[W] Mirage IIIC - Italeri 1:32

[Gelerth]

Another project started some time ago - waiting to be finished.
So in total I have 3 birds on workbench ;-)

I will add some Sidewinders from Eduard, Pitot from Master, SAC undercarriage, wheels from Eduard as well as Zoom set:

 

Starting with seat, wheel bays and intakes:

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This time I will load only 2x AIM-9B Sidewinders, 2x1300L Fuel tanks and 1x Matra missile.

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In the meantime I replaces ugly guns with piece of needle:

 

And cockpit with Eduard's zoom:

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So far so good...1
 

[MikeMaben]

Very nice detail 

[Gelerth]

10 hours ago, MikeMaben said:

Very nice detail 

Thank you Mike

I've glued the fuselage - bottom is quite nice:



However top is not - with large gaps:

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And this is worst:



So putting, sanding all again and in the meantime engine and cart:

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Got struts from SAC, and well, I'm not too happy. Metal is quite soft, you can easily bend most of the parts:

 

[alain11]

hi

metal gear legs , are only a recasting of the kit parts , they don't bring any improvement ... keep in mind that the main gear legs , are different on the C version , Italieri provides parts for the E version 

Alain

[Gelerth]

On 7/13/2020 at 10:25 PM, alain11 said:

hi

metal gear legs , are only a recasting of the kit parts , they don't bring any improvement ... keep in mind that the main gear legs , are different on the C version , Italieri provides parts for the E version 

Alain

True, total waste of money, but it's just my opinion. Lucky I get few sets on some sale so it doesn't hurt so much my wallet.

Anyway, work continues. Flaps in place:

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Working on air intakes:

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I was not planning to put ladder, but I forgot to cover those nasty fuselage holes.
After gluing canopy I realised that now it's too late. I would not risk damage of canopy from inside by fumes so I've paint ladder and will attach it:

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All pieces in place - ready for preshading: