| Wednesday,
Mar
31 2004 Australia
RAAF Birthday |
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David
Thompson begins
todays update on this special day with his
1/48
Tamyia Brewster
Buffalo in
Royal Australian Air Force markings. David did some splendid
work on this one and I'm sure you'll agree. I especially liked the
paint chipping and weathering.
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Joe
Volz is here with
his expertly finished
1/48
Revell F-15 I Ra-am. Joe added cockpit detailing and a full
weapons load to his eye catching IAF F-15. Joe goes into good
detail in his article about building a F-15 I Ra-am.
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Mike
Williams is here
with his 1/48
Promodeler Junkers Ju52/3m. Mike has provided some helpful
info about building his very clean and accurate looking Ju-52.
Always good to see this fairly large model completed.
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Dmitriy
Shapiro is here
with his 1/144
Minicraft TWA Boeing 757-2Q8.
Dmitriy finished off his 757 in TWA markings. His feature
article provides great detail about building his very nice 757.
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Joe
Youngerman is
here today with his
1/72
Hasegawa Ki-45 Toryu "Nick". Joe
includes some history behind the Japanesze "Nick" as well
as info on building his particular model. Another good looking
model from Joe.
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Armin
Knes joins us with
his 1/48
Trumpeter MiG-19S.
This one is painted up in red for the Soviet
Aerobatic team. A very colourful MiG-19. Well done Armin.
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| Tuesday,
Mar
30 2004 |
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Steve
Brisendine is
here with his first article on ARC. This is Steve's
1/48
Tamiya P-51D Mustang finished
off in a very cleanly done bare metal finish and Glamorous Glen III
markings. Welcome to ARC Steve!!!
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Cristiano
Bartolini [aka Barto] is
here with his first article on ARC. This is his
1/48
Hasegawa Spitfire Mk. Vb Trop. Barto added plenty of extra
details to his spitfire to get the detail he wanted.
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I
have a review of the Me-109G-10
CD Rom from Buffie's
Best.
If you like the Me-109
then you should check out this review. This CD includes 1200
photos of Me-109's. It is quite the resource for modellers.
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I've
added a link to Dmcmodels
to the ARC Hobby Shop links page. They sell
Luft '46 & experimental model kits including R.V.Resin, Anigrand
Craftswork and Airshowmodels.com
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Feng
Shi is
here with some MiG-19
walkaround
photos.
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Maurizio
Bressan is
here with some MiG-15
walkaround
photo.
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| Monday,
Mar
29 2004 |
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Luc
Borlé is here with his first article
on ARC. Luc begins your week with his
1/72
Italeri Messerschmitt Bf-109 G-6. This BF-109 is
interesting because it comes in Swiss Air froce markings, which are
some of my favourite Bf-109 markings. This is a very nicely
done Bf-109 Luc....welcome to ARC!!!
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Jeff
Brundt is here with
his big 1/32
Monogram Grumman F3F-3 that he recently built. Jeff has
included a well detailed article about what he did while building his
F3F-3. A very enjoyable read.
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Daniel
PerezVertti is
here with his first article on ARC. You know Daniel This
is Daniel's 1/48
Hasegawa F-16C finished off in Colorado ANG markings.
Daniel weathered his F-16 and added a full weapons load. Read
his full article for all the details. Welcome to ARC Daniel!!!
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Kevin
Jongen is here from
Australia with his 1/48
Tamiya F-51D Mustang. This is a "Korean War"
Mustang and includes a beautifully done bare metal finish and paint
chipping on the painted areas as well as weathering. A very nice
Mustang Kevin....everything looks just right.
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Barry
(Canuck) Friesen is here
with his first article on ARC. This is Barry's
1/72
Airfix Anson Conversion and Barry has included plenty of
info about the process to build his Anson. It's good to see
someone building this twin engined WW2 trainer. Welcome to ARC
Barry!!!
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Cal
Cochran is
here with some F-105D walkaround
photos.
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Cal
Cochran is
here with a F-105G
walkaround
photo.
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Cal
Cochran is
here with some F-18F
photos.
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| Sunday,
Mar
28 2004 |
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Will
Hendriks begins
your update with his
1/48
Eduard Hanriot HD-1. Will has been on a bi-plane trend
recently. Will built his colourful little bi-plane more or
less out-of-the-box with a bit of scratchbuilt detail items.
You've got these bi-planes down to a science Will.
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Robert-Jan
Willekens is here
with his 1/48
ICM USAAF Spitfire Mk.IXc.
Robert has provided a great article telling about his Spitfire
and the history behind it......including 2 B&W photos. A
very nice spitfire with a great looking paint job and cockpit detail.
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Davide
Turati is here
with his 1/72
Hasegawa Panavia
Tornado IDS. This is an Italian Tornado.
Davide tells about his excellent model and some history behind
Italian Tornado operations. There's some very well done
weathering on his Tornado.
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A
new ARC Group build begins today. It's for ConvertiPlanes and
involves building models of the more unusual rotary winged types.
