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Italeri 1/48 Gripen


Mozzy19

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My first in progress with this, I'm guessing its going to be a filler monster

Box top

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Guide:

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And where I've got to now:

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I just hope the pics show, if they do I apologise for the quality they were taken with an iPad camera

Update tomorrow hopefully.

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I've seen it described as clunky on other builds and I agree. The main problem is the wing to fuselage join the rest is ok. The cmk resin doesn't fit well in some places too.

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Hi

Just finishing mine, last coat of varnish to go on now.

I needed filler under the wings due to the huge gaps at the leading edge but the rest went together OK. I built a new instrument panel and added some sway braces to the pylons but that was it.

A lovely little kit.

Ill pop some pics in ready for inspection if it stops raining in the next week!

Colin

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It will be nice to see another one of these even if it will take 20 years for a dry day before you can take any photos....................

I've just used the cmk c conversion and left all but the wing tip pylons off. Update this afternoon hopefully.

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Update:

Primed,

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Neutral grey on top,

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Then canards and tail painted black as a base for the decals (plus I wanted to see what the finished thing might look like....)

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I have also painted the underside light ghost grey but I haven't got any photos at the moment.

It has also sprouted a set of legs since yesterday

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Another supersonic model maker :yikes: especially building that! Well done! I tried to be clever with mine and stuck the top wings onto the fuselage first to 'avoid' the gaps. Don't make that mistake anybody, Once i get motivated I'll get it out and backtrack. Don't be a Smartarse Nick!

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This one has to be built fast, I've got this and a revell 1/48 Hind (and a long term special hobby seafire mk xv) to do before I get back to school.

Got one photo of it glossed using revell aqua (great stuff)

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Decals tomorrow.

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Major decals are on.

Overall shot

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Canards

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Tail and aires exhaust (can't see the detail really here but it is a vast improvement over the kit part)

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Should be finished in the next few days

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Update time! Finished the decaling and I have to say the placement guide ( or lack of) made it difficult to place the stencils correctly so I may have missed some out or misplaced others. But apart from that the decals worked well.

Pre wash

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Wash on

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Wash off and humbrol matt acrylic varnish

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And finally a slightly better shot of the aires burner

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Should be finished and ready for the RFI section tomorrow.

And a happy new year to everyone.

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I would have had a side by side comparison but I seem to have misplaced the kit one.....

In other news I unmasked the canopy to reveal a mini disaster, the canopy is knackered.

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So a quick mooch in the kitchen cupboards revealed som foil, so a quick trim and a coat of tamiya raf green 2 with some 30lb fishing braid glued to it, I now have a canopy cover that is sometimes seen on these things.

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Not quite finished here but will be fine when I have done a second coat.

Should be ready for the RFI tonight.

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The gripen is now finished, it went together well apart from the canopy (both parts fitted like s**** especially the rear part if it was to be closed) but I think I rescued it.

Overall shot:

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Canopy cover and front end in general

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Excuse the messy work area,

Better pictures will appear later in the RFI section.

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