Friday, Jan
31 2014 |
Lunar
New Year - Spring Festival |
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Rafi Ben Shahar
is here with a double header today. Rafi joins us with the
1/48 AMK & Kinetics Kfir C2/C7 and
interestingly enough he compares the good and bad points of both of
these kits. Rafi chose 2 very different Israeli camo and I'm
torn on which one I love the most....they both look amazing in their
full weathering and weapons loads.
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Carmel J. Attard
has done quite the exceptional job on his 1/72 Project-X.Mantrack
Hangar Productions De Havilland DH-110. This is the early
prototype for the Sea Vixen and Carmel tells the fascinating history
of the two prototypes as well as the 1952 Farnborough Airshow crash
that killed 2 crew members and 29 spectators. This is a vac-formed
kit and Carmel gives you the full build process.....he has quite the
talent for these difficult kits.
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Andre Dionne
joins us from Canada with his very colourful 1/72 Hasegawa CF-18 Demo 2011.
Andre custom designed and made the decals for his Demo bird and I
have to say this looks like quite the complicated piece of
artwork. But he pulled it all together in true Canuck style to
produce a first class colour bird.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
A-7E Corsair II interior photo etch detail set from
Eduard
Model Accessories.
This set is designed for
the Trumpeter kit.
This detail set is
available directly from
Sprue
Brothers Models .
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
MHU-191/M with Aero 71A Skid Platform from
Aerobonus.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
Lockheed P-3B/C Orion "Interior & Exterior Detail Set"
from Czech
Master Resin - CMR Models.
This set is designed for
the Hasegawa/Revell P-3C Orion kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
CF-18 Canada Combat Hornets decal sheet from
Leading
Edge Models.
This sheet
includes CF-18's that served in combat...plenty of jets. This
sheet is also available in 1/72 scale.
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Thursday, Jan
30 2014 |
Liberation of Camp Pangatian, Philippines |
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Jean-Charles "jc73" Goddet
is here with his eye catching 1/72 Hasegawa Mitsubishi F-2B
that is wearing some of the best tailart worn by the F-2. Jean-Charles
built this beauty out of the box with flawless success.
I love seeing these blue Mitsubishi F-2. |
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Andreas Gordes is
here with a very helpful article on the 1/48 Skunkmodels Tow Tractor or Colors of USAF Vehicle. Andreas
has included very helpful info on painting various USAF airbase
tractors. And the work Andreas did on these 2 tractors is
first rate and includes paint chipping etc. |
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Jens Gerber
joins us today with his debut model for 2014. This is his 1/48 Tamiya Do 335 A12
built out of the box with Eduard seat belts and a very realistic
looking paint job. Jens is a highly skilled modeller and I'm
very happy to see his first model of 2014 on ARC. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
Consolidated B-24 Liberator Pt. 3 decal sheet from Lifelike
Decals.
This decal sheet includes 2 in olive drab and 2 in bare metal and all
4 have sexy noseart including some with nudity.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
F-102A Delta Dagger Anti-Colision Lights from
QuickBoost.
This set is designed for
the Meng kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Me 410B-2/U4 cockpit set from
Aires.
This set is designed for
the Meng kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Fokker D.XXI cockpit set from SBS
Model.
This set is designed for
the Classic Airframes and Special Hobby kits.
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Wednesday,
Jan 29 2014 |
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André Ricardo Manzano
has been modelling for over 20 years and I'm pleased to welcome
him and his first model on ARC. He's from Brazil and this is
his 1/48 Revell F-15I Ra'am.
André started with the
Revell F-15E kit and did the converison using the IsraCast
conversion set and finished it all off with Cartograf decals and a
truly impressive weathering job. Welcome to ARC André...I
love the work you do and I hope to see more of your work on ARC in
the future. |
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Michal Sekula
joins us today with a very exacting scale replica of the 1/48 Yakovlev Yak-1
flown by a Russian Ace during WW2. Michal built this one out
of the box and finished it off
with aftermarket decals. He's included 2 vintage photos to
compare to his model. He has also included the history of this
very accomplished pilot. |
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Vorya Hidaryan
has done an expert job weathering his 1/72 Revell F-4E Phantom II.
