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High Planes Mirage IIIO

Postby RayS » Thu Jan 30, 2020 3:10 pm

OK, with some time away from home looking after No.1 son in Adelaide after a minor operation, who could not resist taking a kit and some tools away to while away the time?

Here is the kit
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This is the first new tool High Planes kit I have attempted, I have another two HP Mirage kits in the stash.

It goes together with little fuss and in two session over two days I have it almost ready for paint, which I won't be able to do here as I don't have the facilities of home to do it.

Starting with the cockpit parts and some basic painting.
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then I moved on to the wings and fuselage
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which required some putty when brought together. I could have added some spacers in the fuselage to reduce the wing root gaps. I will do this one the next one
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While the putty was setting (which was fairly quick when it is 40 degrees C outside) I attended to the fuel tanks Image

I also got the radome together
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And a final shot of the radome test fitted to the airframe, the putty cleaned up and some minor rescribing done
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Re: High Planes Mirage IIIO

Postby Graeme H » Thu Jan 30, 2020 4:35 pm

Good one Ray, do love a Mirage, have a few of those HPM kits under my belt, it's a quick build normally, what scheme are you planning?
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Re: High Planes Mirage IIIO

Postby RayS » Thu Jan 30, 2020 10:22 pm

Thanks Graeme, it will be a 2OCU jet, my first posting after Wagga.
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Re: High Planes Mirage IIIO

Postby F-27pax » Fri Jan 31, 2020 6:21 am

Who can resist a Mirage? I'm looking forward to seeing this one all painted up as 2OCU.
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Re: High Planes Mirage IIIO

Postby Ansett A330 » Fri Jan 31, 2020 12:50 pm

Nice Job Ray.

I especially like these two photos that clearly illustrate what thirsty work it is!

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Hope your Boy is on the mend.
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Re: High Planes Mirage IIIO

Postby Ansett A330 » Fri Jan 31, 2020 12:51 pm

And there's that rascally Do228 in the background just waiting to be Whiffed ...
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Re: High Planes Mirage IIIO

Postby RayS » Thu Feb 13, 2020 8:54 pm

Back to this one tonight, I filled the nose cone with liquid gravity, attached it and also added the gunsight combining glass ( Mirage IIIOs did not have a HUD) and windscreen and canopy
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And with a special guest in for repairs
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Re: High Planes Mirage IIIO

Postby RayS » Sun Feb 23, 2020 9:07 am

Been a bit time poor on this one, but after getting another build out of the way this one should be finished up fairly quickly

Canopy masked
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Some FS26440 splashed on the underside
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and the green, grey and some black up top that needs to be tidied up
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The subject of my builds
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That handsome young chap with his eyes closed is me at a A3-3's 21st birthday
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Re: High Planes Mirage IIIO

Postby Graeme H » Wed Feb 26, 2020 4:41 pm

Coming along nicely, I recognise that hill in the background
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Re: High Planes Mirage IIIO

Postby RayS » Wed Mar 04, 2020 8:20 pm

I thought you might recognise it Graeme.

She is on her legs
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And decalled

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