theplasticsurgeon Posted February 9, 2020 Author Share Posted February 9, 2020 Udercarriage doors, jet-pipe, final aerial, painted pitots - concludes the airframe. Just weaponry left, before I go off and join The Navy. An obvious flaw, port canard is a very poor fit and keeps falling off. Now secured with a drop of Klear into the pivot hole. Notice my green HUD. That wasn't mentioned in the instructions! I'm hesitating to call this kit a gem, but it's a very close run thing. That canard an obvious flaw. Minor flash on most parts, a result of the soft plastic, thus very prone to surface damage - this could be so much better with Hasegawa or Academy hard plastic. I was quite happy with these grey markings in my kit, but I'm reading that others have more limited options - and no aftermarket either. Same tool also released by Airfix, Bilek, Revell and Tamiya - I couldn't find any different mainstream manufactured Gripens. This is about all there is, for those wishing to build a Gripen. I'm calling it Good - but not Great. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterB Posted February 10, 2020 Share Posted February 10, 2020 Hi Tim, Can I pick your brains - how much ballast did you put in? The instructions say 20g but that seems an awful lot but then the main gear is quite far forward with a lot of weight behind them! Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theplasticsurgeon Posted February 10, 2020 Author Share Posted February 10, 2020 10 hours ago, PeterB said: Hi Tim, Can I pick your brains - how much ballast did you put in? The instructions say 20g but that seems an awful lot but then the main gear is quite far forward with a lot of weight behind them! Pete The nosecone part is full of plasticine (packed in years ago) - nothing more. I did consider the ballast conundrum during the build, but by then it was toooo late 😞 thus I was quite relieved with the sit, on fitting the undercarriage 🙂. Edited, all the payload is behind the wheels - but still no danger of tailsitting. That said I've limited the payload to Sidewinders, Mavericks, and the fuel tank. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theplasticsurgeon Posted February 10, 2020 Author Share Posted February 10, 2020 Armed to the teeth. Declaring completion. Farewell my fellow Vikings, enjoy the rest of the GB. I've thoroughly enjoyed it - but my call up papers for The Navy are due. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterB Posted February 10, 2020 Share Posted February 10, 2020 Nice result Tim. Pete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabbit Leader Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 Great work Tim, you've brought this Gripen home wonderfully well. All the best for the 'Navy' GB, however as I still have plenty of work to do here I'll might sit that one out for the time being. Cheers and well modelled. Dave 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickyrich Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 well done Tim, she's awesome! Other think the Draken or Viggen are the nicest looking but I think the Gripen should be included, she certainly shows her heritage. A really nice build, I hope you enjoyed it, was great to have you along. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reini Posted February 12, 2020 Share Posted February 12, 2020 That is great addition to the gallery - awesome job! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desert falcon Posted February 13, 2020 Share Posted February 13, 2020 She’s looking fantastic, the single grey colour helps to show the beautiful shape of the Gripen !! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theplasticsurgeon Posted March 15, 2020 Author Share Posted March 15, 2020 Brought this pair of Vikings down from my loft earlier today, for the group photo. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 Nice line-up Tim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 Great trio!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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