This is an Iranian Phantom II complete with a full weapons load
and drop tank as it would have appeared during its strike missions
in the Iran-Iraq war. I love the look of this Phantom II. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
F-14 Tomcat Air Intake Covers from
QuickBoost.
This set is designed for
the Fujimi kit.
This detail set is
available directly from
Sprue
Brothers Models.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
MiG-29 Missile Pylons from Zactomodels.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
MiG-23 MLD Flogger K Pitot Tube from
Master.
This is suitable for the MiG-23 MLD version.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Vampire FB Mk.9 resin cockpit set from
Pavla
Models.
This set is designed for
the Trumpeter kit.
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Tuesday,
Jan
28 2014 |
Space Shuttle Challenger Accident 1986 |
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Michael O'Neal
built the
classic 1/48 Revell-Monogram F-14A "Cat Outta Hell!" and
scribed the panel lines and added full lighting to his Tomcat before
finishing it as a Russian jet featured in a fictional novel he
wrote. The finished photo will become the new cover for his
book. You've got to admit this is VERY cool. Read his
article for the full story on this Russian F-14.
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Cessna is
here to wow you with photos of his 1/72 Zvezda Mi-24A. This
highly detailed Mi-24A is wearing Vietnamese markings and an
expertly finished camo scheme. I know I was very impressed
when I saw the photos of this beauty.
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Don G + Shawn "phantom" Weiler
has done a joint effort to build this 1/48 Hasegawa CF-18 Hornet #52.
This is a Canadian Hornet complete with subtle weathering and
dropped flaps. Check out Shawn's article for a photos of a
massive flightline of his CF-18 colour birds.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Hawker Hunter Ejection Seat with Safety Belts from
QuickBoost.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
Royal Canadian Navy Sea Furies decal sheet from
Mike
Grant Decals.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
P-51 Mustang Aeroproducts 4-Blade Propeller & Spinner from
Ultracast.
This set is designed for
the for Tamiya P-51D kits- also fits Hasegawa P-51D kits.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
JAS-39A/C Gripen Interior detail set from CMK.
This set is designed for
the for KittyHawk kit.
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Monday,
Jan
27 2014 |
Russia - End of Leningrad blockade (1944) |
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Sal has
done a truly beautiful job on his 1/48 Hasegawa F-14B Tomcat.
Sal finished his Enduring Freedom F-14 using Fightertown
decals and I love his reasoning for not going heavy on the
weathering.....this is one beautiful looking F-14.
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Gregor de Ste Croix
is here with a trip down memory lane build. This is his
in-flight 1/72 Airfix B-25J Mitchell. This is the
classic Airfix kit built in the classic pose using the in-flight
stand. Reading Gregor's article sure did bring back some fond
memories of my own from long ago.
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Paolo Yuen
has been busy doing a first class job on his 1/350 Bronco Models USS New York LPD-21.
This is a model of the ship that used steel from the World Trade
Center towers. Paolo does this ship justice and he tell some
of the shortfalls he discovered when building his USS New York LPD-21. |
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Here's a product article
for the F/A-18A+
Hornet VFC-12 Fighting Omars, AF01 / 162904 / 2013 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 1/48
B-25 Mitchell Engines from QuickBoost.
This set is designed for
the Italeri/Accurate Miniatures kit.
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Happy
Republic Day, Jai Hind !! |
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My
apologies to everyone in India....I planned to get this update
loaded 12 hours earlier, but the update was much larger than I
expected. I am very impressive with the size and quality
of the update today. |
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Indian Scale Modelers Facebook group
has put together a huge display for the The Vampire T.55 in Indian Air Force Service.
Excellent work guys. |
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Scotty Battistoni
has been very busy on his 1/72 Heller Toofani. Scotty
rescribed the panel lines, added scratchbuilt details and finished
it off with a flawlessly done multi-shaded bare metal finish and
aftermarket decals. I love the in-flight photos. |
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Vinayak Dutt Shukla
has done a first class job building the 1/48 Revell MIG-21 FL (Kukke's MIG)
as part of a group build for the Indian Scale Modelers.
His MiG-21 is in a very realistic diorama. |
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Aditya Singh Chauhan
has done a beautiful job on this 1/48 Eduard MiG-21 Bis.
