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Started Mirage IIIC from Eduard (48th scale). First Eduard kit I've built - has funny soft plastic making cutting a bit tricky.

First pics are of the main undercarriage bay components - nice fit.

Nose undercarriage bay :

Pre-printed photoetch instrument panel - nice !

Nice start.

I enjoyed putting mine together. I encountered 2 slight problems - intakes and windshield. I found attaching the intakes to the lower fuselage/wings enabled a better overall fit than if you followed the instructions. The windshield also had a slight step where it joins the fuselage (front end). Otherwise, lovely kit.

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pointnlarf

Funny you say that, did not think of it in that way. Just remember recalibrating how I used my knife. It was also my first Eduard kit, taken a liking to them, I think there detail is incredible.

I second the idea with the intakes. I took that hint from another build.

oohh la la.. another French bird ... this is going to be epic

I'll be eagerly following this build

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Brent Best

Here's the pre-printed photoetch instrument panel in bits and then partially assembled - very neat indeed - better than trying to hand paint with a single bristle brush !!

Here's the cockpit and completed panel - lost the clear plastic HUD to the great plastic eating carpet god so had to scratch build one - aargh....



Neat touch - nose weight - snugly kept in place with pieces of plastic rod.

Some very nice work!! You gotta love PE!!

Cheers
Brenden

That does look very nice!
The nose weight is handy.

I used to have a carpet monster as well, but luckily have tiles now.

Cheers
John

I liked this kit so much by seeing what you've done so far and by other members on the forum, that I went and got myself one (and I usually build 1/72 ). The idea was to see if it can be used as a base for some of my conversions, but damn the unconventional construction of the forward and lower fuselage assemblies makes it extremely difficult...

It is still a very nice kit out of the box though...

Cheers
John

Aha, that does not mean you are going to stop there, I'm sure? You have ways and means! Die Boer maak n plan. I converted mine into a III BZ, and nogal, that is my first attempt of butchering a kit, not that I knew where I was going. I saw a post where somone turned it into a Cheetah C with your conversion set.

Quite right Jeffrey,

I havent given up. I saw what you did for the BZ, but I havent seen a successful Cheetah C fitment yet. I think the 1/48 Eduard/Hobbyboss kit is gorgeous, and would be great for my conversions and possibly other subjects. I think I'm going to start a new thread for this soon, investigating various applications and conversions for these kits.

Cheers
John

I've been looking for that build I saw, but can't find it.

Here's an update :

Cockpit glued in place - bits and pieces added to front and rear with pieces of stretched sprue and plastic rod to make everything a bit busier.