Go to the ConvertiPlanes
Group build webpage for
more info.
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Philippe
Agulhon is
here with some
Fiat
G91-R3 walkaround
photos.
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| Saturday,
Mar
27 2004 |
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Darius
Aibara begins
today with his bare metal finish 1/48
Monogram/C&H F-101C Voodoo.
Darius used a resin conversion set to create a single seater Voodoo.
Very cool Darius.
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Frank
Crenshaw is here with his award winning
1/32
Hasegawa Bf-109G-6. Frank weathered his 109 and added some
scratchbuilt details to further enhance this very nice kit. A
darn fine model Frank.
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Brett
Hodges has
dropped by with his 1/48
Eduard P-39Q. Brett weahtered his P-39 and also
added paint chipping. He finished off his P-39 in Soviet
markings. A fine model of a fine kit....well done Brett.
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Jose Aides is
here with his first article on ARC. this is his in-flight
1/72
Academy F-15C. Jose decided to finish off this
stunning Eagle in IAF markings....which is always a popular selection
of markings. Look carefully.....you'll see this F-15 is firing
one of it's missiles.....a very well done effect. Welcome to ARC
Jose!!!
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Emad
F.Tabsh is
here with a preview of the 1/32
AeroclubF-105 metal landing gear. If you are building the
big Trumpeter F-105.....you may want to consider this white metal
landing gear. Thanks for sending in the pics Emad.
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| Friday,
Mar
26 2004
Bangladesh National
Day |
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Greece Independence
Day was yesterday....my apologies for not mentioning it......I was quite
tired Wednesday night when I was doing the update. |
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Andy
Irving is here with
his 1/72
Italeri C-119 Flying Boxcar. Andy finished his C-119
in Canadian markings using decals from Leading Edge. Andy also
used an interesting technique on this model by building sections and
painting them before final assembly.
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Fernan
De Gannes is here with his 1/48
Academy MIG - 21PF.
Fernan finished his Mig in a bare metal finish and added a resin
cockpit to improve upon the kit cockpit. He also added extra
detail and work to a variety of areas to get the finished model he
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Michael
Keogh is back with
his 1/48
Hasegawa P-47D, which is the same P-47 that his neighbour flew.
I enjoyed the nose art on this pleasingly done P-47, plus the
insight into his neighbours experiences during WW2.
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Neil
Commerford joins
us with his 1/72
Italeri C-47 Dakota in South African markings and Neil
has included some history behind this aircraft. Look at the
bottom of Neil's article and you'll find a picture with the
props spinning. |
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Jean-Charles
Depiesse joins
us with his first article on ARC. This is his 1/72
Revell Sea Hurricane with
some beautifully done weathering.....looks very
realistic......especially considering this is the smaller 1/72 scale.
Welcome to ARC Jean-Charles!!!
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Dzevad
Comor is
here with his 1/48
Hasegawa F/A-18C. This is a clean build using colorful USN
markings for VFA-82. A very
nice Hornet and it's always good to see someone finish this somewhat
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| Thursday,
Mar
25 2004 Greece
Independence Day Sea
Mosquito First Flight Anniversary |
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Colin
Whitehouse is
here to honour the first carrier landings of the Sea Mosquito.
To honour this special occasion he has built the 1/48
Tamiya
Mosquito
and converted it to a Sea Mosquito Prototype. Well done
Colin!!
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Jeff
Hamel is here with
his first article on ARC. This is Jeff's 1/48
Italeri F-16A Fighting Falcon finished off in Belgian Air Force
markings. I love the amount of panel line weathering....looks
perfect for a Belgian F-16. Welcome to ARC Jeff.
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Ivano
Caprioli is here
with his first article on ARC. This is his
1/48
Hasegawa F-104G which is beautifully weathered....nicely
detailed and finished off in Belgian markings. Welcome to ARC Ivano!!!
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| Wednesday,
Mar
24 2004 |
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Thang
Le gets your daily model fix off to
a good start with his 1/48
Monogram AH-1S Cobra. Thang decided to finished off
his Cobra in Israeli markings. Yet another pleasing
example of Thang's excellent work.
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Somchai
"Blackeyes" joins
us from Thailand with his recently finished 1/48
Italeri Tornado. Somchai put plenty of effort into
getting his Tornado looking just right.
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Dalmazio
Frigerio is
here from Italy with his
1/72
Italeri SM 79 Sparviero. Dalmazio finished off his SM
79 in Italian markings. It's always good to see models of
these Italian aircraft from WW2.
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Alexis
Demulder joins
us from Belgium with his
1/48
Hasegawa
F-4J Phantom II.
Alexis has added detail to the cockpit on his F-4 as well as doing
a lovely job on the rest of his Vietnam era jet.
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Dave
Flitton
of the Baghdad
Hobby Club is here with his first article on ARC. This
is Dave's Me-309Model,
Dave builds mostly armor, but he does also build the occasional
aircraft.
