Mirage F1P

[PR19_Kit]

Actually you're right Fred, or half right anyway. 

While that is one of the small tanks on the Hase box art, the big tank DOES have fins, only smaller, single surface ones.

Here's one of the markings drawings off the SH single seater F1 kit showing it carrying the big tank.

[PR19_Kit]

The Mirage has some colour on now, pale grey (Ford Dove Grey) on the underside and blue on top (PRU Blue as suggested by Rickshaw  ) It was a bit of a job masking it up, but it's not too bad so far.





Cockpit painting next, never my fave aspect of modelling.

[Tophe]

The dark blue-grey is good for Aéronavale.

[PolluxDeltaSeven]

F1s carried one MONSTER tank on the centreline point, and two smaller ones on the wing points. The centre line tank, called the 'Iranian Tank' for some reason, was finless, whereas the wing tanks had those severely anhedralled fins with tip fins too.

Anyway Alastair's found some Italeri Jaguar tanks that are the correct type and the fins are much more sensibly constructed. They'll be on the way to me when he can get out and about, thank you Alastair. 

I LOVE being on this place, we're such a helpful lot, aren't we? 

They're called "Iraqi tank", because they were first designed for the Mirage F1 build for Iraq. Later they were included on French Mirage F1CR (Recce) and F1CT (attack). Mirage F1C (fighter) and F1B (twin seater) still carry on the centerline a tank similar to the underwings' as far as I know.

[AeroplaneDriver]

Love the colors!

[PR19_Kit]

Iraq - Iran? They're next door to each other, so I confuse them a lot. 

[zenrat]

Iraq - Iran? They're next door to each other, so I confuse them a lot. 

Understandable.  They are only one letter different after all.

[PR19_Kit]

The Xtracolor PRU Blue I applied over 2 days ago is STILL sticky! 

I foresee a coat of Klear in this model's 'Future'. (Did you see what I did there?  )

[NARSES2]

I foresee a coat of Klear in this model's 'Future'. (Did you see what I did there?  )

Yes, but I'm doing my best to ignore it 

[zenrat]

I foresee a coat of Klear in this model's 'Future'. (Did you see what I did there?  )

Yes, but I'm doing my best to ignore it 

That's either favouritism or you're getting soft.  You would have slapped me with 3 demerits and a detention if i'd said that.

[rickshaw]

I foresee a coat of Klear in this model's 'Future'. (Did you see what I did there?  )

Yes, but I'm doing my best to ignore it 

That's either favouritism or you're getting soft.  You would have slapped me with 3 demerits and a detention if i'd said that.

But you hail from downunder, mate.  You would deserve it ... 

[PR19_Kit]

I'm SO glad I'm in this place. 

You guys never fail to get me laughing at least 2-3 times each day. 

[PR19_Kit]

I've just finished assembling the SH pylons to the fairly ancient Hasegawa drop tanks that Gondor sent me, and they look MILES better than the much more modern SH tanks. 

I've now got all the stores ready for paint, once the airframe has been Kleared and decalled. That's awaiting the cockpit detail painting, the canopies (all FIVE pieces!) gluing in place and masking.

Getting there but slowly, but it's not as if I'm pushed for time.............

[NARSES2]

I foresee a coat of Klear in this model's 'Future'. (Did you see what I did there?  )

Yes, but I'm doing my best to ignore it 

That's either favouritism or you're getting soft.  You would have slapped me with 3 demerits and a detention if i'd said that.

And, your point is ? 

[Gondor]

Getting there but slowly, but it's not as if I'm pushed for time.............

Said he who asked for an extension to the GB already.... 

Gondor