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We all pretty much love the Viggen or variations of it as this is not only one brutally fast looking plane but it's just so damn good looking 👌

Having brought another one not long ago ..ive always wanted to build a twin seat version in 48th but not a copy of the real thing..ive never liked how last minute a conversion it looked .
So like the rest of you blokes ..it didn't take long for an idea to pop into the noggin on how to convert this beast .
I've got a Italeri F-14 Tomcat in the stash which is now missing a few bits ..like the entire front if it ..this idea secured problem No1 showed it's face.
The F-14 fuselage is quire abit wider than the Viggens ..so that had me scratching my head until a magnificent suggestion from an esteemed colleague.. Mr Rick Lowe sorted the problem beautifully..just widen the fuselage..sorted  ;D  ;D
With much hacking and slashing another idea popped into the head...twin engines  :thumbsup:
So luckily I have 2 Monogram Mirage 2000's which now lost both of it's exhausts and I've got to admit there the prefect fit 😉
Oh it's also got twin tales now aswell...PSR is going to be extreme 😳 😅

Pics you follow shortly chaps .

Pics are now uploaded so here they are ...
First off ,,,the cuts ..
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The new exhausts ..
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The results of all the hacking and slashing ,,,and yep theres been quite alot of that going on here .
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More pics will follow once ive got the PSR out of the way  ;D

That    looks    awesome  !   :thumbsup:  ;D

Ooh, cool! :thumbsup:

<popcorn emoji>

"... just widen the fuselage ..."  Oh!!!  :o   :thumbsup:

Thanks guys  ;D
Stage one of the putty is done ..next is sanding once dry ...fecking lot of putty to I must say  :o

Cool (reminds me that I also want to build a modded/updated Viggen some day...), but the air intakes and their wide space to the body look odd? How about Tornado- or F-15-esque "wedge" intakes with ramps instead of the narrow original openings?

Quote from: perttime on October 07, 2024, 09:19:25 PM"... just widen the fuselage ..."  Oh!!!  :o   :thumbsup:

Yeah, as someone who's tried it I can confirm it's easier to say than do.

Looking promising Phill.  The intakes do look small though.

This will be good... :mellow:  :thumbsup:

Quote from: zenrat on October 08, 2024, 03:40:00 AM

Quote from: perttime on October 07, 2024, 09:19:25 PM"... just widen the fuselage ..."  Oh!!!  :o   :thumbsup:

Yeah, as someone who's tried it I can confirm it's easier to say than do.

I can confirm this. Modding fuselage width is really tricky!

Viigen Biggin'.

Thanks guys again  ;D  ;D

Thomas and Fred ...guys I did look at F-15/14/18 intakes and apart from being square mating them to the Viggens fuselage would have been a mission...same with Tornado ones Dizzy...the shapes are so out of wack I would never get the lines right which ain't a bad thing as I don't have any to spare anyway  ;D

The PSR sanding session I was going to do changed today when a boat trailer of a mates needed a bit od a wire repair which turned into a total rewire of it ..oh well ..maybe tomorrow.

Yeah, talk to me about 'simple' jobs snowballing... on second thoughts. don't.  :banghead:

F-16 intakes?  :wacko:

Quote from: perttime on October 08, 2024, 09:34:39 PMF-16 intakes?  :wacko:

Hahahaha...no!  ;D

Quote from: Wardukw on October 08, 2024, 06:48:37 PMThanks guys again  ;D  ;D

Thomas and Fred ...guys I did look at F-15/14/18 intakes and apart from being square mating them to the Viggens fuselage would have been a mission...same with Tornado ones Dizzy...the shapes are so out of wack I would never get the lines right which ain't a bad thing as I don't have any to spare anyway  ;D

The PSR sanding session I was going to do changed today when a boat trailer of a mates needed a bit od a wire repair which turned into a total rewire of it ..oh well ..maybe tomorrow.

Quote from: Wardukw on October 08, 2024, 10:03:28 PM

Quote from: perttime on October 08, 2024, 09:34:39 PMF-16 intakes?  :wacko:

Hahahaha...no!  ;D

Buccaneer? :unsure:

That's really cool.  :thumbsup:

Big mouth F-16 intakes mounted sideways?

Harry mate  ;D

Guy if ya talk a look at the Buccaneer she intakes are very round and not that big really and I don't have any  ;D

Ken I do like the F-16 intake. ..it's a very futuristic looking shape when mounted sideways but there also very shallow..or narrow would be a better description  and I've only got one 😀

That's a HUGE diverter gap on those intakes.  Looks like you could have made the fuselage a little less wide and it would have looked sleeker.  Right now it's giving "flying brick" vibes pretty strong!

Quote from: Spino on October 09, 2024, 01:07:24 PMThat's a HUGE diverter gap on those intakes.  Looks like you could have made the fuselage a little less wide and it would have looked sleeker.  Right now it's giving "flying brick" vibes pretty strong!

Spino mate the reason its that wide now is it's twin engined and that's the absolute minimum it's been widened by to fit the two Mirage 2000 exhausts.
Now guess what I did to this thing today ? ...if you guessed cut the snot out of the intakes you'd be right ..there now 7mm wider .

Quote from: Wardukw on October 09, 2024, 11:31:15 AMGuy if ya talk a look at the Buccaneer she intakes are very round and not that big really and I don't have any  ;D

I dunno, Phill, don't look that small to me (remembering that the Bucc is a pretty big aircraft) & rather more oval than round;

(https://photos.smugmug.com/HMAS-Buccaneer/i-Jp2RrMw/0/62669c6f/X3/DSCN8567-X3.jpg)

And the oval shape is such that careful application of styrene & filler could make them quite a bit larger without too much effort, & without spoiling of their lines.