This kit has photo etch in the cockpit and Aditya choose a very
attractive camo scheme to finish this MiG-21. |
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Kevin R. Ingraham
is here with a fascinating B-24 history to go with photos of his
1/72 Academy B-24 Liberator. This is an Indian B-24
wearing a first class BMF. Beautiful work Kevin. |
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Polly Singh
is here to joins the party today with his 1/48 KP MiG 21 Bis.
His MiG-21 was built for the Group Build and features some amazing
markings. His hardened shelter diorama is simply brilliant. |
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Aditya Singh Chauhan
has done a wonderful weathering job on his 1/72 Modelsvit Sukhoi 7.
Aditya faded the paint and then added paint chipping to
complete the look of this tired aerial warrior. |
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Ratish Nair
has been brave and built the old 1/72 AMT/Matchbox MiG-21FL
to a very high standard. This was a build that required much
effort but as you can see by the photos of the finished
MiG-21....the effort did give excellent results. Ratish
explains the build process in his article. |
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Murli Rajan
joins us is style on this special holiday with his 1/72 Airfix De Havilland Vampire.
This is one of the Vampire that was bought from Indonesia and
Murli gave is a very well done bare metal finish. |
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Aditya Singh Chauhan
joins us with a very delicate looking 1/72 Czech Master Wapiti.
This one is wearing Indian Air Force colours and the complicated
rigging is done with copper wires. |
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Ratish Nair
is here to honor the 50 year anniversary of the MiG-21 in Indian
service with his brightly painted 1/72 Fujimi MiG-21MF.
This is one very eye catching MiG. |
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Aditya Singh Chauhan
has done an exceptional job on this modern Indian Air Force
trainer. This is the 1/72 Airfix Bae Hawk in all it's
glory and looking very nice indeed in the Indian markings. |
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Murli Rajan
is here with his 1/72 Frog Vultee Vengence in faded weathered
condition as it appears in 1943 in India. I really love how
realistic the paint and weathering looks on this dive bomber. |
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Aditya Singh Chauhan
masked and
painted the “Chakra Wheel" on the back of this 1/48 Academy Su 27UB Tiranga.
Wow....that is impressive to try and mask such a complicated
pattern and to have to look so darn good. |
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Kevin R. Ingraham
added after market goodies and built his 1/72 KP Sukhoi Su-7 as
an in-flight model and even has a photo of his model flying over
India. Nicely job on the Su-7 Kevin. |
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Aditya Singh Chauhan
is here with one of the wilder camo schemes worn by the Indian
MiG-21. This is the 1/48 Academy MiG-21 PF with some
added scratchbuilt detailing. I love the camo scheme on his
one. |
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Friday, Jan
24 2014 |
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Ulysses Almeida
has done a spectacular job on his 1/48 Italeri Mirage 2000B.
This is a Brazilian Mirage in the very attractive blue/grey camo
that is expertly done. The darkened panel lines and all the
stencils bring this model to life and the choice of camo colours
makes this a Mirage that looks good from any angle.
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Kit added
photo etch and scratchbuilt details to the cockpit of this 1/48 Tamiya A6M3 Nishizawa's Zero.
Kit then went on to give this Zero a weather look to complete the
look. This is a very well done Zero and I know you'll enjoy
seeing the 12 photos of it.
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Anthony Estamponi
has done an exceptional job building and finishing his 1/48 Hasegawa Me 163b.
Anthony added metal tubes for the gun barrels and then gave his
little rocket powered interceptor a very finely done camo paint job
that looks exactly as an Komet should. It's good to see this
one on ARC.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Yak-1/1b Exhausts from
QuickBoost.
This set is designed for
the Modelsvit kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
Blackburn B.46 Firebrand TF Mk.V/5 model
kit from Czech
Master Resin - CMR Models.
This model
kit includes markings for 10 different aircraft.
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Thursday, Jan
23 2014 |
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Steve Negley
gets things started today with his flawlessly finished 1/48 Hobby Boss Republic F-105D Thunderchief.
Steve used a Quickboost ejection seat along with weapons
borrowed from a Monogram kit. Steve then weathered it with
techniques learned on ARC and finished it all off with a SEA camo
scheme from the late '60's. This Thud really is a sleek and
graceful looking jet.
