Mirage F1JA Ecuador
This kit was produced by Esci, originally as the F.1-200/AZ with
French & South African Air Force markings. Kit is a good model but if
you want to improve finishing, you should replace cockpit. For this, I use two update
sets to get improving, FM6601 from Fonderie Miniatures and 063 Mirage
F1 CF/CR from Neomega .
You need to be careful when aligning the wheels and wings to the
fuselage in order to give the correct inclination. The kit has raised
detail panels also. For painting I used Revell 42 (dark green), mix 80%
34201 Model Master SAC tan bomber Humbrol and 20% flat black. Underneath I
used Humbrol 28, camouflage gray, and its camouflage pattern is the same as used
by the French Air Force. The F-1JA was an export version bought by Ecuador
in the mid 70's.
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The markings are from
Aztec, sheet FAE-2 who produces them in this scale and also in 1/72.
In February of 1995 an undeclared war between Ecuador and Peru took place over the Cenepa river in the south east of Ecuador. FAE-807, together with FAE-806, was one of the planes who shot down two FAP Su-22 Fitters.
Javier Johnson
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