seadog Posted July 10, 2018 Share Posted July 10, 2018 Always thought the Mirage V with it's needle profile was cool so I decided to have a shot at Kinetic's offering. There have been pretty mixed reviews, some seem to think it's, um, not very good while others rave. Generally, I like it, despite a bit of fettling and needing to add a fuselage spreader (a length of sprue, to get a closer fit to the wings. No biggie. BUT, as the piccie will show there doesn't seem to be enough nose wheel door if you're a heretic like me an put an occasional aircraft onna stick with the wheels up. Maybe I'm missing something but the instructions show 3 bits of door and I put them on to find there's a noticeable gap. It would seem that the main door is short. Anyone else run into this? I can, I hope sort it with a bit of plastic sheet and filler. But fer crying out loud. Any one else find this. Or am I just being punished for Heresy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tempestfan Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 From your pic, it looks as though the bay is longer for about the length of a small flap in plastic as compared with the drawing. Can you confirm? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seadog Posted July 12, 2018 Author Share Posted July 12, 2018 Yep. As I said, I reckon from comparison between the drawing and the model (sorry, the photo isn't as clear as it might have been) I reckon the problem is the main gear door, or there should be a little panel aft of the main door, dunno. Anyway there isn't one. Wouldn't have noticed if I'd built it 'gear down'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Uncool Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 Seadog, mate You happen to be missing one door on the nose landing gear doors; there are two doors which sandwich together while the nnose gear is down. Also, which Kinetic Mirage V kit is this? I've learnt that the gear wells on the two-seat cockpits differ according to its location forward under the fuselage. Cheers, Unc2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger331 Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 Hi, I'm not sure how far you have got with your Kinetic build but a while back I put together a 'builders guide' based on my (and other modellers) experiences with the build sequence of this kit (especially if you use any kind of aftermarket with it). I'm not saying the notes are hugely comprehensive or totally authorative but the feedback from other modellers is that they were very helpful in getting the best out of their kits. If you would like a set, drop me your e-mail. Like the previous co-respondent pointed out the gap may be caused by the fact that some manufacturers mould two of the doors together. I have a Wingman Mirage 5F on the go at the moment (it will actually be a Mirage IIIEA) and I notice that the nose bay door is a three piece arrangement on Sprue D...Parts 22 (Front section), 29 (mid section) and 33 (Main section)...the latter will obviously need the integrally moulded strut removed before it is fitted in the retracted position. Cheers Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Uncool Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 1 hour ago, Tiger331 said: I have a Wingman Mirage 5F on the go at the moment (it will actually be a Mirage IIIEA) Hi there, Mark! Could I purchase the Mirage 5F nose from you? I might have some nice Mirage IIIEA Low-Vis decals to trade as well. What say you? Cheers, Unc2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger331 Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 6 hours ago, Uncle Uncool said: Hi there, Mark! Could I purchase the Mirage 5F nose from you? I might have some nice Mirage IIIEA Low-Vis decals to trade as well. What say you? Cheers, Unc2 Drop me a PM.....lets see what we can arrange Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seadog Posted July 13, 2018 Author Share Posted July 13, 2018 Hi guys, thanks for the input. I should have posted a higher res image! I have all three supplied doors in place, which is why I was rather surprised to find I had a gap. On page 9, lower right is a drawing marked 'In flight position' Which I followed. I've patched the gap with a bit cut from a spare lower nose fuselage piece...and a bit of filler. Tiger 331, I've just primed it, filled a few anomalies I'd missed, sanded a re-primed. Just about to start painting it in the sand and brown scheme. Only after-market stuff is an Aries seat (the PE seatbelts are an absolute b*stard on the eyesight) and a set of decals. Uncle Uncool. Argentine! Don't know whether I'll post it when it's done, I have a feeling it might not be up to standard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Uncool Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 4 hours ago, seadog said: Uncle Uncool. Argentine! Don't know whether I'll post it when it's done, I have a feeling it might not be up to standard Yeh, me is...!!! Oh, c'mon, Seadog. How much not to standard could a 1/48 Mirage kit ever be? You should post it. Cheers my mate! Unc2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seadog Posted July 13, 2018 Author Share Posted July 13, 2018 we'll see when it's done... Whatever, it's a nice companion for my Draken. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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