Cheetah11 Posted January 4, 2021 Author Share Posted January 4, 2021 I spent most of the modeling time today priming the fuselage joints and sanding it down . I will still need to do some filling on the wings later. The louvres at the bottom was a hassle to get the joint filled in the center of the louvres, so in the end I cut them off and replaced it with plastic card. 18 hours ago, alain11 said: Hi Nick good to see some updates !!! that looks like a mirage now .. doesn't it ??!! .. If I am right , it seems that you forgot the two clear parts just behind the cockpit ( GP 12 /13 ) , the protective glasses of the canopy release handle or maybe you chose another way !!?? I don't want to be an adviser ,............from my seat ...... it seems that your throttle looks like the 2000 - 5 one , the C throttle looks like a "simple L shape ...stuff Alain Hi Alain. Thanks for the compliments. I glued the plastic covers on the canopy release from the outside with superglue and when set sanded and polished it similar to the inspection light. This gives a seamless finish. These are the dimensions I used for the throttle, which I found on a gaming website !!! The throttle is L shaped but still quite complex. Here is a photo from a different angle. I hope it shows the shape a bit better. Unfortunately I do not have a lens for a better view. Cheers Nick Marcel111, F`s are my favs, Landrotten Highlander and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seiran01 Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 This is looking superb!!!! Out2gtcha and Cheetah11 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 29 minutes ago, seiran01 said: This is looking superb!!!! +1! Really looking great, such a beautiful airframe Cheetah11 and Derek B 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcel111 Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 Beautiful work Nick! Of course I do wonder if that throttle is 150mm or 149.5mm in height in 1:1 scale :-) Cheers, Marcel Cheetah11 and Derek B 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alain11 Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 (edited) in this case , nothing to say more , your picture talks by itself , good job on the throttle !!!!! it would have been surprising that you did such mistake ....no , confusion is a better word Alain Edited January 4, 2021 by alain11 Cheetah11 and Derek B 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheetah11 Posted January 14, 2021 Author Share Posted January 14, 2021 Not too much to show for the last two weeks. I spent most of the time on the sanding, filling and smoothing the model. At last I started painting some of the airframe and engine . Alain showed the tip of using toothpicks to paint the streaks in the afterburner section. I would never be able to get them that symmetrical fixing the toothpicks with soft wire, so I 3D printed a section with the 12 cylinders. The printing turned out to be not so successful as the rods were too flexible and moved as they became longer, distorting the print. It was still usable. Finished. The kit instructions do not call for weight in the nose, but I added a piece of copper covered lead inside the radome with 2min epoxy just in case. Weight was 10 grams (155grain for those who use grains ) Cheers Nick alain11, johncrow, LSP_Kevin and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alain11 Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 hi Nick someone added a weight of 20 grams in the cone , do you think that 10 grams are enough? one question : which color did you paint the gear bays ? some says light grey , but I rather be tempted for semi mat aluminium , if I refer to pictures Alain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheetah11 Posted January 15, 2021 Author Share Posted January 15, 2021 On 1/14/2021 at 2:17 PM, alain11 said: hi Nick someone added a weight of 20 grams in the cone , do you think that 10 grams are enough? one question : which color did you paint the gear bays ? some says light grey , but I rather be tempted for semi mat aluminium , if I refer to pictures Alain Hi Alain Thanks for the heads up. I taped all the major parts together and pivoted it around where the wheels should be. The nose dropped down but only just. I think with the missiles and pylons 10 gram would maybe not be enough. I added 10 grams more just in case. Looking at photos of the undercarriage bays I see the later Mirage 2000 variants (maybe -5 and later) have them in light grey. The photos I have of around 1990 of the 2000C shows the standard silver used on Mir III and F1 as well. The 1300 liter belly tank around 1990 was also in natural aluminum and the later tanks were in the aircraft color. I am using silver for mine. BTW I see you have had a bit of a cold spell. Cheers Nick D.B. Andrus, Landrotten Highlander, HerculesPA_2 and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alain11 Posted January 16, 2021 Share Posted January 16, 2021 very nice metal effects Nick !!! it will bring an original touch , well done !!!!!!!! a cold spell !!!??? we are in winter in Europe .I agree this winter is a bit " harder " than the preceding ones, with snow , and low temperatures , ( things you don't know in the south hemisphere ) but ... I don't complain , , here , where i live , we have 10 to 15 ° in the afternoon Alain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheetah11 Posted January 17, 2021 Author Share Posted January 17, 2021 On 1/16/2021 at 