Min Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 Finished towards the end of 2018, this was a kit that I'd had in my stash for close to 10 years. Had held off on building it telling myself "one day, when I get better at this hobby and won't make a mess of it". Finally got tired of waiting and just bit the bullet. As I recall, the build was relatively trouble-free and I really enjoyed seeing it come together. I built the Austrian Air Force scheme because it was the only one available from the box, I did not manage to source alternative decals in time. Since then I've managed to get my hands on the more recent boxing by Hasegawa, this time with Swedish markings - can't wait to build and paint that one! This is a completely OOB build, weathering was kept subtle as I read somewhere that the Austrians kept their jets pretty clean. As always, thanks for looking 34 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobo Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 (edited) Looks great - very nice. Love the Draken. Edited May 20, 2019 by Hobo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roman Schilhart Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 Hooray, it's one of 'ours' - built 'down under'! A very nice rendition of this classic jet aircraft. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidgeRunner Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 (edited) Ah yes, very nice Martin Edited May 20, 2019 by RidgeRunner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 Hello Min, Smallllllllllll, but clean build. Regards, Orion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeR Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 Great stuff! Mike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ c Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 Really nice Draken there, great job Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vultures1 Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 Beautiful build of a beautiful aircraft - well done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sky Keg Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 A classic in 72nd scale no less done to perfection!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 Great! You built a very early Austrian Draken without dayglow numbers and pre MkII Update! Great work!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antti_K Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 I'm always happy to see SAAB's finest here on BM. And this is a really nice example. Well done🙂 Kind Regards, Antti Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ham Hands Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 Fantastic! 👍👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted May 21, 2019 Share Posted May 21, 2019 (edited) Its a Draken... Need i say more ! Edited May 21, 2019 by Corsairfoxfouruncle 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempestwulf Posted May 21, 2019 Share Posted May 21, 2019 Oh now THAT is nice. Perfect weathering Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graeme H Posted May 21, 2019 Share Posted May 21, 2019 Do love a good Draken, and that's a beauty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg B Posted May 21, 2019 Share Posted May 21, 2019 I saw that little beauty at the Illawarra show last weekend. Your photo's dont do it justice. Hard to chose between that and the Luftwaffe F-104G for the best 1:72 Jet there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted May 21, 2019 Share Posted May 21, 2019 She's a real stunner, looks awesome in that scheme Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Min Posted May 21, 2019 Author Share Posted May 21, 2019 1 hour ago, Greg B said: I saw that little beauty at the Illawarra show last weekend. Your photo's dont do it justice. Hard to chose between that and the Luftwaffe F-104G for the best 1:72 Jet there. Hang on a sec... @Greg B was that your 1/48 Kitty Hawk Fitter on the table that I ogled over?? If so... It was TOTALLY AWESOME!!! Hope you can tell me about it one day. On a side note, I felt the in-flight MiG-29 was the worthy winner in the 1/72 category on the day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg B Posted May 21, 2019 Share Posted May 21, 2019 20 minutes ago, Min said: Hang on a sec... @Greg B was that your 1/48 Kitty Hawk Fitter on the table that I ogled over?? If so... It was TOTALLY AWESOME!!! Hope you can tell me about it one day. On a side note, I felt the in-flight MiG-29 was the worthy winner in the 1/72 category on the day. Guilty, thank you for the compliment. The MiG was nice but I preferred others in that category. As I said, the Draken was lovely, I have quite a few in 1:48 to build and its a cracking kit of a cracking aircraft. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Joyce Posted May 21, 2019 Share Posted May 21, 2019 Looks great, especially the weathering! I always liked the look of the Draken and have considered picking up the Hasegawa kit. Good to hear that you say it's a trouble-free build. Cheers, Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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