Hi
again. This is the Academy 1/48 Mirage IIIR kit. I started this kit one year
ago, but I got bored of it, so I decided to leave it abandoned for a long time,
until I decided to have another go at it. It is not a very good kit to me, it fits
OK, but you'll have some problems when you put together the wings with the
fuselage. The Mirage IIIR kit is a recognisance aircraft.
The
kit did not offer the clear parts for the nose. So I had to make them with clear
acetate, that was a real headache. Also the front and rear wheel wells where
empty without detail and a hole in there, so I scratch made them with some
styrene sheets and strips. I was about to throw this model away.
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I
painted the model with model master paints. For the underside I used Model
Master Camouflage Gray and for the camouflage I used RAF Dark Green and
the gray is a mix of Navy aggressor gray with Light Ghost Gray. I
used the kit's decals, but they are really bad.
I
weathered the model with black and burnt sienna acrylic paints, and with some
pastel chalk. Finally I finished the model and now I like it.
Thanks
for watching and have a great day!!
Franz
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