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Saab SK-37 Viggen, Matchbox, 1:72
Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2019 5:36 am
by Bolleken
Re: Saab SK-37 Viggen, Matchbox, 1:72
Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2019 5:46 am
by KSaarni
What a beautiful plane, beautiful finish, beautiful build !
Nice to see Swedish markings also!
What is not so commonly known, but during the first stages of the cold war, Swedish air force was the 4th biggest air force in the world!! Not bad for a small nation..
- Kari
Re: Saab SK-37 Viggen, Matchbox, 1:72
Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2019 6:49 am
by BlackSheep214
Re: Saab SK-37 Viggen, Matchbox, 1:72
Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2019 9:34 am
by Stikpusher
Re: Saab SK-37 Viggen, Matchbox, 1:72
Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2019 10:25 am
by BorgR3mc0
That kit has a bit of a bad reputation but you certainly made the most out of it. I like the bare metal finish that the first Viggens had. You don’t see that modelled often.
Re: Saab SK-37 Viggen, Matchbox, 1:72
Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2019 10:46 am
by speedgraflex
I echo what the others write, particularly Borg. I wonder what the old kit designers would think if they viewed such an incredible project made from their designs. Joy, I would imagine. Not only do you bring respect to the subject but you bring respect to the kit. As a wee lad I remember seeing a box of bright colored Matchbox sprues—and wondering what that would look like when the pieces are put together. Now I know! Congratulations!
Re: Saab SK-37 Viggen, Matchbox, 1:72
Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2019 12:03 pm
by Bolleken
Thank you all!
It is probably not my best model but the one I like the most.
Re: Saab SK-37 Viggen, Matchbox, 1:72
Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2019 2:05 pm
by Duke Maddog
Wow, I still have no way to ever replicate that type of bare metal finish! This is stunning, more so because it's a Matchbox kit! Way to go man!
Re: Saab SK-37 Viggen, Matchbox, 1:72
Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2019 2:42 am
by mostrich
The front portion reminds me of the Dornier Do 335 trainer version. But I think the second canopy suits the lines of the Viggen much better. Great build!
Re: Saab SK-37 Viggen, Matchbox, 1:72
Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2019 6:01 am
by tempestjohnny
I am a huge fan of Swedish aircraft. This is a great build of a great aircraft. I will have to remember this kit for the trainer version of the Viggen.
