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Philip Avonds (PhilAvonds)
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Alpha Jet mock up at Paris Air Show 1969

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Picture borrowed from Dutch booklet "Luchtvaart 1970" 
 

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Picture borrowed from secret projects website 
 

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Picture borrowed from secret projects website (originally published in Aviation Magazine 1969) 
 

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Picture borrowed from secret projects website (probably taken during tear down of the stand after the event). Origin, see picture bottom right. 
 

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My own coloured drawings based on the photographs 
 

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Red Devils and Patrouille de France "what if" drawings 
 

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Balsa blocks to cut fuselage 
 

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Fuselage elements shaped by hand (sharp knife and sanding) 
 

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Trial fit of balsa elements and plastic wings & stabs 
 

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Trial fit of balsa elements and plastic wings & stabs 
 

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Today on its wheels for the first time 
 

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Nozzle fairing also added today 
 

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Separate elements with first coats of primer and most of the filling done 
 

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First coats of primer and most of the filling done 
 

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Trial mounting on the display pylon as in 1969, see next photo 
 

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Something strange at the bottom left. Puzzles me... (Picture borrowed from secret projects website) 
 

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Separate elements with final coat of primer applied 
 

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Final coat of primer applied 
 

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Trial fit of the landing gear 
 

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Canopy pulled from 0.4 mm PVC clear sheet 
 

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Fuselage plug in parting board 
 

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First half of the fuselage mould is cast in silicone rubber 
 

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While waiting for the silicone to cure, I did a test print of the decals and took the occasion to make a pair of fridge magnets to adorn my wine fridge 😉 
 

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Cast some resin today and made myself this first kit 😉 
 

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Just printed the three sets of decals. Yes, I can print white! 
 

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31 October 2024, 23:41 -

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Anyone else who finds this design so much nicer than the final design?

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