RNoAF Aerobatic Team Posted June 27, 2013 Share Posted June 27, 2013 Looking very good, Mike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shar2 Posted June 27, 2013 Share Posted June 27, 2013 Nice looking build ther Mike. Good job on that tail decal too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radleigh Posted June 27, 2013 Share Posted June 27, 2013 When these aircraft first come out I was never that bothered by them, even though I love Swedish aircraft.... as time has gone by I've warmed to them, they look the part now. Doing a great job as per Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted June 27, 2013 Author Share Posted June 27, 2013 I know what you mean Radders - I've actually warmed to it myself during the course of the build 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scorpiomikey Posted June 27, 2013 Share Posted June 27, 2013 (edited) Dont you hate when that happens "Oh no, the fuselage fell off the sprue. Guess ill have to build it now" lol Fantastic build so far. Edited June 27, 2013 by scorpiomikey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breaker Posted June 28, 2013 Share Posted June 28, 2013 Dont you hate when that happens "Oh no, the fuselage fell off the sprue. Guess ill have to build it now" lol Fantastic build so far. Happens far too easily! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted June 28, 2013 Author Share Posted June 28, 2013 Doesn't it, and with a HOOOGE decal like that, which is incidentally quite delicate, I just didn't want to take the risk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted June 30, 2013 Author Share Posted June 30, 2013 Finished the rest of the decals last night, and sprayed a protective coat of Alclad Aqua Gloss. Washes and small parts next Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted June 30, 2013 Author Share Posted June 30, 2013 Finished the first layer of weathering on the upper surfaces, which involved a wash of Mig neutral enamel, with the excess removed using some well-worn kitchen towel. it's not highlighted the rivets as well as I would have liked, but this was a relatively clean aircraft that wasn't covered in muck or faded paintwork. There were some panels resprayed later in her life, plus some muck from the various exhausts dotted around her surface, which is the effect I'll be aiming for. plenty of time to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory though I also touched in the tail decal using a mixture of Lifecolor Black and Signalbraun in a 3:1 ratio. Seems to have worked a treat 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shar2 Posted June 30, 2013 Share Posted June 30, 2013 She's looking great Mike, nice work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted July 1, 2013 Author Share Posted July 1, 2013 Thanks chap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breaker Posted July 1, 2013 Share Posted July 1, 2013 Looking good Mike, some nice progress. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted July 1, 2013 Author Share Posted July 1, 2013 Taa laa Fiddlies today, in between trying to bitch-slap the Dragon Me.262 into shape. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
horrido109 Posted July 2, 2013 Share Posted July 2, 2013 I received mine in the mail today and I agree with you Mike, it is truly a nice kit. Your build is coming along very nicely. Just a small note of caution for those interested in building the SAAF version, the colour callouts in the instructions are wrong as they indicate the same colour greys for all versions. All Gripen users do use the same two tone grey scheme except for the SAAF. The SAAF Gripens are painted in a more blue-ish tint of greys as can be seen on the picture below.Regards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted July 2, 2013 Author Share Posted July 2, 2013 Good spot. Incidentally - I've noticed that the centreline tank seems to be a fairly standard fit on a Gripen. There's only one tank included in the kit, and that's on the Mirage sprues. It doesn't look right, as the tanks I'm seeing seems to be quite wide & more square in cross-section with horizontal fins rather than angled ones with small H-tails on them. Where can I pull one from in the stash, or in Aftermarketland? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Posted July 2, 2013 Share Posted July 2, 2013 (edited) The drop tank in the kit is for a Mirage F.1 http://www.hannants.co.uk/product/MMMK4806 Drop tanks Stephen Edited July 2, 2013 by Stephen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flarpen Posted July 2, 2013 Share Posted July 2, 2013 (edited) Good spot. Incidentally - I've noticed that the centreline tank seems to be a fairly standard fit on a Gripen. There's only one tank included in the kit, and that's on the Mirage sprues. It doesn't look right, as the tanks I'm seeing seems to be quite wide & more square in cross-section with horizontal fins rather than angled ones with small H-tails on them. Where can I pull one from in the stash, or in Aftermarketland? Maestro Models makes fuel tanks for the gripen (the big 1200 liter kind), but i think theese are only used on the inboard wing pylons in pairs (please correct me if i'm wrong about this) http://www.rebell.com/1200-liters-falltank-x-2.html?___store=eu&___from_store=default The centerline tank (800 liter?) looks suspiciously like the ones used on the Draken http://www.rebell.com/svenskt/details/saab-draken-falltankar-fuel-tanks.html?___store=eu&___from_store=default Or you could rob the tanks from a Italeri gripen Johan Edited July 2, 2013 by flarpen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted July 2, 2013 Author Share Posted July 2, 2013 Didn't have an Italeri kit so I'll have to bite the bullet, and from the photos I've seen, the centreline is sometimes the home for this type of tank too. One thing I've noticed that isn't catered for in the kit is that on some PR shots, there are two LGBs suspended side-by-side on the fuselage underside. Is that some funky pylon that's not included in the kit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted July 2, 2013 Author Share Posted July 2, 2013 Is that the one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flarpen Posted July 2, 2013 Share Posted July 2, 2013 Didn't have an Italeri kit so I'll have to bite the bullet, and from the photos I've seen, the centreline is sometimes the home for this type of tank too. One thing I've noticed that isn't catered for in the kit is that on some PR shots, there are two LGBs suspended side-by-side on the fuselage underside. Is that some funky pylon that's not included in the kit? You mean like this? http://mediabank.saabgroup.com/saab30/Standard/recorddetail.jsp?recordView=searchResult_RecordInfo&catalogID=5&recordID=3338 This is the Gripen NG Demo (39-7), This is the basis for the next gen gripen E version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted July 2, 2013 Author Share Posted July 2, 2013 Can't see the pic - get an error message about a session time out? This is the one I'm on about Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flarpen Posted July 2, 2013 Share Posted July 2, 2013 Is that the one? That would be the one, yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted July 2, 2013 Author Share Posted July 2, 2013 Smashin'! I'll keep the spare in the box for the other one I have, or wait for the 2-seater to come through Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rom1 Posted July 2, 2013 Share Posted July 2, 2013 Very nice work !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted July 3, 2013 Author Share Posted July 3, 2013 Thanks chap - nothing more to report yet today. The real world intervened Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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