1/72 Mirage IIIS

[dolphin38]

I have recently completed this a 1/72nd Dassault Mirage IIIS, J2302 this aircraft was used for trials by the Swiss Air Force and at some point was fitted with a Photo Recon nose.

The base kit was the new tool PJ Production Mirage V which is a vast improvement on the older kit and I used the PJ Production Mirage IIIS for the conversion. The decals

are from Matterhorn for the Mirage IIIS and RS, initial impressions of the decals was good well printed and in register even the very small ones, but when introduced to water

a lot of them just broke a part on the backing paper they are also nearly impervious to my preferred Microsol and Microset setting solutions to the point I ended up buying two

sheets to finish the decalling. In the end I was just glad to finish it.

 

C and C welcome

 

Willy

 

IMGP7878 by Phillip Wilmshurst, on Flickr

 

IMGP7877 by Phillip Wilmshurst, on Flickr

 

IMGP7876 by Phillip Wilmshurst, on Flickr

 

IMGP7875 by Phillip Wilmshurst, on Flickr

 

IMGP7874 by Phillip Wilmshurst, on Flickr

[huvut76g7gbbui7]

That's very nice and a change from the operational markings normally seen is always welcome.

[Mountain goat]

Great looking Mirage! Those interesting markings and the non-standard RS nose really set this model apart. Great to see the new PJ kit built, the panel lines look good.

 

Jay 

[Corsairfoxfouruncle]

Very nice Mirage 👌 You have 

[RidgeRunner]

A lovely build and a great example of what can be produced in 1/72!

 

Martin

[bearmatt]

Nice one!

[MikeR]

Now I do like that!

 

Mike.

[Convair]

A very nice Mirage. The black and white triangles inside the circle, on the fuselage, resemble photo-calibration markings. The silver painting is great.

[F-32]

Awesome scheme