Rafale C n°125 “2-30 Normandie Niemen”
Hi,
I present you my last model. This is the Hobbyboss 1/72 Dassault Rafale C.
I wanted to represent the Rafale n ° 125 seen in March 2017.
It is my first acrylic model. The pilot is from PJ production with a modified helmet. Some metal wires and stretched plastic are used to simulate cables and brake lines. The noze and the windscreen are modified. I used for this purpose the excellent decals SYH ART.
The rest is from of box.
The paints are from Gunze (306 +307).
I started it in april andi finished it at the end of august.
Best regards,
Eric from France
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Craig Abrahamson said on September 10, 2017
Good to see you back at the bench, Eric...it's easy to see why it took as long as it did to complete the kit...a very nice result indeed. Nice work on the base as well.
Rapid27 said on September 10, 2017
Thank you so much Craig 🙂
Eric
Johannes Gerl said on September 10, 2017
Very realistic, Eric. And despite of being just grey, it looks really cool.
Rapid27 said on September 10, 2017
Hi johannes,
Thank you very much. It is true that after 1990 the planes are grey around the world but i hope after few acrylic build to be able to do shades... not 50 😉
Thank you again,
Best regards,
Eric
Hongseob CHOI said on September 10, 2017
really nice work! It's hard to find hobby boss's 72th rafale in complete. I heard good things of the kit before. how was that?
Rapid27 said on September 10, 2017
Hi,
The kit is not bad at the first look but when i start it i see that the main gear leg are the navy type, the windscreen frame is too big and radar noze should be modified.
you compare the plans and the model, it would miss 1 cm in width distributed between the fuselage and the wings...
But finaly, i look like a Rafale 🙂
Eric
Hongseob CHOI said on September 10, 2017
1cm is huge gap.. but we know that theres no alternative instead of italeri's old one..
and your build looks already fine. I think ill put on my list this one too
Rapid27 said on September 11, 2017
Thank you very much.
Yes it is a big difference but it really look like the real. For me it is the best and i have in project to do the navy model.
The SYH ART decals are necessary because Hobby boss are really falst.
Best regards,
Eric
kloster zero said on September 10, 2017
Very good mooling Rafale
kloster zero said on September 10, 2017
Euh I meant good looking Rafale
kloster zero said on September 10, 2017
Bravo Eric
Rapid27 said on September 10, 2017
Thank you so much 🙂
Greg Kittinger said on September 11, 2017
Very nice! I'm impressed with the detail you stuck up the engine nozzles - lovely! 1/72 is my scale, and I love to see a well-executed model with some nice detail in that scale. Bravo.
Rapid27 said on September 11, 2017
Thank you so much Greg 🙂
Eric
Julian Shawyer said on September 11, 2017
Very nice Eric. Great modelling.
Rapid27 said on September 11, 2017
Thank you Julian 🙂
Eric
Michel Verschuere said on September 12, 2017
Gosh, that's cool. Did you actually strengthen the undercarriage? I have an F-105 in my stash that will need the same I think (1/32 scale HB). How did you drill the hole straight through? Did you use a lathe? Best wishes, Michel.
Rapid27 said on September 12, 2017
Hi Michel,
Thank you so much.
I use a little hand drill to make the hole. I use Superglue to fix the metal part.
Best regards
Eric
Robert Royes said on September 12, 2017
Excellent build!
Rapid27 said on September 12, 2017
Thank you Robert
Eric
Jeff Bailey said on September 13, 2017
Beautifully done, Eric from France!
Rapid27 said on September 13, 2017
Thank you so much Jeffry 🙂
Eric
Richard Mcstay said on September 15, 2017
Lovely neat build Eric, I like it!
Rapid27 said on September 15, 2017
Thank you very much Richard 🙂
Eric