Ryan Posted March 20, 2023 Author Share Posted March 20, 2023 (edited) @alain11 Yes, as you say very inspirational! Edited March 20, 2023 by Ryan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alain11 Posted March 20, 2023 Share Posted March 20, 2023 a bit more ???? Furie and Ryan 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted March 20, 2023 Author Share Posted March 20, 2023 Seems there are a couple of primer colors I could go with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted March 21, 2023 Author Share Posted March 21, 2023 Upgrades have arrived, more pics as I get closer to using them. After reviewing some references I went with a yellow ochre to represent the yellowish coating on my the gear wells. MikeMaben, Isar 30/07, CarstenB and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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alain11 Posted March 21, 2023 Share Posted March 21, 2023 hi sorry !! I don't want to screw up what you have done , but I think that the wheel wells are rather ...................green .. aren't they ?? ( that’s what my eyes see) the " yellowish " color is used on Swiss Mirage Ryan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted March 21, 2023 Author Share Posted March 21, 2023 @alain11 Good morning sir, there is no denying the pics above are green. I struggled with the choice made but if the photo is labeled correctly this is a III E well. http://fanakit.free.fr/mirage3_walkaround/Walkaround_photoscope_dassault_mirage3.htm I wonder why Dassault would swap primer colors, perhaps different production runs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alain11 Posted March 21, 2023 Share Posted March 21, 2023 hi I agree , maybe , different hues were used , I checked different photos , and indeed there are some variations of the green color .. the pictures I posted are from the Mirage III E from " Luxeuil " air base , the nest of the French " nuc guys " ....anyway , you wont be wrong whatever the green color you choose Alain Ryan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted March 21, 2023 Author Share Posted March 21, 2023 (edited) @alain11 And then there is this nightmare photo! Edited March 21, 2023 by Ryan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted March 21, 2023 Author Share Posted March 21, 2023 What's also interesting is the primer seems to only be applied to the fuselage internals....the wings cavities are in natural metal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alain11 Posted March 21, 2023 Share Posted March 21, 2023 Hi your photo above shows a Swiss Mirage ( the red stencils are written in French , Italian , and German) but is very interesting , it shows you some stuffs that you could add in the main part of the bay ............ yes the wing cavity were " always " ( note the quote ) natural metal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted March 22, 2023 Author Share Posted March 22, 2023 (edited) Made a start on detail painting…the fun part! First up some hydraulic lines in grey craft paint, no one breathe! Edited March 22, 2023 by Ryan Furie, CarstenB, MikeMaben and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted March 22, 2023 Share Posted March 22, 2023 Niiiiice work Ryan Ryan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Furie Posted March 22, 2023 Share Posted March 22, 2023 Excellent work Ryan. A nice dark wash to simulate the traces of hydraulic fluid and it will be perfect, very close to reality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted March 22, 2023 Author Share Posted March 22, 2023 (edited) 55 minutes ago, Furie said: Excellent work Ryan. A nice dark wash to simulate the traces of hydraulic fluid and it will be perfect, very close to reality. I'm very strange Denis, I don't do washes anymore. I enjoy the challenge of building the kit and painting without weathering techniques. That's not to say I wont outline something (panel lines) , but it will be done in the spirit of neatness. Simulating weathering and other real world abuse do not give me happiness anymore. My models never start up, fire weapons, leak oil, etc. The type of the modeling I like is one that would be in a museum, that is the challenge for me. I can weather and REALLY like looking at weathered models, but its just not for me anymore life is too short. I have found that if I free myself from the high bar that weathering insists on I have a much better time modeling. Sorry, I know you didn't ask for all that but I wanted to take you to the end of the story. Thanks for the compliment and I hope you stick around to see more (unconventional) progress. Ryan Edited March 22, 2023 by Ryan Furie and MikeMaben 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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