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ESCI | No. 4035 | 1:48 | AMD-BA Mirage Delta 2000

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68 17 September 2021, 08:03
Maciej Bellos
Following! I am building the italeri incarnation. Check it out, it might be helpful.
27 September 2021, 14:19
Neil
Hi Maciej 🙂 Excellent! Will do. I have a few Mirage 2000 kits in my stash. Including the Italeri Mirage 2000c, so will indeed follow 👍
27 September 2021, 14:41
Andrew Horton
Awesome progress!
27 September 2021, 23:30
Stefan Fraundorfer
I like the shading on the bottom and I will follow the building progress.
28 September 2021, 16:19
Neil
Thanks Flight Line πŸ™‚ and Stefan πŸ™‚πŸ‘ very kind of you both to comment, I'm slower than ever on this one as trying to mop up a Spitfire, Stuka, Viggen, Eagle and a random kit bash also. Still if in doubt start another kit! πŸ˜‚
29 September 2021, 21:08
Maciej Bellos
Brave man you are Neil! Looking forward for the blue.
30 November 2021, 14:51
Arif Saeed
That pre shading looks top Neil, looking forward to this mate πŸ‘
30 November 2021, 15:37
Neil
Hi Mates! 🙂 Maciej: For 'brave' see stupid in my case 😉 Hopefully it'll work out as I'll be using my normal mix of artistic licence on these vintage kit builds. Arif: Hope to do your kind comment justice 👍
30 November 2021, 16:35
Maciej Bellos
Then we are both 'stupid' Neil!
30 November 2021, 19:59
Neil
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30 November 2021, 23:35
Roland Revolvermann
Looks great so far 👍 Very nice paint work!
I don't know if you already know this tape. I have had good experiences with this tape for masking curves
Masking Tape for Curves 2mm (Tamiya 87177, No)

87177
 
6 December 2021, 14:29
Neil
Hi mate 🙂 Hope you're well. Thanks for commenting... Yeah you're right. Lesson learnt! I looked online and almost ordered, then thought what the heck (this is supposed to be an in-between build) I'll just do it by hand and tidy-up the line afterward, what an idiot! Your suggestion is duly noted for future 🙂 👍
6 December 2021, 14:37
Maciej Bellos
It's looking better and better! Looking forward to the end result Neil!
7 January 2022, 14:09
Konrad -
Very nice Neil those Mirage planes are looking really cool!
7 January 2022, 14:18
Neil
Thanks for your kind comments Maciej and Konrad πŸ‘πŸ™‚ I'm getting there slowly, slowly! Got too many simultaneous builds on the go! 😜
7 January 2022, 21:13
Daniel
agree with Konrad, stylish 👍
17 January 2022, 18:09
Simon Nagorsnik
Superb masking skills mateπŸ‘
Like the design!
17 January 2022, 18:20
Maciej Bellos
Great result Neil!
17 January 2022, 19:35
Neil
Hi Daniel, Simon and Maciej πŸ™‚ thanks for commenting - I'm getting there slowly! Much appreciated mates πŸ‘
17 January 2022, 21:34
Robin (WhiteGlint)
Paintjob looks very promising 👍
17 January 2022, 22:13
Gary Victory
Really nice work on the masking Neil. Coming on nicely. πŸ‘
18 January 2022, 07:49
Neil
Thanks very much WhiteGlint and Gary πŸ˜ŠπŸ‘
18 January 2022, 17:43
David H
That's looking real nice Neil !
7 February 2022, 17:04
Rui S
I agree, I'm in 😎
7 February 2022, 18:16
Neil
Gosh! More modelling masters are here! I'd better make this one count! Cheers David and Rui for your interest mates, hope to do it justice. πŸ‘πŸ˜Š
7 February 2022, 22:12
Hugh CAST.
The Mirage 2000 is one of the nicest planes ever built, in my mind.
This nice sheme is original.
Well done Neil!
8 February 2022, 15:21
Neil
Hi Hugh πŸ™‚ yeap the Mirage family, just beautiful, agreed! πŸ‡«πŸ‡· thanks for your comment very kind πŸ‘
9 February 2022, 21:31
Gary Victory
The paint work looking really Sharpe Neil.
10 February 2022, 08:10
Neil
Thanks very much Gary πŸ˜ŠπŸ‘ and thanks for the likes mates.
10 February 2022, 21:37
Charlie Spitfire
looks cool nice job
15 February 2022, 00:13
Alexander
This must have been quite some work to work around the shortcomings of such an old kit. All the more impressive how it looks already, I really like the paint scheme! 👍
15 February 2022, 01:01
Erik Leijdens
Great work so far Neil! It certainly does not look like a walk in the park! The paint job is very well done too. A very striking M2000!
15 February 2022, 09:58
Neil
Thanks @Charlie 🙂 That's really kind of you to say.

