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1/48 Mirage IIIE (Kinetic)
josepedro
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Portugal
Joined: June 15, 2005
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Posted: Thursday, November 03, 2016 - 01:02 AM UTC
Hello!


Here are the photos of one of the latest model i´ve built.

It is the Kinetic 1/48 Mirage IIIE kit, and despite some shortcomings the "bang for the buck" on this kit is very good.


This was also my first serious job with Alclad2 lacquers, and i know i still have a learning curve in front of me.


This model was featured on the November 2016 issue of the Airfix Model World magazine.

Here are the build and final photos!

The complete photostory of this build is present on my blog:

http://josepiresmodelismo.blogspot.pt/

Hope you like it!

José Pedro















Middle_Franconian
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Bayern, Germany
Joined: January 02, 2011
KitMaker: 279 posts
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Posted: Wednesday, November 09, 2016 - 01:46 AM UTC
Hi José,

this Mirage looks absolutely great! It is a pleasure to look at!

A beatiful plane which looks best in French BMF.

Regards,

Sebastian
josepedro
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Portugal
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Posted: Wednesday, November 09, 2016 - 02:18 AM UTC
Hi Sebastien!

Thanks for your kind comment!

My best regards!

José Pedro
redcap
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England - East Midlands, United Kingdom
Joined: November 06, 2005
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Posted: Wednesday, November 09, 2016 - 04:18 AM UTC
Without a doubt, one of if not 'the' best 1/48 Mirage III I have seen.

Just fabulous in all respects and it 'ticks' all the boxes for me.

Gary
rochaped
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Lisboa, Portugal
Joined: August 27, 2010
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Posted: Sunday, November 13, 2016 - 08:12 PM UTC
José,

Amazing model, superbly finished and weathered. Saying it looks like the real thing wraps it up.
Fantástico, parabéns!

Cheers
Pedro
litespeed
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AEROSCALE
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England - North West, United Kingdom
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Posted: Monday, November 21, 2016 - 01:47 AM UTC
One of the best looking Mirage III's I have ever seen José. Very well done. You ought to pester one of the Aeroscale staffers and create a feature of this lovely build.
tim
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AUTOMODELER
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New York, United States
Joined: December 04, 2010
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Posted: Monday, November 21, 2016 - 10:32 PM UTC
Jose,
Now that's one extremely well Mirage IIIc. Your NMF coupled with some extremely well done weathering certainly looks the part of an operational IIIc.

Joel
berndm
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Niedersachsen, Germany
Joined: March 26, 2014
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Posted: Sunday, January 08, 2017 - 08:31 PM UTC
Thats a real stunning Mirage. Your Cockpit details and the NMF finish are fantastic.
I wonder how Kinetic compares with Eduards offering ?

Best Regards
Bernd
the-F-planes
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Varna, Bulgaria
Joined: November 02, 2016
KitMaker: 11 posts
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Posted: Sunday, January 08, 2017 - 09:10 PM UTC
Beautiful. The grace of a Mirage.
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