Luke1199 Posted June 10, 2023 Share Posted June 10, 2023 Hi all, built this Kinetic Kfir as part of the Dassault GB. I'd had the kit for a while but it sat in the stash as I'd heard some stories about Kinetic kits but I'm glad I had a go at it as it turned out to be quite a nice kit. The WIP can be found here: Overall this was an enjoyable build, had a few fit issues most notably the intakes and the fuselage join at the tail but nothing too bad. My biggest criticism would be how vague the instructions are at times, the undercarriage was especially vague and as this kit can be built as a C.2 or C.7 some diagrams were quite cluttered with a plethora of options and different variant specific parts. Nevertheless though this was a fun build and I can definitely see myself building more in the future. Kinetic's decision to have Isradecal design the decals was a great move and the kit options are all fantastic, though I used some spare decals to build this as a Smashing Parrot Kfir. Painted with Vallejo acrylics and a Vallejo panel line wash, stencils are from the kit with the squadron insignia and numbers being Isradecal. Here are the photos: And it's also just turned a year since I built my first kit, a Kfir as it turns out! Thanks for looking in! 34 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vultures1 Posted June 10, 2023 Share Posted June 10, 2023 Very smart Kfir! I like the restrained weathering and the desert scheme tanks - well done 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dolphin38 Posted June 10, 2023 Share Posted June 10, 2023 Great looking Kfir, Well done 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan Giddins Posted June 10, 2023 Share Posted June 10, 2023 Fantastic looking Kfir, great paintwork and subtle weathering. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted June 10, 2023 Share Posted June 10, 2023 Very nice! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAT69 Posted June 10, 2023 Share Posted June 10, 2023 Certainly no complaints about that one! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted June 11, 2023 Share Posted June 11, 2023 Cracking build and finish Luke your best build to date! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VolkerR. Posted June 11, 2023 Share Posted June 11, 2023 very nice indeed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted June 12, 2023 Share Posted June 12, 2023 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deano353 Posted June 17, 2023 Share Posted June 17, 2023 Absolutely brilliant finish on those. I noticed you haven't added the wingtip lights on the grey one. You lose them? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke1199 Posted June 17, 2023 Author Share Posted June 17, 2023 15 minutes ago, Deano353 said: Absolutely brilliant finish on those. I noticed you haven't added the wingtip lights on the grey one. You lose them? Thanks Deano- in my rush to finish it for the GB I must have forgot, thanks for pointing that out. I can get those fitted, luckily I still have the sprues! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred piket Posted June 17, 2023 Share Posted June 17, 2023 very nice Kfir! I love the subtl camo and desert tanks. Somehow, compaired to the kfir with desert camo I think you've thinned your paint better with less thick layers.. Hope I don't offend you... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke1199 Posted June 17, 2023 Author Share Posted June 17, 2023 17 minutes ago, Fred piket said: very nice Kfir! I love the subtl camo and desert tanks. Somehow, compaired to the kfir with desert camo I think you've thinned your paint better with less thick layers.. Hope I don't offend you... Thanks Fred, no offense at all! The desert Kfir was my first ever kit built about a year ago with the grey one being my recent build. I think the desert paint was Tamiya straight from the pot 😅 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred piket Posted June 17, 2023 Share Posted June 17, 2023 21 minutes ago, Luke1199 said: Thanks Fred, no offense at all! The desert Kfir was my first ever kit built about a year ago with the grey one being my recent build. I think the desert paint was Tamiya straight from the pot 😅 That's progress in plain view. You have learned wisely 🙂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deano353 Posted June 17, 2023 Share Posted June 17, 2023 10 hours ago, Luke1199 said: Thanks Deano- in my rush to finish it for the GB I must have forgot, thanks for pointing that out. I can get those fitted, luckily I still have the sprues! Well then I say a few more photograph's sir! You said an enjoyable build? I must say a rare thing from Kinetic. I should give it a go myself. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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