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Dassault Rafale
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| Category: | Aircraft - Jets
Aircraft - Jets |
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| Used from: | 1986–Now |
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| Manufacturer: |  Dassault |
| Model: | Rafale |
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LE RAFALELes matériels de l'armée de l'air et de l'aeronavale Nr. 16
Frédéric Lert
2016
Dassault RafaleLes Materiels de L'Armee de L'Air et de l'Aéronavale Nr. 16
Frédéric Lert
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Nils Steyaert added a new project.
Dassault Rafale M Aéronavale (French Naval Air Arm 1910-now)Flottille 12F
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Adam Barber added a new project.
Dassault Rafale C Armée de l'Air (French Air Force 1934-now)EC 1/7 Provence
113-HJ | NATO Tiger Meet - MAS Ørland
June 2013 | Yellow, Blue
14. July, 19:17
Adam Barber added a new project.
Dassault Rafale M Aéronavale (French Naval Air Arm 1910-now)Flotille 11F
27 | NATO Tiger Meet - Schleswig-Jagel
June 2014 |
FS36231
14. July, 19:13
Adam Barber added a new project.
Dassault Rafale B Armée de l'Air (French Air Force 1934-now)EET 5/330 Côte d'Argent, CEAM
305 330-EC Eye of the Tiger | NATO Tiger Meet
2006 | grey (Tiger)
7. July, 15:19
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Skull67 added a new project.
Dassault Rafale B Armée de l'Air (French Air Force 1934-now)EC 5/330 Côte d'Argent
330-EE | NATO Tiger Meet - Albacete
2006
4. June, 19:30
Aleksander Górka added a new project.
Dassault Rafale C Armée de l'Air (French Air Force 1934-now)EC 1/7 Provence
104 7-HH
4. June, 08:45
Jérôme Chapelle added a new project.
Dassault Rafale M Aéronavale (French Naval Air Arm 1910-now)
16. May, 19:26
Jérôme ChapelleBuilt straight from the box, just a few home made improvements on the ejection seat.
16. May, 19:33
Søren Thuesen added a new project.
Dassault Rafale M Aéronavale (French Naval Air Arm 1910-now)Flottille 11F
27 | NATO Tiger Meet - Schleswig-Jagel
June 2014 |
FS36231
2. May, 13:46
Søren Thuesen added a new project.
Dassault Rafale C Armée de l'Air (French Air Force 1934-now)EC 5/330 Côte d'Argent
118-EF | NATO Tiger Meet 2012 - BA 118 Mont-de-Marsan
2012 | grey, Tiger black white
2. May, 13:41
MichAv added a new photoalbum.
13. April, 15:25
MichAv added a new project.
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Marc added a new project.
Dassault Rafale M Aéronavale (French Naval Air Arm 1910-now)
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Roland Gunslinger added a new project.
Dassault Rafale C Armée de l'Air (French Air Force 1934-now)Centre d'essais en vol
C01 | Istres
1991 | Black
1. March, 20:15
Philip Avonds added a new project.
Dassault Rafale M Aéronavale (French Naval Air Arm 1910-now)M01 | Development Aircraft
1993
23. February, 15:24
Van Lee added a new project.
24. December 2019, 21:37
Christian Bruer added a new photoalbum.
12. April 2016, 18:59
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coporadoAmazing work in that scale, Christian!
18. November 2019, 05:27
18. November 2019, 14:31
Christian BruerThank you all for your kind comments and your interest
@Chris, I use a Gabbert Triplex with 0.25mm, 0.35mm and 0.50mm nozzles. The Gabbert system is great IMH. When just pushing the trigger the airflow starts without any paint. Move the trigger back (without pushing) and the paint starts to flow. The more you move the more paint will flow.
I much like the Gabbert, the airbrush is easy to handle and easy to clean and works perfect with acrylics.
Cheers Christian
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SpanjaardAmazing planning and execution, enjoying this as always, Christian
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Matus Benak added a new project.
Dassault Rafale M Aéronavale (French Naval Air Arm 1910-now)Flottille 12F
32 | 90th Anniversary 11F / 10th Anniversary service Rafale 12F - BAN Landivisiau
2012 |
FS36231
10. November 2019, 19:46
Schnemat added a new project.
Dassault Rafale C Armée de l'Air (French Air Force 1934-now)EC 2/30 Normandie-Niémen
30-GF | BA 118 Mont-de-Marsan
2017 | grey
11. July 2018, 19:47
Schnemati decided to do the Revell Rafale C as the next project (even though i already did the Hobbyboss kit). i really like this aircraft and i hope it will turn out much better than the first one.
