markmcguire25 674 Posted January 12, 2020 Share 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 Link to post Share on other sites
Baldy 1,496 Posted January 12, 2020 Share 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 Link to post Share on other sites
markmcguire25 674 Posted January 12, 2020 Author Share 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. Link to post Share on other sites
dbay133 382 Posted January 12, 2020 Share Posted January 12, 2020 I am only seeing the 'no entry' symbol. 1 hour ago, markmcguire25 said: Link to post Share on other sites
drake122 93 Posted January 12, 2020 Share Posted January 12, 2020 Can't see any pictures. Link to post Share on other sites
Mark4700 1,546 Posted January 12, 2020 Share Posted January 12, 2020 All I can see is a lot of grey boxes. Link to post Share on other sites
Whofan 2,246 Posted January 12, 2020 Share 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. Link to post Share on other sites
markmcguire25 674 Posted January 13, 2020 Author Share 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 Link to post Share on other sites
Corsairfoxfouruncle 24,042 Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 Excellent Kfir ... ! 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Gary Brantley 2,169 Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 Very well done indeed! Mighty fine Kfir! 1 Link to post Share on other sites
whiskey 442 Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 Love those Lion's cubs! Great job! 1 Link to post Share on other sites
F-32 4,668 Posted January 13, 2020 Share 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 Link to post Share on other sites
Lightpainter 419 Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 Wow really great model 1 Link to post Share on other sites
markmcguire25 674 Posted January 13, 2020 Author Share 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). Link to post Share on other sites
Hook 1,316 Posted January 13, 2020 Share 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 Link to post Share on other sites
Enrywar67 996 Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 Beautiful model,compliments!The underside color seems too dark.....what color have you used?? 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Hook 1,316 Posted January 13, 2020 Share 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 Link to post Share on other sites
russ c 10,384 Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 Lovely Kfir, really looks the part 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Ad-4N 538 Posted January 13, 2020 Share 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 Link to post Share on other sites
markmcguire25 674 Posted January 13, 2020 Author Share 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. Link to post Share on other sites
Hook 1,316 Posted January 14, 2020 Share 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 Link to post Share on other sites
exdraken 10,359 Posted January 27, 2020 Share 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 Link to post Share on other sites
Natter 3,121 Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 Very, very nice. If only this kit was around when I built the Italeri model. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
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