SAAB AJ37 VIGGEN

CONTAINS 2
COMPLETE MODELS!
Pages 3 - 6 of this
file are in full color
Pages 7 - 10 are
line art so you
can color in your
own markings!

MATERIALS NEEDED

Standard 8.5x11 printer paper, or

lightweight bristol board, to print
this file

Spray adhesive (3M or similar) or

rubber cement (Best Test One-Coat
or similar)

Tape (masking or transparent)

Hobby knife with fresh blades

(X-Acto #11 or similar)

Steel straightedge
Suitable cutting surface such as a
clean sheet of cardboard
White glue (Elmers or similar)

1 PRINTING OUT THE FILE

a) Before trying the color version, you may want to start with the line art model...color in the line art pieces with your own squadron markings!
b) If desired, sheets of lightweight bristol board can be manually fed through your printer twice to create the pair of two-sided patterns.
c) Make sure that your paper is loaded correctly to ensure a nicely squared printout and print the desired pages normally.
Use proper caution when using adhesives and hobby knives

2 ASSEMBLING THE TWO-SIDED PATTERNS from standard printer paper

a) Make sure that your paper is loaded correctly to ensure a nicely squared printout. This will help create a proper matchup when the patterns
are assembled into two-sided sheets.
b) Match up the two sheets (front and back) of page 1, back-to-back. Hold them up to the light to ensure alignment of the red guidelines.
c) When the two sheets are matched up and aligned, tape them together at the top to keep them aligned.
d) Apply adhesive (or rubber cement) to the back of one of the sheets and smooth the sheets together, creating an aligned two-sided pattern.
e) Repeat for the two sheets of page 2.

3 CUTTING AND SCORING THE TWO-SIDED PATTERNS

a) Familiarize yourself with the two-sided patterns and the parts diagram
at right, which shows all cuts and scores.
b) CUT SLOTS FIRST: Locate all slots on both sheets. There are
twelve slots on page 1, and eight on page 2.
c) Always use a fresh blade with the hobby knife held straight, and a
steel straightedge to ensure straight cutting and scoring.
d) With the patterns placed onto the cutting surface, cut out all slots.
e) MAKE SCORES NEXT: After all slots are cut, locate the scores on
both patterns. Scores are indicated by dashed lines.
f) Score all dashed lines, being careful to not cut all the way through
g) CUT OUT PIECES LAST: When all scores are made, carefully cut
out all pieces (five total) along the black lines.
h) Test-fold all pieces before starting assembly.
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Assembly instructions
Make sure all cuts
and scores have been
made
Test-fold all scores
before starting
assembly
Review and
understand each step
before assembly

1 TAIL ASSEMBLY
a) With the pattern and slots cut, and the scores test-folded, apply
white glue to one of the areas marked GLUE AREA A
b) Bend the tail and pass it through SLOT A so that GLUE AREA A
meets GLUE AREA A , taking care that slots line up
c) Press together, taking care of excess glue that may squeeze out
d) Repeat for the other side of the rudder, with GLUE AREAS B
and SLOT B

1b

1c

2c

2d

2 ASSEMBLY OF NACELLES
a) Apply glue to one of the areas marked GLUE AREA C
b) Fold the nacelle into a 4-sided tube, with the flap coming
over so that GLUE AREA C meets GLUE AREA C
c) Taking care that all slots of nacelle are lined up, press the
nacelle flat, taking care of excess glue that may squeeze out
d) Expand the flattened nacelle back into a 4-sided tube
e) Repeat for the other nacelle with GLUE AREAS D

2b

3 FUSELAGE ASSEMBLY
a) Apply glue to one of the areas marked GLUE
AREA E (including the inside tail)
b) Bend sides of fuselage inward so that GLUE
AREA E meets GLUE AREA E, taking care
that slots line up
c) Press together, taking care of excess glue
d) When glue is dry, gently expand the flattened
nacelle back into the 6-sided fuselage

4 NOSE ASSEMBLY

3b

a) Apply glue to one of the areas

marked GLUE AREA F
b) Bend sides of nose in until GLUE
AREA F meets GLUE AREA F
c) Press together, taking care of
excess glue
d) Gently expand the flattened
nacelle back into the 6-sided nose

5 ASSEMBLY OF WINGS
a) Fold aileron flat of the main (larger)
wing flat, and pass the folded wing
completely through the fusleages
larger (rearmost) slot
b) After passing the folded wing through
the slot, center the wing on the fuselage
c) Repeat for the canard (smaller) wing,
passing it through the forward slot

4b

6 ATTACHING THE NACELLES

5a

a) Apply glue to GLUE AREA G

b) Folding an aileron under, slide the left
nacelle onto the wings until GLUE AREA G
meets GLUE AREA G, taking care to keep
both wings centered on the fuselage
c) Repeat for the right nacelle
d) When both nacelles are in place, unfold
the ailerons upward

