SWEDISH AIR FORCE GROUP BUILD

Gilmund

Member since
December 2004
From: Haninge, Sweden

SWEDISH AIR FORCE GROUP BUILD

Posted by Gilmund on Friday, April 1, 2005 7:11 AM

Welcome to the Swedish Air Force Group Build!

This GB started in April 05 and is currently open-ended.

All scales and subjects are welcome, planes or helicopters, made in any country (it surtenly doesn´t have to be a SAAB, Sweden has imported lots of A/C like the Vampire, Mustang, Spitfire, Hercules, Venom, Hunter, Storch, Phönix, Catalina and so on)

The only rule is that they have to wear the Swedish "three-crown" national insignia.

Those who have joined me so far is:

Swedish Mick
Kolja94
mmaker
Ga.modler
kik36
biscuit3
philp
Gary66
pob60

If you want to join us with a Swedish build, you are welcome to use this badge.

Happy Modeling /Johan

- Johan Byberg - "Who´s the most foolish, the fool or the fool who follows?"

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Swedish Mick

Member since
January 2005
From: Kopparberg, Sweden

Posted by Swedish Mick on Friday, April 1, 2005 8:01 AM

Sounds interesting! But ... with all the other GB's ongoing, what start/finish-dates are we talking about? If it is sometime in the autumn, do count me in for several builds!
Otherwise, I have to combine some GB builds ...
And would What Ifs be allowed? I have plans to build some of the planes that were supposed to be in use in SwAF. Wouldn't a grey Zero or a nice splinter-coloured F-20 be great?!

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Gilmund

Member since
December 2004
From: Haninge, Sweden

Posted by Gilmund on Friday, April 1, 2005 8:38 AM

Mike - I know what you mean with all the GB:s, and you´re in with a few more than I am.
There´s no rush, we could make this last the year out, or open ended. Drop in whenever you like.
You are welcome to do a "what-if" if you like, or combine GB:s for that matter, this may be a good time for me to do that F/A-18 we talked about before(although that is not a "true" what-if since it actually flew with Swedish markings)

- Johan Byberg - "Who´s the most foolish, the fool or the fool who follows?"

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Kolja94

Member since
December 2002
From: Oak Harbor, WA

Posted by Kolja94 on Friday, April 1, 2005 12:47 PM

I think I have a SAAB somewhere in my stash, but I'm starting to pack up for a household move so I can't really start anything for a while....
If you let it run to the end of the year, or an open-ended one, I could participate once I get settled in (and set up) in the new house....

Karl

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Swedish Mick

Member since
January 2005
From: Kopparberg, Sweden

Posted by Swedish Mick on Saturday, April 2, 2005 9:34 AM

Good new for me, regarding the What Ifs! Thank you!

I have another thought regarding the Group Build:
• Does it have to be Air Force aircrafts? Can't it just be Swedish GB instead? We have the Army, Navy, Coast Guard, Customs and many other official and governmental users, and there might be someone interested in building something from those services.

For all interested, here are some links to model kits of "Swedish aviation"
http://home.swipnet.se/~w-85713/flyget/modell.htm
http://www.canit.se/~griffon/diverse/modelling/swe_prod.htm

and a list of Swedish military aircrafts
http://www.e-paranoids.com/l/li/list_of_military_aircraft_of_sweden.html

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Gilmund

Member since
December 2004
From: Haninge, Sweden

Posted by Gilmund on Saturday, April 2, 2005 3:58 PM

kolja94, that´s allright, drop in when you are ready and got your thinges together You are most welcome.

mick, I suppose that it would be allrigth, after all they all share the same insignia, and it is on the badege so why not. And thanks for the links, great stuff. there´s also a list of kits on this page.

http://www.flygvapenmuseum.se/forsaljning/byggsatser.htm

- Johan Byberg - "Who´s the most foolish, the fool or the fool who follows?"

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Swedish Mick

Member since
January 2005
From: Kopparberg, Sweden

Posted by Swedish Mick on Sunday, April 3, 2005 5:59 AM

OK, Gilmund! Put me down for the following three builds:
Saab AJ 37 Viggen -- Academy 4418 -- 1/144 -- SwAF, metal
Junkers Ju 87 Stuka, B 8 -- 1/72 --- What If; RSwAF 1941
Northrop F-20S Tigershark, J 38C -- 1/72 -- What If; SwAF 1981, splinter scheme

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Gilmund

Member since
December 2004
From: Haninge, Sweden

Posted by Gilmund on Sunday, April 3, 2005 4:15 PM

Mick, that sounds great, cant wait to see them.

I,m thinking of doing a 1/72 gripen, in flight with four AMRAAM´s on it. I´ve been wanting to do that since I saw a picture of it that I fell for. I will post it.

- Johan Byberg - "Who´s the most foolish, the fool or the fool who follows?"

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Kolja94

Member since
December 2002
From: Oak Harbor, WA

Posted by Kolja94 on Tuesday, April 5, 2005 12:47 AM

Thanks Gilmund - I'll have to wait till I get unpacked to let you know for sure what I'll be doing, because I forget exactly what I have in the stash, but I'll be following along as much as I can till then. Smile [:)]

Karl

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, April 5, 2005 1:48 AM

I have to finish that Hasegawa Draken...

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Gilmund

Member since
December 2004
From: Haninge, Sweden

Posted by Gilmund on Tuesday, April 5, 2005 3:46 AM

Welcome

Mick, mmaker and kolja98. This will be fun. Start whenever you are ready!

- Johan Byberg - "Who´s the most foolish, the fool or the fool who follows?"

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Swedish Mick

Member since
January 2005
From: Kopparberg, Sweden

Posted by Swedish Mick on Tuesday, April 5, 2005 4:08 AM

QUOTE: Originally posted by Gilmund
Start whenever you are ready!

Thanks! I have already started on the little Viggen. Here is a (very bad) picture of it

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Next thing I think will be to attach the nose gear and canopy. When I get the time! Unfortunately, there are a dozen other kits I have to finish before I finish this. Why is it so easy to start new projects, but so hard to finish them!?!

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Gilmund

Member since
December 2004
From: Haninge, Sweden

Posted by Gilmund on Tuesday, April 5, 2005 4:53 AM

QUOTE: Originally posted by Swedish Mick
Why is it so easy to start new projects, but so hard to finish them!?!

Ha ha

that is sooo true, why is that?

Can´t tell too much from the pic, but it looks like you´re making good progress. Did you do all that now? Is it the NMF that shines so brigt?

keep it up /Johan

- Johan Byberg - "Who´s the most foolish, the fool or the fool who follows?"

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Swedish Mick

Member since
January 2005
From: Kopparberg, Sweden

Posted by Swedish Mick on Tuesday, April 5, 2005 6:27 AM

Yes, it's NMF that shines Cool [8D]

And I actually didn't do all that progress since the start of the GB, I had started before, but I have been working further on with the little beauty since you came up with the idea.
Hope it's OK?

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Gilmund

Member since
December 2004
From: Haninge, Sweden

Posted by Gilmund on Tuesday, April 5, 2005 6:30 AM

of course that´s OK, We´re here to have fun.

- Johan Byberg - "Who´s the most foolish, the fool or the fool who follows?"

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Gilmund

Member since
December 2004
From: Haninge, Sweden

Posted by Gilmund on Tuesday, April 5, 2005 3:13 PM

Hi guys, here is the pictures that is the inpiration for my build, it looks just beautiful.

I going to do it like on the picture: in flight, two sidewinders, four AMRAAMS, no fuel tank, gray scheme and insignias.

Here is what I´m going to use, the Italeri kit and a Hasegawa weapons kit for the AMRAAMS and launchers (I have to modify them a bit)

Take care /Johan

- Johan Byberg - "Who´s the most foolish, the fool or the fool who follows?"

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Swedish Mick

Member since
January 2005
From: Kopparberg, Sweden

Posted by Swedish Mick on Wednesday, April 6, 2005 3:31 AM

Looking great! Thumbs Up [tup]

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, April 7, 2005 12:36 AM

Heres my 1/72 Hasegawa Draken cockpit.It needs a little more detailing...

