Geoff King Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 A little late to the party but thought I might join in with the SAAB 91 Safir from Tarangus. I found a nice set of decals at Rebell Hobby of the Safir from IPMS Östergötland showing three B model promotion types. This kit has been on the disposal pile for the last couple months but this GB has given it a new lease on life! Not sure which one I’ll attempt yet but hope to get started on it soon! Geoff 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabbit Leader Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 I’m building the old Heller 1/72 kit myself, so it’s nice to see this bigger brother kit on here. From what I’ve seen, it appears to be a lovely kit so good luck and enjoy the show. Cheers.. Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickyrich Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 welcome along Geoff and we now have our second 1/48th Safir. Gee for a bit of na unknown/unusual aircraft (for some) to suddenly have 3 in the GB is amazing and awesome! This does look to be a nice model and scheme choices you have look to be really nice, the main one in that picture does look really nice. Wll again welcome along and good luck with the build. There'll be a lot of interest in it and I do look forward to seeing her in the gallery at the end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 (edited) Nice!! I'd be interested seeing these schemes and decals! Would you mind showing the sheet? Edit: found it it @Bengalensis build Thanks! Edited February 9, 2020 by exdraken 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 Nice to see another civilian subject in the GB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff King Posted February 11, 2020 Author Share Posted February 11, 2020 Spent a few hours this weekend cutting and cleaning, test fitting where I could. Detail is adequate and maybe a little overdone in a couple places. Plastic is incredibly soft so care needs to be taken when cutting and sanding, but it should build into a nice model. Heres a pic of the decal sheet and side views of the three options. They are very nicely done, thin, and separate which is a nice feature. Thinking I’ll do SE-CAD. Here is a link to Rebell Hobby: https://www.rebell.com/saab-91-safir-b-promotion.html 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 The silver and red(?) scheme does look very nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff King Posted February 16, 2020 Author Share Posted February 16, 2020 Got started on some interior painting the other day. Been a bit under the weather so lost some momentum, but hopefully can get back to it tomorrow. Tamiya P-38 in progress. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted February 16, 2020 Share Posted February 16, 2020 Sorry to hear you haven't been well Geoff but glad to see you back at this one. Your Portuguese P-38 is looking interesting, seems you have an eye for unusual markings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted February 16, 2020 Share Posted February 16, 2020 Nice start!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff King Posted February 20, 2020 Author Share Posted February 20, 2020 Made some progress the last couple days. A little cleaning up left to do on the fuselage, it’s just sitting on the wing for now. I also need to do some trimming at the wing root to get a little dihedral. Carry on! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted February 20, 2020 Share Posted February 20, 2020 Looks familiar! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted February 21, 2020 Share Posted February 21, 2020 Taking shape nicely Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickyrich Posted February 21, 2020 Share Posted February 21, 2020 very nicely at that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff King Posted March 6, 2020 Author Share Posted March 6, 2020 So just a quick update! About ready for some color, or at least a base coat. Clear glazing has been attached and spent a couple hours masking. Sprayed a layer of grey for interior color, then plan to spray a black base for the metallic finish. May have to do a little touch up around the glazing but it’s not too bad. Maybe more tomorrow! Geoff 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 Looks flawless!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff King Posted March 12, 2020 Author Share Posted March 12, 2020 Far from flawless I’m afraid but thanks! 😉😁 I applied a layer of satin black for a base coat, then a Tamiya rattle can coat of aluminum but did not like the result. So, I then sprayed a layer of AK Extreme Metal polished aluminium over that which turned out quite nicely. There are a couple of spots to touch up but I’m happy with it! Also used a little SnJ aluminum buffing powder to brighten it up a little and secure the finish. Plan a clear gloss coat, then mask for the grey and red areas. Geoff 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 very nice! actually cute your silver Safir Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 That is looking nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff King Posted March 19, 2020 Author Share Posted March 19, 2020 All dressed up with no place to go! Ready for some color, first coat is light grey. After a day to dry, masked for the dark red. Forgot to get a pic of the grey but it wasn’t very exciting anyway! So, on to the red. And, since I couldn’t stand it I had to unmask her! Kept telling myself to wait overnight, but that little guy on my other shoulder wouldn’t let me wait more than about 8 hours! I have a couple spots to fix up but overall I’m pleased. Cheers, Geoff 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickyrich Posted March 19, 2020 Share Posted March 19, 2020 very tidy job, well done! I do love that scheme. Yeah I know how hard it is to not remove the masking straight away!!! I usually last until I've had a cup of tea then off it comes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reini Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 Very neat masking job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabba Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 This is something rather different. Well done with the masking especially the stripe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 Nice work! You've made a grand job of a difficult task. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antti_K Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 This is very nice! Nice build and first class paint work. Any chance to see more? Please🙂 Cheers, Antti 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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