alex Posted July 3, 2016 Share Posted July 3, 2016 Good afternoon, the Rafale has been finished a few days ago, and today I took the pictures. It's one of the Rafales which did the first live shooting of a Scalp cruise missile in Libya, March 23 2011. The kit is from Hobby Boss, it's ok as a base, but some things need to be changed, as they are not 100% accurate. It's still not, as I left some minor things out like the shell shute for the gun. The cockpit has been upgraded with the Eduard set, and the decals are from the excellent Syhart sheet. Colour was mostly revell light grey, which I think looks nice. Nose gear with some brake wiring. In the intakes, I added some sheet to avoid eye contact with the gear bay. Nice detailing of the Eduard cockpit. Displays, mirrors, grips And lots of seat belts! The HUD may be a bit too steep. Burner can with nice rivet decals, and the added chaff launcher Live ordnance. 4 MICA, 2 Scalps and 2 Tanks. Not bad at all. I think the MICA will fire straight into the tank... are they dropped before launch? they are slightly bent outside, but on the kit it's a bit excessive. All in all, a nice kit which was fun to build. To have a realistic model, I highly suggest the Syhart decals, they are very good to work with, and you get plenty of other decals you could use on other models (like decals for 6 GBU-12, for instance) Alex 21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teeradej Posted July 3, 2016 Share Posted July 3, 2016 Top notch finishing on this kinda sexy jet. Congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildeSau75 Posted July 3, 2016 Share Posted July 3, 2016 Nice Rafael - great job. Cheers, Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kes Posted July 3, 2016 Share Posted July 3, 2016 Purposeful looking isn't it? Great job! I have one in the stash waiting for a bit o' 'what if'??? . . . Kes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mirageiv Posted July 3, 2016 Share Posted July 3, 2016 Wonderful model! Really like the look of the Scalps and big tanks on the Rafale B, one of the best I've seen for sure, well done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antoine Posted July 4, 2016 Share Posted July 4, 2016 I've always wondered about the HB kit quality. Thanks for your comments, this is a very nice build. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fewr9fkr9595 Posted July 4, 2016 Share Posted July 4, 2016 Bonjour! That looks great I fancy building a rafale and this might just do it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ c Posted July 5, 2016 Share Posted July 5, 2016 Very nice work, looks great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alxzinbox Posted July 5, 2016 Share Posted July 5, 2016 Exceptional build! How was your experience with the kit? There seems to be plenty of surface details. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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