bad edd Posted April 12, 2008 Author Share Posted April 12, 2008 Hours of work later, all the stencils are on...i decided upon the number 555 so the name of my Kfir is Saturn: PS. I would had liked to use the 516 (Rahat - which in my language means something like poo :lol: ) but i would have had to paint he intakes white. Looking carefully to a lot of pictures of Kfirs C7s, apparently the earlier ones, from 512 to 54x all had white intakes, the later ones from 547 onwards, all had the intakes in the camo colors. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hoops Posted April 12, 2008 Share Posted April 12, 2008 Great builds, I really like how those new Isradecal markings look on 555! Looking forward to seeing them complete! Hoops Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AndrewS Posted April 12, 2008 Share Posted April 12, 2008 Lovely paintjob and decalling, edd. Your progress is excellent and it seems as though the decals are good performers; they're certainly printed beautifully. Hope all goes equally well for your other Kfirs. Andrew. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dragan_mig31 Posted April 13, 2008 Share Posted April 13, 2008 great job on the gbu's,and even better on he decaling.the kfir now looks mean to the bone Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ChernayaAkula Posted April 13, 2008 Share Posted April 13, 2008 Looking great! The tons of stencils really bring it to life! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GreyGhost Posted April 13, 2008 Share Posted April 13, 2008 Very Nice ! I enjoy seeing something a little different and these fill that ... Gregg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Albert Moore Posted April 13, 2008 Share Posted April 13, 2008 Excellent airbrushing on the camo scheme! Can't go wrong with a three tone desert scheme and Star Of David roundels. Cheers, Alby Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JackMan Posted April 14, 2008 Share Posted April 14, 2008 Man, look at all the details on this baby! You motivate us 1/72 scale modelers Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Alex.B Posted April 14, 2008 Share Posted April 14, 2008 Great job! Keep us updated! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aggressor Supporter Posted April 15, 2008 Share Posted April 15, 2008 Underneath the plane looks just as good as the top. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
alrite Posted April 18, 2008 Share Posted April 18, 2008 I found a link that mite give you some inspiriation lol http://images.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=h...%3Doff%26sa%3DN will Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AndrewS Posted April 29, 2008 Share Posted April 29, 2008 Hi edd, Any update on your Kfirs; haven't heard or seen anything and am curious/suffering from withdrawal..... ? Andrew. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bad edd Posted April 29, 2008 Author Share Posted April 29, 2008 Not a chance All the antennae and sensors are now on and painted. I also applied a matt coat...all that's left is the landing gear and ordnance. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dragan_mig31 Posted April 29, 2008 Share Posted April 29, 2008 wooow wooow wooow one of the best looking kits ever. great job on it.just cant wait to see it finished and there is the same felling for the other 2 :) :worship: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ChernayaAkula Posted April 29, 2008 Share Posted April 29, 2008 ^ What Dragan said! :) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
alrite Posted April 29, 2008 Share Posted April 29, 2008 (edited) That is absolutely amazing m8 :) the colour scheme really is beautiful, now bring on the others lol Edited April 29, 2008 by alrite Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bad edd Posted April 29, 2008 Author Share Posted April 29, 2008 (edited) These would be zee weapons: The Pave Penny laser designator was scratchbuilt out of a piece of sprue, with another transparent one as lens. The bombs are from Hasegawa set, with scratched enlarged fins. I cut off the tips in order to look a little dropped, as they appear on the real thing. The Pythons are from Paragon. I again cutt off the tips and made the lens out of several layers of future. Edited April 29, 2008 by bad edd Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AndrewS Posted April 29, 2008 Share Posted April 29, 2008 Thanks very much edd. That's just the update I was after. It looks very nice indeed, and is only a few short steps away from being an awesome model of the Kfir. As dragan and alrite have said, the other two Kfirs are going to be magnificent, I'm sure. Andrew. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bad edd Posted April 30, 2008 Author Share Posted April 30, 2008 The C7 is almost done, a couple of stencils left to put on the missiles. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bad edd Posted April 30, 2008 Author Share Posted April 30, 2008 :) I've now spotted a fatal flaw in my kit...the italeri wing fillet starts about 5 mm too far back than it should. The wingroot pylons for the LGB's are therefore in the wrong position, so with the bombs on, the main landing gear doors can't even open :)) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bad edd Posted April 30, 2008 Author Share Posted April 30, 2008 (edited) A temporary solution ...I pulled out the bombs and glued them a little forward. Edited April 30, 2008 by bad edd Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AndrewS Posted May 1, 2008 Share Posted May 1, 2008 The perfect crime; no-one saw anything..... Italeri's mistake aside (and clearly the sort of thing only detectable at a late stage such as this, by Murphy's Law), your C.7 is just magnificent. As has been mentioned previously, simply inspirational. Andrew. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dragan_mig31 Posted May 1, 2008 Share Posted May 1, 2008 simply amaizing.dont worry about the pylons.it looks great no mater the flaw Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bad edd Posted May 1, 2008 Author Share Posted May 1, 2008 Now that the C7 is done, i turned my attention on the CE. I decided not to wait for the Andean decal anymore and use my home made one. Not a wise choice, since some of the decals seem slightly larger (despite careful checks before printing) and some also silvered even on smooth glossy surface Also, not having the white background, the small red stencils turned out a little dark on the grey surface. Here with the Cheetah: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dragan_mig31 Posted May 1, 2008 Share Posted May 1, 2008 this one looks sharp.kfir ce kicks a@@ nice model great job Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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