ericg Posted November 29, 2015 Posted November 29, 2015 Lovely work Alain. Good to see another Revell kit on the go.
alain11 Posted November 30, 2015 Author Posted November 30, 2015 (edited) Hi thank you guys ....to day , it's just a little step forward , this will enclose the work on the fuselage ......for now . Well , let's take care to the new bottom rear end fuselage , in one word .......the rump ........ The resin part is not so bad , even if I don't like it's color , some panels are " coarsely" ......engrave , but it's only minor details here is the part that must be cut off . the instruction sheet doesn't show us what / where to cut , so I will make that I call a " narrow" cut : I mean: I will leave enough plastic , for a closer adjustment once the fuselage will be glue too late !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! something else : the front wheel bay .considering the few pictures available , it seems that it looks good , it's a real mess inside !!!! I didn't find a nice color picture of this area , I know it's white , but I would like to know more ......too bad , this is pure improvisation .....here again the same " yellowish " color as inside of the main bays ( Yuma desert dust) next step , the cockpit .........thank you for your interest Alain Edited November 30, 2015 by alain11 rafju, Menelaos, Whitey and 7 others 10
Zero77 Posted November 30, 2015 Posted November 30, 2015 (edited) Great progress Alain ! The Isracast parts look quite good. A pity that these conversions are not available. I was quite impressed by the way you correct the intake inside. Smart and well done ! Edited November 30, 2015 by Zero77 alain11 1
dodgem37 Posted November 30, 2015 Posted November 30, 2015 Nice work. I like your interpretation of the wheel well. Sincerely, Mark alain11 1
Guest Peterpools Posted November 30, 2015 Posted November 30, 2015 Alain Some very nice progress on the Kfir conversion. I'm just amazed at time with AM parts as the instructions are either a store house of information or close to worthless. I've got my fingers crossed. Keep 'em coming Peter
alain11 Posted November 30, 2015 Author Posted November 30, 2015 (edited) hi Nicolas ,you can still find these sets , but you have to break your money bank https://www.google.fr/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=11&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwiVnvD3rbjJAhUGhw8KHf4OA6oQFghWMAo&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsandlehobbies.com%2Fcategory.aspx%3FID%3D4992&usg=AFQjCNHVWrBQUwjafRQjz3x6TsMD3QTdPQ a few words about the instruction sheet : the good points :Isracast provide several close pictures of the main gear legs , as the front one ,the IP , and the seat . these pictures are from preserved Israeli kfir , and are taken at different angles from the " walk around " find here and there .the bad point : all in black and white..... now about the instructions them self , the pictures are in black/ white ( again), and are not so good , some areas are not "clear" in term of "how to do"... it's my own feeling Alain Edited November 30, 2015 by alain11
alain11 Posted December 2, 2015 Author Posted December 2, 2015 hi First , thank you for your comments and for watching .....a bigger step forward ... the cockpit . all the components are here , rather nicely cast , even if some , details are not " sharp" . the parts. we shall see the IP , and the seat later the cockpit is painted medium grey , the rear bulkhead black . I just added or replaced wires according to pictures , I also added some placards , and two yellow handles . I think I should have to erase these silver dots on the rear bulkhead . Well , according to the pictures , that looks enough busy well , after some plastic scratching here , cutting resin there , and several dry fits , the "tube" seems to fit into the half fuselage . the IP : according to the picture provided by Isracast , it looks conform to the real thing . the "head up" display is a separated piece dials and gauges are decals , you just have to paint .. easy!!!!! next to come Menelaos, Starfighter, Lars Befring and 2 others 5
alain11 Posted December 2, 2015 Author Posted December 2, 2015 (edited) next.......the fuselage is glue , some remaining panels are engraved , some stuffs added ... below , and back phew!!! I am lucky , everything works well , I heard this little noise as a clack when you put together the two halves , that mean: it's okay man !!! The wind screen is glued ,as the clock and the compass on the frame even the front bay goes well !!!!!! lucky I am to be continued , thank you for your interest Alain Edited December 2, 2015 by alain11 Starfighter, Daniel Leduc, Menelaos and 3 others 6
Babs Posted December 2, 2015 Posted December 2, 2015 To see this beautiful work,i will not get rid my Revell Mirage despite the release of the Italerei IIIc. Daniel Leduc 1
Guest Peterpools Posted December 3, 2015 Posted December 3, 2015 Alain Awesome work ... and what a front offcie ... gorgeous. Keep 'em coming Peter
alain11 Posted December 3, 2015 Author Posted December 3, 2015 hi thank you gents , it's a lot appreciated !!!!!!!!!!!!!! I still have some tricky works on the fuselage , the best is coming To see this beautiful work,i will not get rid my Revell Mirage despite the release of the Italerei IIIc. you are right , keep you Revell kit , when we see the prohibited prices of this kit on the Bay .....sometime crazy !!!!!! the Italieri IIIc is a different version from the Revell kit , which is an E Alain
alain11 Posted December 4, 2015 Author Posted December 4, 2015 (edited) hi so , the fuselage is closed , now comes a major step : the rump"transplantation "Okay : surgeon mask on the nose , scalpel , and CA glue in hands , let's go !!!! I have two options . First glue the new rear end fuselage ...humm, That seems too tricky .. I think .... or , glue the new rear end ring resin part . I think that will better work , this option will give me the good cylindrical shape of the fuselage , despite the fact that the lower part is missing ( not easy to explain ) .Is it Okay ???well , I glue edge to edge the ring to the fuselage , as close as possible to avoid future long sanding session .. and yes ,it works ,only a little sanding is needed here is how the part fits .. not bad at all !! yes of course , it's not Lego build , but nothing "catastrophic" , that's part of the play . gaps are filled with CA glue , and joints are sanding too a bit of putty is needed one this corner ....that's all okay , everything is in place , that looks good . I added some little stuffs ( in white) , details found in walk around pictures . the bomb bay camera window is done . I leave this bay empty , I didn't find pictures showing the inside ... let's supposed that the camera had been withdrawn , cause useless a little spray just to check if it's okay , some touch ups are needed.....to be continued Edited December 4, 2015 by alain11 rafju, Starfighter, Whitey and 4 others 7
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