Italeri Mirage III E 1:48

[Nige201980]

Cheers guys going to have do something easy next though.

[DC87]

Cracking build this Nigel - I'm sure it will be worth all the effort and your sense of achievement will increase because of it

[ManCupboardModels]

Looking good!

[Nige201980]

just a quick update been a busy week so not done to much but put the base colour on.

[Gav0909]

Coming on nicely there Nige, good work.

This is going to look lovely when its finished.

[Coen]

After all that work Nigel she looks great buddy. Seamless!
Well done dude!
I actually had my doubts there for a bit.
No longer.

[Paul]

Fantastic work Nige, you have done wonders mate

[gosselin2112]

Nigel, my man! You are putting blood, sweat, and tears into this build.

Russ

[gosselin2112]

Nice Nige, good luck with the rescribing, my most hated part of modeling

Hey, it builds character!

Russ.

[Coen]

and callus'... and possibly the urge to jump off bridges.

[Nige201980]

Cheers guys

Ive ruddy thrown everything at this thing and it fighting the whole way now the paint is not going to well think humbrol have changed there paints its way to thin so its flowing in to the panel lines where i dont ruddy want it . So when ive finished with the second colour will need to touch up the base colour

[Lee]

Hang in there Nige...lol

[DC87]

Hopefully once you've got through this lengthy storm it will be clear skies on the other side

[wappynutter]

You'll do this Nige, got every faith matey....
Think Positive thoughts all the way dude...... After the fit issues and panel line crisis, painting will be a breeze to pull into shape.

Good luck and happy modelling thoughts...

[Coen]

Ah Crap!
You'll pull it out of the fire Nigel.
Put it aside for a few days, work on something different for a bit.
Remember... it's supposed to be fun.

[Nige201980]

Cheers guys so following Coens advice i only picked it up again tonight for the second coat on the camo and it will need a 3rd coat. I think humbrol must have changed the recipe of thier paint as ive shook it and stired it really well and his still really thin.

Any way on with the photo.


so on with the next coat tomorrow and sould be ready for the gloss coat over the weekend.

On a better note pass all elements of my course so it just practice now and getting a bit of experience on the kit and i should be ready for looking for a good job lol

[Coen]

Well done on both fronts Nigel.

That is a cool camo pattern buddy.
Even though it's the first coat it's looking pretty freaking good!
It's too bad about that paint, could it just be a bad tin?
I've had that happen with other brands.
It happens a lot here in the winter if I order paint.
I don't usually order it in the winter because it can get frozen during transit. Not the best thing to do to paint.
It could also just be a badly mix tin, or it has a contaminant.

[Nige201980]

Well done on both fronts Nigel.

That is a cool camo pattern buddy.
Even though it's the first coat it's looking pretty freaking good!
It's too bad about that paint, could it just be a bad tin?
I've had that happen with other brands.
It happens a lot here in the winter if I order paint.
I don't usually order it in the winter because it can get frozen during transit. Not the best thing to do to paint.
It could also just be a badly mix tin, or it has a contaminant.

Thats the second coat mate and the undercoat was the same (3 coats needed) to be honest all of the recent paint ive bought has been the same i used to have to thin it down to get an even coat but now it needs thickening up which i have no idea how to do but its making it a nightmare to brush paint just runs everywhere and it NEVER did that before i am hoping got get an air brush soon but when is anyone's guess.

[Lee]

Looking good Nige, loving the paintwork mate

[wappynutter]

Keep at it Nige.. Looks fantastic from here matey
Well done ...

[chief5437]

Looks good to me Nige. Keep it up! Maybe paint is like cooking, you could thicken it up with corn starch?! Lol!

Good luck with the rest of the build mate.

[Jamesday1998]

Looking good nige!!

[Rob]

Hi Nige. I have just read this through from the start - I just love your persistence with this and it is paying off with a cracking looking model.

On the paints (I take it that they are enamels) -if you want it thicker, could you let the tin stand for a few days and wick-off the clear-ish binder leaving the thicker pigments behind? I once saw a chap using a bow pen with Humbrols and this is what he did to get to the consistency he required.

[UKscalemodeller]

L:ooks the dogs danglies Nige.

Ecellent work

[Nige201980]

Cheers guys

Right decal time because of the size of some of these decals i thought i was in for a right PITA but these are the best decals i have EVER worked with came of the backing paper with in a second or two bedded down really well and really thin and they look great well enough waffle on with the pictures and see for your self.









So i noticed some touching up that need doing so i will do that then on with some more klear and a panel wash then one more coat of gloss then put all the wheels on then she is done.

thanks for looking.

[Paul]

She's looking damn good mate, decals make them come alive

[EpoxySniffer]

Was the big green decal all in one piece or two parts Nige? Looks like it would have been a bit of a bugger, looks like you got it on just right though.

[Coen]

Yeah, that monster green one must have been a PITA?
The big one on the lab pending gear to. Trying to get that to line up would have been fun!!

[Nige201980]

None of them where any trouble the big one was all 1 piece and when on like a dream almost as if it knew where to go same with shield on the bottom only problems where the stripes on the wing lining them up but that was fairly easy and just a little long so i had to cut them down so crap kit but fantastic decals would highly recommend Italeri decals.

[Rob]

Good work Nige. It really s a smasher!

[Jamesday1998]

Looks awesome! Those decals are great!

[fly1ngdutchm4n]

Awesome progress!

Realy like the decals! Top job

[Nige201980]

Well she is finish not one of my best i thinks she looks ok



rest of the photos will be in the revel section.

Conclusion this was and old dated kit with very bad fit issues and what have you but the decals where excellent.

[DC87]

Well done, congrats on completing it. Those decals do look excellent.

[Coen]

Oh wow... That's magnificent... I'm off to the final reveals to go see.