Dassault Mirage 2000

[gamary]

Update:



It's starting to look like something now. Right now, I find it the canopy section too bulgy and I feel like cropping part of it, but it matches pictures perfectly, so it's probably just me. I'll wait and see.

the plane or the drawing!

the plane yes, my profile no, i am my own worst critic

like ya 2000.

sending the F1 drawings by email, duck!!!

I know about that. I look at most of my drawings and think they're lousy...

Sorry to break this to you but the Thing-apore is actually fairly ugly. I mean, you can argue that the A-10 is not that bad-looking for example. But you just can't deny that the Thing'a'pour is plain ugly.

Looking forward to the F.1 drawings! Thanks! Several people have requested it already, but paying customers come first so the M2000 and MIII have priority.

[JMSmith]

sent ya 3 emails,

let me know if you got them.

"ugly but well hung" used to have that teeshirt, just love the A10 Warthog

[gamary]

@John: I have received all 3 emails, thanks. Funny thing is, I've replied... Looks like my email is acting weird again. I know Yahoo mail servers have been bugging lately as I keep getting error messages from Outlook. That might be it...

I've finished conversion to the M2000B:

EC 2/5 Ile de France, BA 115 Orange. This one is carrying the new tactical codes, which everybody hates...



Now I have to convert the M2000B to the M2000D strike variant, which has a few differences (dorsal hump has a different shape, plus various antennae and green/grey camouflage).

[gamary]

Almost finished converting the 2000B to 2000N:


Paint job is approximate, I'll fix it later. There is also a missing antenna on the fin and a few details to modify.

Next stop: 2000N to 2000D and I'm there!

[Clint Mitchell]

Well done Gamary that's looking solid mate.

Clint

[gamary]

Thanks.

Here's the first complete 2000N:

from EC 2/4 "Lafayette", bearing the N.124 squadron "Indian Head" logo.


For some reason, the paint never seems to overlap correctly between panels on Mirage 2000s (especially on the nose and tail, but can also be seen on the wing tank). At first I thought it was due to the fact that they probably exchanged the parts between different aircraft, but probably the reason is that the parts are painted separately.

Now, let's get to work on the M2000D...

[Ugo Crisponi]

Great jobs, as ever! *****

[gamary]

I know I'll get my hands slapped for this but "I don't care, said Pierre".

Iraq is considering buying some F-16s and also 18 Mirage 2000s, probably with the money they paid for the Mirage F1s that they paid for but never received (a national specialty of ours, ask Israel... ).

Anyway, I had a little fun creating a "what-if" IqAF Mirage 2000-5:


Based on current IqAF liveries.

[Supah]

Well the Israeli's found out they could build their own Mirage 5's and made the Nesher, then they put some canards on and added a J-79 and you have the Kfir

[Ugo Crisponi]

maybe not so far away on how it could be looking like.

This is a curious picture of a "captured" F-16 in IrAF stencils