Mystere IVa- Yoav design in 1/30 scale

[Isaac]

Repost with the lost pictures due to server issues


here are the spars and frames attached to the fuselage



spars





note:
Yoav's instructions are to attach the lower card to the wing . That is the preferred instruction. However, I am cutting the landing gear bay and needed to know exactly where this piece would be, so I glued it to the wing spar first.




Isaac

[Isaac]

Re-posting with pictures that were lost due to server issues



Simple skins




dry fit



cut out the landing gear bay area from the lower skin




glue the bay ( I made it from scraps and card, but I should have used the Super Mystere kit parts. ) to the rear spar as shown




glue the wings on.




Isaac

[Isaac]

At this point I re uploaded all the threads that were missing the pictures .

I will from now on continue the thread so nothing is missing.


Isaac

[Isaac]

Here are the main gear doors. They are normally in the closed position on the ground and only open during the landing gear retraction and extension sweep. Only other time is when the hydraulic pressure is lost on the ground and maintenance work.



and here are the wing root fillets.



Isaac

[Isaac]

Here are the parts and assemblies


here are the wing positions


here it is with a drop tank from my Super Mystere build ( It was not correct and was modified ) . Shown for reference only


all pylons are attached. Metal pin is used for position and support.





Isaac

[Isaac]

Here are some status pictures of the model prior to pylon installation.






Isaac

[elliott]

Flawless work as usual Isaac.

[yrn_n]

looking great!!!

shabat shalom

yaron

[MacSongLi]

Way to go Isaac. Look forward to seeing her all loaded up.

Gary

[Isaac]

Thank you all for your comments.

Gary, I am back in town, so lets get together if you have the time.

This kit has no landing gear parts, so I used a combination of parts from the GPM kit and the Super Mystere kit. However, it is not super detailed and is built fast so I can finish the model in time to pack it up next month.

Here are the struts and the laminated cardboard wheels ( cut and then sanded )



install the pivoting axle in the bay using super glue


dry fit the struts


paint the wheels



add the hubs


glue the struts ( use super glue )


glue the wheels ( use super glue )


Note:
I made an error with the main gear doors as I cut the side doors a bit too short and placed the big doors at the bottom fuselage incorrectly a bit ( all due to me rushing this build ). I will try to correct the side doors a bit later.


Isaac