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| Tuesday,
Mar
23 2004
Pakistan Day |
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Mustafa
Aziz is here
with his first article on ARC. Mustafa is here to honour
Pakistan with his 1/48
Academy F-86F Sabre
in Pakistani markings. This plane was flown by a famous
ace and has quite the history behind it. Very nice Sabre
on all accounts. Welcome to ARC Mustafa!!!
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Julio
Pillet is here
with his first article on ARC. This is his
1/35
Scratchtbuilt Policarpov RZ "Natacha" that he built
to honour his Father. This is a very complicated and labour
intensive model......quite the project. Welcome to ARC
Julio!!!
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Jake
Melampy is
back today with part2 of his
1/32
Hasegawa F-16D. Jake took an F-16C
and converted into an F-16D.....no simple task. In this
final part of his article you get to see the exceptional
finished model.
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Joe
Youngerman is
here with his 1/72
Azur Martin Baltimore Mk I. Joe has provided some
history on this plane. He detailed and weathered his
Baltimore and ended up with a very nice example of this WW2
aircraft.
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Charles
Kalina of the Baghdad
Hobby Club is here with his great looking 1/72
Pioneer-2 YAK-15. The guys in Baghdad would like me to
express their deep thanks for all the support they have
received.....that sort of support means very much to them.
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Hal
Marshman Sr. is here
with his beautifully built and
weathered
1/48
Hasegawa P-47C-5. Hal's
P-47 also includes some nose art and just the perfect amount of
fading and weathering to the paint.
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Jacob
Weintraub is
here with some
F/A-18
E
walkaround photos.
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| Monday,
Mar
22 2004 |
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Fernando
Dias is here
with his super detailed
1/72
Academy T-6 Harvard "50
Anos F.A.P.". This one
includes full engine detail and much more.....remember this is
1/72. Amazing and impressive all in one model. |
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Jake
Melampy is
here with part 1 of his 2 part article on his 1/32
Hasegawa F-16D. He made this one the hard way by taking
an F-16C and converting it to an F-16D. Part 2 of this great
project runs tomorrow.
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Steve
Norton has dropped by with his
1/48
Tamiya Messerschmitt Bf-109 E3. Steve
built this beauty out of the box and darkened the panel lines
and added some weathering to give it a more realistic look. |
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Dave
Michener Jr is
here with his
1/25
Aoshima Delorean Time Machine kit.
This car flew in
the movie, so I feel it counts as an aircraft to some degree.
No matter how you
look at it....it's a cool model.
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Gianni
Chirico is
here with his very nicely done
1/72
PM-Model Ta.183. this aircraft
is Focke-Wulf Ta.183 "Huckebein" which was German
Experimental Jet Fighter. Gianni detailed the cockpit a
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have a special request from Nick
Monopoli. He built a A-4 Skyhawk for Paul Galanti, who
spent 7 years in the Hanoi
Hilton after
being shot down in his A-4. The model was sent by US Mail, and
it arrived with some damage. They need someone in the
Richmond, VA area that can perform the minor repairs to this model,
so it can be displayed in the Virginia Aviation Museum.
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| Sunday,
Mar
21 2004
Namibia Independence Day |
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Ted
Johnston gets
today's update off to a good start with his
1/200
Hasegawa 747SP. Ted finished up his 747 in custom make
decals for Air Namibia. A very attractive
airliner....great looking markings and it's a special thing to
feature it on ARC on Namibia's
Independence Day.
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Jeffrey
J. Brundt is
here with his 1/48
Academy F4U-1D. Jeff finished off his weathered corsair
in 'Pappy' Boyington's markings.
Jeff goes into some very good detail about building his very
appealing Corsair.
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Emad
F.Tabsh is
here with a "blast from the past" with his
inbox preview
of the 5/32
Aurora Convair B-58 Hustler. You'll enjoy seeing
this one if you've never seen this kit before.
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Phil
Juvet is
here with one photo to add to the bottom of his Focke
Wulf 190 D-9
walkaround
photos. This latest photo shows the plane after it had it's
wing switched with the Fw-190D in Arizonia.
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| Saturday,
Mar
20 2004
Tunisia National Day |
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EJ
DeVivo has
done a splendid job....a masterful job on his
1/48
Revell F-15E "Strike Eagle". From the
imprecable paint job and the tiny details like remove before
flight tags....this F-15 has a look and feel just like the real
jet.
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Robert-Jan
Willekens is here with his 1/200
Hasegawa Douglas C-47 Dakota. Robert is from the
Netherlands, so naturally his C-47 wears The
Royal Netherlands Air Force markings. Read his article for
more details.
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Tony
Crews recently
built the 1/72
Tamiya & 1/48 Eduard Bell X-1's and then had Chuck
Yeager sign one of them. Don't believe me?.......check out
Tony's article for a photo of the event. Cool first
article Tony....welcome to ARC!!!
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| Friday,
Mar
19 2004 |
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Lucien
Bosonnet begins
today's update with his beautifully built
1/10
Blériot XI. Lucien provides the history behind this
early flying machine that crossed the English Channel.
