JAS-39D Czech Air Force no. 9820 - Decennial - WIP
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20 10 December 2023, 23:06
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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
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Welcome, Sergei, I'm still putting together the construction documentation. But I'll start building the model soon.
11 December 2023, 19:33
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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
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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
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The front part of the fuselage with the cockpits are almost assembled.
14 December 2023, 22:48
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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
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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
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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
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I glued the wings and nose with cockpits to the rear of the fuselage. Gripen looks like a plane now.
15 January, 21:52
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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
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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
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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