Saturday, Feb 27
2021 |
Dominican Republic Independence Day |
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Friday, Feb
26 2021 |
Kuwait Liberation Day |
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Ricardo
Rivas is here from Venezuela with his skillfully weathered
1/48 GWH TBD-1 Devastator floatplane. Ricardo
is a master at weathering as you will see in his photos..
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
F-100F exterior photo etch detail set from
Eduard
Model Accessories.
This detail set is designed for
the Trumpeter kit.
You will be
required to fold the photoetch in this set, but if you have one of the
Hold & Fold photo etch benders from The
Small Shop, then this will be an
easy process. They have a variety of benders for sharp corners as
well as rounded corners and in many different sizes.
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Thursday, Feb 25
2021 |
Kuwait National Day |
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Ricardo Rivas
is here again today with his stunning 1/48 Eduard F6F3 Hellcat.
Ricardo got the faded paint and weathering looking perfect on
his Hellcat. Beautiful work Ricardo.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Ju 188 interior photo etch detail set from
Eduard
Model Accessories.
This detail set is designed for
the Revell kit.
You will be
required to fold the photoetch in this set, but if you have one of the
Hold & Fold photo etch benders from The
Small Shop, then this will be an
easy process. They have a variety of benders for sharp corners as
well as rounded corners and in many different sizes.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
Jeannin Stahltaube Landing Gear with wire supports from
Scale
Aircraft Conversions.
This detail set is designed for
the
Wingnut Wings kit.
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Wednesday, Feb 24
2021 |
Estonia National Day |
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Ricardo Rivas
starts your update with his first model on ARC. This
stunning desert Spitfire is the 1/48 Eduard Spitfire MK IX C
finished in US markings and a great looking desert camo
scheme. The detailing is great and the painting and weathering
is exceptional. Welcome to ARC Ricardo!!!
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Dmoo Yu
is here for the first time with this stunning 1/48 Monogram F-104
finished in one of the coolest schemes worn by the Starfighter.
Welcome to ARC Dmoo!!!
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
MiG-29 APU-60 Missile Pylons from
Zactomodels.
These new resin missile pylons are designed to add extra accuracy and
detail to your next MiG-29. If you need accurate missiles, then
check out Zactomodels
and their extensive selection of 1/32 Russian missiles.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
F-104DJ interior photo etch detail set from Eduard
Model Accessories.
This
detail set is designed for
the Kinetic kit.
You will be
required to fold the photoetch in this set, but if you have one of the
Hold & Fold photo etch benders from The
Small Shop, then this will be an
easy process. They have a variety of benders for sharp corners as
well as rounded corners and in many different sizes.
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No update today.
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Monday, Feb
22 2021 |
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George Thomadakis
joins us from Greece with his first model on ARC. This is
his 1/72 Modelcollect B-2 Spirit with quite a bit of added
super detailing and finished with a very effective looking stealth
paint job. Excellent work George, welcome to ARC!!!
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James Kelley
is here with a pair of 1/144 Sweet Mustangs. These
are tiny kits and James gave them a finish that I would expect on a
much larger scale Mustang. Awesome work James, I love both of
your Mustangs.
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Here's a product article
for the Extra
Foil for Nutter Set - 6" x 6" from
The
Small Shop.
This product is Extra Foil for Nutter Set - 6" x 6".
Foil for use with the Nutter
& for Scratch Building!
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
F4U Corsair Landing Gear from
Scale
Aircraft Conversions.
This
detail set is designed for
the Hobby Boss kit.
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Friday, Feb
19 2021 |
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Pablo Najle
joins us from Argentina with his first article on ARC. This is
his skillfully weathered 1/48 Tamiya A-1H. Pablo built
this beauty in only 3 weeks and the weathering job is
stunning. Welcome to ARC Pablo!!! |
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Paulo Fonseca
did an amazing job detailing and weathering his tiny 1/72 Airfix AV-8 Harrier.
Paulo gave his Harrier a full weapons load and finished it with
Spanish markings and an awesome weathering job. |
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Osvaldo Viggiani
is here with his flawless luftwaffe gem. This is his 1/48 Monogram Bf 110 G4
finished in a very difficult camo scheme for a radar equipped
aircraft. Sit back and enjoy the photos. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Ju 188 interior photo etch detail set from
Eduard
Model Accessories.
This detail set is
designed for
the Revell kit.
You will be
required to fold the photoetch in this set, but if you have one of the
Hold & Fold photo etch benders from The
Small Shop, then this will be an
easy process. They have a variety of benders for sharp corners as
well as rounded corners and in many different sizes.
