Sunday, Apr
30 2017 |
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Saigon
fell, end of Vietnam Conflict April 30 1975 |
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WW1 Events - this date in 1917
- Stalemate
in Southern Palestine Apr - Oct
- Second Battle of Arras. The British
attack a heavily fortified German line without obtaining any strategic
breakthrough. Apr 9 May 17 Details
- The Second Battle of the Aisne (a.k.a.
Nivelle Offensive) ends in disaster for both the French army and its
commander Robert
Nivelle. Details
- Second Battle of
Doiran. April 22 May 8 Details
- Series of mutinies in the French army.
April 29 May 20 Details
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Saturday, Apr
29 2017 |
WW1 Events - this date in 1917
- Stalemate
in Southern Palestine Apr - Oct
- Second Battle of Arras. The British
attack a heavily fortified German line without obtaining any strategic
breakthrough. Apr 9 May 17 Details
- The Second Battle of the Aisne (a.k.a.
Nivelle Offensive) ends in disaster for both the French army and its
commander Robert
Nivelle. Details
- Second Battle of
Doiran. April 22 May 8 Details
- Series of mutinies in the French army.
April 29 May 20 Details
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Friday, Apr
28 2017 |
WW1 Events - this date in 1917
- Stalemate
in Southern Palestine Apr - Oct
- Second Battle of Arras. The British
attack a heavily fortified German line without obtaining any strategic
breakthrough. Apr 9 May 17 Details
- The Second Battle of the Aisne (a.k.a.
Nivelle Offensive) ends in disaster for both the French army and its
commander Robert
Nivelle. Details
- Second Battle of
Doiran. April 22 May 8 Details
- Battle of
Arleux, part of the Second
phase of the Second Battle of Arras. April 2829 Details
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Shows this weekend
include:
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Winooski,
Vermont April
29, 2017 CAN/AM CON '17
- Cleveland,
Tennessee April
29, 2017 White Water Classic
- Dallas,
North Carolina April
29, 2017 2017 Region 12 Regional Convention and Show
- Stafford,
Texas April
29, 2017 April
29, 2017 April
29, 2017 Modelmania
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Sinang Aribowo
is here with his 1/48 Trumpeter MiG-19
AURI. Sinang modified the Trumpeter kit to make an
accurate Indonesian MiG-19 and then finished off the flawless bare
metal finish with a subtle weathering. |
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Ιlcio Mendes de Araϊjo
is here with a model I sure enjoyed seeing. This is his
1/48 Testors Rockwell OV-10 Bronco with some additional
scratchbuilding and finished in an attractive looking camo pattern
with Venezuela Air Force markings. This is a great looking
Bronco using this classic Testors kit |
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Jorge Beleρa "Yoryi"
joins us from sunny Spain with his gorgeous looking
1/72 Airfix F-5A Freedom Fighter. Jorge finished his
freedom Fighter with missiles and Iranian Air Force markings.
Jorge is too modest.....I really like the look of his F-5. |
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Thursday, Apr
27 2017 |
Sierra Leone Independence Day |
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WW1 Events - this date in 1917
- Stalemate
in Southern Palestine Apr - Oct
- Second Battle of Arras. The British
attack a heavily fortified German line without obtaining any strategic
breakthrough. Apr 9 May 17 Details
- The Second Battle of the Aisne (a.k.a.
Nivelle Offensive) ends in disaster for both the French army and its
commander Robert
Nivelle. Details
- Second Battle of Doiran. April 22 May 8
Details
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Bartosz
Piotrowski has
done an exceptionally nice job building and finishing
his 1/72 Heller Mirage F1CT. This
Mirage has a weapons load and droptank and is sporting
French markings. I love the look of this Mirage. |
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Pieter
Stam is here with something you won't see often.
