Orso Posted November 23, 2020 Share Posted November 23, 2020 After J 28 comes J 29. Lets start on that as well. I was going for an out of the box build but then I started to scribe the raised panel lines. It was a rather quick job getting something that look like an aircraft. In a box I found an etch set from Maestro that I decided to use. In another box I found a J 29F that I started in the Nordic GB and never finished. I will restart on it now but it will not count in the GB. I needed to find the remaining parts for the old build an to my surprise I found a complete kit in the box so I thought that I could just as well build it as well. It will be the photo recce S 29C. I had a second set of etch and will use it here. Now I have to read up on the Tunnan. I was thinking of make this as an early machine without the "saw tooth" wings so I need to figure out some things about them. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeroenS Posted November 23, 2020 Share Posted November 23, 2020 Well, why not build 2 for the price of 1 🙂 Good luck with your builds. I looked up what "tunnan" actually means and yes it is an appropriate name for this aircraft isn't it? It could have been called "beached whale" as well but that probably doesn't sound very cool in Swedish 🙂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orso Posted November 23, 2020 Author Share Posted November 23, 2020 I think that the British test pilot who made the initial test flights said something like that it was an ugly duckling on the ground but a swallow in the air 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinxman Posted November 23, 2020 Share Posted November 23, 2020 3 hours ago, Orso said: I had a second set of etch and will use it here. Now I have to read up on the Tunnan. I was thinking of make this as an early machine without the "saw tooth" wings so I need to figure out some things about them. There's a nice article on the J29 in la Vitrine du Maquettiste no. 13 - lmk if it will be any use to you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orso Posted November 23, 2020 Author Share Posted November 23, 2020 Thanks for the offer. I t would of course be interesting to see it but I don't read French. I have three or four books on the Tunnan so I think it is covered. I started by cutting the wings before assembling them. After gluing them together and mounted on the fuselage we got this. Right now I'm trying the get the sight for the camera that goes to the left side of the front . 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinxman Posted November 23, 2020 Share Posted November 23, 2020 No worries - looks like you already chopped off the offending plastic to create the straight wing! 😀 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 Looking good ... the flying barrel is definitely on my wants needs list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOCKNEY Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 Great stuff @Orso These are looking the business and great that you are completing a stalled build from a previous GB as well Cheers Pat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOCKNEY Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 Hi @Orso We have been given an extra 2 weeks for this GB, will that give you a chance to come back to your pair of Saabs, so you can complete them ? Cheers Pat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orso Posted January 2, 2021 Author Share Posted January 2, 2021 That is good news as my Heller SAAB's are next on my list to finish and the Vampire is masked and ready for paint. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOCKNEY Posted February 7, 2021 Share Posted February 7, 2021 Hi Orso I hope you are well as these are silver as well you could paint these at the same time as the Vampire. Just imagine how nice the 3 of them will look finished Cheers Pat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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