zhizhou Posted November 7, 2016 Share Posted November 7, 2016 Hello fellow BM'ers, Some photos of my recently finished Mirage IIIC Bleu. The kit is the Italeri 1/32nd. I made option 2 out of the box with replacement decals for the fly duck and roundels from the Berna sheet. I also replaced the ejector seat with an Isracast resin example. Thanks for looking. Zhizhou 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Posted November 7, 2016 Share Posted November 7, 2016 Very Nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dolphin38 Posted November 7, 2016 Share Posted November 7, 2016 Great looking Mirage, good work and nice finish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve4536 Posted November 7, 2016 Share Posted November 7, 2016 Good representation of the a/c...I like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wez Posted November 7, 2016 Share Posted November 7, 2016 Nice one Zhizhou! It looks mightily impressive - I have just one question, what are you going to do in the GB if it gets the go ahead? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F4u Posted November 7, 2016 Share Posted November 7, 2016 Nice Mirage great colour scheme. Guy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted November 7, 2016 Share Posted November 7, 2016 Great build of a classic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted November 7, 2016 Share Posted November 7, 2016 looks great! well done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulT 876 Posted November 8, 2016 Share Posted November 8, 2016 Nice one mark Will see it in close up at SMW in a few days. See ya Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zhizhou Posted November 8, 2016 Author Share Posted November 8, 2016 Thanks to all for your positive feedback, I appreciate it. @ PaulT 876, you will indeed. 10-SD will be located immediately next to the French Air Forces stand. @ Wez, I have a Heller 72nd Mirage IV and a ModelArt decal sheet and a PJ Production Mirage 5F ready and waiting for the Mirage Group Build kick-off. Not sure if the Mirage IV will be a NMF A or a camouflaged P with CT52 recce pod. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jean Posted November 8, 2016 Share Posted November 8, 2016 Spectacular Mirage! What paint did you use for the bleu Mirage? Congrats. JR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted November 8, 2016 Share Posted November 8, 2016 Beautiful work on this Cold War icon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Air Hockey Propellers Posted November 9, 2016 Share Posted November 9, 2016 Very good matt finish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mountain goat Posted November 9, 2016 Share Posted November 9, 2016 Nice work. I really like the Gris-Bleu scheme on that variant. Jay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zhizhou Posted November 9, 2016 Author Share Posted November 9, 2016 Hi Jean, I used Humbrol 230 PRU Blue. I used Johnson's Klear (the original old stock) over the top of that for a gloss finish. At that point I thought the bleu was looking too dark. I usually use Xtracolor XDFF for the matt varnish, however I thought I would try Humbrol's matt clear varnish. The first coat went on beautifully but the second coat blumed in a couple of areas, mainly the leading edges of the fin and air intakes. I have since learned that using these humbrol varnishes in cool temperatures can lead to this bluming. After much rubbing with a moist cotton bud and a bit of re-coating I got there in the end. Fortunately the matt top coat did lighten the bleu to my satisfaction. regards, Zhizhou Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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