Mirage F.1CG in ghost cammo - Completed

1
December 26, 2021
2
October 19, 2022
The #140 is very clean here. I intend to make it look dirtier 🙂
3
October 19, 2022
If you look closely, the #140 has a canopy "borrowed" from another aircraft, which must have had the standard "aegean blue" cammo.
4
October 19, 2022
Nope... She is too clean 🙂 And she has no ejection seat in her cockpit 🙂
5
October 19, 2022
6
October 19, 2022
Nice cockpit reference photo.
7
October 19, 2022
I think I have the wrong resin seats 🙂 What I have is the Wolfpack's Martin-Baker Mk. 4. I think this seat is a MB Mk. 6. But then again I am not an expert on the subject and I am not a rivet-counter either... If anyone has any better idea about the Mirage F.1CG seats, please share!
8
October 29, 2022
9
January 1, 2023
10
January 1, 2023
11
January 1, 2023
12
January 1, 2023
13
January 1, 2023
I managed to find a resin Martin Baker Mk. 6 by Wolfpack. It comes with a single overhead handle. But I already had the Mk. 4 resin set which has double overhead handles, so the problem was solved 🙂 I think this is called "kit bashing" 🙂
14
January 1, 2023
I am not happy with the gray etched parts on the side walls... I think I must do something about it... Also, the port side red handle is actually green in the real thing... I think it's for the release of the landing chute.
15
January 1, 2023
16
January 1, 2023
Not done with the weathering of the pit.
17
January 1, 2023
18
January 1, 2023
19
January 1, 2023
20
January 1, 2023
Not bad...
21
January 3, 2023
My first attempt with a resin ejection seat. This is a Martin Baker Mk.6, by Wolfpack. From the sources available on the web, the Mirage F.1 units were delivered to the Hellenic Air Force with Martin Baker Mk. 4 seats, which were replaced by Mk. 6 soon after.
22
January 3, 2023
Ok, the result is not as good as what I have seen from other mates around here, but this is as good as it gets for me 🙂 These are close-up photos anyway.
23
January 3, 2023
I am quite impressed by the result! When I don't wear my long-sightedness eyeglasses, it looks quite nice 🙂
24
January 3, 2023
25
January 15, 2023
Test fit
26
January 15, 2023
Main landing gear with all PE parts fitted, before primer and paint.
27
January 15, 2023
Main landing gear close-up.
28
January 15, 2023
29
January 15, 2023
Problem 🙁
30
January 15, 2023
Problem !#R$%%^@$
31
January 15, 2023
Hm... I am not very happy with the resin set for the exhaust... I think that the afterburner fuel injection rings are totally wrong...
32
January 15, 2023
Test fit with the wings...
33
January 15, 2023
Problem with the starboard side slat solved 🙂
34
January 15, 2023
Fit problems...
35
January 15, 2023
Test fit...
36
February 19, 2023
Some progress after filling gaps and sanding
37
February 19, 2023
38
February 19, 2023
I used the kit's exhaust instead of the ResKit set.
39
February 19, 2023
40
February 19, 2023
41
March 5, 2023
Black primer... Cool to see the Mirage F.1 all black
42
March 5, 2023
43
March 5, 2023
44
March 5, 2023
45
March 5, 2023
Ok, this is my first attempt to imitate the black basing process I've seen around...
46
March 5, 2023
I actually used three tones of gray... Then I enhanced some details with another black pass. Unfortunately I didn't document the entire process.
47
March 5, 2023
48
March 5, 2023
49
March 5, 2023
First pass of the cammo colors!
50
March 5, 2023
51
March 5, 2023
Ofc there is a lot to be done, but I think I like it 🙂
52
March 5, 2023
53
April 14, 2023
Update after a long pause... Cammo is more or less complete.
54
April 14, 2023
I had to quit my toxic job after 10 years with the same company, in order to find the peace of mind to continue with the painting 🙂
55
April 14, 2023
I also managed to ruin an Iwata HP-C Plus... Bought another one, an Eclipse HP-CS. I watched carefully all the videos in youtube about the cleaning process and I follow every step meticulously!
56
April 14, 2023
I also quit smoking 🙂 Today is the 8th day! I took up cycling again! So far so good, but there have been times when I was so nervous I nearly threw the model out of the window 🙂 But despite the numerous mistakes I must say I am quite happy with the result, all things considered 🙂
57
April 14, 2023
Test fitting of the fuel tank...
58
April 14, 2023
... and I found a new job! So, not bad at all!
59
April 17, 2023
Getting closer to the finish line...
60
April 17, 2023
61
April 17, 2023
Lots of details to be fixed here and there. I plan to add wing tip pylons with Sidewinders...
62
April 17, 2023
When she stands on her gear she gives me the impression that she is trimmed by the bow... Anyway...
63
April 17, 2023
View from the top.
64
April 17, 2023
View of her bottom... That fuel tank needs serious work. I will use PE parts for the airbrakes in open position.
65
March 5, 2023
The intention is the final result to look like this!
66
May 8, 2023
Completed! Photo in front of my desktop screen...
67
May 8, 2023
68
May 8, 2023
Another photo of the real aircraft...
69
May 8, 2023
... and what I achieved. Not that far off I think, although there are tons of mistakes and inaccuracies 🙂
70
May 8, 2023
71
May 8, 2023
72
May 8, 2023
73
May 8, 2023
74
May 8, 2023
75
May 8, 2023
76
May 8, 2023
77
May 8, 2023
78
May 8, 2023
79
May 8, 2023
This is my second attempt with the ghost camouflage! So I placed the two models side by side for this improvised photo op 🙂
80
May 8, 2023
And another shot of my two ghosts.
81
May 8, 2023
Some years ago I built the Mirage F.1B in 1/48, also by Kitty Hawk. I decided to place them side by side for some shots 🙂 It was a good opportunity to clean the dust and glue the canopies of the F.1B in the open position.
82
May 8, 2023
83
May 8, 2023
84
May 8, 2023
85
May 8, 2023

