markmcguire25 Posted January 12, 2020 Posted January 12, 2020 (edited) As the title notes. I haven't finished a kit in awhile. No excuses really, just too busy for my model therapy🤪 The AMK kit is fantastic, I can't give it enough praises. I meant to make this a quick OOB build, but it was building up so well, I bought the ResKit wheels, Aires bang seat, and ended up using different decals - probably the only gripe with the kit, as they are overly thick, and won't lay down. I ended up using a mix of Kinetic decals (same airframe ironically), Superscale insignia, and a couple stencils I made using my new cricut maker. The cut stencils were the new technique I tried. If you've seen any of my other posts in the last 18-24mo., I try to use something new on each kit. I'm attempting, in my own ham-fisted way, to expand my skills, getting back into modeling after a too long absence. Enough Rambling, on to the model; Hope you enjoy. As always, comments, critiques and questions are always encouraged. Mark Edited January 13, 2020 by markmcguire25 load 39
Baldy Posted January 12, 2020 Posted January 12, 2020 Very nice looking Kfir Mark. Interesting pod on the starboard missile rail - is it a range pod? Is that in the kit? Cheers Malcolm 1
markmcguire25 Posted January 12, 2020 Author Posted January 12, 2020 It is a SAIP pod. It's included in the kit. There's a pretty nice selection of stores included. I opted for just a few.
dbay133 Posted January 12, 2020 Posted January 12, 2020 I am only seeing the 'no entry' symbol. 1 hour ago, markmcguire25 said:
Whofan Posted January 12, 2020 Posted January 12, 2020 13 minutes ago, Mark4700 said: All I can see is a lot of grey boxes. I'm getting the same problem and also on another RFI.
markmcguire25 Posted January 13, 2020 Author Posted January 13, 2020 (edited) Reloaded pics. No idea why previous had issues. I use same permissions on every album. Best, Mark Edited January 13, 2020 by markmcguire25 sp
Gary Brantley Posted January 13, 2020 Posted January 13, 2020 Very well done indeed! Mighty fine Kfir! 1
F-32 Posted January 13, 2020 Posted January 13, 2020 Lovely work, really looks the part. A couple from the IDF/AF museum last year: KFIR on display by tony_inkster, on Flickr Stored KFIRs by tony_inkster, on Flickr 1
markmcguire25 Posted January 13, 2020 Author Posted January 13, 2020 Thanks All, for the kind words. And I hope everyone can view the pics now. @F-32, on the first image, it looks like they had to "fix" the tail markings the same way I did, albeit a much larger scale. Once the decal was microsol'd and manipulated for the umpteenth time, I fixed the rest with matching paint. Some of those bumps were impossible to get a decal around (for me at least).
Hook Posted January 13, 2020 Posted January 13, 2020 Very nice! I have a couple of her 1/72nd sisters in the stash, I can only hope these'll turn out half as nice. Cheers, Andre 1
Enrywar67 Posted January 13, 2020 Posted January 13, 2020 Beautiful model,compliments!The underside color seems too dark.....what color have you used??😉 1
Hook Posted January 13, 2020 Posted January 13, 2020 7 minutes ago, Enrywar67 said: Beautiful model,compliments!The underside color seems too dark.....what color have you used??😉 The underside would seem a bit dark if you're expecting FS35622 Light Blue like on the 'classic" 60s and 70s IDF/AF schemes, but look spot on for a weathered FS36375 like on the later patterns. Cheers, Andre 1
Ad-4N Posted January 13, 2020 Posted January 13, 2020 Is the bottom NATO black? Like a USAF F-111? I've never seen that IDF scheme before. Fantastic weathering. Amazing workmanship. Well done, my man! 1
markmcguire25 Posted January 13, 2020 Author Posted January 13, 2020 Thanks for the interest. The underside is FS36081, per kit instructions. It looks lighter in person (the paint also appears much flatter than the the photos) I too, felt it was a bit too dark, but found some images that seemed to confirm the color in the instructions; As I'm no IDFAF expert, I rolled with it.
Hook Posted January 14, 2020 Posted January 14, 2020 8 hours ago, markmcguire25 said: Thanks for the interest. The underside is FS36081, per kit instructions. It might have been a one off - the standard undersides of that scheme is FS36375 Light Ghost Gray. Still looks good though. Cheers, Andre
exdraken Posted January 27, 2020 Posted January 27, 2020 Very nice Kfir!! I built 2 of these AMK gems, really nice! And their upgraded 2nd edition comes with even more and nicer weapons! 1
Natter Posted January 28, 2020 Posted January 28, 2020 Very, very nice. If only this kit was around when I built the Italeri model. 1
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