jarkmodels Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 (edited) Hi. I always liked the delta wing configuration of the Mirage 2000 and wanted to build one. Been 1/72nd my preferred scale there are not many kits to choose from and they are all quite old. This Italeri one was released in 2016 for the 25th anniversary of the Gulf War, but is just a re-box of an old 1992 one and it really shows its age!. Besides the odd elongated shape (the actual aircraft is a bit shorter) it had many incorrect panel lines and missing detail. The main error was the lines in the radome, that I filled up and sanded. I've added some scratch details as well as the rivets. For the color scheme I used AK Real Color Lacquers and weathered it with Abteilung 502 Oil paints. Cheers and thanks for looking. Jorge Edited February 20, 2021 by JrivasK spelling 65 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farmerboy Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 Scale modelling at its best, wonderful paint job! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikola Topalov Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 Beautiful work! Superb paint job! Well done man! Excellent photography too. Best, Nikola 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Dyck Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 I can only echoe, that’s perfect. Superb paintjob and weathering. Just my taste! Cheers Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 That is brilliant, I just love that scheme & how you've handled it. Steve. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fox1_BE Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 Wonderful build and paintjob!! 👍 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidgeRunner Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 Well, it looks like a Mirage 2000, and a good one Martin 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booty003 Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 Superb. Excellent skill on the paint work and the lovely subtle effects. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jarkmodels Posted February 11, 2021 Author Share Posted February 11, 2021 Thank you very much guys! I'm happy you liked it 😀 Jorge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swralph Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 Lovely build Jorge.😀 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alxzinbox Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 (edited) That's a beauty! The riveting makes all the difference in the final outcome doesn't it! Edited February 11, 2021 by alxzinbox Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex_stela Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 Great job, Jorge! Correcting this old Italeri kit is not easy, but you did it brilliantly! Riveting looks great, so the paintjob and weathering! I also made this Mirage (Revell's rebox) a few years ago, but I like yours a lot more! Best regards! Alek 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dolphin38 Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 Wonderful finish, great work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vultures1 Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 Very nice Mirage 2000! You've done a great job of correcting the Italeri kit and the finish is superb - well done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jarkmodels Posted February 11, 2021 Author Share Posted February 11, 2021 10 hours ago, alxzinbox said: That's a beauty! The riveting makes all the difference in the final outcome doesn't it! Thank you!, yeah it helps. Since I first did riveting a while ago I have trouble not doing it when need it. To me it looks so much better! 😀 But the thing is, there's no need to do it anymore because I just found out through Scalemates that ModelSvit is releasing a full new tooling Mirage 2000C this March and looks spectacular with rivets and all!!! https://www.modelsvit-eshop.com/en/c/aviation-1/mirage-2000c-multirole-jet-fighter-158 9 hours ago, alex_stela said: Great job, Jorge! Correcting this old Italeri kit is not easy, but you did it brilliantly! Riveting looks great, so the paintjob and weathering! I also made this Mirage (Revell's rebox) a few years ago, but I like yours a lot more! Best regards! Alek Thanks Alex...yeah I confess I didn't fixed all errors...there's still some incorrect panel lines that I didn't bother cleaning up... I like yours too! 😉 2 hours ago, dolphin38 said: Wonderful finish, great work Thank you very much! 52 minutes ago, Vultures1 said: Very nice Mirage 2000! You've done a great job of correcting the Italeri kit and the finish is superb - well done Thank you, I'm very pleased with this build...😀 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Team Aer Lingus Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 That's a looker very nicely finished well done thanks for sharing Eamonn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djos Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 Fantastic finish, weathering of this (at the end) small model, is more than excellent BRAVO regards Djordje Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzby061 Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 You've made a fantastic replica of one of my favourite aircraft. Love it. Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ c Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 Really nice Mirage there, great job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jarkmodels Posted February 12, 2021 Author Share Posted February 12, 2021 12 hours ago, Team Aer Lingus said: That's a looker very nicely finished well done thanks for sharing Eamonn Thanks for looking 😉!, Glad you liked it! 9 hours ago, djos said: Fantastic finish, weathering of this (at the end) small model, is more than excellent BRAVO regards Djordje Thank you!, yes is small. For some reason I enjoy modelling smaller size more (hence 1/72nd been my preferred scale) 6 hours ago, Buzby061 said: You've made a fantastic replica of one of my favourite aircraft. Love it. Pete Glad you liked it, Pete! I like the Mirage 2000 very much as well 😉 5 hours ago, russ c said: Really nice Mirage there, great job! Thank you! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Womby Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 Stunning finish. The paint and weathering look amazing. David 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luka Posted February 13, 2021 Share Posted February 13, 2021 Great looking build! I didn't know the Italeri kit needed some corrections though, so thanks for that heads-up as well! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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