Spitfire madman Posted January 16, 2023 Share Posted January 16, 2023 (edited) Hi fellow modellers Here I present italeri’s 1:48 JAS 39 Gripen (2638) in Czech Air Force Tiger Markings Well I started this kit sometime back in 2019/2020 and very nearly had it finished but had a disaster when I noticed the paint had cracked mainly on both upper wings (1st picture) so it has sat on my shelf of doom ever since. I decided that I wanted to get it rectified and finished so back on the bench it went at the start of the new year and after sanding both upper wings back to plastic then re-spraying and painting up the rest of the parts that wasn’t finished when I started this kit. I certainly can’t say I enjoyed this build but I do like to challenge myself which doesn’t always pay off but hay-ho that’s modelling I suppose. not my best build by a long way the tiger markings on the fuel tanks came from a couple of model alliance decals arctic tigers sheets intended for use on F-18’s so these are not technically correct. aftermarket used . CMK resin Cockpit including FOD guards (4148) Maestro Models conversions resin fuel tanks (K4806) Maestro models photo etched Ladder (MMP4806) Model-CZ decals (MCZA4807) Paints used MR hobby aqueous and Tamiya Acrylics thanks for looking happy modelling Edited January 16, 2023 by Spitfire madman 29 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
georgeusa Posted January 16, 2023 Share Posted January 16, 2023 There are only three things that pry me away from WWII kits, IdolMaster kits, Vietnam birds I flew in, and Tiger Meet kits. You have a very nice Tiger Meet aircraft there. You really have to keep the weathering down on these types of aircraft as the paint job is so fresh and the use has been so minimal. I like the amount of weathering you did to just enhance some of the panel lines, but not too dark and not for the entire amount of the panel. Thanks for sharing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farmerboy Posted January 16, 2023 Share Posted January 16, 2023 Well done for getting it done, nice looking model, good job! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Klaatu Posted January 16, 2023 Share Posted January 16, 2023 Good looking build, nice save! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire31 Posted January 16, 2023 Share Posted January 16, 2023 Very neat looking JAS 39, and kudos for not letting the crackled finish win the day! Kind regards, Joachim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ernestf Posted January 17, 2023 Share Posted January 17, 2023 Thanks for sharing, you have done a great job not only on the nice kit being finished but also kudos for not giving up and spent more efforts to get it fixed !!! Ernest 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simonj Posted January 17, 2023 Share Posted January 17, 2023 Great subject, lovely work - love the Gripen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pantherhawk27263 Posted January 17, 2023 Share Posted January 17, 2023 Beautiful work on a beautiful plane. Great job!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serkan Sen Posted January 18, 2023 Share Posted January 18, 2023 Lovely build and nicely detailed. I had similar problem after applying lacquer gloss cote. Using 3000-4000 grits abresive clothes and some local touches I was able to save my build. Serkan 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedy Posted January 18, 2023 Share Posted January 18, 2023 Cracking build. I'll get my coat. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 Excellent work looks great well done 👏 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire madman Posted January 20, 2023 Author Share Posted January 20, 2023 Thank you all for the nice comments 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted January 24, 2023 Share Posted January 24, 2023 That's more work than I'd like to have put in but the result is brill. Well done for persistence 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire madman Posted January 26, 2023 Author Share Posted January 26, 2023 On 1/24/2023 at 8:48 AM, Bertie McBoatface said: That's more work than I'd like to have put in but the result is brill. Well done for persistence Thank you 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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