wellzy Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 Mirage 2000N ,soon work done on the office under 25% I hope . thats it so far looking forward to the build , Wellzy 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jean Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 Hi Wellzy, IMHO, this is the most sexy of the Mirage 2000 family, especially when it sports the humongous underwing fuel tanks. I do hope you will fit them on your model! Have a lot of fun! JR 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellzy Posted July 21, 2021 Author Share Posted July 21, 2021 54 minutes ago, jean said: Hi Wellzy, IMHO, this is the most sexy of the Mirage 2000 family, especially when it sports the humongous underwing fuel tanks. I do hope you will fit them on your model! Have a lot of fun! JR Yes lm a Mirage Fan have missed seeing them at RIAT the last two years Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggles87 Posted July 22, 2021 Share Posted July 22, 2021 I’ll tag along if I may please. We used to see quite a few over here, but not so much these days. According to one of my french friends most of them are outside France at the moment. John 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellzy Posted July 23, 2021 Author Share Posted July 23, 2021 23 hours ago, Biggles87 said: I’ll tag along if I may please. We used to see quite a few over here, but not so much these days. According to one of my french friends most of them are outside France at the moment. John 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellzy Posted July 23, 2021 Author Share Posted July 23, 2021 Started on the seat`s and fuselage Thats it for now , Wellzy 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted July 23, 2021 Share Posted July 23, 2021 Very nice! On 7/22/2021 at 9:58 PM, Biggles87 said: We used to see quite a few over here, but not so much these days. According to one of my french friends most of them are outside France at the moment. The N model is completely retired for several years already! The similar looking D models and some Bs are still around though! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wez Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 Nice start Wellzy, I do love the Mirage 2000 series. Colleagues of mine who deployed to Afghanistan said you could always tell when these things were taking off, they were so bloody LOUD! Good luck and welcome the GB. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellzy Posted July 24, 2021 Author Share Posted July 24, 2021 13 hours ago, Wez said: Nice start Wellzy, I do love the Mirage 2000 series. Thanks Wez same here love the 2000 series have built a 2000 C , love all the French Delta Colleagues of mine who deployed to Afghanistan said you could always tell when these things were taking off, they were so bloody LOUD! Good luck and welcome the GB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidgeRunner Posted July 25, 2021 Share Posted July 25, 2021 23 hours ago, Wez said: Nice start Wellzy, I do love the Mirage 2000 series. Colleagues of mine who deployed to Afghanistan said you could always tell when these things were taking off, they were so bloody LOUD! Good luck and welcome the GB. Me too but you can’t beat a Mirage 3 :), especially a tanked up 3R Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidgeRunner Posted July 25, 2021 Share Posted July 25, 2021 23 hours ago, Wez said: Nice start Wellzy, I do love the Mirage 2000 series. Me too but you can’t beat a Mirage 3 :), especially a tanked up 3R Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellzy Posted July 27, 2021 Author Share Posted July 27, 2021 Hi All I had heard that Kinetic kits have some fit issues, i have now found out this to be true ! now the work begins ,Wellzy 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggles87 Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 Oh dear! I have built several Mirage 2000 kits over the years ( not Kinetic ) but never one with a wing/fuselage joint like that. Good luck. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham T Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 44 minutes ago, wellzy said: Hi All I had heard that Kinetic kits have some fit issues, i have now found out this to be true ! Hmmmm I'm finding their Mirage IIIRD similarly challenging! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 17 minutes ago, Biggles87 said: Oh dear! I have built several Mirage 2000 kits over the years ( not Kinetic ) but never one with a wing/fuselage joint like that. Good luck. John on Mirage III and 2000s, I always, without any exception I think, I try to take care of this fuselage wing joint separately, meaning I glue the upper wings to the fuselage first. all the other joints are easier to deal with or correct afterwards... the Kinetic MIII is a very big improvement over the M2K by the way quality wise! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellzy Posted August 3, 2021 Author Share Posted August 3, 2021 Hi Guy`s , with some packing and pushing it`s getting there So far so good , what can go wrong ,Wellzy 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasonb13 Posted August 3, 2021 Share Posted August 3, 2021 Great work so far, I was going to ask what Kinetic kits are like, but I think you've answered that question already! 🤦🏻 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellzy Posted August 4, 2021 Author Share Posted August 4, 2021 16 hours ago, Jasonb13 said: Great work so far, I was going to ask what Kinetic kits are like, but I think you've answered that question already! 🤦🏻 Hi thanks this one is a nightmare but have heard good things about the Harrier kits , so pick and hope 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helios16v Posted August 4, 2021 Share Posted August 4, 2021 Kinetic stuff can be hit or miss. I built a Mirage III as a IIIO (RAAF) a couple years back. Fit wise it was ok, but some areas were a bit fiddly and required a bit of patience, dry fitting, and finesse...especially around the intakes. And almost everything required a little time for clean up, as there was a fair bit of flash everywhere...more than you would expect for a newer kit. All that said, they haven't scared me off completely...I've got an A-6, EA-6B, and a Kfir from them in the stash. You just have to go into them with the mindset that they aren't a lick & stick kit and will likely need a little fiddling (some more than others). I do have to give them credit for venturing into some subjects that are not mainstream and typically shied from by the other big manufacturers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted August 4, 2021 Share Posted August 4, 2021 On 8/3/2021 at 2:33 PM, wellzy said: So far so good , what can go wrong ,Wellzy Between this question or “Whats the worst that can happen” never ever ask them out loud. Nothing good ever cones from asking these questions ? 😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellzy Posted August 12, 2021 Author Share Posted August 12, 2021 Hi Guy`s More filer and rubbing down but it`s getting there the wing roots are looking better and the nose cone was to big and the wrong shape to my eyes . holding the side of the cockpit to fuselage Step in the wing root Getting there I hope not the best kit in the world but that`s modelling , thanks for looking ,Wellzy 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellzy Posted October 28, 2021 Author Share Posted October 28, 2021 Hi Guy`s , back on the 2000 N hoping it will be kind to me ? Thanks for looking Wellzy 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PLC1966 Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 On 7/25/2021 at 8:26 AM, RidgeRunner said: Me too but you can’t beat a Mirage 3 :), especially a tanked up 3R III ? III ? Everyone knows the Mirage F1CR was the most handsome of the family, although the Mirage 2000 really does stir things in odd places, but the Mirage IV really was a lovely beast........ 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 1 hour ago, wellzy said: Hi Guy`s , back on the 2000 N hoping it will be kind to me ? great progress! filler in , sand paper out, problem solved! you sem to be on track! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidgeRunner Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 1 hour ago, PLC1966 said: places, but the Mirage IV really was a lovely beast........ Absolutely :). Waiting patiently for them, and then seeing attack Wattisham during various exercise was always a thrill. :). I agree about the F.1 too 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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