Aigore Posted February 27, 2022 Author Share Posted February 27, 2022 And then it was sunday and time to realease another update. Details, everywhere!!! I´ll use the day to right wrongs and create new ones..... However I started with cleaning the windscreen. Nice , eh? On to the messy dielectric panel on the spine. The good thing with painting laquer on top an acrylic varnish is that you simply take a swab, dip it in turpentine and just rub away the offending color. Do varnish you kit when you are happy with something you´ve added it might save your bacon later on! Mask, paint, unmask ...done! Then I glued the windshield in place with some white glue. Added the small red antenna behaind the cockpit.... And a position light, there is one more antenna that goes on the spine but it's so thin I don't want to risk it yet...I´ll save it for final touches, same with the alfa- probe and temperature probe. NOw it´s time for belly rubbing...added the airbrakes, remember these are bolted shut on the JA but not on the AJ! Forward and rear IFF antennas. they are not a drop fit so do dry fit and sand until the drop into place. Added some grime on the landingbay doors as to blend them in with the rest of the fuselage. Then I glued in the nose wheelbay door actuators. On with the little supports for the air inlets... they do need a little fiddling before they fit. Hmm I miss a support that goes on the underside.... Out with the plasticard and make a new one. And glue them into place. And when it was time to paint the insides of the remaining wheel well doors I managed to break a door! A long stream of profanities exited my mouth.... Then I repaired it....... I don't want to end on an angry note so I finish todays session with a sweet pic. Cheers! Christoffer Lindelav, Fanes, Anthony in NZ and 17 others 20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phartycr0c Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 lovely, just lovely! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aigore Posted February 27, 2022 Author Share Posted February 27, 2022 Thanks Phartycr0c Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek B Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 Nice work Aigore, she is certainly looking the part. Derek Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Violator1991 Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 Every bit and piece you place make her look even more gorgerous Aigore, so nice a build you're showing us all !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aigore Posted February 28, 2022 Author Share Posted February 28, 2022 17 hours ago, Derek B said: Nice work Aigore, she is certainly looking the part. Derek Thanks Derek most definitely full of parts at least 16 hours ago, MARU5137 said: Jan, Just catching up after a while. Exceptional workmanship! She is looking SUPERB. Thanks Maru I'm happy you are pleased. 16 hours ago, Violator1991 said: Every bit and piece you place make her look even more gorgerous Aigore, so nice a build you're showing us all !! Thanks Violator1991 each part adds to her story now but it will soon come to an halt.... as I convinced Maestro to make turned pitottubes i 1/32 I will await their completion and sale before the Viggen ends up 8n the photo booth. Violator1991, Landrotten Highlander and Derek B 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aigore Posted March 4, 2022 Author Share Posted March 4, 2022 (edited) The Friday update is here! Even more small stuff! Yes there are a lot of small stuff ....even though without my contributions of dodo's. I´ll start at the dodo end of things and puttied up the door I broke. I only filled it on the outside I thought I'd get away with that. So I went on and painted the inside of the doors in aluminium. Then a wash of Citadel nulnoil. Then I flat coated the heck of it as the aluminium almost looks gray. I put aside the doors for now and continued with adding the "frog eyes" to the rear radar sensor. A sensor without the eyes but the same shape is only found on AJS modded machines, all JA's have the eyes. I just punched out 2mm circles from plasticard. And painted the sensor flat black. Next paint job was the hinges on the flaps. This will cost me points with the judges however since the hinges don´t match up to the notches....it was a price I had to pay in my battles with the wings. I moved on to the boarding ladder, cleaned it and primed it in Alclad white primer/microfiller. Then I painted it pink! LoL the pink makes the yellow richer so I always start with pink before I put down yellow. Eventually there will be black stripes as well but that´s for later. Painted the mirrors.... Then I brought fourth THE DREMEL! MUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! I will start with cutting off the canopy from the block! Not so dramatic really.....but it´s a thing, I always laugh manically when I dremel! Then I carefully used the cutting disc and cleaned the edge of the canopy. I used a file for the last bit and it doesn't look too shabby I had to dry fit the cabbot inside... and see what it looks like on the model... Looks fine....so I masked the canopy. Glued the cabbot in place And painted the frame. Unmasked it.... Then I painted the inside flat black. And I let it rest over the cockpit for now. Now back to where I started todays session....the wheel bay door. I sanded it smooth. Primed with Alclad Gray Primer/microfiller and preshaded a bit. Painted it in the belly color and put down a clear coat before I add decals...but that´s for another day! Cheers! Edited March 4, 2022 by Aigore Landrotten Highlander, LSP_Kevin, Kagemusha and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Violator1991 Posted March 4, 2022 Share Posted March 4, 2022 Splendid! Close now to the finish line and getting more beautiful everyday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aigore Posted March 4, 2022 Author Share Posted March 4, 2022 53 minutes ago, Violator1991 said: Splendid! Close now to the finish line and getting more beautiful everyday Thanks Violator1991 Getting closer and closer to a build pause.... as I mentioned, I managed to convince Maestro to make turned brass pitot tubes for this kit (since master declined) but it will take some time before they arrive to the store. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zola25 Posted March 4, 2022 Share Posted March 4, 2022 (edited) Looking really Nice... You just need to paint those (annoying) Black stripes on the ladder Edited March 4, 2022 by Zola25 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aigore Posted March 5, 2022 Author Share Posted March 5, 2022 4 hours ago, MARU5137 said: Looking Glitzy Jan.. I do like the pink before the yellow on the ladder.. it heightens the color. Super duper work all round. Thanks Maru 3 hours ago, Zola25 said: Looking really Nice... You just need to paint those (annoying) Black stripes on the ladder Thanks Zola25 Yeah... I think I should have used a pen but oh well...with a bit of weathering it'll be alright. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreyGhost Posted March 5, 2022 Share Posted March 5, 2022 Wow ... Phenomenal ... ~Gregg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aigore Posted March 5, 2022 Author Share Posted March 5, 2022 8 hours ago, GreyGhost said: Wow ... Phenomenal ... ~Gregg Thanks Gregg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aigore Posted March 6, 2022 Author Share Posted March 6, 2022 Already Sunday...well here is the update. There is a RAT in da house! The good work continues... I put on the last decals... Noticed that the canopy ram rod I found was for the closed position.....the open position... It's somewhere around there...... So I glued on a bit Next is the wing tip position lights....bleeding small things... Had to carve out a notch at the tip. And glued them into place....will have to sand a bit to make them flush. Then we have these small lights that goes to the end of flaps actuator housings, could use a few more, there are a couple at each side of the exhaust too. Broke off the pitot tube too I use a toothpick with a bit of tac-it at the end to move around those tiny lights. Got them into place at least. Back to the wingtip lights. Sanded them a bit. Then I painted the light colours ...blue on the right and red on the left... painted silver at the rear end and a dab of thick CA glue as a lens. Now for the wheelbay doors... flat coated and ready to be glued into place. First the nose gear doors.... Then the main gear doors. Now for the RAT.... cut the parts free of the printblock. Painted the outside and inside of the RAT housing door. And the generator in black...I managed to break a propeller blade but it was easy to glue back into place. Glueed the generator into the door.... Then a wash and a flat coat. Glued the canopy opening ram into place...I will shorten the ram rod a bit, no worries And the RAT is glued in place. And that´s it for this session Cheers! LSP_Kevin, Violator1991, Marcel111 and 16 others 19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aigore Posted March 6, 2022 Author Share Posted March 6, 2022 1 hour ago, MARU5137 said: Jan, Excellent updates. looking pretty good. Thanks MARU Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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