Saturday, Dec
31 2016
Happy New Year Everyone!!! |
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Thursday, Dec
29 2016 |
No Update today and
Friday.
I am sick with a
nasty flu virus that has forced me to stay in bed 24 hours a
day. I fought it for 2 days, but at this point the virus is
winning.
A reminder, Silly
Week begins next
week so send in your articles.
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Tolga Ülgür
starts today with his big and beautifully done 1/32 Hasegawa Focke Wulf Fw-190A8.
Tolga dressed up the cockpit with aftermarket detail items and
then added extra detailing to the exterior before finishing it in
the markings from the end of the war. Tolga is a very skilled
modeller and his work is always a special treat to see. |
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Shawn "phantom" Weiler
joins us with his good looking 1/48 Hasegawa F-4D Phantom
#187. This F-4
is in the markings of a triple MiG killer, which makes this a rare
jet. I quite enjoy seeing Shawn's latest model on ARC. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32 Su-25 PD-62-8 Pylons from
Zactomodels.
This set includes one pair of PD-62-8 pylons, launch rail mounting
hardware and aileron actuator brackets. The PD-62-8 pylons were
often used on the Su-25.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Su-24M (Fencer D) Pitot Tube from
Master.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
F4U-5 Corsair Exhaust resin set from
QuickBoost.
This detail set is designed for
the Hasegawa kit.
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Tuesday, Dec
27 2016 |
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Patrick Vossenberg
has done a flawless build of the 1/72 Revell P-47M Thunderbolt.
Patrick used aftermarket decals and gave his P-47 a subtle but
very complete weathering job that looks fantastic. This is
Patrick's 12 model on ARC. |
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Dragan Cvetic
joins us today with his OOB build of the 1/72 Academy F-35.
As is usual for Dragan, he dressed up the cockpit with seatbelts
to give his F-35 that final critical bit of detail. This
is one sweet looking F-35. |
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Here's a product article
for the 8"
Mk R Multi-head Hold and Fold - Photo Etch Bending Tool from
The
Small Shop.
Secures parts up to 8" long – Second largest Photo Etch Bender
on the Market!
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
CF-101 Voodoo Canopy Mask from Canuck
Model Products. This
masking set is designed for the Revell/Monogram kit. This
masking set is also available in 1/48.
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Monday, Dec 26
2016 |
Slovenia Independence Day |
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No update
today. I got a bit busy during Christmas.
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Sunday, Dec
25 2016
Merry Christmas!!! |
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Alvis 3.1
joins us this Christmas Day with his What would Santa Fly 1930's.
This is Santa's Polikarpov I-53 complete with custom made
Christmas markings. Very cool indeed. |
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Alvis 3.1
is here with his second Christmas entry this year. This is
his What would Santa Fly in the 1960's which is a Caribou with a Beaver in it's back as a cleaver
present delivery system. No doubt about it....this one is
hugely hilarious and a hoot to read about. Well done Alvis. |
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To
track Santa
on Christmas
Eve
with your kids...go to this website http://www.noradsanta.org/
this is the NORAD Santa tracking website with plenty of
great videos of Santa doing his deliveries on Christmas
Eve. |
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Dave Bailey aka The Rat
is here to mark Christmas Eve with his Operation Toy Store. There
is an amusing story with this very amusing model. I love it
Dave. |
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Friday, Dec 23
2016 |
Japan - Birthday of H.I.M. Emperor Akihito |
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Jonathan Li
is here with his first model on ARC and I'm quite excited about
that. This is his beautifully weathered 1/48 Hasegawa F-14D VF-103.
Jonathan used the salt weathering technique with great
success. This is a great looking Tomcat Jonathan, welcome to
ARC. Your models are always welcome on ARC. |
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Andreas Gordes
is back with Part 2 of his 1/72 Amodel Scaled Composites Voyager.
Andreas gives some excellent insight into building this short
run kit and his helpful hints will save you time and help you build
a more accurate model. I quite like how his model of this
historic aircraft turned out. His model is am beauty.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
Vietnamese Spads Part 1 decal sheet from
AOA
Decals.
