Special Hobby - Saab JA-37 Viggen Fighter

Gave all parts a wash.

Also realized just how many parts this kit contains! 

Some progress made at last! 

Nice colorful and detailed cockpit. 

 

This masking job took several evenings to get done... 

Turned out pretty good!
Some paint managed to leak under the masking tape, but some of it will be covered by the next layers, the rest can be touched up with a small brush later.  

Many more evenings later the next layer of masking is complete! 

 

Some more paint that leaked under the masking tape, think I can fix that later though.
The paint scheme is starting to come together.
One more round of masking then time for the last color for the camo.  

 

Finally, the last layer of the camo pattern painted.
Now just to touch up some places where the paint leaked under the masking tape, then I can continue with the rest of the build. The colors are not as bright in real life as on the photo.  

 

 

Landing gear done! This was by far the fiddliest step so far! 

 

Finished!
By far the most detailed kit I have built so far, also really happy with the result.
Think I have found a new favorite brand in Special Hobby.
I need to remind myself to think twice before doing a camo scheme by hand again though. 😛