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Hello everybody, the abo will be my next project and I wandering if someone would help me because I'm searching docs telling me additions and modifications are necessary to convert original US heli into the Israeli version. Many thanks in advance Alberto
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Mirage IIIC - Shahak from Italeri kit in 1/32 scale
alberto49 replied to alberto49's topic in LSM Work In Progress
Hi everybody! Finally I'm posting pictures of the finished model with all the wing loads and canopy in position. I hope you will like it. -
Mirage IIIC - Shahak from Italeri kit in 1/32 scale
alberto49 replied to alberto49's topic in LSM Work In Progress
Some updates on my w.i.p. First of all I replaced David's stars with darker ones and went on with some more details. More to follow soon Alberto -
Yes, very helpful! So that stem from the back of canopy goes through the hole behind the seat!
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Hi Kai, my model is progressing well, I will post some pictures very soon, but I have question for you, could you please post an other picture of the canopy positioned in open position? I'm struggling to understand how it's fixed to to the cockpit. Many thanks in advance. Alberto
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Mirage IIIC - Shahak from Italeri kit in 1/32 scale
alberto49 replied to alberto49's topic in LSM Work In Progress
Hi, many thanks for your comment! taxi-lights will soon disappear from my model! In the mean time I've found that blue color of Israeli star is probably too pale and I'm preparing new darker ones. -
Mirage IIIC - Shahak from Italeri kit in 1/32 scale
alberto49 replied to alberto49's topic in LSM Work In Progress
Hi everybody, after some time I'm coming with some pictures of my Shahak with some decals on! Some more will follow soon, also because I'm consideering to replace David's stars with darker ones! Alberto -
Mirage IIIC - Shahak from Italeri kit in 1/32 scale
alberto49 replied to alberto49's topic in LSM Work In Progress
Many thanks for your nice comments! By the way, during last Summer, when I was in my holiday place, I started a little project that I just completed. It's totally different from my usual subjects, it's made by an Italian company called "Revival" and it's in 1:20 scale. Look here: -
Mirage IIIC - Shahak from Italeri kit in 1/32 scale
alberto49 replied to alberto49's topic in LSM Work In Progress
Hi everybody, some more pictures of my "in progress" Shahak: added landing gear and further detailed the pipework. Also painted and decalled supplementary fuel tanks. Next will be to work on fading upper surface colors. By the way, Happy New Year !!! Alberto -
Again an impressive project, I will follow with great interest, even if a 1:32 Tornado isn't in my plans, mostly because I will have no place big enough to store such a big kit.
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Mirage IIIC - Shahak from Italeri kit in 1/32 scale
alberto49 replied to alberto49's topic in LSM Work In Progress
Hello everybody, after a lot of time I come back to my Shahak project. In facts, when I came back from my vacation place, I got almost immediately involved in a big commitment regarding the inauguration of the new church just finished to build in the area where I live, so modelling was put aside for another two and half months. But eventually, I stared painting the camou, see pictures if you like. -
Mirage IIIC - Shahak from Italeri kit in 1/32 scale
alberto49 replied to alberto49's topic in LSM Work In Progress
Hi, not finished yet! On early June I left Milan to go to my holiday place in Tuscany, I will continue the job when I will be back in September. Before leaving I just gave a coat of the lower surface color and a coat of the main upper color. -
Very good point, gun barrel must be added! I will see if I can manage something similar in my own Mirage model.
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alberto49 replied to alberto49's topic in LSM Work In Progress
Yes, in coming days I will start with primer and I'm a bit afraid that some more imperfections will show-up ... Let's wait and see. -
Mirage IIIC - Shahak from Italeri kit in 1/32 scale
alberto49 replied to alberto49's topic in LSM Work In Progress
Hello everybody, I'm here again with some pictures. First I will show you the seat, 95% complete and then the current status of my attempt to seal with Tamiya all unwanted imperfections and finally push rods added in the afterburner. -
Mirage IIIC - Shahak from Italeri kit in 1/32 scale
alberto49 replied to alberto49's topic in LSM Work In Progress
Hi everybody, gone forward a little bit: - fuselage glued to wings - seams filled with Tamiya putty and sanded - glued and sanded p.e. parts - started painting the seat Here some pictures. -
Mirage IIIC - Shahak from Italeri kit in 1/32 scale
alberto49 replied to alberto49's topic in LSM Work In Progress
Hi everybody, here some pictures of the fit test on the seat after removing the lower portion of the ramp. Also a picture of the next challenge: wings are glued to the fuselage, just with the need of a little putty, but there is an area that requires a lot more work, see the picture comparing the real plane and the model. More to follow Alberto -
Mirage IIIC - Shahak from Italeri kit in 1/32 scale
alberto49 replied to alberto49's topic in LSM Work In Progress
That's OK, there are aprox 3 mm. -
Mirage IIIC - Shahak from Italeri kit in 1/32 scale
alberto49 replied to alberto49's topic in LSM Work In Progress
Apparently the fit is good, but the seat is too toll for the pit and I will have to cut the portion marked in the picture, then test with the canopy and, in case file a little bit. -
Mirage IIIC - Shahak from Italeri kit in 1/32 scale
alberto49 replied to alberto49's topic in LSM Work In Progress
Hi, many thanks for these pictures, they will be very helpful! May be I will consider to add actuation-leveres or, at least, I will try. -
Mirage IIIC - Shahak from Italeri kit in 1/32 scale
alberto49 replied to alberto49's topic in LSM Work In Progress
Also, today arrived the new seat from Sparkit and the supersonic drop tank made by Matterhorn Circle. The seat is great, details are astonishing. The tank is just doing the job, look at pictures! Seat dimension are ok, I will only have to cut a portion of the ramp (is it called so?) in order to align it with the seat lower surface. More to follow, soon or later ... Alberto -
Mirage IIIC - Shahak from Italeri kit in 1/32 scale
alberto49 replied to alberto49's topic in LSM Work In Progress
Hi everybody. I decided to glue the left side of the fuselage to the wings and compensate the seems with a little putty, not much really, so I was able to position the back panel. Also I did a first attempt to paint the ATAR 9C engine. According to photos, I should add inside a few green and some brown, I will see later how to accomodate that. Some picture here: