DONE @ p.8 +++ Saab J31B, Flygvapnet F1 Västmanland Flygflottilj, late Fifties

[Rick Lowe]

What they said!
It's great to hear your Dad is home. Home is the best place to recover!

Yes, indeed! 

[Dizzyfugu]

Thank you all. He's doing fine so far, and daily routines fall into place again, which is a good thing, too. 

[NARSES2]

Good to hear your dad's back home Dizzy 

[Dizzyfugu]

Good to hear your dad's back home Dizzy 

Thanks a lot. I really feel alleviated and directly have much more energy. Good sign for me, too. 

[Spino]

Looks good!  And the wingspan doesn't actually look too wide at all, though it might have if you hadn't trimmed off the ends of those B-47 wings.  Even if you hadn't, it would just mean better high-altitude performance 

[Dizzyfugu]

Some visual progress evidence: the J31B is able to stand on its four legs now, even though only provisionally! 


1:72 SAAB J31B 'Val'; 'Blue T/Blå Tore (s/n 31014)' of the Swedish Air Force (Flygvapnet) F1 Västmanland Flygflottilj, 2nd Squadron; Hässlö AB, Västerås (Central Sweden), 1956 (What-if/kitbashing) - WiP by Dizzyfugu, on Flickr


1:72 SAAB J31B 'Val'; 'Blue T/Blå Tore (s/n 31014)' of the Swedish Air Force (Flygvapnet) F1 Västmanland Flygflottilj, 2nd Squadron; Hässlö AB, Västerås (Central Sweden), 1956 (What-if/kitbashing) - WiP by Dizzyfugu, on Flickr

Due to the huge new sculpted surfaces I will give the model a coat with grey primer, to reveal the remaining (probably many...) dents and notches everywhere. Canopy and cockpit come next, we need some pitots, and there will be underwing hardpoints for drop tanks.

[Gondor]

Those outriggers work well Dizzy 

[zenrat]

 

[Dizzyfugu]

Yes, they do - and it is not easy to find the proper length and position for them! But I was able to adjust things so that the stance is proper, and it looks really good. Makes the aircraft look even more massive... 

Currently fighting with the three-part canopy. Fit is relatively poor.

[Weaver]

Go on then.  I dare you.
Something short so as to emphasise the span.  A Gnat? Folland's proposed U2 rival.

Hehehe, I love that idea, but Weaver's already done it, albeit NOT with a 24" span...................... 

Given how thick the glider wings probably are, I volunteer a Fouga Magister, a DH Vampire or a Gloster Javelin as the fuselage...

My HAT used tiny-scale Boeing 747 wings from a really crappy cheap kit.

[Dizzyfugu]

Slow progress. The whole area in front of the windshield had to be re-sculpted.

[PR19_Kit]

Just a matter of more Presto and some sanding, eh? 

[Dizzyfugu]

There's so much putty surface area on the J31, that it does not matter. But the shape is quite complex, and symmetrical. Took longer than expected.

[Dizzyfugu]

For reference, a kind of side-by-side comparsion before and after the canopy mess...


1:72 SAAB J31B 'Val'; 'Blue T/Blå Tore (s/n 31014)' of the Swedish Air Force (Flygvapnet) F1 Västmanland Flygflottilj, 2nd Squadron; Hässlö AB, Västerås (Central Sweden), 1956 (What-if/kitbashing) - WiP by Dizzyfugu, on Flickr


1:72 SAAB J31B 'Val'; 'Blue T/Blå Tore (s/n 31014)' of the Swedish Air Force (Flygvapnet) F1 Västmanland Flygflottilj, 2nd Squadron; Hässlö AB, Västerås (Central Sweden), 1956 (What-if/kitbashing) - WiP by Dizzyfugu, on Flickr

Additonally, gaps/seams of the three-piece canopy were filled with white glue. One or two antennae, masking next, then the grey primer can come. And after that MORE PSR, I'm afraid... 

[PR19_Kit]

That does look VERY good though Thomas.