This is his 1/144 Platz C-46 in Bolivian
markings. Pieter's article explains the history
behind this aircraft as well as what was involved to
build this fine little multi-media kit. The
markings were done with custom made decals. |
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Maurizio
Bressan is here with photos from the recent 2012
Bellaria Model Show by Pelikan Guys. ARC
members did attend this very successful and enjoyable
show as you will see by the photos. At the end of
the article is a photo of some of the ARC Members.
Now you can put a few faces to names. Great
looking show guy...well done!!! |
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Wednesday, Apr
26 2017 |
Tanzania Union Day
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WW1 Events - this date in 1917
- Stalemate
in Southern Palestine Apr - Oct
- Second Battle of Arras. The British
attack a heavily fortified German line without obtaining any strategic
breakthrough. Apr 9 May 17 Details
- The Second Battle of the Aisne (a.k.a.
Nivelle Offensive) ends in disaster for both the French army and its
commander Robert
Nivelle. Details
- Second Battle of
Doiran. April 22 May 8 Details
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Ralf Berger
is here to amuse you with his 1/48 Revell Albatros D.V.
This is a new what-if version of the WW1 fighter and is a cross
between an updated Albatros D.V and a Predator drone. You
enjoy reading the background story and the model is a beauty
and a treat to see. Have a good holiday Ralf...have a beer and
enjoy. |
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Kitt Janpayom
has done an amazing job building and finishing this 1/48 Academy Mig 29 UB Fulcrum B.
It's a Luftwaffe jet so it fits well with today's
Germany National Day theme. Check out the camo scheme and
weathering.....everything looks perfect. Jets wearing German
markings always look great. |
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Shawn "phantom" Weiler
is here to add some variety to today's update with his 1/350 HMS Warspite.
Lots of guns and a very cool war time camo pattern.....ya' can't
beat that....and 1/350 scale....so it's pretty big. |
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WW1 Events - this date in 1917
- Stalemate
in Southern Palestine Apr - Oct
- Second Battle of Arras. The British
attack a heavily fortified German line without obtaining any strategic
breakthrough. Apr 9 May 17 Details
- The Second Battle of the Aisne (a.k.a.
Nivelle Offensive) ends in disaster for both the French army and its
commander Robert
Nivelle. Details
- Second Battle of
Doiran. April 22 May 8 Details
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Matthias Becker
has done an outstanding
job building and detailing his 1/48 Italeri Mirage 2000D.
Matthias used resin and photo etch detail parts to dress up most
areas of his Mirage before he gave it a truly flawless and very
realistic weathering job. The end result is a model that look
realistic than the real plane.
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Chris Parsons
is here with his gorgeous looking Monogram Cessna 180 to a 185.
This is a classic kit and Chris did some of his one modifications to
improve the detail of his float plane and then finished it all off
in a diorama setting. I love the look if it Chris. |
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Antonio "Coyote Jr." Quiros Ibieta
joins us today with his flawless 1/48 Kinetic F-16 MLU. This
F-16 has added resin and photo etch parts and is then finished off
in the markings for a Chilean jet . No doubt about it.....this
s one beautifully done F-16. |
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Monday, Apr
24 2017 |
I'll be on the island
of Boracay, Philippines visiting my wife this week, but I will do
daily updates. I will be back in Canada May 1.
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WW1 Events - this date in 1917
- Stalemate
in Southern Palestine Apr - Oct
- Second Battle of Arras. The British
attack a heavily fortified German line without obtaining any strategic
breakthrough. Apr 9 May 17 Details
- The Second Battle of the Aisne (a.k.a.
Nivelle Offensive) ends in disaster for both the French army and its
commander Robert
Nivelle. Details
- Second Battle of
Doiran. April 22 May 8 Details
- Second Battle of
Scarpe, part of the
second phase of the Second Battle of Arras. Apr 23
Apr 24 Details
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Victor De Jesus
joins us with
another classic model kit build. This is his sharp looking 1/32 Revell Republic P-47D
Thunderbolt in the colors and markings for The Trojan
Warhorse. It's great to see people building these classic
kits.....it brings back memories. Thanks Victor. |
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Vorya Hidaryan
is here with an awesome looking 1/72 Academy F-14 Tomcat.
