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Tiny Swedish Thunderbolt (Trumpeter 1/144 Saab 37 Viggen)

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  • Member since
    March 2003
  • From: Towson MD
Tiny Swedish Thunderbolt (Trumpeter 1/144 Saab 37 Viggen)
Posted by gregbale on Tuesday, December 14, 2021 11:05 AM

Another in my recent 'parade' of 1/144 projects, this time under the Trumpeter label in the 1990s...though, yet again, it actually originated with the Japanese company Crown in the mid-'70s.

Like many/most of the Crown kits, it lacks much detail...and there's something a little 'off' about its appearance. The kits all had pretty lousy canopies, both shape- and line-wise; but the aircraft shape overall is also a bit too squat and lumpy. Added to that, the characteristic loadout...the cool Rb-04 anti-ship missiles...seem a trifle oversized.

Still I'm mostly incapable of resisting putting the Swedish FOA 'crazy quilt' on any likely subject...so here it is. Hope you enjoy it for what it is!

Greg

George Lewis:

"Every time you correct me on my grammar I love you a little fewer."
 
  • Member since
    May 2009
  • From: Poland
Posted by Pawel on Tuesday, December 14, 2021 1:06 PM

Yeah, the shape is definitely off... But I love the Swedish splinter camo you painted. Once I felt like painting it too:

1:35 Trumpeter Swedish S Tank by Pawel

Funny thing - also from Trumpeter and also with some dimensional problems, not too noticeable, though.

Thanks for sharing and have a nice day

Paweł

All comments and critique welcomed. Thanks for your honest opinions!

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  • Member since
    March 2003
  • From: Towson MD
Posted by gregbale on Tuesday, December 14, 2021 4:28 PM

Thanks, Pawel! Yes

The Strv103 (and yours looks grand) is one of my favorite AV's as well...ever since I built the 1/48 motorized Tamiya one, back in the '70s. My brother and I used to run those motorized babies along the garden wall, and 'call in an artillery strike' with my dad's .22 pellet gun. (They could take a surprising number of hits and keep running, until a lucky shot would dislodge one of the AA batteries. Big Smile)

Cheers

Greg

George Lewis:

"Every time you correct me on my grammar I love you a little fewer."
 
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