OK, so they don't have the convex inner edge of the Viggen's intakes;

(https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSPsXxrQjhXgbr_B8Dkfau4USCYl4lvOGkqPg&s)

BUT that could be worked around by cutting the inner edges in a way calculated to allow an extension of the outer edge curve & integration of the inner edges to the inside of the opposite intakes.

A fair chunk of work, sure, but not too difficult for a modeller with your skill set.

I think you could even blend the two sets of intakes to get what you're looking for, too.


Have a think on it.



If you can't find an old-mould 1/48 Airfix Buccaneer going cheap, then I'm quite happy to sent over HMAS Buccaneer to go to a good cause (along with a box of spare Bucc bits).

Quote from: Old Wombat on October 10, 2024, 01:46:02 AM

Quote from: Wardukw on October 09, 2024, 11:31:15 AMGuy if ya talk a look at the Buccaneer she intakes are very round and not that big really and I don't have any  ;D

I dunno, Phill, don't look that small to me (remembering that the Bucc is a pretty big aircraft) & rather more oval than round;

(https://photos.smugmug.com/HMAS-Buccaneer/i-Jp2RrMw/0/62669c6f/X3/DSCN8567-X3.jpg)

And the oval shape is such that careful application of styrene & filler could make them quite a bit larger without too much effort, & without spoiling of their lines.

OK, so they don't have the convex inner edge of the Viggen's intakes;

(https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSPsXxrQjhXgbr_B8Dkfau4USCYl4lvOGkqPg&s)

BUT that could be worked around by cutting the inner edges in a way calculated to allow an extension of the outer edge curve & integration of the inner edges to the inside of the opposite intakes.

A fair chunk of work, sure, but not too difficult for a modeller with your skill set.

I think you could even blend the two sets of intakes to get what you're looking for, too.


Have a think on it.



If you can't find an old-mould 1/48 Airfix Buccaneer going cheap, then I'm quite happy to sent over HMAS Buccaneer to go to a good cause (along with a box of spare Bucc bits).

Sadly no such thing as a cheap 48th Buccaneer here mate ..fact finding one would be a miracle which cost less than 75 notes ..the last I saw here was a new release Airfix Bucc for $126 .

But if you'd posted this post like 5hrs ago I'd accepted your offer in a heart beat 😆
Me being the sort of bloke I am I hacked up the Viggen this morning..widened the intakes 7mm and slapped if back together..then PSRed it again ..sanding tomorrow will start .

One thing which is not very noticeable is that the intakes on the Viggen ain't the shape as the fuselage..a short distance from the opening it goes from ovelish to square..blending is a real pain 😳

It does raise one question tho...what the hell would to do to wiff a Buccaneer? ...that'll get my head check itchy thinking about that 🤔 😅

Quote from: Wardukw on October 10, 2024, 02:17:10 AM...
It does raise one question tho...what the hell would to do to wiff a Buccaneer? ...that'll get my head check itchy thinking about that 🤔 😅

Single engine Buc  :wacko:

Quote from: Wardukw on October 10, 2024, 02:17:10 AM...what the hell would to do to wiff a Buccaneer? ...

Good question.  Something which has been puzzling me also.  Albeit thinking in the one true scale.

Quote from: zenrat on October 10, 2024, 03:28:38 AM

Quote from: Wardukw on October 10, 2024, 02:17:10 AM...what the hell would to do to wiff a Buccaneer? ...

Good question.  Something which has been puzzling me also.  Albeit thinking in the one true scale.

So, you're coming around to our way of thinking, then? :wacko:  :wacko:  :wacko:

Two-engined Viggen! I love it!

Quote from: perttime on October 10, 2024, 03:07:46 AM

Quote from: Wardukw on October 10, 2024, 02:17:10 AM...
It does raise one question tho...what the hell would to do to wiff a Buccaneer? ...that'll get my head check itchy thinking about that 🤔 😅

Single engine Buc  :wacko:

Wouldn't that be an F-105?
Now Thunderchief intakes would be quite a change up!

Quote from: kerick on October 10, 2024, 07:43:37 PM

Quote from: perttime on October 10, 2024, 03:07:46 AM

Quote from: Wardukw on October 10, 2024, 02:17:10 AM...
It does raise one question tho...what the hell would to do to wiff a Buccaneer? ...that'll get my head check itchy thinking about that 🤔 😅

Single engine Buc  :wacko:

:o  :o  :-X  :o
What the  hell have you been smoking to come up with that idea Ken ???? 😁😁😁😁😁

Damn now I want a Buccaneer..this had me thinking already 😕 🤔 😩
OK just realized what HMAS Buccaneer is..nope I ain't destroying that..it's far too damn cool .
But the Ken said something weird comment still stands and I'm not hunting a Buccaneer down ..and I might have a hit ..but no routes yet.

Hmmmm, F-105 intakes on the Buccaneer or the twin engine Viggen? Or both? Viggen intakes on the F-105?
I'm not helping am I?  :wacko:  :thumbsup:

A couple of the guys at my model club think I'm a bit strange. I like that. 🤪

Quote from: kerick on October 10, 2024, 07:55:22 PMHmmmm, F-105 intakes on the Buccaneer or the twin engine Viggen? Or both? Viggen intakes on the F-105?
I'm not helping am I?  :wacko:  :thumbsup:

A couple of the guys at my model club think I'm a bit strange. I like that. 🤪

Strange is a understatement Ken ..I say that cause all of a sudden as I was trying edit my last post the site went stupid weird..it kept adding to the post ..it would copy and paste the same thing even tho I removed it  :o  :o
It's all good now 🙂

No not helping 😆 😂 🤣
But it's help I like 👍
I have noticed tho you keep taking parts from bloody expensive models I don't have too  ;D
Tho the Buccaneer intakes idea is also ticking away  ;D

You could use pipe as the base - something from a hardware shop, with some filler (or another short length mounted over it and filed to shape) on the outside to create the right curvature.

