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  1. Ed Torn
    Thanks :) it's always good to know BTW do we know when will the kit be released?
  2. Ed Torn
    I can't remember where i read it... i think i read it on this book i bought by Duke Hawkins, but what i remember was that the argentines were afraid that Chile might attack them so they kept the mirages III ready for an attack from Chile, and that's also because the MIrage III have a shorter range than MIrage 5. The aircraft involved in the engagement against Sea Harriers were IAI Daggers, at least from the youtube argentine videos. They said Daggers, not mirage...
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    i have been waiting for the Special Hobby Mirage. Am a bit dissapointed that it's a Mirage IIIC and not a IIIE, but it's ok, i want to build another israeli mirage and a south african one as well, i just don't think i'll preoprder one at hannants as i live in Spain and postage ( and taxes) might be too much. Meanwhile, i bought a Modelsvit MIrage IIIEA/BR whihc looks really good and comes with masks and photoetched parts, and that i think i will paint as a Venezuelan air force Mirage III E, i also bought a couple of the new High Planes models IAI Finger and IAI Dagger, which of course will be painted in Argentine liveries. I don't know why they keep offering Mirages with argentina falklands war scheme when Mirages didn't take part in the war but the Daggers did...
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    i love MIrage III's and i wish such a popular aircraft was available from more manufacturers in 1/72. I remember when i found an academy Mirage and rushed to buy it at my local hobby store...only to find out it was 1/48... Same with the Eduard Mirage IIIC, 1/48... I guess these days 1/48 is a lot more popular than 1/72 and it shows at my local hobby store where they stock mostly that scale and not 1/72
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    oh yes, you can see Eurofighters flying over the city from time to time, last time i think it was like a month ago or so. I like building several kits of they have many operator nations, like Mig 29, Sukhoi SU-27, Su -30, Mirage III, Mig 21, etc.
  6. Ed Torn
    They had it in the store as well, i thought about buying it too, but after seeing how horrible the mirage kit is... no thanks. And they sell them for 9 euros...
  7. Ed Torn
    That PM Model kit is AWFUL. On one hand i think i should have kept it only for the decals, but at 9 euros, only for the south african air force decals... no thanks. It's easily the worst kit i have ever seen. The kits by Mistercraft are amazing compared to that
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    The Mirage F1 by Special Hobby is good enough for me, i built it in Spain's livery ( i live in Seville) i also bought another one to built it as a moroccan F1, but since i will build an Angolan MIG 21, i need south african air force decals. I wanted the Modelsvit Mirage III but the only place i can find it it's on eBay and it's around 40 euros including shipping. For that price i could buy 2 Mirage III by Special Hobby and it would be great because i'd like to build several Mirage III in various air forces schemes
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    Any news on this?? I've just bought a couple of Mig21 MF by Eduard and can't wait to have them built, but everytime i buy a MIG 21, i feel the need to add another Mirage III. I've built a couple of RV Aircraft Mirage III one Israeli CJ version and one Venezuelan E version. Bought another RV Aircraft Mirage III to build a Venezuelan Mirage 50 EV but i'd rather wait for the Special Hobby one. If it's as good as their Mirage F1 i'll buy many of those. Also i bought last week a Dagger by PM Model but it was truly awful and returned it to the store... so i really want a Nesher/Dagger/Finger, as the only argentine Mirage III i have is a Heller... and yeah... don't like the Heller kit much...
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    If you think the Trumpeter Mig 29's are complex, wait until you keep building that Zvezda kit...i find the Zvezda kits, while very nice in terms of fit and shape, overkill many times. Tye Zvezda Mig 29 9.13 is a very nice kit, but a lot more difficult to assemble than a Trumpeter kit. I love how the upper fuselage is just one piece in Trumpeters, i hate having to fill up seams where the wings and fuselage meet...
  11. Ed Torn
    love it!! i am too from Venezuela and plan to make a few venezuelan war brids. So far i've got an F-16, Mirage III and a Sukhoi Su-30, but a Sabre is in the plans
  12. Ed Torn
    love it! but the flankers on the shelf below....
  13. Ed Torn
    i have the Zvezda 9-13 MiG-29 in 1:72 and while it's very cool, it's made of very thin plastic...i also bought a couple of days ago an Italeri MiG-29 A kit, i hope it's good...i haven't put it together yet...
  14. Ed Torn
    good topic!! i've ordered an Italeri F-16A in 1:72 because it has the Venezuelan Air Force livery. I also purchased a Mister Craft F-16 A because it too came with the venezuelan air force decals but that kit it's not very good...the fit is very poor and requires quite a lot of filling...
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