1/48 Saab JAS-39A/C Gripen

Manufacturer KITTY HAWK

Item No KH80117

Scale 1/48

List Price USD42.99

Net Price USD 42.99

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HK DOLLARS 335.32
MALAYSIA RINGGIT 179.32
CAD 57.62
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MALAYSIA RINGGIT 274.92
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Product Description

What do you get when you combine the size, agility, and powerplant of an F-20 Tigershark with the distinctive planform of the Vigen? You get the Saab JAS-39 Gripen lightweight multirole fighter. The JAS-39 requirement (J=fighter, A=ground attack, S=reconnaissance) was initiated in the late 1970s to replace the Draken and Vigen. In addition to the F-20 (and F/A-18) F404 afterburning engine, the aircraft is equipped with a variant of the Blue Vixen radar from the Sea Harrier FA.2 (which was also the basis for the Typhoon's radar), and the capability to carry a wide range of NATO common weapons.

The Gripen entered Swedish AF service in 1997 and has since equipped the air arms of the Czech Republic, Hungary, South Africa, and Thailand. Several other countries are considering adopting the Gripen or even the Gripen NG (next generation).

Kitty Hawk has released this new-tool Gripen in 1/48 scale and it looks nice. Molded in light gray styrene, this kit is presented on nine parts trees and two rear fuselage halves plus one tree of clear parts and one small fret of photo-etched parts. Among the features and options in this kit:
.Nicely detailed cockpit
.Positionable canopy
.Nice F404 engine that won't be seen after airframe assembly
.Detailed wheel wells
.Positionable speed brakes
.Positionable leading/trailing edge flaps
.Positionable ailerons
.Positionable canards
.Positionable rudder
.Positionable air refueling probe