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Thursday, Feb 18
2021 |
Gambia Independence Day |
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M Razali Ahmad
is here with the most amazing scratchbuilt project. This
is the 1/48 Airfix Hurricane scratchbuilt frame structure
with the addition of
kit parts to complete the effect. Very few modellers take on a
project like this, but when they do...it is a treat to see. |
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Carl Jarosz
has conquered the 1/48 Special Hobby/TwoBobs T-2C Buckeye.
Carl details in wonderful detail his epic journey building this
kit and all the glorious challenges that come with a Special Hobby
kit. I must admit the Twobobs USN anniversary markings make
the challenge well worth the effort. Well done my friend. |
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Mike Muth
is here with another of his bi-plane beauties. This is his
1/48 Eduard Udet's Fokker D-VII flown by WW1 Ace Ernst Udet and
sporting quite the eye popping paint scheme.
I always enjoy seeing Mike's models on ARC and this article has some
interesting history on Udet and this plane. Mike helps feed my
passion for WW1 aviation. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
Tornado GR.4 seatbelt photo etch detail set from
Eduard
Model Accessories.
This
detail set is designed for
the Italeri kit.
You will be
required to fold the photoetch in this set, but if you have one of the
Hold & Fold photo etch benders from The
Small Shop, then this will be an
easy process. They have a variety of benders for sharp corners as
well as rounded corners and in many different sizes.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
A-1H/AD-6/7 Skyraider Landing Gear from
Scale
Aircraft Conversions.
This detail set is designed for
the Hasegawa kit.
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Wednesday, Feb
17 2021 |
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Bob TheDoc
joins us from India with his first build for 2021. This is
Bob's 1/48 Hobby Boss MiG-17F 'Fresco C' with plenty of
scratchbuilt detailing and finished as an East German jet in a great
looking camo scheme. Bob gives some great background info on
the MiG-17. Enjoy the photos, I sure did. |
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Shawn "phantom" Weiler
joins us today with his 1/48 Tamiya Beaufighter sporting
D-Day stripes and RCAF markings.
This is quite the good kit and Shawn built it up into a great
looking model. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
MiG-29 APU-73 Missile Pylons from
Zactomodels.
These resin missile pylons are designed to add extra accuracy and
detail to your next MiG-29. If you need accurate missiles, then
check out Zactomodels
and their extensive selection of 1/32 Russian missiles and missile
pylons.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Ilyushin Il-2 Shturmovik landing flap photo etch detail
set from Eduard
Model Accessories.
This detail set is designed for
the Zvezda kit.
You will be
required to fold the photoetch in this set, but if you have one of the
Hold & Fold photo etch benders from The
Small Shop, then this will be an
easy process. They have a variety of benders for sharp corners as
well as rounded corners and in many different sizes.
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Tuesday, Feb 16
2021 |
Lithuania National Day |
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Angelo Picardo
has done an exceptional job detailing and finishing his 1/32 Kitty Hawk OV10 Bronco.
Angelo added detailing to the cockpit and then finished it with
outstanding painting and weathering. The high quality of
Angelo's work really stands out beautifully on this Bronco.
Angelo never fails to inspire me with his models.
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Darren Roberts
has done plenty of work detailing and kit bashing on the classic
1/48 Revell F-4E. Darren certainly took this classic kit
to a much higher level and his painting and weathering certainly
make this look like one very tired Phantom. I love your work
on this one Darren. |
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Here's a product article
for the 4"x4"
Photo Etch Bending & Rolling Deluxe Brass Assist from
The
Small Shop. This
Photo Etch Bending Tool is the Photo Etch Bending & Rolling Deluxe
Brass Assist for "True" cylinders, tie downs, hinges,
clamps, brackets & grab handles all with one tool.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
UC-78/T-50 Bobcat Landing Gear from
Scale
Aircraft Conversions.
This detail set is designed for
the Czech
Model kit.
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No update today. I'm
spending the day with my wife.
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Sunday, Feb
14 2021 |
Happy
Valentines Day
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Saturday, Feb
13 2021 |
Tibet Independence Day |
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Friday, Feb
12 2021 |
Lunar
New Year - Spring Festival |
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Cblanco Dioramas Skyvintage
is here on ARC for the first time with a stunning diorama.
