Heller 1/48 Mirage 2000C, Armée de l'Air, Al Asha, Saudi Arabia, 1991

Started by Spiros Pendedekas · 137 · 2 years ago
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    Spiros Pendedekas said 2 years, 10 months ago:

    Some more putty...

    Discrepancies found here and there have been treated.
    Thanks for stopping by!

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    John vd Biggelaar said 2 years, 10 months ago:

    Think your pictures did not upload correctly, Spiros @fiveten
    Nevertheless, discrepancies always keep popping up the more you look in detail.

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    Spiros Pendedekas said 2 years, 10 months ago:

    Fixed, my friend @johnb! Thanks for the heads-up ( I believe my mind was sailing somewhere else upon typing that update... 🙂 ).

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    Eric Berg said 2 years, 10 months ago:

    Spiros@fiveten: looking good...

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    Spiros Pendedekas said 2 years, 10 months ago:

    Thanks my friend @eb801!

    All three LG main doors, upon engine shutdown, are in closed position. Immediately after the mechanic manually unlocks them to inspect all three bays, then he closes them back. However, after this second "closing" the doors do not rest fully flat, but protrude a tad, which is the normal Mirage2000 posture when it is parked. Here is my attempt to replicate it...

    The doors close fully and lock upon engine start.

    Thanks for stopping by!

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    Spiros Pendedekas said 2 years, 10 months ago:

    Radome painted a "neutral" gray

    The same color was used for the cockpit and seat frame.Thanks for stopping by!

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    John vd Biggelaar said 2 years, 10 months ago:

    Looking great, Spiros @fiveten
    Thanks for sharing the maindoor process, I was not aware of that.

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    Spiros Pendedekas said 2 years, 10 months ago:

    Thanks my friend @johnb!

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    Eric Berg said 2 years, 10 months ago:

    Spiros @fiveten - we learn something new every day, don’t we?

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    Spiros Pendedekas said 2 years, 10 months ago:

    Yes we do, my friend @eb801!

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    Spiros Pendedekas said 2 years, 10 months ago:

    Radome masked, also the exhaust nozzle is ready...

    Thanks for stopping by!

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    John vd Biggelaar said 2 years, 10 months ago:

    The paintwork on the nozzle looks very nice, Spiros @fiveten

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    Spiros Pendedekas said 2 years, 10 months ago:

    Thanks my friend @johnb!

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    Spiros Pendedekas said 2 years, 10 months ago:

    First round of basic color...

    Thanks for stopping by!

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    John vd Biggelaar said 2 years, 10 months ago:

    Looking good my friend, Spiros @fiveten
    And seems like a beautiful day to get everything dried.