Dassault/BAe Mirage IVK (Buzzard GR.3)

[Devilfish]

After the TSR2 was scrapped, Dassault offered the Mirage !V with Spey engines.  Obviously, the RAF wanted the F-111K, but what if the MOD said no..

I built and original GR.1 back in 2017.  I used the Heller 1/48 kit and stretched the forward fuselage a scale 3 feet to counter the extra weight of the Speys
DSCF0073_zps2445b7f7 by Paul Carter, on Flickr

As I have 2 more in my stash, I thought it time to do an updated one....cue the GR.3

I started with the cockpit, using bits of old Eduard cockpit PE cut to fit
20250604_185409 by Paul Carter, on Flickr
20250605_173324 by Paul Carter, on Flickr

I sliced the fuselage and stretched it
20250606_165125 by Paul Carter, on Flickr

Filled the gap with milliput, and sanded
20250610_154320 by Paul Carter, on Flickr

I removed the big round radome from the underside, and again filled it with milliput.  I also looked into filling the semi-recess for the big French "seau de Soleil"

20250602_163543 by Paul Carter, on Flickr

My first thought was, as you can see, to make a plastic card panel, but it looked terrible.
So I got to thinking.  I was planning on hanging weapons off the inboard pylons so I'd lose the tanks....
Onto the computer and I designed and 3D printed a belly tank

20250615_182648 by Paul Carter, on Flickr

Which will look something like this
20250604_185227 by Paul Carter, on Flickr

So far, I've also added a stretched Phantom RWR to the fin top
20250615_182643 by Paul Carter, on Flickr

and designed and 3D printed a new nose section
20250615_182637 by Paul Carter, on Flickr

[Gondor]

That is looking very nice so far 

Gondor

[PR19_Kit]

I've always loved the look of the Mirage IV, every schoolboy's idea of a supersonic bomber!

Your original Spey Mirage IV looked superb, and the GR3's going to look even better by the look of it so far.

[kitbasher]

I've always loved the look of the Mirage IV, every schoolboy's idea of a supersonic bomber!

Your original Spey Mirage IV looked superb, and the GR3's going to look even better by the look of it so far.

Ditto.

[63cpe]

Lovely job. Can't wait to see this finished. Also plan to do a similar project.

David aka 63CPE

[Old Wombat]

 

[NARSES2]

Nice work on  the stretch