Scale Aviation Modeller International – March 2019

SAAB JA-37 Viggen

First look at Special Hobby SAAB JA-37 Viggen (TEST SHOT) 1/72 Scale

I

do use the term “that is one

of my favourite aircraft” a

lot but the SAAB Viggen is

in my personal top ten. Having

seen one in Sweden taking of

from a road it is hard to describe

the impression of sheer brute

force this aircraft left me with.

The type is now long out of

service so I doubt I will ever

see one in the air again. But

now Special Hobby brought it

all looding back with there

all new 1/72 scale example.

The sample we received

is a test shot with no decals

and a photocopy of the

assembly instructions but no

information on proposed colour

options though I suspect both

splinter and air superiority

grey will be included.

The plastic parts show that

from the outset the plastic

parts are designed to produce

every version of the Viggen

produced out of the box this

means that we have three

cockpit tubs, and instrument

panels as well as a choice for

the distinctive canards as

they are slightly larger on the

Fighter variant which will be

the irst release the JA-37.

The detail supplied by the

plastic parts will be more than

adequate, but I am sure it will

not be long before we saw a

number of resin update sets

from Special Hobby. In the mean

time I am sure you can use the

existing 1/72 scale Tarrangus

detail and weaponry sets

designed for the old Heller kits.

CONCLUSION

It will be a few months before

this kit becomes available

but it will be worth the wait.

And I did suggest to Special

Hobby that it would be nice as

they have already produced

a 1/48 scale kit and now this

1/72 scale kit it would also

be nice to have a 1/32 scale

Viggen but irst we have a 1/32

Westland Whirlwind Fighter

to look forward to in 2020!

38 MARCH 2019 • SCALE AVIATION MODELLER INTERNATIONAL

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