Scotsman Posted November 27, 2021 Share Posted November 27, 2021 As I have said before the one thing NO One least of all me wants anyone to see is how I build anything , assemble in Haste Fill and Sand later seems to be my ethic , but since I've been working on the Viggen I guess it's time to post something about it Yes the Bench is a Mess , it always is Deal with it! Yes the Tail is actually Purple , dammed Flash Any resemblance between me and the Viking is purely accidental! I adore these U/C legs - cleaned up and pauinted,(Alclad) - beautiful design and Executuon by Jet Mads Health and Safety can go chase themselves! and Finally the Camo that I will never talkabout ever again- Well you asked for it - I told you I can't take pics...! LSP_Kevin, monthebiff, johncrow and 24 others 27 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crobinsonh Posted November 27, 2021 Share Posted November 27, 2021 Lovely work - any advice on things to watch out for? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotsman Posted November 27, 2021 Author Share Posted November 27, 2021 Just the things that others have mentioned , Fuselage section joins , and of course the Wings, Please spend time getting the wings to fit before getting the glue out , I neglected it , and as I implied , there was a lot a lot of filling and tears before bedtime , and as others have done don't complete the fuselage before joining the wings , It's a lot easier to clean the wing joints without the weight of the fuselage Leave off the Canards for as long as possible they are a PITA to work around Careful removing the extra resin round the pylons and launch rails especially the mounting points Please be careful when handling the blocks of parts , the small pieces will free themselves with little or no warning Other than that have fun and take time Derek B, Landrotten Highlander, Violator1991 and 3 others 3 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chek Posted November 27, 2021 Share Posted November 27, 2021 (edited) Your colours - and build - look great to me. Will look even better when matted down. I'm not sure how realistic it is, but I'll be aiming for the look the Viggen in the Grim Reapers' combat sim Youtube channel has. Smooth but very matt with it. One query though. Is the black area of your radome extended a little too far aft for a reason? Edited November 27, 2021 by Chek Scotsman and IvanVasili 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotsman Posted November 27, 2021 Author Share Posted November 27, 2021 The Black camo is doing that It ends at the nose but my crappy camera doesn't distinguish between the two colours , I painted the nose and tail before starting on the camo , so the demarcation matches the panel lines When I matt things down , I think of it as Dr Varnish doing a house call, Matt varnish takes care of so many "problems" Uncarina, Chek and Out2gtcha 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted November 27, 2021 Share Posted November 27, 2021 Looks wonderful! Did you use a mask set for the field & meadows scheme? Scotsman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stokey Pete Posted November 27, 2021 Share Posted November 27, 2021 Dude, that looks bloody good. Hats off to you for pulling the paint scheme off so successfully. Scotsman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Violator1991 Posted November 27, 2021 Share Posted November 27, 2021 That's wonderful! All the painting and the scheme overall! The landing gear look absolutely fantastic and it is really a thumbs-up design. The radome black is covering a larger area than the original however. Question: Have you done it on purpose? The original black radome ends where I marked it with red. That is an easy fix just by painting over the excess black, if you have not chosen to excercise an artistic licence. IvanVasili, frank83, mattcour and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Violator1991 Posted November 27, 2021 Share Posted November 27, 2021 Paul in Napier, Piero, mattcour and 4 others 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattcour Posted November 27, 2021 Share Posted November 27, 2021 Stellar paint job! That scheme makes the Viggen double beautiful imho and you have done great with that. And I think this is the first one to have a completed Fields and Meadows scheme, so hats off for that as well On the other hand I'd echo what has been said about the radome, assuming accuracy is not neglected in your build. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IvanVasili Posted November 28, 2021 Share Posted November 28, 2021 That is so beautiful and fully inspiring. Definitely an eye-catcher with all this wonderful paint work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotsman Posted November 28, 2021 Author Share Posted November 28, 2021 What was I saying about Rushing things - I do see what you mean about the nose Oh Bum - where did I leave the masking tape ? - The moral SLOW DOWN and read the instructions properly - thank you Paul in Napier, Landrotten Highlander, Violator1991 and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monthebiff Posted November 28, 2021 Share Posted November 28, 2021 Very nice, stunning scheme you have chosen. Regards. Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rainer Hoffmann Posted November 28, 2021 Share Posted November 28, 2021 19 hours ago, Scotsman said: As I have said before the one thing NO One least of all me wants anyone to see is how I build anything , assemble in Haste Fill and Sand later seems to be my ethic , but since I've been working on the Viggen I guess it's time to post something about it Yes indeed! It's looking great. And you are on the finish line already. That landing gear looks spectacular. Cheers Rainer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aigore Posted November 28, 2021 Share Posted November 28, 2021 Hahaha....The Hagbard Viggen! LOVELY!!! Well it really rains Viggens here right now Great work, mate now bring it over the finish line! Chek and Uncarina 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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