Jos Jansen
One of the best kits on the market, definitely a pleasure to build ... fantastic details, good choice ... Schnemat 👍!

Slavo Hazucha
Nice start, watching!

Schnemat
Using putty for the first time, a bit messy, but i'll improve😉

Schnemat
a little bit of progress on the rafale, the base paint is laid down, on the wings the pre-shading streaks shine through nicely, i like it.

Michael Phillips
Count me in! I am looking forward to building one of these soon, probably next year at some point.

Off to a great start so far!

Laurent VILLANUEVA "HELLER-forever"
nice

Schnemat
painting is almost done, i'm not sure about the exhaust nozzles, i think they are a bit to bright, looking at photos they are sometimes almost black but sometimes also a bit metallic. what do you think?

Slavo Hazucha
Looking fine - as a general rule on my jet exhaust, I start with lighter tones and darken with layers of dark-brown & black oils until completely happy. The variety on (most) real planes IMO justifies a very wide range of final results, so I go wherever my heart & childish judgement takes me...

Jos Jansen
I totally agree with Slavo, they look fine...I build last year my Rafale M...
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Schnemat
Thanks, i repainted it with sth a little bit darker, but you are right i could have spared me this step and darkened it with dry brushing, oils etc

Schnemat
ok, here we go again, back from the snowy mountains😉 started decalling on the rafale. tested on the scalp's doing it without laying down a gloss coat first, and it looked good. but now on the fuselage there remain some water marks (doesnt matter if i use setter or just plain water). even though i have a very smooth finish it seems that the water still changes the sheen of the surface somehow. i hope it will be barely visible after weathering and applying the final varnish coat

Schnemat
Ok, the watermarks are not really visible after applying the wash. I really like the florymodels dark dirt wash, just brush it over the whole model and then start to remove it with a dampened kitchen paper. Also adding very subtle streaking marks, i dont want to overdue it... very happy so far!

Clifford Keesler
Looking very nice.

Schnemat
final assembly underway, i hope i can finish it this weekend!

Clifford Keesler
Looking good.

Schnemat
yeah, done! i'm still working on the triple gbu racks, might switch them with the scalps, let's when they are finished...

Slavo Hazucha
Good stuff - nice to see a somewhat "cleaner" Rafale for a time 👍!

+ humble hint - turning the "last pic shows first" option helps a lot to see the progress immediately with the final photos appearing up-front

Clifford Keesler
Excellent job, very nice looking Rafale.

Schnemat
switched to the triple racks (also see photos in the rollout album). they came out very nicely, probably one of the best parts i ever did so far

@ Slavo: Can you tell me where i can find the "last pic shows first" option? I'm struggling to find it...😉

Slavo Hazucha
Go to your Albums, on an Album, hit "Edit", there go to 3rd option from top - Teaser: - select "Use last image first"

at least that's what it looks like on an iPad... 🙂