This is the 1/48 Hasegawa P-47D Thunderbolt with endless
extra detailing and figures and vehicles etc. The model is a
supper detailers dream and the diorama is stunningly
realistic. Enjoy all the photos. Welcome to ARC!!! |
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Anthony Cox
has done an amazing job weathering his 1/48 Zoukei Mura F-4C.
Anthony captured the look of the F-4 paint perfectly and gave
his Phantom pilot figures to complete the scene. It is a
pleasure to see his F-4 on ARC. |
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Mike Harris
did plenty of extra detailing on his 1/144 Minicraft B-24 Witchcraft
and then displayed it on a very unique and ultra attractive
display base. Check out Mike's photos, you will not be
disappointed. This is Mike's first model on ARC and I hope to
see more of his work on ARC in the future. Welcome to ARC!!! |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
USAF A-10C Warthog decal sheet from Caracal
Models.
This new
decal sheet includes markings for 4 different 1/48 USAF A-10C
Warthogs, including two with special color schemes.
The A-10
Demo Team special scheme (80-0275) is inspired by "The Hun
Hunter", the P-51 Mustang flown by Col. Henry Brown during
WWII. The Moody-based A-10C (78-0597) wears a special scheme to
commemorate the "Flying Tigers" heritage of the unit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Ilyushin Il-2 Sturmovik photo etch detail set from
Eduard
Model Accessories.
This detail set is designed for
the Zvezda
kit.
You will be
required to fold the photoetch in this set, but if you have one of the
Hold & Fold photo etch benders from The
Small Shop, then this will be an
easy process. They have a variety of benders for sharp corners as
well as rounded corners and in many different sizes.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
A-26 Invader Pilot Seat Upgrade from RESIN2Detail.
This is a 3D printed seat.
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Thursday, Feb 11
2021 |
Iran - Anniversary Revolution |
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William Tang
starts this update with his first model on ARC. This is
his highly detailed 1/48 Hasegawa S-61 finished in Japanese
markings. Enjoy the photos. Welcome to ARC William!!! |
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Ryszard Jan Kowalski
is here with his first article on ARC. Ryszard has done a
flawless job weathering his 1/48 ICM MiG-25 PD and finished
it in Russian markings. Impressive. Welcome to ARC Ryszard. |
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Shawn "phantom" Weiler
joins us with 1/48 Tamiya Corsair that he built as a
Royal Navy fighter for a customer. The corsair looks good in
these RN markings.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
Tornado GR.4 interior photo etch detail set from Eduard
Model Accessories.
This detail set is designed for
the Italeri kit.
You will be
required to fold the photoetch in this set, but if you have one of the
Hold & Fold photo etch benders from The
Small Shop, then this will be an
easy process. They have a variety of benders for sharp corners as
well as rounded corners and in many different sizes.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
de Havilland DH.9a Ninak Landing Gear from
Scale
Aircraft Conversions.
This detail set is designed for
the
Wingnut
Wings kit.
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Wednesday, Feb
10 2021 |
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Juan Carlos Gómez Y Sarzotti
starts your Thursday update with his 1/48 Revell Northrop F-5E Tiger II.
Juan chose to finish his F-5E in an attractive looking aggressor
camo scheme with subtle weathering. I really like the look of
this aggressor F-5.
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RSK48, Rafael
has been busy scratchbuilding a conversion for his 1/48 Czech Model Mentor VT-34A.
Rafael explains the history of the Mentor VT-34A in Venezuela
Aif Force service and what was required to build his model. He
finished it in a bare metal finish complete with home made
decals. The finished Mentor looks fantastic.
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Dirk Schenk
joins us with a classic South African jet. This is his 1/72
Airfix Mirage III CZ SAAF with additional scratch built details
and finished in one of those amazing South African Air Force camo
schemes. This Mirage III is a beauty!!
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32 MiG-29 Missile Pylons from Zactomodels.
These resin missile pylons are designed to add extra accuracy and
detail to your next MiG-29. If you need accurate missiles, then
check out Zactomodels
and their extensive selection of 1/32 Russian missiles.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Ju 188 exterior photo etch detail set from Eduard
Model Accessories.
This detail set is designed for
the Revell kit.
You will be
required to fold the photoetch in this set, but if you have one of the
Hold & Fold photo etch benders from The
Small Shop, then this will be an
easy process. They have a variety of benders for sharp corners as
well as rounded corners and in many different sizes.
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Tuesday, Feb
9 2021 |
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Klaasjan Schuuring
starts today with his marvelous bare metal finish 1/48
Eduard P-51D Mustang. Klaasjan chose to finish his Mustang
as an Iwo Jima Mustang with sexy noseart and fuel tanks for
long range escort missions. I love his choice of markings.