This is an IRIAF (Islamic Republic Iranian Air Force) F-14 in
the attractive blue camo worn by the Iranian Tomcats. Most of
the marking were handmade. I love the look of this F-14.
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Kees Kuyper
is here to make you grin with his NESA Snail Marsrover. Yes.....NESA
(NEtherlands Space Agnecy) is also busy
exploring Mars. Let's hope their Rover doesn't accidentally
run over the smaller NASA Mars rover. |
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WW1 Events - this date in 1917
- Samarrah
Offensive, British
capture much of Mesopotamia. Mar 13 Apr 23, 1917
- Stalemate
in Southern Palestine Apr - Oct
- Second Battle of Arras. The British
attack a heavily fortified German line without obtaining any strategic
breakthrough. Apr 9 May 17 Details
- The Second Battle of the Aisne (a.k.a.
Nivelle Offensive) ends in disaster for both the French army and its
commander Robert
Nivelle. Details
- Second Battle of
Doiran. April 22 May 8 Details
- Second Battle of
Scarpe, part of the
second phase of the Second Battle of Arras. Apr 23
Apr 24 Details
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Saturday, Apr
22 2017 |
WW1 Events - this date in 1917
- Samarrah
Offensive, British
capture much of Mesopotamia. Mar 13 Apr 23, 1917
- Stalemate
in Southern Palestine Apr - Oct
- Second Battle of Arras. The British
attack a heavily fortified German line without obtaining any strategic
breakthrough. Apr 9 May 17 Details
- The Second Battle of the Aisne (a.k.a.
Nivelle Offensive) ends in disaster for both the French army and its
commander Robert
Nivelle. Details
- Second Battle of
Doiran. April 22 May 8 Details
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Friday, Apr
21 2017 |
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United
Kingdom - Birthday of |
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Her
Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Second |
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Red
Baron Manfred von Richtofen shot down 25 yr old (1918) |
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No update today, my
daughter and I are traveling to the Philippines to visit my wife.
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WW1 Events - this date in 1917
- Samarrah
Offensive, British
capture much of Mesopotamia. Mar 13 Apr 23, 1917
- Stalemate
in Southern Palestine Apr - Oct
- Second Battle of Arras. The British
attack a heavily fortified German line without obtaining any strategic
breakthrough. Apr 9 May 17 Details
- The Second Battle of the Aisne (a.k.a.
Nivelle Offensive) ends in disaster for both the French army and its
commander Robert
Nivelle. Details
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Thursday, Apr
20 2017 |
I worked over 10
hours last night getting the final issues fixed on the ARC site as a
result of the move to the new hosting company. All the domain
names are pointed in the right places and the submission e-mail
address is up and running.
Thank you all for
your patience and understanding.
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WW1 Events - this date in 1917
- Samarrah
Offensive, British
capture much of Mesopotamia. Mar 13 Apr 23, 1917
- Stalemate
in Southern Palestine Apr - Oct
- Second Battle of Arras. The British
attack a heavily fortified German line without obtaining any strategic
breakthrough. Apr 9 May 17 Details
- The Second Battle of the Aisne (a.k.a.
Nivelle Offensive) ends in disaster for both the French army and its
commander Robert
Nivelle. Details
- Battle
of the Hills (a.k.a. Third battle of Champagne), a diversion to the
Second Battle of the Aisne. April 1720
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Jean-Charles Goddet
is here with a very eye catching 1/72 Aeromaster Dassault Mirage 2000N Sioux.
This is a French jet with artwork of a warrior from the Sioux
natives. Jean-Charles made full use of all the resin detail
items that were included in this kit which helped to give his Mirage
jet some wonderful detail. But it is the tailart that steals
the show....I LOVE the markings on this one. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
L-29RS Delfin Reccon Conversion from
QuickBoost.