Or some of those halloween toys from a $2 shop - the scythes and whatnot; the handles are close enough to styrene, to glue with model cement.

The inner curves could be cut off and reversed, as has already been mentioned. Or just mount them straight to the fuselage and dummy up the splitter plates.

All ideas are useful; if not for the current build, they can go into the 'idea bank' for future use - with or without modification.  :thumbsup:

This shows how great my memory is these days ..I just remembered I've got 3 F-15s  :banghead:  :banghead:
Which had me wondering how bad an idea it would be to mount F-15 intakes on a Buccaneer  :wacko:

PSR part 1 done ..
PSR part 2 has commenced  ;D

Seems my first bit of putty work sucked 😕 😬

Quote from: Old Wombat on October 10, 2024, 05:01:57 AM

Quote from: zenrat on October 10, 2024, 03:28:38 AM

Quote from: Wardukw on October 10, 2024, 02:17:10 AM...what the hell would to do to wiff a Buccaneer? ...

Good question.  Something which has been puzzling me also.  Albeit thinking in the one true scale.

So, you're coming around to our way of thinking, then? :wacko:  :wacko:  :wacko:

Heh heh heh.
No.  Dream on.

Quote from: Wardukw on October 10, 2024, 09:12:55 PMThis shows how great my memory is these days ..I just remembered I've got 3 F-15s  :banghead:  :banghead:
Which had me wondering how bad an idea it would be to mount F-15 intakes on a Buccaneer  :wacko:

That would be a strange one! I like it! Mounting the rectangular intakes on the rounded body of a Bucc would be a challenge.

Mirage IV intakes ?  :wacko:

Quote from: kerick on October 11, 2024, 07:17:56 AM

Quote from: Wardukw on October 10, 2024, 09:12:55 PMThis shows how great my memory is these days ..I just remembered I've got 3 F-15s  :banghead:  :banghead:
Which had me wondering how bad an idea it would be to mount F-15 intakes on a Buccaneer  :wacko:

That would be a strange one! I like it! Mounting the rectangular intakes on the rounded body of a Bucc would be a challenge.

Well this is quite possibly on the drawing board now Ken 🤔
I know where there's a Buccaneer for sale which is already made ...so we'll see next week how that goes  ;D

Quote from: Zero-Sen on October 11, 2024, 08:50:50 AMMirage IV intakes ?  :wacko:

Yeah not like that's bloody near impossible to find in 48th   :wacko:  :lol:  :lol:

And again ..PSR session 2 is now done .
Session 3 is underway and I'm trying this Ammo putty to see how it goes...im interested to see how it compares to Tamiya putty.

I quite like the Revell putty - doesn't shrink like the Tamiya.

I've used Bondo spot putty for years. It will shrink if I put it on thick but that's usually stage 1 of PSR anyway.

Quote from: Rick Lowe on October 11, 2024, 07:11:43 PMI quite like the Revell putty - doesn't shrink like the Tamiya.

My only issue with the Revell putty, and to a lesser extent with Humbrol, is the amount of solvent that seems to collect at the top of the tube and which you need to squeeze out until you can use it.

Quote from: NARSES2 on October 12, 2024, 04:52:55 AM

Quote from: Rick Lowe on October 11, 2024, 07:11:43 PMI quite like the Revell putty - doesn't shrink like the Tamiya.

My only issue with the Revell putty, and to a lesser extent with Humbrol, is the amount of solvent that seems to collect at the top of the tube and which you need to squeeze out until you can use it.

That's the one thing I do love about Tamiya putty..there's zero of that ...if it would stop bloody shrinking it would be prefect.

Quote from: Wardukw on October 12, 2024, 11:26:51 AM

Quote from: NARSES2 on October 12, 2024, 04:52:55 AM

Quote from: Rick Lowe on October 11, 2024, 07:11:43 PMI quite like the Revell putty - doesn't shrink like the Tamiya.

My only issue with the Revell putty, and to a lesser extent with Humbrol, is the amount of solvent that seems to collect at the top of the tube and which you need to squeeze out until you can use it.

That's the one thing I do love about Tamiya putty..there's zero of that ...if it would stop bloody shrinking it would be prefect.

I think for my next tube of Revell I will use a toothpick and stir it about a bit first.
Yeah, the shrinking is the reason I went away from Tamiya.

Presto, think PRESTO!  ;D

Ask Dizzy which putty he uses.............  ;)

Its does shrink but not very much, and there's ZERO liquid component to it, just don't try and buy any in the UK as no-one sells it.  :banghead:

Not something we can get here, either.

Quote from: PR19_Kit on October 12, 2024, 01:39:43 PMPresto, think PRESTO!  ;D

Ask Dizzy which putty he uses.............  ;)

Its does shrink but not very much, and there's ZERO liquid component to it, just don't try and buy any in the UK as no-one sells it.  :banghead:

There's tons of stuff you can get your way Kit that's never existed here ..we are so behind in the art side of modelling it's not funny ...we read things in magazines where dudes have been using this brand of paint which is brilliant and we're like what now ?
SMS paints are a good example of that ..been around for years in Aus yet here still classed as a brand new brand ...it's the same with everything here .

I have to get my Presto from a 'good friend in Germany'  ;D but I've got enough now to outlast me I think.

