Another great looking plane! It’s a pitty that the only model kit that is available in 1/48 is the one from Iteleri, based on the 1978 tooling from ESCI. Nevertheless, it includes a decent amount of details.
The kit does show its age in the included very basic cockpit and exhaust pipe. I did not do much to improve them though. I just built it with the canopy closed and I only included a PE ejection seat handle from Eduard. Still, I think the result is passable.
As the Greek Mirage F.1CGs did not use Matra Magic missiles, I borrowed 2 Sidewinders from my spares box. The decals come from Icarus decals.
The work in progress
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The finished model
![](https://i0.wp.com/one48.studio/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Mirage-F1CG_1565-1024x553.jpeg?ssl=1)
![](https://i0.wp.com/one48.studio/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Mirage-F1CG_1566-1024x768.jpeg?ssl=1)
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![](https://i1.wp.com/one48.studio/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Mirage-F1CG_1569-1024x768.jpeg?ssl=1)
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Products Used
Kit | Box | Scale | Code |
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Italeri “Bye-bye Mirage F.1” | ![]() | 1/48 | 2790 |
Icarus Decals “Hellenic Air Force Mirage F.1CGs” | ![]() | 1/48 | 48015 |
Eduard “MB ejection seat handles” | ![]() | 1/48 | 49740 |
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