1/48 Eduard Mirage III

Gallery Article by Petit James on Dec 22 2009

 

Hello

Here is my finished Mirage.  The Shahak 56 of the Israeli ace Giora Epstein with 17 victories.  I built the Shahak with the first victory during the Six Days War, a Egyptian Su-7.  I had look the wings of war and it is what encouraged me to build the Mirage 3.  The Eduard kit  was a complex build for me.  

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For the painting I used Alcad 2, this give a realistic metal effect.  For the decals, I used Mr Mark softer to soften the decals and I am very happy with the results. On my diorama base I applied an Israel Air Force flag.  Later I intend to build the Nesher flown by Giora Epstein.

The next article will be an Iraqi MiG-23 in a diorama with Saddam Hussein.

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Petit James

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Photos and text © by Petit James