Israeli Mirage III C with Atar9C

[harv]

  On 8/1/2021 at 1:42 PM, Martinnfb said:

Can't wait for the weathering stage. Such a clean work Kai.

Cheers

Martin

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Me too !!.....harv 

[Kaireckstadt]

The insignia decals are on. 
As usual I tested the reaction of the decals to my setting solution (Mr. Mark Softer) with a decal on my DC3-fuselage:

Everything was ok!

It was a good decision to mask the places where the insignia are placed over the yellow/ black triangles. On the left fuselage side the green demarcation line shone through the white of the decal. There was no other option than placing another decal over the first one. This was possible because there were some extra decals on the Isradecal sheet and because they are very thin.

 I also added the Parachute housing (lots of rework to be done because the diameter of the white part was much too big) and already build and painted the ladder for the pilot which still needs weathering:

The external tanks were also weathered with AK Extreme Metal Steel over Alclad II White Aluminum and blended in:

 

That’s all for tonight. Tomorrow I will go on with the other decals.

 

[harv]

Looks great buddy !....harv 

[Peterpools]

Kai

Holy smokes - decal work looks fantastic - they fit like a glove.

Keep 'em comin

Peter

[GazzaS]

Your decal work looks excellent, Kai!  No flaws visible.  Stunning!

[Kaireckstadt]

Thank you all for your feedback!

I was also thinking about the blue of the Israeli Stars. At first glance I thought it was too dark. But I found fotos in my literature that showed the blue really was that dark on many (but not all) Mirages:

So I decided to use the Isredecals. Hope that Ra‘anan Weiss researched correctly.

This is how they look in natural sunlight:

What do you think?

[Peterpools]

Kai

As we talked earlier,the blue Star of David does seem a bit dark. I've been doing some research and have found the blue does appear darker in some photographs as compared to others but can not determine what the actual FS number of the blue is.  For my money, the blue looks good, fills the bill and should be left as is.

Keep 'em comin

Peter 

[GusMac]

Hi Kai, looking great.

I had similar doubts about the blue when I built the Tamiya F15C but in the end decided darker was better as the IDF do keep their airframes pretty tidy, so fading too much was unlikely.

[harv]

  On 8/5/2021 at 12:47 PM, Kaireckstadt said:

Thank you all for your feedback!

I was also thinking about the blue of the Israeli Stars. At first glance I thought it was too dark. But I found fotos in my literature that showed the blue really was that dark on many (but not all) Mirages:

So I decided to use the Isredecals. Hope that Ra‘anan Weiss researched correctly.

This is how they look in natural sunlight:

What do you think?

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I think its great !......harv

[Kaireckstadt]

Thanks for your replies! 

So I keep to my decision and leave it as it is (and it even would be a huge rework to change it…).

[GazzaS]

I think the blue is in keeping with the pics, Kai.  Or course...  if you were feeling bold, you could modulate it with some oils later.  Besides...   once you hit it with a matte coat, things will change.

 

Keep up the excellent work!

[Kaireckstadt]

Thanks for the feedback and your tipp Gary! 

[mark31]

 

Damn nice work.

Keep it up

 

Mark

[Kaireckstadt]

Thanks for your feedback Mark! Much appreciated.

[Kaireckstadt]

All decals on the fuselage and the upper side of the model are applied now:

And some closer pictures:

12 kill markings…

Tomorrow I will apply the decals for the bottom side, the tanks and the pylons. 

The end is clearly in sight now Hubert 😉!

[Peterpools]

Kai

OMG 🏆 what a stunner. Absolutely awesome work

Keep 'em comin

Peter

[harv]

Now she looks the business! The red lines must have been a bear....harv

[Martinnfb]

Ultra clean work Kai. 

[GazzaS]

Looks great,Kai.   Very nicely done.  I hate doing red lines myself.  They seem to be straight until after they are dried.

[Peterpools]

Kai

Just the way I like them
Keep ‘em comin

Peter

 

[mark31]

its a beaty almost there now

I love it

 

Mark

[DocRob]

Wow, the Mirage is looking great Kai. Are you planning a panel wash? I could imagine, a heavy black wash could give a bit too much contrast.

Cheers Rob

[HubertB]

  On 8/6/2021 at 11:56 PM, Kaireckstadt said:

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Tomorrow I will apply the decals for the bottom side, the tanks and the pylons. 

The end is clearly in sight now Hubert 😉!

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Sooooo … Is it done now  ?

Hubert 

[Kaireckstadt]

  On 8/6/2021 at 11:59 PM, Peterpools said:

Kai

OMG 🏆 what a stunner. Absolutely awesome work

Keep 'em comin

Peter

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Thank you Peter!

  On 8/6/2021 at 11:59 PM, harv said:

Now she looks the business! The red lines must have been a bear....harv

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Thanks Harv! The red lines were not that  difficult to apply. I don’t use a paper handkerchief to fix them to the model but a cotton swab with which I roll carefully over the surface of the decal. This avoids unwanted movement of it.

  On 8/7/2021 at 3:03 AM, GazzaS said:

Looks great,Kai.   Very nicely done.  I hate doing red lines myself.  They seem to be straight until after they are dried.

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Thanks Gary and Murphies Law is always present…

  On 8/7/2021 at 6:53 AM, mark31 said:

its a beaty almost there now

I love it

 

Mark

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Thank you Mark!

  On 8/7/2021 at 8:30 AM, DocRob said:

Wow, the Mirage is looking great Kai. Are you planning a panel wash? I could imagine, a heavy black wash could give a bit too much contrast.

Cheers Rob

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Thank you Rob!

Actually I just plan to accentuate the panel lines covered by decals with a pencil after the flat coat. 

All others will not receive any panelliner. Thats the plan so far. What do you think?

[Anthony in NZ]

Kai, that is beyond awesome mate!  I am enjoying this so much I dont want it to end...sorry Hubert!

I agree with everyone else the blue looks good to my eye and in tone with the rest of the airframe....Love it!