Popular Post Aigore Posted July 27, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted July 27, 2022 Across the line... Well finally the beastie is finished! it was an epic build and my first all resin kit. Jetmads did a piece of wonder there even though it shows that they still have kinks to work out. For a resin kit it was humanely priced at $190 for a preorder. They kept the price down with using 3D printing technology and that was a mixed blessing. Even though it got cheaper it demanded more work to remove printlines, I suppose you have to reach compromise of speed and resolution when you have to fill hundreds of orders. Though I think they could have done things a bit better by aligning the parts as to minimize the printlines. For example the cockpit and it's parts suffers greatly from printlines and they are hard to remove. It was actually so bad that the printlines in many cases ruined the fantastic details they put into the model. I found that the best way to remove lines was to brutally scrape with scraping tool or knife. This meant in turn that details on the fuselage had to be removed to asure the best surface treatment. The hardest part was the joining of the fuselage and main wings, it ate lots of putty and was hindered by the hot air exhausts on the fuselage as they were always in the way and got damaged in the blending process. They would have benefitted from being separate parts. The next thing I didn't like that much was the decals, The big sheets were good quality and printed by Cartograf, though they skipped a lot of stencils! As a nerd I frown upon such short cuts! But the air wing insignias were terible, I had a friend print new ones for me that truly made them justice. The resin pitot tubes and probes was another headache...they snapped as fast I looked at them, I finally managed to replace them with brass from Masters 1/32 Gripen set It sounds like I bash Jetmads but I don't really, their product is fantastic and with a wee bit of extra tinkering it would be absolutely, incredebly awesome! My suggestions for improvement is as follows: New instruments, preferably 3D printed acrylic ones like Red Fox or Quickboost. Metal parts for pitot tubes and probes And add the fuselage hot air exhausts as separate parts instead of molded on to the fuselage. Improve the decal sheet These are the big things....all the small things you just have to deal with as a model builder Finally, I truly enjoyed the build and I learnt a lot about working in this media and in the end I got pretty close to what I wanted to achieve.... This is NOT my last Gigant Viggen! Cheers and thanks for all the support during the build! 114 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aigore Posted July 27, 2022 Author Share Posted July 27, 2022 Build Thread 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobsyouruncle Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 Well Wow! Whatever you had to go through, the result looks fantastic. Superb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redcap Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 Absolutely brilliant - 10/10 - and thanks for the tips re. building issues for when mine arrives. Gary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hook Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 Stunning Swede! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeR Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 Awesome! Mike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke1199 Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 That is absolutely sensational, its a beauty! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aigore Posted July 27, 2022 Author Share Posted July 27, 2022 1 hour ago, bobsyouruncle said: Well Wow! Whatever you had to go through, the result looks fantastic. Superb. Thanks bobsyouruncle it was an experience...but now I know how to deal with future kits. 1 hour ago, redcap said: Absolutely brilliant - 10/10 - and thanks for the tips re. building issues for when mine arrives. Gary Thank you, Gary!, for the support along the way! 49 minutes ago, Hook said: Stunning Swede! Thanks Hook 18 minutes ago, MikeR said: Awesome! Mike. Thanks Mike 10 minutes ago, Luke1199 said: That is absolutely sensational, its a beauty! Thanks Luke 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightningboy2000 Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 Incredible! Stunning work & the faded layers of the different paint colours looks pretty accurate. Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aigore Posted July 27, 2022 Author Share Posted July 27, 2022 Just now, Lightningboy2000 said: Incredible! Stunning work & the faded layers of the different paint colours looks pretty accurate. Martin Thanks Martin it's all done with thinned zinc chromate in layers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IGKent Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 Grate tesult! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theskits62 Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 Fantastic result even if it doesn't have a propeller !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
binbrook87 Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 The finest viggen model i think I've ever seen. Just epic! 👍👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMCS Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 Outstanding finish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aigore Posted July 27, 2022 Author Share Posted July 27, 2022 1 hour ago, IGKent said: Grate tesult! Thanks IGKent 1 hour ago, theskits62 said: Fantastic result even if it doesn't have a propeller !!! Thanks theskitsu62 it's got internal props 1 hour ago, binbrook87 said: The finest viggen model i think I've ever seen. Just epic! 👍👍 Thanks binbrook87 that was high praise indeed 12 minutes ago, RMCS said: Outstanding finish Thanks RMCS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keep_calm Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 (edited) Marvellous work! Always loved Swedish camo scheme and unusual fighter's design👍 Edited July 28, 2022 by Keep_calm 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aigore Posted July 28, 2022 Author Share Posted July 28, 2022 1 hour ago, Keep_calm said: Marvellous work! Always loved Swedish camo scheme and unusual fighter's design👍 Thanks Keep_calm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loloskymaster Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 This big Viggen is great! Nice paint! Lolo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I_M_Weasel Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 That is beautiful, really great work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HL-10 Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 Impressive! Lovely bit of modelling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mouse808 Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 Wow, the pics with the kitchen towel show the scale of the thing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maginot Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 That's mega. Great result. Brute of an aeroplane. Could have done with a few more pics 🤓 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire31 Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 Fantastiskt bygge, Jan! Det gör skäl för uttrycket 'krympt verklighet'. Skitsnygg! Fabutastic model, Jan! It's really defines the expression 'shrunk reality'. B****y cool! Bästa hälsningar, Joachim P.S. Any truth in this rumour that Airfix is planning a 1:24th kit? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aigore Posted July 28, 2022 Author Share Posted July 28, 2022 5 hours ago, I_M_Weasel said: That is beautiful, really great work. Thanks MR Weasel, my regards to I R Baboon 3 hours ago, HL-10 said: Impressive! Lovely bit of modelling Thanks HL10 2 hours ago, mouse808 said: Wow, the pics with the kitchen towel show the scale of the thing! Thanks mouse808 Yeah, it's a beast, I should weigh it... 1 hour ago, Maginot said: That's mega. Great result. Brute of an aeroplane. Could have done with a few more pics 🤓 Thanks Maginot lol yeah I have my thing where I make 3 passet around the kit in different angles plus detail shots so it ends up being a few shots 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aigore Posted July 28, 2022 Author Share Posted July 28, 2022 5 minutes ago, Spitfire31 said: Fantastiskt bygge, Jan! Det gör skäl för uttrycket 'krympt verklighet'. Skitsnygg! Fabutastic model, Jan! It's really defines the expression 'shrunk reality'. B****y cool! Bästa hälsningar, Joachim P.S. Any truth in this rumour that Airfix is planning a 1:24th kit? Tack Joachim The right paintjob adds mass to a kit...though this kit is heavy if it's own ackord. Viggen? In 1/24?? ARE YOU MAD??? 😳 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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