Aigore Posted June 8, 2020 Share Posted June 8, 2020 With the recent Jetmads JA37 Viggen on the horizon I decided to share an inspirational build I did back when the Tarangus Viggen was first released It is a bit picture intensive but I hope you'll forgive me. Well this was my first encounter with a Tarangus kit and I liked it...the kit sis good, albeit you do need to add some details....then again there are few kits that don´t... The only real issue I had with the kits was the price...it´s severly over priced and that could come back and haunt them. I f you compare the old Esci and the new Tarangus there isn´t even a competition.....however, the Esci looks quite Viggenish and with a few aftermarket stuff you can get it to look really Viggenish. Here´s the bottom line; the cost of one Esci kit and some aftermarket together with some elbow grease is still cheaper than the Tarangus kit....and it would benefit from one or two after market items as well. With this kit I tried to show how to handle with its shortcomings and add some details. The weak spots are the rear tailcone/exhaust are....totally devoid of any details 😕 The canard flaps are straight instead of angled, and the tail fin leading edges should be parallell above and under the dogtooth....and the wheels. I put in a modified neomega seat, Master pitot tubes and Maestro resin wheels...the rest I scratched and detailed myself. I decided to make the 37398, from the F4 fighter wing at Frösön...I just happened to do my military service there, chasing spetznas in the bushes It´s a JA37Di and the last iteration of the Fighter Viggen. It was quite capable in those final years, able to carry 4 AMRAAMs and two winders it wouldn´t be sneezed at in a BVR fight. A lot of the "bling" found their way into the Gripen as well. Viggen was used to rugged conditions at faraway road bases with only conscripts servicing it and it showed in the lovely patina that built up on the grey Fighter Viggens, some where painted in the splinter scheme as to confuse an enemy to think they were attack ships instead of fighters. It was a beast with the improved RM8B engine, they added a fan stage at the front to increase the power, at the same time they put a seal on the throttle so in peace time it could never go to full military power...so the AJ remained the faster of the two in fact. Anyways, want to see some pics? I have a few............ 72 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha Delta 210 Posted June 8, 2020 Share Posted June 8, 2020 Without doubt that is one of the finest looking Viggens that I have seen on BM. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ViggenXC Posted June 8, 2020 Share Posted June 8, 2020 Wow amazing build, finish, and background information congratulations Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aigore Posted June 8, 2020 Author Share Posted June 8, 2020 4 minutes ago, Alpha Delta 210 said: Without doubt that is one of the finest looking Viggens that I have seen on BM. Thanx I was greatly inspired by Jan Jørgensens pictures of the last Viggen at F4 air wing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parabat Posted June 8, 2020 Share Posted June 8, 2020 Bravo, what a stunner, simply sublime. I still can't believe this plane hasn't had more attention from model companies to make an accurate and buildable model. Excellent work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aigore Posted June 8, 2020 Author Share Posted June 8, 2020 2 minutes ago, ViggenXC said: Wow amazing build, finish, and background information congratulations Thanx ViggenXC I'm a bit Viggen nerdish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aigore Posted June 8, 2020 Author Share Posted June 8, 2020 1 minute ago, Parabat said: Bravo, what a stunner, simply sublime. I still can't believe this plane hasn't had more attention from model companies to make an accurate and buildable model. Excellent work. Thanx Parabat sometimes I have wet dreams of Tamyia having a go at it...but if Jetmads keeps their promises then that will be an amazing kit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAT69 Posted June 8, 2020 Share Posted June 8, 2020 Excellent build! Is that the 1/72 or 1/48 kit? I looked it up and it appears Tarangus made Viggens in both scales. