Spence Posted April 20, 2008 Share Posted April 20, 2008 Man - is that gorgeous! Having wanted to build this aircraft for some years now, I can see how much work you done on it - and it's truly stunning as a result... I love it! All the best, Spence Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pappy Posted April 20, 2008 Author Share Posted April 20, 2008 (edited) In my opinion this sort of "quality" thread really demonstrates the advantages of web forums over the print magazines and modelling guides- The builder can take his time explaining his technique and using lots of photographs illustrate particular points during a build and share any tips or tricks, all of this over a reasonable timescale with no print deadlines to meet. The interactive nature of the forum by its very nature allows for the reader to pose questions or add their own snippets of information/ reference material and experience from previous builds and this means that the thread grows as a resource for all. G'day Troffa!, I totally agree. There will always be a place for printed media, but my purchases of modelling mags has gone down dramatically with the advent of the 'net and modelling sites such as this one. As you rightly point out, the immediate nature of the medium means that information can be passed quickly and in large amounts without the need to justify print space and the requirement balance articles with ads. In Oz for example, most of the overseas mags fetch about $15Aus (about 8 GBP) which I find hard to justify, especially when 1/3 of the mag is ads and two months out of date to boot! The money I save on mags I can now spend on stuff I read about on the net, win-win (for me anyway) The various on-line 'what's new' pages serve to inform me of the latest products in a more timely fashion anyway. I am not attacking the periodicals, as I will buy them if they have enough content that appeals, it just usually isn't the case. Another advantage is the opportunity to actually talk to a builder and get more information about a particular technique involved or aspect of their build. The encouragement also helps to motivate through boring bits as well, cheers, Pappy Edited April 20, 2008 by Pappy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfpack Posted April 22, 2008 Share Posted April 22, 2008 Pappy I was looking forward to a cheap weekend at the Scottish Nationals until I started reading this . Now I've got to get me one and some decent stickers for it. Next time your in my area, you can pay me the £30 odd quid you've forced , nay demanded I spend to add another Mirage to my collection. Seriously though, this is an excellent thread you started and the results so far are just inspiring . I have this one already, thanks to Honeybee who e-mailed me a photo of it and I went into got to build it mode ! Now, thanks to you, I gotta build this one . Keep up the good work. W Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pappy Posted April 23, 2008 Author Share Posted April 23, 2008 Pappy I was looking forward to a cheap weekend at the Scottish Nationals until I started reading this . Now I've got to get me one and some decent stickers for it. Next time your in my area, you can pay me the £30 odd quid you've forced , nay demanded I spend to add another Mirage to my collection. G'day Wolfpack!, I had heard that the Scots were hard to separate from their money Seriously though, this is an excellent thread you started and the results so far are just inspiring . I have this one already, thanks to Honeybee who e-mailed me a photo of it and I went into got to build it mode ! Now, thanks to you, I gotta build this one . There is no doubt that it is a rather 'eye' catching scheme. Seriously though, I think that is a great scheme and I am not sure if anyone makes a decal sheet for it. I think it may be a Mirage 2000-5 so there are some differences to be aware of, externally, these are the extra pylons and an updated cockpit. The Neomega cockpit is excellent, but it represents an older Mirage 2000C, so it needs an MFD (TV screen) on the instrument panel and the -5 seems to carry about four extra pylons (fuselage mounted) to carry the newer weapons. Keep up the good work. Thanks again, hopefully I can get some more work done this weekend, cheers, Pappy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mhsuzuki Posted April 23, 2008 Share Posted April 23, 2008 PappyI was looking forward to a cheap weekend at the Scottish Nationals until I started reading this . Now I've got to get me one and some decent stickers for it. Next time your in my area, you can pay me the £30 odd quid you've forced , nay demanded I spend to add another Mirage to my collection. Seriously though, this is an excellent thread you started and the results so far are just inspiring . I have this one already, thanks to Honeybee who e-mailed me a photo of it and I went into got to build it mode ! Now, thanks to you, I gotta build this one . W Wolfpack, Just an advice, this Brazilian scheme was used on a Mirage III not on the 2000 as far as I know, but I may be wrong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfpack Posted April 23, 2008 Share Posted April 23, 2008 Indeed! Strictly speaking, it's an F103, but that's bye the bye. As that was the only Mirage I'd ever built, I figured including it here was not out of place, especially when this antipodean detail maniac has just persuaded me to build another................. W Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puppetmaster Posted April 23, 2008 Share Posted April 23, 2008 There is no doubt that it is a rather 'eye' catching scheme. Seriously though, I think that is a great scheme and I am not sure if anyone makes a decal sheet for it. I think it may be a Mirage 2000-5 so there are some differences to be aware of, externally, these are the extra pylons and an updated cockpit. The Neomega cockpit is excellent, but it represents an older Mirage 2000C, so it needs an MFD (TV screen) on the instrument panel and the -5 seems to carry about four extra pylons (fuselage mounted) to carry the newer weapons. Keep up the good work. Thanks again, hopefully I can get some more work done this weekend, cheers, Pappy Hi, this is not a Mirage 2000-5 but a Mirage 2000 C from the Cambrai (north of France) AFB. An easy tip to see if it's a C and not a -5, is to look for the pitot tube at the tip of the nose cone. Mirage 2000-5 don't have this pitot tube only the C. the decals for this camo (1:72, 1:48) exist and are available from Syhart: http://www.syhartdecal.fr/references.php?l...