Special Hobby - Saab JA-37 Viggen Fighter

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August 20, 2023
Gave all parts a wash.

Also realized just how many parts this kit contains!
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September 18, 2023
Some progress made at last!
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September 18, 2023
Nice colorful and detailed cockpit.
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September 18, 2023
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October 22, 2023
This masking job took several evenings to get done...
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October 22, 2023
Turned out pretty good!
Some paint managed to leak under the masking tape, but some of it will be covered by the next layers, the rest can be touched up with a small brush later.
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November 1, 2023
Many more evenings later the next layer of masking is complete!
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November 1, 2023
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November 2, 2023
Some more paint that leaked under the masking tape, think I can fix that later though.
The paint scheme is starting to come together.
One more round of masking then time for the last color for the camo.
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November 2, 2023
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November 4, 2023
Finally, the last layer of the camo pattern painted.
Now just to touch up some places where the paint leaked under the masking tape, then I can continue with the rest of the build. The colors are not as bright in real life as on the photo.
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November 4, 2023
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November 4, 2023
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November 14, 2023
Landing gear done! This was by far the fiddliest step so far!
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November 14, 2023
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November 28, 2023
Finished!
By far the most detailed kit I have built so far, also really happy with the result.
Think I have found a new favorite brand in Special Hobby.
I need to remind myself to think twice before doing a camo scheme by hand again though. 😛
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Comentarii

62 20 August 2023, 12:23

J35J
Taking a seat!👍🏻

20 August 2023, 14:27

一生还一夜
Following

11 September 2023, 09:50

Michael Kohl
Gotta follow this Viggen. Will be one of my next projects.

1 November 2023, 20:44

Spanjaard
beautiful splinter camo!

2 November 2023, 21:14

Ferenc Sarka
The best ever camo, was the camuflage of the Viggen. I love it. Looking good so far.

2 November 2023, 21:21

Finn
Following

4 November 2023, 11:23

Michael Kohl
Looking really good.

4 November 2023, 17:28

DerMattes
Following!

5 November 2023, 11:24

J35J
Great work, you really nailed the camo 👍🏻👏

28 November 2023, 19:34

Sebastian Ågren
Thanks for all the kind comments! 🙂

28 November 2023, 21:36

Jason Marson
I'm building this kit at the moment. You did a great job on the camo masking. I'm using a masking set from DN Models, but it hasn't made it any easier! 😂 The kit itself is beautiful with fantastic details for a 1/72 scale one. I'm definitely going to buy this in 1/48 soon, though not sure if I'll attempt the camo again, 😂.

29 June, 23:21

Thomas Kolb
Every time I see one of the Viggens with its lovely splinter camo, I feel the urge to start the ones in my stash. Beautiful work, especially considering the completely manual tape masking method!

30 June, 07:31

Neuling
Beautiful colors, top camouflage painting!

30 June, 08:50

Michael Kohl
My mates said it all. Nice job.
The new kits from Special Hobby are really gems (I build the Super Mystere which was really lovely), but the more you go back the better a modeller you need be. That shows what an impressive development they made.

30 June, 09:38

Sebastian Ågren
Thanks for all the kind words! 🙂

@Jason: I actually bought a masking kit at first as well, but I couldn't get it to fit and eventually managed to rip it.

@Michael: The Super looks cool as well! Would be nice if they released a Draken and Gripen as well. I haven't built any of their older kits, but this one had almost zero fit issues.

4 July, 06:30

Thomas Kolb
Maybe it's not too late to add the missing datalink antenna just behind the vertical fin? 😉

4 July, 10:49

Hang Li
Beautiful bird👍

4 July, 11:14

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