Hewy Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 Smashing work, canopy closed works for me too, enjoy the sun! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin W Posted February 12, 2020 Share Posted February 12, 2020 No model shops in Koh Lak. In fact only 2 and a wholesaler now in the whole country. Enjoy the weather, nice and cool here in Pattaya. Colin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dansk Posted February 12, 2020 Author Share Posted February 12, 2020 26 minutes ago, Colin W said: No model shops in Koh Lak. In fact only 2 and a wholesaler now in the whole country. Enjoy the weather, nice and cool here in Pattaya. Colin Thats so sad really. Where are the 2 colin? Bangkok? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted February 12, 2020 Share Posted February 12, 2020 2 hours ago, Colin W said: No model shops in Koh Lak Makes you wonder why people go on holiday there! 😉 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dansk Posted February 12, 2020 Author Share Posted February 12, 2020 On 1/13/2020 at 12:35 AM, Dansk said: You’re funny Craig 😄 By the way, back on the business side of things: i was contemplating that the kit has 2 centreline tanks, and i have instructions for the AJ but building the JA, so does anyone know which tank is the correct JA one and doEs the kit plastic look accurate for it? (sorry working ‘off-site’ here so apologies for requoting the non custom tank photos) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted February 12, 2020 Share Posted February 12, 2020 Sorry I can't help you with your tank question Paul, the one suggestion i can come up with is to use the one NOT specified in your kit's instructions as the kit is the AJ version. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dansk Posted February 12, 2020 Author Share Posted February 12, 2020 17 minutes ago, modelling minion said: Sorry I can't help you with your tank question Paul, the one suggestion i can come up with is to use the one NOT specified in your kit's instructions as the kit is the AJ version. Good idea craig but I was thinking that the Ja and AJ might share a tank and the recon aircraft have a different tank? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted February 12, 2020 Share Posted February 12, 2020 Bugger! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reini Posted February 12, 2020 Share Posted February 12, 2020 @Dansk Because of the gun - JA has four fin tank. AJ tank has thee fins. 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dansk Posted February 13, 2020 Author Share Posted February 13, 2020 8 hours ago, reini said: @Dansk Because of the gun - JA has four fin tank. AJ tank has thee fins. Thanks reini you rock 🤘 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin W Posted February 13, 2020 Share Posted February 13, 2020 Great question. The AJ at Newark has the 3 fin tank so I was going that way. Nice to have it confirmed though. Colin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterB Posted February 13, 2020 Share Posted February 13, 2020 Hi Colin, I received a pic of the JA tank mounted on the gun pack in my Viggen build if that is any help - fins re-arranged to get round the lack of clearance with the gun pack apparently. Cheers Pete 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dansk Posted February 25, 2020 Author Share Posted February 25, 2020 Started up again on the viggen. i printed out the ja instructions from scalemates and am cross referencing against the aj instructions with the kit. been sanding the join on the intake trunks. Still need some filler and sanding going on here. can someone tell me what is the colour of them? ...and is there a panel line between the splitter/fore section of the intake and the inner section and a paint colour difference? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickyrich Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 here's a nice shot of an intake for you. I asked similar questions for my original build. The intake inside is white...though quite grubby from people climbing in and out for compressor blade inspections (those in my photos are before I found out it should have been white. These are a couple of reference photos for you. One thing that is missing from the model is a wee support between the intake and fuselage on the lower side of the intake, similar in position to the one on the top. Plus there is one on the lower lip at the front 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dansk Posted February 26, 2020 Author Share Posted February 26, 2020 (edited) Thanks so much for the input rich 🙏 This is a great shot you found. That demarkation/panel line (i marked red) is perfect as its pretty much where the kit pieces join too so i wont fill the join. 👌 Thats really quite a pronouned feature the (rivets?) screw heads here thats gonna be tricky to get a riveter tool in as the kit is completely devoid of detail here 🤨 Are the trunks really supposed to be white rich? @Christer A do you know too? So then i presume the x and y area are supposed to be different, white = x and metal = y? Because y definately looks metal. Right? When comparing it to the missile rails. I like the detail scratched intake supports etc you added. Edited February 26, 2020 by Dansk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dansk Posted February 26, 2020 Author Share Posted February 26, 2020 This wont be seen at all so im not spending time beautifying it... Bit of lead weight to keep the nose wheel where it should be... 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christer A Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 9 hours ago, Dansk said: Thanks so much for the input rich 🙏 This is a great shot you found. That demarkation/panel line (i marked red) is perfect as its pretty much where the kit pieces join too so i wont fill the join. 