up with a fkawless weathering job.
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