Here’s
my 1/48 Scale Mirage “Pantera” from the Chilean Air Force, currently retired
bird.
The
“Pantera” program was an joint effort between the Chilean Air Force, Enaer
and the IAI from Israel. This program included several improvements to the
original Mirage 50 airplane, for example, including Canards, a new Elta
EL/M2001B radar. Therefore the modification of the cone of nose and the
possibility to utilize missiles Sidewinder or the variant one Israeli Shafrir 2,
also the evolution of these in the family Python.
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The
model is the old ESCI 1/48 Mirage 5 kit that a good friend give me as a birthday
gift (Thanks Roberto Bravo), the panel lines were rescribed by a very good friend of
mine (thanks Jaime) and I added some local resin bits (exhaust, ejection seat,
IP, Nose, launcher of chaff/flares under the tail), and Paragon Python III
Missiles. Decals are from FCM. The model was painted with Vallejo model color,
thinned with water and the camo was airbrushed by hand. The rwr, sensors
and antennaes were made from scratch.
I
used Dullcote from Testors to seal the model, and weathering was made with
pastels.
I
hope that you enjoy this model, made specially for the bicentenary of my
country, Chile.
It’s
a Beauty bird, with its final camo…
I hope
you enjoy this bird.
Rodrigo Loyola
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