Quote from: PR19_Kit on October 12, 2024, 11:25:09 PMI have to get my Presto from a 'good friend in Germany'  ;D but I've got enough now to outlast me I think.

Well if "Your Friend " had to supply certain people all the way down here quite alot of coin would have to pass hands for postage alone 😆
That's probably why we don't get here ..to fecking after to send it  ;D

That's for sure, postage services are seriously milking it since Covid.  :banghead:

What about Aves epoxy?  My only issue with it is that I always seem to use less than I mixed up, leaving me with small lumps of hardened stuff to throw a way ...

Quote from: Scotaidh on October 13, 2024, 09:45:53 AMWhat about Aves epoxy?  My only issue with it is that I always seem to use less than I mixed up, leaving me with small lumps of hardened stuff to throw a way ...

I smush the unused portion into and odd shaped ball and save it to use as rocks for when I ever get around to building a diorama base.

Well PSR continues..not very happy with the Ammo putty ..it wet sanded down to nothing with no effort which was not what I wanted at all.
So out comes the Tamiya white putty again and now this should be the final PSR session 😒

Why do I get the feeling those will be famous last words 😆

Kit that's so fecking true..postage prices here alone is day light robbery and everywhere else to come to think of it...any opportunity to rip people off no matter where they are.

Scotaidh mate ..not a brand we get here but epoxy resin is everywhere here ..this boating crazed nation uses it everywhere.

One of the good things about smoking is the ash ...that pressed into a hole and then soaked with CA will go rock hard and sand nicely 👌

Quote from: Wardukw on October 13, 2024, 09:44:49 PMOne of the good things about smoking is the ash ...that pressed into a hole and then soaked with CA will go rock hard and sand nicely 👌

Cotton wool will apparently do the same, and isn't as bad for you...
Stepping down from my soap box,  ;)  the videos online are pretty amazing to watch.
And paper towels will do a similar job. :thumbsup:

Quote from: Rick Lowe on October 13, 2024, 09:49:48 PM

Quote from: Wardukw on October 13, 2024, 09:44:49 PMOne of the good things about smoking is the ash ...that pressed into a hole and then soaked with CA will go rock hard and sand nicely 👌

Cotton wool will apparently do the same, and isn't as bad for you...
Stepping down from my soap box,  ;)  the videos online are pretty amazing to watch.
And paper towels will do a similar job. :thumbsup:

Yeah I've heard of that before and cotton wool and paper towels are great for big holes but not for small annoying ones..small like 2 or 4 mm in dia sort of sizes  ..bloody putty shrinks so this works well .
Smoking is great for anger issues trust me on that 😆 🤣

I thought it was baking soda and CA glue ... but it does set harder than the surrounding plastic, so sanding it down does present its very own problems ...

Aves can be had by mail-order from Starshipmodeler.com's store.   I'm sure there are other sources, but that's the one I use.

Back to the topic at hand - it looks to be a winner when you're done.   :thumbsup:

Has anyone made a twin-engined J-35 Draaken?

Quote from: Scotaidh on October 14, 2024, 08:31:25 AMI thought it was baking soda and CA glue ... but it does set harder than the surrounding plastic, so sanding it down does present its very own problems ...

Aves can be had by mail-order from Starshipmodeler.com's store.   I'm sure there are other sources, but that's the one I use.

Back to the topic at hand - it looks to be a winner when you're done.   :thumbsup:

Has anyone made a twin-engined J-35 Draaken?

Not sure you could send it here mate ..it's classed as a dangerous good so a dangerous goods certification would have to sorted to  :banghead:
To much freaking paperwork 😆

Thank ya matey 👍...this has turned into one of those ment to be builds ..final PSR looks like that will happen today  ;D

Hmmm ...I don't I've ever seen a twin engined J-35 mate ..think that might be a challenge for sure ..it's a small plane .
Might see what there prices are like..think there available in 48th 🤔

Quote from: Scotaidh on October 14, 2024, 08:31:25 AMHas anyone made a twin-engined J-35 Draaken?

Brian/Rickshaw did one a while back, scaleoramaed to 1:72 from something larger.  Good build, and it can be found >>HERE<< (https://www.whatifmodellers.com/index.php?topic=37074.0)

That Heller two seat cockpit comes in handy.
Love the monster Draken.
How can epoxy putty be dangerous goods? Someone needs to put their thinking cap on.

Quote from: kerick on October 14, 2024, 04:09:55 PMThat Heller two seat cockpit comes in handy.
Love the monster Draken.
How can epoxy putty be dangerous goods? Someone needs to put their thinking cap on.

Thought Scotaidh was talking about epoxy resin not epoxy putty and yep you can get Aves Apoxie sulpt
here but when ya see for how much it's butt puckering time ..a 1 lb ..500g set $105.50 ..4lb set $219.70 ...so nope to that even tho it's great stuff and id love to get some ..just not in this life time.
Normally if it's epoxy putty then it's Tamiya quick type or smooth surface type.. it's easy to work with..always available and cheap when you consider how much you can do with even the small packs 😉

PSR is done ....not I'm mounting the weapons pylons  and it's load will be missiles and nothing but .
This things job is Interceptor...a very very fast  interceptor so it's being armed as such ..6 X AIM 120C  AMRAAMs and 4 X AIM 9X Sidewinders .
Will  be no work tomorrow as it's off to Auckland day  and I'm hoping to be scoring a 48th Buccaneer  :thumbsup:
Priming will happen before the weekend I'm thinking with colour hitting it shortly after once I decide what colours I'm gonna paint in ..ive got a winter scheme at the front of the soft bit at the mo .
I think it will look very cool with it's shape .
Makings will be Swedish   ;D
My very first Swedish aircraft  :thumbsup:

10X 'Go-get-em-sticks'? Loaded for Bear(s), indeed!!  ;)

I have heard of folk putting talc into small holes and then a drop of super glue; the powder wicks the liquid into the hole, rather than surface tension keeping it on top.

