Homebee Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 (edited) It's official after their injected 1/72nd Dassault Mirage IIIE & 5 family (incl. Dagger, Nesher etc.) in joint venture, High Planes Models (HPM) and PJ Production are to release the same model in quarter scale. http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.p...topic=234914331 http://www.hyperscale.com/2012/reviews/kit...6reviewgp_1.htm Stay tuned! V.P. Edited July 26, 2017 by Homebee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 Cool... the V is a little lacking in my collection of Mirages Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigsty Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 While I was very happy to spot this, neither firm has a reputation for cheapness. Have we any indication yet as to price? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaffe284 Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 Nice!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vlamgat9 Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 I am amazed a mainstream manufacturer hasnt done a Mirage IIIE/5/50/Kfir/Panther/Cheetah since the horrible old Esci/Italeri one. You'd have thought Eduard or Hobbyboss might have done it off the back of their spookily similar IIIC moulds, which would only really require new fuselage halfs to be tooled. PJ and High Planed should be applauded but lets hope their tooling and production quality improves a bit for this release. I have the HP Cheetah C and it is as rough as a badger's bottom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calum Posted April 21, 2012 Share Posted April 21, 2012 I hope they tone down the detail a bit. Many of the panel lines on the 1/72 kit are matchbox trencher like. I hear there maybe another IIIE from one of the other Eastern manufactuers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted January 20, 2013 Author Share Posted January 20, 2013 (edited) Source: https://www.facebook.com/HPMHobbies 18 October 2012 HPM Hobbies: Home of High Planes Models With the Finger packaging at the printers, Mirage IIID moulds being cut, time to check the 1:48 Mirage III/5 CAD designs again. We are having fun adding in a few extras. 20 January 2013 HPM Hobbies: Home of High Planes Models Hi Jason, now the IIID (1/72nd) tooling is close to finished we start cutting the 1/48 tooling. We wanted to make sure the panel lines would be fine enough and the single sprue for the IIID was a low risk way of doing this. V.P. Edited January 20, 2013 by Homebee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giorgio N Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 I am amazed a mainstream manufacturer hasnt done a Mirage IIIE/5/50/Kfir/Panther/Cheetah since the horrible old Esci/Italeri one. You'd have thought Eduard or Hobbyboss might have done it off the back of their spookily similar IIIC moulds, which would only really require new fuselage halfs to be tooled. PJ and High Planed should be applauded but lets hope their tooling and production quality improves a bit for this release. I have the HP Cheetah C and it is as rough as a badger's bottom. The HP Cheetah is one of the old kits made using short run technology. The more recent Mirage III kits are made using standard injection moulding, so they are already very different from the kit in your hands. However, one of the problem they show in the new its is the one Calum highlighted: very heavy panel lines, that are really at odd with the general quality (and price) of these kits. Interestingly the old short run kits had some very fine panel lines, although yes, the rest was very rough (but generally well done). The 1/48 kits will sure be made using the latest technology, hopefully they'll improve on the panel lines but if they don't that will not be good, especially considering the likely price of these kits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pacificmustang Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 I'M EXCITED!!!!!!!!! Will finally be able to do a decent 48 RAAF mirage OOB. I know you're excited too Calum, you love doing RAAF stuff!! Bruce Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norman Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 Goodness !!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted January 20, 2015 Author Share Posted January 20, 2015 (edited) A test shot will be on display this weekend in the PJ Production stand (http://www.pj-production.be/en/) at the Ransart (Belgium) modelshow 2015 (http://www.lesfeles.be/). Source: https://www.facebook.com/773437519409144/photos/a.773452512740978.1073741830.773437519409144/783464288406467/?type=1&theater Quote Ce week end à Ransart, nous aurons le plaisir de vous présenter en primeur le Mirage IIIE au 1/48 issu de la collaboration HPM / PJ Production. Faisant suite aux demandes d'information tout à fait légitimes qui ont été formulées, nous devons préciser certaines choses concernant le Mirage. La photo postée ici est bien la représentation 3d et non la maquette. De même le