This is a wonderful model that is now housed in a museum.
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John
'Jake' Banas is
here with his first article on ARC. John has built the
1/48
Academy Beechcraft Bonanza V35A, which is a very attractive
and interesting civilian aircraft. Welcome to ARC John!!!
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Pete
Hudson has
completed his amazing
1/48
Tamiya P-47D. Pete went to great lengths to detail and
weather his P-47. Take a close look at this one......and
you'll be hauling your own P-47 out of your kit stash. The
weathering also includes paint chipping.
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Bob
Aikens has
done a splendid job building his 1/32
Revell Tornado IDS. Bob
finished his Tornado in German markings. Bob has a definite
talent when it comes to 1/32 models and you'll clearly see that in
his Tornado.
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Ben
Snyder has
built and detailed and weathered the
1/48
Revell F-14 Tomcat. This kit builds up to a very nice
Tomcat, but it does require a bit of effort. Ben's F-14
looks first class from all angles.
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Mike
O'Hare (Mickey Fickey) has
finished building his
1/72
High Planes Mirage. Mike went to some very good effort
to get his Mirage looking as realistic as possible......and
he succeeded....this one is very nice indeed.
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Philip
Jones has
been kind enough to send in some pics from the The
Fleet Air Arm Museum Model Show 2004. Philip has
also included a photo of some of the regulars from the ARC
Fiscussion Forums. This show is set in a museum among many
famous aircraft....what a fantastic venue this is.
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| Thursday,
Mar
18 2004 |
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Vinny
Ibarra begins your update with his well
detailed and beautifully finished 1/32
Tamiya F-15E Strike Eagle. Vinny finished his F-15 in
markings for ROCKETEER SQUADRON. The painting and
weathering is first rate.....it's a definite pleasure to see these big
F-15 models.
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Darius
Aibara is here with
his 1/48
Airfix Seafire FR46 and FR47. Darius used the very high
quality kit from Airfix. It's good to see these later Mk.
Spitfire/Seafire models.
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Lloyd
Curtis is
here with his first article on ARC. Lloyd has done a stunning
super detailed job on his 1/48
Trumpeter HH65A Dolphin. He's provided
a big article detailing all the detailing he did. This is very
impressive....welcome to ARC Lloyd.
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Grzegorz
Stróżek is
here with his first article on ARC today. This is his
1/72
Hasegawa B5N Kate finished off with a weathered peeling paint
look. Grzegorz built his Kate basically straight out of the box.
Looking good Grzegorz....welcome to ARC!!!
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Scott
Minium is here with
his first article on ARC today. This is Scott's 1/48
Monogram F-4J Mig Ace done up as an in-flight model with Yellowhammer
decals to create the F-4 of of LT Randy "Duke"
Cunningham....the only USN's only ACE from the Vietnam War.
Welcome to ARC Scott.
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Mutlu
Arslan has finished
his 1/48
Academy F14A. Mutlu used some Eduard PE and Cam decals to
finish off his Jolly Rogers Tomcat. He also did a bit of scratch
building and modified a few things to improve upon the Academy kit.
Jolly Rogers F-14's ROCK!!
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| Wednesday,
Mar 17
2004
Happy St Patrick's Day in Ireland |
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Today
is a special Day. It's St. Patrick's Day. This is the
day everyone claims to be Irish. Remember to wear something
green....I'll have a pint of the best and raise my glass to the
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Justin
Davenport gets
things rolling with his recently
completed
1/72
Hobbycraft CF-105 Avro Arrow. Justin has been on a Canadian
building trend for the last little while.....good to see he's added
the Arrow to his other Canadian aircraft. Nice in-flight display
Justin.
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Ron
Dobrzelecki is here
with his 1/48
Hobbycraft F8F-2K Bearcat. This is Ron's first article on
ARC. He added some resin goodies from Cutting Edge to finish off
his very nice and colourful Bearcat. Welcome to ARC Ron!!!
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Steve
Zajac is here with his first article on
nARC today. This is Steve's 1/48
Hasegawa A-4B VA-15 'Valions'.
Steve used some aftermarket goodies from Cutting Edge and Eduard as
well as aftermarket decals. Welcome to ARC Steve!!!
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Tolga
Ulgur is here which is always a treat.
Today Tolga presents his 1/48
Accurate Miniatures P-51 Mustang 1. Tolga has weathered
and detailed the cockpit with some scratchbuilt details. The
model is weathered and the panels lines are shaded.
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Rahman
Ramadya is
back on ARC today with his 1/72
Academy Focke Wulf Fw-190 Dora 9.
This is one of those special red bottomed Dora's. Rahman
has built this one straight from the box with a very well done paint
job.
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Wing Ho
is here with his
1/48
Hasegawa F-15A Streak Eagle. This is Wing's
first article on ARC. This is one of the most famous F-15's and
wing gave his a multi shaded bare metal finish. Welcome to ARC
Wing!!!
