alain11 Posted December 22, 2018 Share Posted December 22, 2018 Hi gents do you like the Mirage ??? I do !!! I think , I am even a bit addict !!.So , here is my last build : the Mirage III S ( late) ... from the Italieri kit , with some little "stuffs" from the nose cone to the tail . new nose cone longer than the E version du to the Hughes "Taran " .new IP .extended front gear bay ( 9mm rearward ) as well the the gear door . the front gear leg fork is stretched ( 2mm) . "canards smaller than the one on the Kfir .Search light on the right air intake . chaff dispenser at the rear end . sensors at the wing tips , and at the top of the tail fin , miscellaneous antennas . the 1100 litters tank is scratch build . the parachute canister diameter is " increased " .the decals are from "Matterhorn circle , as well the "engine" .. that's all .. enjoy ..or not cheers Alain one last word : Merry Christmas everybody !!!! red baron, F`s are my favs, Coneheadff and 17 others 20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alain11 Posted December 22, 2018 Author Share Posted December 22, 2018 a few more Babs, Seversky, Dragon and 15 others 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted December 22, 2018 Share Posted December 22, 2018 Fantastic build, Alain! Kev alain11 and Out2gtcha 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted December 22, 2018 Share Posted December 22, 2018 Looks just great. (Hard to go wrong with a delta, at least in my book.) Out2gtcha and alain11 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark M Posted December 22, 2018 Share Posted December 22, 2018 alain11 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted December 22, 2018 Share Posted December 22, 2018 That looks terrific Alain! alain11 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Posted December 22, 2018 Share Posted December 22, 2018 Absolutely beautiful Alain! Iain alain11 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted December 23, 2018 Share Posted December 23, 2018 alain11 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheetah11 Posted December 23, 2018 Share Posted December 23, 2018 Hi Alain Merry Christmas and I hope we still see many more Mirages from you. Well done . Nick alain11 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coneheadff Posted December 23, 2018 Share Posted December 23, 2018 Fantastic build! Merry Christmas! Alex alain11 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Ray Posted December 23, 2018 Share Posted December 23, 2018 Beautiful Mirage, Alain! alain11 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeC Posted December 23, 2018 Share Posted December 23, 2018 There's clearly a lot of work and a lot of enthusiasm gone into that. Excellent. alain11 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babs Posted December 23, 2018 Share Posted December 23, 2018 Beautiful Mirage and attractive markings. Can you tell us why the extended gear bay? Babs. alain11 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alain11 Posted December 23, 2018 Author Share Posted December 23, 2018 Hi mates thank you for you comments , it's really appreciated !!! The Mirage is also a matter of nose , as I say , thousand different nose cones , thousand different versions , so , Nick , we will see more Mirage from me ( if you know what I mean !!) @Babs: why this extended front gear bay : ( I will try to explain with my " English" ). The Swiss Mirage were often "hided" into caverns . so to slip them into these caverns , the front gear leg had to be "rise up " in order to lowered the tail fin ....but to get a maximum of efficience , the front gear leg fork was stretched , in that case the bay must be stretched too to house the leg .. hope it was enough clear Alain MikeC and Kagemusha 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babs Posted December 23, 2018 Share Posted December 23, 2018 Yes it is clear, thank you. The worst thing is that I have pictures of this Swiss Mirage bay in a folder and I never noticed that difference. alain11 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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