Have fun in the Big Smoke.  :thumbsup:

Quote from: Rick Lowe on October 15, 2024, 09:25:19 PM10X 'Go-get-em-sticks'? Loaded for Bear(s), indeed!!  ;)

I have heard of folk putting talc into small holes and then a drop of super glue; the powder wicks the liquid into the hole, rather than surface tension keeping it on top.

Have fun in the Big Smoke.  :thumbsup:

Oh the big smoke sucked massive farts Rick ..got pulled over by a cop for doing the phenomenal speed of 8kph over the stupidly low speed of 50 ...then only yo find my fecking license expired a month ago ...do guess what I'm getting renewed tomorrow.
Did score a 48th scale Buccaneer today so not all bad .

Annoying.

Quote from: Rick Lowe on October 16, 2024, 09:21:20 PMAnnoying.

More than you'd believe mate...man we live in a country where they love making driving here as unpleasant as possible.
Apparently my birth certificate is no good for id as it was issued before 1998  :o
So I've had to order another one..with at least a weeks wait  :banghead:
Vtnz are the largest pack of wallies this world has ever seen .

Now for more pleasant news 😀
The Viggen remains untouched but that's going to change tomorrow and the Buccaneer is stripped of paint 😁
Oh it also fell to bits pretty much..man I love builders who paint everything and then glue it together 🤙🤘😃

Saves time trying to pry stuff apart!

Quote from: kerick on October 17, 2024, 08:41:38 AMSaves time trying to pry stuff apart!

And then some Ken ...makes it much easier to work with  :thumbsup:

Easier than when they've used super glue; or the correct cement which has welded things together...

Quote from: Rick Lowe on October 18, 2024, 01:03:22 AMEasier than when they've used super glue; or the correct cement which has welded things together...

Who ever built this Buccaneer Rick did do it right and wrong at the same time and the way the glue is behaving a long time ago ..the glue is strange as in places is like crystalline and in others it's still very strong yet it's all the same colour .
Still though ..it's making my life easier anyway  :thumbsup:

Older glues can do funny things over time.

Quote from: Rick Lowe on October 18, 2024, 01:24:13 AMOlder glues can do funny things over time.

Yeah like turn yellow and I'm pretty sure this is a Airfix kit from the colour of the plastic...it's like a blue colour to it ..and it's old ..it feels old .
So nice to have one  ;D

 :thumbsup:  :thumbsup:

Quote from: Wardukw on October 18, 2024, 01:34:35 AM

Quote from: Rick Lowe on October 18, 2024, 01:24:13 AMOlder glues can do funny things over time.

Yeah like turn yellow and I'm pretty sure this is a Airfix kit from the colour of the plastic...it's like a blue colour to it ..and it's old ..it feels old .
So nice to have one  ;D

Fairly sure Airfix are the only company to have built a 1/48 Buccaneer (but I could be wrong) & you now have;

the "old mould" kits (1994) &;
(https://www.scalemates.com/products/img/5/8/6/192586-17291-23-1080.jpg)

the "new mould" kits (2022);
(https://www.scalemates.com/products/img/7/7/8/1396778-33840-99-1080.jpg)

Yours sounds like the 1994 version - the same as I used for HMAS Buccaneer (having forked out for two 2022 versions).

Building that kit, even for a far-left-field build like the submarine, was ... challenging. I wouldn't have wanted to make a proper Buccaneer out of it.

Quote from: Wardukw on October 15, 2024, 01:18:55 AMPSR is done ....not I'm mounting the weapons pylons  and it's load will be missiles and nothing but .
This things job is Interceptor...a very very fast  interceptor so it's being armed as such ..6 X AIM 120C  AMRAAMs and 4 X AIM 9X Sidewinders .
Will  be no work tomorrow as it's off to Auckland day  and I'm hoping to be scoring a 48th Buccaneer  :thumbsup:
Priming will happen before the weekend I'm thinking with colour hitting it shortly after once I decide what colours I'm gonna paint in ..ive got a winter scheme at the front of the soft bit at the mo .
I think it will look very cool with it's shape .
Makings will be Swedish   ;D
My very first Swedish aircraft  :thumbsup:

I like that, 6x AMRAAMs!  Might be a bit heavy on the Sidewinders though, if it were me I'd do 8-2 instead of 6-4.

Quote from: Old Wombat on October 18, 2024, 08:39:02 AMFairly sure Airfix are the only company to have built a 1/48 Buccaneer (but I could be wrong) & you now have;

Yes, I'm pretty sure your right there Wombie.  :thumbsup:

Quote from: Old Wombat on October 18, 2024, 08:39:02 AM

Quote from: Wardukw on October 18, 2024, 01:34:35 AM

Quote from: Rick Lowe on October 18, 2024, 01:24:13 AMOlder glues can do funny things over time.

Yeah like turn yellow and I'm pretty sure this is a Airfix kit from the colour of the plastic...it's like a blue colour to it ..and it's old ..it feels old .
So nice to have one  ;D

Fairly sure Airfix are the only company to have built a 1/48 Buccaneer (but I could be wrong) & you now have;

the "old mould" kits (1994) &;
(https://www.scalemates.com/products/img/5/8/6/192586-17291-23-1080.jpg)

the "new mould" kits (2022);
(https://www.scalemates.com/products/img/7/7/8/1396778-33840-99-1080.jpg)

Yours sounds like the 1994 version - the same as I used for HMAS Buccaneer (having forked out for two 2022 versions).

