Heller 1/72 Mirage 2000N / Rafale A

[Adam Baker]

Decided to try throwing my hat in this one.

While looking through my stash, I found a box for a 1/72 kit that I forgot I had. Opened it up, and found out its actually 2 kits, a Mirage 2000 N & a Rafale A. Been a very long time since I've built a 1/72 plane, and now I'm gonna give it a go to do 2 of them.

Builds will be completely OOB.

And the requisite start images.

 

[razordws]

Two kits deserve two thumbs up!

 

[Mcleod]

Two times cool

 

[SA Dave]

Mirages are always cooooooool

 

[Sherman 18]

:woohoo:

 

[lupanzer]

These must be cool...

Luiz

 

[Adam Baker]

And my progress. Got started last night, and worked on it for probably about 90 minutes tonight.

So far fit has been satisfactory. Not stellar, some sizable gaps in places, but nothing too major. Probably the biggest issue I'm having to deal w/ are the raised panel lines on the Rafale. Been a very long time since I've done a model w/ raised panel lines, and I'm trying to preserve as much of the detail as I can so its making slow going but I think I'm doing pretty good so far.

Thankfully it looks like I've got all the paints I need to do these to, or colors close enough for me, so I dont have to worry about buying any paint either. Hoping that maybe by Saturday evening I might be able to start laying down some paint, but we'll see I suppose.

 

[Plastik Smurff]

 

[ij001]

Looking very promising.

Ian.

 

[lupanzer]

...

Luiz