Italeri KFIR/Cheetah with "bling"

[colin m]

Nice looking office. Getting detail into a 1:72 seat is always a bit tricky....

Colin M......

[Guest]

Attached the intakes and smoothed out. The wing leading edges has sinkmarks that needed putty,sanding and re-scribing.

A real pitty about the poor wing to fuse fit, I am not use to this from Italeri., it will be "interesting" to get that sorted.

Theuns

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[yak face]

OUCH!!!! Thats going to take some bashing ,theuns!! This must be an old italeri mould, most of their new stuff seems to be very good, cheers tony

[Guest]

Hey Tony, it seems we both drew the short straw on our latest Italeri builds!

Theuns

[yak face]

Hey Tony, it seems we both drew the short straw on our latest Italeri builds! Theuns

Too right!!! I know youll conquer it though theuns! cheers tony

[Guest]

I was so diss-hearted with the kit's fit I went out today and promptly got myselff a new tool 1/72 Airfix BF 110, just to show myselff that enen Airfix fits better than this particular Italeri LOL!

Theuns

[Guest]

After being "told to get my rear ingear" on the SAAF forum re the Cheetah I managed to do a little work on it yesterday. T fitted the new resin Chaff/flare dispencer the the rear bottom fuse and smoothed it in.

The new Fin is also on and has been fared in.

Next a bit of scribing and after final sanding the resin cannards will go on.

Theuns

PS. note my finger protectors over the wing dogtoot sections!

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[papa 695]

Looking good so far YOU WILL beat this one Thenus keep up the good work

[Guest]

I am as close to being done with this build as I can stand. It has been a long difficult learning curve for me to work with the AM resin bits.

The main colours are on now (after 3 tries!) It is the best I can do frehand in 1/72.It was an experimental sceeme the SAAF tried but never used.

Clear gloss and decals next.

Theuns

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[Vaughan]

A lovely job Theuns great freehand skills.

Vaughan

[papa 695]

A cracking job Theuns nearly there

[Guest]

looking really great so far

[Guest]

Great job so far! Dont give up..