Argentine Dagger
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1 14 May 2012, 21:13
Holger KranichHey Lemmy, is this a former Delta Dagger with a replaced windshield? Looks interesting in Argentinian markings!
15 May 2012, 12:49
Christian LehmannNo, this an unlicenced copy of the Mirage 5 built by Israel and sold to Argentina.
15 May 2012, 16:16
Christian LehmannFit of the kit is not as good as Tamiya but o.k. One week point is the instuction that for example shows a wing store configuration of 3 RP62 drop tanks but only two are included in the kit. It also does not show the exact position of the missile pylons. The kit I received seems to be the kit that has been sent first and was thought to be lost in parcel. So maybe I will canibalize the second kit I get for a third drop tank.
17 May 2012, 17:47
Christian LehmannIt does not help if the instruction shows alternative load configurations but neither the pylons nor the load is included. This is a little bit dissapointing.
17 May 2012, 17:50
Christian LehmannDoes somebody in the comunity have info about position and shape of the bomb carrying pylons?
17 May 2012, 20:21
Christian LehmannThree new pics uploaded to show progress. Progress is slow at the moment because I am busy at work.
21 May 2012, 18:10
Holger KranichHey Lemmy, it looks great, so far! This is really, a not often seen model! You did a clean build and i´m convinced, that you´ll archieve a wonderful result!🙂
21 May 2012, 20:59
Christian LehmannI dont think so. It is misterious because the photos are still visible in the preview but when I click at the album I also get a message that it is no more present. I contacted Tim regarding this issue and wait for response.
22 May 2012, 07:12
Christian LehmannTwo more immages added.
Gave up to build it OOB. Built up new fins of the drop tanks because the span of the kit parts seemed to be to narrow. Also replaced the engraved position lights in the wings by clear plastic.
First revision paint and sanding has been done. Next revision paint is on preperation.
3 June 2012, 18:21
Christian LehmannI started painting today. More pics will follow within this week end.
8 June 2012, 18:59
Christian LehmannBecause the grey is Humbrol paint it needs time to dry. I will proceed tomorrow.
8 June 2012, 20:07
Holger KranichJa geil! Christian, very promising images! And i agree with the guy´s: Great work, so far!
8 June 2012, 20:58
Christian LehmannThanks guys. Can´t wait to paint the upper side. Cose the plane with the blueisch green stripes. have a photo of the left side of this plane in a book.
8 June 2012, 21:51
Christian LehmannUpper side is painted free hand in a first step. Tomorrow I will rework it using Patafix the first time to get sharp deviding edges between the different colors.
9 June 2012, 17:44
Philip De Keyserthis one become an other beauty from Christian, it comes alive, looks great😉 greetz Phil
9 June 2012, 19:39
Christian LehmannTried the use of UHU Pattafix today to get sharp edges of the camouflage patter. The pattern is painted now but needs some slight rework tomorrow which has to take into account that the blue green markings will cover some of the camouflage pattern. Pattafix proved well. Will add it to my techniques.
10 June 2012, 18:47
stefan natusComing along nicely,like you said some touch ups and it looks great.
The pattafix masking is a nice alternative for paper masking.
11 June 2012, 15:53
Christian Lehmann@ stefan: pattafix can be used again after removal and you dont have to think how to fix the paper mask and you can
11 June 2012, 17:07
Christian LehmannNo! I toned up and down the two greens by using black and a light tan because the contrast between the two colors was very low. Next time I would not do the freehand painting but paint with tan first and mark the pattern directely. Because of the freehand painting I have too much green layers on the model now. This killed the preshading in some areas. I used the toned down black for a sligtht post shading.
11 June 2012, 20:34
Christian LehmannRework is done (see new pic). Next step will be to paint the blueish markings . I am evaluating how to match the color.
12 June 2012, 20:01
Christian LehmannAfter a break of two weeks and evaluation how to meet the color of the bluish markings they have been painted today. It has been done like on the original, first yellow and then the second color.
23 June 2012, 14:09
Philip De KeyserLooks great Christian, the bluish markings are great, looking forward to the next step, greetz Phil
23 June 2012, 14:53
Christian LehmannHi Phil, have to rework two areas wher ethe Tamiya masking tape peeled away some paint. Then the decls, final assembly and a smooth wheatering will follow. But this will proceed slowly. I have a lot work at my job at the moment. I hope to finish this until the end of july when I start my summer vacation which gives me enough time to follow up a new complex project.
23 June 2012, 15:07
Frank KrauseHi Lemmy, so decided for the pale blue. At the GMM you were still thinking about, what's best. Looks good! 🙂
23 June 2012, 15:14
Christian LehmannChristian Lehmann Hi Frank, indeed. It is Israeli blue (UA126) from life color over yellow. So it gets a sbutle turquois effect like at the photo of the original.
23 June 2012, 19:41
Philip De KeyserHi Christian, your dagger looks great, great paint and waethering job, can't wait to see the endresult of this beauty, another winner is born, greetz Phil
28 June 2012, 17:49
Christian LehmannLanding gears are mounted and pinwashing has been started today but taking pictures makes no sense because the surface is glossy.