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shorty84 Posted June 8, 2020 Share Posted June 8, 2020 Hi Aigore, this is easily one of the best Viggens builds I've seen....ever! The weathering is simply stunning, maybe you could explain how you did the grime caused by the thrust reverser and on the belly? The Viggen is a beauty, isn't it? The Swedes really know how to build good looking fighters (and giving them cool names: Draken, Viggen, Gripen, ...) Cheers Markus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aigore Posted June 8, 2020 Author Share Posted June 8, 2020 43 minutes ago, SAT69 said: Excellent build! Is that the 1/72 or 1/48 kit? I looked it up and it appears Tarangus made Viggens in both scales. Thanx SAT69 it is the 1/48th scale, I got it fresh from duxford when they were first released, still steaming 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire31 Posted June 8, 2020 Share Posted June 8, 2020 Superb JA, bearing witness to the fact that the builder/artist has rubbed shoulders with the originals IRL. Kind regards, Joachim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aigore Posted June 8, 2020 Author Share Posted June 8, 2020 55 minutes ago, Shorty84 said: Hi Aigore, this is easily one of the best Viggens builds I've seen....ever! The weathering is simply stunning, maybe you could explain how you did the grime caused by the thrust reverser and on the belly? The Viggen is a beauty, isn't it? The Swedes really know how to build good looking fighters (and giving them cool names: Draken, Viggen, Gripen, ...) Cheers Markus Thanx Markus Here´s the look I was going for... http://cdn-www.airliners.net/aviation-photos/middle/8/3/4/0797438.jpg Here´s the other side... note the dirtier look on the rear of the aircraft, it´s due to to oil leaks from the finfolding mechanism, it gathers dirt and smears all over the rear. http://cdn-www.airliners.net/aviation-photos/middle/5/3/9/0763935.jpg Anyways time to get dirty! I use a strip of tape to illustrate the structural ribs and how dirt acumulates along their rivets, in this scale the rivets are really too small to be seen so this really a nice way of illustrating the effect of fuel and oil seaping through and gathering dirt. I used the Tamyia black pigments for this, applied them with a wet brush and smeared them with a makeup applicator spunge. I worked my way along the fuselage keeping an eye on the refs... Here´s the right side done as well. And the bottom...really grimey belly on this beast. Not that much grime on the top side tho... Then I sealed with a flat coat and this is how it looks all finished There´s dirty and grimey for you 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruudster Posted June 8, 2020 Share Posted June 8, 2020 Wow! Great work! Ja, the price keeps me from acquiring a AJ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phone Phixer Posted June 8, 2020 Share Posted June 8, 2020 That is a gorgeous looking Viggen. Love it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aigore Posted June 8, 2020 Author Share Posted June 8, 2020 43 minutes ago, ruudster said: Wow! Great work! Ja, the price keeps me from acquiring a AJ... Thanx ruudster It is the only game in town unless you prefer the Esci Viggen. The price is a bit steep but consider the cost of fun per hour....now I think that's value for money 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aigore Posted June 8, 2020 Author Share Posted June 8, 2020 4 minutes ago, Phone Phixer said: That is a gorgeous looking Viggen. Love it. Thanx Phone Phixer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted June 9, 2020 Share Posted June 9, 2020 Picture intensive? Yes, but for very good reason!! Looks fantastic! And well armed sometimes they carried an EW pod instead of the starboard Amraam as well by the way! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erik Leijdens Posted June 9, 2020 Share Posted June 9, 2020 Amazing job! Erik Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aigore Posted June 9, 2020 Author Share Posted June 9, 2020 7 hours ago, exdraken said: Picture intensive? Yes, but for very good reason!! Looks fantastic! And well armed sometimes they carried an EW pod instead of the starboard Amraam as well by the way! Thanx exdraken yes, the u95 pod was usually carrier by at least one in a two ship 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aigore Posted June 9, 2020 Author Share Posted June 9, 2020 7 hours ago, Erik Leijdens said: Amazing job! Erik Thanx Erik Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natter Posted June 9, 2020 Share Posted June 9, 2020 It's not often I scroll through a set of pictures more than once, but this model is worth an extra look. Superb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dashellis Posted June 9, 2020 Share Posted June 9, 2020 WOW That is absolutely stunning!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragan_mig31 Posted June 9, 2020 Share Posted June 9, 2020 I just love it.Bravo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeuschile Posted June 9, 2020 Share Posted June 9, 2020 wonderful job!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMCS Posted June 9, 2020 Share Posted June 9, 2020 Brilliant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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