Rafale M

scalemates
Nice!!!!! 👍

Eric RENOUX
Nice, but you took the wrong Rafale. You used one from Marine Nationale, and it should be the Armée de l'air version...

Marko
You are right Eric, but still nice. I like the scheme, and the job is nice and tidy. Very good.

Scott Dutton
Yep, there is an apology there, I just loved the scheme and was only building one single seater and it was a marine, artistic licence Don't have the space for 3 Rafales in the collection.

Stefan Fraundorfer
Very nice, Scott. I like colorful fighterplanes. But do you know why there is a red star on the Rafale? It is an russian symbol and the Russians were not in Normandy.

Eric RENOUX
Normandie Niemen, Free french squadron who fought in USSR against germans.

Roberto Rocat
Impressive subject! Well done.

Scott Dutton
Stefan, Eric has explained, I hadn't realised either, just thought it looked great, but friends explained it to me and now very interested as I do quite a lot of Russian stuff. Very interesting, pity the books are mostly in French and is great that they keep this tradition. I learnt last night that the Russians unfortunately disbanded their unit in about 2006. Do a wiki search on Normandie Niemen, its very interesting and I suspect little known.

Stefan Fraundorfer
Thank you Eric and Scott for the information. Interesting.

Scott Dutton
Guido, yep you read my mind. I haven't put a Kittyhawk kit together yet, I have a few. I picked up an Italeri one last weekend for less than US$10 so will make do with it, they actually had the other one as well but I wasn't quick enough. Trying to decide on scheme, think the black one with red star from the link you gave me. Now also looking for correct Yak's at swap meet in 2 weeks and Russian friend here has put me in the right direction for a modern Russian version, for a SU -25. Have just started an Aussie Seahawk, having just done some work on the real beast and seen one in a museum has me Aussie inspired again. So many models so little time. Really hope someone does that 1/32 Rafale as it such a pretty aircraft, the French certainly know how to design a nice plane.

Ulf Petersen
Nice costume of your Rafale, Scott!👍

Bart Goesaert
nice one, good to see one in another scheme than standard...

Scott Dutton
Guido, might be a while yet, current build is S-70B2 Aussie that I have just come back from working on and so was inspired, then Viggen with complex cam, then SU-33, add in the armour so probably close to Xmas, unless I do a quickie for sanity, and the italeri is probably a contender for that????

Mike Gromley
Very Nicely Done!!