Italeri Rafale M External Operations 2011 (1319)

It got to my house on time

Model is simple and quick to build, with little choice of ordnance and poor hardpoint offer, also rear hardpoints are kind of weirdly positioned, but what bothers me most is that all the lines are embossed, protruding from...View More model, to signify the panel lines. This makes it impossible to line the panels, meaning you can't really paint this with much detail.View Less

Built it out of the box. Decals were acceptable.

The Italeri plastic is softer and more flexible than Hasegawa or Revell, and it works with Tamiya Extra Thin cement. From the few Hasegawa models I built, the parts are made to only fit the correct way (L part doesn't fit R...View More side, R part doesn't fit L side) and the instructions illustrations are usually ok. The Italeri instructions sometimes are a bit unclear re: what goes where and there isn't necessarily some groove or hole to guide you where a part goes. I think the instructionsView Less

I was unsure about this kit at first, but after the build im impressed. The fit and detail is good and it offers weapons ordnance and fuel tanks. Weight needs to be added to the nose if your building landing gear down. My only...View More gripe is the plain jane decal options and paint scheme.....overall recommendedView Less