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OzMod's
Scale Models LATEST 1/144 KIT IS OUT! It's the MIG-15bis.
This kit is injection
moulded with crystal clear vac canopies (2 supplied), detailed cockpit
and wheel wells, FOUR decal options (Chinese Air Force, CSSR Air
Force, North Korean Air Force, USSR Air Force).
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Everett
McEwan is
here with some F-111E
walkaround
photos.
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| Tuesday,
Mar
16 2004 |
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Ricardo
Luna is here with
his first article on ARC. This is Ricardo's
1/48
Monogram Ju87-G that he Winterized and converted into a Stuka D.
Winter camo is always one of the most challenging camos and Ricardo
got his looking great. Welcome to ARC Ricardo.
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Creighton
Henthorn Jr is here with another in his
evewr growing Tomcat collection. This is Creighton's
1/48
Academy
F-14A Tomcat....another
gem from Creighton's work bench.
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Pavel
Hrncir is here with
his 1/72
MPM Darkshark. This unique aircraft had a prop engine in the
front and a jet in the rear. Pavel did quite a bit of work on
his to improve upon the kit.
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Henk
Rodermond is here with his
1/48
Hasegawa F-104G that he converted into a Dutch TF-104G. Henk
provides some stunning shots of his TF-104. Exceptional work
Henk.
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Jorge
Bonilla Alvarado has really "gone to
town" on his 1/48
Tamiya Fw-190D9. Jorge added an Aires superdetail resin set
which really improves upon this very nice kit.
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Les
Horvath has
dropped by with his first article on ARC. This is his 1/48
Revell-Monogram CF-188A that he painted up
as a "what-if RCAF 80th. anniversary plane". I like
your style Les.....welcome to ARC!!!
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15 2004 |
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Yiorgos
Domianos joins
us from Greece with his first article on ARC today. This is his
1/48
Revell Henschel Hs-129 given
to him by his young son. We could only wish we all had kids like
that. Yiorgos did a splendid job on his HS-129. Welcome to
ARC Yiorgos!!!
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Armin
Knes is here today with his big and
beautiful 1/32
Revell MiG-29A. Armin has added plenty of realistic detail
including weathering to get his MiG-29 looking like it just landed.
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Giovanni
Chirico has dropped
by today with his 1/72
Hasegawa North
American P-51D Mustang. Gianni finished his Mustang
in a blue nosed scheme of a famous US pilot. Gianni also
added weathering to create the exhaust stains.
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John
McCormick has been
busy creating a masterpiece. This is John's
1/32
Trumpeter A-10A detailed with some aftermarket resin goodies and
given a very good degree of time and attention. John's many
months of effort were well worth it.
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Praveen
K S joins us from
India with his 1/72
Italeri HH-53C Jolly Green Giant. Praveen finished off
his Jolly Green Giant in USAF, 37th ARRS markings from Phu Cat,
Vietnam in 1971. A very
nice example of this famous chopper. Welcome to ARC Praveen!!!
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Dedigurov
Evgenij is here today with his
1/72
Amodel Tupolev TU-128M. Dedigurov finished his Tu-128M in a
beautifully done multi-shaded bare metal finish. A very well
done example of this bug Soviet aircraft.
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Ted
Taylor is here with
the just released 1/48
BAE Hawk decal sheet from
Xtradecal. This sheet features 27 different Hawks in interesting
paint schemes and with a good variety of markings and artwork.
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Everett
McEwan is
here with some F-4
walkaround photos.
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Sunday, Mar
14 2004
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John
Jones has finished
his 1/72
Testors B-2A Spirit. John modified his B-2 to Block 30
specifications. John has kindly provided some helpful info on
building this very good but poor fitting kit. This is John's
first article on ARC and I hope to see more of his work in the future.
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Chris
Novak is back today with his "Sachsenberg
-Schwarm" JV 44, 1945. This is a collection of 4 1/32
Fw-190 that Chris has built in the detail rich cut-away fashion.
Amazing amounts of work and skill is involved in building each of
these.
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Dave
Michener Jr has
dropped by with his first article on ARC. This is Dave's
selection of
1/200
Hasegawa Lockheed
L-1011 Tristars.
Dave built both of these in different but well known Liveries.
Nice ones Dave. Welcome to ARC!!!
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Bob
Leonard starts off
your Saturday update with his
1/144
Airfix VC-10. Bob did a
fair bit of work to build this one......the kit originally started out
as a tanker. The model and tarmac base look very realistic
together.
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Raymond
Biggs has a bit of
a "what-if" today. This is Raymond's
1/72
Academy MiG-23K Naval
Flogger which he created himself. Raymond went to the
trouble to figure some of the special qualities of the Naval Flogger
to complete his model.
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Gerald
Dressel is here
with his first
article on ARC. This is Gerald's
1/48
Grand Phoenix Fury FJ-4B which also happens to be his third model
since re-entering the hobby........Gerald seems to be a very quick
learner. Welcome to ARC Gerald!!!
