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Tim's Draken TF-35 - COMPLETED


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Joining you with this recent acquisition from IPMS Avon show.  Cost £7.

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To build this 2 seat option, which happens to be Danish.  

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Post-dated photo of parts, earlier this morning.  Raised panel detail, little interior - I suspect this Draken kit has been overtaken in quality.

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Originally released in 1977, and last seen in 2000.

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Do what you gotta do.  Would've been nice if there was a panel set out there for these like the Quinta jobs.  I ended up springing for an Aires resin pit for single seater...I'm hoping I don't regret it.  :D

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gosh that was a bargain!! Welcome along with a Draken....one of many I expect we'll see. Though last time the Viggen one by numbers, I wonder if it will this time?

 

Good to see you're off to a good start. 

 

Good luck with the build.

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Cockpits fitted.
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And fuselage, if you can call it that.

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Airframe completed.

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Outer wings suffered shrinkage, I'm trying to fix that with filler and Tippex.

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Draken trainers - well the Danish ones, only had the port cannon, so I'm filling the stbd one. 

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Tim's balance rig.  spues superglued in place alongside the locations for U/C legs.

Nosecone filled with finely chopped pieces of lead - borderline balance.

A rolled up piece of lead into that nose orifice, under the coaming sealed the deal.

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well done Tim, on a nice quick build and a nice looking model, she looks great.  :thumbsup:

 

You're right that clear coat changed the colour perfectly.

 

Thanks for joining us here, I hope you enjoyed the build... and will we see another one? 

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17 hours ago, trickyrich said:

well done Tim, on a nice quick build and a nice looking model, she looks great.  :thumbsup:

 

and will we see another one? 

Thanks Rich,- but that wraps up my participation for this GB.

I have no other eligible kits remaining in my stash.

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