Fast-flying canard fighting plane from France, with kits from Revell and other manufacturers to back up excellent video action at YouTube.
This is an ace video from the French armed forces, offering plenty of opportunities to see the pretty twin-engine Dassault Rafale in action, and to note details for modelling purposes, especially in the cockpit and helmet design reference.
Pleasingly, there are
plenty of Rafale kits to choose from, one of our favourites being the Revell Rafale M to 1:48 scale. Add some careful weathering and panel detail to turn the wick up to quite stellar modelling levels.
We ran across a nicely made Rafale from model maker Calum Gibson, whose completed model you see here. As painted, the aircraft represents something of a what-if scenario, as keen-eyed aviation fans will note an Australian kangaroo roundel below the cockpit. Still, it's always fun to speculate, and a well-made model contributes to the fictional day-dreaming process.
Calum also has a
really impressive gallery at Photobucket here.
