1:48 Mirage 2000C, 2000-5 (GREECE) pilot sitting in ejection seat MB Mk.10Q (Type 1)

A Mirage 2000 pilot in the Mk.10Q seat, the Greek version, 1:48

The figure has its body shaped into a sitting position so that it fits the cockpit space above the ejection seat designated in the name as the MB Mk.10Q. Greece is one of several countries whose versions the manufacturer distinguishes in this line, and it is this information that tells you which of the variants you are choosing.

The delta wing and the men who fly it

A triangular wing without horizontal tail surfaces gives the Mirage 2000 an unmistakable silhouette and at the same time makes demands on handling at lower speeds. Greece brought these machines into service at the end of the 1980s and later acquired an upgraded version with new avionics as well. The 2000C and 2000-5 versions mentioned in the name are single-seaters, so one figure fills the whole cockpit.

Seating it into the cockpit

The key is the height at which it sits: the figure must sit so that its shoulders do not foul the cockpit walls and its head stays below the level of the raised canopy. Try it without glue first. Do the painting beforehand, as once assembled the lower part of the clothing can no longer be reached. Setting the harness straps apart in a different tone from the flight suit works well, otherwise they merge into one flat area.

Who it suits

• for a build with the canopy raised or removed
• for filling an otherwise empty cockpit space
• for collectors comparing the individual national versions
• for a diorama with a machine ready for takeoff

Neither a kit of the machine nor its cockpit equipment is supplied with the figure.