Thursday, June
30 2010 |
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Jens Gerber is here
with another of his wonderful models. This his 1/48 Revell Me
410 built out of the box with a camo paint job that is very well
done. Jens is very skilled with his airbrush and you will see
this when you view his photos of his Me 410. Excellent job
Jens.
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Francone Diego
has added extra details to his rare 1/72 Italeri EB-66 E-DL Destroyer.
Francone chose to finish his Destroyer in Vietnam War era sharkmouth
markings. Gotta' love those SEA camo schemes.
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Gabriele Pugnaghi has
done a stunning job on this fine looking 1/12 Tamiya Ducati 900 Mike Hailwood replica.
Gabriele chose an excellent paint scheme and this Ducati is one
of my favourites. Beautiful job Gabriele.
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Here's
a product article for the
1/48
A-10A Assam Draggins decal sheet from
Two
Bobs Aviation Graphics.
You get enough markings for two
jets from the 51st Fighter Wing, Osan AB, South Korea including one
with some very sexy ladder door art. .
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Here's
a product article for the 1/32
Scale Individual Allied Cockpit Placards & Dataplates from
airscale.
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Zoltan
Pocza is here with a product article for the
Boeing
747-400 (VT-ESO) - Air India / India print from
Deployment
Productions.
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 1/48
F-14A Tomcat opened exhaust nozzles
from
Aires.
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Wednesday,
June 29 2011 |
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Manuel Negri
gets things started today with his stunning 1/32 Tamiya F-15 E.
Manuel added a full weapons load and expertly done weathering to his
USAF F-15. Wow....it looks perfect.
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Soren Wolff
is here with a very special treat for you all today. This is
his big 1/32 Revell Arado 196
built OOTB complete with a wonderfully shaded paint job. The
weathering effect gives his model just the right amount of shading
to give it a realistic look.
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PS
spent 2 years adding a massive amount of scratchbuilt detail to
his 1/72
Hasegawa/RVHP TF-102A Delta Dagger. Markings were
from a combination of 2 decal sheets and some home made
decals. PS has included 38 photos to help show you
some of the amazing detail he added to his jet. |
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I
have a product article for the 1/72 & 1/32 F-16C
79th FS 2005 TMOTA decal sheet from
Two
Bobs Aviation Graphics. This sheet features markings
for the 2005 Tiger Meet of the Americas jet from the 79th FS of Shaw
AFB. One full set of 72nd scale and 32nd scale markings are
included. All the little details are in here to include ladder
markings, external tank and baggage pod markings and gun muzzle
markings. A very complete set.
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Here's
a product article for the 1/48
Bf-110 Dry Transfer Stencils from Hobby
Decal.
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Here's
a product article for the 1/48
P-38 Lightning Turbo-Supercharger Covers
from
QuickBoost.
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Here's
a product article for the 1/32
Japanese Ho-103 12,7mm machine gun barrels (2pcs)
from
Master.
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Tuesday,
June 28 2011 |
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Hot
Babe of the Week! this week from
Twobobs
is courtesy of Donald Logan. Don helps us out
quite a bit around here and I have some pics for you of the Gunship
Gray F-117A from Nellis AFB. Bob
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The Pelikan Guys join
us today with 19 photos from their Bellaria
Model Show. The Italians certainly know how to put on a
very enjoyable model show. Well done guys!!!
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Francis Mercik is
here today with his first article on ARC. This is a fantastic
looking 1/72 Italeri F-100D Super Sabre built out of the box
with an amazingly well done bare metal finish. I enjoy seeing
this first submission by Francis on ARC and I look forward to seeing
more models from Francis in the future. Welcome to ARC
Francis!!!.
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Benjo
joins us today with his heavily modified and improved 1/42 AMT T-65BR 'Recon X'.
This is an award winning model and when you read the article and
study the photos....you'll see why it's an award winner. I got
a real kick out of seeing this one.
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Here's
a product article for the 1/32
F-84E/G Thunder Jets decal sheet
from
Zotz
Decals.
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Here's
a product article for the 1/32
MiG-23 Flogger canopy frame from
Aires.
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Floyd S. Werner, Jr.
is here with a product article for the 1/48
Me 109 Part 7 Marseille Special with his Kubelwagen decal sheet from
Lifelike
Decals.
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Floyd S. Werner, Jr.
is here with a product article for the 1/48
P-38 Lightning Wheels Spoked Nose Wheel with Rear Cover (block tread
tires)
from
Ultracast.
