Sturmovik Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 This Mirage 2000 I-012serves in Grupo 8 de Caza of the Fuerza Aérea Argentina. The aircraft wears the test camouflage used on the IRL Mirage IIIEA I-003. What if from the Monogram 1986 kit with Condor Decals decals. 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winded Penguin Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 She's a looker. Lovely FAA colour scheme👍 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 wow! that would have been something indeed! the old Monogram M2000 in all its glory one of the first kits I did in my life using an airbrush fond memories! wonder why no Exocets? all 5 spent already 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sturmovik Posted March 28 Author Share Posted March 28 7 hours ago, exdraken said: all its glory You don't see many of these built. Mustn't have been a very good seller for Monogram. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 Revell also reboxed it, that is how I got mine. has got raised lines, and not a very respresentative load out. The ESCI/ Italeri kit is an easier to build, but represents a prototype only. The Heller kit, although also not exactly bristling with detail is said to be more accurate. --> way to go IMHO and nowadays there is the highly detailed Kinetic kit (also with some problems...) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sturmovik Posted March 29 Author Share Posted March 29 3 hours ago, exdraken said: The ESCI/ Italeri kit is an easier to build, but represents a prototype only. If the ESCI kit is similar to their MIIIEs, then the fit of the wing and fuselage must be horrendous. The landing gear must also have those shallow contact points on which to glue them. The Monogram kit originally came in 1982, when the M2000 flew as a prototype. This is the 1986 rebox, which inherits the prototype's lack of refuelling probe. 3 hours ago, exdraken said: highly detailed Kinetic kit That kit was actually the one I wanted to get. But it had to be bought from abroad, and with all the taxes that piled upong the kit+shipping, it just seemed better to get the Monogram kit. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 The Italer kit is actually quite nice. Fit is good, panel lines are recesses. But be careful, the radom has panel lines from the prototype that need filling/ replacing. AND: the early versions of the kit also have the original high fin..... AND all of them haf a slightly off wing shape, the leading edge angle is too steep, / taken over from the Mirage III, which is wrong. I did one e.g. here: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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