Saab J-21A - building

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July 29, 2012
Cockpit halves primed. Basic details are present.
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July 29, 2012
Most cockpit parts. Quite a lot of building.
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July 29, 2012
The cockpit slowly starts taking its shape.
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July 29, 2012
Seat in the foreground. With the details added it looks really good.
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July 29, 2012
Seat's side view. Seatbelts are also finely etched.
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July 29, 2012
Control panel. Resin + metal details and it really adds to the interior.
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July 29, 2012
Seat's frame with upper seatbelts attached.
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July 29, 2012
Main shape glued (with black marks to determine need for putty/sanding)
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July 29, 2012
Another side of plane. Exhauts are resin details.
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July 29, 2012
Underside. All parts require some dry fitting, but are well going together.
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July 29, 2012
Mostly completed. Decals are varnished, only canopy and prop left.
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July 29, 2012
Close up on the nose. Decals in the kit are superb.
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July 29, 2012
Underside. Maybe only the roundel colour is a little too dark.
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August 12, 2012
A little more completed - with sight and guns
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August 12, 2012
Close up on the nose.
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August 12, 2012
Cockpit, top view.
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August 12, 2012
Cockpit, side view. I'm quite pleased with this work.
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August 12, 2012
Side gun cover should be visible as well as the gunsight.

Comments

29 July 2012, 18:43

Urban Gardini
Lookin' fantastic!

29 July 2012, 19:42

Wojciech Kucza
Thanks a lot! When I get back to this one, I will make better shot of the plane 🙂

29 July 2012, 20:30

Urban Gardini
Lookin' forward to it mate! Allways a joy to see a Swedish bird...

29 July 2012, 20:33

Wojciech Kucza
You have a great constructions! Only a pity, that it's very hard to nail down a Tunnan or Viggen in 1:72 and no major producers are making them... (Though there is a wonderful Draken and a very nice Gripen 🙂 )

29 July 2012, 21:07

Urban Gardini
It's a constant hope n' dream to see some new Swedish birds in 1:72 from the major companies.

30 July 2012, 04:12

Album info

Work progress of SAAB's pioneer construction, the J-21.

Model is a Special Hobby kit, built straight from the box, though beside plastic sprue there is quite a lot of photo etched details (mostly cockpit) and some resin parts too (exhausts, wheels and minor details).

This one is in temporary scheme with a sharkmouth on the nose - I simply can't resist that pattern 😉

Saab J-21A

29 images

1:72

Completed

1:72 Hispano-Suiza 20 mm (Pavla Models D72009)

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