Building that kit, even for a far-left-field build like the submarine, was ... challenging. I wouldn't have wanted to make a proper Buccaneer out of it.

I'd definitely say its the 94 version Guy for sure ..the detail is pretty good really once I'd stripped it..even the terrible looking landing gear and wheels look good now 😀
The plastic has a old brittle sound to it which is something I'm gonna keep my eye on when hacking this up .
I did have a feeling that Airfix was the only one who made a Buccaneer in 48th..can't remember ever seeing any other brand making it .

Well its undercoated in white and do is everything else.
I've no idea on the camo yet but I have a splinter type I'm thinking about ..we shall see 👀  ;D

Can we see?

Quote from: zenrat on October 20, 2024, 04:16:21 AMCan we see?

Nothing to really see at the mo mate ..but you'll see very soon  ;D

Quote from: Wardukw on October 20, 2024, 11:10:03 AM

Quote from: zenrat on October 20, 2024, 04:16:21 AMCan we see?

Nothing to really see at the mo mate ..but you'll see very soon  ;D

Body in white.  You could show us that...

Quote from: zenrat on October 22, 2024, 03:36:06 AM

Quote from: Wardukw on October 20, 2024, 11:10:03 AM

Quote from: zenrat on October 20, 2024, 04:16:21 AMCan we see?

Nothing to really see at the mo mate ..but you'll see very soon  ;D

Body in white.  You could show us that...

Then I shall take a few snaps and give ya a gander at it matey 😉

Right since Fred as so nicely heres a few pics of this thing as is sits for the mo..
First off so you blokes can get an idea why i had to make this 25mm wider heres the reason ..
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54087296109_b4e8555e12_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2qpvwL6)DSCF4818 (https://flic.kr/p/2qpvwL6) by Phill Harrison (https://www.flickr.com/photos/193394370@N04/), on Flickr
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54087212378_45248393f3_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2qpv6Ss)DSCF4820 (https://flic.kr/p/2qpv6Ss) by Phill Harrison (https://www.flickr.com/photos/193394370@N04/), on Flickr
Now for the new intakes ...think you guys might like these more ..
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(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54086966226_5d1e6cf484_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2qptQGs)DSCF4822 (https://flic.kr/p/2qptQGs) by Phill Harrison (https://www.flickr.com/photos/193394370@N04/), on Flickr
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54086087582_941e353f93_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2qppkvq)DSCF4823 (https://flic.kr/p/2qppkvq) by Phill Harrison (https://www.flickr.com/photos/193394370@N04/), on Flickr
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54086087227_f8ff82a763_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2qppkpi)DSCF4824 (https://flic.kr/p/2qppkpi) by Phill Harrison (https://www.flickr.com/photos/193394370@N04/), on Flickr
And as it is now ..
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(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54087199133_c112e9f663_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2qpv2W6)DSCF4853 (https://flic.kr/p/2qpv2W6) by Phill Harrison (https://www.flickr.com/photos/193394370@N04/), on Flickr
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54086949861_27f0e8c105_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2qptKQi)DSCF4854 (https://flic.kr/p/2qptKQi) by Phill Harrison (https://www.flickr.com/photos/193394370@N04/), on Flickr
But wont be for long  ;)

Looks fantastic. Total beast mode!

Oh, nice! Coming along really well, looking forward to seeing how it comes out.  :thumbsup:

Thanks lads 😁

Tomorrow I'm might have finally made my mind up on its paint scheme 😩 😅

That's looking very good, and the intakes look much more natural now. Nice!  :thumbsup:

BIG model! :blink:

And a fairly impressive amount of PSR work, too. :o

But definitely coming along nicely! :thumbsup:

Quote from: Old Wombat on October 23, 2024, 01:10:18 AMAnd a fairly impressive amount of PSR work, too. :o

Now if only we had a Whiffy category for "Understatement of the Year"  :rolleyes:

Quote from: NARSES2 on October 23, 2024, 06:09:10 AM

Quote from: Old Wombat on October 23, 2024, 01:10:18 AMAnd a fairly impressive amount of PSR work, too. :o

Now if only we had a Whiffy category for "Understatement of the Year"  :rolleyes:

I seem to fall into that one all the time.  ;)

Thanks guys 😁😁 ...PSR seems to be my theme  :banghead:
Even the Buccaneer is gonna have a crap ton of it even tho it's not going to look like it.
I think I have the colour scheme sorted 👌
Now to see if I've got the colours I'll need ..and I think I do  ;)

It's blue now 💙 😳  ;D

Quote from: Wardukw on October 23, 2024, 07:08:19 PMIt's blue now 💙 😳  ;D

Navy blue or like Air Superiority Blue?

Quote from: kerick on October 23, 2024, 07:27:21 PM

Quote from: Wardukw on October 23, 2024, 07:08:19 PMIt's blue now 💙 😳  ;D

Navy blue or like Air Superiority Blue?

French uniform blue  ;D  ;D
And soon it will also be gray  ;)

 :thumbsup:

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Nice build! :thumbsup:
And a good alternative to the twin fin Mirage 4000.

I couldn't quite get my head around the increased amount of masking required for the traditional Swedish camo ... I'm glad you are going with something simpler!  :)

Quote from: Zero-Sen on October 24, 2024, 10:50:29 AM

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Nice build! :thumbsup:
And a good alternative to the twin fin Mirage 4000.

