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Nathan Dempsey
The next project is up and running. This one will likely get a slow start as there's another hurricane headed my way…

Nathan Dempsey
Well we survived that darn hurricane and had power restored yesterday by some fine Canadian fellows from Nova Scotia. The project continues with some progress to the fuselage.

Clifford Keesler
Watching. Glad you weathered the hurricane ok. Did not know you were in Florida. I am a transplanted Florida guy. I am from Panama City. Was down there the end of August, first time I had been back since 2001. Hurricane Michael sure messed up the place, but they have rebuilt a lot. The house I lived in from 1995-2001 no longer exist, hurricane Michael leveled it.

Nathan Dempsey
We were part of mandatory evac. I sent the family away and stayed since my parents are next door in a 100 year old frame home. We were lucky and had minimal damage. We just lost large oaks and our entire cow field was a shallow lake. Power was out for a while but I'm used to living simple during such times. Yeah Michael was a monster.

The plastic in this kit is quite fragile. Getting parts off the tree cleanly is quite difficult. Very happy with the ResKit parts! They are very clean and easy to prepare.

Nathan Dempsey
More work today included adding etched parts to the rear fuselage and filling large holes intended for oversized antennas. Will be replacing all antennas with etched parts or thin plastic sheet.

Clifford Keesler
Looking good Nathan. Glad you only had minor damage, and all is well.

Clifford Keesler
I have 2 ESCI Mirage 2000's wonder if they are the same as the Heller kit?

Nathan Dempsey
Thank you sir! The Heller kit is the same as the Eduard kit. I believe the ESCI kit is now the Italeri kit.

Clifford Keesler
OK, thanks. Any way I have 2, hope they are good.

Nathan Dempsey
Work continues. Today I added some etched hydraulic lines to the rear landing gear. Preparation begins for the ResKit wheel set.

Clifford Keesler
Looking very nice sir.

Desert Marlin
Excellent work!!!

Dutch
Nathan, I love checking in from time to time, (super busy with Hurricane Helene and Milton recovery at the house and the rented house.). Anyway, glad to see you start this project. Did you ever build the Monogram Mirage 2000 and ESCI Jaguar I sold you? K/r, Dutch

Nathan Dempsey
Thanks Clifford & Desert!

Dutch: Same here. Still cutting downed trees and burning it all. Too much to place by the streets. The Mirage waits in the stash and the Jag was built as a close copy of my Kosovo build and given to a friend.

Nathan Dempsey
Added some photos of continuing work which includes more paint work on the landing gear and exhaust, the addition of the painted ejection seat to the cockpit & the completed external fuel tank.

Clifford Keesler
Beautiful work.

Desert Marlin
Looks great! I suppose you are aware that the Mirage 2000 series aircraft have the option of an arresting hook or a parachute for landing? I believe either can be installed but only one of the two depending on airfields and conditions. Referring to photo #5.

Nathan Dempsey
Thanks Clifford & thanks for the catch on that parachute housing Desert!

I found a good picture of a '91 Mirage 2000 with the bigger chaff dispenser replacing the back of that housing. I'll need to go back and file that off and change the position of all the chaff dispensers. I'll add some pictures this evening.

Laurent VILLANUEVA HELLER ForEver
je vais suivre = 2000 et daguet !

Laurent VILLANUEVA HELLER ForEver
color pit = humbrol 27
radome = 64 ,
grey 127
blue = 144 with white...

Guy Rump
Looking good, following. 👍

Nathan Dempsey
Welcome Laurent and thanks for the color info! Paint work is near.

Thanks Guy! 🙂

Desert Marlin
The chaff dispenser sits over the parachute housing and therefore the chute can still be used!

Clifford Keesler
Looking very nice Nathan.

Nathan Dempsey
Desert: Glad you pointed it out. I'd have been crying if I'd already started paint work.
Clifford: Thank you Sir!

Finally back at the bench and was able to do some pre-shading today.

Desert Marlin
Love this stage of the build! Looks great!

Clifford Keesler
Looking most impressive Nathan, another master piece in the making.

Villiers de Vos
Booking my seat.

Akaidada
FOLLOWING

S B
Moin! Du baust mein nächstes Projekt. Also das Meng Kit. Sogar fast in der gleichen Lackierung. Spannend! Welche Farben hast du für die beiden Grautöne verwendet?

Tommy Agne
Hallo S B✌️. Für die Grautöne ('Hill I Scheme') habe ich Mig/Ammo FS36270 'Med. Grey' und Life Color FS36118 'Gunship Grey' verwendet.

Maciej Bellos
Oooh! An Egyptian Phantom! One of the most rare Phantoms, if not the rarest one!

Looking very nice Tommy!

Tommy Agne
Hey thank you Maciej. Appreciate that .

S B
Besten Dank für Info, Tommy! ch freue mich schon auf neue Bilder!

S B
Hallo Tommy, deine F-4E ist herausragend geworden. Ganz großes Lob!!! Wirklich ERSTKLASSIG!!! 😍 Die Verwitterung an der Rumpfseiten sieht absolut realistisch aus. Wie hast du das hingekriegt? Airbrush (wenn ja, freihand???) oder mit Ölfarbe?

BTW: Die Idee mit dem Droptank ist mega gut! Das macht das Modell super interessant und zum Hingucker!!! Hast du was dagegen, wenn ich mir das bei gelegenheit "abgucke"?

Beste Grüße

Tommy Agne
Danke S B das du nochmals vorbei geschaut hast ✌️. Die Verwitterung habe ich mit Öl Farben (dot - Technik) und mit Ammo shader hinbekommen, zum Teil auch mit flüssigem Maskiermittel gearbeitet, hier habe ich hauptsächlich mit dem Pinsel gearbeitet. Die Herausforderung lag dann darin im Abschluss alles schön mit einem Filter zu "verblenden" (Airbrush + hellgrauer panel line wash von ak ). Danach noch diverse Panels mit Ölfarbe und Ak pencils bearbeitet.

Die Idee mit den Tanks kannst du gerne übernehmen, freut mich immer wenn ich jemandem inspiriert habe 😁👍.

Danke für den netten Kommentar und den Like, weder öfters Mal bei dir vorbei schauen um zu sehen wie mit deiner Phantom voran geht 👍✌️.

Gruß, Tommy.

Michael Kohl
Beautiful paint wear and color variation.

Tommy Agne
Thx Michael✌️.