fjaweijfopi4j48 Posted February 9, 2019 Share Posted February 9, 2019 A build from 6 years ago: Every country and every time has its pioneers, many times unrecognized for one reason or another. Argentina is not exception and the work of Mr. Virgilio Carlos Mira did not get perhaps all the support it deserved. Mira developed its own designs from the remains of an early Bleriot monoplane. These designs evolved into a series of successful machines of which we present here the third iteration, the Mira 3 “Golondrina” (swallow). This plane flew through the 20’s and incorporated some devices that were practical, affordable, functional and clever. Some information can be found mainly in “Historia de la Industria Aeronautica Argentina”, by Francisco Halbritter, also in “Los Registros R 1928-38” by Gabriel Pavlovcic and the A.A.H.S. Journal of summer 1968. It should be noted, though, that as it is common with obscure types, some data found in these sources is not totally correct, and that there is some mislabeling regarding the five or so versions that were built. The first reference contains a plan that is absolutely off the mark for the stated version, the third. When compared with actual photos of the Mira III the plan is almost useless. The deviations are so many that it would be impractical to detail them all here. I started after gathering references by correcting the plan to provide for a better base for scratchbuilding. A few items as you can see in the photos are from my ever-dwindling stash of Aeroclub white metal aftermarket details. The rest of the model follows more or less scratch techniques that I have presented already many times, the images anyway tell the story. The rigging is relatively simple and the colors are based on a model that used to be at Aeroparque airport in Buenos Aires, Argentina, of which fellow modeler Armando Gil took a photo. 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWM Posted February 9, 2019 Share Posted February 9, 2019 Extremly elegant! Cheers J-W 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonners Posted February 9, 2019 Share Posted February 9, 2019 That's really nice. Jon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courageous Posted February 9, 2019 Share Posted February 9, 2019 Nice little gem. Stuart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andwil Posted February 10, 2019 Share Posted February 10, 2019 Absolutely gorgeous! AW 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pheonix Posted February 11, 2019 Share Posted February 11, 2019 Another little gem that I missed first time around! P 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fjaweijfopi4j48 Posted February 11, 2019 Author Share Posted February 11, 2019 33 minutes ago, pheonix said: Another little gem that I missed first time around! P I think you nodded a bit there for a while, P 😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baldy Posted February 12, 2019 Share Posted February 12, 2019 Moa - just catching up and only just noticed this. Stunning. Beautiful scratch building skills as usual and a wonderful little model. What an interesting machine too - a souped up, modernised Bleriot. Lovely. Cheers Malcolm 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Monday Posted February 12, 2019 Share Posted February 12, 2019 Sheer prefection and as mentioned earlier, very elegant. BM. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fjaweijfopi4j48 Posted February 12, 2019 Author Share Posted February 12, 2019 5 hours ago, Baldy said: What an interesting machine too - a souped up, modernised Bleriot. Lovely. Cheers Malcolm Well said Malcolm. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fjaweijfopi4j48 Posted February 12, 2019 Author Share Posted February 12, 2019 3 hours ago, Blue Monday said: as mentioned earlier, very elegant. BM. Elegant indeed. You think it could be piloted by a lady with a flowing dress and a parasol, or a well-dressed gent in tweeds with proper moustaches and mandatory beret, from a grassy field adjacent to a country club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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