JA37 Viggen, Jetmads 1/32

[Aigore]

12 hours ago, mattcour said:

Lovely work Aigore... This thing is really huge 

I had built an F-104, which I think is about the same length but the Viggen looks just more... well... chunky? fat? beefed up?... or whatever is the right word  

Not to compare the wings with the Starfigher of course but the fuselage shape really adds to the robust look.

Keep up the good work, this is going to be "huge" when finished!

Thanks Matt

Yup, there is somthing menacing with that Viggen bulk...it has defenitly a "right end" and "wrong end" and you don´t want to stand in front of the "wrong end"

[Aigore]

Puttying it forward..

 

It´s sunday and updatey time! This update is a bit picture intensive so I have to divide it into 3 parts.

 

 

Ah...sweet gaps!

 

The wing fillets are incredebly thin and that´s why it looks like a rat has munched on it. I will have to putty it royally! 

 

 

 

 

 

Looks a little better on the other side but it will need putty none the less.

 

 

 

 

 

Same for the underside...

 

 

 

And some repairing here and there.

 

 

 

 

I begun with masking and puttying...

 

 

 

 

End of part one more in part 2

[Aigore]

Part two

 

Leaving the wings aside for at least 24 hours I started looking at the canards.

The fiting of the canards flaps are really smart. It´s a printed part that fits into a groove in the flaps and...

 

 

 

 

And the other side fits perfectly into a groove  in the canard, a strong bond is possible.

 

 

 

 

Now the canards themself are a bit fragile and care needs to be taken when removing them from the casting blocks!

First you need to remove the block it self, it´s easy enough just run a x-acto blade along the straight edge on both sides.

 

 

Then a pair of pliers with long thin prongs are really practical.

 

 

 

 

You just grab as far as you can and start wiggeling until the resin gives way along the line you just drew with the knife. This is what engineers call a calculated fail point or predicted fail point, by design you can break something clean off without loss of material. Perfect for brittle materials like resin.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Now it gets tricky, to remove the goods from the part wihtout breaking the fine details or the really thin fillets you got to be really careful.

I pulled a knifeblade along the seam and then I used my nippers at the thin end and carefully just made a cut.

 

 

 

 

This gives you a small strip that you can bend with your finger until the failpoints give. you will probalbly not make a clean break all the way tough.

 

 

 

 

Again I use my thin pliers and grip it across instead of along and bend to snap off pieces along the part.

 

 

 

 

 

Lost a little piece at the root and a bit of the thin fillet ...oh well it is survivable.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Next I brought fourth THE DREMEL! and cleaned the edges.

 

 

 

 

 

Until I got a good fit to the fuselage.

 

 

 

 

 

Added the vortex generators to the canards... JA has two on each canard and  AJ, SH, SF and SK has one on each canard. 

With that the canards are put to rest for now.

 

 

 

 

End of part two, more in part 3

[Aigore]

Part Three

 

The wheel well doors really needs some TLC too, the layers shows through something fierce....on both sides.

 

 

 

 

 

A bit worried about the small bulges on the doors...will probably ruin them 

 

 

 

 

 

I made liquid putty from green stuff and sloshed on.

 

 

 

 

The repaired flaps got some too.

 

 

 

 

Sanded...

 

 

 

 

And finished off with primer.

 

 

 

 

 

That´s all for today.

 

Cheers!

[Derek B]

Great work Aigore - thank you for sharing your build experiences.

 

Derek

[Aigore]

1 hour ago, Derek B said:

Great work Aigore - thank you for sharing your build experiences.

 

Derek

Thanks Derek

just trying to do my best 

[Aigore]

Ugh,involuntary build paus....we're getting new floors, so everything will be a mess for a while

[Landrotten Highlander]

hurry with those damned floors, not sure how long I can keep without withdrawel symptoms

 

[Violator1991]

1 hour ago, Aigore said:

Ugh,involuntary build paus....we're getting new floors, so everything will be a mess for a while

Damn! That is like some commercials pause during a very good movie! 

[Aigore]

6 hours ago, Landrotten Highlander said:

hurry with those damned floors, not sure how long I can keep without withdrawel symptoms

 

 

4 hours ago, Violator1991 said:

Damn! That is like some commercials pause during a very good movie! 

 

Oh well, we shall see what day they will do my hobbyroom, then theres always Patreon for those really fresh updates...and a bit more stuff

 

[Marcel111]

Coming along nicely Jan!

[geedubelyer]

For someone used to IM plastic models that virtually fall together this looks like alot of work. 

However, you're doing a fine job and the effort should definitely be worth it for a 1/32nd scale Viggen.

 

Keep it up. 

 

Cheers.

[Aigore]

On 11/29/2021 at 10:41 PM, MARU5137 said:

Hello  Jan 

Great to see you on LSP .

Been following the build over on ARC.

Good to see your methodical approach .

Meticulous & Exacting work. 

 

 er Great job!

Love the others Viggens in smaller scales you've done.

SUPERB.

 

 

 

 

Thank you, Marus 

suppose I was bound to show up here with this build. But as you know, my favourite scale is 1/48so this will br a quick visit

 

 

 

 

[Aigore]

12 hours ago, Marcel111 said:

Coming along nicely Jan!

 

2 hours ago, geedubelyer said:

For someone used to IM plastic models that virtually fall together this looks like alot of work. 

However, you're doing a fine job and the effort should definitely be worth it for a 1/32nd scale Viggen.

 

Keep it up. 

 

Cheers.

Thanks guys

[crobinsonh]

Great series of posts - it reads like a construction manual for the rest of us to follow.