Iain Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 sanding sticks are you friends mate. Sanding sticks - indeed - and a sheet of 240 wet and dry! Oh - and Milliput and superglue! Mine hasn't gone together as easily as I'd expected when I opened the box! Looking great - again - Eric! Iain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Showtime 100 Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 Just found this thread. Holy smokes; What an awesome build ! Will definitely continue to follow your progress. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petrov27 Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 Coming together very nice to say the least! Very interesting about the pilot for your chosen scheme/build - I agree that it is good to know about the pilot of your subject build and even better if you are able to know and talk to him! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Satin Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 Excellent work so far Eric! A question to everyone working on this one, especially if you're doing a bare metal finish: Are you feeling the need to sand the entire surface due to the texture or do you think (or have you found) that priming does the job? I plan to use a black base myself on a bare metal finish. Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericg Posted January 7, 2016 Author Share Posted January 7, 2016 Thanks for the comments guys. Michael, see the photo of the close up of the underside in my Black base post. I didn't do much smoothing it and it turned out OK. Having said that, some areas will need a bit of work put in to reduce the grainy texture of the plastic but certainly no more work than any other kit requiring a bare metal finish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crobinsonh Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 Great work on the Mirage - one of my favourites. I have this in the stash and some day when I have the courage and skill I will build it as one of the NMF Israeli birds. Harold 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loic Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 (edited) Beautifull painting work Edited January 7, 2016 by Loic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geedubelyer Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 Smooove! The Mirage III is such a gorgeous shape which is highlighted beautifully by your base coat Eric. Almost a shame to have to add colour. Keep up the good work. Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Peterpools Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 Eric Holy Smokes , the weathering is looking just incredible. I've never really been a fan of pre and post shading but Matt's technique really seems to come so very close. brilliant work on the detailing and corrections. Keep 'em coming Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericg Posted January 8, 2016 Author Share Posted January 8, 2016 Rynier was kind enough to scan some photos of his time on the Mirages for me including some more of the damage sustained during the mission and the moments after landing. Apart from being quite remarkable photos of an interesting moment, some small details are evident such as the lack of fin flash and the soft demarcation of the camouflage in the black and white photos. To me this sort of stuff is an awesome way to build a model, to connect with the man behind the machine and to be able to put much more than just an inanimate object in the display cabinet. I hope that Rynier also gets a kick out of somebody from across the other side of the world looking him up and taking the time to get his aircraft right, drawing out some long lost memories and putting them into an art form. I have posted these pictures with Ryniers permission. Thank you sir! alain11, rafju, Kagemusha and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericg Posted January 10, 2016 Author Share Posted January 10, 2016 It was time to apply the camouflage. The SAAF Mirages involved in the bushwar seem to have some different variations of the two tone upper cam patterns. This is my interpretation of a few different photos of the Mirages during this time frame. It also seems that there is some differences between aircraft that have most of their markings removed. They seem to have soft edges to their cam colours and also vary in pattern to their earlier counterparts. I will be depicting one from the early 80's, where there were very minimal markings applied to the aircraft. In essence, the model will have less visual appeal due to not having much in the way of colour but will more than make up for it due to the underlying story about this particular Mirage. I made up a custom mix of the deep buff colour, using Tamiya Buff, Orange, yellow and white. I free handed it onto the model. I then sprayed Tamiya Olive drab over the top, constantly refining the edges until I was reasonably happy with the result. I felt that it needed to be a bit greener, so touched up and shaded it with Nato green. I should point out, that at this stage in the build I have not added any nose weight to the model and it is sitting on its nose gear fine. \ AceofClubs, mywifehatesmodels, Showtime 100 and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Posted January 10, 2016 Share Posted January 10, 2016 Now that looks smart Eric - colours look great! Iain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted January 10, 2016 Share Posted January 10, 2016 Excellent airbrush work, mate. Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simmo.b Posted January 10, 2016 Share Posted January 10, 2016 Looking really nice mate!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericg Posted January 10, 2016 Author Share Posted January 10, 2016 Thanks guys. I have topped off a busy day in the workshop (on home reserve) painting the weapons. You will also notice some subtle changes in the cam pattern as I discovered a period photo of 811 via google. Test fitted. \ I have progressed further on the seat by painting some details in preparation for shading and wash. Whitey, Zero77, Harold and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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