model_madness Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 I'm planning on doing a single seater SAAF scheme, however, I prefer more colourful ones, was wondering if there are any active sqdn's other than grey two-tone Quote Link to post Share on other sites
j-fever Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 Two Bobs "Colorful Gripens decal sheet" But still mostly Grey is the new black, it goes with anything! :-) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
David Hingtgen Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 (edited) Don't forget gray! (there is a difference, but no source seems to agree on what gray vs grey means) (and it's not American vs British spelling) Otherwise---demo scheme. I've always liked the blue and yellow stripes. Edited December 5, 2007 by David Hingtgen Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jenshb Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 Flying Colours do a decal with a large blue paw print and yellow scratch marks on the upper fuselage to go with the standard camouflage scheme of grey and grey. I think they also do some other anniversary markings too. Model Alliance has made a sheet for the RAF update 2006 that has a Gripen two seater with a blue fin and spine with gold markings for the Empire Test Pilot's School, but again, the basic colours are two shades of grey. Jens Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jwest21 Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 I'm planning on doing a single seater SAAF scheme, however, I prefer more colourful ones, was wondering if there are any active sqdn's other than grey two-tone who makes the SAAF decals? I was thinking about doing the same Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Najk Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 Hey guys. I thought I'd try to make things a little clearer on the SwAF Gripen scheme. As far as I know, being a former aircraft technician on the Gripen with the Swedish AF, no South African (SAAF) Gripens carry another scheme than their grey on grey. The same goes for Czech and Hungarian Gripens as well. When it comes to Swedish Gripens we've had a few variations on the grey on grey, as mentioned above. Those are: *39131 - F7 wing. Blue paw and yellow scratchmarks on aircraft back, which later became dark grey. Swedish flag on fin pod. (39131) *39132 - F17 wing display aircraft. Black fin with text in gold and white, black text on upper fuselage. (39132) *39176 - F7 wing. Anniversary logo on fin. (39176) *39802 - F7 wing/SAAB/ETPS. Dark blue fin with ETPS crest and text in gold. (39802) *39-1 -- 39-5 - SAAB test aircraft. Medium grey with blue and yellow trim. (39-2 grey) *39-2 - SAAB test aircraft. Was painted all black for high alpha tests. White areas were added later. (39-2 black) 39102 -- 39130 - F7 wing. Early batch aircraft painted in "hi-vis" colours. Got repainted in low-vis during heavy maintenance. (39116) I hope this helps you out a little. TwoBobs have, as mentioned, a decal sheet for the "Colorful Gripens". Decals for the all black (39-2) are included in the Airfix boxing. Blue/yellow trim for the test aircraft were included in the early (and very inaccurate) Revell release, but you are probably better off just masking and painting those by yourself. There are lots of good pictures of Gripens out there on the internet. If you want a standard grey on grey, just drop me a PM and I'll help you out with all the reference you need. Regards, Niklas from Sweden Quote Link to post Share on other sites
model_madness Posted December 5, 2007 Author Share Posted December 5, 2007 Nik thanks very much for that comprehensive info. Some ok schemes there, but not as colourful as i was hoping. Of course i could always do a whiffer B) Thanks to the others too for responding, Nik any idea on expected loadouts for SAAF a/c. Missiles/bombs? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
model_madness Posted December 6, 2007 Author Share Posted December 6, 2007 Is gray not a color? :) Firstly its grey not gray,and secondly no its as boring as pig sh*t IMO. Welcome to the wonderful world of the days when jets where unique and colour schemes vibrant and interesting. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Vesper Posted December 6, 2007 Share Posted December 6, 2007 Come to the Darkside. . . What-if your kit. . . We have Cookies! Ves :) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Najk Posted December 7, 2007 Share Posted December 7, 2007 Nik thanks very much for that comprehensive info.Some ok schemes there, but not as colourful as i was hoping. Of course i could always do a whiffer Thanks to the others too for responding, Nik any idea on expected loadouts for SAAF a/c. Missiles/bombs? No problem, one always tries to help a fellow modeler.. :( No, even us in the Air Force wants more colorful Gripens, but so far we've only gotten permission to paint aircraft which are being phased out... I have absolutely no idea on what loadouts to expect, but I'll keep an eye out for you. SAAB has a pretty good Gripen site at this location. It's even in English! :) Maybe you can find something useful there. Since it's SAAF, one could probably expect the Python 4 and R Darter though.... :) //Nik Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Will2K65 Posted December 7, 2007 Share Posted December 7, 2007 There is a 2 seat Gripen with a blue fin and spine applied over the standard two tone grey scheme that is used by the British 'Empire Test Pilots School'. About as colourful as anything else I've seen for the Gripen! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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