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Monday,
June 27
2011 |
Djibouti National Day |
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This
weeks Twobobs
Newsletter is up. Bob has the latest news on the
1/48 and well as the 1/72 CoNA sheets. Plus images and
news for the new 1/48
J-10 Dragon sheets. And don't forget the 1/48 Makos,
Snakes and Dragons sheets are now available.....get 'em while
you can. |
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Charles Leung joins
us from Hong Kong with his excellent looking 1/144 Dragon Chinese J-20 Prototype.
This is the new Chinese Stealth fighter and Charles got his looking
very nice indeed.
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Lee Burns is here
with his attractive 1/48 ESCI Henschel Hs129 B-3 wearing a
camo scheme that has really caught my eye. Lee explains how he
did this eye popping camo scheme. Well done Lee.
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Burcin Emren joins
us from Izmir, Turkey with his
exceptionally well
done 1/48 Kinetic F-16 D. Burcin
added a full weapons load, an Aires cockpit set and then finished it
off in US markings. An excellent looking F-16 Burcin.
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Here's
a product article for the 1/72
P-38 Lightning Turbo-Supercharger Covers from
QuickBoost.
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Here's
a product article for the 1/72
SBC-3 Helldiver Conversion set
from
Starfighter
Decals.
Starfighter
Decals. This new detail set includes resin and photo
etch parts for the cockpit and exterior to convert the Heller
SBC-4 into an SBC-3. You also get decals which gives you the
choice of 2 different SBC-3's.
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Here's
a product article for the 1/72
F-5E/F Tiger II / Azarakhsh decal sheet from
Hi-Decal
Line.
This new decal sheet features markings for 4 different F-5 Freedom
Fighters with the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force and most of
them have tailart. This sheet is also available in 1/48 scale.
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Sunday,
June 26
2011 |
Madagascar Independence Day |
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Saturday, June
25 2011 |
Croatia Independence Day |
Mozambique Independence Day |
Slovenia National Day |
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Friday,
June 24
2011 |
Order of Malta - St. John's Day |
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Ian Buick
starts today with not one model....but four models. Here are
his 1/72 Hasegawa & Academy F-15I Ra`am x4. Ian
goes into wonderful detail and provides plenty of photos about his
F-15I's....wow...I love it!!!
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Mark J Davies
has done an exceptionally fine job building and detailing his 1/72 Czech Master Resin (CMK) Pratt-Read LNE-1.
This is a great little glider kit and Mark did it justice......I
love the way it looks.
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Paolo Yuen
joins us with his outstanding 1/700 Trumpeter USS Nimitz 2005.
Paolo used aftermarket PE to improve the detail on his carrier and
then loaded the deck with planes and used support vehicles from
another carrier kit to complete this eye popping USS Nimtz carrier
model. Hard to believe this is 1/700.......it looks like
1/350.
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Here's
a product article for the
1/48
F/A-18F Rockin' Rhinos #6 VF-213
Black Lions decal sheet from
Two
Bobs Aviation Graphics.
Super Bugs from VF-213!!
Enough markings for both the factory delivery scheme as well as the
current CAG scheme.
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Zoltan
Pocza is here with a product article for the
Airbus
A320-200 (D-AIPW) - Lufthansa / Germany print from
Deployment
Productions.
Deployment
Productions.
20%
off of any products for every ACTIVE, registered ARC community
members!
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Floyd S. Werner, Jr.
is here with a product article for the 1/32
RAF Fighter Pilot figure Battle of Britain 1940 from Ultracast.
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Here's
a product article for the 1/48
UB-16-57 Soviet rocket launchers
from
Aerobonus.
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Thursday, June 23
2011 |
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Luxembourg
- National Day and |
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Official
Birthday of H.R.H. the Grand Duke Jean |
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Burt Gustafson had
a grand time building his sharp looking 1/72 Academy F-22A Raptor. Burt
has high regard for the wonderful fit on this kit, so the build
process was uneventful and enjoyable. Burt finished his Raptor
in Hawaii Air National Guard markings. Excellent job Burt!!!
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Miquel Silvestre is
here with his first 1/48 model This wonderful looking 1/48 Hasegawa Focke Wulf
FW-190A-4 is built mostly out of the box with some scratchbuilt
details. Miquel chose one of my favourite paint
schemes......winter camo and it looks perfect. You'll enjoy
seeing the photos of this one.
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Istvan Havril is
here with proof that 1/144 scale is the scale is the most fun to
build. Istvan built this tiny 1/144 Revell AV-8B Harrier II plus
USMC and gave it a paint job that makes it look like a 1/48
model. It is a special treat to see this tiny Harrier and I
know when you see the photos, you will be blown away. Bravo Istvan.
