Rafale M Operations Exterieures 2011 build progress

Rafale M landing gear

Coffee break ☕️

primer applied

Priming the Rafale M

preshading

preshading

First layer of acrylic paint over the preshaded Rafale

First layer of acrylic paint over the preshaded Rafale

First layer of acrylic paint over the preshaded Rafale

First layer of acrylic paint over the preshaded Rafale

Gloss varnish coat applied to secure the paint so far

Applying the first decals

First layer of gloss varnish applied and first decals on

As you can see this model has a very high number of decals, took me about a day to fit them all in. I used Tamiya Mark Fit Strong for the decal addition.

used a paintbrush for the details after studying reference photos. Great photos can be seen here, I got addicted to this site while building the Rafale, it was my go-to for any doubtsI had. seaforces.org/marint..VIATION/Rafale-M.htm

Those mini "white" spots are actually light gray and they are decals, see if you can count them. 🙂 I can tell you I didn't go crazy applying each and every one in the right position, but I was close to it.

My first ever weathering attempt :>

French Rafale M near the Polish Mig-29 A (work in progress)

need to correct the paint on the cockpit glass

Kommentare

28 29 March, 13:44

Thomas Kolb
Ooh, I love these picture build logs! And you seem to have a very tidy workspace. I will definitely be watching!

30 March, 16:35

Cristian A
Hi Thomas, thank you! I think an organized workspace in this hobby is a very important thing. I have been building scale models since I was a kid, I did about 30 then and after 10 years I restarted this hobby while watching Starfish's videos who got me back in to this hobby. The new techniques are great, while I still need to improve my airbrushing, I will make steady progress. Cheers!

30 March, 16:56