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Mirage Challenge (CLOSED - July 6th)

5,740 ainanen  4.9 years ago
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"Mirage is a name given to several types of jet aircraft designed by the French company Dassault Aviation (formerly Avions Marcel Dassault), some of which were produced in different variants. Most were supersonic fighters with delta wings."
Wikipedia


Deadline: July 6th, 2019

Your challenge is to create any variant of any plane from the Mirage series of aircraft. This includes any aircraft produced by Dassault that includes the Mirage name, as well as some other aircraft. Do not be dissuaded from entering if you are not capable of building a delta wing; there are variants without them.


Eligibility

If you do not follow these rules, your build will be disqualified!

  • Your build must be original.

    • You may not base your aircraft off of someone else's preexisting build. If your entry is a successor to any published/public aircraft whatsoever, or any unlisted aircraft that was used without permission, your entry will be disqualified. In the case of the latter, I request that the person who made the predecessor should comment on your submission to provide proof of permission, or that they give you permission in the description of their predecessor.

    • You may use other's subassemblies with permission. The same rules above apply here: the author must either comment on your submission or give free permission in their description. You must also provide a link to any subassemblies that you used but did not create. You may use as many as you want, but no single subassembly can exceed 40 parts, and your build's score is subject to decrease if I feel that overuse of subassemblies detracted from it. The only exception to the part limit for subassemblies is instrumentation on the front dash of a cockpit, if you decide to build one.

  • Your build must be no less than 100 parts and no greater than 1500.
  • Self-explanatory: your build must be a Mirage. A list of eligible aircraft is below.
  • Your build must fly. I should be able to take off and cruise in it. I also should not need a mod for your build to fly.
  • XML is totally ok :)
  • Mods are not allowed. If you want to make a variant of your build that has mods, then please make it unlisted and add the link to the original upload. The original upload should not have mods on it.
  • All activation groups and other control inputs must be listed in the description.
  • You are allowed a maximum of three entries.
Please note that if a build misses these requirements only narrowly, or if I just like it too much to disqualify it, then I can break my own rules. Sorry!

Scoring

60 Standard Points

  • Visual Accuracy...the proportions of the exterior design must be the same as the real plane. It is also recommended to make your aircraft on a 1:1 scale. 15 Points
  • Flight Model...I am not asking for much on this one. It does not matter if your plane performs in an arcade or a real fashion, but choose one, and make sure that it fits that description well. 15 Points
  • Build Techniques...custom landing gear, paneling, custom control surfaces, engine effects, and similar techniques will earn you a higher score here. 15 Points
  • Livery...give your Mirage a beautiful and historically/presently accurate paint job. This goes for anything from a squadron emblem to a design that goes over the whole aircraft, like NATO Tiger Meet paints. 10 Points
  • Upload Description...make it pop! Use markdown to make it look nice. 5 Points

40 Possible Bonus Points

  • Ingenuity...Try something on your build that is either uncommon, or has never been done before. 15 Points
  • Outstanding presentation...if your description is extraordinarily well done, as well as your thumbnail images and teasers leading up to the build. 10 Points
  • Damage Model...if your aircraft has been intentionally built to respond to damage realistically. 15 Points

Rewards

First Place - 20 upvotes, first priority for upvote distribution, build link added to this post
Second Place - 15 upvotes, second priority for upvote distribution, build link added to this post
Third Place - 10 upvotes, third priority for upvote distribution, build link added to this post

All Builds - One upvote and a personal thank you :D


Parting note

Thank you for reading this far! I hope you decide to enter.
I recommend heading to the SPBC Discord if you need help with your build.
Have fun. Below is a list of Mirage aircraft.