5. August 2019, 20:29
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John Hoffmann added a new project.
Dassault Rafale B Armée de l'Air (French Air Force 1934-now)grey
15. May 2019, 13:52
Juan M LeriaWARNING!!! Hobby Boss miscalculated the scale, it seems they included the wingtip missiles in the span and the REAL scale for this kit is close to 1/76
Rafale MHobbyBoss 1:72
87247
2010 | Changed parts
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Juan M LeriaWARNING!!! Hobby Boss miscalculated the scale, it seems they included the wingtip missiles in the span and the REAL scale for this kit is close to 1/76
25. April 2019, 11:37
Juan M LeriaWARNING!!! Hobby Boss miscalculated the scale, it seems they included the wingtip missiles in the span and the REAL scale for this kit is close to 1/76
25. April 2019, 11:36
Mehmet Ergelen wants this item
5. March 2019, 16:42
15. April 2019, 18:21
Mehmet Ergelen owns this item
6. March 2019, 21:41
15. April 2019, 18:20
Jean-Michel SERRIER added a new project.
Dassault Rafale B Armée de l'Air (French Air Force 1934-now)EC 1/7 Provence
7-HM
17. January 2019, 14:15
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Jean-Michel SERRIERmerci de l'info. Pour l'instant je suis encore sur mon 2000N, mais je note...
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blabla added a new project.
28. January 2019, 21:18
Alex added a new photoalbum.
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4. February 2016, 17:39
Cesar Munizi am doing this model too, the single seater, are you planing to do something about the air intakes? it took me some time to sculp something inside to block the see trough to inside the model...
4. February 2016, 21:11
AlexThanks all! @Cesar: no idea yet, I'll see at a later stage. Will keep you informed through this album, if I find a good solution.
4. February 2016, 21:44
Alex@Guido: just seen your build now. You did a excellent job! In fact, some things are wrong with this kit.
4. February 2016, 23:07
Cesar Munizhello, I have started trying out some solution for my intake, just posted some pictures, may be usefull
10. February 2016, 00:09
AugustoNice references for my build! The cockpit looks great!
18. January 2019, 14:12
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Augusto added a new project.
Dassault Rafale C Armée de l'Air (French Air Force 1934-now)EC 1/7 Provence
104 7-HH
17. January 2019, 16:09
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lau pascal added a new project.
8. January 2019, 15:42
AugustoMy next project is a Rafale C also from HobbyBoss. Will be watching this closely! Cheers!
8. January 2019, 15:56
8. January 2019, 16:12
Jos JansenI am currently working on a Rafale M 1/48 ... look at my projects ...
8. January 2019, 19:42
JBL added a new project.
Dassault Rafale C Armée de l'Air (French Air Force 1934-now)104 113-HH |
2012
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Jos Jansen added a new project.
Dassault Rafale M Aéronavale (French Naval Air Arm 1910-now)Flottille 12F
15 | Opération Harmattan - R91 Charles de Gaulle
2011 |
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16. September 2018, 16:52
Jos Jansen Added a new
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12. September 2018, 17:21
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Modelingmadness
26. July 2018, 14:07
Schnemat added a new project.
Dassault Rafale B Armée de l'Air (French Air Force 1934-now)grey
19. April 2018, 20:27
7. July 2018, 07:49
thomas vercauteren added a new project.
Dassault Rafale B Armée de l'Air (French Air Force 1934-now)EC 1/7 Provence
7-HM
28. June 2018, 22:14
Neal Parkes added a new project.
Dassault Rafale B Armée de l'Air (French Air Force 1934-now)EC 1/7 Provence
B309/113-HB | Opération Harmattan - Sigonella
2011 |
FS36320
11. June 2018, 00:00
Ricardo Reis added a new project.
Dassault Rafale C Armée de l'Air (French Air Force 1934-now)EC 1/7 Provence
104 7-HH
3. March 2017, 23:22
AugustoBeautifull build! It will work as a reference for my build, specially the photo etch parts on the cockpit.
2. May 2018, 14:53
Ricardo ReisThanks, the kit is nice, but very tricky in the belly, where the intakes are glued to the fuselage. The Rafale is a beautiful plane.
2. May 2018, 23:39
AugustoThanks for the heads up! The Rafale is a beautiful plane, indeed. Can I ask you what shade of grey did you use for the plane and for the Apache missiles?
