Dassault Mirage IIIc J-2201 Swiss Air Force

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September 8, 2017
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October 31, 2017
Wheel wells first color
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October 31, 2017
First details
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October 31, 2017
Factory new
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October 31, 2017
'Oil wash'
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October 31, 2017
'Oil wash' 2
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October 31, 2017
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October 31, 2017
The real thing
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October 31, 2017
Front office
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October 31, 2017
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October 31, 2017
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October 31, 2017
I don't want to be a tail sitter 🙂
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November 18, 2017
Fuselage closed...
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November 18, 2017
...Cockpit in
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January 2, 2018
Some updates, finally. I know I am a slow builder. Primer on some parts
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January 2, 2018
Primer on the fuselage
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January 2, 2018
Primer on the fuselage (II)
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January 2, 2018
Shortened the hydraulic cylinders of the main landing gear
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January 2, 2018
Imho the Eduard Mirage III stands far too high...
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January 2, 2018
Front wheel lowered
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February 15, 2018
First attempt to make her look alright. Unhappy with the result. 'Fluffy' paint.
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February 15, 2018
Go back to square one. Take off all paint (the second time, btw)
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February 15, 2018
And redo it all
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February 15, 2018
She is far from perfect, but: this is the point of no return....
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February 15, 2018
for my first pure metal finish I am quite happy, in spite of the slightly silvering decals
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February 15, 2018
Definitely no shake and bake kit...
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February 15, 2018
... and I am amazed how much the kit brings out the sheer beauty of this aircraft. Home straight is coming closer
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February 15, 2018
Ain't she sweet ...
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March 10, 2018
Almost finished, just the canopy and the seat to be glued.
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March 10, 2018
I know, it is not a contest model, there are some flaws, for my first pure metal model, I am quite happy 🙂
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March 10, 2018
You may have noticed: The decoration on the airframe and the color of the wing tank must be different.
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March 11, 2018
Finally Roll-Out
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March 11, 2018
Here she is finished
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March 11, 2018
I had a good time building her 🙂

Komentáře

5 8 September 2017, 18:18

Erik Leijdens
Interesting project!

8 September 2017, 19:20

Thomas Bischoff
oha - s'Blüemli

8 September 2017, 20:29

Thomas Bischoff
👍

31 October 2017, 20:22

Erik Leijdens
Great work so far Thomas! The wheel wells are really good 👍

31 October 2017, 21:39

Thomas T
Thanks Thomas and Erik

1 November 2017, 05:06

Konrad -
Very nice! Indeed the wheel wells are very nice. I like the cockpit too 👍

1 November 2017, 05:54

Spanjaard
very nice so far 🙂

1 November 2017, 06:07

Thomas T
I am no longer convinced it will be the sunflower (s Blüemli), hmmmm... could also be aluminum finish. This would be the color when i first saw a Mirage from close distance.

18 November 2017, 16:27

Thomas Bischoff
finally we got more pictures! She's a beauty with her red Flunts

17 February 2018, 18:17

Konrad -
Wow really nice paintjob! Impressive!!

17 February 2018, 18:33

Spanjaard
it looks simply fantastic IMHO. congrats.

17 February 2018, 18:49

Cuajete
Very nice paint scheme and fantastic metalized result. Congratulations!

17 February 2018, 19:34

Thomas T
Thank you all, I really appreciate your comments!
Oh, a short translation for Thomas' comment: Flunt is the Swiss abbreviation for Fluegel-Untertank, it means 'wing underneath tank' (literally translated).

17 February 2018, 22:37

Augie
Wow really nice work!

17 February 2018, 22:51

Peter M
Glückwunsch - sieht fantastisch aus! Congratulation, it looks fantastic!

17 February 2018, 23:01

Martin Oostrom
I think it's the builder who brings out the nice lines of this planes, not just the kit. Stunning job.

17 February 2018, 23:34

Michael Phillips
That is beautiful Mirage! She looks fantastic with the red markings and accents against the brilliant metal finish. Well done!

18 February 2018, 01:56

Jens
da fehlen mir die Worte , WOW ist das beeindruckend gut 👍 👍 👍

18 February 2018, 02:11

Thomas T
Thank you all :=)

22 February 2018, 20:35

Thomas Bischoff
veeery nice 👍 👍 👍

10 March 2018, 21:26

gorby
Stunning finish!

11 March 2018, 18:52

Christian Ristits
Grandios, bravo!

11 March 2018, 18:58

Thomas Ehrensperger
Sehr gut gelungen, deine Mirage 🙂

20 March 2018, 18:28

basket
Hi Thomas .
Very nice for a first NMF bird. ( I wish I could achieve such a result for a first ! )

It seems your main landing gear is a bit twisted ... it seems it's tricky to get the correct angle , but it's a beautiful bird anyway .
Rgds
Rémy

29 April 2018, 16:38

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