So, buying that egg plane you will have the possibility to build one of 7 different versions:
- Mirage IIIE of the Spanish Air Force
- Mirage IIIRD of the French Air Force
- Mirage 5PA of the Pakistan Air Force
- Mirage 5P of the Peruvian Air Force
- Mirage 5BR of the Belgian Air Force
- Nesher (Mirage 5J) of the Israeli Air Force
- Dagger A of the Argentine Air Force

Decals for all those versions are available in the box kit. There were made by my other friend Rob Haelterman and printed by Aleran.

First thing to say is that some parts are very fine and fragile. Pitot tubes on the four available noses are in particular very fragile and you will better have to replace them by stronger elements - That's what I will do...

Here are the photos of the kit. Actually the parts are placed in water with wash product...

How to prepare the canopy:.

I've used the resin master as a solid support, using Tamiya tape to block the clear part


Then with a razor blade I've removed the rear support


Then tamiya tape again, to block the rear and I've removed the front support


Tamiya tape again, and finally I've removed the lateral supports...


I'm building a Spanish IIIE. Choice was decided with my friend Rob Haelterman, to let him to build the Belgian 5BR. Better to present different versions, for Domi...
I've removed the resin pitot and replaced it by a needle...

Little progress

First use of putty, then sanding...


Minor corrections are needed, but all is going fine!

Interesting build.

Thank you!

White primer: done...

Little progress...

Instrument panel. Not realistic; just made for fun and a little bit of fantasy...


Then placed into the cockpit, canopy glued and Gunze H305 airbrushed

Sure looks like a different and most interesting build. I just didn't realize that these Eggs Builds have progressed to this sophisticated stage that does require a fair amount of modeling skill.
Joel

Gunze H309...

Nice progress today...





decals are set in place:

After having the decals let dry and the use of MicroSol, I have used paintbrush 3/0 and 10/0 with Vallejo Red to correct the cockades: as you can see, there was a little white outline that have to be removed...

Before

White outline is visible...

Correction:


Before


After


Before


After


Looks better now...

Lot of work today to finish that kit...

First I made a wash with "Citadel Colors acrylic wash". Good product IMHO... Then Pébéo matt varnish is airbrushed...






...Then masks are removed and I've worked with Tamiya pastels




...And finally here is the result.
























I'm very happy. It was a funny build and my master seems to be very good! Well, now I have to realize another master...

Totally cool. I love these Egg planes and we need more of them

Mike