Delta winged
Dassault MD550 Mystère Delta | Mirage I | Mirage II | Mirage III | Mirage 5 | Mirage 50 | Milan | Mirage IV | Mirage 2000| Mirage 4000 | IAI Nesher | Kfir | Nammer | Atlas Cheetah | ENAER Pantera |
VTOL
Dassault Balzac | Mirage IIIT | Mirage IIIV
Conventional
Dassault Mirage F1 | Mirage F2 | MF2000 | (Swing Wing) Mirage G


Entries

https://www.simpleplanes.com/a/A5ds3C/IAI-Kfir-C-2
https://www.simpleplanes.com/a/o037ah/Dassalut-Mirage-2000D
https://www.simpleplanes.com/a/67zp9Y/Mirage-Challenge-Dassault-Mirage-F1C
https://www.simpleplanes.com/a/xTUxFh/Dassault-Mirage-4000C
https://www.simpleplanes.com/a/5gi9Q2/Mirage-2000-5-331st-Squadron

Spotlights

General Characteristics

  • Successors 13 airplane(s) +1323 bonus
  • Created On Windows
  • Wingspan 1.6ft (0.5m)
  • Length 3.3ft (1.0m)
  • Height 1.6ft (0.5m)
  • Empty Weight 551lbs (250kg)
  • Loaded Weight 551lbs (250kg)

Performance

  • Wing Loading N/A
  • Wing Area 0.0ft2 (0.0m2)
  • Drag Points 127

Parts

  • Number of Parts 1
  • Control Surfaces 0
  • Performance Cost 4
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    12.3k goxictamer88

    Is there any progress? Like its been 2 months

    4.6 years ago
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    12.3k goxictamer88

    @ainanen oh ok

    4.7 years ago
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    5,740 ainanen

    @toxicgamer88 It is closed, but I am working on scoring your entries.

    4.7 years ago
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    12.3k goxictamer88

    @ainanen is the challenge still up?

    4.7 years ago
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    5,740 ainanen

    Sorry for the delay folks. I am only just able to start grading due to other commitments. Only 5 entries to get through if im not mistaken, so you should all receive a grade this week. Good luck. (Assuming anyone is reading this).

    +2 4.8 years ago
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    12.3k goxictamer88

    Good luck everyone

    +1 4.8 years ago
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    5,740 ainanen

    @kshatria Indeed! Good luck

    4.8 years ago
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    7,044 kshatria

    So... Deadline is passed, I hope my build get many scores!

    4.8 years ago
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    5,740 ainanen

    @MasterCreeper Glad to hear it! Even though you may not be happy with your own building skill, the only way to improve is by actually building. Good luck if you do decide to enter.

    +1 4.8 years ago
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    I love Mirages, I'm glad to see there will be so many more to download now. Unfortunately I'm not the best builder but maybe I'll give it a shot last minute.

    4.8 years ago
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    5,740 ainanen

    @otayahiromo8211 You are very welcome :)

    +1 4.8 years ago
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    @ainanen Thank you so much!

    4.8 years ago
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    5,740 ainanen

    @otayahiromo8211 I will enter it.

    +1 4.8 years ago
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    @ainanen
    I built Kfir, but I didn't know this challenge.
    Woukd you mind my Kfir entrying this challenge?

    Link: https://www.simpleplanes.com/a/A5ds3C/IAI-Kfir-C-2

    4.8 years ago
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    32.3k CRJ900Pilot

    Im out then @ainanen

    4.8 years ago
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    5,740 ainanen

    @CRJ900Pilot Yes
    @Abhishek700 You can always make the conventional aircraft instead of a delta (F1, F2, F2000, G)

    +1 4.8 years ago
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    32.3k CRJ900Pilot

    Must it be a replica?

    4.8 years ago
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    2,569 Abhishek700

    @ainanen if we take help of others will the points be deducted cause i am not that good in delta wings

    4.9 years ago
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    5,740 ainanen

    @Abhishek700 Yes
    @EngineerOtaku Weapons and stores are more than allowed, but expected. The sub-assembly penalty only counts if you use someone else's subassemblies. If you make your own custom weapons, no points will be deducted.

    +2 4.9 years ago
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    @Tessemi probably as courtesy for the mobile users who want to try out the builds

    4.9 years ago
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    7,044 kshatria
    4.9 years ago
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    48.5k EngieWeeb

    Would custom missiles for the Magic, Matra, etc count towards the sub-assembly penalty? Are weapons/stores allowed at all, or are we doing clean configuration only?

    4.9 years ago
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    2,569 Abhishek700

    Is the build required to be successor

    4.9 years ago
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    5,740 ainanen

    @Tessemi -_-

    4.9 years ago
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    5,740 ainanen

    @kshatria If you have not uploaded the build before, then you may.

    4.9 years ago
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