12:19 PM, alain11 said: a cold spell !!!??? we are in winter in Europe .I agree this winter is a bit " harder " than the preceding ones, with snow , and low temperatures , ( things you don't know in the south hemisphere ) but ... I don't complain , , here , where i live , we have 10 to 15 ° in the afternoon Alain Hi Alain We do get snow, not as often and as much as Europe but even our wildlife have the perfect cammo for snow On to more serious things As can be seen on this photo there is a small gap between the rudder and fuselage which is not present in the kit. I sanded a small amount from the bottom of the rudder. The other addition was to fill the recess of the slime lights as they are too deep. I will still decide if I will use the kit decals or paint the slime lights. Cheers Nick scvrobeson, LSP_Kevin, Paul in Napier and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alain11 Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 (edited) Nick , you always point out tiny details to enhance the kit , great job . it seems that you are closed to the paint job now one question : do you have any pictures to support the unpainted belly tank ???? Alain two zebras in the snow !!?? This is not the first idea I have of the SA landscape Edited January 18, 2021 by alain11 Derek B 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheetah11 Posted January 19, 2021 Author Share Posted January 19, 2021 Hi Alain Thanks for the compliments. You are right I am almost ready to paint but since I need to do a bit of mixing I have difficulty in getting the right color. I do not have color chips and all the forums have been of little help since there are many interpretation and opinions. Most of the paint mixes called for are not available to me. I found and old bottle of Testors Vodoo Gray to which I added 3 drops of black and this seems to be the closest I can get to the light grey color. Of course it is open to interpretation as the quality of photos, lighting and scale effect all play a role. I tested my mix on the undercarriage door. I had a look at the paint on the tanks and I can see the reason for your concern. I could only find four photos of French Mirage 2000 aircraft with an unpainted belly tank, so it is not typical. (On Pg 43 of the Dijon Superbase book the second aircraft seems to have an unpainted tank) The Greek and Indian tanks are virtually all unpainted. I will have to paint the tank in my model. So much for the metal effect. Cheers Nick Derek B 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alain11 Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 Hi Nick The unpainted tank is rarely seen , but it's possible .If I was you , ( but I am not) I will leave it bare metal , just because it's original some guys use Aka paint ref :RC 235 ( FS 35164) and RC 252 ( FS 36375 ) , or Mr hobby color ( gunse )H308 and H 366 . Maybe not the 100% perfect color , but as you said , it depends of light , photos , ...etc.............. Alain picture from K Duretz used to illustrate the post Derek B 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek B Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 Hi Nick, I have found this book very useful, and although it specifically covers the Hellenic M2000 (in most part; there is also a section on the M2000D), it is essentially identical to the M2000C in terms of colours, so there are some very good pictures of NMF C/L tanks in it. https://www.themodellingnews.com/2018/04/read-n-reviewed-mirage-2000-under-skin.html Derek Rockie Yarwood, Cheetah11 and Paul in Napier 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheetah11 Posted January 20, 2021 Author Share Posted January 20, 2021 On 1/19/2021 at 12:50 AM, Derek B said: Hi Nick, I have found this book very useful, and although it specifically covers the Hellenic M2000 (in most part; there is also a section on the M2000D), it is essentially identical to the M2000C in terms of colours, so there are some very good pictures of NMF C/L tanks in it. https://www.themodellingnews.com/2018/04/read-n-reviewed-mirage-2000-under-skin.html Derek Hi Derek, thanks for the link and suggestion. After a long furlough my wife has restricted my modeling budget somewhat, so I am restricted to what I can find on the internet for the time. I did find this on the Greek Mirages. The above photo also is a great help to verify the pattern on the upper surface. On 1/19/2021 at 12:36 AM, alain11 said: Hi Nick The unpainted tank is rarely seen , but it's possible .If I was you , ( but I am not) I will leave it bare metal , just because it's original some guys use Aka paint ref :RC 235 ( FS 35164) and RC 252 ( FS 36375 ) , or Mr hobby color ( gunse )H308 and H 366 . Maybe not the 100% perfect color , but as you said , it depends of light , photos , ...etc.............. Alain picture from K Duretz used to illustrate the post Hi Alain Thanks very much for the photos of the bare metal tanks. Fortunately you stopped me in time just before I painted the tank in light grey. I an happy with my mix. It is close to 36375 but with a little less blue. For the Blue/Grey I still have a tin of Mirage Blue from Xtra Color which looks fairly close compared to photos. Here is the underside painted with a little pastel on the panel lines which does not have such a vivid contrast as black wash. Cheers Nick Landrotten Highlander, Marcel111, Out2gtcha and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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