1/32 Mirage F.1C

[thierry laurent]

5 hours ago, alain11 said:

hi John

is a pre order already open ,? 

Alain

Yes. I did the pre-order payment close to two weeks ago.

[Pete Fleischmann]

So cool-

forgive my ignorance, but how do you preorder?

 

cheers

P

[Nighthawk Calling 1]

 

Your build Sir is fantastic I remember seeing these at Alconbury once, they came to train with the F5E's, such a great looking jet. Looking forward to seeing it finish.

[thierry laurent]

6 hours ago, Pete Fleischmann said:

So cool-

forgive my ignorance, but how do you preorder?

 

cheers

P

I contacted him per email and made a PayPal transfer.

[Renegade]

23 hours ago, alain11 said:

hi John

is a pre order already open ,? 

Alain

Hi Alain, 

Yes it is, but almost fully booked.

Cheers, 

John 

[Renegade]

5 hours ago, Nighthawk Calling 1 said:

 

Your build Sir is fantastic I remember seeing these at Alconbury once, they came to train with the F5E's, such a great looking jet. Looking forward to seeing it finish.

Thanks, it's a lovely aircraft and was stunning to see them fly. Especially a SAAF one, although it was an F-1AZ, powered by an SMR-95 engine. 

 

Cheers, 

John 

[rafju]

Email sent and pr-order done,

Cooooool, 

Thanks

Edited June 26, 2022 by rafju

[blackbetty]

how much $or€ is it?

[Renegade]

Hi guys,

 

It was a rough week on my side, but work is in progress on the speed brakes of the F.1C. Real tricky little things, but I have figured out a way to make them. Made the outer part of it, then made a mold in case I mess it up, and don't have to start over again. I cast the outer part with a harder black resin and sanded them thinner, and two extra from a softer resin to modify for the inside section. Plastic card was used to make the speed brake bay, which still has to be completed and detailed. Here's some pictures of a test fit, keeping everything in place with Prestik and masking tape. Now they can be refined, and the hydraulic arm also be made.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cheers,

John

[alain11]

Hi

good job John !!!!! that looks nice !!!! how many parts did you break before you get the good one  

[Renegade]

27 minutes ago, alain11 said:

Hi

good job John !!!!! that looks nice !!!! how many parts did you break before you get the good one  

Thanks Alain, 

Luckily only one of the blue inner parts...

[thierry laurent]

On 6/27/2022 at 9:10 AM, blackbetty said:

how much $or€ is it?

It actually depends on the destination country as the cost includes the hefty p&p cost from South Africa to Europe but I guess for Austria this should be very similar to Belgium: around 250€.

[rafju]

Wow John, nice job, i like !

at this stage of the project, that's all I can do to help =>

 

 

[Renegade]

10 hours ago, thierry laurent said:

It actually depends on the destination country as the cost incluses the hefty p&p cost from South Africa to Europe but I guess for Austria this should be very similar to Belgium: around 250€.

Thierry, no longer in South Africa. Now based in the Republic of Georgia 

[Renegade]

9 hours ago, rafju said:

Wow John, nice job, i like !

at this stage of the project, that's all I can do to help

Thanks,  and also for the photos.

 

Cheers, 

John