stevehnz Posted April 21, 2023 Share Posted April 21, 2023 I'm going to have a crack at this over the next month, fingers crossed. It's going to be strictly OOB in the 3 colour top side camo with the yellow triangles on it. Steve. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEMPESTMK5 Posted April 21, 2023 Share Posted April 21, 2023 Good afternoon Steve Welcome aboard with this Kfir .. Have fun with your build ... Best regards Patrice 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wings unlevel Posted April 21, 2023 Share Posted April 21, 2023 Nice choice Steve, I’m surprised this kit hadn’t made an appearance in this GB til now! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabbit Leader Posted April 21, 2023 Share Posted April 21, 2023 Good to see you on here Steve. Great choice and I’ll admit a subject I’ve often overlooked in the past for one reason or another. Might have to change that one day. Cheers and all the best.. Dave 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted April 22, 2023 Author Share Posted April 22, 2023 11 hours ago, Wings unlevel said: Nice choice Steve, I’m surprised this kit hadn’t made an appearance in this GB til now! 1 hour ago, Rabbit Leader said: Good to see you on here Steve. Great choice and I’ll admit a subject I’ve often overlooked in the past for one reason or another. Might have to change that one day. Cheers and all the best.. Dave I long fancied doing this in its earlier scheme, strictly Humbrol 119, 120 & 121 with the underside possibly a mix of 23 & a pale grey of some description, something to play with a bit but not having a swatch it'll be my take on what I see from online photos & sources. The fact that the Kfir was really just a hot rodded Mirage makes it even better. Steve. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Posted April 22, 2023 Share Posted April 22, 2023 Hello @stevehnz, great choice. I really like the Kfir, and the israeli camo as well. I personally would airbrush the yellow triangles, I do hate big decals. Looking forward to seeing what you make out of the kit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hook Posted April 22, 2023 Share Posted April 22, 2023 10 hours ago, stevehnz said: with the underside possibly a mix of 23 & a pale grey of some description Since you're using Humbrol, their 122 is a match for the FS35622 of this scheme. Cheers, Andre Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted April 22, 2023 Author Share Posted April 22, 2023 8 minutes ago, Hook said: Since you're using Humbrol, their 122 is a match for the FS35622 of this scheme. Cheers, Andre I would if I could but afaik, 122 has been OOP since before I returned to modelling 20 years ago, at least in our neck of the woods. Never fear though, I've a cunning plan. 11 minutes ago, Sam said: Hello @stevehnz, great choice. I really like the Kfir, and the israeli camo as well. I personally would airbrush the yellow triangles, I do hate big decals. Looking forward to seeing what you make out of the kit. I'm not an air brusher Sam so I'm going to have to try & get along with the decals. I'll be hoping the Bedding with Klear method I use will work with them. Steve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted April 25, 2023 Author Share Posted April 25, 2023 Some quite good progress the last couple of days, this was this afternoon, since then, I've got the wings on, some inake scoops on & the drop tanks glued up, I don't think there'll be much filling/rubbing back to be done so hopefully some paint on by the end of the week. Steve. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wings unlevel Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 Rapid progress! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted April 25, 2023 Author Share Posted April 25, 2023 7 hours ago, Wings unlevel said: Rapid progress! It is a nice little kit & goes together really well, I'm enjoying this one. Steve. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted May 4, 2023 Author Share Posted May 4, 2023 I haven't been totally idle, in fact I've made some good progress & now have an whole covered airframe, albeit 1st coats only on the topside. To save my brain from exploding as I tried to marry up several different sources of the camo pattern I've stuck to the Hasegawa pattern which appeared to be largely representative. Some of the transitions from the plan view to left & right profiles were less than clear so I've made up what I think looked about right for these. Reference photos for these & the Nesher, which I'd assume was largely similarat this time, are very hard to come by. It is what it is. The blanks on the wings & tail are where the big black & yellow triangular markings will go. The underside is the same shade as the nearest drop tank, a pale greyish green, as represented by Humbrol 147. I found so many conflicting sources of what the colours should have been that I've gone for a middle ground sort of colour, not as green as FS35622 but greener than FS36622 & I'm happy with how it looks. A few more days & I should be able to get on with the decals/ Steve. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hook Posted May 4, 2023 Share Posted May 4, 2023 Looking good! IDF/AF schemes of the day were painted freehand it seems, there could be quite some variation between airframes. Cheers, Andre 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted May 4, 2023 Author Share Posted May 4, 2023 5 hours ago, Hook said: IDF/AF schemes of the day were painted freehand it seems, there could be quite some variation between airframes. Hi Andre, yes, that's what I'm getting from my meagre reference resources too, so this will have a representataive scheme on it. Steve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted May 8, 2023 Author Share Posted May 8, 2023 Just about ready for some decals now I reckon. I do like the look of these things, just about the best looking of the Mirage clan to my eye anyway. Steve. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke1199 Posted May 9, 2023 Share Posted May 9, 2023 Looking good there Steve, have a few of these in the stash and 2 on the go for the classic japanese GB, its a super little kit! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted May 10, 2023 Author Share Posted May 10, 2023 It is a lovely little kit Luke, it has gone together really well. I'm totally amazed though I haven't managed to knock the pitot off, time yet though I 'spose. Steve. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hook Posted May 11, 2023 Share Posted May 11, 2023 On 5/10/2023 at 7:03 AM, stevehnz said: I'm totally amazed though I haven't managed to knock the pitot off Well, now you have totally jinxed it. Cheers, Andre 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted May 14, 2023 Author Share Posted May 14, 2023 A beginning with the decals, started with the big yellow & black triangles which went on pretty well, just some small touch ups required & I'll do those & give them another Klear coat before cracking on with the rest of them, the walkways promise to be fun. Steve. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hook Posted May 14, 2023 Share Posted May 14, 2023 Those honking big triangles work for me. Instant striking scheme! Cheers, Andre 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted May 29, 2023 Author Share Posted May 29, 2023 Finally, I've done some more decals on this, they've been well behaved to date & it 's all been going well, though as this photo shows, the pitot got a slight dose of being busted today, nothing that won't glue back on though. Steve. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hook Posted May 29, 2023 Share Posted May 29, 2023 Lovely! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted June 6, 2023 Author Share Posted June 6, 2023 All but done now, a couple of tiny touch ups on the underside after fitting U/C & doors then a satin coat & some photos with some decent daylight tomorrow, forecast is OK. Steve. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hook Posted June 6, 2023 Share Posted June 6, 2023 She looks the business! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Posted June 7, 2023 Share Posted June 7, 2023 Well done @stevehnz!! You did a great job with the huge decals too. Looking forward to the final coat and the gallery photos! Sam 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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