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JAS-39D Czech Air Force no. 9820 - Decennial - WIP

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20 10 December 2023, 23:06
Ludvík Kružík
During the construction of the single-seat Gripen, I got to the stage where I will seal and sand the surface of the aircraft several times. To take advantage of the time waiting for the sealant to set, I decided to start building a second Gripen. This one will be a two-seat "D" version. And the aircraft will be again with a special paint, this time for the 10th anniversary of Gripen operation in the Czech Air Force.
So I will alternate between building a single-seat and a two-seat version of Gripen according to the current status.
11 December 2023, 00:29
Sergej I
Great topic, looking forward to this adventure! 👍
11 December 2023, 18:49
Ludvík Kružík
Welcome, Sergei, I'm still putting together the construction documentation. But I'll start building the model soon.
11 December 2023, 19:33
J35J
I'm in! Taking a chair👍🏻
11 December 2023, 19:50
Ludvík Kružík
Welcome J35J!
The audience is gathering and I haven't started yet. I'll have to do something about that. 😉
12 December 2023, 13:19
Ludvík Kružík
I started construction today. I assembled both seats and started modifying the cockpit tub. I'll take some pictures tomorrow.
12 December 2023, 21:52
Ludvík Kružík
I'm continuing to build the cockpit.
13 December 2023, 21:03
Ludvík Kružík
The front part of the fuselage with the cockpits are almost assembled.
14 December 2023, 22:48
Ludvík Kružík
I'm gluing structural assemblies to the fuselage and wings.
9 January, 23:26
Ludvík Kružík
The main components (front fuselage with cockpit, rear fuselage with engine and wings) are assembled.
After the glue dries, I glue the assemblies together.
12 January, 22:51
Ludvík Kružík
The Kitty Haw kit also has its minor flaws.
14 January, 21:19
bughunter
Another interesting project from your bench! The tail painting is beautiful so this will be also a nice livre on the model 👍
14 January, 22:32
Ludvík Kružík
Bughunter, painting on the vertical tail surface was the reason I chose this machine.
Fortunately there are decals to paint the vertical tail surfaces. It would be difficult to create this paint at home.
15 January, 21:29
Ludvík Kružík
I glued the wings and nose with cockpits to the rear of the fuselage. Gripen looks like a plane now.
15 January, 21:52
Ludvík Kružík
I sanded the small gaps filled with putty. I'll fix a few minor mistakes and then spray Gripen with sufacer.
23 January, 23:36
Rando
A double delta build! I missed this. How is it putting together the Kitty Hawk? I've heard they're generally kind of notorious to put together. Although I think what would really keep me from building one is how ludicrously expensive they seem now that the company folded.
24 January, 00:05
Ludvík Kružík
Welcome, Rando!
Kitty Hawk is coming together pretty well. Compared to the Italeri kit, Kitty Hawk is much better to assemble. You can't avoid working with the putty, but it's not a tragedy. It's just minor gaps between some of the parts.

As for the high price of the kit, I got lucky and managed to buy the Gripen on sale for almost half the price.
24 January, 00:49

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