LSP_Kevin Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 Howdy folks, Our own Nicolas Renoult has done an in-box review of the new Italeri Mirage for us: Italeri 2505: 1/32 Mirage IIIC Thanks, Nicolas! Kev ssculptor, phasephantomphixer, Harold and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradG Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 Looks good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starfighter Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 Thanks for the review - looking pretty good! Just one remark - the 'nasty moulding flaw' on the fuselage is a trace left by a slide. Slides always cause minor traces ('seams') on the parts, in this case the slide seems to be badly adjusted as it is obviouls sitting too low. Zero77 and jgrease 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alaninaustria Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 Great looking kit! Thanks for the review! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alain11 Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 hi I don't know if we could expect more from italieri ??? Well I don't want to be a grumbler , but I feel a bit disappointed : some details especially on the cockpit ( rear bulkhead ,IP side walls , banquets , bang seat ) are ......soft ??not as "crispy" as I wished , the engraving , rivets are ..soft ..I don't understand the rear sides of the wheels , it seems there is two different brake systems etc....the plastic doesn't look smooth ( not good for a NMF) ....Stop .....Of course i will be buy one ...or two( later) ..be that as it may ..doors are wide open for AM manufactures ......Thank you Nicolas for this review Alain jgrease 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harold Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 As soon as I can get one in my paws, I will work over the wheels and the 'pit. I have them already made for the old kit, but I might be able to re-work everything to work for this one. Zero77, Uncarina, Rick Griewski and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotsman Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 Excellent review - looks like I can put my camera away! Hopefully my one will be waiting for me when I get home ! Harold 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alain11 Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 As soon as I can get one in my paws, I will work over the wheels and the 'pit. I have them already made for the old kit, but I might be able to re-work everything to work for this one. Hi you can already relaunch the cast of your Mk 4 seat .....at least ( i think it's from you ????? ) Alain Harold 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harold Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 Hi you can already relaunch the cast of your Mk 4 seat .....at least ( i think it's from you ????? ) Alain Mine is the Mk 6 seat. but I have a Mk 4 mocked up, needing a lot of detailing yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alain11 Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 Mine is the Mk 6 seat. but I have a Mk 4 mocked up, needing a lot of detailing yet. hi I bought a while ago the P Fisher "mirage III E cockpit " set , we can find in this set two different seats :Mk 4 , and 6 . I know the Mk 6 is yours ( I bought a single one on the "Bay" ) so I deducted the Mk 4 is yours too Alain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harold Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 hi I bought a while ago the P Fisher "mirage III E cockpit " set , we can find in this set two different seats :Mk 4 , and 6 . I know the Mk 6 is yours ( I bought a single one on the "Bay" ) so I deducted the Mk 4 is yours too Alain Paul's Mk 4 seat was from another master maker. He added it to my 'pit set, so it would cover more versions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Colvin Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 I know zip about mirages.......with a nose swap could you get a belgian Mirage V out of this kit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Williams Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 I know zip about mirages.......with a nose swap could you get a belgian Mirage V out of this kit? The V was similar to the Mirage IIIE, so it takes more than a nose to convert a IIIC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thierry laurent Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 The release of a late CJ or even a conversion set is easy as they cut the plane fuselage at the exhaust level. I hope that a IIIB two-seater will be released even if I'd not hold my breath up to such a release... However, if they have to recreate a new fuselage, I guess they will rather make another IIIE/V. Harold 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zero77 Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 hi I don't know if we could expect more from italieri ??? Well I don't want to be a grumbler , but I feel a bit disappointed : some details especially on the cockpit ( rear bulkhead ,IP side walls , banquets , bang seat ) are ......soft ??not as "crispy" as I wished , the engraving , rivets are ..soft ..I don't understand the rear sides of the wheels , it seems there is two different brake systems etc....the plastic doesn't look smooth ( not good for a NMF) ....Stop .....Of course i will be buy one ...or two( later) ..be that as it may ..doors are wide open for AM manufactures ......Thank you Nicolas for this review Alain You're right, it's not perfect. But the base is rather good. The grainy surface can be pretty easily corrected by a coat of primer sanded smooth. The engraving is not so soft. Not as sharp as on some other kits, but enough in my opinion. I think the cockpit is pretty good, there are not many injected plastic kits with wires and other details as crispy as resin. The instrument panel is quite good. A PE dashboard would have been better, but that's life ! I think i'll wait a bit for Harold's cockpit anyway. That's very good news ! Harold 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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