Although the
United Arab Emirates Air Force is the only user of the F-16E/F Block 60,
they have bought
the very advanced Dassault Mirage 2000-9 as well and are upgrading earlier
versions of their Mirage
2000EAD/DAD to this standard.
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images below to see larger images
I began with the
Italeri Mirage 2000C kit. I added the Eduard photo etched set and
the Neomega cockpit,
which had to be slightly modified for the 2000-9. I live fairly
close to where these aircraft are kept, but
have never seen one. So I was very fortunate to find the AirDOC No.
11 "French Deltas" book that had really great pictures of the
Emirati aircraft.
I really liked the Italeri kit, but I had to add a few details from sheet
styrene for antennas and scoops
indicated on the UAE aircraft. A Carpena decal set included markings
for one of the specific aircraft
included in the book. I used Revell paints available here in Dubai,
lightening the colors for scale
effect. For the "Black Shaheen" cruise missiles I used
Storm Shadows from a Revell Typhoon kit.
Corbett
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