Hello. This is one of my dearest
builds. An Argentine Air force IaI Dagger that took part in the Malvinas
(Falklands) War back in '82. The kit used is the old Heller Mirage IIIE.
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The nose was replaced with a resin aftermarket replica as well as the
exhaust. The cockpit was improved by adding a resin seat and Instrument
panel. The decals are part from the PM model dagger kit and some ware printed on a inkjet
printer. The pitot tube is made from hypodermic needles and guitar
strings. All the panel lines ware rescribed and the base of the tail fin was
lengthened. I also had to modify the fuel tanks and scratchbuilt the airscoops and the
weapons pylons on the undersides.
The painting was freehanded using Revell
Tamiya and Model Master enamels. In the end I think I made a good replica of the real thing.
Dragan Cvetic
Balkan
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