KIN48054 - Kinetic 1/48 South African Dassault Mirage IIID/DS Fighter

 

ONLY ONE IN STOCK

One of the "new generation" Kinetic kits. Key features:

• Nicely detailed cockpit
• MB Mk.4 ejection seat
• Positionable canopy
• Intake ducts down to the engine compressor face
• ATAR afterburner chamber and nozzle
• Choice of Mirage DS straked nose or unstraked Mirage IIID nose used on other variants
• Positionable speed brakes
• Positionable landing gear
• Optional Mirage IIIDS canards

Among the external store options in this kit:

• 2 x AIM-9B Sidewinders
• 1 x 500 liter centerline tank

From the review by Brett Green from www.hyperscale.com the following summary:

Recommendation:

Kinetic's first 1/48 Mirage IIIE was a great kit and this two-seater release adds a new dimension with the new and improved fuselage sprue.

Surface textures are beautifully crisp and fine, detail is very good and in my opinion at less than $40.00 the kit also represents extremely good value.

Highly Recommended.

You can see the full review here -

http://www.hyperscale.com/2017/reviews/kits/kinetic48053reviewbg_1.htm

There is another excellent detailed review with pictures by Michael Benolkin of www.cybermodeler.com here -

https://www.cybermodeler.com/hobby/kits/kin/kit_kin_48054.shtml

Variants were:

1. Mirage IIID: Two-seat training aircraft for the RAAF. Built under licence in Australia; 16 built
2. Mirage IIIDA: Two-seat trainer for the Argentine Air Force. Two supplied 1973 and a further two in 1982.
3. Mirage IIIDBR: Two-seat trainer for the Brazilian Air Force, designated F-103D. Four newly built aircraft delivered from 1972. Two ex-French Air Force Mirage IIIBEs delivered 1984 to make up for losses in accidents.
4. Mirage IIIDBR-2: Refurbished and updated aircraft for the Brazilian Air Force, with more modern avionics and canard foreplanes. Two ex-French aircraft sold to Brazil in 1988, with remaining two DBRs upgraded to same standard.
5. Mirage IIIDE: Two-seat trainer for Spanish Air Force. Six built with local designation CE.11.
6. Mirage IIIDP: Two-seat trainer for the Pakistan Air Force. Five built.
7. Mirage IIIDS: Two-seat trainer for the Swiss Air Force. Two delivered 1983.
8. Mirage IIIDV: Two-seat trainer for the Venezuelan Air Force; three built.
9. Mirage IIIDZ: Two-seat trainer for the South African Air Force; three delivered 1969.
10. Mirage IIID2Z: Two-seat trainer for the South African Air Force, fitted with an Atar 9K-50 turbojet engine; giving 49.2 kN (11,100 lbf) thrust dry and 70.6 kN (15,900 lbf) with reheat. Eleven built.