1/72 Hasegawa Mirage F-1JA

by Javier Johnson

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  Ecuador Independence Day 2005 

 

This kit is produced by Hasegawa, originally as the F.1C with French Air Force markings.  Kit is a good model but you need to be careful when aligning the wheels and wings to the fuselage in order to give the correct inclination.  The kit has raised detail panels also.  For painting I used Dark Green 34096 and mix 80% Humbrol 155 Olive Green and 20% white to do lighter green.  Underneath I used Humbrol 28, camouflage gray, and its camouflage pattern is the same as used by the French Air Force.  The F-1JA was an export version bought by Ecuador in the mid 70's.

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The markings are from Aztec, sheet FAE-2 who produces them in this scale and also in 1/48.

In February of 1995 an undeclared war between Ecuador and Peru took place over the Cenepa river in the south east of Ecuador.  FAE-807, together with FAE-806, was one of the planes who shot down two FAP Su-22 Fitters.
Javier

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Photos and text © by Javier Johnson