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Matt
Swan has dropped by
with an In-box Preview of the 1/48
Eduard Ki-115 Tsurugi (Sword or Sabre). This is a very
interesting kit and should appeal to the modellers that built Japanese
aircraft.
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| Friday,
Mar
12 2004
Mauritius Independence
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Kelly
Quirk is back today
with his 1/48
Revell B-17F - Part 2. Yesterday you saw the interior
develope into one of Kelly's usual gems. Today Kelly shows you
pics of the finished model mounted on it's stand. WOW!!
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Everett
McEwan was looking
for an easy build. So he built his
1/72
Hasegawa F-18A and
finished it off in this cool paint scheme from Twobobs
decals. Although the paint scheme looks involved....Everett
enjoyed the build and the finished model. It's look well worth
the effort.
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Alan
Lacey dropped by the ARC
Corporate offices today with his first article on ARC. This is
Alan's 1/48
Hasegawa P-51D finished off in a very realistic looking bare metal
finish. Alan also added exhaust stains and topped it all off
with some very attractive sexy noseart
. Welcome to ARC Alan!!!
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Oleg
at Olimp Models Kits
has a reference question he'd like me to ask all of you regarding this
photo of an American JN4-HG he will be releasing in the near
future. I've included his e mail link. Click on the image
for the question. Thanks everyone.
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| Thursday,
Mar
11 2004
Lithuania
Independence Day |
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Kelly
Quirk is here with
a very special article. Kelly's Grandfather was a B-17 pilot
during WW2. Kelly has used the
1/48
Revell B-17F to build his Grandfather's B-17. This
Part 1 where Kelly covers the construction and detailing....and
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David
Steele is dropping
by with his bare metal
1/48
Hasagawa F-104C. David built his Starfighter more or less
out of the box. And then finished it in some very colorful
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Darius
Aibara has been busy on this model.
This is his is 1/48
Dynavector Fairey Gannet AS.Mk.1
done up with scratchbuilt wingfolds. Just another amazing
example of a limit run kit from Darius's display case.
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Joe
Volz is here with
his 1/48
AMT ES-3A "Shadow". Joe built this one more less
out the box with some aftermarket decals. Joe did some fine
finishing on his Shadow and finished it all off with weathering.
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| Wednesday,
Mar
10 2004 |
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Colonel
Al Gross has
been busy improving the
1/48
Airfix BAC Lightning F.6
to make it into a perfect model. Al has improved and detailed
almost all areas of this model. then he took lots of excellent
photos and wrapped it up with some very informative text. This
is a very well done feature article. |
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Caz
Dalton is
back....which is always a special treat. Caz has been on a
bi-plane trend for the last little while and today he presents his
1/48
Eduard Hanriot HD.1/2 for you all to enjoy. There is a
special art to making a bi-plane with all that rigging.
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Chaz
Nims is back and he brought his recently
finished 1/48
Tamiya F4U-1D along with him. Chaz added some cockpit photo
etch and some after market decals to improve his corsair. The
cockpit is particularly detail rich. |
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| Tuesday,
Mar
9 2004 |
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Franck
Oudin begins your update with his
recently completed 1/48
Tamiya P-47-D. You all know Franck's beautiful work....so
I'll not say more and just let you enjoy his P-47. |
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Simon
Levers has
done a first class job building the very popular and high quality
1/48
Revell F-15E Strike Eagle.
Simon wanted some colourful markings and chose the Dragon markings
from Cutting Edge.
It's always a treat to see a model of this kit.
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Jon
H. Ruehle joins us today with his
1/72
Airfix Ka-25. Jon's article goes into some pretty good
detail about his experience building this kit. Read and enjoy. |
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Martin
Glogar is here today with his
1/48
Tamiya Fw190A3. Martin has provided 2 images of his Fw-190.
He did some very nice pre-shading and weathering to finish off his
Fw-190.
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Tayfun
Gol is here for the
first time today. He joins us with his
1/48
Testors F-104C. Tayfun finished off his 104 in colourful
markings on a bare metal finish. Welcome to ARC Tayfun.
Your F-104 looks very good. |
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Ming
Ho has taken on a project to help
all ARC'ers. Each month he will provide Computer Desktop images
that include a calendar in the bottom right corner of the image.
The Desktop
Calendar image for March 2004
is a F-14. I've included detailed instructions on how to install
this image on your computer.
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Cal
Cochran is
here with
some TBM
Avenger
walkaround
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Andy
Ludwig is
here with
some A-6
Intruder walkaround
photos.
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| Monday,
Mar
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Krzysztof
Gęga is here
for the first time today. He begins today's update with his
1/35
Trumpeter, Mil Mi-4A Hound. Krzysztof was busy getting
all the details looking good on his Mi-4. Take a good close look
at this article.....the interior detail is all there and the masterful
weathering looks perfect. Welcome to ARC Krzysztof!!! |
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Darren
Roberts has sent in
an article about his 1/48
Hasegawa F-16 ADF. Darren combined the Hasegawa and Revell
kits to make his an ADF version. He also had to create a way of
getting the marking he wanted for this Viper. His article will
give you all the details.
