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DerMattes
Watching 👍

Transall NG
So, let's see what color you choosed for the rear fuselage reich defense band !
Good luck !

Andrea Brenco
KG(J) 6 red and black checkered fuselage band!

Transall NG
Yes, this picture is the better one of this plane, and even if both colors look black, one can guess the separation.
Good luck !

Guy Rump
Looking great! 👍

TH SCALE MODELS (Thomas Haberl)
Nice progress - taking a seat here 😊

gorby
Beautiful work!

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

Nathan Dempsey
Thanks Desert & Clifford! Hopefully today I'll have time for the first color.

Welcome to the build Villiers & Akaidada!

Nathan Dempsey
The lighter of the primary colors has been applied over the weekend. The secondary Intermediate Blue will be applied today.

gorby
Looking very good so far Kesa.

gorby
Nice work. Don't forget that any loose oil drums or boxes would probably fall off when a real tank moves, so they would most like be strapped down.

Kesa Tiho
I would add straps but i dont have any polystyrene nor the precision to paint them. And on this Sherman in particular it's in place, sniping tigers and any other IFVs so i can imagine it wont be moving much. Though maybe ill try painting straps on the oil drum later.

Spanjaard
you can take the the metal that covers wine bottles (tin?), cut it with scissors, and paint it in any color. or even paint it and then cut in thin stripes. serves really good for this kind of applications. it is possible to buy that kind of material. but if there is any bottle of wine being open at home, you have it for free.... another material that can be used is thin aluminium. Nesquick used to have a thin layer alumium under the lid of their cans for example. pretty useful stuff
a can of cola or similar drinks can be also cut with any scissors, but is is stronger than the other two i mentioned, so it may not be the best for those stripes. but you have some waiting to be used at home for sure. just be careful with your fingers, this stuff can be quite sharp 😉

gorby
If you have any masking tape in works well as straps if you cut narrow strips.

Spanjaard
true, i was going to mention that too, but it seems i forgot at the end.

Kesa Tiho
Thanks for the tips. Ill keep em,' in mind

Kesa Tiho
Since i cant upload pictures for whatever reason *exasperated sigh* ill just update yall through the comments. Started working on the brass shells. Got shell casings onto the Sherman now im painting the APC rounds

Spanjaard
it may one of those days that SCM runs out of disk space and we have to wait until is resolved 😉 I has happened a fre times

Spanjaard
looking good Sherman

Kesa Tiho
Thanks, mate

gorby
Nice progress Kesa. I notice you've discovered that plasters/band-aids are a necessary part of modelling. 😄 😄

Kesa Tiho
You live you learn 😂. Should have discovered it a while ago but I'm a man and men don't bandage cuts (or at least ive been told) but a chemical burn is something i shouldn't tough out.. 😄

gorby
It's very good Kesa.