Dassault Mirage IIIc J-2201 Swiss Air ForceView: Slideshow Mosaic List 1September 8, 2017 2October 31, 2017Wheel wells first color 3October 31, 2017First details 4October 31, 2017Factory new 5October 31, 2017'Oil wash' 6October 31, 2017'Oil wash' 2 7October 31, 2017 8October 31, 2017The real thing 9October 31, 2017Front office 10October 31, 2017 11October 31, 2017 12October 31, 2017I don't want to be a tail sitter 🙂 13November 18, 2017Fuselage closed... 14November 18, 2017...Cockpit in 15January 2, 2018Some updates, finally. I know I am a slow builder. Primer on some parts 16January 2, 2018Primer on the fuselage 17January 2, 2018Primer on the fuselage (II) 18January 2, 2018Shortened the hydraulic cylinders of the main landing gear 19January 2, 2018Imho the Eduard Mirage III stands far too high... 20January 2, 2018Front wheel lowered 21February 15, 2018First attempt to make her look alright. Unhappy with the result. 'Fluffy' paint. 22February 15, 2018Go back to square one. Take off all paint (the second time, btw) 23February 15, 2018And redo it all 24February 15, 2018She is far from perfect, but: this is the point of no return.... 25February 15, 2018for my first pure metal finish I am quite happy, in spite of the slightly silvering decals 26February 15, 2018Definitely no shake and bake kit... 27February 15, 2018... and I am amazed how much the kit brings out the sheer beauty of this aircraft. Home straight is coming closer 28February 15, 2018Ain't she sweet ... 29March 10, 2018Almost finished, just the canopy and the seat to be glued. 30March 10, 2018I know, it is not a contest model, there are some flaws, for my first pure metal model, I am quite happy 🙂 31March 10, 2018You may have noticed: The decoration on the airframe and the color of the wing tank must be different. 32March 11, 2018Finally Roll-Out 33March 11, 2018Here she is finished 34March 11, 2018I had a good time building her 🙂 Comments10 June 2024, 00:48 - Project infoMirage IIIC34 images1:48CompletedAll albumsView all albums »