HerculesPA_2 Posted April 10, 2019 Author Share Posted April 10, 2019 Im in a model 1/1 (mockup) Saab Gripen E in LAAD 2019 in Rio de Janeiro. Thanks !!! Hercules de Araujo from Brasil Marcel111, Starfighter, Out2gtcha and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starfighter Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 Stunning progress, Hercules! It must have been nice to sit in the mock up! HerculesPA_2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HerculesPA_2 Posted April 12, 2019 Author Share Posted April 12, 2019 Thank you guys!!... soon more progresses!! Hercules Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 On 4/10/2019 at 8:09 AM, HerculesPA_2 said: There she is! Glad you got the picture posting worked out. Very cool looking project HerculesPA_2 and Shawn M 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HerculesPA_2 Posted April 17, 2019 Author Share Posted April 17, 2019 Friends, as I did not like the final result of the turkish petals of the F414 engine from my Saab Gripen scratchbuild on the 1/25 scale, I reworked the work of this time producing each separate petal (are 10 units) in 0.30mm aluminum. It was a work that involved geometry, math and much study of photos of the part of this engine, but with a much better result! I hope you have inspired your friends to produce 100% scratchbuild models. This is old exit exaust... Thank you guys!!! Hercules de Araujo from Brasil Starfighter, Marcel111, Greg W and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HerculesPA_2 Posted April 17, 2019 Author Share Posted April 17, 2019 more!! Christoffer Lindelav, LSP_Kevin, Marcel111 and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starfighter Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 Your work is always an inspiration, Hercules! Excellent! HerculesPA_2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HerculesPA_2 Posted April 23, 2019 Author Share Posted April 23, 2019 (edited) Hello friends Finishid SAAB/EMBRAER Gripen E no decals because I will wait for brazilian camuflage. I will post more photos. Thanks friends Hercules de Araujo Brasil Edited April 23, 2019 by HerculesPA_2 Marcel111, Out2gtcha, Shawn M and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starfighter Posted April 23, 2019 Share Posted April 23, 2019 Stunning - but are you sure about the front landing gear, Hercules? Doesn't the Gripen have a straight leg with rather small dual wheels? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flarpen Posted April 23, 2019 Share Posted April 23, 2019 5 hours ago, Starfighter said: Stunning - but are you sure about the front landing gear, Hercules? Doesn't the Gripen have a straight leg with rather small dual wheels? The legacy version of gripen i.e versions A-D has the dual nose wheels. This however depicts the new E version which has new types of landing gears (both nose and main) among other things. Very nicely done Hercules. Love it. (b.t.w. I work at SAAB where the first Gripen E destined for Brazil has begun assembly) /Johan HerculesPA_2 and Starfighter 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HerculesPA_2 Posted April 23, 2019 Author Share Posted April 23, 2019 Hello my friend Starfighter, I must correct it because the Gripen model E was designed with only one wheel on the front landing gear, (as we say in Brazil, bequilha). Thanks for the comments! Starfighter, Greg W and Marcel111 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HerculesPA_2 Posted April 23, 2019 Author Share Posted April 23, 2019 Hello friends of Plastimodelismo and scratchbuild. Finished the Gripen E in the 1/25 scale produced in polystyrene plastic, radar radome balsa wood and subalar tank, resin in the reproduction of the main wheel and acetate vacumm form of the canopy, aluminum of the Turkish petals and structure in MDF. The project cost me a month and the construction 4 months in the scratchbuild technique. It was not easy since there is not a good descriptive plan of the new SAAB fighter. I had to unfold and take as a basis the C / D model plant and adapt it into an art in three low resolution views of the E model, but that was not easy. The design itself was elaborated in CorelDraw later designed the constructive parts of the model and finally engraved in a pendrive for the cut of the plastic and MDF in a friend that does this service of cut of the pieces in laser. As there were mistakes on my part in the preparation of the project I had to make adjustments in the construction with a satisfactory result. I produced a master wheel for copying with silicone mold and later produced two main wheels. I also made an array to pull the heat the canopy. I made all the markings on the fuselage in relief of the rivets. I made the exhaust nozzle of the engine GE F-414 in plastic but I did not like the result, refiz in 0.30mm aluminum obeying the photos I have of what we call "Turkish petals". Lastly the techniques of paint with wash among others. I produced two South African / Brazilian A-DARTER manufacturing missiles with magnets to attach them to the wooden wing tips rails and 0.5mm polystyrene plastic fins and translucent acrylic tip. About the painting I have to wait for the definition of the FAB since I intend to do in the official colors, as everything is speculation I prefer to wait for the official photos. There are many more details to mention but I am willing to ask questions of friends and waiting for more colleagues to go through scratcbuild. big hug to all Pfuf, Greg W, LSP_Kevin and 3 others 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HerculesPA_2 Posted April 23, 2019 Author Share Posted April 23, 2019 3 hours ago, flarpen said: A versão legada do gripen, ou seja, versões AD tem as duas rodas do nariz. No entanto, isso descreve a nova versão E, que tem novos tipos de trens de aterrissagem (nariz e cano principal), entre outras coisas. Muito bem feito Hércules. Adoro. (aqui eu trabalho na SAAB, onde o primeiro Gripen E destinado ao Brasil começou a montagem) / Johan Hello Johan, I would like contact you for more informations about Gripen E... would be? Thanks so much Hercules de Araujo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flarpen Posted April 24, 2019 Share Posted April 24, 2019 11 hours ago, HerculesPA_2 said: Hello Johan, I would like contact you for more informations about Gripen E... would be? Thanks so much Hercules de Araujo Hi Sure, you can do that. But I don't know how much I can aswer. HerculesPA_2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgem37 Posted April 24, 2019 Share Posted April 24, 2019 Great, Hercules. Just great. Sincerely, Mark HerculesPA_2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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