karimb Posted November 8, 2015 Share Posted November 8, 2015 Guys im working on a compendium of references for the mirage 3/5 just looking around trying to fish all the stuff i can ill try to post a list here maybe at a later stage as i found alot of guys are finding it difficul to find good refs maybe we can turn this into a thread with a list of things we can use! Karim alaninaustria and Harold 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harold Posted November 8, 2015 Share Posted November 8, 2015 Guys im working on a compendium of references for the mirage 3/5 just looking around trying to fish all the stuff i can ill try to post a list here maybe at a later stage as i found alot of guys are finding it difficul to find good refs maybe we can turn this into a thread with a list of things we can use! Karim This might help, for my LSP brothers and sisters only.... I have 5.1GB of references in a drop box folder. It is mostly Mirage III, but a lot of other marks as well. I have been collecting for over 20 years. I scanned all of my old out of production books and magazines. (that was year long spare time project all by itself) It contains walkarounds from my own shoots, a lot of references from other modelers for some of my projects, plus all I could download from the net. If anyone wants to be invited to the folder, all I ask is to use it for yourself and not upload or transfer anything other than the "free use" photos from the net. Everything else is copyrighted. Uncarina 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Airfixer Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 I have to admit that, every then and now, confusion is my middle name, but am I right in assuming that Italeri's rendition of the instrument panel factually represents the ip of a Mirage IIIE? Or did I miss something? Mirage IIIC Italeri: http://www.largescaleplanes.com/reviews/images/1575/1575-31.jpg Mirage IIIE: http://www.ailesahs.com/wp/wp-content/gallery/EALCorbasSML/mirage-iiie.jpg http://www.comptoir-aviation.com/le_comptoir_de_laviation/2014/images/141002_Planche_bord_Mirage_III_01.jpg Mirage IIIC (late): http://perlbal.hi-pi.com/blog-images/22981/gd/1213452270/Cockpit-et-siege-ejectable-du-Mirage-III-C.jpg Erik Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericg Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 airfixer, Have a look at my build thread here: http://forum.largescaleplanes.com/index.php?showtopic=58969&page=1 Page 2, TTAIL, an ex Aussie Mirage pilot was the first to notice the fact that the panel was a IIIE rather than IIIC. Eric Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Airfixer Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 [...] Or did I miss something? [...] Apparently, I did... Neat fix, btw. Cheers Erik Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Posted November 12, 2015 Share Posted November 12, 2015 Did anyone else notice the stencil instructions for the airframe were missing from their instruction sheets? This might help Apologies if already posted... Iain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zero77 Posted November 12, 2015 Share Posted November 12, 2015 (edited) Did anyone else notice the stencil instructions for the airframe were missing from their instruction sheets? This might help Apologies if already posted... Iain Iain, they are included as a separate sheet. Look at the sheet on top of the box in the first picture, and i the upper left corner on the second one : Or they are missing from some kits, but not mine (and i've ordered it the day it was out, but it may has been absent from pre-ordered kits, who knows?) Edited November 12, 2015 by Zero77 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Posted November 12, 2015 Share Posted November 12, 2015 Not in mine they didn't! Mine was standard UK stock - no real issue though - have the PDF - but it caused a bit of a head scratch until I came across that link. Iain Zero77 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karimb Posted November 13, 2015 Share Posted November 13, 2015 i think some of them didnt manage to get the extra stencil placement sheet inside the box It is on the Italeri webpage in case you dont find it in the box... Karim Zero77 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thierry laurent Posted November 13, 2015 Share Posted November 13, 2015 I got it in my box and this was the first batch sent to Belgium. Weird...! Zero77 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dutik Posted November 13, 2015 Share Posted November 13, 2015 Not in mine they didn't! Mine was standard UK stock - no real issue though - have the PDF - but it cause cause a bit of a head scratch until I came across that link. Iain Revenge for Taranto and Cape Matapan... Regards - dutik scvrobeson, Iain, Zero77 and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 At this point I have to ask, was this kit what was being referred to in this thread? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimW Posted November 21, 2015 Share Posted November 21, 2015 Just got mine...may have to drop everything and start building!!! Tim W Tony T 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee White Posted November 21, 2015 Share Posted November 21, 2015 The E had a 30 cms plug behind the cockpit to house more avionics. A very visible difference is the position of the rear canopy hinge vs the intake lips : almost level on the E vs "sitting behind" on the C. The fin was different as well, and finally the rear fuselage was not as long, with a markedly different exhaust between the Atar 9 C of the E, and the clamshell type of the Atar 9 B of the C. Without much thinking into it, I'd say the forward plug is doable, as is the fin, whereas the rear fuselage and Atar exhaust will require more work, especially reproducing the exhaust petals ... I think if you compare some pics, the differences will be readily apparent. Hubert Here is Ed Okun's Revell E to C conversion- You can see what it takes to make one into the other, and vice-versa. http://www.degem.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=115559&langid=1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony T Posted November 22, 2015 Share Posted November 22, 2015 Just got mine...may have to drop everything and start building!!! Tim W Ditto Tim, though I'm champing at the bit waiting for a pre-painted IP panel. Mine (bought from Germany) had the insert instruction page and teeny added decal - which is very teeny. Flick through your instructions and give the box a thorough examination. Some of the instructions remain baffling, esp. the stage 9/12/13 ref given to removing spacer pins. What is that about, and the teeny parts (8/9B IIRC) ? Lovely detail. I wished the lower wing came as one part with the lower fuselage but, apart from that, and the aforementioned need for instrument dials, it's a goer - and right away Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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