Friday, May
30 2014 |
In memory of our friend
Rick Chin, I will be featuring his articles in the daily updates here
on ARC.
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The
late Uncle Rick Chin of Uncle
Bills Hobby gets
things started in style today with his 1/48
Accurate Miniatures Ilyushin IL-2 Stormovik
with a beautiful weathering job.
Rick was a prolific and skilled scale model builder and he even
built a model in the back of a vehicle on the way to a distant model
show. |
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Stephen and David Cornett
join us today with their Tamiya F-15E‘s, Tigermeet Of America 2005.
They both worked on these models and the Tiger stripes were
masked and paint to get better accuracy which is quite
impressive. No doubt about it....these are 2 great looking
Eagles. |
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Steve Negley
went all out on his 1/32 Hasegawa P-51D Mustang adding a
variety of aftermarket detail items along with his own scratch built
detail before finishing his Mustang with partial D-Day stripes as
flown by an American Ace. This Mustang is one good looking
bird and Steve's effort certain paid off. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
Bf 110C/D/E/F Position Lights from
QuickBoost.
This set is designed for
the Eduard kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
T-Birds With Talons decal sheet from Vagabond
Decals.
This sheet
features 73 options for the Thunderbirds in T-38 Talons.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Yak-38M resin cockpit set from
Pavla
Models.
This set is designed for
the HobbyBoss kit
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Thursday, May
29 2014 |
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I
am very saddened to report "Uncle" Rick Chin from
Calgary has passed away after a battle with cancer.
Rick was a fun guy with a kind soul and a huge
supporter of this Hobby. Rick was legendary and he will
be missed by so many in this hobby. |
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Wednesday,
May
28 2014 |
Armenia National Day |
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Shawn "phantom" Weiler
is here with his eye popping 1/48 Hasegawa F-15C. Shawn
added Two Bobs decals and Two Mikes resin ACM pods and a whole lot
of love and got an F-15 that will be a sweet addition to his display
case. |
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Carmel
J. Attard is here with 2 of his 1/72 Airmodel/Airfix Northrop F-15 Reporter.
Carmel did not take the easiest route to build these
models....but he did take the best route to get 2 exceptional models
of this P61 variant. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
Vympel R-27T - AA-10 Alamo-B missiles from Zactomodels
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Here's a product article
for the 1/24 British Mk 2 Browning .303 caliber Barrels
from Master.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
German WW II bombs SC 250, 250kg (4pcs) from
CMK.
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Tuesday,
May 27 2014 |
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Alacran
gets today's update started with a most amazing looking 1/72 RF-4E HAF.
This colourful Phantom is wearing Greek markings from a
jet that attended the RIAT in 2005. I love the tail art on
this HAF jet. |
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Jens Gerber
has done a wonderful job building his 1/48 Hasegawa / Accurate Miniatures SBD 4 Dauntless.
Jens added photo etch seat belts and an antenna wire and then
gave his Dauntless a first class paint job. I love the look of
it. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72 IL-2 Shturmovik Gun Barrels and Pitot Tube from
QuickBoost.
This detail set is designed for the
Tamiya kit. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Bravo MIG Killers Part II decal sheet from
Furball
Aero Design.
This decal
sheet is the second installment in the highly popular "Bravo MIG
Killer" series. Bravo MIG Killers II (48-018) features options
for 14 F-4B Phantoms; 12 of which shot down enemy aircraft during the
Vietnam conflict
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Supermarine Spitfire Pilot Access Doors with Crowbar (two doors) from
Ultracast.
This detail
set is designed for the ICM kit.
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Steve Schwarz
starts off today's update in style with his 1/72 RCAF CC-115 Buffalo.
Steve modified his vacuformed Buffalo to represent a RCAF west
coast Buffalo and he's included some photos to show you how it was
done. This was not a simple quick build, but Steve sure did
turn out a high quality model of this Canadian SAR aircraft. |
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Dragan Cvetic
is here with his beautifully weathered 1/72 Italeri/Bilek Su-22 UM3k.
Dragan added the Extratech PE cockpit set and finished his Su-22
in Polish markings. This is one VERY beautifully finished jet. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
MiG-21MFN interior photo etch detail set from Eduard
Model Accessories. This set is
designed for
the Eduard kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Ilyushin IL-2 Exhaust resin set from QuickBoost.
This set is designed for
the Tamiya kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
T-28A/B/C weighted wheels from Royale
Resin.
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Saturday, May 24
2014 |
Eritrea Independence Day |
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Friday, May
23 2014 |
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Mr Marten
has done a beautiful job weathering the classic 1/72 Matchbox Panavia Tornado.