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Carl Jarosz
has a very good opinion of the 1/48 Great Wall Hobby T-33A and
this one is sporting some very special tail markings. It is a
great looking T-33 and it is good to see it on ARC.
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Tolga Ülgür
is here with another masterpiece. This is his 1/32 Eduard (Hasegawa) P-40N-5 Warhawk
with custom markings and a subtle weathering job and amazing
cockpit detailing.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
Spitfire Mk.Vc interior photo etch detail set from
Eduard
Model Accessories.
This detail set is designed for
the Airfix
kit.
You will be
required to fold the photoetch in this set, but if you have one of the
Hold & Fold photo etch benders from The
Small Shop, then this will be an
easy process. They have a variety of benders for sharp corners as
well as rounded corners and in many different sizes.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Fw 190 A7, A8 armament set & Pitot Tube from
Master.
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Monday, Feb
8 2021 |
I would
like to send out a very special Happy Birthday to Orlando
Sucre Rosales' wife Omaira. She had her birthday last
friday. Happy Birthday Omaira!!
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Orlando Sucre Rosales
is here with a colorful looking 1/72 Fujimi Douglas TA-4J Skyhawk
that he is dedicating to his wife
Omaira.
This is an eye catching Skyhawk and Orlando goes into wonderful
detail of all the challenges he had during the build process.
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H. Davis Gandees
is here with a glorious trip down memory lane with his history
of Revell from the 1960's as he builds his Vintage Revell 1:32 P-47 and Bf109.
His musings are spot on and bring back very happy memories for
me and I'm sure his article will do the same for you.
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Ulysses Almeida
has been busy scratchbuilding his 1/48 Monogram F5 F/Saeqeh 2 conversion.
This is the Iranian twin tail F-5 and Ulysses did quite a bit of
extra work to get it looking so good as you will see in his photos
and article. Beautiful work Ulysses.
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Here's a product article
for the 2"
Mini Hold and Fold - Photo Etch Bending Tool from
The
Small Shop.
The
Small Shop has
an extensive selection of tool to assist in bending and folding photo etch
parts. They have a variety of benders for sharp corners as
well as rounded corners and in many different sizes. They also have
benders for making handles out of wire.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
A6M Zero Landing Gear from
Scale
Aircraft Conversions. This detail set is designed for
the Airfix
kit (2011 mold).
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Sunday, Feb 7
2021 |
Grenada Independence Day |
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Saturday, Feb 6
2021 |
New Zealand Waitangi Day |
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Friday, Feb 5
2021 |
San Marino - Santa Agata Day |
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Erik Boynton
has done a stellar job on his in-flight 1/72 Italeri Jaguar GR3.
Erik added aftermarket goodies and finished if using aftermarket
decals with a subtle weathering job. I love the look of this
Jaguar. |
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Ashish Velankar
is here with his very attractive 1/48 AMT Stinson Reliant SR-9.
Ashish finished in in a sharp looking gold and white scene and
posed a period correct pick-up to set the scene. It is very
cool to see this on ARC. |
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Marco Leibisch
did some wonderful detailing and finishing on his big 1/32 F-16 Fighting Falcon Block 52.
Marco finished it in Greek markings complete with full
weathering and droptanks. Excellent work Marco.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
TF-104G late interior photo etch detail set from
Eduard
Model Accessories.
This detail set is designed for
the Kinetic
kit.
You will be
required to fold the photoetch in this set, but if you have one of the
Hold & Fold photo etch benders from The
Small Shop, then this will be an
easy process. They have a variety of benders for sharp corners as
well as rounded corners and in many different sizes.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
F-111E Aardvark decal sheet from Caracal
Models. This detail set is designed for
the Hasegawa
and other kits.
This new decal sheet
includes markings for 8 different 1/72 F-111E Aardvark's including 6
with noseart.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
De Havilland DH-82A Tiger Moth cockpit set from
SBS
Model. This detail set is designed for
the Airfix kit.
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Thursday, Feb 4
2021 |
Sri Lanka Independence Day |
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Mike Muth
hits a home run with his 1/32 Wingnut Wings Halberstadt Cl. II.
