ericg Posted November 2, 2015 Share Posted November 2, 2015 (edited) So a rather big box arrived today from Luckymodel. The son always assists me with unpacking duties and then it was straight to the workshop to start on the Mirage. Having constructed the Revell Mirage a little while ago, naturally I was keen to see how much has changed in the way kits are manufactured in 40 or so years. I will be building this model alongside my A-4 Skyhawk and intend on building it straight from the box. Like my Starfighter from Italeri, I did not add anything to that model and despite the rather dire reviews that it received, it turned out OK. I reckon I can do the same with this model. I have chosen the SAAF version, as my young fella is half South African (a SOZZIE) and his mother nags me to build something from her country of origin. I have been quite impressed with how detailed the kit is during the build so far and have managed to get some work done on it today. First up is the gear bays. Apart from a few small hydraulic lines, there is not much more that would be required in this area. The nose gear bay which I have mostly glued together as I intend on painting it before fixing the other side. Pretty happy with the detail here. An issue that I have identified so far is that there is no instrument detail, nor a decal to depict it. I will be looking to Airscale to fill the void here. I have painted the cockpit parts Tamiya Nato black. With careful detail painting, they will come up very nice. Here is the surface texture that everybody has been talking about. It is a little grainy, but it is certainly nothing that wont disappear under a coat of primer follwed by a going over with some fine grit sandpaper. I have been particularly impressed by the finely engraved lines and the nicely depicted vents and grilles. Edited February 5, 2016 by ericg dutik, jgrease, F`s are my favs and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted November 2, 2015 Share Posted November 2, 2015 Geez, mate - you don't muck around! Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simmo.b Posted November 2, 2015 Share Posted November 2, 2015 Straight out of the blocks!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dude Posted November 2, 2015 Share Posted November 2, 2015 (edited) Cool! So the mirage surface detail more crisp/better than their F-104 I assume? Edited November 2, 2015 by The Dude Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericg Posted November 2, 2015 Author Share Posted November 2, 2015 It appears so The dude. The surface detail is quite nice indeed. Eric. The Dude and Harold 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitey Posted November 2, 2015 Share Posted November 2, 2015 I've got one of these coming soon too mate. Looking forward to seeing how you get along with yours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dude Posted November 2, 2015 Share Posted November 2, 2015 It appears so The dude. The surface detail is quite nice indeed. Eric. Awesome! I am hoping (counting?) on this kit to get me out of my lack of building funk. Been going on 8 months now and it sux. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alaninaustria Posted November 2, 2015 Share Posted November 2, 2015 Great start Eric! I too am impressed with the surface detail of this kit! Cheers Alan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vitali Posted November 2, 2015 Share Posted November 2, 2015 Nice one Eric and I'll be interested to follow your build. I hope we get an Aussie Mirage from them later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brahman104 Posted November 2, 2015 Share Posted November 2, 2015 Wow! That is so much better than the Revell/matchbox kit! (I would have used another term but probably not correct on this forum!) Craig Harold 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gelerth Posted November 2, 2015 Share Posted November 2, 2015 Looks very good so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesv9820 Posted November 2, 2015 Share Posted November 2, 2015 Looking good so far. I have two sitting behind me (one for me and one commission build) to do so will be keen to see others and how they progress. SAAF scheme will be interesting to see as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted November 2, 2015 Share Posted November 2, 2015 Wow! That is so much better than the Revell/matchbox kit! (I would have used another term but probably not correct on this forum!) Craig Skjuse me???? Revell/matchbox??mirage..? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Williams Posted November 2, 2015 Share Posted November 2, 2015 (edited) Wow! That is so much better than the Revell/matchbox kit! (I would have used another term but probably not correct on this forum!) Craig To be fair, the Revell kit is something like 40 years old, and not bad for the time it was released. I can't wait to get mine from LM. I've got two on the slow boat to get the $2 shipping, and one coming the normal way. Edit: just checked my tracking, and the one arrives today. Sweet! Edited November 2, 2015 by Dave Williams Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RNoAF Posted November 2, 2015 Share Posted November 2, 2015 Hmmm, want the Mirage myself.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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