Bjorn Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 As you might guess from my profile picture, Saab Draken is my favourite subject. Here is my latest build of thus winderful aircraft. My intention was to build the individual that is shown on Roy Cross' magnificent Airfix boxart (a model which I built lots of when I was a child), but doing it in 1/48 and with correct markings. Though very beautiful, this image has a number of mistakes - also apart from the fact that green Swedish robots are blind... And here is the result. I wanted it to look like it did in the early 70s, when it was rather new - which meant not much weathering this time. I used the decals from Hasegawa's S 35E Draken and Tarangus' Lansen (the yellow squares), and a few from my decal archive. I uses an Aires resin seat - which was a bit troublesome since it didn't fit Hasegawa's cockpit. Strange, since it is sold separately, not only with Aires cockpit set. As you can see, the original had fewer squares than on Cross' boxart. I used Gunze colours. I also added some details on the landing gears. And a final, a bit too dark picture: 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicE1 Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 Very nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batcode Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 looks great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonl Posted September 26, 2013 Share Posted September 26, 2013 Awesome looking aeroplane. You've done a cracking job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niles Posted September 27, 2013 Share Posted September 27, 2013 I like the clean not too weathered look. Looks good. The Draken is such a pretty aircraft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammy da fish Posted September 27, 2013 Share Posted September 27, 2013 Very good indeed, it captures the look of that very evocative Airfix painting. If you don't mind I will take a copy of your pictures to help inspire myself to do a similar scheme. Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mozzy19 Posted September 27, 2013 Share Posted September 27, 2013 Very nice. I'd like to do one of these some day.. Sean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted November 13, 2013 Share Posted November 13, 2013 Wow! Fantastic! Really brought back memories from my own early modelling days too. Which Gunze paints did you use for the final finish? The colours certainly look perfect when compared to photos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted November 13, 2013 Share Posted November 13, 2013 simply very beautiful I do love the Draken especially yours Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bjorn Posted November 14, 2013 Author Share Posted November 14, 2013 Wow! Fantastic! Really brought back memories from my own early modelling days too. Which Gunze paints did you use for the final finish? The colours certainly look perfect when compared to photos. Thanks! The Draken colours are difficult to get a perfect match. The blue changed a lot when the aircraft got more weathered, the olive drab also did, but not as much as the blue. Originally it was pretty blue, but after a few years it shifted into lighter fields of more light blue and darker fields that were more black-blue. And later, the blue got almost green. Hasegawa suggests 52 Olive Drab and 55 Midnight blue which in my eyes gives a too brown-black feeling. So I mixed the 52 with some Gunze 309 Olive Green and the 55 with some Gunze 5 Blue. Both colours were mixed with Gunze 338 Light grey for the lighter, slightly weathered areas, but not too much. On this picture (a Finnish Draken, but painted with the same colours as the Swedish ones), you can clearly see that the blue was rather blue. If you choose a more weathered Draken, I suggest the same colours, adding more 338 Light grey and changing the 5 Blue into some kind of clear green or turquise. Here is another Draken (but in 1/72) I built a few years ago, trying to get a more weathered look. Also note the remains of the removed yellow squares on the fin, which are painted with the recepie for a new-deliveried Draken that I described above. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_W Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 Just found this. Very nice build. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 Tack så mycket Björn! I have just ordered the Hasegawa kit, I will not go crazy with after market stuff as this is just a model that I would like to have to sit alongside the Tarangus Viggen, when it eventually gets released! So thank you for the paint suggestions and again, yours is a great model! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 Very tasty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bjorn Posted November 16, 2013 Author Share Posted November 16, 2013 Tack så mycket Björn! I have just ordered the Hasegawa kit, I will not go crazy with after market stuff as this is just a model that I would like to have to sit alongside the Tarangus Viggen, when it eventually gets released! So thank you for the paint suggestions and again, yours is a great model! Actually, you don't need much aftermarket details. This is a great kit. The wheel wells are a bit empty, but apart from that you will get a nice model OOB, especially if you build it with closed canopy. A small, but important detail are two black ribs inside the front part of the canopy. Very typical for Draken, and very easy to add. Plus a small pitot tube on the fin. Just add these and noone will notice any difference from the resin- and photo-etch-heavy J 35J Draken on my workbench right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robvulcan Posted November 16, 2013 Share Posted November 16, 2013 I too love the Draken one of the best looking machines ever made and yours is stunning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhtmo Posted November 16, 2013 Share Posted November 16, 2013 Lovely, Bjorn. Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adrianm2 Posted November 17, 2013 Share Posted November 17, 2013 absolutely stunning! Adrian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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