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Wow, Duncan!!!
That IS a beauty!!!
All-resin? Looks very elegant and so far, your build goes very well
Can't wait to see her all dressed up
Rafa
Duncan, looks like it's gonna be a looker. I've got a couple of resin kits I have yet to try. Good to see you took the plunge!
M4K = :wub:
How did you get on with the canopy? Mine gave me fits :(
That mirage looks the part Duncan, I have only done a couple of resin models, all of them vehicles and all of them with mixed results. I am looking forward to seeing the end result. Nice one!!
Chris.
SAAF rocks!
Forgot to add I got some pics of a TDFC Cheetah C in '06 when she was down for our airshow:
Here are some so you can see the wear and tear on the paint work :) You know me and dirty planes!!
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The orange panels you see in some of the pics are test installations. On the final pic you'll note that there are two eagles on each wing, one was painted and one was a decal that the SAAF was trailing to save money and environmental costs when marking the aircraft.
Hope this helps!!
D
Wow :thumbsup: Cool pics and that is some great modeling :wub: Good looking chonk o resin you got going there :wub:
I can't wait to see this one finished up. Very cool!
I wish someone would do a 1/48 injected kit of the 4000. I want to do one in the worst way!
Very nice. Well done.
:thumbsup:
Ed
Drop-dead gorgeous! :wub:
Not bad for a begineer :) A begineer with resin that is lol
Excellent! :wub:
Silk out of a sow's ear, that one ! Anigrand kits have more pin-air holes than any others, and you countered them effectively. Well done, Sir !
in one word, its perfection :wub:
excelent work :mellow:
Looks good Duncan! :thumbsup: :ph34r: :thumbsup:
Delightful ;D :wub: :thumbsup:
The Mirage 4k is a sweet looking bird for a certainty, and you're doing an interesting piece of work. Gutsy for your first resin build, to bash it. Kudos to you.
And if you boys think having pin marks is harsh on resin, try the poor masochists who've dropped more than six times the prices you pay for the Yankee Modelworks USS Montana - the part gaps are horrible on it, there's a metric frackton of putty and sanding to get it to have proper clean lines, barrels show up bent, and heaven help you if you want to build the sucker full hulled, because by the gods, man, you better break out a damn belt sander to clean up the gap between the waterline and the lower hull. 1/350 scale, comes with a whopping tag of $600 USD or so, and there's all sorts of work you have to do to clean it up. I've had the fun of reading the cursing and swearing from two seperate people building her - one of the guys actually gave up on trying to fix most of the structure and scratchbuilt the whole damn structure, with some modifications of course (he's putting an enhanced AA fit on it).
She's a stunner Duncan!!!!!
D
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Nice to see another M4000 built :thumbsup: (note to self ...get mine finished!) Paint looks great and great work on your first resin kit as well.
Where did you source the wing tanks from?
Ray :cheers:
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This one is the killer shot, Duncan!!! :wub: :wub: :wub:
This broad sure is going to dance!!! :wub: :wub: :wub:
Excellent work, excellent model!!! :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :bow: :bow:
Rafa
Late to the party again!! But, an amazing build Duncan and those markings look right at home on her, bloody well done!!
Nice to see another M4000 build, Great job! :thumbsup:
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Awesome! I gots to get me one of these! :wub:
How can I have missed it (Mirage 4000 is my all time favorite) ! :banghead:
Excellent work Duncan! :wub: :thumbsup: :bow: :bow: :bow:
Regards,
EB