1/72 Heller Mirage 2000

of the Hellenic Air Force

by Thanos Mentzelopoulos

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  Hellenic Air Force Day 2007 

 

Hello there!  This is another Hellenic (Greek) subject in the shape of the Mirage 2000.  The kit comes from Heller in 1/72 scale and was quite good in overall detail and quality with engraved panel lines and an acceptable cockpit.  I decided to pose the model on a home-made stand because of lack of display space!!!  In this way, I can have a model "flying" over another!  Well, back to the kit now!  The parts fit almost perfectly, so I didn't use much filler.  I made some modifications and additions using aluminium foil and plastic card, especially all those air vents on the upper and undersides of the model.  I don't like using aftermarket sets, so all improvements were hand made, as always.  The model was airbrushed with Lifecolor acrylics and quite heavily weathered, representing a very busy Hellenic Air Force Mirage 2000.

Thank you for your time

Thanos

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Photos and text © by Thanos Mentzelopoulos