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Sertac Bayar
dropped by the ARC corporate offices in Turkey with his
flawlessly detailed 1/32 Revell UH-1H Huey - TuAF. Sertac
rebuilt this model by fully stripping and disassembling it before
rebuilding it with plenty of scratchbuilt detailing in the cockpit
and engine bay etc. Sertac then finished it off as a very
attractive Turkish Air Force Huey. Enjoy the photos....I know
I did.
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Carmel J. Attard
has been very busy adding detail to his 1/72 Frog/Revell Sea Vixens.
Carmel used Pavla resin sets to dress up his Sea Vixens to a
very high standard. Carmel tells the history of the Sea Vixen
as well as what is involved to build the Frog as well as the Revell
kits.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
P-51A Mustang/Mk.IA Exhaust from
QuickBoost.
This set is designed for
the Acc. Miniatures kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48 F-4B/N Phantom II wheel bays from
Aires.
This set is designed for
the Academy kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
J35A early Draken conversion from Maestro
Models. This set is
designed for
the Hasegawa kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/144
Avro Lancaster Bomb Bay from Griffon.
This set is designed for
the Amodel kit.
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Wednesday,
Jan 22 2014 |
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Gerd Wilcken
gets things started today with his very realistic looking 1/72 Airfix Focke-Wulf Fw 190 A-8/R6.
Gerd has included a full build article to help anyone planning on
building this Airfix kit. This beautifully painted 190 with
the figures and diorama base capture the look perfectly from the
late stages of WW2.
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Shawn "phantom" Weiler
has done an eye catching job on the 1/48 Hasegawa CF-18 Hornet 51.
This is without a doubt one of the most colourful CF-18's to
take to the air and Shawn did it justice with his in-flight
display. Shawn has built 51 A/B/C Hornets.
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Tolga Ulgur
has done an exceptional job building and painting his 1/48 Great Wall Hobby Northrop P-61A Black Widow.
Tolga added aftermarket items to improve the detail and accuracy
of his Black Widow and he explains all this in his very helpful
article. This is one beautiful looking P-61.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32 Su-27 Missile Pylons from
Zactomodels.
These resin
Su-27 Missile Pylons corrects the shape of the kit missile pylons to
provide you with a higher level of accuracy and detail on your next
big Su-27.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Kfir C2/C7/F-21 exhaust nozzle from Aires.
This set is designed for
the Kinetic kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
Spitfire Mk.IX Propeller w/tool from
QuickBoost.
This set is designed for
the Hasegawa kit.
This detail set is
available directly from
Sprue
Brothers Models.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
MiG-23 Flogger Pitot Tube from Master.
This is suitable for all MiG-23 variants except MLD version.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
JAS-39A/C Gripen exterior detail set from
CMK.
This set is designed for
the KittyHawk kit.
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Tuesday,
Jan 21 2014 |
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Sal is
here with a kit that is a blast from the past. This is his 1/48 Hasegawa F-4G Wild Weasel
finished up in SEA camo complete with weathering and a
wonderfully done panel lines. Very nicely done Sal.
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Luc Janssen
started his 1/32 Swallow Mitsubishi A6M2 Two-seat Zero Trainer
conversion many years ago. This model required plenty of
scratchbuilding and good old fashioned modelling skills combined
with some very successful weathering techniques. It is a rare
treat to see a 2 seat Trainer.
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Burt Gustafson
has done an extraordinary bare metal finish on his 1/48 Kinetic F-5A Freedom Fighter.
Burt built this F-5 as a USAF jet with quite the high gloss bare
metal finish. Burt explains how he did his BMF.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
S2F Tracker wheels & paint masks from
Aires.
This set is designed for
the Kinetic kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
VF-32 Swordsmen Gypsy Roll F-14A/B decal sheet from
Fightertown
Decals. The
5 aircraft includes MiG Killers, Operation Desert Fox, Operation
Iraqi Freedom and the Last Tomcat Cruise with VF-32 Swordsmen.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
F3H Demon resin cockpit set with vacuformed canopy from
Pavla
Models. This set is designed for
the Emhar kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
P-51 Mustang Corrected & Detailed Flaps from
Ultracast.
This set is designed for
the Tamiya P-51B-D kits.
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Monday,
Jan 20 2014 |
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Vince Pedulla
has done an impressive job weathering his 1/48 Tamiya AD-4 Skyraider.