This decal sheet gives you markings for 10 different South Vietnamese
Skyraiders including some with artwork.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
Vickers Colt Mk.1 WW1 gun from
Eduard
Model Accessories.
This gun was used
on WW1 British and French aircraft.
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Thursday, Dec
22 2016 |
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Thomas Brückelt
starts today with a very interesting what-if interceptor.
This is his 1/72 Bird Models Lippisch Nightfighter with quite
a quite a bit of custom work including twin engines and 2 man
cockpit. Thomas even added a rocket motor to assist with take
off. I love the thought process Thomas put into this special
little night-fighter. This Lippisch Nightfighter was great too
see....well done Thomas. |
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El Rey has
been busy scratchbuilding details on his 1/50 Classic Airframes J2F-6 Duck.
El Rey was determined to build this kit and turn it into the
high quality model you will see in his photos and I quite like
seeing he chose to finish his Duck in Armada de México markings
using Aztec decals. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
SAAB J32 Lansen interior detail set from
Maestro
Models.
This detail set is designed for
the Tarangus kit.
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Wednesday, Dec
21 2016 |
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Burt Gustafson
did a beautiful OOB build of the 1/48 Tamiya Mitsubishi A6M3 Zero Fighter.
Burt's Zero is beautifully
finished and even includes 4 pilot figures. Lovely work
Burt. |
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Bernard Lapeyrie
has opened the panels and dropped the flaps on his 1/48 Revell F9F Panther.
Bernard added some wonderful detail and then added figures to his
carrier deck diorama. I enjoyed see his Panther very much. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
MiG-21 BD3-60 Pylons from Zactomodels.
These resin BD3-60 Pylons are designed for the MiG-21 and include the
early and later 'heavy duty' version of the BD3-60 Pylons.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
B-25J Mitchell External Gun Packs from QuickBoost.
This detail set is designed for
the Monogram/Revell kit.
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Tuesday, Dec
20 2016 |
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Dragan Cvetic
has taken the tiny 1/144 Revell F-14D and dressed it up
to a very high level. This Tomcat has a resin cockpit and
other aftermarket items including decals and if given a nicely
weathered paint job. It is very sharp looking and well
detailed. |
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Mike Muth
is here with a very colorful 1/48 Eduard Fokker Eindekker.
Mike found some colorful markings for an Eindekker used by
Austria-Hungary during the Great War. Mike gives some
excellent history on this radical new monoplane as well as what he
did to build his Eduard kit into such a fine looking
model. Be sure to check out the rigging, it's most impressive. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
F-105D/F/G Tan Canopy Framing decals from
Furball
Aero Design.
These
are designed for the Revell-Monogram kit. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Su-17, Su-20, Su-22 (Fitter) Pitot Tubes and 30mm gun
barrels from
Master. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
P-51D Mustang early version resin cockpit set & vacu
canopies from
Pavla
Models.
This detail set is designed for the Tamiya/Academy kit. |
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Monday, Dec
19 2016 |
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Stephen
A. Carr starts today with something VERY
special. Stephen took the classic 1/48 Monogram B-26 Marauder
and created this stunning Hangar Queen
Diorama. Pulling together a diorama of this
high calibre takes much effort, but the finished product
far exceeds the effort as you will see in his
photos if his very pleasing diorama. I love this
one Stephen. |
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Dirk
Schenk has joined us today with a very unique
conversion. This is his 1/72 Heller Aerospatiale SA316 Alouette III
Gunship that he explains in his article wearing
South African markings and fully loaded for it's gunship
role. This is quite the fascinating article and a
great looking version of the Alouette III. Very
cool Dirk...thanks for sharing. |
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Here's a product article
for the Photo
Etch Cut-Off Set - Large from
The
Small Shop. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
E-2 Hawkeye Kits (Early) weighted wheels from
Royale
Resin. |
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Sunday, Dec 18
2016 |
Niger - Proclamation of the Republic |
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Saturday, Dec 17
2016 |
Bhutan National Day |
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Onami is
here with his highly accurate 1/32 Hasegawa A6M5a Type-Zero Model 52-Kou.
