Caerbannog Posted September 24, 2013 Share Posted September 24, 2013 Oh no... I just hope they are not doing the molds in China. (With Chinese New Year early next year this could cause delays till April easily...). Does anyone know? Arghh and January is such an expensive month anyway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted November 27, 2013 Author Share Posted November 27, 2013 I have the paints, the masks, the decals and the Squadron book. All I need now is the darned kit! Any more news??? Mark,The Impatient One 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caerbannog Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 Nope But masks? What masks??? And which paints? Rene Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Av8fan Posted November 29, 2013 Share Posted November 29, 2013 Gator's Mask which were made for the old kit. No idea if they will be 100% for the new kit(s) http://www.gatorsmask.com/aircraftmask.html http://www.gatorsmask.com/welcome.html Bit of a review: http://www.ipmsusa3.org/reviews/Details/Aircraft/Gator_Mask_72_Viggen/Gator_Mask_72_Viggen.htm If you google it, 1 fellow at least seemed to have a rough time using these. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caerbannog Posted November 29, 2013 Share Posted November 29, 2013 Ah - OK. I wondered if anyone already offers masks for the Tarangus kit. Would have made me very curious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted December 4, 2013 Share Posted December 4, 2013 A test shot was on display in a (swedish?) LHS. Source: http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/234951072-new-tarangus-148-ja-37-viggen/ V.P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 (edited) Yeeeh! Source: https://www.dropbox.com/s/jnowvtt1mbn3ma1/Pressrelease%20Viggen%2020131217.pdf Tarangus and MPM announces the first test shots of the forthcoming Saab 37 Viggen in 1/48 scale! "The Viggen is an iconic aircraft which has been somewhat neglected from a modeling perspective. There hasn’t been a new kit for at least 30 years”, says Fredrik Zetterberg from Tarangus. “We had considered making the Viggen for some time when we were approached by Tarangus”, says Jiri Silhanek, CEO of MPM, “it was just a golden opportunity for both companies.” MPM is a well known brand for modelers worldwide, having produced many classic kits with an ever improving quality for many years. Tarangus is a younger company, specializing in aircraft with a history in the Swedish Air Force. Together they have developed the new 1/48 scale kit. Tarangus will release the first version, the JA 37 fighter version, in the first months of 2014. The MPM versions will follow in early summer 2014. In 2015, Tarangus will release the final versions. The kit is designed using the same CAD system used by Airbus and thus ensures a perfect fit of the parts. The design, combined with the smart layout of the parts in the steel mould, ensures that all versions will be possible to make. This includes all the differences between the versions, including the longer fuselage of the JA 37 Viggen fighter version and the different spine of the two-seater Sk 37. “We’re very happy to work with MPM on this kit. Tarangus has previously only used short run technology for its kits, but the Viggen deserved an all metal mould”, continues Fredrik Zetterberg, “and the result is actually better than I dared hoping for!” "We look forward to this kit", says Jiri Silhanek, "and hopefully it’s the start of a beautiful relationship!" The images of the test shot can be downloaded from the following link: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/i93fjc13pzdbapf/TJrVvHik7T V.P. Edited December 17, 2013 by Homebee 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted December 17, 2013 Author Share Posted December 17, 2013 Looks like a Viggen to me!!! Can't wait!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenDragon Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 Glad they chose to do the proper fuselage lengths for JA & AJ, everyone else just ignored it. Paul Harrison Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flarpen Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 Just in time for the release of the new viggen kits there is also a new book coming out, Nordic Airpower #5 http://www.rebell.com/nyheter/nordic-air-power-5-saab-37-viggen-februari.html /Johan 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 (edited) Source: https://www.facebook.com/tarangus#!/photo.php?fbid=622877364444150&set=a.609281969137023.1073741826.284174218314468&type=1&theater Tarangus 30 janvier For those interested in the new Viggen kit, the test shot is displayed at Wentzels Hobby in downtown Stockholm! Source: http://www.modellversium.de/galerie/2-ausstellungen/11040-spielwarenmesse-nuernberg-2014-teil-2-verschiedene-hersteller.html V.P. Edited February 5, 2014 by Homebee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lars Befring Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 and pictures from Björn Erikssons build of that testshot can be found here: http://www.ipmsstockholm.se/home/tarangus-ja37-viggen-in-148-scale-part-1-cp/ /L Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caerbannog Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 Tarangus updated their homepage yesterday with the testshot pic shown above by Homebee and this text below: "Viggen test shot at display March 27, 2014Fredrik The first test shot of the new Tarangus