This is Part 3 of his 7 part Skyraider series and today's
Skyraider is a AD-4 Skyraider converted from the Tamiya A-1H
kit. Vince explains the process and well and how he got the
fantastic faded paint look. |
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Kenji Miyazawa
is becoming very well known here on ARC with his beautiful
models. This 1/48 Academy Su-35 is his 5th model since
entering the hobby and he combined it with a SOL detail set and
combined that with one of the best looking camo schemes I've
seen. This one really is a beauty. Beautiful work Kenji.
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Brian Pruitt
has taken his 1/72 MPM Breda Ba.88b and given it the most
complicated looking camo scheme. Brian added a Squadron
vacuformed canopy and gave his Breda Ba.88b a very delicate
weathering job to complete the realism. This is quite the gem
Brian.
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Here's a product article
for the F/A-18F
Super Hornet VFA-103 Jolly Rogers, AG200 / 166620 - 70th Anniversary,
2013 print from Deployment
Productions.
20%
off of any products for every ACTIVE, registered ARC community
members!
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
Sukhoi Su-7 Radome from
QuickBoost.
This set is designed for
the Revell Modelsvit kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
F-4 E/F Corrected Nose / Radome from
Sierra
Hotel Models.
This set is designed for
the Revell kit.
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Friday, Jan
17 2014 |
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Tadeu Pinto Mendes
starts today with the most famous B-17 from WW2. This
is his 1/48 Boeing B-17F Flying Fortress
in the markings for Memphis
Belle complete with all the mission markings and the sexy noseart.
It is a joy to see Tadeu's B-17 on ARC today.
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Gianni "Kurnass77" Coniglio
was very busy taking the
1/72 Fujimi F-4E Kurnass
to a much higher level. Gianni scratchbuilt most of the
cockpit and then finished it off with ejection seats from Quickboost
before turning his skill and attention to the beautiful camo scheme
worn by his Israeli Phantom MiG killer.
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Burt Gustafson
had a very good time building the 1/72 Hasegawa MV-22B Osprey.
This is the perfect in-flight model because the engines adjust to
different angles and the rotors spin after the model is
assembled. Burt includes the history of the Osprey as well as
photos of every angle of his amazing USMC model.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
Me 262A Schwalbe interior photo etch detail set from
Eduard
Model Accessories.
This set is designed for
the Trumpeter kit.
This detail set is
available directly from
Sprue
Brothers Models
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
Lockheed Hudson Mk.IV/V Correct Cowlings from
QuickBoost.
This set is designed for
the Italeri kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
De Havilland Venom NF.3 model kit
from Czech
Master Resin - CMR Models.
This model kit comes with markings for 4 different RAF machines.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
MiG-21F-13 cockpit set from
Neomega.
This set is designed for
the Trumpeter kit.
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Thursday, Jan
16 2014 |
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Dragan Cvetic
is here with his very nicely done and flawlessly weathered 1/72 Revell F-16C IAF.
This is an out of the box build using Eaglestrike decals to
finish his F-16 as an Israeli jet complete with a weapons
load.
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Mauricio "Maurice_1971" Castro
is here with a very special
1/32 Revell Bf109 G6.
This amazing looking 109 is the backup aircraft of Erich Hartmann
using Eagle Cals decals. Mauricio had an enjoyable time doing
the mottled camo scheme and he has included in-progress photos
showing the complete painting process. The finished model does
look fantastic.
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Harv
is here to make you grin with his very creative what-if S.H.I.E.L.D's OTHER Ride.
If you know Marvel's Agents of SHIELD comic book series then you
will definitely appreciate this model which is a modified B-1 to be
a high speed transport plane.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
MiG-29 Fulcrum model kit from Great
Wall Hobby.
This model kit includes markings for 2 Russian and 1 Syrian
aircraft.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
F8F-1 Bearcat wheel bays from
Aires.
This set is designed for
the Hobby boss kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Mirage 2000C resin cockpit with vacuformed canopy from
Pavla
Models.
This set is designed for
the Kinetic kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Antonov AN-2 Engine from
QuickBoost.
This set is designed for
the Hobby Boss kit.
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Wednesday,
Jan 15 2014 |
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Mateus Manso
gets things started in style with his beautiful looking 1/48 Revell Consolidated B- 24D Liberator.
