alain11 Posted November 27, 2015 Author Share Posted November 27, 2015 (edited) Hi Dutik For riveting , I use the real ROSI , with 1mm space ...I draw a pencil line , and just have to follow this line as a guide .... If that go wrong or misfitted as you say , I fill the rivet line with CA glue , and do it again , but I rarely do crisscross rivet lines ( I am kidding ).. I am not an adviser , but try it and train yourself .....if needed Alain if I may sorry if I am boring ) do not hesitate to press on the tool to get a nice rivet , you will get a some kind of " rivet head " useful for weathering effect '( hope I been understood) Edited November 27, 2015 by alain11 Zero77, red baron and Menelaos 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zero77 Posted November 27, 2015 Share Posted November 27, 2015 You technique is so clean. From the first time we talked about rescribing and riveting, i'm still paralyzed by fear. i dont know if you remember, it was about a FW190A9 i want to do.... Still in its box waiting for the riveting.... so scary ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Peterpools Posted November 27, 2015 Share Posted November 27, 2015 Thanks Alain Will be purchasing it shortly for sure. Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dutik Posted November 27, 2015 Share Posted November 27, 2015 I don't know if he is willing to sell to you his Kfir... Regards - dutik alain11 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alain11 Posted November 27, 2015 Author Share Posted November 27, 2015 (edited) Hi scary!!!??? Nicolas I can't believe it from you , we all know here your builds , you are sometime daring risky stuffs , I remember I "advised " you to try and train yourself . do you know this motto??? who dare win Peter , it's a good tool , just a warning : when rolling the rosi , be careful to keep it perpendicular to the surface , if not you will get a nasty groove parallel to the rivet line , this , due to the holding system of the roulette rubbing the plastic surface , that's why I "softened " the angle of this " system"......not sure I've been clear Alain Edited November 27, 2015 by alain11 Zero77 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alain11 Posted November 27, 2015 Author Share Posted November 27, 2015 hi the today update : the fuselage engraving : for me , it's the longest , and boring step . The layout of panel is different from Mirage III to the Kfir version , there are a lot of panels to engrave , I have to measure each of them , transfer to the fuselage , and do the same on the other half fuselage symmetrically . not always "easy" on curved surfaces ... Isracast provide resin grids , nice !!!! , but some of them are badly cast , too bad , I should have to redo them with plastic card .....one the third picture , the big air intake is not glued , it will be done later The engine air intakes are desperately empty , something must be done to hide the misery ....I remember that E Gallier had produced a while ago improved resin intakes, fitted with intake duct ....I 'll try to do something that "looks like" with thin aluminium sheet , cut , and bent ....once painted in white , I think it will work Menelaos, Starfighter, Harold and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 27, 2015 Share Posted November 27, 2015 Very well thought out !........Harv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alain11 Posted November 28, 2015 Author Share Posted November 28, 2015 A little bit more................. The Isracast instruction sheet say : before delivering Kfir to the US , cannons were sealed ....great!!!! that suit me fine . so let's seal them ....the ingine intake is glue to the fuselage , note that no putty is needed the bottom of the fuselage , again , engraving , more panels must be engraved once the halves fuselage will be glued ..... I remove the kit wheel bays , and at last, test fit of the wing / fuselage ..Well the joint line between these parts is not bad after all .... The wheel bay should be painted white , mine looks rather yellowish .. it's the Yuma desert dust I said upward , that the wheel bays location is random ....here is the prove , note the white plastic card around the bay , I glued the resin part too much outward , so it result of a gap that must be fixed thank you for your interest .....to be continued Alain Starfighter, Menelaos, Zero77 and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted November 28, 2015 Share Posted November 28, 2015 Great work, Alain! I'm really enjoying your updates. Kev alain11 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Peterpools Posted November 28, 2015 Share Posted November 28, 2015 Alain Terrific update ..... Awesome work on correcting panels and the scribing looks so goof Keep 'em coming Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 28, 2015 Share Posted November 28, 2015 Alain Terrific update ..... Awesome work on correcting panels and the scribing looks so goof Keep 'em coming Peter Goof !! ...........Harv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alain11 Posted November 28, 2015 Author Share Posted November 28, 2015 thank you gents !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HI Peter. goof !!!!!???? gooooood Alain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgem37 Posted November 28, 2015 Share Posted November 28, 2015 Really nice detailing. I like that wheel well! Sincerely, Mark alain11 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandiego Posted November 28, 2015 Share Posted November 28, 2015 Super work on the intakes! Dan alain11 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted November 28, 2015 Share Posted November 28, 2015 Lovely work for SURE! alain11 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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