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Hi all After a break of more than a year, I have found the time and motivation to start my Mirage IIIs J-2336 Geronimo project (again). So, this is my third attempt. The first attempt (the 1/32 Mirage IIIC from Italeri) with NMF (natural metal finish) was a complete disaster. The airframe metal color was rough and after I added clear coat, the clear coat peeled of: On my second attempt (again the 1/32 Mirage IIIC from Italeri), I experimented with the metallic colours from Mr. Hobby/Gunze. The result was good average. But but it bothered me that the intake and some other details were not on a scale. See below: In the meantime, I've done some research on NMF and made a few attempts with Alclad II metal colours. The results are impressive! Especially if the primer is right. But more on that later. So I decided to make a third attempt. But this time with the previous kit from Revel I found on ebay: To convert it to the Swiss version IIIs, I will use some conversion kits: - Conversion kit: MC-UVRESIN02, Mirage IIIS early conversion kit from Matterhorn Circle - Pitot: AM-32-090 Pitot from Master - Exhaust: MC32001, ATAR 9C exchaust from Matterhorn Circle (sold out ) - Various PE parts: BIG3364, Eduard BIG ED Mirage IIIc Part 1 & BIG3367, Eduard BIG ED Mirage IIIc Part 2 (both discontinued) - Wheels: 632076, Eduard Mirage IIIc wheels (discontinued) - Decals: MC32014, Mirage III C/S/RS from Matterhorn Cirlce (sold out )