JHM builds his first Mirage

John Howling Mouse · September 03, 2006, 05:54:07 PM

You can see the fun I had with the ejection seat, for which I ended up just embellishing the kit's own seat at my official "I am dumb" thread:

http://www.whatifmodelers.com/forum//index...showtopic=11866

Here is the finished cockpit:

Eddie M. · September 03, 2006, 06:32:52 PM

Absolutely stunning, but I think one of the switches is left in the on position, when CLEARLY it should be off while not installed in the aircraft.

Beautiful work Baz!
Eddie

Tophe · September 03, 2006, 08:07:24 PM

QuoteI decided to build the first Mirage I saw on my shelf, which turned out to be the 1:48 Italeri Mirage 2000C.

No, impossible. You mistyped 1:48 for 1:4, obviously, absurdly. It is so impossible to reach such a level at 1:48...

Captain Canada · September 03, 2006, 08:39:39 PM

Hey, that's not a Mirage, that's just a seat !

I think the old guy is getting dillusional.......

A very nice seat, tho ! And I guess now you've got a spare all done up for a quick build !

John Howling Mouse · September 03, 2006, 09:01:34 PM

Fuselage is taped up. Hopefully the wings will go on tomorrow.
These delta-wings really make sense, from a modelling perspective!

nev · September 04, 2006, 02:28:32 AM

Mirage 2000 =

NARSES2 · September 04, 2006, 05:16:04 AM

That is some serious modelling - amazing stuff

Chris

Ian the Kiwi Herder · September 04, 2006, 11:04:59 AM

He heeee, he took my advice, the fool !

Ian

wolfik · September 04, 2006, 01:46:29 PM

when you want I have some nice revell mirage tiger meet markings.
I like the french art of flying....

regards

Ollie · September 04, 2006, 02:23:54 PM

Lookin' good Barry boy!

B)

John Howling Mouse · September 05, 2006, 05:30:50 PM

Wings practically snapped into place but it's that time of the month so I've got clamps...

Leigh · September 05, 2006, 06:00:45 PM

That pit is amazing!!!!!!!

Exactly How I wish I could get mine to look. I prostate myself before a master and lick his discarded sprues.

John Howling Mouse · September 23, 2006, 05:46:29 PM

Well, it's all ready for paint...

...and I am totally stumped for a scheme! :dum: :dum: :dum:

I had wanted to do some sort of pale, two-tone greys (with hint of dull blue) on off-white for a winter scheme----was even considering painting it in pixellated camo---- but it's just not calling out to me.

Man, do I feel dumb. Not lamenting kind of dumb or self-pitying dumbness, either. I'm actually just smiling at my own "deer-in-the-headlights" look.

And the slight trail of spittle running down my chin as I try to drum up something imaginative continues to amuse and comfort me.

I'm going to go look at the great big bunch of archived profiles by the supreme talents on this forum (you know who you are) which I've saved over the years for either some lightning-strikes of inspiration or just a swack of reminders that I remain mentally two-dimensional in a 3d world. Sighhhhhhhhhhhh...

Ian the Kiwi Herder · September 24, 2006, 03:25:43 AM

Check your PM

Ian

nev · September 24, 2006, 04:19:44 AM

Former Mirage III users such as

Israel
Australia

France friendly countries such as

Canada (Gary already did Quebec)
Iraq

Countries with cool camo such as

USA (aggressor squadrons)
Israel (again)

Countries with wicked cool squadron markings such as

Britain
Germany (they looked at the Mirage 2000 in the early 80s, but chose to upgrade their F-4s instead).
Japan

That should be enough to keep you going

JHM builds his first Mirage

Ollie