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7 hours ago, ReccePhreak said:

I have the same kit and will be watching your build.

The main difference, when I finally get around to starting on mine, is the aftermarket I have.

Since I will be building mine as a photo-recce aircraft (Of Course!), I have the following aftermarket:

Model Art decals 48/010

AML  resin exhausts

Neomega cockpit set

Royale Resin wheels (R082)

Model Design Construction scribing template set (SCR48001/A reissue of the Up North set)

L'Arsenal BOZ103 chaff dispenser pod (AC 4863)

L'Arsenal Barracuda ECM pod (AC 4809)

L'Arsenal Hurel-Dubois CT-523 recce pod (AC4875)

 

Your build really looks good so far. Love what you did with the landing gear.

 

Larry

 

 

Thank you Larry.

That’s a nice collection of aftermarket you’ve got there. Especially the L’Arsenal stuff. 

Best of luck with your build. I’ll keep an eye for your WIP. 

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On 20/06/2019 at 00:33, ReccePhreak said:

I have the same kit and will be watching your build.

The main difference, when I finally get around to starting on mine, is the aftermarket I have.

Since I will be building mine as a photo-recce aircraft (Of Course!), I have the following aftermarket:

Model Art decals 48/010

AML  resin exhausts

Neomega cockpit set

Royale Resin wheels (R082)

Model Design Construction scribing template set (SCR48001/A reissue of the Up North set)

L'Arsenal BOZ103 chaff dispenser pod (AC 4863)

L'Arsenal Barracuda ECM pod (AC 4809)

L'Arsenal Hurel-Dubois CT-523 recce pod (AC4875)

 

Your build really looks good so far. Love what you did with the landing gear.

 

Larry

 

Larry,

 

That's one hell of an investment which has got me wondering about AM stuff for the AA kit I have... :hmmm:

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4 hours ago, Wez said:

Larry,

 

That's one hell of an investment which has got me wondering about AM stuff for the AA kit I have... :hmmm:

Wez,

 

I have had the kit in my stash for probably 10-15 years, and have slowly been getting the aftermarket as I could find it and afford it.

The PE scribing template set was the most expensive, but the most important piece (For me) was the CT-52 recce pod.

I have a few hundred kits ahead of it in my build queue, so it may be awhile before I start on it. :blink:

 

Larry

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Seats for the Mirage are done. These are the seats that come with the NeOmega resin cockpit set. Some very nice detail on them. Painted with Hataka Blue Line acrylics. 
UMP black primer applied to the the fuselage. Then the underside, and the grey part of the camouflage sprayed. This is Hataka Orange Line Extra Dk Sea Grey. Then lightened the ExDSG, with white, and did a little post shading.

48067590233_3b0cca74b4_z.jpgDSC_3717 by ian gaskell, on Flickr

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Blu-tac sausages to mark out where the green will be sprayed (Hataka Orange Line Olive Green). 

As with the grey, once the initial coats were airbrushed, a little white was added, and some post-shading done. 

Then glossed ready for the decals. 

48121450676_9450866ace_z.jpgDSC_3725 by ian gaskell, on Flickr

48121541487_0c8d279f10_z.jpgDSC_3727 by ian gaskell, on Flickr

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I had some trouble locating the correct sized badge for the starboard side of the the tail fin, a CIFAS 328 badge. Eventually found one, but printed detail was very sparse. Photo 2 shows the difference between the 1/48 version, on the left, and the acquired 1/72 versions. So with a fine brush, I painted in the extra detailing.
Then I did a panel line wash. Ammo by Mig washes were used, Blue Black for the grey, and Dark Green Grey for the green.
The last photo shows the streaks left by bird droppings, done with a thinned acrylic white, and a very fine brush.

48127788688_d818fa90bd_z.jpgDSC_4049 by ian gaskell, on Flickr

48127875902_c89bfb8f53_z.jpgfullsizeoutput_e2a by ian gaskell, on Flickr

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After a matt coat, pastels have been used to carry out the weathering. 

Also the undercarriage is now attached. 

48133265581_189e67cf4b_z.jpgDSC_4063 by ian gaskell, on Flickr

48133296688_bdcfc69ed0_z.jpgDSC_4064 by ian gaskell, on Flickr

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