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Rafi Ben-Shahar
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Hasegawa 1/48 A-4N IDF

June 9, 2024 · in Aviation · · 24 · 276

With all its fit issues, 's Scooter is a very nice kit that depicts well the aircraft. Hasegawa had a dedicated IDF late version in a limited edition boxing. These kits quickly disappeared from the market leaving the necessity to use resin extended exhaust nozzle and the 30mm DEFA guns on the M version kit.

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  1. Awesome job and really fine result, Rafi! Arguably the Scooter looks best in IDF camo colors!

  2. Very well done. Build and finish look super.

  3. Ahoy Rafi. Your compact little bomber looks great. Putting all those decals on would drive me nuts, but you did a super job.

  4. Very nice Skyhawk. IDF camo looks awesome, and excellent weathering is spot on.

  5. Gorgeous Israeli scooter Rafi, she looks great.

  6. Very sharp paint job and weathering.

  7. Love the paint and weathering - just right.

  8. Another superb Rafi Model.

  9. A wonderful IDF Skyhawk, Rafi @blackmopane
    Definitely a great looking camouflage scheme.

  10. Excellent Scooter, Rafi. I have a Hobbycraft N model in the stash that needs to finally be built. Thanks for the encouragement.

  11. Another hit Rafi - love the IDF scheme on the Scooter. When I was a kid on an airbase in Alabama, a friend of my dad's was ferrying an IDF-painted Skyhawk across the pond and stopped by - got to see it up close.

  12. This A-4 turned out great ! Especially nice painting! I’ve got the Hasegawa A-4C to build, hopefully soon . Yours is inspiration for me.

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