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Tophe
He sees things in double...
twin-boom & asymmetric fan
Wazault Mini-Miraj
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December 28, 2017, 07:30:27 PM »
For Christmas, my brother offered me several model kits (thanks!) including a Novo Mirage IIIE/O 1/72nd.
I will make a Mini-Mirage from it.
Here is the starting point:
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Tophe
He sees things in double...
twin-boom & asymmetric fan
Re: Wazault Mini-Miraj
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December 28, 2017, 07:32:56 PM »
I am not a realist at all, and here are the few parts I am going to use only:
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Tophe
He sees things in double...
twin-boom & asymmetric fan
Re: Wazault Mini-Miraj
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December 28, 2017, 07:35:15 PM »
After the first gluing/cutting, here is the aspect, before truncation of the rear into a minijet:
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Tophe
He sees things in double...
twin-boom & asymmetric fan
Re: Wazault Mini-Miraj
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December 28, 2017, 07:46:51 PM »
And here is the final project, as drawing first:
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Tophe
He sees things in double...
twin-boom & asymmetric fan
Re: Wazault Mini-Miraj
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Reply #4 on:
December 28, 2017, 07:50:00 PM »
Détails:
- the Novo kit was sent by Unicraft kits in Ukraine, thanks (with a Boulton-Paul resin kit I will show later, and a MiG-3 vacform-like model).
- The Wazault name sounds in French like Oiseau meaning Bird, without military/killing side.
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Brian da Basher
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Re: Wazault Mini-Miraj
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December 28, 2017, 08:44:54 PM »
I really like this concept and it looks like you're off to a great start, mon ami!
Watching with interest,
Brian da Basher
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Tophe
He sees things in double...
twin-boom & asymmetric fan
Re: Wazault Mini-Miraj
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Reply #6 on:
December 28, 2017, 09:19:08 PM »
Thanks!
Well, truncation occurred a few minutes ago, and with a tape holding the fin, we can see the aspect:
A lot of PSR remains to perform to join fuselage and wings, this will be less funny/creative...
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CiTrus90
Re: Wazault Mini-Miraj
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December 28, 2017, 09:40:16 PM »
I like it!!
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Re: Wazault Mini-Miraj
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December 29, 2017, 02:25:21 AM »
Cute
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Tophe
He sees things in double...
twin-boom & asymmetric fan
Re: Wazault Mini-Miraj
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December 29, 2017, 02:06:33 PM »
Thanks!
The putty duty starts...:
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ericr
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Re: Wazault Mini-Miraj
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Reply #10 on:
December 29, 2017, 07:44:01 PM »
lovely !
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AXOR
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Re: Wazault Mini-Miraj
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December 29, 2017, 09:08:54 PM »
Not bad at all
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Alex
andonio64
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Re: Wazault Mini-Miraj
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Reply #12 on:
December 30, 2017, 03:43:02 PM »
Great pocket-jet fighter, I look forward to seeing its completion!!!
AnDonio
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finsrin
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Re: Wazault Mini-Miraj
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December 30, 2017, 04:32:40 PM »
Awaiting more photos after you done putty duty.
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Brian da Basher
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Re: Wazault Mini-Miraj
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Reply #14 on:
December 30, 2017, 09:29:45 PM »
What's happening at France's
Studio de Design d’Avions de Tophe
today?
PSR, PSR, PSR, PSR and more PSR!
Go, Tophe, go!
Cheering you on from the sidelines,
Brian da Basher
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