👌 Thats really quite a pronouned feature the (rivets?) screw heads here thats gonna be tricky to get a riveter tool in as the kit is completely devoid of detail here 🤨 Are the trunks really supposed to be white rich? @Christer A do you know too? So then i presume the x and y area are supposed to be different, white = x and metal = y? Because y definately looks metal. Right? When comparing it to the missile rails. I like the detail scratched intake supports etc you added. No paint in the intakes, just very matt oxidized metal, as far as I know. That's from memory of me crawling around in the intakes on AJ. There might have been films of radar absorbent material attached to the outer curvature on, but not certain of this. On Gripen, which had some RAM in the intakes this was sort of olive green. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin W Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 Back with a bang! Hopefully you had a good holiday? I followed Richies build for the intakes and painted them with a mix of silver and medium grey. They look like the pictures so I'm happy. X and Y are the same, it's shadowing affecting the appearance. My trunking lined up to the intakes well so no filler needed. HTH Colin 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 Nice work Paul, good to see your Viggen moving again. Hope you had a good holiday mate, have you got an extra 2 weeks off "just in case" of any nasty viruses? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dansk Posted February 26, 2020 Author Share Posted February 26, 2020 (edited) 8 hours ago, Christer A said: No paint in the intakes, just very matt oxidized metal, as far as I know. That's from memory of me crawling around in the intakes on AJ. There might have been films of radar absorbent material attached to the outer curvature on, but not certain of this. On Gripen, which had some RAM in the intakes this was sort of olive green. hiya christer brilliant just what i wanted to hear 👍🙏 Thank you. 6 hours ago, Colin W said: Back with a bang! Hopefully you had a good holiday? I followed Richies build for the intakes and painted them with a mix of silver and medium grey. They look like the pictures so I'm happy. X and Y are the same, it's shadowing affecting the appearance. My trunking lined up to the intakes well so no filler needed. HTH Colin thanks for asking colin thats really nice of you. Beautiful country you have there. yes great to have a little sun, i tend to find i’m eager to get back home to the work bench near the end watching what you lot are making. cool with your trunking. Im gonna post an update here on mine shortly. 3 hours ago, modelling minion said: Nice work Paul, good to see your Viggen moving again. Hope you had a good holiday mate, have you got an extra 2 weeks off "just in case" of any nasty viruses? Thanks Craig its nice to be back! No viruses to complain of (touch wood) although i could do with another two weeks off for a holiday on my own after the “holiday” in inverted commas with 4 small kids 😅 ok Still working on the trunk seams, its really getting there now zzzz Added a few suggestive screw head / rivets on the intake splitter You can just about get a rosie the riveter in there. Im going about the intake trunking join in an odd order here but i think its a good way to try. Joined the intakes to the upper fuselage, then i’ll add trucking afterwards then finally adding the lower fuselage. Hopefully this allows for a good join. I think following the instruction order means its tricky for me to get the intakes to line up with the outer panels and inner trunks at the same time. Lets see next stage if it pans out. Gotta say: everythings fitting so beautifully so far... im not expecting that to comtinue though. Lets see Edited February 26, 2020 by Dansk 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickyrich Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 nice job on the insides of the intakes. I was just re-reading my build, I don't know why I had white for this insides stuck in my brain as @Christer A gave me all the correct info then. Just make sure you check the fit between the intakes and intake trunks, on mine it wasn't very good, hence why I did mine different, gluing the intakes to intake trunks first. As there's no wiggle room with the trunks they way they made them. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin W Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 Thinking about this now.... The fan i.e. the back of the trunking, can't be seen in the final build. So why not saw the trunking in half down the vertical centre line and attach each side to the intake you have already fitted? Easy to fit and adjust. You will need to replace the fan as it supports the mid fuselage join but this could be done with scrap sprue or card. Isn't hindsight a wonderful thing? Colin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dansk Posted February 27, 2020 Author Share Posted February 27, 2020 (edited) Thanks for the good advice chaps. No worries with the white / silver Rich. Good idea colin I know what you mean. Essentially having 2 trunks that are malleable allowing a better fit at the intake ends. 🤔💡 Gonna try and see how the whole unit fits first before attempting this surgery but brilliant! Edit: thinking out loud here i guess one could remove the complete blue section allowing the fan to be kept. And still slice the red? Edit 2: hold on. the trunks are a structural part where they meet the fuselage port and starboard - So i don’t think its a good idea to fiddle with them right Colin? They sit in a groove. Or what? Edited February 27, 2020 by Dansk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dansk Posted February 27, 2020 Author Share Posted February 27, 2020 (edited) I have another idea Colin: 💡 what about keeping all the back section as it was intended. But just cutting the green area. That would allow a good wiggle on each side? Edited February 27, 2020 by Dansk 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin W Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 Sorry I was visiting a customer. The fan is structural as it overlays the central join. Any other strength can be replaced by adding tabs as per a limited run kit. I don't recall the same need for strength by the intakes. When I said cut vertically i assumed this would include the front (green) part as well. Whether you cut either or both depends on how much wiggle room you need. Colin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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