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Great work, Ozzee.

Pitty, I wanted to get a beer and some popcorn.

Looking forward to the next update.

Cheers
John

What type of engine is it going to get?

Thanks John!

Roger, Im gona put a 110mm EDF here is a link http://www.stumaxaircraft.com/pages/SM110.htm?t=739147 A friend of mine had one and said I can Have it to put in my Jet

New update I have desided to now start a Mirage 111 BZ 818 Build aswell, but Ill finnish the cheetah frist and slowly start the mirage build on the start. Im gona use my exicting molds and just gona mod them a bit So stay tuned

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Thanks Brent !

Thanks All

Oscar

Ive finished my fuselage All it needs now is a paint and some weathereing Oh and I need to glue in the ducting But Ill do so when my Fan arrives

Next step is the wings and Im all done with the first one

Im hopeing ill be done by end of November ready to test fly!



Thanks Oscar

Looking good so far!

Geoff

Hi All,

Ok Im done with the fuse all it needs now is duckting ( I got the plugs for the ducts about 80% done) Im just getting my canopy done and then its on to the wings not far now! I cant find anything that will vacum mold for the clear canopy so i used Coke bottles and heat shrinked it to shape on my plug

Sorry Ive been a bit slack on my build pics!

Ive also added a pic of my 70mm test foamie its there to play with the CG and weight. Ive had it weighing 2 Kgs with all the bateries lol but still flys like a trainer I love that little foamie its awesome. Normal flying weight is only 1.4 Kgs

Oh and Ive been workin on the nose gear as well that is now ready to get finished.

Thanks all

Oscar

Thanks Geoff

Hi Oscar,

Looking really awesome.
Just a comment on the tip of the nose, it appears too round. Here is a pic of the nose. It does have a round tip, but is no bigger than one inch in diameter on the full size Cheetah D.



Sorry for the comments, but I love what you are doing, and I would like to see her look her best.

Cheers
John

Hey John,

Yeah Its just realy difficult to get sharp tips like that on your plugs they always break I can try to make it a little sharper somehow, But trust me it looks wors than it is cuz of the camera.

Thanks

John? Did you just happen to have that pic or did you take it just for this Cuz if its the later is that a Cheetah at Swartkops?

It is a pic I took myself of #847 at Swartkops.

Hi John, Do you go there often I need a favour when you do again I need some pics of the gear bay area taken from straight up LOL wich means getting in underneath the jet It can be a Cheetah C or D. Only if your up to it No worries if not

Not a problem, as I stay nearby. It will have to be the Cheetah C bays, because you've already made the wrap-around windshield, which means the main landing gear and doors should be as per the Kfir's undercarriage. The D at Swartkops has the old Mirage III bays and doors. This makes your model an Upgraded Cheetah B or D, depending on the serial number you select.

Im Gona do 2 #841 And #861 so ether either/or Thanks for the help!

No problem Oscar.

841 is a Cheetah D, and 861 is a Cheetah B.
Old D's had the flat windscreen and standard Mirage III main undercarriage, but upgraded D's has the same main undercarriage as the Cheetah B and C. These are from the Kfir and has the main gear doors breaking up into three parts instead of two as on the Mirage III.

Cheers
John