6a

7 FINISHING
a) Hold model steady and gently force the nose upward so that the canopy closes,
and apply a small amount of white glue to the canopys top
b) Hold the canopy in place until it dries. Gently blowing on the canopys top can
assist in drying, which should continue until canopy no longer needs to be held
c) Fold the fuselages rear blue covers outward, and apply a small amount of glue
d) Hold the rear fuselage covers in place until they dry. Gently blowing on the covers
can assist in drying, which should continue until covers no longer need to be held
e) Adjust overall straightness of model as needed. Model is complete

7d

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7e

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Color Art 2 - front

Solid lines are cut

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Cut and score on lines,
not on colors

Dashed lines are scored

NOTE
This sheet must be matched up and laminated (or
printed onto the back of) "Color Art 1 - back" to
create a two-sided pattern
Cut SLOTS first
Make SCORES next
Then CUT OUT pattern

RADIAL SCORES FROM TIP OF FUSELAGE

EA

GL

UE

R
EA

GLUE AREA H

GLUE AREA E

GLUE AREA E

RED GUIDELINE FOR BACK-TO-BACK MATCHUP

FUSELAGE SCORES RUN ITS ENTIRE LENGTH

GLUE AREA G

SCORE

AR

EA

LU

See instructions for full details

SCORE

Use proper caution when using adhesives

and hobby knives

SCORE

SCORE

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Color Art 1 - back

NOTE
This is the back side of Color Art 1
All cuts and scores are
done on the other (front) side.
See instructions for full details

RED GUIDELINE FOR BACK-TO-BACK MATCHUP

GLUE AREA A

SLOT A

GLUE AREA B

GLUE AREA A

SLOT B

GLUE AREA B

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See instructions for full details

RIGHT
NACELLE

GLUE AREA D

SCORES RUN
THE ENTIRE LENGTH
OF THE NACELLE

Cut SLOTS first

Make SCORES next
Then CUT OUT pattern

GLUE AREA C

LEFT
NACELLE

GLUE AREA G

RED GUIDELINE FOR BACK-TO-BACK MATCHUP

NOTE
This sheet must be matched up and laminated (or
printed onto the back of) "Color Art 2 - back" to
create a two-sided pattern

SCORE
ACROSS

CANARD WING

MAIN WING

GLUE AREA H

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Color Art 2 - front

SCORES RUN
THE ENTIRE LENGTH
OF THE NACELLE

SCORE ACROSS

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NOTE
This is the back of Color Art 2.
All scores and cuts are done on other (front) side.
See instructions for full details.

GLUE AREA C

GLUE AREA D

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Copyright 2001 Lyndon Lorenz and may not be reproduced or redistribution without permission. All rights reserved. Contact us via the web at www.llorenzhomepage.com

RED GUIDELINE FOR BACK-TO-BACK MATCHUP

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Color Art 2 - back

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Line Art 1 - front

Solid lines are cut

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Cut and score on lines,
not on colors

Dashed lines are scored

NOTE
This sheet must be matched up and laminated (or
printed onto the back of) "Line Art 1 - back" to
create a two-sided pattern
Cut SLOTS first
Make SCORES next
Then CUT OUT pattern
Then COLOR, if desired
before assembly

Use proper caution when using adhesives

and hobby knives

RADIAL SCORES FROM TIP OF FUSELAGE

EA

GL

UE

R
EA

AR

EA

LU

FUSELAGE SCORES RUN ITS ENTIRE LENGTH

SCORE

GLUE AREA H

GLUE AREA E

GLUE AREA E

SCORE

GLUE AREA G

GUIDELINE FOR BACK-TO-BACK MATCHUP

See instructions for full details

SCORE

SCORE

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Line Art 1 - back

NOTE:
This is the back side of Line Art 1
All cuts and scores are done on the other (front) side.
See instructions for full details

GLUE AREA A

SLOT A

GLUE AREA B

GUIDELINE FOR BACK-TO-BACK MATCHUP

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GLUE AREA A

SLOT B

GLUE AREA B

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SCORES RUN
THE ENTIRE LENGTH
OF THE NACELLE

Cut SLOTS first

Make SCORES next
Then CUT OUT pattern
Then COLOR, if desired
before assembly

RIGHT
NACELLE

GLUE AREA C

See instructions for full details

GLUE AREA D

GLUE AREA G

GUIDELINE FOR BACK-TO-BACK MATCHUP

NOTE
This sheet must be matched up and laminated (or
printed onto the back of) "Line Art 2 - back" to
create a two-sided pattern

LEFT
NACELLE

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SCORE
ACROSS

CANARD WING

MAIN WING

GLUE AREA H

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Line Art 2 - front

SCORES RUN
THE ENTIRE LENGTH
OF THE NACELLE

SCORE ACROSS

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NOTE
This is the back of Line Art 2.
All scores and cuts are done on other (front) side.
See instructions for full details.

GLUE AREA C

GLUE AREA D

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SAAB AJ37 VIGGEN

Copyright 2001 Lyndon Lorenz and may not be reproduced or redistribution without permission. All rights reserved. Contact us via the web at www.llorenzhomepage.com

GUIDELINE FOR BACK-TO-BACK MATCHUP

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Line Art 2 - back