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As you know my friend,I'm a 72nd modeler,and some Master product in this scale are very tiny but the quality and details are beautiful,so mini-gems...

This model as one of your best,both in the building and painting.I'm not a Viggen expert,but the RWR detail that you added look slightly misaligned,just to let you know!

Cheers,

Gianni

Aha, those master gems. ... :)

misaligned.yep slightly. ..doesn't bother me tho :)

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A mini update....but even a small step forward is still a step forward :P

Painted the probes and antennas...

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Dipped the canopy in future....

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PAinted the belly airbrakes, thought I´d use the big MLG door actuators as rams for the brakes.

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Glued the brakes in place, the belly brakes always hangs open when hydralic preassures is gone.

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Cut the rams to size and glued them in as well...

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It´s moving at least :D

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Looks very nice, Janne! Soon finished. What's up next? Space, air, ground or water?

And yes, my AMS is a bit nasty. It's so bad I have stopped unpacking the stuff I buy, since new kits or updates might come soon, and then it will be easier to sell the old ones if they are left untouched. ;)

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If I dare guess I think Aigore will build a MENG Messerschmitt ME410...

....nah.. just kidding..

It will probably be something delta-shaped and jet powered, like a Mirage 2000 or perhaps a 1/48 B-58 Hustler... yeah, the Hustler it is..

:D

/E

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Janne,

With each small addition, you're one step closer to the finish line. And each small step really adds to the total package. Come on, for your next build, join me with a WW11 prop. It's one of those straight wing aircraft with a spinning thing up front. :monkeydance:/> :thumbsup:/>

Joel

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Ahh, resin 1/350 WWI battlecruiser? ;)/>

LOL now that would be very far from what I usually do :P

If I dare guess I think Aigore will build a MENG Messerschmitt ME410...

....nah.. just kidding..

It will probably be something delta-shaped and jet powered, like a Mirage 2000 or perhaps a 1/48 B-58 Hustler... yeah, the Hustler it is..

:D/>

/E

:P

You're partial to insider information so your tries to steer the betting pools, that are undoubtedly forming before each of my projects, will fail ;)

Janne,

With each small addition, you're one step closer to the finish line. And each small step really adds to the total package. Come on, for your next build, join me with a WW11 prop. It's one of those straight wing aircraft with a spinning thing up front. :monkeydance:/>/> :thumbsup:/>/>

Joel

Yeah it's the 4-10...

.I'll start a thread when the viggen is done

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LOL now that would be very far from what I usually do :P/>

:P/>

You're partial to insider information so your tries to steer the betting pools, that are undoubtedly forming before each of my projects, will fail ;)/>

Yeah it's the 4-10...

.I'll start a thread when the viggen is done

Janne,

For real ?

Joel

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Janne,

With each small addition, you're one step closer to the finish line. And each small step really adds to the total package. Come on, for your next build, join me with a WW11 prop. It's one of those straight wing aircraft with a spinning thing up front. :monkeydance:/>/>/> :thumbsup:/>/>/>

Joel

Something like this?: :D/>

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Janne,

For real ?

Joel

Yup :D

Something like this?: :D/>/>

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Hehehe....the exception that confirm the rule :)

That's looking freaking awesome!

Thanx DGP :D

I've never seen a Viggen up close, but man that weathering looks just like the pictures. Great work :thumbsup:/>

Thanx Taiidan :D

I thought lobg and hard on how to represent the weathering on viggen.

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Not only partial to the information.. I also take credit for the choice of model, and thereby also taking all credit for the work you will put on it, so if it turns out a masterpiece it is because of me. :-P

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Not only partial to the information.. I also take credit for the choice of model, and thereby also taking all credit for the work you will put on it, so if it turns out a masterpiece it is because of me. :-P

:P

Janne, in a month the SF and AJ will be available from MPM, so it is not the time to build anything else, just concentrate on Viggens and study the fallen leafs camouflage! :sunrevolves:/>

LOL

I´ll give the Viggens a rest now for a while......I´ll be waiting for all that yummy aftermarket stuff to come :D

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That looks sweet, Janne! :thumbsup:

Have you made any observations about the length of the landing gear legs?

When looking at my finished Tarangus Viggen I have feeling it sits a little high on the gear, but I welcome any thoughts on this matter.

Janne, in a month the SF and AJ will be available from MPM, so it is not the time to build anything else, just concentrate on Viggens and study the fallen leafs camouflage! :sunrevolves:

I believe MPM will release the SK and the AJ while Tarangus will return to the Viggen with their SF later, or am I mistaken?

Can't wait for the SF myself so the sooner the better. Now that Maestro has produced a set of camouflage masks painting should be a breeze (haha, who am I kidding! ;)).

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Janne,

So with the finish line in sight, what's next on your workbench?

Joel

LOL thought we had that sorted already :P

That looks sweet, Janne! :thumbsup:/>

Have you made any observations about the length of the landing gear legs?

When looking at my finished Tarangus Viggen I have feeling it sits a little high on the gear, but I welcome any thoughts on this matter.

I believe MPM will release the SK and the AJ while Tarangus will return to the Viggen with their SF later, or am I mistaken?

Can't wait for the SF myself so the sooner the better. Now that Maestro has produced a set of camouflage masks painting should be a breeze (haha, who am I kidding! ;)/>).

Thanx Anders :D

Hmmmm....Think you´re right about the landing gears....looking at pics the door should reach down quite a bit over the tire and touching the hub....

Here it sits rather low....the nose almost pointing up a bit....

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But then again when comparing with this pic it sits a bit higher .....like on the model the doors only touches the rims and the Aircraft stance is level.

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With that in mind I don´t think the tarangus is wrong....just perhaps depicting a bird a bit low on gas perhaps?

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Another mini update :D

After dipping the canopy in future I masked it and painted it...

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Then I painted black on a strip of plasticard...

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It fits into the canopy like this....all the hinges and canopy opening ram goes to this piece and the canopy is just sort of fastened to it.

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A little gap at the top but that´s alright....

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New hinges from plasticard....

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And mirrors donated from a hasegawa Tomcat....

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And glued into place :D

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There, another item checked off the list :D

Cheers!

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Nice!

But one thing bothers me just a bit, but I don´t know the best way to fix it. I am thinking about the lower edge of the forward canopy. There is white or light gray showing through there, perhaps from primer or putty? Maybe there is some easy way of making it go away?

Regarding the picture of the real Viggen above, I think that one is riding unusually low. Maybe it´s fille dto the brim with fuel or maybe the oleos are tired? I don´t think a load of just four Sidewinders is that heavy.

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Nice!

But one thing bothers me just a bit, but I don´t know the best way to fix it. I am thinking about the lower edge of the forward canopy. There is white or light gray showing through there, perhaps from primer or putty? Maybe there is some easy way of making it go away?

Regarding the picture of the real Viggen above, I think that one is riding unusually low. Maybe it´s fille dto the brim with fuel or maybe the oleos are tired? I don´t think a load of just four Sidewinders is that heavy.

The easy way is to make a window sealant strip all the way around :D

Fighter load outs are rarely particularly heavy...my guess it's filled to the brim with fuel. There are many pics showing planes sitting that low or with a slight nose up.

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Janne,

Very nicely done canopy. Is that mounting method called out in the kit instructions, or you just pulled it out of your "Bag of Tricks" ? As for the what's next on your build list, you never came out and said I'm building this particular aircraft next.

Joel

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