This detail set is designed for
the AMK kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/24
P-51D Mustang Landing Gear from
Scale
Aircraft Conversions.
This detail set is designed for
the Trumpeter kit.
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Wednesday, Apr
19 2016 |
Battles
of Lexington and Concord (1775) |
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Tolga άlgόr
is here with his stunning 1/48 Tamiya P-51B Mustang Reggies Reply.
Tolga upgraded the detail in the cockpit and then worked on
upgrading the exterior with wheels, exhausts and corrected
flaps. Beautiful work Tolga. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
Vympel R-73 - AA-11 Archer missile from
Zactomodels.
The Vympel R-73
- AA-11 Archer missile that was carried by MiG-21, MiG-29, Su-27 and
Su-30.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
F-4J wheels and paint masks from Eduard
Model Accessories.
This detail set is designed for
the Academy kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/24
Bf 109 Landing Gear from
Scale
Aircraft Conversions.
This detail set is designed for
the Trumpeter kit.
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Floyd
S. Werner, Jr. is
here with a product article for the 1/48
M/HH-60G Pavehawk decal sheet from
Werner's
Wings.
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Tuesday, Apr
18 2016 |
Zimbabwe
National Day |
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I'm pleased to report
the ARC website has been successfully moved to the new hosting
company. The old hosting company was uninterested in fixing
the problem which forced me to move the site. I will spend the
next day getting things settled into the new site.
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WW1 Events - this date in 1917
- The Canadians obtain a significant
victory in the Battle of Vimy Ridge, part of the first phase of the
Second Battle of Arras. Details
- Samarrah
Offensive, British
capture much of Mesopotamia. Mar 13 Apr 23, 1917
- Stalemate
in Southern Palestine Apr - Oct
- Second Battle of Arras. The British
attack a heavily fortified German line without obtaining any strategic
breakthrough. Apr 9 May 17 Details
- First Battle of the Scarpe, part of the
first phase of the Second Battle of Arras. Details
- First Battle of
Bullecourt, part of the
first phase of the Second Battle of Arras. Details
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Shawn phantom Weiler
is with 2 very differet looking Canadian Lancasters. These are
his 1/48 Tamiya Lancasters
with one wearing a WW2 night bomber scheme and a second Lanc in a
silver search and rescue scheme. Shawn had to do some extra
scratchbuiulding to complete these and he has included some of the
history of both of these aircraft. Excellent work Shawn. |
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Dragan Cvetic
is here with a beautifully done 1/72 Trumepter MiG-29 9.12.
Dragan built this MiG-29 for a friend and finished it as a
Yugoslavian jet with flawlessly painted camo scheme. I love
the look of this fighter. |
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Here's a product article
for the Photo
Etch Cut-Off Set - Large from
The
Small Shop.
This tool set is the Photo Etch Cut-Off Set - Large. Use for
removing larger pieces from the PE frets. Especially useful for Ship
builders and Railroad hobbyists.
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Floyd
S. Werner, Jr.
is here with a product article for the 1/48 Spitfire Mk. XVI
Seamless Upper Cowling from BarracudaCast.
This detail set is designed for
the Eduard kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72 MiG-29 Weapons Set from
Eduard
Model Accessories.
This detail set is designed for
the Trumpeter kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48 F-16 Kits Blk 40/42 weighted wheels from Royale
Resin. This detail set is designed for
the Kinetic kit.
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Monday, Apr
17 2017 |
Syria Independence Day |
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WW1 Events - this date in 1917
- Samarrah
Offensive, British
capture much of Mesopotamia. Mar 13 Apr 23, 1917
- Stalemate
in Southern Palestine Apr - Oct
- Second Battle of Arras. The British
attack a heavily fortified German line without obtaining any strategic
breakthrough. Apr 9 May 17 Details
- The Second Battle of the Aisne (a.k.a.
