Canadian Viggen

[Dork the kit slayer]

seeing as Ian HG is doing the RAF one.

Rumour and speculation ( the very soul of WIF)


Put me down for...mmmmmmmmm  a Japanese one......instead of the F4's?  

[cthulhu77]

Great versions of a fantastic jet !!!

          greg

[rallymodeller]

The only Viggen I have is a builtup of the old Hasegawa kit, and I took FOREVER to get the splinter camo right. Ain't no way I'm repainting that bad boy.

But if I were to do so, perhaps in RCN colours? Hmm.  

[Patrick H]

Thanks guys, glad you liked it. Offcours I knew Ollie would, that's why I made it Canadian   .

Indeed, the Canadian roundels look a bit like the RAF ones but I can promise you, the Maple Leaf is inthere. doesn't show to good on the picture though .

Nils, Don't think I'll build another Viggen soon. to much other intresting stuff in the stash. but why not join the fun and do one yourself?

Ian, looking forward on seeing your RAF viggen. Great idea on Viggen Land. It will have to be a virtual Land though as I won't be able to make it to the Nationals. Working the weekend there  

Retro, wow, 5 viggens would even look better better then my 2 ones

Lancer, better get building there

Dork,  Love the idea of the Japanese Viggen. those guys have very colorful aircrafts you could do.

Rally, that's why I build WI Viggens. Hate to think of doing the splinter scheme. You are a very courages man to have done it. The RCN one would be easy then  

Hey, looks like a Viggen group build here  



Patrick  

[The Rat]

Patrick, stand by to receive:

10 kg of Moose meat

10 litres of maple syrup

25 cases of assorted beers

Authentic Montreal Canadiens and Toronto Maple Leafs jerseys

5 bottles of Newfie Screech

You are now an honourary Canuck!

[anthonyp]

Great job, Patrick!!

Did someone say Naval Viggen?  

http://www.whatifmodelers.com/forum//index...?showtopic=5442

I've got a Heller Viggen in the stash, with the assorted noses and such, I just have no idea what I want to do with it.  Maybe Israeli?  I have an Israeli Defense Force fascination in my recent building, but I only have enough decals for four planes and I've got them all assigned.  Need more Israeli decals for a Viggen.  And a Draken.  And a Rafale.  And a Eurofighter.  And a ...

   

[Patrick H]

Thanks Anthony, Nice looking naval version there, thanks for reminding me of it. And believe me, when you build that Heller Viggen, it's going to be much easier then the Airfix one

You are now an honourary Canuck!

OOOOOOOHHHHH, thank you, thank you. I feel very honoured now.
snif, snif, would you all excuse me now while I blink away a few tears and go make some room in the fridge for the moose meat and the beer, especialy the beer.  



Patrick  

[Gary]

That is soooo ocool.

Hey, did someone mention somewhere doing an agressor Viggen? That would be nice too.

BTW, which is better, the Airfix or the Heller. (I thought they shared a lot of molds!)

[Spey_Phantom]

BTW, which is better, the Airfix or the Heller. (I thought they shared a lot of molds!)

if i could resemble them, i say heller makes the best viggen kit, its more accurate, has 3 different versions in 1 box (strike, recce & 2-seat trainer), has better detail

im not saying Airfix makes bad kits, but most of the airfix kits i bought are kinda dissapointing, thats why i mostly prefer Revell, Heller, Italery, Minicraft or Academy. the only good airfix kit i got was the older SH-3A seaking kit.

[Patrick H]

I'll second Nils statement, the Heller Viggen is by far the best of the two. Not only more accurate but you can also build one of tree versions. Only downpart is that the only ordnance you get is the droptank. That part is better covered in the Airfix kit where you get 3 RB 05's; 2 Saab 304 anti ship missiles and 2 bombs.
I don't think the shared anny of the molds as, seeing them standing together here shows them tp be almost completely diffrent aircraft, except for the wingshape that is  



Patrick

[Patrick H]

Indeed, the Airfix is the prototype machine. Still, I'd reckon it's good enough for  What iff as one doesn't need to be to realistic.

Newfie sceech: sort of Jamaican rum served in Newfoundland. here's a link to where it gotten its name.

See, I've already done some research on how to fulfill my honorarian Canadian dutys  

 

Patrick

[lancer]

Not only more accurate but you can also build one of tree versions.

Soooooo, does this mean an organic Viggen then? A Highly polished finish courtesyof either Mr. Sheen or french polishing?? A wood grained finish?? Oh, I know, they have a Viggen plantation in Sweden and just harvest them when they need a new squadron right??            

It's Monday morning and my SOH is a bit warped..Couldn't resist that one

[Ian the Kiwi Herder]

Put me down for...mmmmmmmmm  a Japanese one......instead of the F4's?

Go for it Dork, go for it.......      

I H-G

Viggen Land at the Branch Display - "Make it so...."

[Captain Canada]

Hey, how'd this one almost squeak by me ?

Beautiful...absolutely beautiful ! And no mistaking the leaf in those roundels, eh ?

Great stuff, patrick. looks especially good beside your BAF version. Wouldn't that have been an awesome sight ? And sound as well ! Bomb and gunnery competition followed by the shortest landing and take-off competition !

I have to admit at being a little more than jealous......my BAF and RCAF Arrows from the Baden in the mid 60s are on hold....as are my Tutor pair.......darn floods and STML.

 

[Patrick H]

Thanks Captain,
don't worry, if you'd missed it I would have told you in a week or two  

Yep, somethimes the forces of nature come between us and our hobby, nothing to do about that.

I've got an Arrow coming my way, one of these years   . A friend is ging to send it, once he got his house back in order after his recent move so maybe we can have a little competition between us in building a BAF one hé .



Patrick