7. May 2018, 16:32
7. May 2018, 17:12
Ricardo ReisThanks Ekki. @Augusto, I believe I used Gunze H307 and 317 for the main fuselage, not sure now that some time has passed. For the missiles I used MRP-133.
7. May 2018, 19:19
Cesar Muniz added a new photoalbum.
9. February 2016, 23:06
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26. November 2016, 13:45
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EkkiBrilliant restoration work. Well done!
27. November 2016, 14:20
10. January 2017, 16:08
Aris aka AmenNever seen anything like that. Inspirational build , great work! The nuclear weapon is after market? Now i noticed that rafale has stealthy characteristics.
25. May 2017, 22:57
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Neal Parkes Added a new
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11. April 2018, 22:36
Marko added a new project.
29. January 2018, 11:36
Bart Goesaert added this book to his library.
LE RAFALELes matériels de l'armée de l'air et de l'aeronavale Nr. 16
Frédéric Lert
2016
23. February 2016, 12:51
Bart Goesaertpff, was in pre-order, finally arrived today... 2 years after payment
16. January 2018, 09:53
Jani P added a new project.
18. November 2017, 16:14
Dave Norman added a new project.
Dassault Rafale M Aéronavale (French Naval Air Arm 1910-now)Flottille 12F
2 | grey
2. June 2017, 18:36
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Aris aka AmenThe wash and the air to air missile make it to stand out even more! Fantastic job Dave!
5. November 2017, 22:35
6. November 2017, 10:23
Harry EderVery nice work!
where is the buddy pod from?
6. November 2017, 12:11
Dave NormanThanks Harry. The buddy pod was from an old Graphy Air kit. You can see a picture of it in the project inventory.
6. November 2017, 12:46
6. November 2017, 13:51
Dave NormanPhotos of completed model added. Really enjoyed this project. A lovely kit to build and goes together really well. Might even consider a 1/48 scale version.
7. November 2017, 16:33
Andrew WalkerDave.....the Hobbyboss 48th kit is an almost carbon copy of the 1/72 kit scaled up. Ive built the Revell 1/48 kit (M) and its by far one of Revells best kits . If i was picky id say the see through intakes are the only issue but you just make intake covers ......by the looks of this build you will have no worries with that.
8. November 2017, 13:04
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Jack Binski added a new project.
Dassault Rafale M Aéronavale (French Naval Air Arm 1910-now)Flottille 12F
15 | Opération Harmattan - R91 Charles de Gaulle
2011 |
RAL7001
28. October 2017, 19:33
Phenix Outis added a new project.
Dassault Rafale C Armée de l'Air (French Air Force 1934-now)118-IX | Normandie Niemen Anniversary Sheme - Monte de Marson
2012 | Dark grey
FS34096 FS36320 (approx)
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Thomas Hopfensperger added a new project.
Dassault Rafale B Armée de l'Air (French Air Force 1934-now)EET 5/330 Côte d'Argent, CEAM
305 330-EC Eye of the Tiger | NATO Tiger Meet
2006 | grey (Tiger)
21. September 2017, 13:43
Michael Phillips added a new project.
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Michael PhillipsWelcome Adam and Mike! I am a big fan of the Rafale, such a unique looking bird.
12. September 2017, 12:48
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Ferenc Sarka added a new project.
Dassault Rafale M Aéronavale (French Naval Air Arm 1910-now)Flottille 12F
17 | BAN Landivisiau
2011 |
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11. November 2016, 11:15
Mathias Andersson added a new project.
2. October 2016, 11:23
gorbygouldThat looks very good, well done. I tend to avoid Revell - what was the kit like to build?
2. October 2016, 14:05
RvNicely built and painted ! Just an advice: modify the angle of the refueling probe's final part, it is a mistake of the Revell kit:
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2. October 2016, 14:37
Mathias AnderssonThank you for commenting, i dont really like Revell either even from back in the day but i googled around and this was apperently the best Rafale kit in 1/48 so i gave it a shot
and i kinda liked it the intakes where a nightmare , lots of filling and sanding and it still looks bad but luckly its pretty well hidden.
Yeah i was looking into getting the refueling probe in a diffrent angle but we will see if i got the energy to redo the part, i have been working on this kit for so long so im longing to starting something new at this stage lol
2. October 2016, 18:04
Danumurthi Mahendra added a new project.
Dassault Rafale M Aéronavale (French Naval Air Arm 1910-now)Flottille 12F
15 | Opération Harmattan - R91 Charles de Gaulle
2011 |
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21. September 2016, 13:48
Alex added a new photoalbum.