Mr Marten has given his Tornado a full weapons load and full
weathering which included some pre-shading. The finished model
looks excellent.
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Jens Gerber
has done a gorgeous job detailing and weathering his
1/48 Italeri Grumman TBM-3 Avenger. Jens scratchbuilt
seatbelts out of foil and a stretched sprue antenna wire before
finishing his Avenger with custom markings and very subtle
weathering. Beautiful work Jens. |
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Ed
Fuquay is here with a product article
for the 1/48
Stearman PT-17 Kaydet model kit from Revell/Monogram.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
Commonwealth CA-25 Winjeel model kit from Czech
Master Resin - CMR Models.
This model kit comes with markings for 2 different aircraft.
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Thursday, May 22
2014 |
Yemen National Day |
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Gene A. "Gene-o" DiGennaro Jr.
has done an exceptional job on this 1/72 North American X-15A2.
This is a lesser know X-15 and Gene tells the whole fascinating
story in his article as well as what was required to make this
beauty. His added detailing and weathering make this model a
show stopper. |
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Gianni Cassi
has taken the 1/48 Zvezda Lavockha La-5 FN to a whole new
level. His model is loaded with aftermarket detail sets and
then displayed in a very attractive diorama. You will love
seeing the photos of this masterpiece. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
P-38 Lightning Correct Engine Covers from
QuickBoost.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
CF-5 Freedom Fighter "Wraparound Camo" decal sheet
from Leading
Edge Models.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72 P-47D Thunderbird Part 6 decal sheet from Lifelike
Decals.
All 3 aircraft
have noseart including sexy noseart.
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Wednesday,
May 21
2014 |
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Anniversary of the Chilean Navy and the
anniversary of the Iquique´s
Naval Combat (South Pacific War, between Chile, Peru and Bolivia) |
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Paul Coppin
had a fun time building his first chopper. This is his 1/48 Academy AH-64A Apache.
Paul dressed up the cockpit with Eduard photo etch and then
modified the chin gum so it could be posed. All that was
finished with a subtle weathering job and US Army markings. |
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Mohammad Adl
joins us from Iran with his latest beauty. This is his 1/72 Revell Mirage 2000C
in a bare metal finish and wearing Spanish markings.
The finish is quite impressive, especially considering the lack of
modelling supplies in Iran and many other countries. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
MiG-21MF Air Scoops from QuickBoost.
his set is designed for
the Academy kit.
This detail set is
available directly from
Sprue
Brothers Models.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
Vympel R-60 - AA-8 Aphid missile from Zactomodels.
This missile has been carried by a variety of Russian jets including
the MiG-21, MiG-29.
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Monday, May 19
2014 |
Turkish Remembrance of Ataturk and Youth Day for Turkey |
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Alexandre Bigey
starts today
with afloat plane which always makes my day. This is his 1/72 Khee Kha Art Products Cessna A185F Skywagon
equipped with floats for a plane in Norway. Alexandre did
an outstanding job on the floats, struts and control cables and
rigging wires. The detail in this area really shows off well
with a float planes that is finished to such a high standard. |
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Lucian Capraru
is here with another of his Romanian jets. This is his 1/72 Bilek MiG-23MF
with a full weapons load. Lucian converted his ML to an MF and
I added the tail spine and modified the landing gear. It's
great to see the MiG-23 in Romanian markings. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
WW II US General Purpose M43 H.E. Bombs 500 lb (2 pcs) from
CMK.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
Aermacchi MB 339 resin cockpit set with vacuformed canopy from
Pavla
Models.
This set is designed for
the Italeri/Supermodel kit.
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Sunday,
May 18
2014 |
US Armed Forces Appreciation Day |
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Saturday,
May 17
2014 |
Norway Constitution Day |
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Friday, May 16
2014 |
Dambusters Raid - RAF bombing of Ruhr Valley Dams |
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naioh2 – Saran S.
joins us from Thailand with an exceptional 1/48 Hasegawa F-4EJ Kai.
This Phantom has aftermarket detail parts along with an amazing
amount of weapons. This is a spectacular model...enjoy every
photo. |
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Kit is
here from Italy with a first class RCAF Spitfire. This is the 1/48 Tamiya Spitfire Mk Vb Trop
in it's weathered beauty. The cockpit detailing is excellent and the
faded paint job looks very realistic. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
P-51 Mustangs (Part 1) decal sheet
from
Mike
Grant Decals.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Supermarine Spitfire Pilot Access Doors without Crowbar (two doors) from
Ultracast.
These parts are designed for the ICM kit.
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Thursday, May
15 2014 |
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Cessna joins
us from Vietnam with his excellent looking 1/72 Trumpeter An-2 Colt.
