RichardL Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 This is just a warm-up/practice for the Tarangus 1:48 JA-37, which was supposed to be out last August. My goals were 1) To get the colours close 2) Finish before the Tarangus reaches the market This is my inspiration: This is the result: Aftermarket upgrades: Maestro airbrakes Maestro corrected canopy Maestro ejection seat Maestro m/70 rocket pods Master Viggen metal pitot tube Two Mikes corrected nose Two Mikes corrected belly Two Mikes intakes Two Mikes canards 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RNoAF Aerobatic Team Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 Looks really good to me!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardL Posted March 5, 2014 Author Share Posted March 5, 2014 More pics: 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardL Posted March 5, 2014 Author Share Posted March 5, 2014 Unlike the green "inert" or training Rb 05A missiles that I see on 99% of the AJ-37 models out there, mine are white with a yellow band = "live". My motto is: "Bring inert weapons to a fight and you will be digging your own grave". Unless it's an aggressor, I like my aircraft to carry live ordnance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicE1 Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 Wow! very nice! love the camo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardL Posted March 5, 2014 Author Share Posted March 5, 2014 The original kit decal sheet is no longer good, so I used my Silhouette Portrait to cut out masks for the tail/fuselage codes and airbrushed them: 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardL Posted March 5, 2014 Author Share Posted March 5, 2014 Looks really good to me!! Thanks. Of course I rescribed the panel lines and added rivets: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James G Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 This looks really nice...I have it in the stash for when I work up the motivation attempt that splinter camo! How did you do yours? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardL Posted March 5, 2014 Author Share Posted March 5, 2014 I also masked and painted all Swedish national insignia on the model: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caerbannog Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 Very nice! When I saw the "inspiration" picture and the result below I thought - wow the Esci kit is way better than I thought - what are people complaining about? - Then I saw your aftermaket list Did you use Gator masks or did you do the masks yourself? Rene Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardL Posted March 5, 2014 Author Share Posted March 5, 2014 Also masked and painted the numbers on the gear doors: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardL Posted March 5, 2014 Author Share Posted March 5, 2014 This looks really nice...I have it in the stash for when I work up the motivation attempt that splinter camo! How did you do yours? Thanks. I took the splinter camo from the kit's instructions and enlarged it to the proper size using a photocopy machine. The camo pattern on the instructions has some errors, which I didn't catch until it was too late. I then placed a Tamiya masking sheet on a hobby cutting mat, placed the photocopy on top of the masking sheet, and used a sharp X-Acto blade to cut through both the photocopy and the masking sheet: Then I placed the photocopy on top of the model and stuck the mask through the cut out hole for exact placement. No divider or ruler needed: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardL Posted March 5, 2014 Author Share Posted March 5, 2014 (edited) did you do the masks yourself? Please see my post above. If you are going to do the splinter scheme, order a copy of the September 1990 issue of FineScale Modeller magazine from here: http://www.finescale.com/en/Magazine%20Issues/1990/September%201990.aspx It contains excellent research, colour recommendations, and very accurate splinter camo that you can enlarge: The splinter camo pattern is pretty strict and does not vary from aircraft to aircraft. I will use the pattern from FineScale on my next build. Edited March 5, 2014 by RichardL 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardL Posted March 5, 2014 Author Share Posted March 5, 2014 Some outdoor shots: I used the kit's landing gear and wheels. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomjw Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 Brilliant. A fantastic job. That splinter camouflage is fabulous. Tom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire31 Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 Very ambitious (and work intensive!) rendition! I guess the final cost is about par with the upcoming Tarangus, what with all that Mike's and Maestro resin. But it really makes a difference to the old Esci! Having been around Viggens a bit, I'd say that this one looks like she's fresh out from the paint shop. In real life, the 37s quickly became rather scruffy and the paintwork was more or less dead matt. Compare with the top photo of the full size one – no highlights anywhere except on the radome, in spite of sitting in bright sunlight. Splendid work all the same! Kind regards, Joachim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_H_ Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 Yep, Viggen is about as cool as it gets and thats a great example! Great work on the camo and masks. Must have been tedious! Howard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luis pacheco Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 Great job. The effort paid off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_W Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 Awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jer Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 Great splinter camo you nailed it. Excellent work. I did one a couple of years ago and you need patience on the the colour scheme, take your time and it's well worth the effort. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardL Posted March 5, 2014 Author Share Posted March 5, 2014 Very ambitious (and work intensive!) rendition! I guess the final cost is about par with the upcoming Tarangus, what with all that Mike's and Maestro resin. But it really makes a difference to the old Esci! Having been around Viggens a bit, I'd say that this one looks like she's fresh out from the paint shop. In real life, the 37s quickly became rather scruffy and the paintwork was more or less dead matt. Compare with the top photo of the full size one – no highlights anywhere except on the radome, in spite of sitting in bright sunlight. Splendid work all the same! Kind regards, Joachim Thanks. I will make the next one dead matt. I was not able to find an acrylic top coat matt enough for this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batcode Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 very nice work, looks great and nice job on the paint Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ c Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 Fantastic job on the camo` Very nice build too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HL-10 Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 That is an excellent looking model! You've done a top job on the kit, the camouflage scheme on its own is a work of art! Fantastic modelling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardL Posted March 6, 2014 Author Share Posted March 6, 2014 Thanks all for the kind inputs and comments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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