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Quite a while ago I started a 1/32 Gripen kit. As in, trying to make a kit. I got most of the basic shapes but then stalled. Recently I've picked this back up and have been working on getting it to assemble-able parts.

Here are the basic fuselage pieces.

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As I said I'm working on getting the pieces to fit together. Top and bottom of the front fuselage are almost there.

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Wow! Epic challenge! Looks like a great start. Will you be doing it as a one off or are you thinking of releasing to the public?

The plan is to create a resin kit for release. Got a ways yet though.

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Made some progress over the last little while. A coat of primer makes everything look quite a bit smoother (and reveals some additional flaws).

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I built this piece a while ago. It's the shroud/bulkhead at the rear of the cockpit. Details are mostly plastic and guitar string.

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The fit of this piece to the fuselage is not so great though. It looks okay, but still needs some work.

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I roughed out the cockpit tub a while ago as well. It's not detailed yet but the shapes are pretty good.

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It fits into the fuselage just fine, but I still need to add tabs or something to the fuselage piece to help fix it in place during assembly. Overall though, I'm very happy with the positioning and shapes.

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Still need to tweak a few things with the fit but I hope to start detailing this portion soon.

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