Mirage

it's a sad moment for you and family , you will miss her for sure , but you gave her a nice sweet live , remember this Alain

got it this week my Project ... EAU - 9

thank you Matin , it can't be more obvious !!!!!! 👍 well after my post , I did some " investigations " and I found these pictures ( we should have to check before drawing conclusions 😉) !!)..thank you for your input Alain

thanks guys for now , I will paint the wheel wells , close the wings , and glue them to the fuselage .. then after , I will take care to the cowling ... I will let you know how things go .. stay tune cheers Alain

hi gents here is what's currently on my bench : the " Tempest Mk 2 " from special hobby , an impressive stuff !! the instruction booklet itself can make you " scare " 🥶 , very , or too much complex ... well , the kit, although a " short run " is well detailed .... here are some photos in progress ( sorry , no pictures of the cockpit ( a kit into the kit ) now , the fuselage is closed , and I did a quick test fit fuselage / cowling ..... here are the forthcoming issues !!! note the gap ( on each side of course ) more than a gap , an abyss ... I guess that some " surgeries " will be needed ... question : does anybody has already built this version ? did you get such .....problem ? how did you fix this bad fit issue ?...merci !!! Alain

which book do you recommend ? , I am not a " rivet compter " but I want to do my best to add some details here and there ...thanks I think that your rendition of the H 34 cockpit is different from the HU 5 version ..doesn't it? Alain

Hi Harv Hope you feel better , and you will keep on your build . If you allow , I have a question about the "Adriatic models " cockpit : The "Fly " kit provides nice resin parts for the HU 5 cockpit , so I would like to know which improvements does the Adriatic parts bring in this area ?, especially on the rear bulkhead , I think that this bulkhead should be very busy in the real thing . if you can show me how it looks like , or maybe a photo of this area ( didn't find anythings for my part ) ....Oliver did an amazing job , but I think that things are different from the HU 5 version ....thanks a lot cheers Alain I took a look at the Adriatic models site , it seems that all the sets ( almost all ) are no more available

maybe you already know this one https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fforum.largescaleplanes.com%2Findex.php%3F%2Ftopic%2F88879-32nd-mirage-iiid2z-with-scaleworx-conversion-set%2F&psig=AOvVaw1k2een6ffqUYBCq0tcPDHi&ust=1652280552828000&source=images&cd=vfe&ved=0CA0QjhxqFwoTCMjvh-6W1fcCFQAAAAAdAAAAABAD

hi guys thank you for your comments the scaleworx conversion ,was a challenge for me , maybe a more skillful modeler will nail it more easily than me , I encountered fit issues with the forward fuselage / main fuselage junction , but the worst fit was with the engine intakes , but as you can see , even if you have to use putty , sand paper or file , there is always a way to get a "decent " result cheers Alain

hi guys do you like the Mirage ???? I do !!!!! here is my last build . A conversion from " Scaleworx " , the base is the Revell / Italieri kit .... It wasn't a cool journey , I had to fill gaps , sand down , sometimes improvised , but despite the issues , I enjoyed building this kit .. I replaced the conversion seats , which are rather nice though , with the seats from " sparkit " .....any critics , and comments are welcome .. thanks !!!!!! cheers Alain 7 the "Sparkit "seats

hi I like the Mirage in any version , so ,I like yours of course !!!!! great finish !!!!! I plan to build the Israeli CJ too, but in two shades of grey ... I can see that you used the " Sparkit" seat , a piece of art !!!!!! ......................very good job !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Alain

hi almost done , still some stuff like gears , and the seats cheers

Hi Gus thank you for your comment !! I know your Cheetah , that's a great build , I am usually not keen of this kind of paint scheme , but i have the Scaleworx Cheetah D , and you give me the idea for painting mine as you did here , it's very eyes catching scheme you were talking about John 's conversion , , you said that it needs perseverance etc .. , but it's worth it , I agree , I am currently on his Mirage III D conversion , a " hard way " , but I really enjoy this build my rendition Mirage III D

thanks for the comments !!!!!! Scaleworx didn't make a conversion for this version , He made a conversion for the Cheetah E version , and the Cheetah D ...A friend of mine provided me the main parts , namely the nose cone ( part I had to reworked on because done for the old Revell kit ) , and the long fairing underneath .

hi very beautiful Phantom , your patience , and determination paid off , you should be proud !! I wonder why no one among all the AF manufacturers have the idea of producing a conversion for this iconic Brit AC ( maybe the subject is too Brit ...... precisely 😕

Hi everyone today , not in my introduction , I told you that I am a fan of the mirage , So , let me show you , not exactly a Mirage , but a sort of ... a hybrid , , midway of a Kfir , and a Mirage this conversion , is based upon the Italieri kit , , with a new resin nose cone , and miscellaneous other specific parts ... the fuselage was stretched to 19 mm behind the cockpit ... thank you for viewing cheers Alain

Hi Gents thank you very much for these kind words ,I appreciate !!!! Yes AlanG I am Alain that's how I will sign now cheers Alain

Hi everyone let me introduce myself : I am Mirage ( yes , I like this AC ) I am a French modeler for a long time now , I build only large scale models , maybe some of you already know me on LSP forum under a different name however, but I come here from time to time because there are some interesting builds here too ....I hope to share some of my build soon .. thank you for welcoming me in your community cheers

cool !!!!!!!!!!!