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I
have a product article for the 1/72
F-15E Da' Heath decal sheet
from
Twobobs
Aviation Graphics.
Twobobs
Aviation Graphics.
Enough markings for two complete
jets from the 494th Fighter Squadron at RAF Lakenheath, one
including the 48th Operations Group jet.
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Here's
a product article for the 1/72
Phantom FG.1 Dry Transfer Stencils and Decals from Hobby
Decal.
You get dry
transfer stencils and decals for the 1/72 Phantom FG.1 892 Nas, HMS
FAA Ark Royal plus as an added bonus you also get a 2 sided A2-Size
Poster.
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Here's
a product article for the 1/48
MiG-21 wheel bay set
from Aires.
This set includes nose gear as well as main gear wheel bays. |
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Floyd S. Werner, Jr.
is here with a product article for the 1/48
Messerschmitt Me 109 Part 6 decal sheet from Lifelike
Decals.
This decal sheet gives you markings for 4 different aircraft.
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Wednesday,
June 22
2011 |
Russia - The Invasion of Russia |
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Christopher Yee
gets
things fired up today with his very attractive 1/48 Monogram Mil Mi-24 Hind D.
Christopher added scratchbuilt detailing to critical areas and
then finished off his Hind in a very attractive camo scheme. |
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Thanos Mentzelopoulos
has
been very busy detailing his 1/48 Eduard BAC Lightning Mk.2A.
Thanos opened up panel and packed his Lightning full of
detail and then gave it a beautifully done paint job.
Look at all his photos....they are loaded with details and a joy to
see. |
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Jorge Oppenheimer
has done a
marvelous job building and finishing his 1/48 Tamiya F4U-1D Corsair.
Jorge built his Corsair mostly out of the box, but it is the
lightly weathered paint job that you will really appreciate.....I
love the look of this Corsair.
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Here's
a product article for the
1/48 AV-8B
Super Harrier II Jammin' Jump Jets decal
sheet
from
Two
Bobs Aviation Graphics. This sheet features markings
for three complete jets from VMA-311, VMA-513 and VMA-211.
You get very colorful markings for a Harrier and the VMA-211 jet
represents the very first Harrier to drop a JDAM in combat.
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Here's
a product article for the Sukhoi
Su-27 Flanker "Blue 24" Print
from
Zactomodels.
This particular print shows this Flanker with
missiles, but you also have the option of having this print without
missiles.
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Here's
a product article for the 1/48
Fw Ta 154 Undercarriage Covers
from QuickBoost. QuickBoost. These are direct replacements for the kit parts. |
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Here's
a product article for the 1/72
Bf 109 G5 - G14, K armament set (MG 131 tips) & Pitot Tube from
Master.
This set can be used in all Bf-109 model kits in 1:72 scale.
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Tuesday,
June 21 2011 |
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Dragan Cvetic
starts your Tuesday update with his 1/72 Innex MiG-21 PF. Dragan
added a resin ejection seats along with cockpit parts and a resin
nose and nose cone to improve the accuracy and detail of his MiG-21
before giving it a flawless paint job. Beautifully done Dragan.
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Harv has
been busy getting every looking perfect on his 1/72 Liberty Models CC-115 Buffalos.
This is a resin kit and it required some TLC, but Harv was more
than up to the task and along with an IPMS Canada decal sheet, he
turned out a very sharp looking Buffalo. I love the look of it
Harv. |
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Osni Vieira Junior
has done an exceptionally fine job on his 1/144 Revell A-319.
Osni is an ARC regular and this latest airliner wears Brazilian
livery and it look perfect from any angle. Painting was done
with automotive paints. |
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Here's
a product article for the
1/48
AIM-120B/C and AGM-88 Missile Markings decal sheet from
Two
Bobs Aviation Graphics.
This sheet features markings
for AIM-120B/C and AGM-88 Missiles.
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Here's
a product article for the 1/32
F-84E/G Thunder Jets decal sheet from Zotz
Decals.
Zotz
Decals.
This new decal sheet includes markings for 2
different F-84 Thunderjets, flown in USAF and French Air Force
markings. Both jets feature artwork and natural metal
finishes. |
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Here's
a product article for the 1/72
F-16I Sufa exhaust nozzle
from Aires. Aires.
This is a resin and photo etch set and provides some stunning
detail. |
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Mark Peacock
is here with a product article for the 1/72
Fairey Battle nose conversion set from
Valiant
Wings Models.
This is a nose correction for the
venerable but still popular Airfix 1/72 Fairey Battle kit.
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Monday,
June 20 2011 |
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Lucio P.
joins us today with his first article on ARC. This is his
beautifully done 1/48 ICM P-51D Mustang . Lucio
used True Details cockpit and wheels, Ultracast exhausts, Squadron
canopy and Cutting Edge decals for an 8th Air Force Mustang.
Lucio also did some scratchbuilding and built a fantastic diorama
base to display this well weathered Mustang. Welcome to ARC
Lucio.
I look forward to seeing more of your models on ARC. Your P-51
is a beauty.
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Rod Bettencourt
1/48 Hasegawa F-16C Block 25. Rod was the Dedicated Crew
Chief on this F-16 and decided to build a model of his jet. He
dressed up his model with a Blackbox cockpit and Aires wheel well
set and then finished it off with a combination of Twobobs
decals and custom made decals. The model and his
photos are exceptional. |
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Warren Osborne
has been busy adding plenty of scratchbuilt detailing to the
interior of his 1/72 Italeri H21 (Flying Banana). Warren
finished his H21 in French markings and then a final coat of
weathering. I really enjoyed seeing the finished model.
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Here's
a product article for the 1/48
Instrument Decals for WW1 Aircraft from airscale. airscale.
This new release gives you a vast selection of individual
instruments for WW1 aircraft from both sides of the conflict.
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Here's
a product article for the 1/72
F-22A Raptor cockpit set
from Aires.
This
cockpit set includes resin and photo etch parts. |
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Here's
a product article for the 1/72
AEF Showbirds Part 2 Shamrock and Barber Pole decal sheet
from
Starfighter
Decals.
This new decal sheet is part 2 in their AEF
Showbirds series and includes markings for 2 different very colorful
striped Spads.
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Friday,
June 17
2011 |
Iceland Anniversary of the Establishment of the Republic |
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Edwin M.
starts your Friday update with his eye catching 1/48 Hasegawa F-14B Tomcat.
Edwin added some scratchbuilt details and then finished his
Tomcat in Jolly Rogers Last Flight, but it is the delicately
weathered paint job on this F-14 that I really love.......very
subtle, but also very noticeable. F-14 weathering is tricky,
but Edwin got his looking perfect.
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David Walker did an
outstanding job detailing and finishing his 1/48 Hasegawa Ki.84 Frank.
David added scratchbuilt and aftermarket detail items and then
finished off his Ki.84 in the camo and markings for a fighter
defending Toyko during WW2. Thankfully David explains his
build in great detail which will be a massive help to anyone
building the Hasegawa Ki.84.
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Francone Diego
joins us with a very special aircraft. This is his 1/72 Revell
X-15A
that he built for a very lucky friend......the finished model looks
excellent.....nicely done Francone.
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I
have a product article for the 1/72
F-4C First of the Weasels decal sheet from
Two
Bobs Aviation Graphics.
You get enough markings for
two complete jets with options for five. Very historically
relevant markings for one of the first F-4 Weasel squadrons from the
Vietnam Conflict. Many of the jets include nose inscriptions.
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Zoltan
Pocza
is here with a product article for the Boeing
747-400 (HS-TGA) - Thai Airways / Thailand print from Deployment
Productions
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 1/48 F-4E/F Phantom II auxiliary air
intake from Aires. |
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Here's
a product article for the 1/72 Hawker Tempest Mk.V exterior set
from Resin
Art. |
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Thursday, June
16 2011 |
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Hot
Babe of the Week!
this week from
Twobobs
is courtesy of us over here at Twobobs. Some great T-6 Texan
walkarounds for you. Hopefully someone comes out with a kit of this
guy in 1/48th scale. Both the USAF and USN use it as their initial
pilot training aircraft and it won't be much longer before the new
USAF COIN aircraft requirement gets filled with either the Texan,
PC-9 or Super Tucano. Right click, Enjoy Bob
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Carmel J Attard
did quite a bit of work on the conversion of his 1/72 Airmodel Douglas Skyraider AD-4W.
Carmel scratchbuilt vac-u-formed [arts to complete his
conversion and I must say the finished model came out looking
excellent. Carmel tells the whole story in his article.
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Ed Kinney
has done an exceptionally nice job on his 1/48 Kinetics EA-6B Prowler.
Ed dressed up his Prowler with Black Box seats and Steel Beach
intake covers. Ed also used the pre- tinted canopies from the
Revell kit and then finished it all off with the “Prowler
Pootenanny” decal sheet from
Fightertown
Decals. I love the
job Ed did on his Prowler and it looks great in the diorama.