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Parker
Ewing is
back today with his 1/48
Tamiya MiG-15.
Parker wanted to make this MiG-15 stand out so he gave it a less
common paint scheme and some multi-shaded natural metal painting to
the engine.
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Tom
Mandys is here with
his second article on ARC. Tome has built the
1/72
Academy Messerschmitt Me-163 S. This
is a 2 seat version of this famous WW2 German rocket powered
interceptor. Tom finished his in Soviet markings and added
detail galore to the cockpit....take a close look....you'll like what
you see. Welcome to ARC Tom. |
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Chris
Monck has been busy
doing 2 Virtual
Aircraft Images. One image is of a B-17 and the other is of
a Me-262. These images were created from scratch by Chris using
his computer.....quite amazing. |
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Steve
Chapis is
here with some F-16
photos from Operation Enduring Freedom. |
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| Sunday,
Mar
7 2004 |
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Jeremy
Neo of Hobby Icon in Singapore
has dropped by with his 1/48
Azur Latecoere 298. This is a kit build more or less out of
the box with some weathering and a figure add. a very impressive
model.
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Adrian
Koh is here with
his Tomcat. This is Adrians's
beautifully done
1/48
Hasegawa F-14A with
some weathering and panel line darkening. Very nicely Done
Adrian. Welcome to ARC!!! |
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For
those of you that enjoy Luft '46 aircraft.....Sharkit
has announced the release of their 1/72
Sanger Antipodal Bomber...available now, price 92 euros.
Sharkit is known for their X-Planes, Spacecraft, and Luft '46 as well
as 1/72 Limited Edition Resin Kits of unconventional and experimental
Flying Machines.
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| Saturday,
Mar
6 2004 Ghana
Independence Day |
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Mike
Williams starts off
your day with 2 pictures of his 1/48
Promodeler Messerschmitt Bf 110G-4. Mike added an
Eduard Photo Etch set as well as an resin Aires gun compartment set.
He then finished off his 110 with a great paint scheme and weathering. |
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Polly
Singh has built the
1/72
Frog (Novo) Westland Wallace and converted it to an
Indian Air Force Wapiti IIA. Polly has also supplied some
history behind this aircraft. It's a very good looking bi-plane. |
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Armin
Knes is here with his
1/32
Revell MiG-21 MF. Armin modified quite
a few areas in his big MiG-21 to get the detail up to the level he
prefers. The he finished it off with a weathered bare metal
finish. A very convincing model
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Jon
H. Ruehle just got his hands on the
1/35
Trumpeter Mi-24 Hind
and
he rushed in an In-box
preview so you all can have a look
at the big Hind from Trumpeter. Definately a cool looking Tiger
scheme. |
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Mar
5 2004 Maiden
flight of Spitfire prototype in 1936 |
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Avshi
Sagi begins today
with his first article on ARC. Avshi is here from Israel with
his very special 1/32
Revell
F4-E "MIG KILLER" article. Avshi tells about the
history of the F-4 in IAF service as well as his very well done 1/32
F-4. Welcome to ARC Avshi!!! |
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Maxime
Pidara is
here today with the
1/200
Heller Breguet Atlantic.
Maxime finished this one in French markings. This is a very good
looking model from this Heller kit....well done Maxime.
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Emilio
R. Diaz has dropped
by with his second article on ARC. This is Emilio's
1/48
Academy F4U-4b Corsair done up in Korean war markings....and very
colourful markings they are....Emilio explains about these markings in
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| Thursday,
Mar
4 2004
Senegal
Independence Day |
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Ercan
Karakas is
here with his second article on ARC. Ercan has built the
1/72
A-Model Russia Pzl
104 Wilga and
he's added quite a bit of extra detail to this little beauty.
Check out his article for all the improvements he did. Good
looking Wilga and interesting markings as well Ercan. |
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Federico
Kunz is here with
his first article on ARC. He has built a special
1/48
Tamiya Mig-15
in honour of his wife's family He finished his Mig-15 in
Algerian Air Force markings. His Mig-15 has a bare metal finish
with chipped markings. Welcome to ARC Federico!!!
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Darren
Roberts is on a bit
of a mission to build some
1/48
CVW-5 NAS Atsugi colour birds. This is Part 1 of his article
with part 2 to run at some point in the future. Today he
presents 3 aircraft from this airwing......very colourful with some
outstanding detail added. |
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Dave
Steele is keeping the airliner crowd
grinning today with
his 1/144
Revell Airbus A330-300. Dave did his airbus up in markings
for an airline that doesn't fly the airbus....yet.....a rather exotic
airline. Good choice of plane and markings Dave....very cool.
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Erik
Wauters has
finished the 1/144
Revell-Monogram B-2 Stealth Bomber. This is a very simple
design of a kit but that didn't stop Erik from giving it a
multi-shaded paint job to simulate real world look of this aircraft
due to lighting and weathering.