Mateus chose the markings for "Jerk 's Natural" which was
one of the Liberators used in the bombing of Ploesti. The bomb
bay is fully detailed with the bomb bay door open with a full bomb
load. The weathering job on this B-24 is fantastic and very
realistic looking.
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S K Loh
is here with with a great looking 1/144 Academy RNoAF F-16AM MLU
finished in Tiger Meet markings. This is a tiny model but
SK did an amazing amount of work including scratchbuilding to make
it more accurate. I love the Tiger artwork on the tail.
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Artur Oslizlo
has upgraded the 1/35 Academy AH-1W Super Cobra to a very
high level of detail. He added Verlinden and Eduard cockpit upgrade
parts plus Master gun barrels. And if you look closely at the
engine bay you will see plenty of scratchbuilt detailing. This
big Cobra is a joy to see.....enjoy each of Artur's 19 photos.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
P-51D/K Mustang Propeller with alignment tool from
QuickBoost.
This set is designed for
the Tamiya kit
This detail set is
available directly from
Sprue
Brothers Models
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
Sorbitsya Pods for the Su-27, Su-30 and Su-35 Flanker from Zactomodels.
These ECM radar jamming pods can be carried by Su-27, Su-30 and Su-35
Flanker variants.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
M61 A1 Vulcan - Six-barrelled rotary 20mm cannon from
Master.
This cannon was used on most of the modern US aircraft: F-104, F-105, F-14, F-15, F-16, F-18 and others.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
Martin Baker Mk 2 ejection seat from
PJ
Production.
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Tuesday,
Jan 14 2014 |
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Bartosz Piotrowski
has done a beautiful
job building and finishing his 1/72 Heller Mirage 2000D. This
is a French jet with Armee de l'Air complete with bomb load and drop
tanks and ready for action as it appeared in Tajikistan in 2007.
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Artur Oslizlo
is here for you to enjoy seeing the photos of his Royal Navy 1/48 Airfix Supermarine Seafire FR.46.
Artur added an Aires cockpit and resin exhausts with cowling
from Quickboost and then gave his Seafire one of his amazing
weathering jobs.
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Axel Grundmann
is here with something quite rare and special today. This is
his 1/48 FLY BAC 167 Strikemaster wearing RNZAF and quite the
attractive camo scheme. I love the job Axel did on the panel
lines.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48 Sepecat Jaguar A electronic bay from Aires.
This set is designed for
the Kitty Hawk kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
JAS-39A/C Gripen – Undercarriage set from CMK.
This set is designed for
the KittyHawk kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Spitfire Mk.XIV exhausts from
QuickBoost.
This set is designed for
the Academy kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Supermarine Spitfire 4-Spoke Wheels Block Tread from
Ultracast.
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Monday,
Jan 13 2014 |
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Brian "modeler85" Waldorf
get
your week fired up in style with his big beautiful 1/32 HK B-17G.
Brian
chose the very interesting markings for Little Miss Mischief which
is a patch work of bare metal and olive drab with full
weathering. This B-17G is a beauty.
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Steve Negley
is here with his flawlessly finished 1/48 Revell/Monogram Encore Models F-102A Delta.
Steve got the California ANG from a Draw Decal sheet to give him
a very attractive Delta Dagger. This classic older kit looks
excellent when completed as you will see in Steve's photos.
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Daniel
Such aka sdaneels has finished his 1/72 Revell Bf-109 G-10 in
some very rare markings. This ex Luftwaffe ex Croat AF 109 is
in the markings for the Yugoslav Partisans in 1945. Daniel did
an wonderful job getting the hastily applied markings looking very
realistic.
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Zoltan
Pocza is here with a product
article for the F-14B
Tomcat VF-103 Jolly Rogers, AA103 / 163217 / 60th Years of Jolly
Rogers, 2003 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 1/48
Sea Vixen ejection seats with safety belts from
QuickBoost.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
WW1 German pilot and crew figure set from Jaguar.
