IDF group build 2019/2020

Thank you! :)

John, that mantlet cover looks good. One detail to add. See on yout turret there are a series of little indented rectangles in a ring around the outside of the mantlet. If you look closely at your most excellent photo of that Magach, you can see those are for clips that hold the edges of the cover down on the turret itself. Important detail.

GMorrison

John, that mantlet cover looks good. One detail to add. See on yout turret there are a series of little indented rectangles in a ring around the outside of the mantlet. If you look closely at your most excellent photo of that Magach, you can see those are for clips that hold the edges of the cover down on the turret itself. Important detail.

 

Thank you for your comment, GM!

Man, now how do I fix that cover?...Even if I can add a gum wrapper(s) to extend the tarp, any suggestions on how to make the connection to the turret look realistic? 

Cool Tony, I got you up.

Theuns

Steve, Greysnake, and CN, well done on those kits. They are all super nice and completed very quickly. You three have set the bar pretty high for the rest of us.

BK

Installment 9 - 

I extended the gun cover; but now, I have to figure out how to realistically make it look clipped to the turret....Any tips on how to do that? 

Thin strips of plastic glued on??

Theuns

Here's a model I built a while back.

After WW2 the Avia factory in Czechoslovakia built Gs called the S-99.

Those had the DB 605 engine.

When the supply of those ran out, the factory built the S-199 with the Jumo 211 engine. Lower performance, used in the He 111 among others. Big fat paddle prop.

Israel bought 25 in 1948. Modi Alon scored the IAF's first victory, shooting down two Egyptian C47 bombers over Tel Aviv on June 3, 1948.

Theuns, I'd like to join. I have a Syrian MiG 17 obtained by the IDF in 1968, has IDF markings. Kit is a 1/48 Hobbyboss Plaaf J5

Joe

Welcome Joe, your on the front page.

I saw a documentry about the start of the IAF and they showed the guyes going to collect the "109's" aswell B17's and how they were used during the first of the arab/israeli conflicts.

The planes that were assembled in a closed hanger had no time to do post assembly testflights, the first combat sorty was the testflight.

Quite interesting.

Theuns

Theuns

Welcome Joe, your on the front page.

 

I saw a documentry about the start of the IAF and they showed the guyes going to collect the "109's" aswell B17's and how they were used during the first of the arab/israeli conflicts.

 

The planes that were assembled in a closed hanger had no time to do post assembly testflights, the first combat sorty was the testflight.

Quite interesting.

Theuns

 

Thank you!

I don't know much about the Isreali Air Force and it's history, looking forward to learning more through this group build. 

Joe

Installment 10:

Theuns

Thin strips of plastic glued on??

 

Theuns

 

Thank you for your advice, Theuns! I used a straw, cut it, and made little plastic pieces. Here’s a strip of pieces:

...and the clips:

 Still needs painting, though.  

That worked out well :-)

Theuns

Thanks!

Here's my entry.

Cool, lets hope we get another 2 Merkavas on here, front page updated.

Theuns

You can change my entry to this  1/72 Revell of Germany  Kfir C.2

John

Cool a Kfir! Always liked how that airplane looked every since I had a diecast one as a child. Not that big into building airplanes anymore but a Kfir is one of the few I’m interested in building

I changed the entry to the revell Kfir.

I once built the italeri 1/72 Kfir and when I sanded the wing leading sdegs ripped a nice gash in my finger on ths very sharp leading edge dog tooth ! LOL

Theuns

I started on my academy 1/48 F-15 e IDF.

Cockpit is nice, I dressed up the seat with seat covers and seatbelts.

Academy 1/48 F-15 E by Theunis van Vuuren, on Flickr

Academy 1/48 F-15 E by Theunis van Vuuren, on Flickr

The intakes need to be installed carefully

Academy 1/48 F-15 E by Theunis van Vuuren, on Flickr

I dropped the flaps to add some "feel" to it

Academy 1/48 F-15 E by Theunis van Vuuren, on Flickr

Getting the nose section to fit was not fun, loads of fitting , sanding and repeat.

IMG_20200406_093745 by Theunis van Vuuren, on Flickr

rescribed

IMG_20200409_080330 by Theunis van Vuuren, on Flickr

wingseats are not good, stretched sprue as a fliller on the top parts.

IMG_20200409_152743 by Theunis van Vuuren, on Flickr

Intakes also need loads of putty

IMG_20200409_152816 by Theunis van Vuuren, on Flickr

Theuns

This was quite an undertaking in preshading...

IMG_20200412_164850 by Theunis van Vuuren, on Flickr

I also  added a little mottling to brek up the paint.

IMG_20200412_164911 by Theunis van Vuuren, on Flickr

Alclad allumunium over dull black, I didnt want it to be to shiny

IMG_20200412_170551 by Theunis van Vuuren, on Flickr

IMG_20200412_170603 by Theunis van Vuuren, on Flickr

Theuns

Your preshading looks impressive. The bare metal aft area looks very nice as well. This will be a super good looking bird when done.

BK

Thanx, I had to totally repait the bare metal areas as the paint came off when I tested the masking on it. No big deal, I could rubb off the alclad and just resparay it.

The basoc camo is on and I got the glosscoat on aswell, hoping to get to doing the decals and washes this week. I do not have all the fine stencling for the IDF but so be it, I will just put on the big decals I have and call it a day.

Theuns

I had to redo the metal, but I think it came out well.

IMG_20200415_134433 by Theunis van Vuuren, on Flickr

Top camo was my own mix, think it is close enough.

IMG_20200415_134452 by Theunis van Vuuren, on Flickr

IMG_20200415_134624 by Theunis van Vuuren, on Flickr

I also had to redo the top metal part as I had it to far forward :-( ill post pic of that later 

Theuns

Looks great Theuns! It was a tough fight, but you won - look forward to the completed build. 

Calling it done, with all the filling and sanding required to get stuff to fit it came out nice.

Academy 1/48 F15 IDF by Theunis van Vuuren, on Flickr

Academy 1/48 F15 IDF by Theunis van Vuuren, on Flickr

Academy 1/48 F15 IDF by Theunis van Vuuren, on Flickr

Its configured for a long range bombing mission 8 Mk 83 1000 Lb's

Academy 1/48 F15 IDF by Theunis van Vuuren, on Flickr

Academy 1/48 F15 IDF by Theunis van Vuuren, on Flickr

Academy 1/48 F15 IDF by Theunis van Vuuren, on Flickr

Academy 1/48 F15 IDF by Theunis van Vuuren, on Flickr

Academy 1/48 F15 IDF by Theunis van Vuuren, on Flickr

Academy 1/48 F15 IDF by Theunis van Vuuren, on Flickr

Theuns