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Monday, October 25, 2010 - 09:54 PM UTC
Kinetic Models have released a 1/48 Mirage 2000 two seater that can be built as either the B, D or N versions. Great to see this release as the aircraft frequently flies over my home.

The kit consists of I90 parts and marking for French or Hellenic Air Forces. There looks like there is a good choice of weapons and fuel tanks to hang off it as well. The flaps and ailerons are separate, which is always handy if you want your aircraft to have a more parked on the apron look. Please have a look at the Lucky Model website as there are many more images of the built model to be seen.

Cat no: KI-K48032
Price: $29.98

For more information on the product above, please visit Lucky Model.

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viper29_ca
That seems like a backward way to cut costs....make the parts bigger, which is wrong, an takes more plastic to produce, to cut the kit costs? Doesn't make a whole lot of sense in my book. Sort of the "more is less" approach with them. Hopefully they will get the Tracker right!
OCT 31, 2010 - 09:18 AM
KG3-PANOS
I have seen the decals image and I am Upset with the Chinese guys.... The decals for the HAF aircraft are wrong and some important missing. The S/N they produced carries Squadron Emblem on the vertical. LINK Kinetic omitted it and also several stencils. I will not buy the KINETIC, I will wait till Italeri to produce it. Italeri knows this job better. I hate this style of the Chinese. This quick money stuff they practice and take our money, really makes me angry. Wait to see more reviews of how the plastic parts are in detail and fit.
NOV 20, 2010 - 02:00 AM
ViperEnforcer
Inaccruate decals adding insult to injury, to an already inaccurate airframe. If you knew the profit margin they made off of each kit, you'd probably not want to buy another kit from the region again.
NOV 20, 2010 - 03:02 PM
bungynik
Panos, decals in a the kit are old style, light blue HAF roundels. At the time HAF received 2000, old style markings were applied. Later those were repainted in new dark blue. But in time period with light blue roundels, 2000Bs didn't wear this tail fin emblem. At least I didn't sow any photo with old style markings and emblem. If I'm wrong, please correct me. If you have enough photos from different periods, you will notice that the painting that surrounds roundel area is changed 3 times. Here you have an nice preview that points some of the flaws on this kit. http://inscale.org/pub/index.php?topic=673.0 Cheers
NOV 26, 2010 - 12:24 AM
VonCuda
After reading that review I think I'll stick with my Eduard version. The Kinetic kit looks like it has some basic flaws that could be overcome, but for the money it seems they should have spent a bit more time on development before sending this one to market. Hermon
NOV 27, 2010 - 06:39 AM
Wolfpack
In all these posts on here, no-one seem to have built the kit. Jeez, typical AMS! makes me wanna puke. As for the review, no mention of references or anything. I'm gonna buy one and have fun building it. And I won't be paying silly Hasejimi prices either. Get a grip peeps. W
NOV 30, 2010 - 10:55 AM
bungynik
First, Kinetic kit enter the market couple of days before... how you expect somebody could build the model???? And what references you want to be mentioned? In the above review you have enough pictures of dry assembled model. So if you do not trust the reviewer, check with your references, if you have any. I'm glad that you are much smarter than we are, so you have learn how to puke. Just buy and build the model and leave us to decide what we gonna do.
NOV 30, 2010 - 11:12 AM
Keeperofsouls2099
Oh you guys kill me just build and have fun every kit has problems (that's why your a MODELER)over come them make it better.or if you want something perfect out of the box good luck finding it although it would be nice to save some money on after market stuff.But then the industry would probably go belly up lets face it after market parts play a very important part of the industry.Decals,canopy's,and what not.If you come to defense of a model kit on here you better be ready for a rivet counter or two to way in on it.So everybody play nice and have fun that's what aeroscale is about.ITS PLASTIC PEOPLE
NOV 30, 2010 - 03:34 PM
bungynik
@Justin McCracken +1 I fully agree with you. 100 people 100 tempers.Who can satisfy all of us?
NOV 30, 2010 - 07:28 PM
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