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Friday, Jan
10 2014 |
Russia
- Soviet counteroffensive under Stalingrad. The beginning of the end
(1943) |
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Carl
Gootzen has taken the 1/24 Revell London Bus and heavily
modified it to create a topless bus complete with custom made
seating and wooden flooring. Carl modified the front grill and
added so many fine touches and of course it is up to Carl's usual
very high standards. Carl made this beauty for a friend that
owns a 1/1 bus like this. |
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Henk
van der Lugt is here is true Silly Week style with his 1/100
Zvezda F-18 "Bravo". This is one of the planes
from the Disney movie "Planes" which followed the very
successful "Cars" movie. Fun stuff indeed.... well
done Henk. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
P-47D-25 Thunderbolt interior photo etch detail set from
Eduard
Model Accessories.
This detail
set is designed for the Hasegawa kit
This detail set is
available directly from
Sprue
Brothers Models.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
A-20G Gun Barrels from
QuickBoost.
These gun barrels are designed for the AMT/Italeri kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
de Havilland Venom NF.2/2A model kit
from
Czech
Master Resin - CMR Models.
This decal sheet includes markings for 4
different aircraft.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
F-105Ds of the VA & TX ANG decal sheet from Zotz
Decals.
This decal
sheet includes markings for five different 1/48 F-105D's in SEA camo
scheme including some with sexy artwork.
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Thursday, Jan
9 2014 |
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Jaime Carreon
is here with the very humous history of Flight Leftenant Rif Raf
and his epic Batles during the BOB. This is Jamie's Revell 1/Something Spitsfire Mk II
in all it's glory and posed in-flight to properly show the
majestic lines of this Spitsfire. Very funny indeed. |
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Hal Elsberry
"Els" is here in true Silly Week style with his Budjet Cuts.
Hal has a view into the future of the USAF after the bean
counters have their way. I love the beer can missiles on the
side of the new fighter. Very amusing Hal. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
MiG-23ML Flogger G cockpit set from
Aires.
This set is designed for
the Trumpeter kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
F-16C Blizzard Bad Guys decal sheet from
Twobobs
Aviation Graphics.
This is a
re-release...get it while you can.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
EA-6B Prowler Air Scoops from
QuickBoost.
This set is designed for
the Kinetic kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
FJ-4B Fury resin cockpit set from
Pavla
Models. This set is
designed for
the Emhar kit.
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Wednesday,
Jan 8 2014 |
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George Oh
has been creative on his Hasegawa P-40 Egg-plane. George
chose am Australian Desert camo complete with sharks mouth and added
a weapons load of Egg Bombs. I quite enjoyed seeing Aussie
markings on an Egg Plane. |
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Dave Bailey, aka "The Rat"
is here with a very amusing story of the time the RAF broke the
sound barrier using the The GASSP-1 Meteor. Dave
modified the Meteor and painted it red to bet the correct look for
this historic aircraft. An amusing read to be sure. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
F6F Hellcat Correct Radome
from QuickBoost.
This set is
designed for
the Dragon kit.
This detail set is
available directly from
Sprue
Brothers Models.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
Su-27 Early Tail Stinger from
Zactomodels.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
Harrier FRS.1 / FRS.51 - Pitot Tube & Angle Of Attack probe from
Master.
This set is designed for all
kits.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Seafire FR. 46/47 – Armament set from
CMK.
This set is designed for
the Airfix kit.
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Tuesday,
Jan 7 2014 |
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Hal Elsberry
"Els" is here with a very comical model of an equally
comical Halloween costume. Hal built his Dog in Star Trek Costume
model exact to the original full sized costume including beer
can Warp Drive Engines. I have never seen anything this
creative....definitely a 10 out of 10 on the amusement meter. |
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Ole A. Hoel
is here with a very respectable model built from the 1/72 Airfix Defiant.
Ole has little love for this old Airfix kit, but he conquered
this beast with a passionate resolve. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
F-4B/N Phantom II auxiliary air intake from
Aires.
This set is designed for
the Academy kit
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
S2F Tracker Radar from QuickBoost.
This set is designed for
the Kinetic kit
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Air Wing All Stars: Super Hornets Part Two decal sheet from
Furball
Aero Design.
This decal
sheet features making for five 1/48 scale Super Hornet CAG jets with
enough stencils and data provided to make two complete models.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
De Havilland Mosquito Standard Wheels with Australian Z Block tread
from Ultracast.
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Monday,
Jan 6 2014 |
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Dave Bailey, aka "The Rat"
is here with some very rare and until now unpublished vintage photos
of the Farley Fruitbat in action on night ops.