This Vietnamese Colt has weapons under the lower wings and is
given an exceptional weathering job. It's interesting to see
an An-2 in Vietnamese markings. Well done Cessna. |
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Dragan Cvetic
has done an impressive job with his 1/72 Airfix MiG-29b 9-12.
Dragan used his scratchbuilding skills to upgrade the cockpit and
other detail before selecting an Iraqi paint scheme complete with
weathering and a weapons load. This MiG looks perfect in every
way.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
OV-1 Mohawk Pylons from QuickBoost.
This set is designed for
the Roden kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72 J28C Vampire T.11 cockpit set from
Maestro
Models.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
A-6A / A-6E Intruders Pt 1 decal sheet from Fightertown
Decals.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Supermarine Spitfire Mk IX Large Style Cannon Bay Covers from
Ultracast.
This set is designed for
the ICM kit
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Wednesday,
May 14
2014 |
Paraguay Independence Day |
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Olivier Barles
starts today with his exceptional looking 1/32 Tamiya Mitsubishi A6M2 Zero Model 21.
Olivier chose a very interesting paint scheme and I do
love the look of the finished model. |
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Axel Grundmann
has done a beautiful job detail and weathering his 1/48 Kinetic Mirage 2000-5Di.
Axel used a variety of aftermarket detail parts and finished it
all with full weathering and Taiwanese Air Force markings.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Su-22 Air Scoops from QuickBoost.
This set is designed for
the KOPRO kit.
This detail set is
available directly from
Sprue
Brothers Models.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
Vympel R-27R - AA-10 Alamo-A missile from Zactomodels.
This missile is
carried by MiG-21, MiG-29, Su-27 and Su-30. This resin set
includes 2 complete missiles.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
WW II US General Purpose M44 HE Bombs 1000 lb (2 pcs) from
CMK.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
Folland Gnat T.1 resin cockpit set from Pavla
Models.
This set is designed for
the Airfix kit.
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Tuesday,
May 13 2014 |
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Colin Latta has
back dated his 1/48 Monogram He-111 to a H-2. Colin
built his He-111 as a Battle of Britain bomber to mark the 75th
Anniversary of this epic battle. Colin used some aftermarket
tiems and plenty of scratchbuilt parts to complete this weathered
masterpiece.
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Lucian Capraru
has done an exceptionally fine job on his 1/72 Italeri MiG-29 UB.
Lucian chose Romanian markings for his MiG-29 and include some
interesting history as well as a photo of an abandoned Romanian MiG.
I love the look of his Romanian jet.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
B-25J solid nose interior photo etch detail set from
Eduard
Model Accessories.
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 1/48
OV-1 Mohawk Corrected Cowlings from QuickBoost.
This set is designed for
the Roden kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
BAE Hawk 200 Conversion for Airfix Hawk 100 from
Neomega.
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Monday,
May 12 2014 |
USS Enterprise CV-6 Commissioning |
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Friday, May
9 2014 |
Liberation
Day for the Channel Islands May 9 1945 |
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Burt
Gustafson starts your update off in style with his 1/48
Trumpeter T-38 Talon. Burt built his Talon with the canopy
closed, but the cockpit does look very well detailed as you will see
in his photos. This is one sweet looking USAF T-38....nicely
done Burt.
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Zhe
Zheng has given his 1/72 Dragon Heinkel He-219A-7 an
exceptionally complicated camo scheme. From every angle in
every photo his He-219 looks perfect.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
British WW2 Reflector Gunsights
from
QuickBoost.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
Vympel R-73 - AA-11 Archer missile from Zactomodels.
This was carried by MiG-21, MiG-29, Su-27 and Su-30.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
Sea Venom FAW.21 resin cockpit set from
Pavla
Models.
This set is designed for the Cyber-Hobby kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72 Martin Baker Mk 4 ejection seats from PJ
Production.
You get 2 seats in each set. These seats could be used on the
Mirage, Etendard, Jaguar, Strikemaster, MB-326, Mystere, Vautour.
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Thursday,
May 8 2014 |
V.E.
Day - Victory in Europe 1945 |
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Wednesday,
May 7 2014 |
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Lee, Seok Joo
is here with the most famous Spitfire. This is the 1/32 Tamiya Spitfire Mk.IXe
given a full detailing job and then equipped with beer kegs
under the wings for the Spitfire flown by British Ace Johnnie
Johnson when he flew beer from England to his Squadron base in
Europe. Seok detailed every area of this Spitfire during the
10 month build and I know you will enjoy every photo of this
masterpiece. Grab a beer and sit back and enjoy.