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Borislav Delov did
an amazing amount of work on his 1/72 DML Mi-28 Havoc A. Borislav
added scratchbuilt details as well as aftermarket items and then
pulled it all together with his skillful hands to create this
beautiful Mi-28.
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Here's
a product article for the 1/72 B-24 Liberator Turbo-Superchargers
from QuickBoost. |
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Here's
a product article for the 1/72
Tigercats USMC F7F-3 decal sheet Part 2 from
Starfighter
Decals. |
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Wednesday,
June 15 2011 |
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This
weeks Twobobs
Newsletter is up. Bob has the latest news on
the 1/72 and 1/48 CoNA sheets as well as the 1/48 F/A-18C
Snakes and Dragons sheet which is selling extremely well.
Plus the latest on the two J-10 decal sheets "Enter the
Dragons" and "return of the Dragons". Read
the Twobobs
newsletter for the
latest news. |
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Shawn "phantom" Weiler
has done a great looking job on his 1/48
Hasegawa F-14D.
Shawn added Dr Pepper resin exhausts and then gave his Tomcat a
weathered paint job and finished it off with special ceremonial
markings from Fightertown decals. Shawn really pulled off a
great looking F-14D. I loved seeing the photo of Shawn's
display case in his article.
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Phil Mead
joins us today with a very attractive Aussie 1/48 Trumpeter P-40C Tomahawk.
Phil gives very insight into building the trumpeter P-40 kit
that will be a big help to anyone that is building this model
kit. Phil used aftermarket decals for an Aussie.
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Jessica Cooper
is here today with a very sharp looking 1/144 Revell DC 8-61. Jessica
details the whole build which is a big help if you're new to
building airliners or if you're building this kit for the first
time. Her article is very informative and the finished model
looks first class.....stunning job Jessica.
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Here's
a product article for the 1/24
Swastika Dry Transfers from Hobby
Decal.
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Here's
a product article for the 1/48
Fw Ta 154 Exhausts from QuickBoost. |
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Floyd S. Werner,
Jr. is here with a product article for the
1/48
P-38 Lightning Wheels Spoked Nose Wheel with Rear Cover (diamond
tread tires) from Ultracast.
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Here's
a product article for the 1/32
Supermarine Spitfire revised wing (Mk.21/24) - Hispano 20mm cannons
in fairings from
Master.
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Tuesday,
June 14
2011 |
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United
Kingdom - Official Celebration of the |
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Birthday
of H.M. Queen Elizabeth II (1926) (Variable) |
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Monday,
June 13 2011 |
There will be no
update on Tuesday. I will be a parent volunteer for the year
end overnight school camping trip.
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Ian T.M. Holahan
has done a truly impressive job weathering his 1/48 Monogram P-61 Black Widow.
Ian added extra details and then finished his P-61 with sexy noseart
from
Kits-World
decals
and a dynamite weathering job. I love the look of
it Ian.
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Dragan Cvetic
has done a wonderful
job building and finishing his 1/72 Italeri Kfir C-2. Dragan
added a resin seat and some scratchbuilt details to his very sharp
looking Kfir. An excellent looking Israeli Kfir.
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Jens Gerber
has put plenty of effort into his 1/48 Eduard Fw-190 D9
diorama. Jens combined parts from a few different kit as
well as aftermarket resin and photo etch parts, plus plenty of
scratchbuilding and effort. The finished model looks fantastic
as does the diorama. Excellent work Jens.
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Here's
a product article for the 1/72
P-40M/N Warhawk Exhaust & Radiator Flaps
from
QuickBoost.
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Floyd S.
Werner, Jr. is here with a
product article for the 1/72
Republic P-47D Thunderbolt Part 5 decal sheet from Lifelike
Decals.
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Sunday, June 12
2011 |
Philippines Independence Day |
Russia National Day |
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Tony Feredo joins
us on the
Philippines Independence Day with his 1/48 Tamiya N1K1-J Model 11 Shiden (George).
Tony gave his fighter some beautifully done paint chipping and
then finished it off in the markings for a particular aircraft
operated from the
Philippines during WW2.
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Friday,
June 10
2011 |
Portugal National Day |
Former Yugoslavian Republic of Macedonia Army Day |
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Mark Davies starts
today with his 1/72 Czech Master Resin (CMR) Bristol M.1C.
Mark found this CMR kit to be a pleasure to build and he chose to
finish it in the colours and markings for a trainer aircraft.
