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The Fourth Viggen prototype. The 37-4.
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| I'm using the Frog/Hasegawa kit for this build. |
| Despite the two different boxes the plastic is the same. I started by vandalising the wings. |
| The 37-4 is getting the saw tooth in the wings |
| but the radar warning pods stays under the wings. |
| The jet exhaust looks a bit simple in these kits from Frog/Hasegawa |
| while Airfix has optional parts. |
| The reversing plates from Airfix fits in the Frog kit without modification. |
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I discovered that one canopy was missing so I tried to make a vac-canopy. The fifth or sixth try gave me something that I might use so I went on with the kits. First some paper in the cockpit. Paper panels and paper belts. |
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I also had to build the pylons under the fuselage. With w 37-4 standing on its legs it is ready for paint. Just a final swipe with sandpaper and then... |
| I built me a second 37-4. The first one I repainted to the 37-5. |
| -4 had a short life. First flight in May 28, 1968. It crashed in May 7, 1969. The forward part of the fuselage could be saved and was used to build a new prototype, -7. (It did crash 1975. Both pilots survived.) |
| Stockholm February 26, 2017 |  |
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