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Gilmund

Member since
December 2004
From: Haninge, Sweden

Posted by Gilmund on Thursday, April 7, 2005 7:17 AM

WOW is that 1/72... what did make the seatbelts of?

Great job /Johan

- Johan Byberg - "Who´s the most foolish, the fool or the fool who follows?"

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Friday, April 8, 2005 12:01 AM

QUOTE: Originally posted by Gilmund

WOW is that 1/72... what did make the seatbelts of?

Great job /Johan

Thanks johan!
Seatbelts made from thin white metal sheet from wine bottles,
with the addition of PE buckles from Reheat.

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Friday, April 22, 2005 5:47 PM

Well Johan,how's going your Gripen?

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Gilmund

Member since
December 2004
From: Haninge, Sweden

Posted by Gilmund on Friday, April 22, 2005 6:39 PM

mmaker - To be honest with you, I haven´t started yet. I´m finishing my X-35 for the stealth GB this weekend so maybe I´ll start later this week. Any news on your Draken?

- Johan Byberg - "Who´s the most foolish, the fool or the fool who follows?"

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, April 23, 2005 4:21 PM

Hahahah!
Stopped too.
I make a B-58 Hustler from Italeri and yesterday started a Eurofighter!
Planned a ghost camo for Eurofighter as a Hellenic Air Force.

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Gilmund

Member since
December 2004
From: Haninge, Sweden

Posted by Gilmund on Saturday, April 23, 2005 4:32 PM

Well, I started a little today. I cut all the parts I´m not using from the sprues and selected AMRAAM:s and launchers and sorted the parts in different bags. I´m also studuing some reference material now.

- Johan Byberg - "Who´s the most foolish, the fool or the fool who follows?"

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, April 23, 2005 5:09 PM

What you think about a Swedish Eurofighter?
Any idea for camo?

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Gilmund

Member since
December 2004
From: Haninge, Sweden

Posted by Gilmund on Sunday, April 24, 2005 9:33 AM

I guess that if Sweden bought the Eurofighter they would paint it simular to the scheme on the Gripen. There are different schemes during development but they are all variations of gray. It sounds like a great what-if.

Here´s three different gray schemes

This is the latest with a light gray underside and radome with a smooth curved line. This is the scheme I´m going to use, along with the gray insignias.

This older shceme features a black radome and the lighter gray is on the underside only (But not on the underside of the canards).

This is a very erly Gripen with an all-over gray.

Hope this will help you, it would be great to see a Swedish Eurofighter.

- Johan Byberg - "Who´s the most foolish, the fool or the fool who follows?"

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Kolja94

Member since
December 2002
From: Oak Harbor, WA

Posted by Kolja94 on Monday, May 9, 2005 1:57 PM

Hey all -
Finally got internet hooked up in the new house (and FSM loads a LOT faster on DSL than it did on 56K!!!).

I have 2 Swedish kits in the stash - a Grippen and a Viggen, both in 1/72. I'm not QUITE ready to build yet, still more unpacking and setting up to do, but hopefully soon!

Karl

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GA.modelmaker

Member since
November 2003
From: savannah ga.

Posted by GA.modelmaker on Monday, May 9, 2005 2:48 PM

well guys if its all right i would like to join this gb to. i will do thier f-18 hornet with the markings of of the tiger meet they had on thier f-18s Big Smile [:D]

thanks rob

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Gilmund

Member since
December 2004
From: Haninge, Sweden

Posted by Gilmund on Tuesday, May 10, 2005 5:26 AM

Ga.modler - You are most welcome.

- Johan Byberg - "Who´s the most foolish, the fool or the fool who follows?"

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GA.modelmaker

Member since
November 2003
From: savannah ga.

Posted by GA.modelmaker on Saturday, May 14, 2005 2:52 PM

well guys i have all the stuf i need now for the gb. i got my decals in yesterdays mail from two bobs and i am itchying to start this swedish tiger. Big Smile [:D]

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