Dassault Mirage IIIc J-2201 Swiss Air Force
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Wheel wells first color
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First details
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Factory new
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'Oil wash'
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'Oil wash' 2
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The real thing
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Front office
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I don't want to be a tail sitter 🙂
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Fuselage closed...
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...Cockpit in
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Some updates, finally. I know I am a slow builder. Primer on some parts
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Primer on the fuselage
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Primer on the fuselage (II)
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Shortened the hydraulic cylinders of the main landing gear
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Imho the Eduard Mirage III stands far too high...
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Front wheel lowered
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First attempt to make her look alright. Unhappy with the result. 'Fluffy' paint.
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Go back to square one. Take off all paint (the second time, btw)
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And redo it all
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She is far from perfect, but: this is the point of no return....
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for my first pure metal finish I am quite happy, in spite of the slightly silvering decals
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Definitely no shake and bake kit...
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... 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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Ain't she sweet ...
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Almost finished, just the canopy and the seat to be glued.
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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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You may have noticed: The decoration on the airframe and the color of the wing tank must be different.
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Finally Roll-Out
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Here she is finished
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I had a good time building her 🙂
Komentáře
3 8 September 2017, 18:18
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Very nice! Indeed the wheel wells are very nice. I like the cockpit too 👍
1 November 2017, 05:54
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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
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finally we got more pictures! She's a beauty with her red Flunts
17 February 2018, 18:17
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Very nice paint scheme and fantastic metalized result. Congratulations!
17 February 2018, 19:34
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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
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Glückwunsch - sieht fantastisch aus! Congratulation, it looks fantastic!
17 February 2018, 23:01
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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
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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
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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