Kitty Hawk JAS-39B/D Gripen.

Clifford Keesler
Thank you Nathan, and welcome aboard. I have no illusions that this one is going to be any eaiser than the Jag. LOL.

David Taylor
Glutton for punishment.

Donald Dickson II
You will make another beauty, I have faith. 🙂

Jens
You have earned every respect, everything that you have shown and show in the last months as a project and construction report has the reputation of being more than work, and now the Kitty Hawk, a manufacturer that already comes with a bonus for spatula and frustration when you buy it gives.
Respect, I like to watch, but after 3 models of Kitty Hawk I will think for a long time whether I will spend money on the kit 😉

Clifford Keesler
Thank you very much David, Donald, Roland and Jens. for your encouragement and kind words. And welcome aboard all. I made a start on the cockpit today,so far so good. Pictures soon.

James C
I've got an Italeri molding of the Gripen, so can't be worse than that😉 Following 👍

Konrad -
Here we go 🙂!

Clifford Keesler
Welcome James and Konrad. This thing is going to make the Jaguar look like a walk in the park. LOL. Aft fuselage halves are warped very badly. I think it is a result of the way the kit was packaged. Mostly straight now after marathon session with hot water. Now it has stress marks in the left rear fuselage, but hopefully will be ok once painted. I will not be defeated, you guys know I will never give up on a kit. LOL.

Sergej I
In 🙂

Donald Dickson II
Also could have been stored in non temp controlled area. Thats not necessarily a KH thing.

Slavo Hazucha
joining in for the show! 🙂

Clifford Keesler
Welcome Sergej and Slavo. Q Donald, yea it probally is, it could even be where I had it stuck in the stash. Quick update, forward fuselage closed up. What a nightmare that was. I had to cut all the locating tabs off and widen nose gear bay opening to get the nose gear bay to fit. So wound up joining fuselage halves then shoved the cockpit in from the rear to get it to fit. Anyway the front end is done. I WILL NOT GIVE UP. LOL.