Onami reworked the skin to give his model a more authentic look
as well as other fine details that bring a model to life. Then
this Zero was given very careful weathering to make this Zero very
realistic. Beautiful work Onami.
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Konstantinos Vergos
added scratchbuilt details to his 1/48 AMT/ERTL ES-3A Shadow.
He then darkened the panel lines and finished his Shadow with
some special commemorative markings that include some colorful tail
markings. This is quite the great looking ES-3A Shadow. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
MiG-23 Splitter Plates from
Zactomodels.
This set is designed for the Trumpeter kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Su-15 Flagon Pitot Tubes for all versions from
Master.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
P-51D/K Mustang late version resin cockpit set + vacu canopies
from Pavla
Models.
This set is
designed for the Tamiya/Academy kit.
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Thursday, Dec
15 2016 |
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Ermanno Bonafin
did an amazing job detailing and weathering his 1/48 Great Wall P-61B Black Widow.
Ermanno used Eduard photo
etch on the highly detailed
cockpit and also gave full detailing to the engines. He then
painted his Black Widow and finished it in the markings for
"Cooper Snooper" over Iwo Jima in 1945. The
weathering and paint chipping is excellent and not overdone.
This P-61 is perfect.
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Douglas Conrady
joins us today with one of the oddest looking aircraft. This
is his 1/144 Revell Super Guppy which I love the look
of. Douglas built this beauty for his wife over a period of
time and faced some challenges during the painting process, but that
did stop him from turning out a first class model. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
USAAF M1 Weaver Bomb Loading Cart
from RESIN2Detail.
This bomb cart is also available in 1/48
scale.
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Andreas Gordes
joins us from Germany with his 1/72 Amodel Scaled Composites Voyager Part 1.
This is a fascinating aircraft and Andreas tells the story of
the epic round the world non-stop trip. His model looks
exceptional and part 2 will be on ARC in about 9 days.
Beautiful work Andreas. |
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Dragan Cvetic
has done a fantastic job detailing and finishing his 1/144 Revell F-104G.
Dragan added cockpit details like seatbelts a gunsight and
cockpit side walls and then finished up his Belgian Starfighter
using decals from Balkan Models with a carefully level of
weathering. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
Kern County Fire Department Bell/UH-1H decal sheet from
Fireball
Modelworks.
This decal sheet is also available in 1/35, 1/48 and 1/32.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Mirage IIIE/R resin cockpit set from
SBS
Model.
This detail set is designed for
the Kinetic kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Tornado IDS wheels from
Eduard
Model Accessories.
This detail set is designed for
the Revell kit.
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Tuesday, Dec 13
2016 |
Saint Lucia Independence Day |
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No update today...I'm
starting a new job and need to get to bed.
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Monday, Dec 12
2016 |
Kenya Independence Day |
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Tolga Ülgür
has done extensive work detailing and correcting inaccuracies on
his 1/32 Revell Spitfire Mk.IIa. Tolga has taken the
Revell kit and turned it into a VERY accurate Spitfire Mk.IIa and
then finished it in markings for a famous Spitfire with a wonderful
level of weathering. This Spitfire is as perfect as you can
get. |
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Luqmanul Hakim A.K.A Mee Wan
is here with something very rare today. This is the 1/144 Revell RMAF A-400M ATLAS 2015.
This big A-400M ATLAS is finished in Royal Malaysian Air Force
markings using custom made decals. This transport aircraft
looks quite big, even in 1/144 scale. I love how it
looks. |
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Here's a product article
for the Photo
Etch Standard Rolling Set from
The
Small Shop.
This Photo Etch Bending Tool is the Photo Etch Standard Rolling Set.
Make curved photo etch parts. Aluminum base makes rolling your parts
easy!
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Floyd S. Werner, Jr.
is here with a product article
for the 1/48 SH-2G "Super Seasprite" model kit
from Kitty
Hawk.
This model kit has markings for USA, Poland, New Zealand and Egypt.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Bf-109G late style wheels from
Eduard
Model Accessories.
This set is designed for the Eduard kit.