Nivelle Offensive) ends in disaster for both the French army and its
commander Robert
Nivelle. Details
- Battle
of the Hills (a.k.a. Third battle of Champagne), a diversion to the
Second Battle of the Aisne. April 1720
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Sunday, Apr
16 2017 |
Denmark Queen's Birthday |
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WW1 Events - this date in 1917
- Samarrah
Offensive, British
capture much of Mesopotamia. Mar 13 Apr 23, 1917
- Stalemate
in Southern Palestine Apr - Oct
- Second Battle of Arras. The British
attack a heavily fortified German line without obtaining any strategic
breakthrough. Apr 9 May 17 Details
- The Second Battle of the Aisne (a.k.a.
Nivelle Offensive) ends in disaster for both the French army and its
commander Robert
Nivelle. Details
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WW1 Events - this date in 1917
- Samarrah
Offensive, British
capture much of Mesopotamia. Mar 13 Apr 23, 1917
- Stalemate
in Southern Palestine Apr - Oct
- Second Battle of Arras. The British
attack a heavily fortified German line without obtaining any strategic
breakthrough. Apr 9 May 17 Details
- Battle of
Lagnicourt, part of the
Second phase of the Second Battle of Arras. Details
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Friday, Apr
14 2017 |
WW1 Events - this date in 1917
- Samarrah
Offensive, British
capture much of Mesopotamia. Mar 13 Apr 23, 1917
- Stalemate
in Southern Palestine Apr - Oct
- Second Battle of Arras. The British
attack a heavily fortified German line without obtaining any strategic
breakthrough. Apr 9 May 17 Details
- First Battle of the
Scarpe, part of the
first phase of the Second Battle of Arras. Details
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Thursday, Apr
13 2017 |
WW1 Events - this date in 1917
- Samarrah
Offensive, British
capture much of Mesopotamia. Mar 13 Apr 23, 1917
- Stalemate
in Southern Palestine Apr - Oct
- Second Battle of Arras. The British
attack a heavily fortified German line without obtaining any strategic
breakthrough. Apr 9 May 17 Details
- First Battle of the
Scarpe, part of the
first phase of the Second Battle of Arras. Details
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Wednesday, Apr
12 2017 |
Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin. First Human In Space (1961) |
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WW1 Events - this date in 1917
- The Canadians obtain a significant
victory in the Battle of Vimy Ridge, part of the first phase of the
Second Battle of Arras. Details
- Samarrah
Offensive, British
capture much of Mesopotamia. Mar 13 Apr 23, 1917
- Stalemate
in Southern Palestine Apr - Oct
- Second Battle of Arras. The British
attack a heavily fortified German line without obtaining any strategic
breakthrough. Apr 9 May 17 Details
- First Battle of the Scarpe, part of the
first phase of the Second Battle of Arras. Details
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Tuesday, Apr
11 2017 |
WW1 Events - this date in 1917
- The Canadians obtain a significant
victory in the Battle of Vimy Ridge, part of the first phase of the
Second Battle of Arras. Details
- Samarrah
Offensive, British
capture much of Mesopotamia. Mar 13 Apr 23, 1917
- Stalemate
in Southern Palestine Apr - Oct
- Second Battle of Arras. The British
attack a heavily fortified German line without obtaining any strategic
breakthrough. Apr 9 May 17 Details
- First Battle of the
Scarpe, part of the
first phase of the Second Battle of Arras. Details
- First Battle of
Bullecourt, part of the
first phase of the Second Battle of Arras. Details
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Monday, Apr
10 2017 |
WW1 Events - this date in 1917
- The Canadians obtain a significant
victory in the Battle of Vimy Ridge, part of the first phase of the
Second Battle of Arras. Details
- Samarrah
Offensive, British
capture much of Mesopotamia. Mar 13 Apr 23, 1917
- Stalemate
in Southern Palestine Apr - Oct
- Second Battle of Arras. The British
attack a heavily fortified German line without obtaining any strategic
breakthrough. Apr 9 May 17 Details
- First Battle of the Scarpe, part of the
first phase of the Second Battle of Arras. Details
- First Battle of Bullecourt, part of the
first phase of the Second Battle of Arras. Details
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WW1 Events - this date in 1917
