MIRAGE 111O, A3-58, RAAF 75 SQUADRON
1February 26, 2017HELLER fin,the rudder actuator will be cut out and used on the ESCI/ITALERI fin
2February 26, 2017ESCI/ITALERI fin to be added to the model. The rudder actuator to be sanded off and replaced with HELLER actuator later
3February 26, 2017HELLER fuselage halves waiting to be engraved
4February 26, 2017MILLIPUT added to injection sink holes on doors for undercarriage legs. Square section on main gear door filled, not on Aussie aircraft
5February 26, 2017Lead weight cut up into small pieces and added to radome, the 4 strips are for strength
6February 26, 2017Radome has good shape, better than Italeri. Nose wheel well before detailing and cockpit tub
7February 26, 2017Dual seater fuselage is used for the single seater
8February 26, 2017Forward fuselage is from the 2 seater. The centre section of windshield panel has been removed for insert
9February 26, 20172 seater master parts ready for moulding
10February 26, 2017Single seater master for casting the model parts
11February 26, 2017Finished scratch built instrument panel with hood on the scope
12February 26, 2017
13February 26, 2017Early Mk4 seat. Some aircraft operated with this seat with the tan coloured parachute
14February 26, 2017
15February 26, 2017
16February 26, 20172 seater spine, fill the vents, to be used on single seater
17February 26, 2017MILLIPUT added to the wing mount
18February 26, 2017Top 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
19February 28, 2017Joining the forward section to the rear which will require a lot of filling
20February 28, 2017Under side joint with more filling to return smooth joints
21February 28, 2017Milliput 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.
22February 28, 2017Right side wall detail and the cast instrument panel
23February 28, 2017Moulded side wall with throttle lever and further back is the radar control stick
24February 28, 2017Cockpit 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
25February 28, 2017
26February 28, 2017Over 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)
27February 28, 2017Over exposed photo, sorry. Evergreen strips on the internal side
28February 28, 2017Rear cockpit has a new frame to close in the gaps having been modified
29February 28, 2017Air 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.
30February 28, 2017Shock cone finished, rods added, now to install outer fairing skin. Early aircraft were also painted a chromate colour rather than metal colour
31February 28, 2017Evergreen added for strength over the top to bottom joint
32February 28, 2017MIILIPUT 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
33February 28, 2017Strengthening straps top and bottom added to the upper joint
34February 28, 2017Wedges added at the wing root to better align this joint. It still required lots of sanding though.
35February 28, 2017nose wheel wheel to be detailed next
36February 28, 2017MILLIPUT has taken care of the joints and gaps
37February 28, 2017Glue used melted the plastic creating sink holes. MILLIPUT used to fill holes around the forward fuselage.
38March 1, 2017Main undercarriage wheel well. I have also changed the under carriage leg mount point
39March 1, 2017Left main wheel well
40March 1, 2017Main under carriage left wheel well
41March 1, 2017Detail added to the nose wheel well
42March 1, 2017Nose wheel well left side wall
43March 1, 2017Nose wheel well right side wall
44March 1, 2017Nose wheel well painted
45March 1, 2017Front of the nose wheel well. The air intake shock cone rods have been added top and bottom
46March 1, 2017Sad most of the nose wheel well detail added will not be easily seen due to the rear under carriage door will be closed
47March 1, 2017
48February 28, 2017Inner flap curved edge to the fuselage was cut off and replaced with evergreen due to damage
49March 1, 2017
50March 1, 2017MILLIPUT used to blend the tail parts
51February 28, 2017ESCI/ITALERI fin installed with rudder actuator removed
52March 1, 2017As best as could be done to align parts and finish off the joints
53March 1, 2017It 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.
54March 1, 2017
55March 1, 2017Having refitted the outer air intake fairing and blended the area next is scribing the panel lines
56March 1, 2017
57March 1, 2017Port navigation light made from red clear perspex
58March 1, 2017Starboard navigation light made from green clear perspex
59March 1, 2017Not a good photo of the windscreen panel waiting to be detailed
60March 1, 2017Windscreen panel painted black before detailing to make certain all of this area is black before detailing is added
61March 1, 2017
62March 1, 2017Evergreen to act as instruments, next is lots of cables
63March 1, 2017
64March 1, 2017Evergreen instruments painted black before the cables are added
65March 1, 2017
66March 1, 2017Poor photo showing everything painted
67March 1, 2017Extra dark sea grey painted overall
68March 1, 2017Camo done and the model has been painted gloss before decaling commenced
69March 1, 2017Matt coat overall is next, Gloss the leading edges, last is the pitot tube and black radome
70March 1, 2017
71February 26, 2017Pitot tube is next to be added
72February 26, 2017Original lizard wrap around camo with gloss leading edges on fin, wings and air intakes
73April 17, 2017She has legs finally. A number of small jobs to finish off this model.
74April 17, 2017Canopy to be glued in place and main undercarriage outer doors and rods to be glued in place.
75April 17, 2017Radome and pitot tube finished
76May 6, 2017
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评论
26 February 2017, 07:33
Michael HickeyVery 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 KranichHi 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
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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.