IAI Kfir dual build - IAF & ATAC
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43 14 February, 09:32
DerMattesDone lots of filling and sanding to get the wing and the fuselage of the first Kfir to fit. Started rescribing and getting the second on to the same state.
15 February, 20:11
István SzücsI also got this kit (the Italeri one) when I was child, in the middle of the '90's. So it's an awful kit, but that time wasn't better. So, I'm curious for the result.
24 February, 10:10
DerMattesWelcome István! The Revell is just a rebox of the Italeri kit with nicer decals and a different instruction manual 😉
24 February, 14:29
ClementNice start, I remember building this kit as a two tone grey Israeli bird a long time ago. Which scheme are you going with?
28 February, 15:54
DerMattesThe Revell one has only decals for the camo scheme, so the Italeri one will be the grey one. Maybe I get my hands on the AMK kit before I get to the decals, then the Italeri will maybe get the Atac livery.
But first there will be some more sanding and filling the sink marks that are now visible. I also made some scribing mistakes, so this needs some putty as well.
28 February, 20:19
DerMattesDecided to go with the Atac camo with the Italeri Kfir. The Revell one already has the Isralei camo and decals on the undeside. Also I broke off the petot tube again. This time it stays off until the last moment.
31 March, 18:37
DerMattesSmall update from the last couple of weeks: decals from the AMK kit for the Kfir 401 from Atac were applied, along with some from the Italerim kit itself. Also the landing gear was attached to both aircraft. Ready for final smaller paintjobs, weathering and some antennae and the landing gear bay doors.
26 May, 11:47
DerMattesFinished the first Kfir, built fromt he Revell box with the decals provided. As I was looking around the AMK kit for the Atac decals, I noticed, that the AMk kit provides way more "stuff" to hang under the wings. So i got the Special Hobby IAF set and used some pylons, bombs and additional fiel tanks. i also switched the missiles fromt he kit to 3d printed Sidewinders, should be AIM-9Bs.
I noticed, that when I glued the canopy to the fuselage with super glue, that the transparent part fogs up. When I wipe it with iso it gets clear again, but just for seconds. Any tips on that?
29 July, 07:30
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I really like the story and the looks of the Kfir jet. In my stash I got the Revell and Italeri boxes, both tooled by Italeri and with a rather dubious reputation.
After looking at the kit and some dryfitting, I doubted that I get the motivation to start this kit a second time. So I decided to build them in parallel 😉
