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Dave
That is a very nice looking Black Cat.

Neuling
I agree.

Stephen Lucy
Thanks!

Jennifer Franklin
Looking sharp so far, following 👀.

Robert Podkoński
Me 2!

Alain Brshl
The delicate part is approaching: finishing and installing the stay cables. See you at the end!

Robert Podkoński
This is a good-looking plane, and your model looks fantastic already.

Alain Brshl
As expected, the stays are tricky to install, especially with my big fingers. Nevertheless, I am happy to have a colorful plane on my shelves!

Kind regards.

Thomas Bischoff
colourfull and nice result 👍

Steve Desarzens
très joli résultat ! il s'agit certainement d'un projet à court terme pour moi. Cela m'inspire 🙂

Alain Brshl
Thanks Thomas and Steeve. @Steeve (en français !) : maquette très plaisante à monter avec une gravure très fine et de beaux détails. Fais-toi plaisir !

Neuling
Very beautiful colors, top paintwork

Jennifer Franklin
oh, very nice, loving the end result.

hoi4enjoyer
Great work on the rigging!

Alain Brshl
Thanks mates !

Rui S
Beautiful work 👍

Alain Brshl
Obrigado Rui !

Paul Moore
That's really cool. Great job on the model and the diorama! Gets me thinking ….

Paul Moore
Where did you get the pilot figures and flight deck? Again, super job.

Landlubber Mike
What a colorful plane! I love these pre-WW2 yellow wings. Nicely done!

Can I ask how you did the rigging? Did you use wire, thread, etc.?

Alain Brshl
To Paul and Mike : thank you for your kind comments. For the pilot figures ant the flight deck, I used these items : Aircraft Carrier Deck (Eduard 8802, 1:48) and WWII U.S. Navy Pilots w/Moto-Tug (Tamiya 61107, 1:48).

For the rigging I used the stays included in the photoetched sheet (provided in the box) but which can be tricky to use. This is why I also used cables made of stretched plastic.

Best regards !

Landlubber Mike
Thank you for that info Alain!

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
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