- The Canadians obtain a significant
victory in the Battle of Vimy Ridge, part of the first phase of the
Second Battle of Arras. Details
- Samarrah
Offensive, British
capture much of Mesopotamia. Mar 13 Apr 23, 1917
- Stalemate
in Southern Palestine Apr - Oct
- Second Battle of Arras. The British
attack a heavily fortified German line without obtaining any strategic
breakthrough. Apr 9 May 17 Details
- First Battle of the Scarpe, part of the
first phase of the Second Battle of Arras. Details
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Saturday, Apr
8 2017 |
WW1 Events - this date in 1917
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Friday, Apr
7 2017 |
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Shows this weekend
include:
- Wright-Patterson
Air Force Base, Ohio April
7, 2017 WrightCon 2017
- Des
Moines, Iowa April
8, 2017 Surgicon 23
- Kenner,
Louisiana April
8, 2017 IPMS New Orleans - Super-Invitational 2017
- Bixby,
Oklahoma April
8, 2017 Tulsa Modelers Contest
- Cheektowaga,
New York April
9, 2017 BUFFCON 34
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Thursday, Apr
6 2017 |
No update
today....I'm pushing hard this week to complete the move of the ARC
site from the old hosting company to the new hosting company.
NOT the ARC Forums...the ARC site with all the articles.
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Wednesday, Apr
5 2017 |
No update
today....I've caught a cold and plan to relax.
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Tuesday, Apr
4 2017 |
Senegal Independence Day |
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Carmel J. Attard
starts today with his stunning 1/72 Frog Canberra T.17
conversion. Carmel started with the old Frog PR3 kit and
then scratchbuilt a nose and other lumps and bumps to make the T.17
version. Carmel then added detail to the cockpit, scratchbuilt
a canopy and wheel wells and then gave his Canberra a great looking
camo scheme and finished it with decals from Modeldecal. |
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Shawn phantom Weiler
joins us with 2 of his 1/48 Hobby craft Otter. Both are
Canadian Otters, one on floats and one one skiis. Shawn frond
the markings for both of his Otters from Canmilair decals. The
Otter was and still is an aircraft well suited to the remote areas
of Canada and both of Shawn's look GREAT!!! |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
Plastic Fantastic UH-72A Lakota decal sheet
from Fireball
Modelworks.
This detail set is designed for
the Revell of Germany kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/144
Airbus A318, A319, A320, A321 Landing Gear (2 sets)
from
from Scale
Aircraft Conversions.
This detail set is designed for
the Revell kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
P-38 Lightning late armament set from
Master.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Bf 108 Wooden Propeller from
QuickBoost.
This detail set is designed for
the Eduard kit.
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Monday, Apr
3 2017 |
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David Mielke
starts today with this beautifully done 1/48 ICM Spitfire Mk.VIII.
David chose to finish his Spitfire in desert camo from the
Italian campaign for the plane of a Canadian Ace. He tells
some of the history including about a dog fight in his article along
with his experience building the ICM kit. Beautiful work
David. |
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Dragan Cvetic
has been very busy on his 1/72 Heller Mirage 5D doing a
nose conversion and adding seatbelts and cockpit details and even
dressing up the detail on the wheel wells. Dragan chose a very
attractive camo scheme for a Libyan jet. Very nice indeed. |
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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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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
WGr.21 rockets for Fw 190 from
Eduard
Model Accessories.
This detail set is designed for
the Eduard kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
Bf 109 G/K Corrected Spinner from
QuickBoost.
This detail set is designed for
the Hasegawa kit.
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Sunday, Apr
2 2017 |
Falklands War Anniversary |
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