1/48 Italeri Jas-39 Gripen

Czech Air Force

 by Milan Pospisil

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  Czech National Day 2008 

 

The basis for this project is Italeri 1/48 Gripen. I used some aftermarket goodies, namely CMK resin sets and Eduard photo etched sets. 

This project was not supposed to be out-of-the-box build. It was my intention to build a  model that could score some points at modeling contests, so the ‘just kit+aftermarket goodies’ philosophy was not an option. I had to improve the model significantly to impress my fellow modelers.

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Apart from replacing the undercarriage bays and cockpit with resin and photoetched aftermarket sets, I did add some additional detail and corrected inaccuracies based on available references. 

I decided to build my model to depict an aircraft being serviced on the airbase. Based on photos available, I cut off rear section to add additional detailing around the engine (copper wires additional resin parts etc.,).

 

The only available camouflage scheme of Gripens serving with the Czech air force is  ‘Low Visibility’ scheme. I used Model Masters colours. The Czech low vis roundels come from CMK ‘Best of ‘kit decal sheet. 

Milan Pospíšil, KPM Old Eagles, Čáslav ( Gripen City ), Czech Republic

Milan

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Photos and text © by Milan Pospísil