Zero that Mirage looks brilliant..a damn cool looking version ..I want one now 😆
Well in fact I always have  :lol:

Quote from: Scotaidh on October 25, 2024, 05:45:57 AMI couldn't quite get my head around the increased amount of masking required for the traditional Swedish camo ... I'm glad you are going with something simpler!  :)

Mate I've had to get my head around that before and once ya figure it out it's not that hard ..the problem is knowing how to start 😕
If you can get a masking set then that's heaven mate but normally not in my budget so it's to the masking tape 😉

As for this thing I'll be doing a little more masking on it today ..needs a few touch ups and a wee bit more white  :banghead:
I hate white 😒

Quote from: Scotaidh on October 25, 2024, 05:45:57 AMI couldn't quite get my head around the increased amount of masking required for the traditional Swedish camo ... I'm glad you are going with something simpler!  :)

You just need a pencil, a plan, and a paintbrush.  No masking required.
It helps to number the different colours making the whole exercise a paint by numbers.

(https://live.staticflickr.com/4217/35475169942_74cfd6878a_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/W3Pw65)nattfjäril 8 (https://flic.kr/p/W3Pw65) by Fred Maillardet (https://www.flickr.com/photos/156376527@N06/), on Flickr

Not sure if you mentioned where the twin fins came for the Viggen Plus. Not a from a SAAB, I'm sure. Mirage?

Quote from: perttime on October 27, 2024, 05:47:42 AMNot sure if you mentioned where the twin fins came for the Viggen Plus. Not a from a SAAB, I'm sure. Mirage?

The same plane which donated the cockpit matey ..F-14 Tomat  ;D

Fred that's a beaut mate 👌
I very very much like that 😁

I'm looking forward to some paint pics!
I'm considering a Tomcat back half connected to an F-111 office. Got any parts laying around? 

Just trying to help some more.  :wacko:

Quote from: kerick on October 27, 2024, 09:00:43 PMI'm looking forward to some paint pics!
I'm considering a Tomcat back half connected to an F-111 office. Got any parts laying around? 

Just trying to help some more.  :wacko:

Hahahaha 😆 😂 😆    oh damn your an evil sod Ken..😄😄😄
I do on the other hand do have a Tomat back end but no F-111 front ...now ya got me thinking ya bugger 🤔 😃😃😃 :thumbsup:

At least the Tomcat fuselage doesn't have to be widened very much to accommodate the Aardvark front end. Some putty on the sides would probably do it.

Quote from: Wardukw on October 27, 2024, 11:59:52 PM

Quote from: kerick on October 27, 2024, 09:00:43 PMI'm looking forward to some paint pics!
I'm considering a Tomcat back half connected to an F-111 office. Got any parts laying around? 

Just trying to help some more.  :wacko:

Hahahaha 😆 😂 😆    oh damn your an evil sod Ken..😄😄😄
I do on the other hand do have a Tomat back end but no F-111 front ...now ya got me thinking ya bugger 🤔 😃😃😃 :thumbsup:

Nose from the Viggen?  Or maybe an F-15 office if you have one lying about.

Quote from: Spino on October 28, 2024, 09:37:53 AM

Quote from: Wardukw on October 27, 2024, 11:59:52 PM

Quote from: kerick on October 27, 2024, 09:00:43 PMI'm looking forward to some paint pics!
I'm considering a Tomcat back half connected to an F-111 office. Got any parts laying around? 

Just trying to help some more.  :wacko:

Hahahaha 😆 😂 😆    oh damn your an evil sod Ken..😄😄😄
I do on the other hand do have a Tomat back end but no F-111 front ...now ya got me thinking ya bugger 🤔 😃😃😃 :thumbsup:

Nose from the Viggen?  Or maybe an F-15 office if you have one lying about.

Ooo, another helper! Unfortunately my Viggen cockpit got destroyed when I removed it from the fuselage so no go there. I haven't chopped up an F-15 before. I think I saw something about an F-15 with Phantom wings once. Maybe a look through the parts boxes and see if there is a junkyard dog in there someplace. I'll have to think up some national insignia for Trashcanistan.

You might not have to do much cutting on an F-15, sometimes the nose comes as a section on its own.  At least in 1:48 scale.

This has not been forgotten ,,,i just havent taken any pics of this and since today i decided to change that cause i took pics of other things ..like the Buccaneer and the RCAF Ventura for the Polar wars GB ...so heres some pics of this ....its got a wee bit of work needed to fix some issues with the paint which im less than happy about but this is how she looks at the mo ..
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Hopefully there will be more coming on this once i decide on which decals i am going to use ..its still going to be Swedish so least thats sorted  ;D

Awesome! Nice work on the paint pattern. Not something I would have thought of but it's looking good.

 :thumbsup:

Quote from: kerick on January 11, 2025, 03:41:11 PMAwesome! Nice work on the paint pattern. Not something I would have thought of but it's looking good.

Quote from: Rick Lowe on January 11, 2025, 03:57:14 PM:thumbsup:

Thanks gents  ;D  ;D
Ken it's looking the part for now ...once some painting takes place and some dry brushing here and there it should look OK 👍.
Still gotta paint the hell out of the cockpit 😆
I keep forgetting that part  :banghead:

 :thumbsup:  :thumbsup:

Awesome  :thumbsup:  :thumbsup:

Brilliant! Well doe widening! Very inspirational! :wub:

Thank ya heaps guys 😁😁😁

News on this beasty ..bits of this and bits of that have been painted ..wheels.. landing gear ..weapons and so on ...a few touch ups on the fuselage too.

Also found the decals for it I couldn't find before so I'm chuffed about that 😄
More to follow very soon 😊

Some big arse intakes there for sure, those SNECMA engines won't be starved for air!  Definitely total Viggen beast mode!

