red Dog Posted September 4, 2020 Author Share Posted September 4, 2020 (edited) The fuselage has now been closed and the large rear end resin part is attached. I was kinda worried with this step but all in all it wasn't that bad. The blue plastic is not the easiest to engrave. And I confess engraving is not my strong point. A quick spray of Mr Surfacer allows me to make a first check before starting my detailling. Then I use Cyanocrylate to correct wherever necessary and off we go for a new sanding session Followed by a new coat of Mr Surfacer. Although another round of correction will be needed locally, I can start then adding all the Isracast bits for the Kfir The forward part does not need any further modification. The rear end needs all the whistles and bells for the C10 from the C12 (initially upgraded from the C7) conversion. Deletion of the rear bombing camera window, extra antennae and bumps for the RWR suite, extra chaff and flares dispensers (from the F-16 Sufa PE) Happy with the results, some detailling are needed closer to the wings but this will have to wait until the wings are attached. Edited September 4, 2020 by red Dog LSP_Kevin, Daniel Leduc, Fanes and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alain11 Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 hi very good job , you nailed the main part of this " hard" build , that looks good ... I like all these tiny details you added , which pictures did you refer to ???... another " thrilling " step now : the wings .... pay attention to the dihedral .... I know what I mean Alain red Dog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red Dog Posted September 4, 2020 Author Share Posted September 4, 2020 (edited) Merci Alain I mostly use pictures gathered on the web and the Air Fan #464 That's a C12, so it doesn't have the top forward tail and bottom rearward RWR bumps, but we can already plainly see the deletion of the rear camera window and the extra dispensers That's a C10 3057 which is the likely candidate for this model. and a close up of the C10 tail area where both Elta RWR suite antennas are visible (top tail, under the exhaust By the way, I need to scratch the I-Derby ER missiles. I have pictures but I may need rough dimensions. If any one can help I'd be grateful Edited September 4, 2020 by red Dog Starfighter and HerculesPA_2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red Dog Posted September 4, 2020 Author Share Posted September 4, 2020 26 minutes ago, alain11 said: nother " thrilling " step now : the wings .... pay attention to the dihedral .... I know what I mean Any tips before I do something stupid. I have one wing thinner than the other. the thickers fits perfectly. I need to enlarge the other one with plasticard strips Dihedral seems hard to get because there's no real strong joints between fuselage and wings. How did you solve yours? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alain11 Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 3 hours ago, red Dog said: Any tips before I do something stupid. I have one wing thinner than the other. the thickers fits perfectly. I need to enlarge the other one with plasticard strips Dihedral seems hard to get because there's no real strong joints between fuselage and wings. How did you solve yours? hi I don't really have advises if not : check twice before gluing ... as you know , the dihedral , is slightly negative , so , check again .... but I trust in you , you will nail it thank you for the pictures , this C10 is very tempting , but I think it would be easier with the Italieri kit ..........happy modeling Alain red Dog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renegade Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 Wow, lots of work on this bird! Nice detail added red Dog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheetah11 Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 (edited) Hi Olivier 17 hours ago, red Dog said: By the way, I need to scratch the I-Derby ER missiles. I have pictures but I may need rough dimensions. If any one can help I'd be grateful The length is 3620 mm with a diameter of 160 mm. The span across the front fins is 640mm. I have built one for my Cheetah C and in 1/32 additional dimensions are as follows: The front fins start 20.3mm from the tip and the radome length is 11.4mm. The length of the front fin is 10.7mm and the width 7,5mm. The rear fin length is 14mm and the width is 6,6mm. The angled part in the front stops at 5.5mm from the front of the rear fin. Length of the missile is 113.12mm and diam 5,0mm. BTW the gun bay is completely different compared to the Mirage III . You might have to re scribe it. Hope this is all you need. Nick Edited September 4, 2020 by Cheetah11 red Dog, Lothar and Renegade 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red Dog Posted September 4, 2020 Author Share Posted September 4, 2020 Plenty million thanks Nick, as always. It will be very useful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheetah11 Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 Pleasure. I just added something on the gunbay. Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red Dog Posted September 6, 2020 Author Share Posted September 6, 2020 Before attaching the wings, I need to finish the surface work on the top fuselage. After a first coat of Mr Surfacer, engraving was corrected and an extra coat of Mr Surfacer was resprayed before final corrections. The side fuselage exhausts have been replaced from the round PE part isracast offers with a hollow tube extending out (down and rearward) of the fuselage. The dome on the back has been shaped in 1.5mm plasticard? It's still too large and need further work. The next challenge will be to find the position of the canards. The instructions don't give much clues and these resin parts don't have much of a grip on the fuselage. I can see them snapping off a dozen time till the model is done. I inserted 2 rods .4 mm into the canards and marked the position of the holes on the fuselage using the polish plans: And simply inserted them in. no glue required for now, which is perfectly fine for me for now. Once I glue them I will add aluminium strips to mate them better to the intake and fuselage Tail and canards done, this starts to look like a Kfir Quick dry fit of the resin nose: Next thing: the dreaded AAR probe HerculesPA_2, Cheetah11, LSP_Kevin and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lothar Posted September 6, 2020 Share Posted September 6, 2020 Excellent work in all respects Olivier red Dog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mistral Posted September 6, 2020 Share Posted September 6, 2020 Shaping up nicely? On the subject of dihedral, the Mirage III and thus the Kfir has negative dIhedral or more correctly, anhedral. A distinct droop downwards when looking from the front. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red Dog Posted September 6, 2020 Author Share Posted September 6, 2020 2°30' anhedral to be precise. the scale drawings I use indeed show bit less than 3°. Measuring that on the WIP model is not going to be easy ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red Dog Posted September 6, 2020 Author Share Posted September 6, 2020 Looks like something is wrong in my calculations .... HerculesPA_2 and Lothar 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alain11 Posted September 6, 2020 Share Posted September 6, 2020 that looks like somewhat of the star wars X wings Alain red Dog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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