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Rafale - Nearly There !

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Ian the Kiwi Herder

January 06, 2007, 04:23:34 AM
Most of the decals on - those NATO stencils took two evening sittings and shed load of patience and still some of them have 'silvered'. The landing gear is very complex on the real thing but on the kit it can only be assembled completely and accurately by somebody who has far, far more patience and skill than I, not to mention a degree in engineering and an extra thumb on each hand ! <_<

Just the weapons to paint ant attach - I'll be off to the paint-shed late next week for this, hopefully be able to undercoat the Tiffie at the same time. And then matt the whole thing down next weekend. Just in time for its' debut at Bolton.

Anyhoos, here's the pics, enjoy - oh yeah if anybody is interested the Kuwaiti markings are from the outstanding Eagle Strike Mirage F1 sheet 48-255. And YES I do have a back-story, but you I won't post that till it's finished.















Thanks for looking. As usual all comments welcomed.

Ian
"When the Carpet Monster tells you it's full....
....it's time to tidy the workbench"

Confuscious (maybe)

Rafael

#1
January 06, 2007, 04:40:59 AM
Fanta-buloso, Ian!!!

I bow before you!!

Rafa
Understood only by fellow Whiffers....
1/72 Scale Maniac
UUUuuumm, I love cardboard (Cardboard, Yum!!!)
OK, I know I can't stop scratchbuilding. Someday, I will build something OOB....

YOU - ME- EVERYONE.
WE MAY THINK DIFFERENTLY
BUT WE CAN LIVE TOGETHER

Mike Wren

#2
January 06, 2007, 04:59:48 AM
oooooooh!  :wub:  

cthulhu77

#3
January 06, 2007, 05:36:30 AM
Looking really good, love all of the stenciling.

Brian da Basher

#4
January 06, 2007, 05:54:19 AM
Nice one, Ian.
:cheers:
Brian da Basher

Scooterman

#5
January 06, 2007, 07:23:59 AM
That is SOOOO sweet!

More!

nev

#6
January 06, 2007, 09:00:37 AM
Sweet indeed!  :wub:  
Between almost-true and completely-crazy, there is a rainbow of nice shades - Tophe


Sales of Airfix kits plummeted in the 1980s, and GCSEs had to be made easier as a result - James May

PolluxDeltaSeven

#7
January 06, 2007, 09:37:12 AM
Fantastic job!!

I really love what you did with this plane!! :wub:  
"laissez mes armées être les rochers et les arbres et les oiseaux dans le ciel"
-Charlemagne-

Coming Soon in Alternate History:
-Battlefleet Galactica
-Republic of Libertalia: a modern Pirate Story

John Howling Mouse

#8
January 06, 2007, 09:43:41 AM
I see no silvering of decals.
I see "art."
I see one fine-looking model.
I see that I'm going to have to go sharpen my knitting needles now, too.

On silvering decals:
I've been reading how more and more modelers seem to be foregoing the ol' MicroSol-MicroSet routine and instead using wet Future/Kleer to lay decals down with zero silvering.  I still don't know how this could work when you can't press the decal down on wet Future but many swear that the final brushing of Future right after you've positioned the decal is all it takes to make any decal snuggle right down and no silvering occurs. :o

Styrene in my blood and an impressive void in my cranium.

lancer

#9
January 06, 2007, 02:39:30 PM
Shwes a beuaty Ian. ou've done a hell of a job on her  
If you love, love without reservation; If you fight, fight without fear - THAT is the way of the warrior

If you go into battle knowing you will die, then you will live. If you go into battle hoping to live, then you will die

Mossie

#10
January 06, 2007, 06:06:24 PM
Nice job Ian!
I don't think it's nice, you laughin'. You see, my mule don't like people laughin'. He gets the crazy idea you're laughin' at him. Now if you apologize, like I know you're going to, I might convince him that you really didn't mean it.

NARSES2

#11
January 07, 2007, 02:12:44 AM
Yousers  :wub:  
Do not condemn the judgement of another because it differs from your own. You may both be wrong.

Gekko_1

#12
January 08, 2007, 04:26:41 AM
Very nice :party:

Can't wait to see this one finished! :wub:

:cheers:

Richard.

Archibald

#13
January 08, 2007, 04:34:15 AM
Kuwaiti Rafale... that's just brilliant! I like it, too  :cheers:  
King Arthur: Can we come up and have a look?
French Soldier: Of course not. You're English types.
King Arthur: What are you then?
French Soldier: I'm French. Why do you think I have this outrageous accent, you silly king?

Well regardless I would rather take my chance out there on the ocean, that to stay here and die on this poo-hole island spending the rest of my life talking to a gosh darn VOLLEYBALL.

Howard of Effingham

#14
January 08, 2007, 04:59:50 AM
I-H-G!

that rafale is classy!  B)

keep up the good work!

trevor
Keeper of George the Cat.
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