So, I have received yesterday the two Mirages V kits I've ordered at PJ Productions. A Mirage V was still existing in their catalog but in resin with some metal parts: wheels, nose antenna... and a little bit of photoetch.
This brand new kit is in injected plastic. More easy to build; more cheaper; it contains meanwhile some resin parts and photoetch too. Resin parts are the elements that differenciate Mirage V from Mirage III.
I have seen comments saying that the engraving is a little bit too deep, but personnally I'm not bothered with that (it's not at a Matchbox level!) and the use of black paint will help to fill the gap, and to pre-umber...
My first impressions are good. I really hope for an easy build.
Technically speaking, that injected Mirage V is the result of a co-operation between PJ Productions and High Planes Models from Australia. Actually there are two Mirages released under that cooperation (Mirage V but also Mirage III at 1/72 scale); PJ and High Planes selling the kits under their respective labels in their "zone of influence".
After having had a little break in our hobby (due to different reasons) I wish to resume building kits I really want to build; I will begin with that Mirage. Of course the kits I have to review will be also built in the same time - but this build is my preferred to do, I must say...
My first operation today is to give a bath to all the plastic parts, to remove the products used for moulding.
I own also in my documentation an old "Lock-on" book from Verlinden about the Mirage V, that was written by Walter Pieters... Very useful!
