Ettore Posted January 18, 2020 Share Posted January 18, 2020 (edited) Goodmorning to All I enter in this GB with another Saab JA-37 Viggen, but in 1/72 scale. It is a Special Hobby 1/72 box and the subject will be a Red 10 Wing F16 Uppsala August-November 2003 Red 10 Wing F16 Uppsala August-November 2003 See you in next days to start ............ Ettore 🇸🇪 Edited April 11, 2020 by Ettore 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted January 18, 2020 Share Posted January 18, 2020 Always good to see another Viggen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickyrich Posted January 18, 2020 Share Posted January 18, 2020 welcome along Ettore, always great to have you in a GB, and with a wonderfull Viggen as well. They are a loved aircraft, hence their popularity I suspect. Great colour scheme you have for her, she'll stand out for sure against her grey siblings in the galley. Good luck with the build and I do look forward to seeing her in the gallery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ettore Posted February 2, 2020 Author Share Posted February 2, 2020 (edited) Good morning to All Finally I trouved time to start this GB..... I started cockpit from the box, interior color is FS 36320 H307 Gunze, same color used for CMK resin seat with also more different colors for variuous particulars. Seat will be positioned at end, but I anyway tested the final result The internal turbine and the suction pipes are in aluminum Unfortunately, once mounted in the fuselage we will not see anything, instead the exhaust will be visible The color is a base of steel, and after dryed, a thin coat of gun metal; then, when completely dry, I passed a little gun metal pigment that polished the area, the same treatment was done on the three petals; in the end I will use a sand pigment to simulate the results of combustion, the strong heat output vitrifies the interior, but it is a speech that we will do at the end of the assembly ..........opps .... I forgot to tell you that I also did an internal wash with a black oil color after the first coat of steel Take a nice Sunday and don't forget to do a little modeling Ettore 🇸🇪 Edited February 2, 2020 by Ettore 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabbit Leader Posted February 2, 2020 Share Posted February 2, 2020 That’s a great start and if this is anything to go by, the rest of the build will be something special. I’m watching on. Cheers.. Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christer A Posted February 2, 2020 Share Posted February 2, 2020 Very very nice cockpit! The bang seat is especially fine A note about the thrust reverser scoops, only the top one is extendend (it has drooped, due to no hydraulic pressure) the two other ones are flat . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ettore Posted February 2, 2020 Author Share Posted February 2, 2020 Thanks for the tip Christer, as soon as possible I'll lower the two petals Ettore 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted February 2, 2020 Share Posted February 2, 2020 Nice start! Plastic parts look very much like the 48th version Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickyrich Posted February 2, 2020 Share Posted February 2, 2020 nice start Ettore, the cockpit is really nicely done! that "metal work" is nice. I too was going to mention those petals too, originally I wasn't aware either that the top one drooped with power off either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ettore Posted February 15, 2020 Author Share Posted February 15, 2020 (edited) Goodmorning everyone I continue the construction of this kit, anticipating that unfortunately it needs a lot of putty in areas that are difficult to sand, more or less I solved the problem by using different types of Mr Surfacer in several passes; I begin to show the two main parts of the fuselage and the correct exhaust drain after the suggestion of Christer A. The delta wing is very beautiful and already from an idea of how massive this plane was Joined the wing to the fuselage and added the drift, the appearance now looks more like an airplane, the piece on the left is the 30mm Oerlikon KCA gun. Look in this photo for the many small fills I was talking about, it's always a short run! Good quality, but always a short run At next....... Ettore Edited February 15, 2020 by Ettore 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted February 15, 2020 Share Posted February 15, 2020 Great progress Ettore This one looks to be coming together well for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickyrich Posted February 15, 2020 Share Posted February 15, 2020 mmm you're doing well with her, she's looking great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ale85 Posted February 15, 2020 Share Posted February 15, 2020 Nice work! ciao Ale Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ettore Posted February 16, 2020 Author Share Posted February 16, 2020 Grazie Ale Troppo tempo che non ci vediamo...........salutami i tuoi. Ciao.... Thanks Ale Too long we don't see each other ........... say hello to your parents Hello.... Ettore Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ettore Posted March 8, 2020 Author Share Posted March 8, 2020 (edited) Hello People Being also involved in another italian group build, I decided to alternate the weeks of work dedicated to Viggen with those dedicated to a F-105D. I continued the work on the Viggen with the detail of the wheel bays, and sprayed a soft grey primer after about ten hours, I colored the fin red; I thought it was difficult, but with light shades of X7 Tamiya I achieved the desired goal a light grill above and below with a border of lightening panels, random white and dark gray completed the work At this point I ask you a question, which is the right color for a two-tone gray Viggen? Federal Standard codes and / or Gunze color references; on the net I more or less understood that the lower surface Gunze H338 and the upper surfaces Gunze H307 should be used. I hope some Scandinavians will answer me too. See you next week Ettore 🇸🇪 Edited March 8, 2020 by Ettore 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted March 8, 2020 Share Posted March 8, 2020 This look's superb Ettore,keep up the good work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabba Posted March 8, 2020 Share Posted March 8, 2020 Coming along very well. Seems like this scheme is going to be quite popular. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted March 8, 2020 Share Posted March 8, 2020 Good start to the paintwork Ettore Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hewy Posted March 8, 2020 Share Posted March 8, 2020 Looking good ettore ,i like that👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ettore Posted March 8, 2020 Author Share Posted March 8, 2020 Thanks to All Ettore Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterB Posted March 8, 2020 Share Posted March 8, 2020 (edited) 6 hours ago, Ettore said: Hello People Being also involved in another italian group build, I decided to alternate the weeks of work dedicated to Viggen with those dedicated to a F-105D. I continued the work on the Viggen with the detail of the wheel bays, and sprayed a soft grey primer after about ten hours, I colored the fin red; I thought it was difficult, but with light shades of X7 Tamiya I achieved the desired goal a light grill above and below with a border of lightening panels, random white and dark gray completed the work At this point I ask you a question, which is the right color for a two-tone gray Viggen? Federal Standard codes and / or Gunze color references; on the net I more or less understood that the lower surface Gunze H338 and the upper surfaces Gunze H307 should be used. I hope some Scandinavians will answer me too. See you next week Ettore 🇸🇪 Hi Ettore, Coming along nicely. I asked about the colours on my Viggen build and got a few answers so it might be worth checking. Last time I looked the build was at the bottom of page 4 of the GB listing and Christer's answer is on the 1st page of the thread. Pete Edited March 8, 2020 by PeterB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickyrich Posted March 8, 2020 Share Posted March 8, 2020 really lovely work Ettore! The panel line work looks fantastic, well done. A plain grey scheme can be a bit boring (even I have said that at times) but with a little bit of extra work it can really come alive, this is a perfect example! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ettore Posted March 20, 2020 Author Share Posted March 20, 2020 Goodmorning to All Today smart working at home and some day next week. I take this opportunity to show you the finished Viggen caouflage. For the lower surfaces I used a Gunze H338, I tried to make the preshading grid appear gently. Same work for the upper surfaces but using a Gun33 H337, the same color added with H338 was sprayed in the center of the panels The gray panel on the back and on various other areas of the Viggen were made with the gunze H53 but with various pressure of the airbrush, in order to differentiate the nuances, the other two panels, always above, are made of aluminum. The whells bays compartments were in aluminum, but in the main one it had a black rubber cover with various pipes. I airbrushed the aluminum, then to simulate the black translucent rubber, I poured black tamiya paneliner on the aluminum. At next Ettore 🇸🇪 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 Very nice paintwork Ettore Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickyrich Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 very nice work on the paint job, the variation on the grey is great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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