Italeri 1/32 Mirage, not much I can say that has not already been said in allot of reviews.
The detail is nice and crisp, there are however a fit problem here and there but not un fixable with some filler. One would expect that it would have been a littl better for the asking price though.
I have learned on this kit that you can not just glue parts on, fir instance the intake fairings and the wingroots take some work in that I had to tack a small piece on, let it cure, then hold it in place with tape and clamps ,glue another small piece,repeat, repeat untill the whole thing was attatched otherwize it didnt fit well on my kit.
I dropped my cell this week and needless to say now the camera has a crack or something on the lense so excuse the poor quality pix…its not been a good year
I have to say that there is no way I would buy this kit for myself, the fit of some parts is really bad…how in this day and age does a company get the fit wrong?? The nose cone is to big, the tail come to small and the ntakes dont work
I spoke to a friend (a way more skilled modler than I am) who has built 3 of these and he also has issues with the fit.
ANyway, I got the basic airframe together and started with the filling and sanding, this needless to say will be followed by having to re scribe back all the lost detail.
The nose come was atleast 1mm oversize and the tailcone also didnt conform to the rear fuselage
The fis was way off and leaned to the left if seated into the fuse as per instructions so I had to haul it straight, tack it in place and then glue it carefully to stand up straight.
IMG_20181212_140725 by Theunis van Vuuren, on Flickr
IMG_20181212_140740 by Theunis van Vuuren, on Flickr
IMG_20181214_133512 by Theunis van Vuuren, on Flickr
IMG_20181214_133523 by Theunis van Vuuren, on Flickr
