Mark22 Posted February 16, 2020 Share Posted February 16, 2020 Hi All, Here are two French Mirages by Heller in 1/72 scale. I recently completed the Mirage F1C. The Mirage III was finished last year. The fit on both kits is quite good and I did not encounter any major issues with either kit. As these are older kits both models have raised panel lines. I did remove the raised panel lines on the Mirage III, though. The Mirage F1C was painted with Vallejo Model Air. The Mirage III was painted with Vallejo Metal Color. Mark 34 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted February 17, 2020 Share Posted February 17, 2020 (edited) Those look brilliant Mark. Previously, I've not been attracted to the French air superiority blue scheme, having seen your F.1 in it, I think might need another of these kits. The III, I've always loved, whatever the scheme, yours just amplifies that. Steve. Edited February 17, 2020 by stevehnz 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairtrigger Posted February 17, 2020 Share Posted February 17, 2020 Great results.. I especially like the 3... 😁 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Riot Posted February 17, 2020 Share Posted February 17, 2020 These are excellent, so well finished! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junglierating Posted February 17, 2020 Share Posted February 17, 2020 Love that F1...it looks like the sort of jet a kid would draw.....lovely 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vultures1 Posted February 17, 2020 Share Posted February 17, 2020 Lovely pair of Mirages! Well done 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMCS Posted February 17, 2020 Share Posted February 17, 2020 Niiiice 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted February 17, 2020 Share Posted February 17, 2020 Very nice early Mirage pair! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattcour Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 These are really mean jets, especially the F.1. Such a shame that no company ever produced one in 1/32nd scale. Nice models. Matt 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 Hello Mark, Could be old models from Heller, but they look fantastic. especial in this scale. Regards, Orion / The Netherlands. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
72modeler Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 Yep- nice pair of Mirages! The tanks on the III look huge-more like Space Shuttle boosters! Those Heller kits sure cleaned up nicely! Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark22 Posted February 20, 2020 Author Share Posted February 20, 2020 1 hour ago, 72modeler said: Yep- nice pair of Mirages! The tanks on the III look huge-more like Space Shuttle boosters! Those Heller kits sure cleaned up nicely! Mike Those are the ones that came in the box, but they do look a bit too big - almost like 1/48 scale instead of 1/72. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
72modeler Posted February 20, 2020 Share Posted February 20, 2020 55 minutes ago, Mark22 said: Those are the ones that came in the box, but they do look a bit too big - almost like 1/48 scale instead of 1/72. That's exactly what I was thinking when I saw them! Were they the same color plastic and sprued on the kit, or were they loose? They sure do look like 1/48, not 1/72 to me. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark22 Posted February 20, 2020 Author Share Posted February 20, 2020 (edited) 2 hours ago, 72modeler said: That's exactly what I was thinking when I saw them! Were they the same color plastic and sprued on the kit, or were they loose? They sure do look like 1/48, not 1/72 to me. Mike They were attached to the sprue and the same color. I think they look a bit over-sized (distorted) in the photos because I may have held my camera (iPhone) too close when taking the photos. Mark Edited February 20, 2020 by Mark22 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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