ExchefAndy Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 That looks.... well... just perfect. You put the hours in, and this is the result! you captured the icon. Its the last little bits that will make this a piece of art. Still watching, Andy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aigore Posted February 26, 2022 Author Share Posted February 26, 2022 5 hours ago, ExchefAndy said: That looks.... well... just perfect. You put the hours in, and this is the result! you captured the icon. Its the last little bits that will make this a piece of art. Still watching, Andy Thanks Andy 😄 many many hours.....think I've spent over 100 hours so far. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
crackerjazz Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 That second to the last photo gives off a real aircraft in a hangar vibe : ) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aigore Posted February 26, 2022 Author Share Posted February 26, 2022 3 hours ago, crackerjazz said: That second to the last photo gives off a real aircraft in a hangar vibe : ) It feels massive! Can't wait until I can start shooting it 🙂 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aigore Posted February 27, 2022 Author Share Posted February 27, 2022 And then it was sunday and time to realease another update. Details, everywhere!!! I´ll use the day to right wrongs and create new ones..... However I started with cleaning the windscreen. Nice , eh? On to the messy dielectric panel on the spine. The good thing with painting laquer on top an acrylic varnish is that you simply take a swab, dip it in turpentine and just rub away the offending color. Do varnish you kit when you are happy with something you´ve added it might save your bacon later on! Mask, paint, unmask ...done! Then I glued the windshield in place with some white glue. Added the small red antenna behaind the cockpit.... And a position light, there is one more antenna that goes on the spine but it's so thin I don't want to risk it yet...I´ll save it for final touches, same with the alfa- probe and temperature probe. NOw it´s time for belly rubbing...added the airbrakes, remember these are bolted shut on the JA but not on the AJ! Forward and rear IFF antennas. they are not a drop fit so do dry fit and sand until the drop into place. Added some grime on the landingbay doors as to blend them in with the rest of the fuselage. Then I glued in the nose wheelbay door actuators. On with the little supports for the air inlets... they do need a little fiddling before they fit. Hmm I miss a support that goes on the underside.... Out with the plasticard and make a new one. And glue them into place. And when it was time to paint the insides of the remaining wheel well doors I managed to break a door! A long stream of profanities exited my mouth.... Then I repaired it....... I don't want to end on an angry note so I finish todays session with a sweet pic. Cheers! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aigore Posted March 4, 2022 Author Share Posted March 4, 2022 The Friday update is here! Even more small stuff! Yes there are a lot of small stuff ....even though without my contributions of dodo's. I´ll start at the dodo end of things and puttied up the door I broke. I only filled it on the outside I thought I'd get away with that. So I went on and painted the inside of the doors in aluminium. Then a wash of Citadel nulnoil. Then I flat coated the heck of it as the aluminium almost looks gray. I put aside the doors for now and continued with adding the "frog eyes" to the rear radar sensor. A sensor without the eyes but the same shape is only found on AJS modded machines, all JA's have the eyes. I just punched out 2mm circles from plasticard. And painted the sensor flat black. Next paint job was the hinges on the flaps. This will cost me points with the judges however since the hinges don´t match up to the notches....it was a price I had to pay in my battles with the wings. I moved on to the boarding ladder, cleaned it and primed it in Alclad white primer/microfiller. Then I painted it pink! LoL the pink makes the yellow richer so I always start with pink before I put down yellow. Eventually there will be black stripes as well but that´s for later. End of part 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aigore Posted March 4, 2022 Author Share Posted March 4, 2022 Part2 Painted the mirrors.... Then I brought fourth THE DREMEL! MUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! I will start with cutting off the canopy from the block! Not so dramatic really.....but it´s a thing, I always laugh manically when I dremel! Then I carefully used the cutting disc and cleaned the edge of the canopy. I used a file for the last bit and it doesn't look too shabby I had to dry fit the cabbot inside... and see what it looks like on the model... Looks fine....so I masked the canopy. Glued the cabbot in place And painted the frame. Unmasked it.... Then I painted the inside flat black. And I let it rest over the cockpit for now. Now back to where I started todays session....the wheel bay door. I sanded it smooth. Primed with Alclad Gray Primer/microfiller and preshaded a bit. Painted it in the belly color and put down a clear coat before I add decals...but that´s for another day! Cheers! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aigore Posted March 6, 2022 Author Share Posted March 6, 2022 Already Sunday...well here is the update. There is a RAT in da house! The good work continues... I put on the last decals... Noticed that the canopy ram rod I found was for the closed position.....the open position... It's somewhere around there...... So I glued on a bit Next is the wing tip position lights....bleeding small things... Had to carve out a notch at the tip. And glued them into place....will have to sand a bit to make them flush. Then we have these small lights that goes to the end of flaps actuator housings, could use a few more, there are a couple at each side of the exhaust too. More in part 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aigore Posted March 6, 2022 Author Share Posted March 6, 2022 Part 2 Broke off the pitot tube too I use a toothpick with a bit of tac-it at the end to move around those tiny lights. Got them into place at least. Back to the wingtip lights. Sanded them a bit. Then I painted the light colours ...blue on the right and red on the left... painted silver at the rear end and a dab of thick CA glue as a lens. More in part 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aigore Posted March 6, 2022 Author Share Posted March 6, 2022 Part 3 Now for the wheelbay doors... flat coated and ready to be glued into place. First the nose gear doors.... Then the main gear doors. Now for the RAT.... cut the parts free of the printblock. Painted the outside and inside of the RAT housing door. And the generator in black...I managed to break a propeller blade but it was easy to glue back into place. Glueed the generator into the door.... Then a wash and a flat coat. Glued the canopy opening ram into place...I will shorten the ram rod a bit, no worries And the RAT is glued in place. And that´s it for this session Cheers! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kurnass77 Posted March 6, 2022 Share Posted March 6, 2022 Look better and better! Gianni Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aigore Posted March 6, 2022 Author Share Posted March 6, 2022 1 hour ago, kurnass77 said: Look better and better! Gianni Thanks Gianni 😄 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AD-4N Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 You amazing progress is making me weak. I might have to order one. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HOLMES Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 Jan, Simply AMAZING build. your build will be benchmark for others in time to come. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aigore Posted March 8, 2022 Author Share Posted March 8, 2022 9 hours ago, AD-4N said: You amazing progress is making me weak. I might have to order one. Thanks AD-4N 😄 they're out I'm affraid....but Jetmads have promised to make all the versions of Viggen so tvey will be available again. 7 hours ago, HOLMES said: Jan, Simply AMAZING build. your build will be benchmark for others in time to come. Thanks Holmes 😄 I am sure there will be finer builds than mine to come, but I'm happy to show what needs to be done 🙂 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BastianD Posted March 8, 2022 Share Posted March 8, 2022 If this Viggen was a lady, I was completely in love… stunning result so far Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aigore Posted March 8, 2022 Author Share Posted March 8, 2022 22 minutes ago, BastianD said: If this Viggen was a lady, I was completely in love… stunning result so far Thanks BastianD 😄 very kind of you 😄 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aigore Posted March 11, 2022 Author Share Posted March 11, 2022 Time for the Friday update! More small stuff... Well models doesn't build themself you know, so on to the building! Today's first action was to drill a small hole on the port side close to the nosegear. And it's for this little thing that pretty much every model are built without. It is what it looks like, a small pitottube wich function escapes me at the moment but I bet I will be told soon Next it's time to detail the inside of the canopy. Did a little painting and drybrushing first. Then a little green wire was added...its other end will be attached at the ejection seat. Then I made this little thingy that goes into the top rear of the frame....I have no clue what it is. The cable will be gray and the contact black. And this thingy, I will cut it to shape but it's a box that fits inside the rear frame with a thick white cable running from it. The pieces painted and glued into place. Then I handpainted the ladder....no worries it'll be worn More in part 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aigore Posted March 11, 2022 Author Share Posted March 11, 2022 Part 2 Then it was time for the Eduard goodies.... I'll use the Sparrow as a Skyflash, as they are pretty much indistinguishable from each other. The Sidewinders are as is... First I added the fins. Then I had to clean the Jetmads launchers. First with THE DREMEL, MUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA... And then the scraper to get rid of the printlines! Done I ended today's session with impailing the launchers and missiles.... ready for primer CHeers! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kurnass77 Posted March 11, 2022 Share Posted March 11, 2022 That's an awesome build my friend! Do you will paint the ordnance, live weapons or the mock up green ones? Gianni Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aigore Posted March 11, 2022 Author Share Posted March 11, 2022 2 hours ago, kurnass77 said: That's an awesome build my friend! Do you will paint the ordnance, live weapons or the mock up green ones? Gianni Thanks Gianni 😄 I always put live ordnance on my builds...it's a thing I have 😛 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aigore Posted March 11, 2022 Author Share Posted March 11, 2022 Aha...Now I know what that little pitot tube is for, it is for determining when groundspeed is high enough to allow steering by rudder instead of the nose wheel. It automaticly change between wheel steering and rudder steering 🙂 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aigore Posted March 13, 2022 Author Share Posted March 13, 2022 Wow, Sunday AGAIN?! Time flies... Weponisation Today I continued with the weapons... First I primed all in alclad flat black primer/microfiller. THen I used white primer on top of that for everything that will be painted gloss white. Then on with the gloss white....hmm doesn't show that well but they are painted On to the Sidewinders, I put down gloss black on the forward section. And painted it in Alclad steel. Next I masked the border between the metal and the rest of the missile body. I painted the body in FS36375 light ghost gray Then I brush painted the band and tip in aluminium. I used my chrome pensil and decanted some paint and brush painted the small bands and the very tip of the 'winder I finished the painting on the 'winders with Citadel Ironhand steel on the rollerons. Back to the skyflashes, I masked off the tip. THen painted the tips in FS36622, a very light gray, almost off white. I finished the session with gloss varnish over all.... next the decals! Cheers! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aigore Posted March 13, 2022 Author Share Posted March 13, 2022 A Bonus!!! The Loadout All about the ordnance today. I begin with all the pesky decals.....tho the Eduard decals are really nice for decals. Oh, but first the seeker heads for the 'winders before I forget them again. Looks really nice in place. Yeah, the decals.....they are finally on, there was like a gazillion of them but I sort of forgot the smallest..... And next the Skyflash...I may have put a "AIM-7 Sparrow" mariking on them but I dare the model judge to spot it After the decals were on I sealed them with another coat of gloss varnish and then I set out to dirty them up a bit. After the wash had dried I wiped it off....don't want them too dirty I just want the details to pop a bit. Unfortunately I didn't get launchers with the Eduard missiles so I have to use the Jetmads launchers...and they don't match the Eduard missiles. I had to do a bit of "crafting" with the Dremel both on the launchers and on the missiles. To make the missiles grip the launchers I drilled holes in the missiles and launchers and glued piano wire in them With that the 'winders are done... I did the same thing on the Skyflashes... So here is the Viggen cold war fighter loadout.. 4x AIM-9M Sidewinder (Rb74) and 2x Skyflash (Rb71), a drop tank and that wicked 30mm KCA gun Cheers! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kurnass77 Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 !!!!!!! Gianni Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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