&extension= cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pappy Posted April 24, 2008 Author Share Posted April 24, 2008 Hi, this is not a Mirage 2000-5 but a Mirage 2000 C from the Cambrai (north of France) AFB. An easy tip to see if it's a C and not a -5, is to look for the pitot tube at the tip of the nose cone. Mirage 2000-5 don't have this pitot tube only the C. Oops, Absolutely correct, my mistake! cheers, Pappy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pappy Posted April 30, 2008 Author Share Posted April 30, 2008 G'day people, I apologise for the lack of updates, work has been a little busy of late. I have managed a little progress in the meantime, Hopefully normal programming will resume shortly. In the meantime, here is what I have been able to do. I have re-visited the ASMP (nuclear missile) that will be fitted to the M2000N. During my research I came across some more pictures that showed some additional details. One of the most important of these details is that the ASMP requires and additional fin mounted on top of the rear upper section, between the two existing fins. I made a new fin using some plastic card and added it to the missile after I had painted it. I also discovered that the rear of the missile is open and that some additional details are evident. This was trickier to correct as I had already painted the missile and added the delicate fins. I carefully made a pilot hole with a pin vise and slowly enlarged this with progressively larger drill bits. A circular end cap was fashioned and the details added using scrap plastic and a punch set. I next turned my attention to the inerte Matra Magic 550 round. The dummy round was painted up. I used some Gunze 308 (FS36375) for the body and a silver shade for the seeker head. The glass nose was simulated with white paint as the item is opaque in real life. A strip of blue decal was added to complete the missile and the missile was then sealed. It is a pity that the kit decals do not include stencils for the missiles, they would really finish off the missiles nicely. Well, that is all for now, cheers, Pappy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
periklis_sale Posted April 30, 2008 Share Posted April 30, 2008 WOW!!! Your build mate is a reference booklet!!!!! More photos please!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lgl007 Posted April 30, 2008 Share Posted April 30, 2008 Pappy can you post either actual photos you have referenced for the nuke or alternate angles of your nuke... I need to put that vertical fin on mine as well. Nice catch. I have a few pics and I never noticed this as it usually looks (at most angles) like one of the other fins... sheesh... thanks :-) I just need to see how large it is, what shape it is, and whether it has any sort of mounting bracket? Thanks mate. -Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pappy Posted April 30, 2008 Author Share Posted April 30, 2008 Pappy can you post either actual photos you have referenced for the nuke or alternate angles of your nuke... I need to put that vertical fin on mine as well. Nice catch. I have a few pics and I never noticed this as it usually looks (at most angles) like one of the other fins... sheesh... thanks :-)I just need to see how large it is, what shape it is, and whether it has any sort of mounting bracket? Thanks mate. -Greg G'day Greg, The pics are on the French air wings site, I don't want to post them here so as not to infringe copyright etc, cheers, Pappy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pappy Posted April 30, 2008 Author Share Posted April 30, 2008 WOW!!!Your build mate is a reference booklet!!!!! More photos please!!! Thanks Peri, What would you like pictures of specifically? I apologise for the crappy pics, I am definitely no photographer! cheers, Pappy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted May 1, 2008 Share Posted May 1, 2008 Still glued to this WiP, every step ! Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pappy Posted May 11, 2008 Author Share Posted May 11, 2008 (edited) G'day all, Sorry for the lack of progress pics, work is a little chaotic at the mo. I have finally finished off the jugs and given them a coat of primer. I bought some of Andy Brooks' turned metal IFR probe tips. These are miniature works of art and thoroughly recommended. I replaced the kit supplied tip with one of Andy's tips. The process was very easy, simply cut off the kit tip, drill a 1mm hole and insert the supplied tip, easy peasy! I also sprayed the gear bays a light grey colour. The collected wisdom seems to be that the gear bays are painted a silver/aluminium colour, however I dispute this as it seems that most of the pictures that I have found indicate that the gear bays are actually painted a light grey, whilst the gear bay doors and undercarriage units are painted a silver colour. Perhaps there are variations of both colours? I have nearly completed the fins. I have scribed some missing panels and added some rivet lines. I will be replacing the fin antennas with new items and I still need to add the RWT antennas for the M2000D. Unfortunately, the camera seems to be playing up so pictures will have to wait, cheers, Pappy Edited May 11, 2008 by Pappy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alrite Posted September 4, 2008 Share Posted September 4, 2008 Hey great topic there is there any progress since the last update?, look forward for more, cheers, will Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lgl007 Posted September 5, 2008 Share Posted September 5, 2008 Good question... how's it going with this build Pappy? Did you shelve it all told? -Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
periklis_sale Posted September 5, 2008 Share Posted September 5, 2008 WOW!!!!! Amazing work mate!!! Keep the photos coming! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pappy Posted September 7, 2008 Author Share Posted September 7, 2008 G'day Fellas, The project has paused but I am feeling like re-starting it again soon. I want to finish of some other stuff first. Thanks for asking though, cheers, Pappy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romeo Alpha Yankee Posted September 8, 2008 Share Posted September 8, 2008 Stumbled onto this one, lovely work Pappy, 3 in one go. That is impressive! Now get those other modles finished so you can get back to these Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pappy Posted September 8, 2008 Author Share Posted September 8, 2008 Stumbled onto this one, lovely work Pappy, 3 in one go. That is impressive! Now get those other modles finished so you can get back to these G'day Ray! I don't post on the drn site much these days, too much bother with re-sizing etc. I also don't have the time. I'm doing my best but I keep getting sent away. Hopefully things will settle down after after November, cheers, Pappy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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