[FormerViperDriver]

Originally Posted by ranjet

Came across this Feb release from our friends down under

Well, now, I'm very intrigued by this picture. It looks as though FM actually corrected the mould on their Mirage with a properly shaped spine! Is that possible?

If this is true (I'd like to see a couple more pictures from other angles to be absolutely certain), then this could be a future purchase. And it leaves hope for a future Israeli scheme (or two).

Hmm, interesting.

FVD

[ZS-VAN]

Originally Posted by FormerViperDriver

Well, now, I'm very intrigued by this picture. It looks as though FM actually corrected the mould on their Mirage with a properly shaped spine! Is that possible?

If this is true (I'd like to see a couple more pictures from other angles to be absolutely certain), then this could be a future purchase. And it leaves hope for a future Israeli scheme (or two).

Hmm, interesting.

FVD

Exactly what I'm thinking FVD! More pics would be great. If its been sorted I'd be open to getting an example, hopefully South African or Israeli, French if they do another.

[aeroeng]

Originally Posted by ranjet

Came across this Feb release from our friends down under

Hi ranjet
Do you happen to have a link to where you found this?

Thanks,
aeroeng

[flyXwire]

Originally Posted by aeroeng

Hi ranjet
Do you happen to have a link to where you found this?

Thanks,
aeroeng

The image came from the website below:

mibglobal.com.au

[aeroeng]

Originally Posted by flyXwire

The image came from the website below:

mibglobal.com.au

Thanks flyXwire.

[Mesa]

Franklin Mint needs to do more than correct that overstated hump behind the cockpit. The Australians used the Mirage IIIO, a version with airframe changes from the Mirage IIIC previously released.

[planenutsfrog]

The IIIO is a variant of the IIIE. From the outside, it looks similar to the IIIS : No doppler radome, short spine fin, late type of nozzle...

[FormerViperDriver]

Originally Posted by Mesa

Franklin Mint needs to do more than correct that overstated hump behind the cockpit. The Australians used the Mirage IIIO, a version with airframe changes from the Mirage IIIC previously released.

Maybe, but first things first. No sense in talking about details when the basic shape of the aircraft is very incorrect. It appears at least they may have corrected the most egregious error, that's a good start.

Not too many diecast manufacturers get the small variant details right anyway, in any scale, for any airplane. It's a matter of getting pretty close in most cases. But the Quasimodo version of the Mirage III just didn't hack it.

FVD

[Phantom Phan1200]

Originally Posted by FormerViperDriver

Well, now, I'm very intrigued by this picture. It looks as though FM actually corrected the mould on their Mirage with a properly shaped spine! Is that possible?

If this is true (I'd like to see a couple more pictures from other angles to be absolutely certain), then this could be a future purchase. And it leaves hope for a future Israeli scheme (or two).

Hmm, interesting.

FVD

Ditto that FVD, it may just be me but it also looks like the canopy is different from the past two models.

[mkvb]

Mine has just arrived today and if anyone is interested in a few pics I will get some up in the next couple of days