Comments

60 26 December 2021, 14:29

Maciej Bellos
Watching!

19 October 2022, 20:30

Rui
Also taking a seat 💺

30 October 2022, 05:29

John
Looking nice. I have the same kit, so thank you for taking all the pain of sanding and putty so I can see where the fit issues are!

19 February 2023, 19:06

Villiers de Vos
Nice progress.

20 February 2023, 18:29

Giorgos
Thanks guys! I'm getting ready for priming and pre-shading...
@John: It's been a real pain for my skills, patience and available time... I'm lucky I've already built the Mirage F.1B from KH some years ago, so I more or less knew what to expect.

22 February 2023, 20:25

Michael Kohl
Anxiously waiting for this to be painted.

22 February 2023, 23:08

Vincent
This looks like a really interesting project. The details look amazing.

6 March 2023, 09:24

Desert Marlin
Looks great!!! Keep it up!

7 March 2023, 06:31

Michael Kohl
The paint job did not disappoint. I think you are damn close to the desired effect.

14 April 2023, 10:40

John
Impressive work on the camo. 👍 Sorry to hear about your airbrush, but as for the rest, congratulations! You have definitely been busy.

14 April 2023, 10:48

Giorgos
Many thanks guys! I think I need to start practicing my wash skills shortly...
@Michael: Be sure there is a lot of improvisation here 🙂
@John: Glad you like it. About the airbrush, would you believe that I actually ruined it while trying to clean it? So stupid of me !#$%$@@^&^

14 April 2023, 16:17

Curatorm
Vers Nice build and point job 👍

8 May 2023, 18:28

John
Turned out beautifully Giorgos. 👍 I like your modulation of the camo tones. Did you do oil work on it and if so, can you go into some detail on it? I'm trying to develop my skills in doing that with oil paints.

8 May 2023, 19:34

Giorgos
Many thanks guys! Glad you like it!
@John: To be honest, there is a great deal of improvisation here, as my skills lay well within the early stages of the learning curve 🙂 I indeed used oils, with gray-green-black variations. I also used enamel washes with black and brown variations. But I cannnot say that I did it following a specific plan. I rather imitated what other mates demonstrate 🙂

9 May 2023, 06:14

John
Whatever you did, it turned out well!

9 May 2023, 14:00

Desert Marlin
Fantastic work!

17 May 2023, 16:50

Villiers de Vos
Very nice work.

17 May 2023, 17:26

Laurent VILLANUEVA "HELLER-forever"
Nice, good job

17 May 2023, 17:44

J35J
Excellent work!👍🏻

23 July 2023, 20:30

CaptGPF
Very beautiful build!

18 March, 21:33

Desert Marlin
Looks really good! I have a Kfir I hope will look that good! Cheers!!!

19 March, 22:34

Album info

I love the ghost cammo. Several types in service with the Hellenic Air Force had it; F-5A&B, F-16C&D, F-4E just to name a few. I think only two Mirage F.1CGs of the HAF received it; the #140 and the #121. This must have been close to their retirement in 2003.

Dassault Mirage F.1CG

85 images

1:48

Completed

1:48 Mirage F.1CT/CR (Kitty Hawk KH80111)

1:48 Mirage F.1CT/CR interior S.A. (Eduard FE675)

1:48 Mirage F.1CT/ CR exterior (Eduard 48804)

All albums

View all albums »