Kinetic Mirage IIIEA French fighter. Scale 1/48

par tamburini Mar 28 Déc 2021 - 4:42

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Good evening, I was encouraged by a member friend Pierre Vizentini to join these forums and to post one of my latest completed airplane. French is not a language I master so I beg your pardon for not using your main language.

Kinetic Mirage IIIEA French fighter. Scale 1/48. Kit K48050. 2014 tooling.

This model is my attempt to represent an Argentine Air Force Mirage IIIEA I-014 from the 8th Fighter group circa 1982.

The build… what can I say… the kit is not bad, nice detail and looks the part when completed, but compared to other kinetic kits I’ve done it’s has some fit issues, especially in the wing to fuselage and nose gear bay to underside fuselage. Some putty is required in most main seams, so let’s say it takes a little basic modeling techniques to complete it. I like the attention to detail the surface and small parts have. Other that that is still an interesting airplane to have in my collection.

Main colors used were Tamiya on this combination if it helps someone:

DARKER GREEN: XF-61 dark green
LIGHTER GREEN: XF-81 dark green 2 (RAF)
TAN: XF-78 wooden deck tan 50/50 XF-52 flat earth
LIGHT GREY: XF-19 sky greys 60/40 XF-2 white
Which is also my to go SEA camo scheme.

Metallics are Vallejo, very good acrylic metallics in my opinion.

The decals were commissioned to @moixmodels (check his instagram), an excellent source if you need custom decal needs.

Conclusion: Knowing what I know now, I would not build another Mirage III from that manufacturer, for me this is an one off try.

Hope you like it.

par tamburini Mar 28 Déc 2021 - 4:53

par tamburini Mar 28 Déc 2021 - 4:55

par **personeni alain** Mar 28 Déc 2021 - 9:02

hi
good show !!!!!!! even if it was a challenging build , don't give up , if you like the Mirage ..... hope we will have the pleasure to see more builds from you
Alain

par Squirell50 Mar 28 Déc 2021 - 10:26

Good evening,

Excellent job ! Your kit is very good.
Excuse for my bad english ! ! !

Congratulations.

Patrick.

par basket Mar 28 Déc 2021 - 10:43

Hi !
Welcome in our community ! Kinetic Mirage IIIEA French fighter. Scale 1/48 272010084

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Thanks for following Pierre advices and to share with us this superb Mirage.
No doubt this kit is not a friendly one , but you mastered it very well .

Hope to see a new build from you very soon .

par goose1977 Mar 28 Déc 2021 - 10:44

Hello,

Very nice job made Kinetic Mirage IIIEA French fighter. Scale 1/48 Whoa_gif

par **Odyssey22** Mar 28 Déc 2021 - 11:07

Awesome build and finish. Kudos!

par Rayak17 Mar 28 Déc 2021 - 11:59

Très beau Mirage Argentin Kinetic Mirage IIIEA French fighter. Scale 1/48 Super021

par tamburini Mer 29 Déc 2021 - 19:38

Thanks for the compliment. Yes, i love the aircraft in all its variants, a legendary fighter in its own right. I might try the eduard kit this next year to see how it compares to the kinetic. I promise I will upload more of my work.

personeni alain a écrit:hi
good show !!!!!!! even if it was a challenging build , don't give up , if you like the Mirage ..... hope we will have the pleasure to see more builds from you
Alain

par tamburini Mer 29 Déc 2021 - 19:41

Merci! English is not my first language either but the important thing is to be able to communicate.Squirell50 a écrit:Good evening,

Excellent job ! Your kit is very good.
Excuse for my bad english ! ! !

Congratulations.

Patrick.

par tamburini Mer 29 Déc 2021 - 19:43

thanks! I plan to enjoy and learn a lot on this online community, thanks for the warm welcome.basket a écrit:Hi !
Welcome in our community !

Thanks for following Pierre advices and to share with us this superb Mirage.
No doubt this kit is not a friendly one , but you mastered it very well .

Hope to see a new build from you very soon .

par **Remmert de Bruin** Jeu 30 Déc 2021 - 13:47

Hello tamburini,

I will have to ask you, to go make a little presentation post about yourself, this step is actually mandatory on our forum, it's over here : http://fighters.forumactif.com/f96-presentation-du-forumiste
Thank you, and welcome amongst us. Kinetic Mirage IIIEA French fighter. Scale 1/48 272010084

par splintercell Jeu 30 Déc 2021 - 14:05

Very nice job

par tamburini Jeu 30 Déc 2021 - 16:44

Thanks for the heads up Remmert, doing it right now.

Remmert de Bruin a écrit:Hello tamburini,

I will have to ask you, to go make a little presentation post about yourself, this step is actually mandatory on our forum, it's over here : http://fighters.forumactif.com/f96-presentation-du-forumiste
Thank you, and welcome amongst us.

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