spike7451 Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 I'm working on my 1/48 Italeri Gripen 2 seat.Now I was toying with a couple of schemes using decals for either the 2 tone gray,gray green,gulf war or all over gray.It's going to be armed with 2 ASRAAM's & three ALARMS & a ECM pod. As the cockpit with the kit is naff,I have the Eduard fret set to replace it.(Bit disappointed when I received it from Hannants as what I received was not what was advertised,I was also expecting the two frets to detail the airbrakes ect,but after contacting Hannants,that set is another £14..so I suggested they modify the page to reflect what you get & not what you think you get as the description is misleading...)The history.. In the early 1990's & with the retirement of the Blackburn Bucaneer & the delay in the Eurofighter Typhoon,the RAF needed a low cost alternative to supplement the Jaguar fleet.Three alternatives were tested,the F-16,JAS Gripen & Rafale.In the end the RAF settled on the JAS Gripen & procured 12 two seat variants.One of the primary roles of the RAF Gripen,now renamed the Gripen GR3b,is SEAD with the introduction of the ALARM missile & is currently in service with 9Sqn at RAF Bruggen in Germany & 12sqn at RAF Lossiemouth Started on the cockpit,seriously not impressed with the Eduard set,the instructions quite vague in the placement of the parts & it's taken a bit of trial & error in getting the assemble to sit right. Bit of slow progress on this one,mainly due to the after market cockpit being a bugger to fit....still trying to fix the front cockpit shroud on it,just can't get it right for some reason... Anyway,I'm doing it in 12 Sqn anniversary markings using the decals from the MA Tornado sheet so I've done the certain areas in dark green,the canopy is also going to be done green as well & I still need to tidy up the gray demarkation lines. Yes,that's Daisy in the background.. Had to change image host as Phoptocrap isn't working for me... Started the camoflage & decalling,wasn't too happy with the gray so decided to go retro... Main build thread in Whiffy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parabat Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 Looking good, pity the grey didn't work out, looked quite modern! Pity the Eduard stuff is a bit vague. I had some fit issues with my Canberra cockpit too though. Keep up the good work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim T Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 'Great work Merv. You seem to be over your Modeller's Block! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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