@Alexander - you know me, I've only got 'old stuff' in the stash that I try to make look halfway decent! Thanks for saying, that's really great of you. You're right none of these old kits usually go together easily... I haven't experienced what you guys call a shake n' bake build yet! haha! Though tbf I had more of a fit issue with the other Mirage I'm on the go with:

ESCI | No. 4030 | 1:48 | IAF Mirage IIIE DELTA Fighter | Album by djferrisbueller (1:48)
15 February 2022, 13:08
Alexander
I also have yet to experience a shake 'n' bake kit, Neil, so you're not alone 😉
15 February 2022, 17:03
Neil
Hi Alexander - thanks. Yeah... It was a bit of a glib thing to have said on a global model building forum! When we all overcome issues with every build. Apologies 🙂 👍
15 February 2022, 17:35
Neil
@Erik - thanks very much, kind of you to say also 👍
15 February 2022, 17:36
Alexander
No offense taken Neil, just a humorous remark. 😄
You obviously seem to have pleasure in tackling these kinds of kits, so go for it 👍
15 February 2022, 19:14
Neil
Excellent! All good. Cheers matey 🍻 πŸ‘
21 February 2022, 19:23
Franck Drebin
Keep on like this Neil. That's really nice πŸ˜‰βœŒ
18 March 2022, 21:45
Guy Rump
Looking really good. 👍
25 March 2022, 19:49
Neil
Hi Franck and Guy πŸ™‚ thanks for the like and comments, very kind of you πŸ‘ I'm on lacquer coating at the moment prior to trying to apply the (a bit) rotten original vintage decals, we'll see how it goes! πŸ˜‚ Fingers crossed 🀞
27 March 2022, 21:28
Neil Patrick
Bravo Neil. I don't do pointy jetty things myself, but this looks classy and really slick to me. Plus bonus points for using COP (Crappy Old Plastic!)
3 May 2022, 20:32
Neil
Hi Neil, thanks for commenting πŸ™‚ very kind of you. Yes, I love a 'pointy jetty thing'! And... COP too! πŸ˜‚ I think you've just about perfectly summed up the Mirage family, they're deffo pointy and absolutely jetty mate! πŸ‘
5 May 2022, 20:00
Robert PodkoΕ„ski
How have I missed this??? Fantastic work on this demanding kit and scheme, Neil!
6 May 2022, 06:20
Neil
Hi Robert 🙂 Hope you're well. Thanks for your comment it's much appreciated... I'm getting there, slowly... Although, last night I had a minor undercarriage collapse/disaster - some of these ancient kits tend to fight me! I can see why many use the posh metal stuff in their builds. Hopefully I can fix, as spent a lot of time on this so far 👍
6 May 2022, 12:03
Chan Li
A beauty is coming out.
6 May 2022, 14:30
James C
Looking good 👍
6 May 2022, 18:18
Neil
That's very kind of you both πŸ™‚ thanks for saying that and thanks for the likes guys πŸ‘
7 May 2022, 12:05
Laurent VILLANUEVA "HELLER-forever"
great
16 October 2022, 16:03
Neil
Hi Laurent thanks very much πŸ™‚
16 October 2022, 20:49

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The Dassault Mirage 2000 is a French multirole, single-engine, fourth-generation jet fighter manufactured by Dassault Aviation. It was designed in the late 1970s as a lightweight fighter to replace the Mirage III for the French Air Force (ArmΓ©e de l'air).

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