1/144 Small Gem Mirage IV Started 11 Oct 2020 Complete 4 Nov 2020

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While other projects were awaiting drying paint, glue to set and other things, I had 1/2 hour to kill. Here are the results. The fuselage is destine for the scrap heap as the intakes are much too small. It takes just 15 minutes to redo so no big loss.

Lou

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New fuselage in block form.

Lou

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First attempt at wheel bogies. I am aiming at reasonable facsimile.

Lou

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Had to scrap the first undercarriage bogie in favour of these new ones. Undercarriage doors are yet to be manufactured. The airframe is glued and sanded awaiting primer and paint. All total, the undercarriage has 17 parts while the airframe has 6.

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Primer.

Lou

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Roll out 4 Nov 2020. A prelude to a 1/72 version at some point.

Lou

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Additional photos.

Lou

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A comparison shot with the SO 4050 Vautour, another French design.

Lou

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Another well done model.
Cheers

Gordon

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Thank you Gordon. These small scale are fairly easy to do and point out potential problems for larger builds. I plan on doing a 1/72 Mirage IV at some future date.

Lou

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[Gearup]

It is a gem Lou! Love the touch with the GPU. What his the white circle under the model? Radome? The 4 wheel bogie gear is surprising for an aircraft of that size.
Fraser

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Thank you Fraser. The wheel are two pieces only. The structure is one horizontal and one vertical dowels. Separating the dual wheels is done by using a flat rattail file on edge to wear away materiel leaving the axle. I tried individual wheels but that did not work out well.
The yellowish area is a ground radar. It is suppose to be fiberglass.
Lou