High Planes Mirage IIIO

[RayS]

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


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.


then I moved on to the wings and fuselage




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


While the putty was setting (which was fairly quick when it is 40 degrees C outside) I attended to the fuel tanks

I also got the radome together


And a final shot of the radome test fitted to the airframe, the putty cleaned up and some minor rescribing done

[Graeme H]

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?

[RayS]

Thanks Graeme, it will be a 2OCU jet, my first posting after Wagga.

[F-27pax]

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

[Ansett A330]

Nice Job Ray.

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

Hope your Boy is on the mend.

[Ansett A330]

And there's that rascally Do228 in the background just waiting to be Whiffed ...

[RayS]

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


And with a special guest in for repairs

[RayS]

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


Some FS26440 splashed on the underside


and the green, grey and some black up top that needs to be tidied up




The subject of my builds


That handsome young chap with his eyes closed is me at a A3-3's 21st birthday

[Graeme H]

Coming along nicely, I recognise that hill in the background

[RayS]

I thought you might recognise it Graeme.

She is on her legs


And decalled