flarpen Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 (edited) Hi This is my recently completed Kitty Hawk JAS 39C Gripen. Much can (and has) been said about this kit and it certainly has it's fair share of faults, specially if you want to make a Swedish example (as you don't get any useful Swedish markings for a JAS 39C, only a JAS 39A test airframe). The biggest fault (except the decals) i think is that you don't get any kind of intake trunking, so there is just two big holes into the model. So I scratch built full length intakes to the engine. The fit of my kit was generally rather good, the only major use of filler was required around the nose to fuselage mating area. But I have seen examples of this kit where the fuselage halves have been heavily warped. I wanted to make an aircraft that took part in the 2011 Libyan campaign (FL01), codename operation Karakal operating from the Italian base Sigonella. And as such I needed to arm my kit accordingly. But you don't get any of the required weaponry in the kit, so the AM to the rescue. The load out consist of the following: Maestro Models: SPK39 recce pod and IRIS-T (RB 98) missiles Eduard Brassin: AIM-120B Amraam (RB 99) MODEL-CZ: Fuel tanks Dr.Pepper Resin: AN/AAQ-28 LDP Litening Pod It also requires that a full set of countermeasures is loaded as well. The fuselage mounted chaff/flare dispensers (BOP/C) come from A.M.U.R.REAVER (Modern USAF Chaff/Flare Dispensers set) The dispensers (BOP/B)in the NATO pylons and the MML launchers with BOL where scratch built and cast in resin. I also threw a lot of additional resin and what not into this kit. Aires cockpit, wheel wells and exhaust Eduard pe detail set CMK corrected wing racks Master pitot tubes SAC landing gears The decals was a mix of the kit decals (stencils) and Two Bobs gripen decals. Painted with Lifecolor FS36373 and Modelmaster FS36173. Best regards Johan Edited February 10, 2015 by flarpen Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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Niels Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 Very cool! This loadout actually makes me want to build a JAS-39C too :) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
polar bear Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 Excellent build! Congrat to you Johan. Do you have WIP link? This must be my strong inspiration to build Thai Gripen Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aigore Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 Now that´s a awesome Gripen build, Johan! The best I´ve seen so far, and all that Little extra you put in it really lifts the entire build! Great work, mate! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
flarpen Posted February 11, 2015 Author Share Posted February 11, 2015 Thanks guys. A WIP can be found here: http://www.ipmsstockholm.se/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=5467 (only in Swedish though) /Johan Quote Link to post Share on other sites
polar bear Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 (edited) Thanks for the link! No worry about Swedish, Google Translate can help me. Really like the way you do the intake trunk. BTW, the Gripen wings are composite carbon fiber. So, do all rivets on the wings need to be filled? Edited February 11, 2015 by polar bear Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aigore Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 Thanks for the link! No worry about Swedish, Google Translate can help me. Really like the way you do the intake trunk. BTW, the Gripen wings are composite carbon fiber. So, do all rivets on the wings need to be filled? indeed :) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
flarpen Posted February 11, 2015 Author Share Posted February 11, 2015 Thanks for the link! No worry about Swedish, Google Translate can help me. Really like the way you do the intake trunk. BTW, the Gripen wings are composite carbon fiber. So, do all rivets on the wings need to be filled? Thanks. The intake trunk was quite fun to make. But I really don't understand why KH haven't included it in the kit, it shouldn't be that hard to make. Yes, all the rivets on the wings should be filled except the ones nearest to the leading edge flaps panel line, those are there on the real thing. /Johan Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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