Mirage IIIB
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156 22 November 2022, 17:32
Patrick HagelsteinA beautiful build! Very well painted! I do see, however, a couple of smears of putty; is the kit that bad fitting? I have the Mirage IIIE in my stash and am wondering if I have to worry about fit issues.
22 November 2022, 17:48
Romain SablouThank you Patrick ! Yes, the two seater version had some annoying fitting issues. Around the junction between the front and rear fuselage section. And between the two half of the front fuselage section. The one piece canopy had a bad fitting too , such as the supersonic fuel tanks.
However correct me if I'm wrong but i think the single seater had a fuselage in two pieces only ? Not 4, like this one, so maybe you will have less troubles 🙂
22 November 2022, 19:02
Patrick HagelsteinWellllllll..... The 'A'-sprue is exactly the same, so I might have the same issue when combining the front and rear fuselage halves. But I see in your pictures that it can be solved perfectly! 🙂
22 November 2022, 19:16
Romain SablouOh ok :/ Yes, nothing impossible, just time consuming, especially if you need a perfect surface finish for an aluminium liverie
Thanks Villiers !
23 November 2022, 11:26
DickI'm still searching for the old Matchbox Mirage III kit, the first kit I ever built when I was young. But now I see your build, a two seater in aluminium-finish, I've changed my mind… very impressive👍🏻!
23 November 2022, 22:20
VincentThis model looks amazing until now. Great work on all the extra detail.
24 November 2022, 09:25
MariusTop notch so far!
Hwat primer did you use before the metallic paint? I am also using the Xtreme Metal paints in the same combination as you. They're really good!
24 November 2022, 10:51
Romain SablouWow, thank you all for your interest in that build ! Glad you like it so far 😄
@Marius, I'm simply using X-1 Tamiya Gloss Black
@Dick, yes, these Modelsvit molds look amazing indeed
24 November 2022, 17:41
Thomas BischoffSuperb paintjob! Looks incredibly good … and thanks for the pictures showing how you achieved it 👍
27 November 2022, 19:53
DickI agree, looks incredibly good Romain!
And a 'India Ink' pen? Thanks for showing this, great technique👍🏻
27 November 2022, 23:06
Nagy-Meszler CsabaVery nice metal surface! 👍🏻 How to make smooth the waterproof pen brush? Did you let it dry? Did you use any thinner?
28 November 2022, 07:52
Oleg BogoleiDo you think of making video totorial of such metal finish? It would be great....
28 November 2022, 08:45
Romain SablouThank you guys ! Glad you appreciate this weathering technique,
First, I've protected the previous metallic paints with clear varnish, then I applied my pen brush on one area, I use immediately a dry brush on it because it dries pretty fast. I don't use any thinner, however if I'm not happy with the result I use a cotton swab and water, wipe it off and retry.
28 November 2022, 08:49
Łukasz GlińskiOutstanding weathering indeed 👍
What is the tool visible on pic #32?
28 November 2022, 09:09
Romain SablouThanks for your comments ! 👍
@Łukasz : The scribing tool on pic #32 is from Facom (Ref : DELA.1589.00A) , i feel more confortable with it than with modeling scribing tool, especially when I need to create new structural lines
28 November 2022, 17:01
Taylor DurbonYou made an absolutely awesome finish on the little Mirage. Beautiful! Thank you for the how to steps. Which clearcote did you use to protect the metallic paints?
29 November 2022, 00:45
Raphael BernecoleIl est magnifique !! Bravo , superbe travail de peinture métal 🙂
20 December 2022, 08:49
CuajeteFantastic job. Great metallized and weathering. C'est magnifique!
Congrats!
20 December 2022, 19:12
Pierre Pierrele rendu est vraiment beau et les photos du montage sont superbe. merci d'avoir partagé
21 December 2022, 07:37
Romain SablouThank you all for your very kind words ! 😮 Merci à tous pour vos messages, très heureux qu'il vous plaise autant 🙂
21 December 2022, 11:14
CaptGPFLove the step by step and extra detailing you did on the kit. The metallic effects and staining are top notch!
10 August 2023, 15:01
Thierry Francoissuperbe boulot, je suis en train de le monter.
Il y a un problème avec les decals nr 67, 2 côtés gauche et pas de côté droit au niveau de l'empennage.
18 April, 14:31
Tim LingleReally inspiring work Romain! I think you've done justice to such a "cool jet".......!!!
18 April, 18:32
Romain SablouThanks ! 😉
@Thierry : ah oui en effet, je ne m'en suis pas aperçu comme j'ai les ai peint avec des masques sans même regarder la planche de décals 🙂
19 April, 10:46
Nik WatsonAbsolutely stunning, the Mirage looks like it means business and you've really nailed it 👍🏆
23 April, 22:20
Romain SablouThanks to all of you. I'm glad that you enjoy, again, this model so much ! Cheers
24 April, 05:25
