1/72 Heller Mirage V Delta Blue |
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Gallery Article by Patrick Heeren
on July 21 2003 |
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Belgium Independence Day
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To celebrate the
20th anniversary of the reconstitution of 8 Sqn and the introduction of the
Mirage V in the Belgian Air Force, the BA 08 received a special painting during
the spring of 1990. The aircraft was
painted in a blue and white striping with a large number 8 on the underside.
Unfortunately, in 1991, 8 Sqn was send to the Gulf and the aircraft was
repainted in its normal camocolors for a possible deployment to Diyarbakir.
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The kit is the Heller Mirage III and
also includes parts to build a Mirage V. Decals and paint came from DACO, the
specialist in Belgian subjects. Two sheets are sup plied
and I needed both to get a decent white. Lots of setting solution was needed to
make the decals sit tight.
I decided to make an in
flight model to show the nice lines of the aircraft. The base was made out of a
piece of MDF, cut and formed to shape. The emblem of the unit was printed on a
piece of paper and glued to the base. A steel rod was inserted in a hole drilled
in the back of the base and one in the exhaust
of the aircraft.
Patrick Heeren
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