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3 hours ago, Vlamgat9 said:

Only requires minor changes to get to a Cheetah C!

Well that is not exactly true... different canards, exhaust nozzle area, air scoops on upper and lower fuselage, various lumps and bumps on the nose and around the intakes, different tail, parachute housing, different wheels, different IFR probe, those strange fuselage and tail area lights, different IP coaming, not to mention different type of ejection seat (altough Kfir CE and Kfir COA had both different ones)...

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18 hours ago, Laurent said:

Is changing the whole fuselage a minor change ?

The Cheetah Cs are rebuilt, zero houred Kfir C2s with the Atar 9K-50 back fitted. They werent modified Mirage IIIs. They’re essentially Atar powered C10s.

 

The Cheetah Es were modified Mirage IIIs. The C and E programmes were entirely distinct. 

 

The Cheetah Ds and Bs were a rag bag assortment of two seat Mirage III, 5 and Nesher airframes of varying provenance.

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18 hours ago, drake122 said:

Well that is not exactly true... different canards, exhaust nozzle area, air scoops on upper and lower fuselage, various lumps and bumps on the nose and around the intakes, different tail, parachute housing, different wheels, different IFR probe, those strange fuselage and tail area lights, different IP coaming, not to mention different type of ejection seat (altough Kfir CE and Kfir COA had both different ones)...

The mods are insignificant when compared with starting from a Mirage III, which has been the requirement to date. Particularly if you have a donor Mirage III for the exhaust nozzle and fin. 

Much easier than sculpting a Cheetah C nose from Miliput.

Thought i forget that we are all kit assemblers and not modellers nowadays.

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2 hours ago, Vlamgat9 said:

The mods are insignificant when compared with starting from a Mirage III, which has been the requirement to date. Particularly if you have a donor Mirage III for the exhaust nozzle and fin. 

Much easier than sculpting a Cheetah C nose from Miliput.

Thought i forget that we are all kit assemblers and not modellers nowadays.

There was already conversion sets for various 48th and 72nd scale Mirages and/or Kfirs out there, so one didn't really have to start from scratch... but obviously a true modeller would proceed and scratchbuild the entire aircraft from balsa wood if necessary.🤣

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1 hour ago, drake122 said:

There was already conversion sets for various 48th and 72nd scale Mirages and/or Kfirs out there, so one didn't really have to start from scratch... but obviously a true modeller would proceed and scratchbuild the entire aircraft from balsa wood if necessary.🤣

Only if you want to spend lots of money for a tiny bit of resin and you like working with resin. I dont like either. So personally i am pleased i’ll be able to do it with styrene alone. But you do you.

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3 hours ago, Vlamgat9 said:

The Cheetah Cs are rebuilt, zero houred Kfir C2s with the Atar 9K-50 back fitted. They werent modified Mirage IIIs. They’re essentially Atar powered C10s

That is actually the first time I have read this! Interesting!

Strange to convert them back to ATAR engine mounts though..q

Why would they lengthen the forward fuselage then behind the cockpit?

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21 minutes ago, exdraken said:

That is actually the first time I have read this! Interesting!

Strange to convert them back to ATAR engine mounts though..q

Why would they lengthen the forward fuselage then behind the cockpit?

They had no choice but to convert back to Atar. It was the only engine available to SAAF apart from unreheated Spey. Sanctions precluded use of J79.

 

The fuselage extension is related to avionics space and centre of gravity issues. 
 

RSA had insufficient Mirage IIIEZ airframes to convert to C standard - there were 38 Cs but only 17 IIIEZs and they were almost entirely converted to E standard. Conversion of the legacy IIICZs was impractical and there werent enough of them anyway (16).

 

A significant “tell” about the airfame source being Kfirs was the sale of 4 Atar 9K-50s to Israel by SNECMA in 1989 for use on “prototype Kfirs”.

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On 12/19/2021 at 10:32 PM, Vlamgat9 said:

Only if you want to spend lots of money for a tiny bit of resin and you like working with resin. I dont like either. So personally i am pleased i’ll be able to do it with styrene alone. But you do you.

Vlamgat, although the C.10 is a welcome addition to the market, there is very little in common with the Cheetah C. Mostly the radome that can be modified, and really nice that it has the one piece windshield. From there on, there are a lot of mods to get to a Cheetah C. Forward fuselage extension, new instrument panel, bulkhead, spine, fillet at base of the tail fin, IFR probe, dorsal intakes, RWR and ECM blisters, exhaust cone and nozzle, CHAFF/Flare dispenser, ram APU, main wheels, canards, ventral intakes, and some antennas.

Hats off to you for still going old school to scratch build it  💪🙂 💯

 

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"reveal"...

Source: https://www.facebook.com/Kineticmodel/posts/pfbid034CVMhEwFjuumLhUjh4XGALMncFY2Qe2iMpcVmYTpGLrmZKBkbWKZce4m1CiWujeWl

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We are proud to reveal the BoxArt of the Kinetic Model 48048 - Kfir C10 Latin American, art designed by world famous Aviation Artist Antonis Karidis from Greece.

Decals come from FCM Decals with support from Historians and Crew members from Colombian and Ecuadorian Air Forces.

 

280540046-2152701974896902-8838651347556

 

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Schemes  - ref. 48048 - IAI Kfir C.10 - Latin America

Source: https://www.facebook.com/Kineticmodel/posts/pfbid0KMRBVQKUzuhA6duT4Ku1S6Y2NdGJ9MQSsH1JtYeC15UnTiJQU9jRStzBDuvkwE56l

 

1. Kfir CE FAE 905 - Escuadron de Combate 2113 - Taura AFB, Ecuador 2006.

This aircraft is credited with the shotdown of a Peruvian A-37 Dragonfly during border conflicts between both countries.

 

2. Kfir C10(EW) FAC 3056 - Escuadron de Combate 111 - Palanqueros AFB, Colombia/April 2021.

Aircraft that operates in Electronic Warfare role, with different antenna and sensors. Keep all the combat capacity.

 

3. Kfir C10 FAC 3060 - Escuadron de Combate 111 - RedFlag 2018 Participant.

This aircraft has special markings for the participation on the RedFlag Exercise and markings that made reference to real operations against rebel forces in Colombia.

 

Complete stencils for aircraft and weapons included.

 

281439393-2157033027797130-5866556541531
281553991-2157033037797129-1575527843548
281696112-2157033011130465-4261539176141

 

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Included:

Model Features:
Positionable flaps
Cockpits and ejection seats for both C10/CE
Python-3, Mk82, CBU-10, Griffon LGB, Laser Designator & Derby missile included
Subsonic and supersonic fuel tanks included
Nose gear landing lamps with clear part
HUD with clear parts
Full air intake duct and detailed J79 engine nozzle
Super detailed landing gear bay
Open / close main wing airbrake
New nose and windshield
IFR

Decal designed by FCM Decals

 

In BOLD, the New and important parts!

 

No Python IV/V , no 1000 lb Spice bomb :(

 

 

any pic of the decal sheet already?

 

 

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2 hours ago, exdraken said:

No Python IV/V , no 1000 lb Spice bomb :(

Kinetic as quite a few kit producers use the services of a mouldmaker to produce the toolings. One half of the tooling is for the Cheetah D sprue and the other is for the Kfir C10 sprue. Sprue size was limited so choices had to be made.

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