exdraken Posted February 2, 2023 Share Posted February 2, 2023 Just got a rare Fonderie Miniature F1B Mirage F1B CE.14 of Spanish Airforce, Ejercito del Aire 1/48 most likely in Spanish airforce late color scheme..... one I was able to take a photo of at Albacete airbase Los Llanos already after official retirement ... hope you like it, hope it turns out that way! 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Filler Posted February 2, 2023 Share Posted February 2, 2023 Excellent choice. What are your early impressions of the FM kit? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Posted February 2, 2023 Share Posted February 2, 2023 Hello @exdraken, and welcome! This looks like a very interesting kit. I am very curious about how the construction is designed. The real jet looks great, looking forward to watching you putting the kit together. Enjoy your time here! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wings unlevel Posted February 3, 2023 Share Posted February 3, 2023 Great subject and scheme! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEMPESTMK5 Posted February 3, 2023 Share Posted February 3, 2023 Welcome aboard Exdraken Have and enjoy your build Best regards Patrice 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pappy Posted February 3, 2023 Share Posted February 3, 2023 G'day Werner, Nice choice! I have not seen this kit before so this will be an interesting comparison with the KH kit. I can see one advantage already, you have a one piece fuselage, two hours to go until the kick-off (in Oz anyway!) cheers, Pappy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggles87 Posted February 17, 2023 Share Posted February 17, 2023 Also interested in your initial impressions, FM not always being the easiest of kits to put together. Good luck. John 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Posted February 22, 2023 Share Posted February 22, 2023 Hello @exdraken how‘s the kit coming along? I met a colleague today I hadn’t seen for a while, we were talking about austrian times. Given your name exdraken, do you know a certain Wolfgang Kopf from Graz? I once flew with him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted March 4, 2023 Author Share Posted March 4, 2023 thanks everyone for the motivation! I finally broke it open and started some sanding and dry fitting! this IS a short run rit, so do not expect wonders regarding fit bit shape seems great, and fuselage parts aline so far wing not so much... have to figure out if to sand or to fill .... thanks for comments, input etc! 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hewy Posted March 5, 2023 Share Posted March 5, 2023 Looking promising so far 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Filler Posted March 5, 2023 Share Posted March 5, 2023 11 hours ago, exdraken said: wing not so much... have to figure out if to sand or to fill .... I’m no great expert, but I think filling is the way I’d go. I’d be using plastic card to pack it to hopefully create a strong wing to fuselage bond. Also helps if any touch ups to panel line are necessary. It looks like a really nice kit. But come on Kinetic, where are your F1s? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted March 13, 2023 Author Share Posted March 13, 2023 a bit more parts preparation, washing the resins, sprue cleanup, etc... main gear bays: I guess I will leave that open white metal air brake, I guess I will leave that open as well parts that got a "gun metal" treatment nozzle with nice detail, but thick petals I sanded them down a bit 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Filler Posted March 14, 2023 Share Posted March 14, 2023 Those petals were a bit beefy, but the detail down the pipe looks excellent. Nice progress. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted March 15, 2023 Author Share Posted March 15, 2023 23 hours ago, Filler said: Those petals were a bit beefy, but the detail down the pipe looks excellent. Nice progress. yes, exactly, but I thinned them down a bit, and now looks way better! the landing gear assembly is a rather beefy approach some sanding still needed to close the fuselage, but I am confident! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted March 17, 2023 Author Share Posted March 17, 2023 cockpit, not that this is a short run, multi media kit, more than 20 years old cramped, isn't it? just as in the real deal! it is going to be black by the way... and with nicePE on top! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wings unlevel Posted March 18, 2023 Share Posted March 18, 2023 7 hours ago, exdraken said: cockpit, not that this is a short run, multo media kit, more than 20 years old We do this for fun, yes?! 🤣 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted May 15, 2023 Author Share Posted May 15, 2023 huu.. some updates would be great... or at least some progress lets see.. maybe we get an extension for such an important GB?.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEMPESTMK5 Posted May 15, 2023 Share Posted May 15, 2023 8 hours ago, exdraken said: huu.. some updates would be great... or at least some progress lets see.. maybe we get an extension for such an important GB?.... Good evening exdraken You should contact Enzo I guess that he will need a few days/weeks extension too as he has recently started a triple build of Mirage 2000 kits Best Regards Patrice 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted May 18, 2023 Author Share Posted May 18, 2023 I had to take the landing gear beay construction out again, it simply would not close up... moved it to the port side, and also glued in the cockpit cosntruction. this is not Tamiya or Hobbyboss (Helix) fit quailty of course! .. now I seem to have reasonable fit,... time to close her up! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted May 19, 2023 Author Share Posted May 19, 2023 so,, as we have an extension now, thanks mods! full speed ahead! fuselage closed, looks reasonably well now nose cone and those wings (and gaps...) Los Llanos, we are coming!🇪🇸 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted May 21, 2023 Author Share Posted May 21, 2023 I am seeing some light.... at the wing joint! sop, filling it! CA to the rescue 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Posted May 22, 2023 Share Posted May 22, 2023 Looking good there @exdraken! Do you use liquid or gel type CA for this job? And how long do you let it set before sanding? Not too long i guess? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eclipse Posted May 22, 2023 Share Posted May 22, 2023 (edited) On 2/2/2023 at 9:43 PM, exdraken said: most likely in Spanish airforce late color scheme..... No way!!!!! not a grey Mirage F1, or... maybe Mirage F1DJ!😉 Lagarto (?) scheme is better or one of the two BE painted in 1990-91 in French blue scheme, or... 😁 A French F1B overpainted with Spanish markings! On 3/18/2023 at 12:53 AM, exdraken said: Be careful, front place instrument panel of the grey Spanish two seaters are very particuliar, not modernized as single seaters, but neither the same configuration of other Mirage F1B... 😉 Edited May 22, 2023 by eclipse 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted May 22, 2023 Author Share Posted May 22, 2023 1 hour ago, Sam said: Looking good there @exdraken! Do you use liquid or gel type CA for this job? And how long do you let it set before sanding? Not too long i guess? Gel type, first sanding is semi hard state.... still always a great mess 35 minutes ago, eclipse said: No way!!!!! not a grey Mirage F1, or... maybe Mirage F1DJ!😉 Lagarto (?) scheme is better or one of the two BE painted in 1990-91 in French blue scheme, or... 😁 A French F1B overpainted with Spanish markings! see first post: I saw one of the last flights of these machines, special for an TLP open day back in 2013... so this it will be! but yes, the other schemes are also on my todo list there are also ex Quatari F1s..... with Spanish roundels ... 39 minutes ago, eclipse said: Be careful, front place instrument panel of the grey Spanish two seaters are very particuliar, not modernized as single seaters, but neither the same configuration of other Mirage F1B... 😉 yes... i will see what I can do in this respect! any decent photos of a late Spanish two seater pit? any external differences i have to be careful with and might miss? thansk! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eclipse Posted May 22, 2023 Share Posted May 22, 2023 14 minutes ago, exdraken said: any decent photos of a late Spanish two seater pit? yep 17 minutes ago, exdraken said: any external differences i have to be careful with and might miss? RWR, chaffs/flares dispenser, location of the VHF antenna, by comparison with French version, location of the nav lights on the end of the wings, antenna underbelly in front of the keels, and if loads are envisaged, Sidewinder instead of Magic with the appropriate pylon... and no S530F. 😉 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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