Dassault Rafale C (WIP)

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March 3, 2017
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March 3, 2017
Deciding weather to use decals or photoetch (photoetch won)
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March 3, 2017
Finished seat
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March 3, 2017
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March 13, 2017
Fuselage closed, good fit, but not perfect
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March 13, 2017
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March 28, 2017
Some dificult sanding
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March 28, 2017
Big gaps on the engine intakes
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April 24, 2017
Difficult seams...
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May 17, 2017
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May 17, 2017
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May 18, 2017
Primary applied (AK)
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May 18, 2017
Problems revealed
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May 18, 2017
Dilema: how to fix this without wrecking all the detail in this area
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May 18, 2017
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May 18, 2017
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May 18, 2017
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May 18, 2017
Re-putty...
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May 18, 2017
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May 18, 2017
Plastic Perfect Putty in the canopy joint
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May 18, 2017
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May 23, 2017
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May 23, 2017
Yet more putty
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May 23, 2017
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May 23, 2017
And more liquid putty...
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May 23, 2017
Paint selection
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May 23, 2017
First paint is ON. Maybe a little too dark.
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May 29, 2017
Applied some darker tones below, before the weathering
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May 29, 2017
APU painted with AK Xtreme Metal
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May 29, 2017
Some subtle color variations with lighter gray
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May 29, 2017
Lightened up the missile colors with Mr Paint Blue-Gray
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May 31, 2017
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May 31, 2017
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June 5, 2017
Decals on and gloss applied, ready for weathering
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June 5, 2017
PLW Tan Grey
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June 5, 2017
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June 8, 2017
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June 16, 2017
Flat varnish applied
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June 16, 2017
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June 16, 2017
Removing masks
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June 16, 2017
Cockpit unmasked - it survived!
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June 16, 2017
Glueing the landing gear
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June 18, 2017