Adichau Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 (edited) Hello Everyone, 8th October is celebrated as Indian Air Force Day. 2020 was the 88th Air Force Day for the IAF. I present the Mirage 2000 to commemorate this day. The Mirage 2000 was upgraded by the Indian Air Force and was re designated as Mirage 2000I. The kit is from Kinetic in 1/48 scale and is built Out Of the Box. The build is simple but Kinetic hasn't mentioned much in the instructions about which parts to use for the different variants which can be modeled from one kit. So you will need to refer your references for the particular version you will be building. The model is painted using locally available acrylic paints and the camo was hand air-brushed without the use of any masks. it was just simpler for me this way IMHO. I chose to give it a load of 4 MICA missiles and I am in process of scratch building the SPICE 2000 smart bomb which was used to strike terrorist camps deep inside the enemy's territory in BALAKOT. Overall the kit is a nice and simple build with beautiful detail OOB and I would recommend everyone to get this kit. I found this to be the best in 1/48 scale. Do enjoy the pics and the WIP video. Best Captain Adi's ModelArt Edited October 10, 2020 by Adichau 38 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAT69 Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 Very nicely done. Really like the paint work and the detail in the cockpit. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hook Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 Lovely! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Brantley Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 Great looking Mirage! 😀 Your paint work looks terrific and tops off a beautiful scale model Adi! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 Another great build. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 Awesome looking build 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 Very nice Mirage! Well done! Did not know that Spice was used on the arguably rather unsuccessful attack in Pakistan! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzby061 Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 Lovely job of one of my favourite aircraft. Pete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vultures1 Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 Simply beautiful! Excellent work 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForestFan Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 Ooh lovely, looks great with the saffron roundals! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Riot Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 That's a great looking jet! Indian AF seems to have some pretty cool kit. Any Jags left in service there? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adichau Posted October 9, 2020 Author Share Posted October 9, 2020 4 hours ago, Lord Riot said: That's a great looking jet! Indian AF seems to have some pretty cool kit. Any Jags left in service there? Yes there are a few... Those have been upgraded... Look for Jaguar DARIN III 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rishi Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 Excellent work. Detailed 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sky Keg Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 One of my favorite aircraft and you captured the beauty of it with flawless perfection. I love it!!!!!!! Mike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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