1/48 Academy Mirage V BR |
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Gallery Article by Darius Aibara
on Sept 27 2003 |
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This is the Academy Mirage III
recce kit converted to a Mirage V BR using a large knife and excellent decals
produced by Daco of Belgium for the "Mephisto" Mirage V BR of No.42
Squadron Belgian AF circa 1990. I replaced the kit cockpit and ejection
seat with spares box parts and used Halfords satin black spray paint for the
base colour.
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The wing and tail
"flame" decals are required to be folded about the leading edges,
however being laminated from several colours these decals are quite thick and
resisted the placing process, despite the use of copious quantities of Micro Sol
and Set. I eventually used diluted white glue to progressively secure
these decals, followed by several coats of Johnson's Klear varnish.