discussion Desert Mirage

[The Migrant]

Another oldie, the Airfix 1/72 Mirage F.1, one of my all-time favorite jets (along with the Hunter and F-86). Quite a nice little kit from the 70s, I rescribed the panel lines, added some cockpit detail and hollowed out the jet pipe. Markings are homemade for a Qatari AF plane.

View attachment 259814

View attachment 259815

View attachment 259816

View attachment 259817

 

[Guest]

Awesome build Mike, great paint job as well

 

[yak face]

Beautiful work Mike , how you re-scribe so neatly is beyond me , i cant do it to save my life !! cheers tony

 

[papa 695]

Great work Mike

 

[Alan 45]

Very nice love the paint job , did you know that in the seventies the desert was so hot that sidewinders couldn't lock on to aircraft and went straight into the ground

 

[flyjoe180]

Beautiful model Mike, another oldie which after your build rivals anything the new tool kits can produce.

 

[Guest]

This is really good mate. The scribing looks nice and the paint is superb.

 

[The Migrant]

Thanks for the looks and the comments, much appreciated

 

[colin m]

Very nice Mike. I think the re-scribing really makes the model stand out. It really doesn't look like a 70's kit now.

 

[Guest]

Paint job incredibly good.

 

[Guest]

Yep!! I miss this one

Another impressive model Mike!

Cheers

Polux

 

[Guest]

Mike: any tips on getting such a perfect finish? For example, acrylic, enamel? Do you lightly sand every coat including the primer? It's airbrushed, right?

 

[Guest]

Beautiful work indeed.

scott

 

[Vaughan]

Another outstanding build Mike.

 

[The Migrant]

Thanks for the comments, guys.

Mike: any tips on getting such a perfect finish? For example, acrylic, enamel? Do you lightly sand every coat including the primer? It's airbrushed, right?

Cheers Steve. I usually prime my models with Tamiya white fine surface primer, decanted from the rattle-can and airbrushed. The camo colors are Tamiya acrylics, thinned with Tamiya's own lacquer thinners and airbrushed, no sanding between coats. IIRC the underside blue is Xtracrylix. I used paper masks to get the semi-soft demarcation lines. A couple of coats of Future, decals applied, then airbrushed with Testors Flat.

 

[Guest]

Thanks for the comments, guys.Cheers Steve. I usually prime my models with Tamiya white fine surface primer, decanted from the rattle-can and airbrushed. The camo colors are Tamiya acrylics, thinned with Tamiya's own lacquer thinners and airbrushed, no sanding between coats. IIRC the underside blue is Xtracrylix. I used paper masks to get the semi-soft demarcation lines. A couple of coats of Future, decals applied, then airbrushed with Testors Flat.

Thanks. Nothing special concerning products. So its down to that old thing: skill. Also, from the very fuzzy shadow, I see that you must have used a light tent which of course gives a very soft all-round light. Perhaps that helps to bring out the quality of your painting. I will experiment.

 

[ojays]

Amazing paint job, love those tones, so more interesting than the usual schemes seen on these!

 

[BarryW]

Beautifully done