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Alex Cimenti
has done some excellent detailing and painting on his 1/72 Italeri F-104 G Starfighter.
This is an early Luftwaffe Starfighter and Alex paid close
attention to getting all the small details correct...including his
exceptional paint job. I love seeing Luftwaffe aircraft on
ARC.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
F8F Bearcat engine from QuickBoost.
This set is designed for
the Academy 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-21SM/M/MF (Fishbed J) Pitot Tube from
Master.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
Heinkel He 111P Wing fuel tanks
from
CMK.
This set is designed for
the Revell kit.
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Tuesday,
May 6 2014 |
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Kees Kuyper
starts today in a very creative way with his what-if Fairey Rotodyne Submarine.
This started as a Rotodyne and then got modified into a
submarine......Kees has a very creative mind and I love seeing his
latest model on ARC. |
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Kenan Turhan
has done a outstanding job on his 1/48 Kinetic F-5A Freedom Fighter.
Kenan finished his F-5 as a Canadian aircraft complete with a
flawless camo job and subtle weathering and excellent cockpit
detailing. It's good to see the Kinetic F-5 here on ARC.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
WWII Luftwaffe Pilot figures from
Jaguar.
These are
unpainted figures.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Supermarine Spitfire Mk IX C Wing Cannon Bay Covers from
Ultracast.
These are
designed for the ICM kit.
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Yoav Efrati
gets things started on this special update with the grand daddy
of Israeli Spitfires. This is his 1/72 AZmodel Spitfire Mk.9e
finished as Spitfire ד-130. Yoav added weathering
including exhaust stains to complete his Spitfire. |
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Gidi Vitkon
is here with a wide and gorgeous selection of Paper Modeling the Israeli Air Force
from last years IPMS contest in Israel. Most are aircraft
finished to very high standards and there is even a Knight in a full
suit of armor. The IPMS Israel contest is a show well worth
visiting. |
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Yoav Efrati
is here with Weissman's Black Spitfire made from the 1/72 Sword Models Spitfire Mk.9e.
The paint scheme is from the 2013 airshow season. It's pretty
cool to see this one as a scale model. |
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Yoav Efrati
has done a
marvelous job building and finishing his 1/72 AZmodel Spitfire Mk.9e.
This is a Scorpion Squadron Spitfire complete with black and yellow
tail. Very nicely done indeed. |
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Yoav Efrati
also has this bare metal Spitfire flown by a pilot of Czech
descent. This is the 1/72 AZmodel Spitfire Mk.9e in a
bare metal finish with painted markings and exhaust stains to
complete the look. |
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Yoav Efrati
has equipped this 1/72 AZmodel Spitfire Mk.9e with wing
drop tanks and a centerline slipper fuel tank to show how it
appeared during the top secret "Villveta II"
mission. This was the non-stop flight delivery of Spitfires
bought
from Czechoslovakia in 1948 which gave Israel critical aircraft for
it's war of Independence. |
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Yoav Efrati
is here with another Scorpion squadron markings Spitfire.
This is the 1/72 Sword Models Spitfire Mk.9e complete with
the yellow and black striped tail. It looks great from every
angle. |
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Yoav Efrati
finishes off this impressive update with his 1/72 AZmodel Spitfire Mk.9e.
This one wears the markings for the Flying Tigers OTU complete
with noseart and exhaust stains over the bare metal finish.
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Saturday,
May 3 2014 |
Poland Constitution Day |
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Friday, May
2 2014 |
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Andreas Gordes
is here to make all the F-16 modellers very happy. This 1/48 Tamiya Indian
Feathers F-16
is loaded with many after market parts plus a huge amount of love
and attention to all the fine details that make this F-16 so
exceptional. sit back and enjoy all the glorious detail that
has been installed on this masterpiece.
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Jens Gerber
joins us from Germany with an aircraft seldom seen here on
ARC. This is his 1/48 Zvezda Sukhoi 2
with added scratchbuilt details and a very amazing winter camo and
weathering scheme. These weathered winter camo schemes are
difficult to do, but Jen did an excellent job on his Sukhoi 2.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
MiG-29 (Fulcrum) Pitot Tube from
Master.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/144
Avro Shackleton MR.3 Long-Range Maritime Patrol Aircraft model kit from
Czech
Master Resin - CMR Models.
This model
kit has markings for RAF and South African aircraft.....6 aircraft
in all.
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Thursday, May
1 2014 |
May
Day Labor Day |
Anniversary
of first engagement of Argentine Airforce in Malvinas /
Falklands War (1982) |
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No update
today. I've been working long hours focusing on the walkaround
section.
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