Remember...you saw these photos here on ARC first. |
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George Campbell aka Blue Angel Modeler
is a very well known Blue Angels Fan and today he is here to show
you his walk on the wild side. This is his vintage Freddy Flame-out
model finished as a Blue Angels jet. This is a must have
addition to any Blue Angels model collection. Well done
George. |
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Here's a product article
for the F/A-18F
Super Hornet VFA-103 Jolly Rogers, AG201 / 166621 / 2013 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 1/48
Antonov AN-2 Floodlights from
QuickBoost.
This set is designed for
the Hobby Boss kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Tupolev Tu-2 Weighted Wheels from
Royale
Resin.
This set is designed for
the Xuntong kit.
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Friday, Jan
3 2014 |
Welcome to
Silly Week 2014.
Currently I don't have any other
silly Week gallery articles which might be because my inbox
was full and bouncing e-mails for the past 5 days.
I have cleaned out my inbox, so if you were trying to send in an
article and it would not go....then please resend your Silly Week
articles.
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Konley Kelley
joins us with his 3D model of Snoopy and the Red Baron. Konley combined real scale models with his 3D computer art
program to bring his models to life. I always get a kick out
of seeing Snoopy and the Red Baron and the Christmas song is a hoot
to listen to. |
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MS#14 has
done an exceptional fine job detailing and weathering the 1/48 (I guess) Revell Cylon Raider - illuminated.
MS#14 then went the extra step and illuminated this model to
give it maximum realism. This one is truly a beauty to see. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
Schleicher ASK 13 Two-Seater Glider model kit from Czech
Master Resin - CMR Models.
This model kit includes markings for 8 different aircraft.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Spitfire Mk.IX cockpit door from QuickBoost.
This set is designed for
the Eduard kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
T-33 Canada 2 Tone Grey "CF-18" Scheme decal sheet from
Leading
Edge Models.
This new decal sheet includes markings for 8 different T-33's in the
Canada 2 Tone Grey "CF-18 Scheme" plus you also get special
markings for the 50th Anniversary of the T-33 in Canadian service.
This decal sheet is also available in 1/72 scale.
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Thursday, Jan
2 2014 |
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Peter Segers
has done a truly masterful job on his 1/72 FineMolds Star Wars Millennium Falcon.
Peter has got painting and weathering down to a science and he
shares his techniques in his article. This one is a beauty. |
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Whoper
Choper joins us from Canada with his 1/72 Italeri RAF F35B
Lightning II. The markings for this particular F35 are for
an RAF jet using custom made
decals. It's good to see the F35 in RAF markings.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
Consolidated B-24 Liberator decal sheet from Lifelike
Decals.
This decal
sheet features four different B-24's and all have sexy noseart and one
even has noseart on both sides of the nose.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Antonov An-2 Air Intake and Oil Radiator from
QuickBoost.
This set is designed for
the Hobby Boss kit
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32 MiG-19P resin cockpit set from
Pavla
Models.
This set is designed for
the Trumpeter kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72 Harrier FRS.1 exhaust nozzles from
Aires.
This set is designed for
the Airfix kit.
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Wednesday,
Jan
1 2014 |
Cuba - Anniversary of the Revolution |
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Hal
"Els" Elsberry is here to ring in the New Year and
Silly Week in style with an Egg Plane...but not just any ol' Egg
plane. This is his resin JPG Castings Colonial Viper Egg which
turns into an egg plane of very high standards. Hal was very
creative in the way he built the base and you can read about that in
his article. This is a model that would be the focal point in any
Egg Plane display case. Beautifully done Hal......I'm a big
BSG fan and seeing this model made my day. |
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Ole A. Hoel....which
is a curious name ;-) ..... has been very creative in building his
1/72 Airfix Spitfire Turret fighter. Ole made a vac-u-formed
canopy for his unique little Spitfire and I must admit I had a big
smile on my face when I saw it. It almost looks possible.... |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
LaGG-3 Series 35 Exhausts from QuickBoost.
This set is designed for
the ICM kit.
This detail set is
available directly from
Sprue
Brothers Models
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
MiG-29 Wheels and painting masks from
Zactomodels.
This set is designed for
the Trumpeter MiG-29 kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
Bae Harrier GR.3 / T.4 pitot tube and AOA probe
from Master.
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