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1/48 - Saab AJ-37 Viggen by Special Hobby (SH) - released


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After the Tarangus 1/48th Saab JA-37 Viggen release ( http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/234970637-saab-ja37-viggen-148/ & http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/234925290-new-viggen-in-148th-has-this-been-mentioned-before/?hl=viggen ) we can now expect the AJ-37 variant by Special Hobby for April 2015.
Source MPM newsletter 02/2015: http://www.mpmkits.eu/2015/02/newsletter-15-02.html

(...) From IPMS Deutschland we got the Aircraft Modelling Innovation Award. Actually, we got four prizes as in 1/48 scale the ModelFan Award went for Tarangus Saab JA-37 Viggen model. The Viggen model is manufactured in cooperation between Tarangus and our company. Our (in Special Hobby boxing) version of this model, the AJ-37 Viggen, will become available in April. (...)

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New dedicated MPM resin sets are in the pipe-line.

Sources:

http://www.mpmkits.net/2015/03/saab-aj-37-viggen-148-pripravovane.html

http://www.mpmkits.net/2015/03/q48-119-saab-37-viggen-ejection-seat.html

Q48219 SAAB 37 Viggen Ejection Seat (Raketstol fpl 37)

Q48220 SAAB 37 Viggen Air Brakes Set

Q48221 SAAB 37 Viggen Wheels

Q48222 SAAB 37 Viggen Thrust Reverser

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The resin sets look great, but considering the high price of the kit and all the work and extra money to build a decent Viggen is ridiculous!

I will jump off the train and stick with my ESCI Viggen and the resin I already have for that kit. Even with all the extra sets it's still cheaper that the new one.

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Well having just finished the Tarangus JA version for Aprils issue of AMW I must say I agree that it's disappointing that you still need to acquire a fair bit of resin (or scratchbuild) to make up an accurate Viggen even with the high price of these kits. I haven't seen the moulds for this one yet but if it follows the JA, and I'm sure it will then the skinny wheels, odd detail on the top of the reverser fairing, poor seats, lack of Weapons and incorrectly shaped canard foreplane surfaces will still need addressing. Don't get me wrong I thoroughly enjoyed building the kit and some of the mouldings, particular the one piece afterburner unit and main gears are works of art but it needed more work than I was expecting considering the price.

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One very important thing they missed is the very prominent central strake under the belly that also incorporates the external fuel tank pylon.
That part is not a part of the JA version as it has the gun pod in it's place.

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  • Homebee changed the title to 1/48 - Saab AJ-37 Viggen by Special Hobby - released - new boxing in 2022

Released - ref. SH48216 - Saab AJ-37 Viggen - "Strike Fighter"

Sources:  

https://www.specialhobby.eu/vlastni-produkce-1/special-hobby/aj-37-viggen-strike-fighter-1.html

https://www.specialhobby.net/2022/04/sh48216-aj-37-viggen-strike-fighter-148.html

 

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