Our Price: £30.00

Saab Gripen (Griffen) depron kit

The Saab Gripen

 Not for the inexperienced pilot.

This kit consists only of the airframe

Another Depron kit of a beautiful flying replica of a famous aircraft.

Wingspan 500mm

Length 750mm

Material 6mm Depron.

Weight of airframe before painting and R/C installation 150grams

 Take off weight approx 400 grams

With this configuration it handles like a parkflyer, with a climb path in excess of 45 degrees.

Easy to handle, but not recommended as a learner model, can be launched from hand without running.

This model is very robust, and can easily carry the extra weight.

Depron is easy to work, but care should be taken when making the bends required to complete this model, the material is quite brittle, application

of heat helps with the bending process, a hair dryer can be utilised.

Please Note:

Do not use products containing solvent on Depron material the Depron will disintegrate,

do not use superglue.

Test your products on one of the 300 x 300mm scrap pieces supplied. Broad felt tip pens or water based Acrylic paints are suitable for colouring.

A wide range of markings and camouflage can be found in the following website. http://wp.scn.ru/en/ww2/f/52

If you want realistic camouflage colours http://www.warbirdcolors.com/ can supply the correct British Standard paints. Paint can be applied by brush or airbrush.

If you wish to mark any guide lines on Depron you should use a ball point pen with a light touch, or a fine point felt tip pen.  Depron marks easily so any markings should be on the inside of the parts.

Items being joined can be bonded with UHU Por adhesive, 5 min epoxy, or hot glue.

Sewing pins or sellotape can be used to hold the pieces while they set, please note that sellotape when removed may leave a mark where it has removed the “bloom” of the depron, this will be noticeable when making the first paint covering.

Some spare depron in suppied in case of breakages.

Some trimming and shaping will be required.

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