RetroWings 1/144 Dassault Rafale B Conversion
By Matt Bittner
The Revell 1/144 Rafale M is a very nice kit but it's a single-seater. Thankfully RetroWings has released this conversion to take the 'M' to the double-seater 'B'. With this conversion you receive basically a drop-in cockpit replacement, two ejection seats, two control columns and two sets of ejection seat handles (although they're best used as templates for you to make them out of wire). Also included in the set are new flare boxes and "croupion" (back end of the tail) which require some kit surgery. While the text lays out what you need to accomplish the much-too-small instruction sheet with accompanying photo really needs enlarging with better detail.
Also included in the set is a vacuum-formed canopy and – better yet – the resin master used to make that canopy. That way if you ruin the canopy supplied in the kit you can create more by using the supplied master. Nice touch!
RetroWings has the best set available if you want to take the Revell 1/144 Rafale M and make it into a 'B' double-seater. Many of thanks sent to RetrokiT for sending this review set.