Guest Airfixer Posted January 19, 2017 Share Posted January 19, 2017 Be it a Mirage F-1CG or a 2000 or an F-4E...the Polemiki Aeroporia has one of the most attractive tactical paint schemes. If not THE most attractive TPS of all. P.S. I'm a great fan of the vertical twin. And those memories of "RAF Binbrook Open Day '87" are still giving me goose bumps right to this day... Derek B and Menelaos 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek B Posted January 20, 2017 Author Share Posted January 20, 2017 Be it a Mirage F-1CG or a 2000 or an F-4E...the Polemiki Aeroporia has one of the most attractive tactical paint schemes. If not THE most attractive TPS of all. P.S. I'm a great fan of the vertical twin. And those memories of "RAF Binbrook Open Day '87" are still giving me goose bumps right to this day... Agreed Nice to hear Erik. I served at Binbrook between 1977 and 1982, and as you may tell from my profile picture, I still am very much involved with (two live and running) 'vertical twins'! Derek Menelaos 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee White Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 Our own talented Loic started one a couple years back, and made some amazing progress. Hopefully, he will chime in here and give us some advice- http://forum.largescaleplanes.com/index.php?showtopic=55372 Derek B and Menelaos 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menelaos Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 (edited) it's a mystery to me that such a famous aircraft was never produced as an 1:32 model kit..... Edited January 20, 2017 by Menelaos Derek B 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek B Posted January 20, 2017 Author Share Posted January 20, 2017 (edited) On 1/20/2017 at 3:59 PM, Menelaos said: it's a mystery to me that such a famous aircraft never produced as an 1:32 model kit..... Same here Menelaos. However, now Kitty Hawk is going to produce a 1/32 Mirage 2000 kit, we can hope that they will follow up with the Miage F 1C (as well as enlarging their Super Etendard IV to 1/32 perhaps as well?). Personally, I have enlarged a set of drawings to 1/32 scale for the Mirage IV A, as this is such a large and menacing bomber, I just have to make one, but not for a long time though (now I would definitely be very surprised if anyone will make one of those as an IM plastic kit!). Cheers Derek Edited July 20, 2021 by Derek B Jack and Menelaos 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Airfixer Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 (edited) Gute Frage... I'm afraid, we won't see any injection-moulded 32nd scale kits of a Mirage F-1 in the foreseeable future. A few years ago, I would have put my money on Kitty Hawk, but they already released two in 1/48th scale, and now the 32nd scale Mirage 2000 is slowly getting in reach. Who else might take a chance on the F-1? Another F-1 from KH? I don't know... There's always something... Edited January 20, 2017 by Airfixer Derek B and Menelaos 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee White Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 Same here Menelaos. However, now Kitty Hawk is going to produce a 1/32 Mirage 2000 ki, we can hope that they will follow up with the Miage F 1C (as well as enlarging their Super Etendard IV to 1/32 perhaps as well?). Personally, I have enlarged a set of drawings to 1/32 scale for the Mirage IV A, as this is such a large and menacing bomber, I just have to make one, but not for a long time though (now I would definitely be very surprised if anyone will make one of those as an IM plastic kit!). Cheers Derek It's (the IV) a monster in 1/32 Jack and Derek B 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menelaos Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 perhaps Revell? Derek B 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Airfixer Posted January 21, 2017 Share Posted January 21, 2017 Revell? Way too esoteric by RoG standards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericg Posted January 21, 2017 Share Posted January 21, 2017 perhaps Revell? Revell is far too busy putting out surveys and then producing the least asked for kits to worry about interesting subjects! Eric. Derek B, etendard and thierry laurent 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mydesign Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 (edited) Hi I made several photos from the transparant F-1 display at the Le Bourget museum. May be interesting to study. I published them on the IPMS NL site here: http://www.ipms.nl/walkarounds/walkaround-vliegtuigen-jets/2395-walkaround-mirage-f1.html M. de Vreeze /designer / mydesign Edited February 17, 2017 by mydesign Derek B 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek B Posted February 17, 2017 Author Share Posted February 17, 2017 (edited) Hi I made several photos from the transparant F-1 display at the Le Bourget museum. May be interesting to study. I published them on the IPMS NL site here: http://www.ipms.nl/walkarounds/walkaround-vliegtuigen-jets/2395-walkaround-mirage-f1.html M. de Vreeze /designer / mydesign Hello Meindert, It is wonderful to hear from you again. Great photograph of 1:1 scale plastic kit with full detail interior (all it now requires is a Trumpeter logo!) The images are really useful, so thank you. Best regards Derek Edited February 17, 2017 by Derek B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menelaos Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 thanks for the pics looking at that main landing gear ....it looks like a nightmare to build it from scratch..... Derek B 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stresser Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 (edited) You'd have to suspect Kittyhawk will upscale their 48th scale Mirage F1 at some point considering they are doing similar with the Jag (even though I know it isn't a direct scaling function...) And speaking of Mirage 2000....Ian Black's next book is called Zinc and is going to be on the Mirage 2000. Check out firestreak publications The Lightning and Phantom books are excellent. PS, I would very much like a single seater and two seater Mirage F1. Edited February 17, 2017 by stresser Derek B 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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