Furie Posted March 22, 2023 Share Posted March 22, 2023 There is no problem, Ryan, it's a credit to you to assemble an aircraft as clean as a whistle and I fully respect your decision. And then, to see a Mir III E clean as the first day, at its exit of factory makes me extremely happy. I can't wait to see the end of this assembly, but especially to see all the intermediate steps! Ryan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Furie Posted March 22, 2023 Share Posted March 22, 2023 39 minutes ago, Ryan said: Thanks for the compliment and I hope you stick around to see more (unconventional) progress. Ryan Ryan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted March 23, 2023 Author Share Posted March 23, 2023 One more session and they will be finished. Iain, Landrotten Highlander, Azgaron and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Furie Posted March 23, 2023 Share Posted March 23, 2023 You did a superb and very precise job: did you use only brushes to paint the hydraulic pipes or did you paint them with another method? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted March 23, 2023 Author Share Posted March 23, 2023 @Furie It’s just brush work. Hitting the high spots with the edge of the brush when possible. Since it’s not pre shaded, you can fix mistakes easily. Iain and Out2gtcha 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted March 24, 2023 Author Share Posted March 24, 2023 Nose gear well beginnings, more to come. Azgaron, Isar 30/07, Furie and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted March 25, 2023 Author Share Posted March 25, 2023 I can see light at the end of the tunnel! Should have this assembly done today. The cockpit will be a breeze compared to this birds nest! blackbetty, LSP_Kevin, Furie and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Furie Posted March 25, 2023 Share Posted March 25, 2023 Very nice plumbing job Ryan. Clean and neat work. Soon to be retraining for a new job? Ryan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted March 25, 2023 Author Share Posted March 25, 2023 1 minute ago, Furie said: Very nice plumbing job Ryan. Clean and neat work. Soon to be retraining for a new job? More like fitting my own straight jacket! MikeMaben 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted March 26, 2023 Author Share Posted March 26, 2023 Nose gear well done, just need a clear cote. CarstenB, KiwiZac, Landrotten Highlander and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted March 26, 2023 Share Posted March 26, 2023 Impressively neat work, Ryan! Kev Ryan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted March 26, 2023 Author Share Posted March 26, 2023 Gear well assembled and installed. The front of the bay is also the rear bulkhead of the pit, so planning will be required when painting etc. The kit also has hollowed out machine guns that are separate parts. Stark colors of the bays are toned down once in place. Landrotten Highlander, CarstenB, Cheetah11 and 13 others 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarstenB Posted March 26, 2023 Share Posted March 26, 2023 Grat job so far. I know the Italeri kit. I already built my prototype Mirage III with the conversion kit from Matterhorn Circle to a Mirage III S. Going through your post I am looking forward to build the final version. Revell kit and all the add-ones has been delivered already. I choose Revell, because the intakes from the Italeri kit are wrong. They are around 0.5cm to far ahead and start almost in the middle of the cockpit canopy, while the Revell starts right at the end of the canopy as they should. I hope, you have seen it already. Will see, when I start. I need first to finish my DH-100 Vampire. Anyway, I will follow your thread here to see you progress. cheers, Carsten Ryan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted March 26, 2023 Author Share Posted March 26, 2023 (edited) Mirage drop tanks. After the stress of the gear bay I wanted some easier plus I jump around to hold interest. The tanks are a mix of soft and crisp detail. The fin parts and circular access port are the challenging areas on these parts. This is not a assembly kit and that’s ok. Having a circular depression on a seam line is never good but I made it work with a custom reamer to true up the circle. Edited March 26, 2023 by Ryan Furie, Azgaron, Daniel Leduc and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted March 26, 2023 Share Posted March 26, 2023 Nice problem solving, Ryan! Kev Ryan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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