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 Post subject: Re: Mirage III
PostPosted: 10 Sep 2011, 00:14 
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Pretty impressive stuff once again Brent - quite spoilt with all this artwork. You probably have almost the entire SAAF as an artwork :P

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Thanks Ryan :smt023

H1017412 wrote:
You probably have almost the entire SAAF as an artwork
So many aircraft .. so little time :shock:

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 Post subject: Re: Mirage III
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Mirage III EZ #832 (c/n 416) N° 2 Squadron, AFB Waterkloof, middle 1960's.

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Mirage III EZ #833 (c/n 464) N° 3 Squadron, AFB Waterkloof, 1974.

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Now that I have the JL-100 :D

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Mirage III CZ #815 (c/n 189) N° 2 Squadron, The Flying Cheetah's, AFB Waterkloof, 1968.

Anybody seen the JL-100 on a Mirage IIIBZ :?:

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Found some more info on this pink Mirage IIIC ... :roll:
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Mirage IIIC N°55, EC2/10, Seine, December 1979.
To celebrate St. Eloi day (Patron Saint of Mechanics), the mechanics from EC1/10 Valois, played a trick on their colleagues at EC2/10 Seine squadron. They sprayed one of their aircraft, including the drop-tanks, pink. Not however to be put off by this, the squadron commander of EC2/10 took the pink decorated aircraft for a flight, with only some pink paint removed from the nose, so as not to splatter the cockpit windshield.

http://www.catholic-saints.info/patron-saints/saint-eligius.htm wrote:
Why is Saint Eligius is the patron of Goldsmiths, Blacksmiths, Horses, Taxi Drivers and Mechanics? Because of his former occupation as a goldsmith. Farriers and blacksmiths claim him for their patron on account of the following astounding legend. One day, when a horse was required to be shod, he plunged and kicked so much, that it was said he had the devil in him. St. Eligius was then appealed to, but instead of exorcising the devil he quietly cut off the animal's leg, placed it on an anvil and shod it properly, after which he replaced the leg by merely making the sign of the Cross. The passing of time and introduction of new technology has led to the replacement of many jobs related to horses. But the patronage of the people who do those jobs and work in those places has remained, hence Saint Eligius is now the patron of Taxi divers and mechanics.

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Mirage III CZ #804 (c/n 157) N° 2 Squadron, The Flying Cheetah's, AFB Ondangwa, 1987.

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Where can i get paintings or posters like these.

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I'm toying with the idea of creating posters ... but to find affordable printing :shock:

So, currently I'm only posting these on the SAAF forum. :D

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 Post subject: Re: Mirage III
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Good stuff! =D> =D>
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Kremlin wrote:
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Mirage III CZ #804 (c/n 157) N° 2 Squadron, The Flying Cheetah's, AFB Ondangwa, 1987.


Hi Kremlin - I see this is a "late" colour scheme (1987) with a feathered delineation between colours as opposed to the hard edge on early buff/green camos - do you have a photo of this scheme. Trying to figure out which camo scheme to use for my 48th scale Mirage IIICZ :?:
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Kremlin wrote:
Now that I have the JL-100 :D

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Mirage III CZ #815 (c/n 189) N° 2 Squadron, The Flying Cheetah's, AFB Waterkloof, 1968.

Anybody seen the JL-100 on a Mirage IIIBZ :?:

Only in my little world Kremlin, because Dean's aircraft information section says so. :smt020
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My mirage III BZ build.
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Sweet jeffreynic :smt023

Looks good on there, I'll have to slap one on a BZ profile myself then .. :D

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jeffreynic wrote:
Kremlin wrote:
Now that I have the JL-100 :D

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Mirage III CZ #815 (c/n 189) N° 2 Squadron, The Flying Cheetah's, AFB Waterkloof, 1968.

Anybody seen the JL-100 on a Mirage IIIBZ :?:

Only in my little world Kremlin, because Dean's aircraft information section says so. :smt020
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My mirage III BZ build.


Nice - what was the source of decals?
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saaffan wrote:
Nice - what was the source of decals?

Thanks saaffan, see my build near the bottom of the first page, I mention the decals used.
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Celebrating the closure of the Mirage III CZ serial codes list \:D/ \:D/

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