Italeri Saab JAS39 Gripen C 1/72
Italeris antenas are too big, all require triming down.
Putty use and water sandpaper
Added small plates on vertical fin, like on a real jet.
On left is Italeris Gripen nozzle, which hardly resemble real one. It's also some weird plastic that reacted to putty and acetone. And on the right is revells euro fighter nozzle. I will try to combine two to get the real look of volvos engine in afterburner mode.
Some precise putty use ?
Added that ring from original nozzle and another thin ring for additional metal part
And at the end added the metal ring to make this nozzle as close to that Volvo engine, I'm happy with it.
Nozzle is done, added some more details inside, but cannot be seen here
Used pencil to mark where i need to rivet it
Canopy masked
Shading
Shading
Used Gunze 308 and added thin layer of white
Used Gunze 308 and added thin layer of white
Used Gunze 307 but did add thin layer of Tamiya light grey, to make better contrast
Added the vents on the back, more and more i see them opened on reference pictures.
Weathering
Weathering, also decals are there, but in my opinion they are a bit too light, but it is what it is
Photo in open light, soon I'm gonna do proper photos. But i do like these.
Some more outdoor photos, quite like these
My favorite photo 😄
And here are indoor photos
Kommentit
50 31 March 2023, 09:34
Alexander
Following too
Looks like a tough battle ahead, but it seems you got it covered so far 👍
Following too
Looks like a tough battle ahead, but it seems you got it covered so far 👍
8 April 2023, 20:56
Petar Žorić
For now it's all good, some riveting ahead and I do expect painting to be straightforward, and thank you guys 🙏🏻
For now it's all good, some riveting ahead and I do expect painting to be straightforward, and thank you guys 🙏🏻
8 April 2023, 21:48
Petar Žorić
It's never too late 😄 thank you guys, it's an interesting paint scheme, rarely i see it 😄
It's never too late 😄 thank you guys, it's an interesting paint scheme, rarely i see it 😄
4 June 2023, 19:05
Vincent
Great build and display. Looking forward to some more photo's. Also great work on all the modifications!!!
Great build and display. Looking forward to some more photo's. Also great work on all the modifications!!!
14 June 2023, 10:08
Petar Žorić
Wooow i didn't expect this much comments and likes, thank you guys sooo much!! 💪💪💪💥 Can't wait for some more photos so you can see it better, but i didn't expect you guy to like it that much, but I'm really glad and this is huge motivation for me! 🙏🙏
Wooow i didn't expect this much comments and likes, thank you guys sooo much!! 💪💪💪💥 Can't wait for some more photos so you can see it better, but i didn't expect you guy to like it that much, but I'm really glad and this is huge motivation for me! 🙏🙏
15 June 2023, 19:37