Mark explains the whole build process in a very helpful way.
This is one sharp looking little model.
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Ed Kinney is here
with a gleaming baremetal PAIR OF “HUNS”. Ed
dressed up both of his F-100s with Eduard “Zoom” cockpit and
AMS intake cover and seat and
then finished it off with a gleaming baremetal finish using Alclad
II and aftermarket decals. Read his article for some very
helpful tips of baremetal finishes and then sit back and enjoy all
the lovely photos.
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Zafer Yilmaz has
been busy creating a P-63A from the 1/48 Eduard P-39.
Zafer chose a P-63A with the word 'KISMET' on her nose which
in Turkish means 'destiny'. This conversion took quite a
bit of work, but Zafer did an excellent job on all the details for
the whole modification.
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Here's
a product article for the
1/48
F-4C First of the Weasels decal sheet from
Two
Bobs Aviation Graphics.
Very historically relevant
markings for one of the first F-4 Weasel squadrons from the Vietnam
Conflict.
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Here's
a product article for the Sukhoi
Su-27 Flanker "Demo 57" Print from Zactomodels.
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Floyd
S. Werner, Jr.
is here with a product article for the
1/48 P-38 Lightning Wheels
Spoked Nose Wheel with Rear Cover (Smooth Tires) from
Ultracast.
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Thursday, June
9 2011 |
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Paolo Re joins us
from Italy with his 1/72 Cunarmodel SIAI Marchetti S. 211- prototype.
Paolo added extra details to accurately represent the 3rd
prototype and then finished it off with custom decals and a very
nice diorama.
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Tolga ULGUR has
done an exceptional job creating his 1/48 Tamiya + Fusion Models - Messerspit.
Tolga used the “Captured Spitfire Mk.Vb with DB605 Engine
set” from “Fusion Models” for the conversion and then dressed
up the model with Eduard PE instrument panel, Ultracast resin seat
and Quickboost gunsight added in the cockpit. I really like
the odd of this Spitfire with the 109 nose. Tolga tells the
whole history in his article.
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James J. Olschlager Jr.
has been busy building his good looking 1/72 Hasegawa F/A-18D.
I love seeing models of the Blue Angle jets. Nicely done
James....she's a beauty.
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I
have a product article for the 1/72
A-10A Assam Dragginss decal sheet
from
Twobobs
Aviation Graphics.
You get enough markings for two
jets from the 51st Fighter Wing, Osan AB, South Korea. This
subject has never been done in decal form!!
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Zoltan
Pocza is here with a product article for the
Airbus A340-300 (F-GLZJ) - Air France / France 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
Spitfire Mk. IXc Gun Barrels from QuickBoost. |
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Floyd S. Werner, Jr.
is here with a product article for the Air
War Over Kursk: Turning Point in the East book
from SAM
Publications.
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Here's
a product article for the 1/32
P-12E in USAAC service decal sheet from Starfighter
Decals.
This new decal sheet includes markings for 4 different Boeing P-12E
and each one has artwork. |
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Wednesday,
June 8 2011 |
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Carmel J Attard is
here with his amazing model of the 1/72 Airmodel Douglas C-117D.
This is a vacuformed kit that Carmel built using parts from a DC-3
kit to created his eye catching USN C-119D. Wow....I love the
look of this one and the article is VERY interesting to read.
This sounds like it was quite the project.
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Jeong Cheol, Kim is
here with one of the most attractive Su-27's I've seen in a long
time. This is his 1/48 Academy SU-27UB. Jeong
Cheol chose the very attractive Ukrainian Air Force camo
scheme...wow.....it looks GREAT!!
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Kees Kuyper joins
us today with another of his colourful 1/72 Revell Bearcat Reno Racers.
Kees is having fun deciding on which sponsors to use on his Reno
Racers and I must say I sure do enjoy seeing the finished
models.
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Here's
a product article for the
1/48
F-117A Kosovo Bandits Updated decal
sheet from
Two
Bobs Aviation Graphics.
This sheet is a re-release of
their very popular 48-022 sheet but with updated markings for the
Lockheed "Skunk Works" jet! Plenty of markings for
Allied Force jets (including Vega 31) are also included!
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Here's
a product article for the 1/32
individual instruments for USAAF Aircraft
from
airscale.
This new release gives you a vast selection of individual
instruments for USAAF Aircraft.
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Here's
a product article for the 1/48
Ju- 87B Stuka exhausts from
QuickBoost.
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Here's
a product article for the 1/48
F-5E/F Tiger II / Azarakhsh decal sheet from Hi-Decal
Line.
