mitchem Posted April 13, 2023 Share Posted April 13, 2023 Three in a single posting may help to explain why I've been keeping such a low profile on BM recently. Not too sure if building all three in parallel was such a good idea as things got a bit tense near the end - just needed to paint 16 wheels and carefully glue on 24 undercarriage doors....... 😢 Nice kits with plenty of detail and very comprehensive decals, but I did have to apply a bit of elbow grease here and there. (One thing for sure is that the cockpit canopies were not designed to be closed, but brute force, ignorance and 240 grit saved the day !) Left to right : Mirage F1AZ - South African Air Force - 1 Squadron Mirage F1B - French Air Force - 3/33 Mirage F1CZ - South African Air Force - 3 Squadron Mirage F1AZ - South African Air Force - No. 1 Squadron (1996) - "Cheetah Eater" Mirage F1B - French Air Force 3/33 (2004) - 60th Anniversary of D-Day : Mirage F1CZ - South African Air Force - No. 3 Squadron (1981) : Three down and three to go - two more SAAF jets and another French one.... ....but not this year 🥴 Thanks for looking mike 55 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HPoirot Posted April 13, 2023 Share Posted April 13, 2023 A very nice series of this elegant design. Well done! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted April 13, 2023 Share Posted April 13, 2023 About time you finished these isn't it..... 🤣 (yes,yes, I know, I can talk!!) Seriously though, those are three real crackers Mike, all beautifully finished! Fave has to be 'Cheetah Eater', love that scheme! Did you take them to club on Wednesday? Gutted to have missed them if you did - damn 'flu has got me down this week! Lovely work on them all! Keith 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Latinbear Posted April 13, 2023 Share Posted April 13, 2023 Those are really nice! I think the F1 is a lovely aircraft and these schemes really show it off well especially the FAF version. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Way Out Posted April 13, 2023 Share Posted April 13, 2023 Hi Mike, you have 3 very nice Mirage F1 models there in 3 different colour schemes, I think your photography is great as well really like the angles. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darwinism Posted April 13, 2023 Share Posted April 13, 2023 Great work Mike - you’ve captured the F1 beautifully, an aircraft I always think of as the Jaguar’s pretty cousin! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Dyck Posted April 14, 2023 Share Posted April 14, 2023 A wonderful trio there! And superb photography! Andy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiseca Posted April 14, 2023 Share Posted April 14, 2023 Those really have turned out nicely! I love an F1 and those three renditions look meticulously well prepared and presented. It's superb work, especially considering it's 1/72. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted April 14, 2023 Share Posted April 14, 2023 Very nice indeed, I particularly like the low viz SAAF scheme 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted April 14, 2023 Share Posted April 14, 2023 Those really look the goods. No favourites, they're all standouts in their own way. What blue did you use on the Armee de L'Air B? To my eye, it has caught that French Blue as well as any I've seen. Your colour choices all hit the mark though. 👍Steve. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pantherhawk27263 Posted April 14, 2023 Share Posted April 14, 2023 Those are really lovely, great work!!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hopesdaddy Posted April 14, 2023 Share Posted April 14, 2023 Lovely trio, especially the Cheetah Killer. I am glad to see I'm not the only one who built multiple kits of the same aircraft at the same time recently (i'm almost done with a 4 A-7 build) so I can relate to the multiple (40 in my case) landing gear door comment. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiseca Posted April 14, 2023 Share Posted April 14, 2023 I'm not familiar with the Cheetah Killer, actually. I guess I could look it up online but I'd love to hear a bit more about it from you if that's OK, Mike, perhaps with some context why that aircraft appealed to you, if there's a back story behind the choice? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoran Srb Posted April 14, 2023 Share Posted April 14, 2023 Very nice, congrats... I like your approach... Basically once you "cracked" problems of a singular kit, its easier to make them in bulk.... Keep them coming. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vultures1 Posted April 14, 2023 Share Posted April 14, 2023 Very nice trio of Mirage F1s - well done! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitchem Posted April 15, 2023 Author Share Posted April 15, 2023 On 4/13/2023 at 10:33 PM, keefr22 said: About time you finished these isn't it..... 🤣 (yes,yes, I know, I can talk!!) Seriously though, those are three real crackers Mike, all beautifully finished! Fave has to be 'Cheetah Eater', love that scheme! Did you take them to club on Wednesday? Gutted to have missed them if you did - damn 'flu has got me down this week! Lovely work on them all! Keith Thanks Keith. I did drag them into the club on Wednesday, but I'll make an effort to bring them along to the next meeting. (Sorry that the 'flu got the better of you this week). 20 hours ago, stevehnz said: Those really look the goods. No favourites, they're all standouts in their own way. What blue did you use on the Armee de L'Air B? To my eye, it has caught that French Blue as well as any I've seen. Your colour choices all hit the mark though. 👍Steve. Thanks Steve - the FAF blue was from Colourcoats (ACF10 - Gris Bleu Ciel (Sky Blue)). The majority of the paints on the SAAF Mirages were sourced from the Hataka Orange Line Paint set (South African Air Force Vol.1) 14 hours ago, Hopesdaddy said: Lovely trio, especially the Cheetah Killer. I am glad to see I'm not the only one who built multiple kits of the same aircraft at the same time recently (i'm almost done with a 4 A-7 build) so I can relate to the multiple (40 in my case) landing gear door comment. 😱 (Looking forward to seeing them appear on Britmodeller) 14 hours ago, kiseca said: I'm not familiar with the Cheetah Killer, actually. I guess I could look it up online but I'd love to hear a bit more about it from you if that's OK, Mike, perhaps with some context why that aircraft appealed to you, if there's a back story behind the choice? Thanks Kiseca. Boring back story I'm afraid - I lived in South Africa for 18 years, but had nothing to do with the South African military. As far as "Cheetah Killer" name is concerned, the SAAF Mirages were eventually replaced with the Atlas Cheetah - a heavily modified version of the Mirage III. Some Mirage F1 AZs were used for annual supersonic Air Combat Training, and parts of these aircraft were painted white to distinguish them from other Mirage F1s and Atlas Cheetahs. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitchem Posted April 15, 2023 Author Share Posted April 15, 2023 Many thanks to everyone who has taken the time out to comment - much appreciated. mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vesa Jussila Posted April 15, 2023 Share Posted April 15, 2023 Really nice. Mirage was always stylish aeroplane. I like this a lot this French version. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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