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Sunday, Dec
11 2016 |
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Friday, Dec
9 2016 |
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Mike Regan
has stepped up to the plate and completed his 1/48 Classic Airframes Fokker D.XXI
to a very nice level. This is quite the kit complete with
a resin motor and photo etch parts and Mike built it in style and
completed it with a very attractive camo scheme for a Dutch
fighter. Nicely done Mike. |
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Shawn "phantom" Weiler
has been busy folding the wings on his sharp looking 1/48 Trumpeter A-3B Skywarrior.
Shawn made the folding wings removable and finished his
Skywarrior in some great markings from Furball decals. This
one looks very good in Shawn's collection. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
World Wide Airways Mosquito Racer decals
from Thunderbird
Models. This
decal sheet is designed for the Tamiya kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Su-9 / Su-11 (Fishpot / Fishpot C) - Pitot Tubes and missile rails
heads from
Master.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
Bf 109G resin cockpit set + vacu canopy from
Pavla
Models.
This detail set is designed for
the Revell/Heller kit.
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Thursday, Dec
8 2016 |
I'm back from my
vacation in the Philippines. It is good to be back home and I
look forward to the day my wife and daughter join me in Canada.
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Tolga Ülgür
begins today with his stunningly beautiful 1/32 Trumpeter P-51B Mustang.
Tolga finished his Mustang in the markings for “Ding Hao”
with plenty of added detailing using numerous aftermarket
items. All this was followed by Zotz decals and a full
weathering job. It doesn't get better then this....simply
stunning Tolga. |
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Sertaç Bayar
did
some added scratch built detailing on his big beautiful 1/32 Italeri F-104G Tiger Sq. TurAF.
Sertaç chose the very attractive Turkish camo scheme and
finished it off with full weathering and drop tanks. This one
is a gem to see. |
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Here's a product article
for the 5.5"
(5 Speed) Hold and Fold - Photo Etch Bending Tool from
The
Small Shop.
This is the Revolutionary 5 Speed – Most features of any Photo Etch
Bending Tool Ever.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
MiG-21-BD3-60 late-pylons from
Zactomodels.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
SC-250 German Bombs from
Eduard
Model Accessories.
These were used by most Luftwaffe
bombers during WW2, especially the Ju-87.
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Wednesday, Dec 7
2016 |
Pearl Harbor - Attack on U.S. base 1941 |
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Tuesday, Dec 6
2016 |
Finland Independence Day |
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I'm
on vacation on the island of Boracay, Philippines with my wife and
daughter and you can see our ongoing vacation photos on my
facebook page
if you are interested.
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I
would like to express my sadness to the people of Thailand
over the recent death of their King. He was a much loved
King and I was sad to hear the news of his death. |
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Blackeyes
joins us to honor the Thai national day with his excellent
looking 1/72 Airfix L.T.V A-7E Corsair II.
Blackeyes finished his Royal Thai Navy Corsair II to a very high
high quality using Siamscale & JEAB decals. Beautiful work
Blackeyes. |
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U.Chokchai
is here with his beautifully done 1/72 Airfix RTN AV-8S Harrier
as it appeared sitting on the deck of the Royal Thai navy light
aircraft carrier HTMS Chakri naruebet. This Harrier is flawless
looking and I loved seeing it on ARC on this special day. |
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Sunday, Dec 4
2016 |
India Navy Day |
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Saturday, Dec
3 2016 |
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Alexander Breunig
starts today with his amazing 1/48 Luftwaffe Tornado ECR.
Alexander chose some amazing markings for his in-flight
Tornado. Wow...I love it. |
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Paul Coppin
has done a
marvelous job finishing and weathering his 1/48 Revell Ju-87B-2.
Paul added seatbelts and went with markings and camo for a Stuka
in North Africa in 1941. The weathering looks perfect. |
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Angelo M Picardo
has been busy added plenty of detail to his 1/32 Revell AH-1G Cobra.
Angelo added a resin cockpit and plenty of other detail
including some that was scratchbuilt that took his Cobra to a whole
new level. Wonderful work Angelo. |
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