This new decal sheet features markings for 4 different F-5 Freedom
Fighters with the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force and most of
them have tailart. This sheet is also available in 1/72 scale.
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Tuesday,
June 7
2011 |
Yorktown sunk - US Carrier Yorktown sunk (1942) |
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Bruce Grayson
has done a
marvelous job building and finishing his 1/72 Revell (ex-Dragon) Messerschmitt P.1101
Nachtjaeger. Bruce gave
his Nachtjaeger a missile load and drop tanks before finishing it
off with a beautifully done mottled paint job.
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Jim Knight has been
busy getting things looking perfect on his 1/48 Koster Mitsubishi Type 96 G3M2 Nell.
This was a vacuformed, but that didn't slow down Jim and he turned
out a stunning and beautifully finished Nell complete with panel
line shading and peeling paint. I love the
way it looks.
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Mohammed Aly has
done an exceptional job on his 1/48 Kinetic F-16E. Added
a full weapons load and CFT's and then gave it a full weathering job
and the markings for an United Arab Emirates F-16. This is an
amazingly well done model of the F-16.
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Here's
a product article for the
1/48
AIM-9 Missile Markings decal sheet from
Two
Bobs Aviation Graphics. This sheet includes the
markings for on AIM-9B/D/G/J/L/M and AIM-7E-2/M. Bob Sanchez
has a good understanding of missiles and bombs and the markings and
paint colors, so you are going to love these.
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Here's
a product article for the 1/72
Spitfire Dry Transfer Stencils
from
Hobby
Decal.
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Here's
a product article for the 1/48
Tyhoon Mk.IB gun bay set from
Aires. |
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Here's
a product article for the 1/32
Supermarine Spitfire E wing late - Hispano 20mm & .50cal in
fairings
from
Master.
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Mark Davies
is here with a product article for the 1/48
General Dynamics EF-111, F-111 A/D/E/F Aardvark
wheels from Resin
Art.
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Monday,
June 6
2011 |
Sweden National Day |
D-Day
- Allied Landings in France in 1944 |
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I
have a selection of images for the 1/72 -1/48 Yankee Station MiG
Killers decal sheet for the IPMS
/ USA Nationals 2011.
This decal sheet was
sponsored by Sprue
Bros....way to go Sprue
Bros. This decal
sheet is Free when you attend the IPMS / USA Nationals 2011 in
Omaha, Nebraska. This is
quite the sheet and includes 1/48 scale as well as 1/72 scale and
includes 6 different USN aircraft. |
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Jia Wei Lim is here
to mark the anniversary of the D-day landings with his 1/72
Italeri C-47A Skytrain. Jia Wei Lim did some peeling paint
on his C-47 and then finished it off with D-Day stripes. Very
nicely done.
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Francone Diego
has done a gorgeous job detailing and finishing his
1/48 Hasegawa AH-1 Skyraider. Francone added the Aires
resin wheel bay set and then upgraded other areas with scratchbuilt
details before weathering his Skyraider
and finishing it in the markings of VA-145. Beautiful job
Francone.
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David
Rapasi is here with a
Tools
n' Tips Article about F4U-1 Corsair Primer and Interior Colors.
This is another in David's very helpful series about Corsair
colors.
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Here's
a product article for the 1/32
Soviet P-39 Aces decal sheet
from Zotz
Decals.
This new decal sheet includes markings for 6
different P-39 Airacobras flown by Soviet Aces.....two with nose
artwork and one in white winter camo. |
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Here's
a product article for the 1/72 Fw Ta 154A-1/R1 Undercarriage
Covers from QuickBoost. |
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Albert Serra
is here with a product
article for the 1/72
Travel Air model R-2001 "Mystery Ship" from DEKNO
Models.
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Friday,
June 3 2011 |
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Lee, Seok Joo
gets today's update started fine fine style
with his very detailed 1/32 Revell Tornado GR Mk.I RAF.
Seok Joo used the cockpit and engine
detail sets from Aires and the dropped flap/slat set from Paragon
Designs to add plenty of detail and then finished his Tornado as a
Gulf War jet complete with sexy nose art. This is a very
impressive Tornado.
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Bruce Grayson
has done a gorgeous job detailing and finishing his
1/72 Hobbyboss Morane-Saulnier MS 406. Bruce added
plenty of extra details and then finished it off in the markings for
the Free
French, which is a pretty cool choice of markings. I really
like the look of this Morane-Saulnier MS 406.
