Dassault Mirage III A, Solido kit in 1/54 scale, 1959.

[Jicehem]

Hello,  

Here is my oldest surviving kit from the time I was a teenager. This is Solido's kit of the Dassault Mirage III, issued in 1959.
I restored it some years ago by painting it "aluminium" all around, because in that old times it was usual to stick decals on the "silver aluminium grey"-colored plastic. Wheels were the same than those of the 1/43 scale miniature cars of the same manufacturer with rubber tires...
The kit represents in realty the Mirage III N°05, the prototype for the series Mirage III C. Under the belly is to be seen the famous "red missile" of all fighter kits from Solido !
I built it in 1961-1962...  












The pilot/cockpit is one part :




Jicehem

[No.1]

Excellent! Shading of panels are far better then many do that today!

[Jicehem]

Excellent! Shading of panels are far better then many do that today!

Thank you.
Shading with Humbrol Metalcote "Polished aluminium" hand-painted and buffed with aluminium powder.

Jicehem

[No.1]

[Second Air Force]

Excellent!

[draken35]

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