Mirage 2000D, Kinetic 1/48

Mirage 2000D, Kinetic 1/48
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The good and detailed kit by Kinetic was the base for this build, which was almost straight from the box, except some Eduard Zoom, Aires ejection seats/exhaust pipe and Brassin GBU-24 sets. Also I needed to scatschbuild the HUD (Head Up Display) - missing from the kit!

My aim was to model a more or less weathered Armée De l’Air Mirage 2000D, operating in Kandahar air base, Afghanistan, 2008 (NATO – ISAF Forces).

After the basic build was finished, I prepared the model for the painting procedure. I washed it with soap water to remove any grease from my hands and dust remains. The first stage started by spraying Mig Ammo primer. I mixed white and grey primers to have a lighter grey color. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Using primers we can detect any flaws on our models and prepare the surface for the paint.

The next stage is to give some shadow effect using the preshade technique. I used Mig Ammo’s Rubber and Tires color to do that.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I also sprayed aluminum to the wheel wells and the chaff & flare area on the spine of the aircraft. After that I masked those two areas, in order to reveal and treat them later on the build.

The painting procedure started painting the model using Gunze’s acrylics. My method in this one was by using white-tak material, in order to have a nice edge between the two camo scheme colors. For the green color I used Gunze H330 and for the blue-grey a mix of H331 and H42 in a 70/30 ratio. The various shades and highlights came from using the basic color with some drops of Tamiya’s matt white.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

After the paint job finished I gave the whole model two cotes of clear gloss varnish from Ammo range.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The engine exhaust came from Aires. You have to remove some internal structural though to have a good fit. At first I sprayed all the resin pieces with Ammo grey primer for a smooth surface.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The afterburner area was painted using a mix of colors: I used Mr Metal Color Iron as the basic color and drybrushed it with Stainless steel from the same range. After that some black oil to bring up the details. The afterburner’s internal rings were painted using Mr Metal Color bronze and a mix of aluminum and stainless steel. The exhaust was painted using  Mr Metal Color stainless steel as the basic shade and dry brushed with aluminum to highlight the details.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The GBU-24 from Brassin was sprayed with Ammo grey primer before the various pieces were cemented together. 

Decals used for our specific aircraft were custom designed and printed by a friend but some common markings, stencils, roundels, etc were used straight from the kit decal sheet.

After placing decals, weathering stage started using a mix of three Mig Ammo Panel Line Washes (PLW) using equal amounts from each one: PLW Orange Brown, PLW Black Night and PLW Neutral Brown.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I applied the wash with a brush in the panel lines of the model.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Give it two hours to dry and then remove the excess with a cotton bud and some thinners to help.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The model is now ready to receive some more treatment.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fuel tanks were painted with the same colors as the camo of the aircraft. The chipping effect was achieved using Ammo’s liquid and it was really easy! Just spray some metal color first, apply the chipping liquid, let it dry for an hour, spray the color you want and after 20-30 minutes, scratch lightly the selected area with a relatively hard brush…You’re ready! Trying to weather them a bit more, I applied Ammo pigments (Airfield Dust & Light Dust) with a brush. You can clearly see the difference between the one that has been applied and the one which has not.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Then I sprayed and masked the radome with the Ammo matt varnish and the rest of the model with Ammo’s satin varnish (based on reference pics) to weather it more!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Creating the oil streaks of flaps and various panels of the aircraft, I used Ammo’s Streaking effects and then I gave them the appropriate shape using wet cotton bud at the air flow direction. Be aware to dry the cotton bud (or the brush) in a cotton towel before using it, otherwise you will completely remove the liquid.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the representation of the dust that M-2000D had by operating in Afghanistan, I decided to apply all over the model the Ammo pigment Airfield Dust. I used a flat brush for doing that.I brushed it a lot until the only thing you could  see was the color tone change and no brush marks. After that I tried to depict the areas where dust used to stuck due to grease existence. I did that by mixing a sufficient amount of Airfield Dust pigment with thinners.Then with a brush I gave it some shape. For the darker tone in the area I sprayed some dark brown color.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Finally I sprayed the model with satin varnish from Ammo. Give it at least 4-6 hours to dry before touch it.

French themes like this one turn out very beautifully and it is worth to add one to your modern fighters collection!

Useful link

http://aviationprofilart.blogspot.gr/2015/12/dassault-mirage-2000d.html

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