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PS
did an exceptional job on his 1/72 Academy F-8P Crusader. PS added an Aires Martin Baker Mk F7 ejection seat, CMK cockpit
and wheel wells plus added scratchbuilt details and then gave it
special markings and a flawless lightly weathered paint job.
Stunning work PS.
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I
have a product article for the 1/72 & 1/32 F-16C/D Block 50
Peace Puma Vipers decal sheet
from
Two
Bobs Aviation Graphics. This is a combo sheet
that has markings for both 72nd and 32nd scale of these wicked Block
52 jets from the Chilean Air Force. There are enough markings to make
1ea. C/D in 72nd scale and 1ea. C model in 32nd scale.
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Here's
a product article for the 1/48
Individual instrument Dial Decals for 1939 – 1945 RAF from
airscale.
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Zoltan
Pocza is here with a product article for the
Boeing
737-700 (D-AHXF) - Air Berlin / Germany print from
Deployment
Productions
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
B-25H/J Corrected Cowlings from
QuickBoost.
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Thursday, June 2
2011 |
Italy National Day |
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Kit is
here with a wonderfully detailed and perfectly weathered 1/48 Hasegawa AH-64A Apache.
This great looking Ah-64 has an Aires cockpit set and a
weathering job that has to be seen to be appreciated. I really
enjoyed seeing the photos of Kit's Apache...this is impressive
work. Bello!!! (Beautiful!!!) This article is
in English and Italian.
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Benner joins
us with his flawlessly finished 1/48 Italeri Mirage F1CR. Benner
added a Neomega cockpit set and used aftermarket decals for an
aircraft that operated from Saudi Arabia in Jan 1991 in Operation Daguet
in the gulf War. I love the job Benner did on his Mirage F1CR.
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Jorge Oppenheimer
has done an exceptional job on his 1/48 Tamiya P-51D LOU IV.
Jorge dressed up the cockpit with some Eduard photo etch and
then finished his Mustang with highly polished bare metal
finish. Beautiful work Jorge.
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I
have a product article for the 1/72 & 1/32 F/A-18A/B VFC-12
Shades of Gray Omars decal sheet from
Two
Bobs Aviation Graphics. This sheet is follow up to
their very popular VFC-12 release is this sheet in both 72nd and 32nd
scale.
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Here's
a product article for the Sukhoi
Su-27 Flanker "Red 51" Print from Zactomodels.
This particular print shows this Flanker with missiles, but you also
have the option of having this print without missiles.
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Mark
Peacock
is here with a product article for the 1/72
Defiant nose conversion set from
Valiant
Wings Models.
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Here's
a product article for the 1/32
Supermarine Spitfire Part 4 decal sheet from Lifelike
Decals.
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Wednesday,
June 1 2011 |
Mexico Navy Day |
Western Samoa Independence Celebration Day |
100th Anniversary of Turkish Air Force |
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Gokhan PALABIYIK
is here with his first article on ARC to mark the 100th
Anniversary of Turkish Air Force with his beautifully finished 1/72
Academy F-16C. Gokhan gave his F-16 a full weapons load
and a very realistic weathering job. This is an excellent
looking F-16 Gokhan....welcome to ARC!!! |
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Emrah BARUTCU
is also here with his first article on ARC to mark the 100th
Anniversary of Turkish Air Force with his flawless 1/48 Monogram B-24D Liberator.
This is an older kit and the fit was less than perfect, but Emrah
did turn it into a wonderful example of the B-24 complete with
weathering and paint chipping. Very nicely done Emrah....welcome
to ARC!!! |
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Ian
Macdonald
is also here with his first article on ARC. Ian used a resin
conversion set for his 1/48 Hasegawa EA-18G Growler
and finished off this sharp looking Growler with decals from Twobobs
with excellent results. Welcome to ARC Ian!!!
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Here's
a product article for the
1/48
F-105D Wrap Around Thuds decal sheet from
Two
Bobs Aviation Graphics.
In the early 80's the 466th FS
at Hill AFB had some of the slickest camo scheme Thuds that ever
existed. This sheet captures 3 of these camo schemes.
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Here's
a product article for the 1/32
Bf-110 Dry Transfer Stencils from Hobby
Decal.
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Here's
a product article for the 1/48
F-16A/C Ejection Seat
from
QuickBoost.
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Floyd S. Werner, Jr.
is here with a product article for the
Army
Air Force Combat Weekly Digests 21-25 from Victory
Films.
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Here's
a product article for the 1/32
Supermarine Spitfire E wing early - Hispano 20mm & .50 cal in
fairings
from
Master.
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