Heller Rafale A

While not up to the standard of the later Revell kits of the production Rafales, it's a pretty decent kit, especially for Heller. The panel lines are recessed. I have the "Hi Tech" version of the kit which has PE and white metal details.

It is definitely the Rafale A demonstrator, which has a number of differences from the production birds, including physically being a larger aircraft.

Dave

Revell 1/48 Rafales? I wasn't aware of those. I take it they are Revell, Germany productions.

Bill Shuey

Yup, Rafale Ms (single-seat naval variant) to be exact. Rev/Monogram repopped these kits three or four years back. Really nice kit too.

FWIW, I read an article on one of the modeling webzines bout a builder that converted a Revell Rafale M to a Rafale C (single seat air defense variant) using the Heller kit's landing gear.

Sat

Yes, Revell Germany did two versions, the single seat M naval fighter and the twin seat B air force bird. The M (but not the B) was also reboxed by US Revell. Very nice kits and they have been out for a couple of years.

Dave

A better way to a C might be to just swap gears and other parts between a M and a B to give a single seat C and two seat N.

Dave

I'm not sure what scale we are talking about here. I have a 1/72 Heller Rafale A, and it definitely has raised panel lines. I'm sure because I rescribed them. I remember some fit problems with the radome, and the movable canard required some modifications to work well. It has decals for the white bird with some blue striping I believe.

Rob de Bie

My models:

I'm talking about the 1/48 scale kit.

Dave

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