Saab JA 37 Viggen in 1/48 scale can be seen at the Wentzels Hobby shop in central Stockholm, Sweden. Even though it’s only the first test shot (we’re up to three test shots now), you can still see the high quality of the kit. This is truly a kit worth waiting for! We’re grateful for the patience shown by our customers and hope to be able to send out the kits before summer! We have more releases planned for this year – keep watching this space!" Rene Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted May 23, 2014 Share Posted May 23, 2014 (edited) Source: https://www.facebook.com/tarangus Spent a couple of hours building the third test shot of the Viggen yesterday. Highly addictive.. The kit is 98% ready but the devil is in the details.. Still some minor improvements to be done! V.P. Edited May 23, 2014 by Homebee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted May 23, 2014 Author Share Posted May 23, 2014 This kit has had the gestation period of an African Elephant! I want it...... NOW!!!! I've just Google'd the gestation period of an African Elephant. This kit's is longer! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted May 26, 2014 Author Share Posted May 26, 2014 This is truly a kit worth waiting for! I bloody well hope so! I want one so badly that my stash reduction has begun in order to satisfy my shelve's demands for at least two of these. One of the most iconic Cold War aircraft in my humble opinion. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luis pacheco Posted May 27, 2014 Share Posted May 27, 2014 https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=680881461977073&set=pcb.680881528643733&type=1&theater Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caution Wake Turbulence Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 I'm looking forward to this kit, the Viggen is a good-looking aircraft! Hopefully they will add a bit more surface detail, some fasteners seem notably absent...? http://www.airliners.net/photo/Saab-AJS37-Viggen/2355121/L/&sid=78572d1a88089b968088b0e3bb9317fa Or am I being too picky? I realise this is still a test-shot. Andrew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caerbannog Posted May 29, 2014 Share Posted May 29, 2014 It looks a bit sparse on panel details. And at the price I think this is not pitpicking. But let's wait what will hit the shelfs. I'd rather prefer to rescribe some lines but have a correct shape than to cut and shut... Still I hope neither will be needed :-) Rene Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 Source: http://www.arcforums.com/forums/air/index.php?showtopic=275295&view=findpost&p=2619675 Well gents, Being one of the owners of Tarangus, I hope I can clear things out! First of all, we post more info on our Facebook page (www.facebook.com/tarangus) than we do on our website. The simple reason is that we want to keep the website "clean". Only things that actually look good should be on there. My quick build of the test shot didn't qualify. Maybe we should reconsider that policy? Second of all, those two round things that you seen in the wheel bays are hatches, not injection marks! Unfortunately, they'll be mostly covered when the doors are assembled. But we'll know it's there! Right now we're awaiting the fourth test shot. Please bear in mind that the Viggen is our first kit made in an all metal mould. It's 98% finished, but the devil is in the details.. Should be ready during summer though! Best regards Fredrik Zetterberg Tarangus V.P. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 great news! Thanks!" really looking forward to the new Viggen kit, no matter some months up or down !!! build the Airfix kit 10 years ago and waiting for a new one in the meantime! http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/234954144-draken-viggen-gripen-saab-fighter-family/?hl=saab take your time, but don't forget to release it finally!!!!!! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted September 29, 2014 Share Posted September 29, 2014 (edited) Should be available (or not?) at the Telford IPMS-UK SMW 2014. Release November-December 2014? Source: http://www.tarangus.se/2014/09/29/preparing-for-the-ja-37-viggen-in-148-scale/ Preparing for the JA 37 Viggen in 1/48 scale September 29, 2014 no responses Fredrik Uncategorized The brand new JA 37 Viggen in 1/48 is nearing completion and will be launched very soon. We will exhibit at the IPMS Scale Model World in Telford in November and we will definetely bring the kit with us to that event. In the meantime, check out our reference gallery as well as complete production list of all JA 37 Viggens (with links to images) here on our site! Click here to be re-directed! http://www.tarangus.se/all-new-viggen-model/reference-gallery-ja37-viggen/ V.P. Edited September 30, 2014 by Homebee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caerbannog Posted September 29, 2014 Share Posted September 29, 2014 In just 6 weeks? Hope the extra time taken will show. Rene Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_H_ Posted September 29, 2014 Share Posted September 29, 2014 Best save me a few pennies then!! Howard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun Posted September 29, 2014 Share Posted September 29, 2014 Any idea of the retail of this?, wonder if they mean test shots or the full kit boxed ready for sale? Shaun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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