HL-10 Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 This is Italeri's Mirage III. Its an OOB build for a magazine review (I used an aftermarket turned aluminium nose probe as the kit part was not very good) Painted with Alclad. Not a bad kit, but numerous fit issues sadly image hosting 30 mb image upload no limit image upload no size limit uploading images image hosting no sign up Thanks for looking Uncarina, hamfists nz, Menelaos and 14 others 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dutik Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 Turned out very nice Any issues with the clear parts, the intake fronst or other parts? Regards - dutik HL-10 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 Very nice work, Angelo! Kev HL-10 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reconspit Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 Great work..., a real beauty..., i love it HL-10 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rafju Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 (edited) Angelo Very good job! but plizzzz, no lamps on the front gear leg for a Mirage IIIC... and some other minor issues: no "sabre" antenna (VHF) on this plane from 1960' years. This one was destroy in 1968. raf Edited December 22, 2015 by rafju HL-10 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren Howie Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 Lovely build mate and excellent metal work. Hopefully Kinetics Mirages will be as good as expectations! Well done! HL-10 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zero77 Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 She looks great ! Thanks for that very nice model and painting. HL-10 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alain11 Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 Hi even OOB ,and a bit of work, it turns nice , nice NM finish too ..... in my opinion , this kit is underneath from today's productions , too much issues Alain HL-10 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HL-10 Posted December 22, 2015 Author Share Posted December 22, 2015 Thanks for the comments guys."but plizzzz, no lamps on the front gear leg for a Mirage IIIC...and some other minor issues:no "sabre" antenna (VHF) on this plane from 1960' years. This one was destroy in 1968"It was built as an OOB project as a magazine review so it is a "Warts and all" build, hence the landing lights. Zero77 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zero77 Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 . in my opinion , this kit is underneath from today's productions , too much issuesAlain Possibly... But it depends of the definition of "today's productions". We usually think about the best kits as reference, but i can recall a lot of recent kits which have been criticized for various reason (shape, dimensions, moulding issues....). Actually this one especially suffers from bad fit, but the overall shape, details and dimensions seem OK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssculptor Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 This was an OOB build for a review and the fit issues are there and should be mentioned. Which he did. All in all, this kit will meet a definite need in 1/32 scale so I applaud the manufacturer and I wish him much success selling these. As to the fit issues, are people allergic to putty and sandpaper? P & S solves most fit issues. If one wants a 1/32 Mirage III and nothing better comes along then this is the one to build. To my eyes, a bit of putty and sanding makes the build much more interesting. Stephen Daniel Leduc and HL-10 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Peterpools Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 Angelo! Outstanding build ... and the NMF; superb! :thumbsup: Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mywifehatesmodels Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 Great work! I'm also curious to hear more about the NMF paint job. In particular, any prep work that you did to the parts, beforehand. From the sprue shots and various WIP threads, it seems to have a grainy texture to it, yet your build looks relatively smooth. Again, fine work and thanks for posting! John HL-10 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HL-10 Posted December 22, 2015 Author Share Posted December 22, 2015 Great work! I'm also curious to hear more about the NMF paint job. In particular, any prep work that you did to the parts, beforehand. From the sprue shots and various WIP threads, it seems to have a grainy texture to it, yet your build looks relatively smooth. Again, fine work and thanks for posting! John The surface of the plastic was a bit grainy in places so it was smoothed off with polishing cloths before applying a cote of Alcad's own gloss black primer. The finish did not turn out as smooth as I would have liked in places, there still is a grainy finish in a few areas. That may be due to the primer cote not being sufficient enough to protect the plastic from the aggressive solvents in the Alclad. mywifehatesmodels and Harold 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Cross Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 Can't wait to get one! Lovely work. HL-10 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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