MIRAGE 111O, A3-58, RAAF 75 SQUADRON vyhliadka: Prezentácia Mozaika zoznam 1 February 26, 2017
HELLER fin,the rudder actuator will be cut out and used on the ESCI/ITALERI fin
2 February 26, 2017
ESCI/ITALERI fin to be added to the model. The rudder actuator to be sanded off and replaced with HELLER actuator later
3 February 26, 2017
HELLER fuselage halves waiting to be engraved
4 February 26, 2017
MILLIPUT added to injection sink holes on doors for undercarriage legs. Square section on main gear door filled, not on Aussie aircraft
5 February 26, 2017
Lead weight cut up into small pieces and added to radome, the 4 strips are for strength
6 February 26, 2017
Radome has good shape, better than Italeri. Nose wheel well before detailing and cockpit tub
7 February 26, 2017
Dual seater fuselage is used for the single seater
8 February 26, 2017
Forward fuselage is from the 2 seater. The centre section of windshield panel has been removed for insert
9 February 26, 2017
2 seater master parts ready for moulding
10 February 26, 2017
Single seater master for casting the model parts
11 February 26, 2017
Finished scratch built instrument panel with hood on the scope
12 13 February 26, 2017
Early Mk4 seat. Some aircraft operated with this seat with the tan coloured parachute
14 15 16 February 26, 2017
2 seater spine, fill the vents, to be used on single seater
17 February 26, 2017
MILLIPUT added to the wing mount
18 February 26, 2017
Top supersonic fuel tank is the ESCI/ITALERI fuel tank from the kit. This "Israeli" tank was later purchased and fins were added to the rear of the tank. HELLER tank below and original purchased
19 February 28, 2017
Joining the forward section to the rear which will require a lot of filling
20 February 28, 2017
Under side joint with more filling to return smooth joints
21 February 28, 2017
Milliput on the radome to fill sink holes from the plastic melting . I used Faller polystyrene glue on the joints. The HELLER plastic is very soft.
22 February 28, 2017
Right side wall detail and the cast instrument panel
23 February 28, 2017
Moulded side wall with throttle lever and further back is the radar control stick
24 February 28, 2017
Cockpit side consoles in place next is painting the cockpit. Air intake outer skin in place , only to be carefully cut off to add the shock wave cone plate support rods later
25 26 February 28, 2017
Over exposed photo, sorry. Aft of the cockpit a gap of 10mm from memory has evergreen strips added to the internal side, this will act as the support for the MIILIPUT filler (white)
27 February 28, 2017
Over exposed photo, sorry. Evergreen strips on the internal side
28 February 28, 2017
Rear cockpit has a new frame to close in the gaps having been modified
29 February 28, 2017
Air intake outer fairing removed to make it easier to drill 3 holes to insert support rods into the shock cone plate. That was a big job doing that without breaking the outer fairing. Why done this way, late research uncovered these rods.
30 February 28, 2017
Shock cone finished, rods added, now to install outer fairing skin. Early aircraft were also painted a chromate colour rather than metal colour
31 February 28, 2017
Evergreen added for strength over the top to bottom joint
32 February 28, 2017
MIILIPUT on the main wheel well side walls. The holes added were for the plumbing to be added next. Not doing it now as doors will be closed
33 February 28, 2017
Strengthening straps top and bottom added to the upper joint
34 February 28, 2017
Wedges added at the wing root to better align this joint. It still required lots of sanding though.
35 February 28, 2017
nose wheel wheel to be detailed next
36 February 28, 2017
MILLIPUT has taken care of the joints and gaps
37 February 28, 2017
Glue used melted the plastic creating sink holes. MILLIPUT used to fill holes around the forward fuselage.
38 March 1, 2017
Main undercarriage wheel well. I have also changed the under carriage leg mount point
39 March 1, 2017
Left main wheel well
40 March 1, 2017
Main under carriage left wheel well
41 March 1, 2017
Detail added to the nose wheel well
42 March 1, 2017
Nose wheel well left side wall
43 March 1, 2017
Nose wheel well right side wall
44 March 1, 2017
Nose wheel well painted
45 March 1, 2017
Front of the nose wheel well. The air intake shock cone rods have been added top and bottom
46 March 1, 2017
Sad most of the nose wheel well detail added will not be easily seen due to the rear under carriage door will be closed
47 48 February 28, 2017
Inner flap curved edge to the fuselage was cut off and replaced with evergreen due to damage
49 50 March 1, 2017
MILLIPUT used to blend the tail parts
51 February 28, 2017
ESCI/ITALERI fin installed with rudder actuator removed
52 March 1, 2017
As best as could be done to align parts and finish off the joints
53 March 1, 2017
It was a big job to cut off the air intake outer fairing to drill the top / bottom shock cone rod holes. I discovered the rods after the assembly.
54 55 March 1, 2017
Having refitted the outer air intake fairing and blended the area next is scribing the panel lines
56 57 March 1, 2017
Port navigation light made from red clear perspex
58 March 1, 2017
Starboard navigation light made from green clear perspex
59 March 1, 2017
Not a good photo of the windscreen panel waiting to be detailed
60 March 1, 2017
Windscreen panel painted black before detailing to make certain all of this area is black before detailing is added
61 62 March 1, 2017
Evergreen to act as instruments, next is lots of cables
63 64 March 1, 2017
Evergreen instruments painted black before the cables are added
65 66 March 1, 2017
Poor photo showing everything painted
67 March 1, 2017
Extra dark sea grey painted overall
68 March 1, 2017
Camo done and the model has been painted gloss before decaling commenced
69 March 1, 2017
Matt coat overall is next, Gloss the leading edges, last is the pitot tube and black radome
70 71 February 26, 2017
Pitot tube is next to be added
72 February 26, 2017
Original lizard wrap around camo with gloss leading edges on fin, wings and air intakes
73 April 17, 2017
She has legs finally. A number of small jobs to finish off this model.
74 April 17, 2017
Canopy to be glued in place and main undercarriage outer doors and rods to be glued in place.
75 April 17, 2017
Radome and pitot tube finished
76 77 78 79 80 81 Komentáre 26 February 2017, 07:33
Michael Hickey Very nice Billy Boy, glad you stuck with her after all these decades. Just think when you first sat down on the dining table that night and started working on her the internet wasn't even here for the common Joe, how things have changed. Your nearly done know, but be careful she doesn't throw one more curve ball your way.;) 👍👍👍
26 February 2017, 14:08
Holger Kranich Hi Bill, you invested a lot of ellbow grease here and it pays out! Thats what i call a nice kit bash. 👍
28 February 2017, 11:00
Bill Spargo autor Thanks Holger, this was a labor of love building this one
28 February 2017, 18:44
Album info MIRAGE 111O, A3-58, RAAF 75 SQUADRON,HELLER KIT No.599, 48th Scale. The Heller kit is a "C" version which has been converted to the Australian Mirage 111O. This requires a lot of modification.Only recently KINETIC has released the Aussie machine which will save modelers a lot of effort. I have continued with this model as I had completed too much to stop now.
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