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| Wednesday,
Mar 3 2004
Bulgaria National Day
Morocco National Day |
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Mark
Miller begins
your update today with his 1/72
Revell of Germany F/A-18C/D.
Mark converted
the F/A-18C/D to an F/A-18A for the ARC Adversary/Aggressor
Group Build. Cool looking jet Mark!!! |
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Felice
De Leo (the Black Sheep) has finished his
1/72
Academy
F-51D
Mustang.
Felice chose to finish his Mustang in SAAF
marking
from Korea
in 1952. and weather it with gun smoke and exhaust
stains. Read his article to learn some of the problems he had
while building his Mustang.
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Chris
Novak has a special
treat for you today. This is Chris's
1/32
Revell Bf 109 G-6 that he cit
away certain areas to expose the inner detail of the aircraft's
fuselage, engine compartment and wing. An excellent piece of
work Chris. |
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Wannapong
Ngamkasem has
dropped by with his 1/72
Academy RTAF A-37 which is finished in Royal Thai Air Force
markings including a unique paint scheme. Always good to see Royal
Thai Air Force aircraft on ARC......variety is always enjoyable.
Keep them coming Wannapong.
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Kevin
Jongen
has finished his
very clean and detailed build of his 1/48
Tamiya F-15C Eagle. Kevin includes info one how he got his
F-15 looking so nice. The paint job is impeccable and the number
of stencils has to be seen to be believed. Great looking F-15
Kevin. |
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José
Antonio Granado has
done a splendid job on his
1/72
Hasegawa Mitsubishi Ki-67 "Peggy". The panel lines
have a shaded effect and the rest of the plane is loaded in subtle
detail. This is fantastic detail in any scale....but for
1/72.....this Ki-67 is truly impressive.
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Jon
Ruehle has dropped
by with a Tools 'n' Tips article about
Aircraft
Nose Weight Made Easy. Jon shows you how to add nose weight
to your tail dragger model to get it sitting on it's nose gear.
Thanks Jon!!! |
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| Tuesday,
Mar
2 2004 |
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Rodney
Williams begins
today's update with part 3 of his
1/48
Monogram AH-64 Apache. Rodney details the chain gun and a
few other areas today. Part 4 won't be on ARC for a few
weeks......But it will show you how the finished models turned out.
Rodney's work is master quality. |
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Darius
Aibara is here to
give us a treat today. this is Darius's
1/48
Airfix RAF Jaguar GR1A.
Darius finished his Jaguar in special RAF markings and detailed it
with a variety of detail items including some from Paragon.
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Dzevad
Comor is here with
his first article on ARC today. This is Dzevad's
1/48
Tamiya Fw-190D-9 with a very well done paint scheme and some
weathering. Welcome to ARC Dzevad!!! |
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Leander
Niederhauser is
back 1/48
Heller Mirage 2000C. You all know Leander's excellent work
and this Mirage is no exception. He's added resin goodies and
aftermarket decals to get his Mirage up to the standard he likes.
This model is dedicated to a very special woman in his life.
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Hal
Marshman, Sr. is
back again, which I'm pleased to see. This time Hal has brought
along his
1/48
Hasegawa Hs-129-B1. Hal did some detailing in the cockpit
and then left the canopy open to show it off. He custom mixed
his paints to get the shades exactly the way he likes them.
Desert schemes are always good to see. |
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Zosh has
dropped by with his first article on ARC. this is his 1/48
Hasegawa F-14A and finished off in the famous markings of VF-84.
It's always good to see another F-14 on ARC....and I know Steve Filak
will enjoy seeing another VF-84. Welcome to ARC Zosh!!!
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Steven
Lu is here with
some Tornado
GR4 walkaround photos. |
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| Monday,
Mar
1 2004
St
David's Day in Wales |
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Rodney
Williams fires up
your week with his superdetailed
1/48
Monogram AH-64 Apache. This is part 2 in Rodney's 4 part
article. (You
can see part 1 here) Rodney loves to scratchbuild details
parts and his AH-64 is no exception. I remain in awe of Rodney's
skill. |
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Rick
Bellanger is here
with his big 1/32
Trumpeter F4U-4. Rick has done
some very nice subtle weathering as well as detailing to his Corsair.
And then he finished it off with some cool looking nose art.
Beautifully done Rick.
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Everett
McEwan is back with another of his 1/72
beauties. This is Everett's 1/72
Testors/Italeri C-47 finished
off as an in-flight model in a bright colourful paint scheme.
Good to see you back Everett. |
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Thomas
Neuss has a impeccably done "Falkland
Defenders" diorama. Thomas's diorama features his 1/72
Phantom FGR2 and Tornado F3
all
set to launch. This is a very nice display of these two famous
British fighters.
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Lawrence
Aphoy of Zed
Hobbies has dropped by with his 1/48
Zhengdefu EF-111.
Lawrence did a fair bit of work to this kit to get it looking right.
His article will tell you all about it. |
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Artur
Pucyk is
here with
some UH-60
walkaround
photos.
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