What a great project, Adrian @adrianstarling! So nice to see it as a thread here!
Looking forward to your steps!

Adrian, I will be strapped in to follow this build. Great stuff!

Will absolutely follow your thread, Adrian.
Looks awesome.

Update time - I have shown the fuselage/ canopy wooden mould bucks ( 1/24 scratch Mirage F1 AZ in the background) from which the parts were vacuum formed in 1.5mm ABS and the individual parts were cut from the sheet. I then started building the wing root connection, cockpit floor and front gear bay housing as a single part. The tail fin and rudder are hinged and form the structure of the two fuselage halves. In my opinion, this is the key element of the fuselage as it lines up everything correctly and ensures that the fuselage/wing and front undercarriage all align later at the assembly stage. Currently all parts are only tacked in place to check the fit. Onward we go and enjoy the pics!

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I love what I see there, Adrian!
Pure modeling art!

Adrian this is going to look awesome once finished! I am in awe. That Mirage is looking great!

An enjoyable and progressive weekend was had! The wings were built and test fitted to the central section and then a few images show the the proportions of the Ace and all items are tacked in place. I must say that this is an exciting and motivational stage for me as all the time spent on the individual parts, she starts looking like an aircraft!

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