Alpha Jet mock up at Paris Air Show 1969
Picture borrowed from Dutch booklet "Luchtvaart 1970"
Picture borrowed from secret projects website
Picture borrowed from secret projects website (originally published in Aviation Magazine 1969)
Picture borrowed from secret projects website (probably taken during tear down of the stand after the event). Origin, see picture bottom right.
My own coloured drawings based on the photographs
Red Devils and Patrouille de France "what if" drawings
Balsa blocks to cut fuselage
Fuselage elements shaped by hand (sharp knife and sanding)
Trial fit of balsa elements and plastic wings & stabs
Trial fit of balsa elements and plastic wings & stabs
Today on its wheels for the first time
Nozzle fairing also added today
Separate elements with first coats of primer and most of the filling done
First coats of primer and most of the filling done
Trial mounting on the display pylon as in 1969, see next photo
Something strange at the bottom left. Puzzles me... (Picture borrowed from secret projects website)
Separate elements with final coat of primer applied
Final coat of primer applied
Trial fit of the landing gear
Canopy pulled from 0.4 mm PVC clear sheet
Fuselage plug in parting board
First half of the fuselage mould is cast in silicone rubber
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 😉
Cast some resin today and made myself this first kit 😉
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?