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1/48 Mirage IIIE (Kinetic) Ready for inspection

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    November 2016
Posted by José Pires on Sunday, November 6, 2016 5:57 AM

Thaks to all for the comments! They are very appreciated!

 

Nathan T

 Beautiful! How did you weather the metallic finish? It looks very realistic. 

 

Nathan T, the weathering was achieved throughout the use of an enamel pin-wash on the panel lines, followed by several filters on all the fuselage made with thinned oil paints.

Rounding-up, i used ComArt inks airbrushed onto several structural relevant features, in order to emphatise the volume and shapes of the panels.

 

Cheers!

 

José Pires

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    November 2003
  • From: Naples, FL
Posted by tempestjohnny on Saturday, November 5, 2016 5:01 PM
Wow that is really nice.

 

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    December 2002
Posted by 7474 on Saturday, November 5, 2016 12:43 PM
I like it, great job
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    March 2015
  • From: Streetsboro, Ohio
Posted by Toshi on Saturday, November 5, 2016 12:17 PM

I don't see any learning curve with the Alclad.  You did an astonishing job!

Toshi

On The Bench: Revell 1/48 B-25 Mitchell

 

Married to the most caring, loving, understanding, and beautiful wife in the world.  Mrs. Toshi

 

 

  • Member since
    March 2003
  • From: Towson MD
Posted by gregbale on Saturday, November 5, 2016 11:48 AM

That's one impressive-looking Gallic lawn-dart you've got there. Really beautiful work!

Greg

George Lewis:

"Every time you correct me on my grammar I love you a little fewer."
 
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    April 2016
  • From: Parsons Kansas
Posted by Hodakamax on Saturday, November 5, 2016 11:10 AM

Excellent work! Credit where credit is due.

Max

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    March 2010
  • From: MN
Posted by Nathan T on Saturday, November 5, 2016 10:42 AM

 Beautiful! How did you weather the metallic finish? It looks very realistic. 

 

 

  • Member since
    November 2009
  • From: SW Virginia
Posted by Gamera on Saturday, November 5, 2016 7:31 AM

Oh wow, yes that is beautiful! Love the aluminum finish. 

If I may ask how was the fit of the kit? I'm building a Kinetic F-16 and though the detail is great the fit of the parts is very bad. 

"I dream in fire but work in clay." -Arthur Machen

 

  • Member since
    December 2003
  • From: Charleston, SC
Posted by sanderson_91 on Saturday, November 5, 2016 7:08 AM

That's a real beauty!  Cockpit look great as does the paint and weathering!

 

 

  • Member since
    November 2016
1/48 Mirage IIIE (Kinetic) Ready for inspection
Posted by José Pires on Thursday, November 3, 2016 3:12 PM

Hello!


Here are the photos of one of the latest model i´ve built.

It is the Kinetic 1/48 Mirage IIIE kit, and despite some shortcomings the "bang for the buck" on this kit is very good.


This was also my first serious job with Alclad2 lacquers, and i know i still have a learning curve in front of me.


This model was featured on the November 2016 issue of the Airfix Model World magazine.

Here are the build and final photos!

The complete photostory of this build is present on my blog:

 

http://josepiresmodelismo.blogspot.pt/

Hope you like it!

José Pedro

 















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