Mirage F1B - Alsace flag
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68 8 July, 11:46
Jean AuthorI started preapring the cockpit and exaust nozzle. For the moment the fit seems OK. However, the plastic is a bit to soft to my tatse and the fuselage came with a scratch. And of course the pitot tube at the nose of the aircraft came bent ...
8 July, 12:28
Jean AuthorI fitted the air intakes yesterday. Fit is OKish. The real problem with this kit is the emplacement of the link with the spres, wich is often placed on details ...
9 July, 08:40
Jean AuthorNote that there is an error on the painting instructions : the clear part on the right air intake SOULD be painted, as seen in actual pictures (and even on the box art)
1 9 July, 09:52
Jean AuthorI've done some testing for my color choice for the fuselage (ICM range). I might go for a mix of the two grey blue ( 1032 and 1075) with a tiny bit of grey (1034).
15 July, 15:42
Jean AuthorMerci, ça n'est que le début ! Le plastique me semblait mou, mais je pense que ça devait être à cause de la chaleur, ça a l'air d'aller mieux maintenant que la température est redescendue. La qualité a l'air OK, mais je n'ai pas encore fait l'assemblage des éléments du fuselage, donc pour le moment difficile de dire. Le kit me paraît joli , après je ne suis pas du style à compter les rivets ou à vérifier chaque ligne de structure. Ce qui m'a embêté est que certaines connections entre la pièce et la grappe étaient placées sur des détails
1 15 July, 17:46
Jean AuthorThe central pilon and external fuel tank are provided in the kit, but are not mentioned in the instruction sheet (despite being represented in the box art). The pilon is part 32, and the ET is an assembly of parts 80, 85, 94, and 95)
21 July, 16:23
Jean Author@Toma NoLastName je viens de finir le montage (à part la verrière). Franchement le fit est bon, mais il faut vraiment faire un bon dryfit des pièces et bien les préparer. J'ai remis plusieurs fois du cement Ultra Thin par capillarité pour bien avoir le contact entre les deux demis fuselage. Le plus mauvais fit sont les entrées d'air , sur la partie basse il y a un écart de hauteur à combler . J'ai fait ça à la super glue , c'était asssez facile . Globalement il faut prendre le temps , mais il y a moyen de faire quelque chose de sympa.
1 1 August, 21:35
DerMattesFollowing 👍. The base kit is a good one, but with some flaws. I had problems filling the gaps between the fuselage halves without losing detail (the old Heller tooling had a better parts layout), same with the upper and lower wings.
2 August, 07:28
Jean Author@DerMattes for the upper fuselage seam I sanded down the cockpit "backplate" and used thin cement iteratively to close the gaps. Seems to have worked well. For the two wing halves I should have sanded the parts more to have a smaller step. I filled the remaining seam with CA glue.
In the end I didn't use they much putty , but I had to be patient
2 2 August, 16:58
Jean AuthorAlmost ! I hope I did a decent masking job, but there will be some touch up to do for sure. Also need to paint the probe and the black nose.
1 14 September, 07:54
Jean AuthorMade most of the touch-up and painted the details. It's almost time for decaling, and I could use some help applying the red decal covering the vertical stabilizer. The thing is that the little horizontal fin is on the way of the decal (and the decal is not supposed to cover the fin). I suppose the best approach would have been to glue the fin after applying the decal, but that's no longer an option. Do you guys have any ideas on how I could do this?
4 October, 12:59
DerMattesCut the decal into two parts (maybe not the best approach) or rip out the fins 😉
4 October, 14:38
Jean AuthorThanks for your tip ! I was thinking about cutting the decal , seems to be the least worst method to me
1 4 October, 14:39
Laurent VILLANUEVA HELLER ForEverdown = humbrol 56 and blue = 157 or 144 humbrol !
1 7 October, 14:50
Jean AuthorEn regardant les photos de reference de plus près, c'est vrai que le dessous semble être en aluminium, c'est très subtil. Ça se voit peut-être mieux en vrai, mais je n'ai pas encore eu la chance d'en voir un de près (à part les restes d'un F1CT qui s'est écrasé sur le chalet de mon ski club !). Avec un peu de patine je pense pouvoir retrouver une teinte similaire !
1 7 October, 16:04
Jean AuthorThe red squares at the nose of the jet were missing; I got them from an aftermarket decal sheet. I also used a decal from this sheet to represent the aircraft's "window" on the side. I'm now waiting for a spare decal sheet to finish the job.
13 October, 14:03
Jean AuthorThanks ! Love them too, as they are representing my home region ! The decals where a pain to apply though
1 23 October, 18:57
Toma NoLastNameTrès joli résultat !! T'as bien rendu hommage à ce magnifique avion !
1 24 October, 20:54
Jean AuthorI succeeded to erase the damages that I've inflicted to her, I wil be able to take more picture tomorrow when the CA glue will have cured
27 October, 20:59
GuidoOh dear, oh dear, this one is keeping you busy it seems…
Hopefully the fixes won't be too difficult.
1 27 October, 21:17
Jean AuthorIt does ! The front landing gear was bent , both rear landing gears fell off, as did the trap doors and the exhaust nozzle. I've also also got a paint chip on the tail. In the end the repairs went without much problem.
1 27 October, 21:30
Toma NoLastNameAh les trains d'atterrissages....la partie que j'aime le moins des kits, c'est si fragile, surtout en 1/72...force !
1 28 October, 17:21
Jean AuthorC'est pas rassurant de faire reposer tout le poids de l'avion, surtout lesté, sur de si petites pièces ! Heureusement ceux là ont l'air d'être v'bien solide, ils ont bien tenu le choc
1 28 October, 21:41
Jean AuthorI'm finally done ! All the pictures are uploaded, thanks for your support ! You can now book your places for my next project, a 1/35 Apollo capsule and service module.
29 October, 21:44
Toma NoLastNamePetite question ! J'ai un Mirage F1CT en stock et faut que je change les décals, tu les à acheté où ceux de Berna Decals ?
4 November, 23:40
Jean AuthorJe les ai achetés sur oops : oupsmodel.com/1-72-d..rage-f1-ct-1-72.html
1 5 November, 08:51