Mike goes into wonderful detail about building this Great War
biplane with it's wild markings. Wingnut Wing kits are in a
league by themself and I always enjoy seeing Mike's latest build on
ARC. |
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Shawn
"phantom " Weiler is back today with his great looking
Tomcat. This is his 1/48 Hasegawa F-14A finished with
aftermarket decals for VF-14 complete with some sharp looking
tailart. Nicely done Shawn. |
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Carl Jarosz
joins us with his 1/48 Tamiya
Chance F4U-1D Corsair. Carl chose a USMC Corsair complete
with a skilful weathering job and markings for a fighter flown by a
PTO Ace. Beautiful work Carl....I am always inspired by your
models. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
F-100F seatbelts interior photo etch detail set from
Eduard
Model Accessories.
This detail set is designed for
the Trumpeter kit.
You will be
required to fold the photoetch in this set, but if you have one of the
Hold & Fold photo etch benders from The
Small Shop, then this will be an
easy process. They have a variety of benders for sharp corners as
well as rounded corners and in many different sizes.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Fw 190 Landing Gear from
Scale
Aircraft Conversions.
This detail set is designed for
the Dragon/DML
kit.
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Wednesday, Feb
3 2021 |
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Erik Boynton
was very special at capturing the special look of the stealth
finish on his 1/72 Hasegawa F-35A. Erik explains the
process in his article, enjoy the photos of his F-35. |
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Patrick Vossenberg
has done extensive work detailing his 1/72 Heller T-28D.
Patrick added quite a few aftermarket resin detail items to
improve his trainer and then added further scratchbuilt
details. He then finished in Royal Thailand Air Force markings
from the 1960's. I love the look of his finished model.
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Thomas Brückelt
has been building his bright red 1/48 Airfix BAe Hawk - Red Arrows.
Thomas changed a few items on his Hawk to make it more accurate
and then finished it in a very accurate looking Red Arrows
paint scheme. It's good to see Thomas' Red arrow on ARC.
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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
Tornado ASSTA 3.1 seatbelts photo etch
detail set from Eduard
Model Accessories.
This detail set is designed for
the Revell
kit.
You will be
required to fold the photoetch in this set, but if you have one of the
Hold & Fold photo etch benders from The
Small Shop, then this will be an
easy process. They have a variety of benders for sharp corners as
well as rounded corners and in many different sizes.
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Tuesday, Feb
2 2021 |
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Mark L. Rossmann
graces today's update with his stunning 1/48 Hasegawa Ki-44 II
Otsu. Mark's articles are always loaded with history that
always makes his articles a joy to read. Add his wonderful
photos and you have a very enjoyable experience indeed. Enjoy
reading about his Ki-44 II Otsu.
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Sertac Bayar
has done extensive work on his big 1/32 Revell F-4E Terminator.
Sertac added a variety of aftermarket detail items and then
finished off his big Phantom with flawless weathering and special
NATO anniversary markings using aftermarket decals. This is a
Phantom model you have to check see.
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Fred Branyan
shares with us his very special 1/48 Monogram Visible B-17.
This is a model of a special B-17 and Fred includes some
historical photos in his article of the crew and the plane from
WW2. His B-17 is loaded with detail and he shows this
inspiring detail in his photos. Sit back and enjoy.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
C-130H exterior photo etch detail set from
Eduard
Model Accessories.
This detail set is
designed for
the Zvezda kit.
You will be
required to fold the photoetch in this set, but if you have one of the
Hold & Fold photo etch benders from The
Small Shop, then this will be an
easy process. They have a variety of benders for sharp corners as
well as rounded corners and in many different sizes.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Fw 190 A6 armament set & Pitot Tube
from Master.
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Darren Roberts
is here with his very eye catching 1/72 Hasegawa F4U-1D.
Darren is off to an excellent start for the 2021 model building
year.
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Eric Hargett
has done a top notch job building and detailing his 1/48 Hasegawa McDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier II+.
Eric added a variety of aftermarket resin sets and finished it
with aftermarket decals for a jet bases in Kuwait. Enjoy the
photos everyone.
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RSK48,
Rafael is here with another gem. This is his 1/48
Revell PT-17 Stearman as it appeared in Venezuela Air Force
service almost 100 years ago. Rafael finished this beauty with
custom made decals.
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Here's a product article
for the Photo
Etch Bending Folding Blade 8 Inch from
The
Small Shop.
This Photo Etch Bending Folding Blade 8 Inch is for bending and
folding PE parts. Complements the 8" Tool head Workstation (This
item is included with the 8" tool).
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
Fokker E.1 Landing Gear from
Scale
Aircraft Conversions.
This detail set is designed for
the Wingnut
Wings kit.
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