Renegade Posted August 27, 2020 Author Share Posted August 27, 2020 15 hours ago, Cheetah11 said: John I am sure you have it covered but just a reminder the nose wheel wells on all the dual seater Mirage III’s are further to the rear if compared to the Mir IIIE. Cheers Nick Thanks Nick, the nose wheel well is indeed relocated to the correct position The well is shallower, and the retraction system is different. Still have to make that. Cheers, John D.B. Andrus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renegade Posted September 4, 2020 Author Share Posted September 4, 2020 (edited) Hi Guys, It's been a while since my last update due to work. Managed to make progress on the nose wheel retraction system. It differs quite a lot from the single seater, due to the shallow well to make room for the second cockpit. This is my second attempt and work in progress, as the first one was a total disaster and got binned... Then I can start cleaning up the well and detail it a bit. Cheers Edited September 4, 2020 by Renegade Missing text alain11, LSP_Kevin, D.B. Andrus and 3 others 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.B. Andrus Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 Beautiful work! Love the looonnngg nose. While not being a jet guy, except for F-106, will have to make an exception for this one! I'll be among the first to order the conversion when available. More pictures, please. Cheers, Damian Kagemusha and Renegade 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mistral Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 Looking excellent John. Getting excited about this one. Are you going to do the 09k50 scalloped intakes or standard early 09C Cheetah D ? Renegade 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renegade Posted September 5, 2020 Author Share Posted September 5, 2020 14 hours ago, D.B. Andrus said: Beautiful work! Love the looonnngg nose. While not being a jet guy, except for F-106, will have to make an exception for this one! I'll be among the first to order the conversion when available. More pictures, please. Cheers, Damian Thanks Damian, The F-106 is a good looker too 13 hours ago, Mistral said: Looking excellent John. Getting excited about this one. Are you going to do the 09k50 scalloped intakes or standard early 09C Cheetah D ? Thanks Malcom, it'll be the standard three-piece windshield for the pre-upgrade D Cheers, John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renegade Posted March 15, 2021 Author Share Posted March 15, 2021 Hi guys, With the 1/32 Mirage IIID2Z conversion completed, I can now focus on the Cheetah D again. Scribing and riveting of the nose nearly done. The intake under the tip of the nose is only on temporarily with some Prestik, as it will be in the way at the moment. Cheers, John LSP_Kevin, Landrotten Highlander, Uncarina and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alain11 Posted March 15, 2021 Share Posted March 15, 2021 excellent !! the panel lines are very well engraved , details are sharp !!!!! I took a look at your web site , but the D2Z conversion is not yet available ??????? Alain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgem37 Posted March 15, 2021 Share Posted March 15, 2021 Nice line-work. Fantastically executed project. Sincerely, Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renegade Posted March 15, 2021 Author Share Posted March 15, 2021 19 minutes ago, dodgem37 said: Nice line-work. Fantastically executed project. Sincerely, Mark Thanks Mark, about 8 hours work for all the scribing and riveting. Rivets done with a Trumpeter rivet wheel, then the slit indent rounded with a sharp compass needle, then with a wider diameter tool. Then all sanded down and checked individually with the wider tool to see that they're roughly the same size. 40 minutes ago, alain11 said: excellent !! the panel lines are very well engraved , details are sharp !!!!! I took a look at your web site , but the D2Z conversion is not yet available ??????? Alain Thanks Alain, the IIID2Z conversion set was fully booked up for the expected lifespan of the molds with pre-orders before it was even put on the price list! Not too much left to do on the Cheetah D, as it shares a lot of common parts with the IIID2Z. Will post some more updates soon. Cheers, John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alain11 Posted March 15, 2021 Share Posted March 15, 2021 do you mean that the D2Z conversion will be no more available ????( did I understand correctly ) I was excited to build the French D version Alain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kagemusha Posted March 15, 2021 Share Posted March 15, 2021 5 hours ago, alain11 said: do you mean that the D2Z conversion will be no more available ????( did I understand correctly ) I was excited to build the French D version Alain John will be producing more, email him to pre-order scaleworx@yahoo.com alain11 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renegade Posted March 17, 2021 Author Share Posted March 17, 2021 Hi guys, Pretty much done with the nose, just some minor cleanup left Interesting that the two vents underneath are asymmetric. Cheers, John alain11, Marcel111, LSP_Kevin and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mistral Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 Looking gooooood... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renegade Posted March 17, 2021 Author Share Posted March 17, 2021 3 hours ago, Mistral said: Looking gooooood... Thanks Malcom, I'm almost done with the trunking on the wing root of the starboard wing. Will post pics later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renegade Posted March 17, 2021 Author Share Posted March 17, 2021 Here is the trunking on the starboad wing root. It was shaped from 3mm plastic sheet. Needs a bit more sanding down, but the basic shape is getting there. Cheers, John johncrow 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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