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SAAB JA37 Viggen, Jetmads 1/32


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6 hours ago, HOLMES said:

Aigore,

SPLENDID  work to date and each time I come to check out your build , I am Amazed by your Excellent  workmanship!

 

:worship:   :worship:

 

 

oh the photos  are sharp and clear.

:banana:

 

 

 

 

Thanks Holmes 😄

Having a wee bit off issues posting todays update....it´s coming though

 

 

2 hours ago, crackerjazz said:

Great progress, Aigore!  You're doing a wonderful job on those 3D-printed parts.   

 

Thanks mate 😄

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Sunday updatey timey!

 

Decals?! Who'd have thought?

 

 

How incredible it yet seems it is time to start on the decals!

It's been a long road to here but now it´s time.

First off I had a look at the roundels....I thought they looked a wee bit to bright. So I scrounged up a sheet with Swedish roundels in different scales.

Then I compared...hmmmmm

 

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Then I compared with another set too......hmmmmm

 

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I decided to try on a darker blue roundel to see how it looked....and well It looks good.
 

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Unfortunately I noticed that the roundels for the flanks weren't centered

 

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Next I ruined a decal.....demn

 

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Well off with it, I'll have t paint it no biggie, it´s just a black square.

 

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It's identity is soon revealed.

 

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And there I'll take a break for today and let the decal fluids work their magic.

 

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The F4 wing shield looks awesome....a really fragile decal but I´ll seal all my decals before I start weathering.

 

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Cheers!

 

 

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Part 2

 

I was surprised that Jetmads skipped loads of stencils in this scale...I hate putting on decals but I want it to be right too.

Another thing was decals without a plce to put them according to the instructions like the little yellow circle at the top of the fin.

 

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with the decals done I started project "Make The Friggin Radar Sensors Stay In Place"

First a drill...

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Then holes!

 

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And in the holes I glued pianowire.

 

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Made corresponding holes in the wing...

 

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And glued the maternal intercoursing male brood of female dogs in place!

 

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I ended todays session with fixing that ruined square decal on top.

Masked, painted and unmasked 😄

 

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Cheers!
 

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Very good job on this big model.

 

However, some details show up like these file scars at the edge on the rudder.

 

One detail that you might give us a clue about :

I noticed on your other 1/48 Viggen models, a slot at the bottom of the air intakes.

Did you have to carve them on this one as they seem small compare to the other ones ?

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1 hour ago, AV O said:

Very good job on this big model.

 

However, some details show up like these file scars at the edge on the rudder.

 

One detail that you might give us a clue about :

I noticed on your other 1/48 Viggen models, a slot at the bottom of the air intakes.

Did you have to carve them on this one as they seem small compare to the other ones ?

Thanks AV O 😄

there are lots of marks in the resin  from the printing  of the "plug" they made the cast off. I didn´t bother with all marks only the worst as you really have to look close to see them.

 

The slot in the intake was there from the beginning and is more to scale than the slots in the 1/48th scale Tarangus/Special Hobby kits.

While the Tarangus/Special Hobby rendition of the Viggen is far better than the ESCI they really do have issues still even if they added a correction sprue in the later editions. This is unfortunate.

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Ah, it´s Sunday and you know what that means, updateytime!


Always bring the weather with you...


Yes, time to weather the beast!

Started with a wash in the wheel bays....I didn´t want to over do it....too much.

I'll leave it as this until I have another look at it in a different light but I doubt I need to add more, maybe remove.

 

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Then I sloshed a wash on a wing, the fact is that the model is so big and unwieldy that I have to weather in increments. It doesn´t do wonders for my inpingement in my shoulder.

 

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Wiped it off....doesn´t look half bad really 

 

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Both wings done...

 

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And the forward section....

 

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And this is the result after the wash looks good at a distance but I might return to clean up areas...or add. it´s not done until the flat coat is down.


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Next for some streaking, leaks and dirt with pigments.....I love pigments! You can weather so fast with pigments instead of laying down a gazillion different washes.

 

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And the belly is done....well like I said I will have a second look to see if it holds water. Starting to come alive don´t you think?

 

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Cheers!

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8 hours ago, AV O said:

Thank you very much for your answer.
Indeed, I've just found a good picture of the air intake area :

(See Fuselage Details - 2nd down)

 

https://www.ipmsstockholm.se/home/saab-37-viggen-in-detail/

 

You are very welcome 😄

 

1 hour ago, BastianD said:

Very realistic weathering, what a beast this is!

 

Thanks BastianD 😄 I do try

6 minutes ago, crackerjazz said:

Amazing weathering, Aigore!  That really is a beast of a model. Makes for a really impressive display piece.

Thanks mate 😄

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