Very cool build so far, makes the standard Viggen look stubby,           

I received the decals for this puppy today! Enough for two aircraft so it was worth the money.





Enough stenciling for about ten aircraft! A company called DXM decals out of Taiwan. I've never heard of it before. It seemed to be the only outfit that had what I wanted. Printed by Cartograf and they look really good. Now for some paint colors that look at least really close. It seems the JASDF doesn't use FS or any paint company's numbers. I have a couple of nice pics that should get me close. Hey, its a whiff!

I think the JASDF paint their planes with Tamiya paint.  They get it in those giant sized pots we see used in photos to make us believe something is really small.
It's what they were originally made for...

It's been far too long without an up date on this one. I've managed to cobble together a halfway decent cockpit out of every part I had that looked like a cockpit. Thank heavens for the Aeroclub seats I had laying around for ages. So the canopy is on now after too much fooling around with it. But at least now it fits.



I also had to build two new airbrakes to replace the ones lost when I dropped it!



The canopy is big enough that you can actually see some stuff in there!





On to painting and then 5000 tiny decals!

Looks amazing Kerick. Somehow i missed the progress of this project. But i like where this is going shortening the F-104 was a very good thing to enhance the blend in with the viggen fuselage.

Go on!  Want to see this finished.

David Aka 63CPE

That's looking pretty d@mned good, there!  

  

Quote from: Old Wombat on April 09, 2024, 02:34:46 AMThat's looking pretty d@mned good, there!  

It is indeed 

Marvelous, looking forward to seeing this done.

Quote from: chrisonord on April 09, 2024, 06:52:55 AMMarvelous, looking forward to seeing this done.

I am too!!

Ohhhh I'm liking this one !

Nice one.  Was skeptical until you shortened that 104 front end and added the 16 intakes and dorsal spine.  Looks great!

The intakes are the original Viggen. One is cracked from overly enthusiastic sanding and there is no detail on the inside anyway so I'll try making some intake and exhaust covers.

Just dropped in on this one. Working out very nicely. Looking forward to the end result.

Yeah, I need to buckle down and paint it! I've got everything I need so no excuses left!