Quote from: Spino on January 28, 2025, 11:53:53 AMSome big arse intakes there for sure, those SNECMA engines won't be starved for air!  Definitely total Viggen beast mode!

;D  ;D
Exactly what I was thinking and going for ..after making the intakes bigger that is  ;)

Looking good Phil :thumbsup:

That camo reminds me of one from World of Warships. ;)

(No, I don't know the name of it.)

OMFG, that is just awesome  :wub:  :wub:  :wub:
I very rarely get the feeling of genuine awe nowadays but I just came across this build and I think a bit of pee just escaped!
Phil, I sincerely hope you finish this one as it just screams "I need to be real" in my books. If this was black, it could easily pass as a 21st century Firefox.

I don't have enough superlatives in my vocabulary to adequately describe how I feel about this project and I am not someone to blow sunshine up anyone's butt at the best of times.
I genuinely can't wait to see this one finished.  :wub:  :wub:  :wub:  :wub:  :wub:  :wub:  :wub:  :wub:  :wub:  :wub:  :wub:  :wub:  :wub:  :wub:  :wub:  :wub:  :wub:  :wub:  :wub:  :wub:

Yes, Phill! Some progress on this would be appreciated!  :angry:

 ;)

This is looking gobsmackingly good!  :wub:  :thumbsup:

Nice, I love the widened intakes.  :thumbsup:

Dudes !!! ..thanks a huge heap for the great vibes 😄😄😄
It's so damn close to being finished I'm surprised at myself why it's not

The Buccaneer is in the exact same place too ..gotta get my A into G and get these sorted .

Just finish one thing before starting another. Then after that one finish two before starting another. Work your way up. I have the attention span of a gnat. Oooh! Model kit! Must start it!

Quote from: kerick on March 26, 2025, 12:32:28 PMJust finish one thing before starting another. Then after that one finish two before starting another. Work your way up. I have the attention span of a gnat. Oooh! Model kit! Must start it!

That definitely used to be me mate..in the early days if I brought a new kit it went straight onto the work bench and was built ..now it's rather different..space is the issue...this and the Buccaneer were spur of the moment things..these ideas were to cool not to get into   ;D

Rigtho then .,..i got off my butt and finished this beast ,,,loaded it looks quite good  ;)
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(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54415887547_09f672dc6a_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2qUxDxH)DSCF5047 (https://flic.kr/p/2qUxDxH) by Phill Harrison (https://www.flickr.com/photos/193394370@N04/), on Flickr
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54417140375_0029148581_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2qUE4Yc)DSCF5046 (https://flic.kr/p/2qUE4Yc) by Phill Harrison (https://www.flickr.com/photos/193394370@N04/), on Flickr
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54417140350_8a903c07b1_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2qUE4XL)DSCF5045 (https://flic.kr/p/2qUE4XL) by Phill Harrison (https://www.flickr.com/photos/193394370@N04/), on Flickr
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 And next ...the Buccaneer  :thumbsup: 

What a magnificent beast! That's what i call a Viggen on steroids, great stuff, Phill. Also love that camo. :thumbsup:  :thumbsup:

Looks SO massive! "Breaking the wall of sound" gets a new meaning...! ;D 

I'm with Thomas here. That's not an airplane . that's an atmosphere subductor!  :thumbsup:

Pilot: Beast Mode... On!  ;D  ;D  :thumbsup:

That does look good sir  :thumbsup:  :thumbsup:

Oh f yeah  :wub:  the Swedish Firefox is done! Phil, that is super awesome. I have to go wipe the dribble off my chin now.... seriously though, this is a very inspirational build. I'll be looking at my unfinished Gripen with renewed interest when I get home

A lesson in whiffery!!
You are an expert in splinter camo!



Don't you feel better now?

You call that 'good'" I call it GREAT!  :wub:  :thumbsup:

Quote from: The Rat on March 29, 2025, 08:28:42 AMYou call that 'good'" I call it GREAT!  :wub:  :thumbsup:

Yuppers!  :thumbsup:

He'll that's high praise coming from you lot and dudes I feel honored at such 😁
Seriously glad you blokes liked this as it's got the impression I was after when I had the idea ..pure brutality of speed ..it did turn out exactly that  :thumbsup:

Quote from: kerick on March 29, 2025, 08:12:31 AMA lesson in whiffery!!
You are an expert in splinter camo!



Don't you feel better now?

Yep ..feel freaking sweet as a pumpkin pie buddy  ;D

Me ? An expert at splinter camo ? ...well thank you Sir 😊
Pretty sure that F-35 delta is getting it 🤔 😄

Quote from: Madhatter on March 29, 2025, 08:06:55 AMOh f yeah  :wub:  the Swedish Firefox is done! Phil, that is super awesome. I have to go wipe the dribble off my chin now.... seriously though, this is a very inspirational build. I'll be looking at my unfinished Gripen with renewed interest when I get home

Hatter mate ...glad ya got some good vibes out of this cause I'm getting the same thing but from you guys ...the F-35 delta is starting to itch my building bug 🐛 😉

VERY Gerry Anderson 👍

Quote from: kitbasher on March 30, 2025, 01:13:42 AMVERY Gerry Anderson 👍

Cheers mate 😉
I'll take that as a huge compliment 😊

I'll be honest Phill, I thought you'd taken a very wrong turn with the paint job.  However now the stickers are on and it's weathered i must admit i was wrong - it looks great.
 :thumbsup:

That is absolutely marvelous Phil, seriously.  :wub:  :wub:

Looks like a Viggen and an F-14 had a wild night together in a paint factory.  ;D

But what a cracking looking model!  :thumbsup:  :thumbsup:

Excellent!

Cheers Comarde 😁