alain11 Posted December 24, 2015 Author Share Posted December 24, 2015 (edited) That is a cracking model Alain, good job. Do you always go with a matt topcoat as the sheen you have on the model at the moment looks superb to my eyes? The underside often has a slight sheen because of the thin film of fluids and oils built up. By contast I'm sure there would be patches of very matt paint on the upper surfaces, particularly on the upper wing surfaces where the exposure to full sun is greatest. Keep it up, I'm eager to see the build completed. Hi I don't always spray matt varnish , I rather prefer a more satin one , this is "sweeter"" softer" to the eyes , if I may said .....your reasoning is right... thank you for watching Alain... From a Mirage to an Anerican KFIR.... is an INSPIRING build. . with so many gentlemen on here wishing they could build one, your thread will Inspire more KFIR to be built. your Riveting workmanship and scribing is faultless and FLAWLESS. . OUTSTANDING weathering and paint work is TOP NOTCH. :bow: Hi Maru I don't know if this build will be an inspiration , ( why not !!) if it's so , I win ... thank you for your comments , I do appreciate Alain Holy Cow ... awesome painting and weathering. Keep 'em coming Peter Hi Peter thank you man!!! I hope the overall result will enjoy you That paint work on the underside is really nice looking. Very pretty paint work and shading. Look forward to seeing the top paint on it Matt Hi Matt Thank you for the comments ......the next stage is coming ..........................................................now Edited December 24, 2015 by alain11 Harold 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alain11 Posted December 24, 2015 Author Share Posted December 24, 2015 Sorry Alain, i did not see your question. I've used both, the Aires F-4 on previous F-4 builds and the Eduard F-104 on my Starfighter. I dont remember exactly but i think that on the Aires exhausts, there are small surface details that are not visible on the real stuff (as it is on the F-16 GE exhaust, too). They certainly wanted to represent dot welding or something, but it should not be really visible in 1/32 in my opinion. Anyway, it's only a small detail and not very noticeable (you have to look quite close), and both look very good to me. Hi Nicolas anyway what ever you choose , it's an nice improvement Alain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alain11 Posted December 24, 2015 Author Share Posted December 24, 2015 Hi The next and final stage : the whole top painting .....After drawing the camo lines , I first sprayed the sand colour , as Gunse H 313 , without ( again) "weathering " effects . The green plastic colour is awful and hard to cover , especially since I don't spray "surfacer " .. less I spray on , more it's better then comes the post shadowing :: I just added a few drops of light brown instead of black , this way , I keep the same tone , shade ... finally a wash of " raw sienna" oil paint one the lines , for the " warm" effect of this weathering .. lightening of exposed areas ( Yuma desert sun ), simply with white the light brown; this is always the same old song .... spraying , post shading , wash , etc..... For the post shading , I used a darker brown , again to stay in the same tone , then I lightened randomly some panels , I have poured a bit of yellow on the base colour ( warm effect) now , the green colour : I used Gunse H 303 ( FS 34102) , post shading with a drop of black , lightened with yellow ... one the following pictures , the green colour looks too much green , I took several pictures , but I couldn't catch the good colour .. too bad , I am definitively not a good photographer And now , mates , here she is , almost done !! decals are nice , even if despite a gloss ( rather satin) varnish , I got some ( a bit) silvering with stencils ( I hate decals) I am not perfect ...... I give you " rendez vous" at the RFI session ....... Thank you all for leaving a few words , or a "like" , or even having a glimpse , I hope you have understood my "prose " It wasn't always easy ...... As you saw , it wasn't a Lego build even not a Tamiya kit , but I really enjoyed building this kit ......BTW ; if you want to get rid of your Isracast conversion.........think to me ..And ...MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYBODY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Alain Vandy 1 VX 4, Whitey, Hartmann52 and 14 others 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alaninaustria Posted December 24, 2015 Share Posted December 24, 2015 Spectacular build!!! Harold and alain11 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Peterpools Posted December 24, 2015 Share Posted December 24, 2015 Alain Absolutely stellar cammo work ... beautifully done and the weathering is light and so well done. Keep 'em coming Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vandy 1 VX 4 Posted December 24, 2015 Share Posted December 24, 2015 Looks awesome Alain Were did you get the decals for this bird? I had three sets of Revel's Mirage and two Kfir early sets from some company I can't recall now ( TAC ) . Just could not build them do to the decals! Happy Holidays alain11 and Harold 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandiego Posted December 24, 2015 Share Posted December 24, 2015 Absolutely spectacular. I want one! Dan Harold and alain11 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted December 24, 2015 Share Posted December 24, 2015 Spectacular is indeed a fitting word for this one, Alain! Kev alain11 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allthumbs Posted December 25, 2015 Share Posted December 25, 2015 Looks grrrrrreat Alain! And you made fast work of a fairly complex project. Congratulations on an impressive model. Can't wait for the RFI spread. Rich Harold and alain11 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 25, 2015 Share Posted December 25, 2015 ZEOW just WOW !.....Harv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alain11 Posted December 27, 2015 Author Share Posted December 27, 2015 Hi gents thank for your kind words ....the next stage is RFI .....right now Looks awesome Alain Were did you get the decals for this bird? I had three sets of Revel's Mirage and two Kfir early sets from some company I can't recall now ( TAC ) . Just could not build them do to the decals! Happy Holidays Hi the decals are from the Isracast set .....too bad!!!!!! Alain Vandy 1 VX 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Posted December 27, 2015 Share Posted December 27, 2015 That's stunning Alain - beautiful paintwork! Iain Harold and alain11 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shark64 Posted December 27, 2015 Share Posted December 27, 2015 Stunning work..love the bays. Topnotch modeling alain11 and Harold 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loic Posted December 28, 2015 Share Posted December 28, 2015 AW.SOME !! Just saw the final results in RFI and wow ! Absolutly brilliant work Alain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alain11 Posted December 28, 2015 Author Share Posted December 28, 2015 (edited) AW.SOME !! Just saw the final results in RFI and wow ! Absolutly brilliant work Alain Hi Loic merci Loic , venant d'une "pointure " telle que toi , j' apprécie !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! tout autant que j'apprécie les commentaires de mes petits camarades ... of course Alain Edited December 28, 2015 by alain11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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