JAS 39 Gripen "Paw Print" question

[peterfromholland]

Hello everyone,

As you can see my name is Peter and I live in The Netherlands. I am a big fan of Swedish aircraft, especially the Saab Gripen.
In my stash I have a decal sheet by Flying Colors (72-110) with a paw marking for a Gripen which flew at an airshow in 2006. This paw is blue with yellow scratch marks.
I also have a decalsheet by Two Bobs (72-067 Colorful Gripens) which also includes the paw marking. But this one is totally black.
Does anyone know which color is correct?
Thank you in advance!

[Niklas]

Hello Peter,

As far as I've been able to Google, 39131 have flown with the blue paw with yellow scratch marks. See THIS link.

I have NOT been able to find any references online on the Twobobs version, but that does not mean it haven't existed.

Maybe Emil Lindberg knows? He's active here now and then...

Good luck with your build!

[Johan Elvin]

Hi
The paw markings have been applied to the same airframe (39131) in both blue/yellow and dark grey at different times.
The blue/yellow was probably applied first for the airshow.

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[Johan Elvin]

A few more

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[peterfromholland]

Hej Niklas and Johan!

Thank you very much for your reactions.
You have been very helpful.
So the mystery has been solved for me!
And now I don't have to make a choice: I am going to build both schemes