1/72 Italeri Mirage 2000P |
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Gallery Article by Marlon Guevara |
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Peruvian Air Force
4th Aerial Group, La Joya Air Base, Arequipa, Peru This
Italeri kit is good, but the defective cockpit is wrong like the magic missiles.
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Modifications:
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Discarting of refueling probe..
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Modification on the tail of the magic missiles.
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Marked of the cockpit and the windshield frames
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Addition of 2 cannons.
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Addition of 2 subwing
tanks (from 1/72 Mirage IIIE Eastern
Express)
Painting:
This version displays desertic camuflage, based on La Joya Air Base(4th Aerial Base) at Arequipa,south of Peru, consisting in model master enamels: Upperside in Armor Sand(FS 30277) and Field Drab(FS 30118). Underside in Light Ghost Gray(FS 36375).
Decals:
- Albatros(Caribean falcons), excellent but the numeral 042
that represent,is wrong.
- Part of Aztec(Peruvian Air force I) and a some of the kit.
Peruvian Mirage 2000’s were
ordered initially in number of 26, but by wrong decision of the corrupt
government of former Peruvian President Alan Garcia, the order was reduce to
12,and the destiny of the rest is unknown.
Marlon Guevara
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