modèle qui sera présenté à "Plein feu sur le Maquettisme" à Ransart sera le premier test shot et donc pas le modèle définitif bien entendu. Aucun prix ni date de sortie ne sont encore déterminés à l'heure actuelle mais nous pouvons déjà vous informer que la boîte que nous commercialiserons comprendra les versions IIIE/5F...et 5BA. Une seule des trois versions (IIIE) sera présentée ce week end, les autres versions étant encore en cours de réalisation. V.P. Edited November 13, 2016 by Homebee 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ali62 Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 Well only two years after the last post, with the Kinetic kit out and two on the way to me I cannot but think that this is just a little too late, unless it is exceptional and beats the Kinetic kit and offers more or other versions. Look forward to future comparison, good luck to PJ and High Planes, also just hope panel lines are finer than the 1/72 scale kits they did recently. I just hope that is good then I can buy a few more Mirage kits. Ali Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zhizhou Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 Thanks for posting this bit of news Homebee. Hopefully some photos will appear after the test shot is revealed at the Belgium show. Fingers crossed PJ Productions will also release some up scaled resin to enable the VBA / VBR and Chilean Elkan versions. Zhizhou Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted January 25, 2015 Author Share Posted January 25, 2015 (edited) Mirage IIIE / 5F / 5BA - PJ Production - 1/48e Pictures of first test shot. Decals for the Mirage 5BA will include BA-15 & BA-30 of 2nd & 8th Sqn No release date yet. Source: https://www.facebook.com/IPMS.Belgium/photos/a.264972213658499.1073741829.240342542788133/444037295751989/?type=3&theater V.P. Edited November 13, 2016 by Homebee 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zhizhou Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 Thanks Homebee, the test shot looks quite nice! Zhizhou Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted January 26, 2015 Author Share Posted January 26, 2015 (edited) One more pic with the decals. Source: https://www.facebook.com/773437519409144/photos/a.773452512740978.1073741830.773437519409144/786611731425056/?type=1&theater V.P. Edited November 13, 2016 by Homebee 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom726 Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 HPM resin ATAR 9C exhaust and wheels have been announced at the HPM website. Should also fit the Kinetic MIIIE according to the descriptions. http://www.hpmhobbies.com/categories/Scale-Models/Aircraft/1%3A48/Accessories/?sort=featured&page=2 No mention of the actual kit itself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guillaume320 Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 Any news on this Mirage kit?? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ABeck Posted November 12, 2016 Share Posted November 12, 2016 Not shown open the display table there was (is) the chance to have a glance at the still alive Mirage project of HiPlanes. There were the sprues of the latest testshot but no release day is a anaounced yet. The shapes of what was shown looks good, the breakdown an d the construction of the model should be far easier than with the Kinetic kit. But the surface detail is not as delicate as on the Kc kit and some detail should be worked on (modellers would kike to see seperate scoops with opened fronts e.g.). A two seater is also in the development line. From Tfd Cheers Andreas Beck 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guillaume320 Posted November 12, 2016 Share Posted November 12, 2016 Thanks for the report! Have you taken note of what weapons/tanks are going to be included? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted November 12, 2016 Author Share Posted November 12, 2016 (edited) Nice to hear this 1/48th Mirage family project is still alive. V.P. Edited November 13, 2016 by Homebee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luis pacheco Posted November 13, 2016 Share Posted November 13, 2016 (edited) https://adrianleguina.wordpress.com/2016/11/13/novedades-de-fabricantes-y-tiendas-en-telford-ipms-scale-modelworld-2016/ Edited November 13, 2016 by luis pacheco 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guillaume320 Posted November 13, 2016 Share Posted November 13, 2016 Early 2017? Excellent... Will be getting some! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luis pacheco Posted November 13, 2016 Share Posted November 13, 2016 https://adrianleguina.wordpress.com/2016/11/13/novedades-de-fabricantes-y-tiendas-en-telford-ipms-scale-modelworld-2016/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted November 19, 2016 Author Share Posted November 19, 2016 More pics Source: http://www.ipmsdeutschland.de/Ausstellungen/Telford2016/AT/index.html V.P. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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