Theuns - sand & fill - wasn’t the gap on the tail kinda crazy? What were they thinking there anyway?
Gamera - I’m starting to think I need one of those Kawasaki Shindens too!
Yea the engineering on this kit was not so logic to me. They could have easly split the tail in half aswell as the wing outer pannels that are solid till about the middle. Where they join the place to sand is not good.
Overall I was not impressed with the kit, but it’s almost done now.
Theuns
Ahhh well, they can’t all fall together!
The little propelled saab!! great Vance 
Theuns: I hope the fit isn’t too bad since I have picked up one of those since the build started. No idea when I’ll ever get around to building it though.
Vance: Well, there’s always room in the Japanese GB for a Shinden (wink, nudge) [;)]
EXACTLY what i need, another GB! [whstl] (How long does that one run anyway? I’m certainly tied up until the winter…)
Till the first of the year. Lol, just yanking your chain Vance, I know you’re buried in Saabs right now [;)]
Saabs, Flankers, Intruders and something French, Oh My!!!
Vance buried in SAABs - sounds a bit like the play room at McDonalds[proplr]
Except without the screaming and jumping around.
Well, mostly without the screaming and jumping around… [:$]
After reaching the point where I was not having any more fun sanding I put the basic camo on, Humbrol enamels freehand.
I still need to paint the radome a slightly lighter grey.
I had to modify the blade antennas on the spine as the SAAF Grippens are different to the kit.
Theuns
She’s looking good Theuns!
Those darned cats…[;)]
Cats… yeah, it’s the cats of course!!
Theuns - looking good, that diamond pattern is actually quite nice looking!
I am not happy with the build but calling it done.
BTW ,anyone doing the SAAF sceeme take note the SA flags on the fin should be like mine here, the kit shows them pointing the wrong direction.
Humbroll enamels wit Future clear dull coat.
Theuns
Wow nice work there Theuns, love the diamond pattern. If there are flaws I don’t see them. [;)]
Funny they screwed up the insignia though, think that’s one thing they’d get right.
I love that diamond pattern - looks like the shadow of another jet, or a jet’s silhouette further away than it really is. Nice!
Hi Theuns,
I don’t mind your Gripen at all ! I am thinking of getting me one, what did you think of the kit ?
Vance - can you change my entry from a 1/48 Draken to a 1/72 one please, I changed my mind. Still Hasegawa.
Cheers
Tony
No problem Tony, shrinking your submission right now!
Hi Tony.
The Italeri 1/72 Gripen I did not enjoy atall. For me the $ I paid for it was not worth the poor fit of the parts, It could also just be my that has no idea how to build!
Theuns