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Rafi Ben-Shahar
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Revell 1/72 Shackleton MR.3

January 28, 2024 · in Aviation · · 25 · 366

Revell's is based on the 1967 mold from Frog. A genuine oldie that still shines. It has raised panel panel lines and rivets. Homogeneous painting with sparse weathering will blend the rivets into the panels to create a realistic looking surface texture. Yet, seem lines and poor fit of parts is part and parcel of the old kit. Engine nacelles, cockpit frame and fuselage require considerable attention. Nonetheless, it builds into a realistic looking formidable Shackleton.

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  1. Good work on an old kit, it looks like how I remember them flying from RAF St Mawgan.

  2. Superb job on this elderly mold, Rafi!
    Congratulations!

  3. A triumph of "some modeling skill required." ๐Ÿ™‚

  4. Very nice result on this Shackleton, rafi @blackmopane
    Well done.

  5. A beauty, well done mate. Oft forgotten end of a line. As one pilot called them

    "Three million rivets vibrating in formation surrounded by an oil leak...with a sparkplug on the roof"๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿ˜Žโค๏ธ

  6. That's one if those kits I always wanted as a kid and never got. Great job, Rafi!

  7. Well done on that old kit. Looks like a Shackleton!

  8. Very nice work on this old kit, Rafi. @blackmopane

  9. Gorgeous job!

  10. Great Work Rafi!

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