3. July 2016, 13:07
Glenn .Nice work. I like the detail.
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Michael Phillips added a new project.
Dassault Rafale M Aéronavale (French Naval Air Arm 1910-now)Flottille 12F
15 | Opération Harmattan - R91 Charles de Gaulle
2011 |
RAL7001
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27. February 2016, 00:46
Olivier added a new project.
Dassault Rafale B Armée de l'Air (French Air Force 1934-now)EC 5/330 Côte d'Argent
330-EE | NATO Tiger Meet - Albacete
2006
24. February 2016, 07:38
Scott Dutton added a new photoalbum.
6. January 2016, 10:38
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21. February 2016, 09:50
Scott DuttonStefan, Eric has explained, I hadn't realised either, just thought it looked great, but friends explained it to me and now very interested as I do quite a lot of Russian stuff. Very interesting, pity the books are mostly in French and is great that they keep this tradition. I learnt last night that the Russians unfortunately disbanded their unit in about 2006. Do a wiki search on Normandie Niemen, its very interesting and I suspect little known.
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Scott DuttonGuido, yep you read my mind. I haven't put a Kittyhawk kit together yet, I have a few. I picked up an Italeri one last weekend for less than US$10 so will make do with it, they actually had the other one as well but I wasn't quick enough. Trying to decide on scheme, think the black one with red star from the link you gave me. Now also looking for correct Yak's at swap meet in 2 weeks and Russian friend here has put me in the right direction for a modern Russian version, for a SU -25. Have just started an Aussie Seahawk, having just done some work on the real beast and seen one in a museum has me Aussie inspired again. So many models so little time. Really hope someone does that 1/32 Rafale as it such a pretty aircraft, the French certainly know how to design a nice plane.
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Bart Goesaertnice one, good to see one in another scheme than standard...
22. February 2016, 09:05
Scott DuttonGuido, might be a while yet, current build is S-70B2 Aussie that I have just come back from working on and so was inspired, then Viggen with complex cam, then SU-33, add in the armour so probably close to Xmas, unless I do a quickie for sanity, and the italeri is probably a contender for that????
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Scott Dutton added a new photoalbum.
6. January 2016, 12:54
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Scott DuttonYes quite happy, I'm a close enough good enough modeller only fixing what's easy as I'm aware of my limitations and know I prefer to have more completed models than 100% accurate unless it comes that way, lazy modeller. Was unhappy the canopy wouldn't hold down completely, I even clamped, the glue just wouldn't hold. My bombs not quite right either, was trying to get two different greens on it and to give that light metallic bronze green allow look of the guidance pack. Thanks for comments, suggestions and help, you've been instrumental in their completion.
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Bart Goesaertnice model, do you also have pic's of the completed cockpit?
22. February 2016, 09:04
22. February 2016, 09:28
Scott DuttonBart, sorry I don't, it was standard kit cockpit with resin seats, not after market cockpit, and not my strength. The other one I did had resin cockpit, not all of which was used, hence it is canopy open, but I didn't photograph it either. I use a fixed 50mm lens for extra depth of field so close up is not that easy, and that stops people seeing my failing eyesight as well. Sorry
22. February 2016, 12:37
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30. January 2016, 12:03
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Dale MarstonVilliere sorry l am no expert on the Rafale C. l decaled as per the aftermarket decal sheet which nominated it for a Libyan 2011 raid C, the decal sheet is l think from Russia.. You will also note the 2 large GBU bombs are also probably incorrect as the raids probably used smaller triple rack GBU's which I could not obtain easily. The only image i found of 118 from that squadron shows a single seat in special airshow markings which were not for the aircraft at the time of the raids. It is my first model jet in 32 years and second aircraft in that time, so l would consider myself a novice in relation to modern jets and aircraft as a whole. Thanks for your feedback.
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AlexVery nice, even more considering you're a "novice"! Some inaccuracies may be due to poor Hobby Boss research/instructions, bit you did a great job!
1. February 2016, 14:36
Bassam MansourLove that plane pecially when entered in service in Egyptian airforce and rumbled the skies few monthes ago
Nice work.
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Dale MarstonThanks for your positive comments gentlemen. Just some weathering to go and washes to finish the Rafale. Any ideas for the next Aircraft? Eurofighter maybe.
2. February 2016, 06:05
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Es George wants this item
22. March 2014, 18:45
Es GeorgeMick, thanks, but I already have. Need to update the stash. Thanks anyway.
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Scott DuttonCheers, found in France so on the way for a rafale project
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