Chilean Mirage IV

[anthonyp]

Here's a Heller 1/72 Mirage IV done up as the larger compliment to the Mirage 2000.  This would have been used for fast or long range bombing missions initially, antishipping missions with Exocets later in life, and finally, high speed recon (illustrated).  The recon pod covers the bomb recess under the fuselage.  It's actually the lower half of the recon pod from a Matchbox Phantom FGR.1.

[anthonyp]

another view

[anthonyp]

underside

[dexter059]

You´re becoming a honorary chilean citizen mate! Beautiful work, nice touch on the backstory too.
prosit!  

[Tophe]

First export sale of the IV, decades later!    

[Leigh]

Again it's wonderful.

One question though exactly what do Chile have against that paper carton that you keep having them attack?