I have the 1/72 version of this model. It's a very nice kit. Rafael is Israel's domestic high-tech weapons company. The Shafrir was a clone of the early Sidewinder, but with slightly less range in the earliest versions. It, like the Sidewinder, got better with each new variant. It was ultimately replaced by the Python series starting around 1980.
I have the 1/72 version of this model. It's a very nice kit.
Rafael is Israel's domestic high-tech weapons company. The Shafrir was a clone of the early Sidewinder, but with slightly less range in the earliest versions. It, like the Sidewinder, got better with each new variant. It was ultimately replaced by the Python series starting around 1980.