1 July 2012, 21:28
Christian Lehmann2 nwe pics added; Pinwash has been done and flat cote has been applied. I decided to close the conopy to show the elegance of the planes lines. Because the plane survived only some hours with this markings it will be only light and subtle weathered. ( some streaks)
4 July 2012, 21:07
Holger KranichLemmy, i like what i see. You have a elegant way to paint and weather a item! And i bet i can identify your models under hundret's!😢
4 July 2012, 21:13
Christian LehmannThanks mates. I will add some subtle streaks on the upper surface tomorrow
4 July 2012, 21:14
Steve WilsonWow! Christian, nicely done. +1 on what Holger said, but I'm not I'd be able to pick it out from all the great builds I've seen so far... 🙂
5 July 2012, 06:35
Christian LehmannIt is finished now.
I decided to add only the two underwing drop tanks. There is the option to add the center pylon with a third drop tank or two bombs. But I have to study additional references befor I do this.
Sometimes the instruction does not display some parts to be used resp. it was a decal stated on the decal plan which was not included. So some references (internet resp. books) do help to cover such things but nevertheless it has to be stated that the kit does not cause problems during construction.
I hope you enjoy the pictures of the finished kit.
6 July 2012, 20:41
Frank KrauseLemmy, there is nothing more to say than.... TOP JOB! She's a beauty! You did a hell of a paint job!
6 July 2012, 20:44
Philip De KeyserChristian you did a hell of job on your Dagger, awesome, she's really a beauty, a real eyecatcher, greetz Phil
6 July 2012, 20:48
Sherif SharmyWOWOWOWOW. My god this is really a beauty. Fantastic. I say more than it looks like Marilyn Monroe but in my opinion ...................better
6 July 2012, 23:50
Philip De KeyserChristian, there was yesterday no club meeting 🙁 , the first meeting is 20 July, greetz Phil
7 July 2012, 08:05
Dirk HeyerHi Chris,
it`s a beauty! Not only that it is a Dassault construction and thus the world best design... 🙂
the finish is of a fine and smooth style, the preshading and thus the weathering looks very fine and corresponded well in this scale! The construction of this pretty bird is very clean.
She has live and you matched this miraculous effect effectively.
I like models painted in this manner. Great job!
Greetz
Dirk
8 July 2012, 18:07
Christian LehmannDirk, many thanks for your kind comment. I appreciate your oppinion. Contrary to my usual habits I closed the conopy to show the elegant shape of this plane.
9 July 2012, 16:24
Vitor CostaHi Christian, congratulations for the good work on the Mirage. Can you share your opinion about that kit? Its a good kit?
29 July 2012, 18:54
Christian LehmannHi Victor,
the fit is generally o.k.. The kit has no positioning pins so it has to be build with some patience. Some putty was needed for the wing - fuselage joint and on the underwing as well as on the cockpit section - fuselage joint, but not much. The pannel lines are sometimes not so sharp like on a Tamiya or Hasegawa kit but comparable f.e. with Airfix. No weapon loads are included. For me this kit is o.k, especially when I take into account that get a complete Dagger oob.
29 July 2012, 19:23
Urban GardiniIt has to be the best Argentinian Mirage build I've ever seen mate! Hats off in awe...
29 July 2012, 20:05
Frank KrauseWhen I saw it live at GMM, I think it was completed something like picture no. 30. At that time it was already promising, but the final is much, much better, than could be expected then. Marvelous job, Christian!
29 July 2012, 21:07
Christian LehmannFreightdog models announced a weapon set fort the end of july ( these days 🙂). I´ll wait for this and see if I can upgrade it. 🙂
29 July 2012, 21:25
Christian Lehmann@ frank: it was like picture 27 🙂
The turquoise markings have been painted after GMM
29 July 2012, 22:45
Christian LehmannToday the brandnew Dagger weapos set arrived. Besides three very nice drop tanks it includes a new central pylon, two bombs and two pylons for the bombs. I will use the bombs and the pylons but not the drop tanks because I fear to damge the paint when I would remove the yet installed tanks. The third tank will be taken from the second kit I owe.
20 September 2012, 15:33
Urban GardiniSweet! I'd love to get hold of something similar for one of my Airfix Skyhawks.
20 September 2012, 16:11
Christian Lehmann@ Urban: There are also sets for the skyhawks available. Take a look at the freightdog model webpage. iT IS EASY TO FIND:
21 September 2012, 05:27
Urban GardiniThanks Lemmy! I'm gonna take a look then as soon as I've get my pay check...
21 September 2012, 07:10
Christian LehmannThe freightdog parts are painted and mounted. Contrary to my first idea I also used the drop tanks of this set. The parts are well detailed and fit perfectely to the original pylons.
The only weak point is that all tanks show the same holes to fix and position them on the pylons. For the centerline tank this would lead to the situation that the tank would cover nearly the whole front wheel well so that the foreward landing gear could not be retracted. I solved this by using the foreward hole as the rear hole. Compared to fotos the tank position seems to be o.k. now.
30 September 2012, 16:13
Aghis BarberopoulosLooks great, even if the photos are slightly out of focus. Very nice display base too.
30 September 2012, 16:36
Christian Lehmann@ Aghis: I bought a second base so I can build one transportation box for both.
30 September 2012, 17:48
Philip De KeyserHi Christian, the Dagger looks great with the upgrade parts, great job, greetz Phil
30 September 2012, 18:01
Christian LehmannThank you Stefan. Now it displays the configuration used during the operations against the british fleet.
1 October 2012, 17:53
