KeithR Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 (edited) This is the Revell 1/72 scale Saab J-35J Draken, Kit 04352, built as an Austrian J-35OE Mk1 from Graz Thalerhof in 1992. I built it for my friend’s 60th birthday recently. He doesn’t build himself, but has a few die-casts and particularly likes the Draken. The kit is a reboxing of the Hasegawa kit which, despite its age, is well detailed and goes together very precisely. I didn’t use any filler at all, which is a first for me. I thoroughly enjoyed building it and would definitely recommend it. What a great looking aircraft! I primed the model with Tamiya XF-1 black thinned with Mr Color Leveling lacquer thinner. The camo is unthinned MRP paint. MRP paints spray beautifully and are very forgiving. They’re pretty much impossible to brush paint though, even for touching up. I used decals that IPMS Austria published in 2001. I bought them at the UK Nats in 2001 iirc and have been looking forward to using them for years. I’ve recently started building again after a long absence from the hobby and my friend’s birthday was an ideal excuse to use them. The after-market decals went on very nicely directly onto the MRP paint without silvering. I used a couple of the Revell kit decals which did silver slightly, but not so as you’d notice. I think I’d gloss varnish before using Revell kit decals again. The model is lightly weathered, after decalling, with oil paints and a Flory wash. Everything is sealed with Tamiya varnish thinned with Mr Color Leveling Thinner. Since it’s Austrian, I modified the inlet on the left side of the spine to look more rectangular and left off the right hand spine inlet. The nose pitot and fin probe are Master Models turned brass and are lovely. The model is primed with Tamiya XF-1 Black thinned with Mr Color Leveling thinner. Camo paints are MRP, namely:- MRP-364 Light Grey FS36495 for the fuselage undersides. MRP-039 Haze Grey FS36270 for the upper front fuselage and fin. MRP-040 Gunship Grey FS36118/ANA603 for the upper rear fuselage. I sealed it with a 50-50 mix of Tamiya X-35 semi gloss clear and XF-86 flat clear thinned with Mr Color Leveling thinner. This draken is another 50s jet after my Gnat F1. I'm currently working on a couple of MiG-21s. I can sense a theme coming on! Happy modelling, Keith. Edited February 25, 2022 by KeithR 53 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shorty84 Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 Hi Keith, as an Austrian I'm almost obliged to comment All I can say is that your Draken came out very well. Your weathering is just right and the finishing is really nice. Actually, it looks so good that I wouldn't expect this model to be 'just' 1/72. Really well done 👍 Cheers Markus 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveH Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 Not seen that scheme before, looks really good..!! DaveH 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAT69 Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 Beautiful! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Dave S Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 Superb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidgeRunner Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 Very nice, Keith. I have a couple stashed away so I’m encouraged by your build. Martin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomcat101 Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 Nice. Never built a Draken - looks tempting. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 great Austrian Draken! I can only confirm that those IPMS decals are a pleasure to work with! PS: if you fancy a MKII one day, IPMS Austria also has a nice conversion for it too! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vultures1 Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 Excellent build of a great looking aircraft - well done! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electric Indigo Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 A very cool and bold scheme for this elegant machine. Your finish is excellent; at first glance I thought this was the 1/48 kit. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orso Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 It looks very good. I like it very much. I must get my kit out of the stash soon. This build was very inspiring. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vulcanicity Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 That's very smart and nobody would know you'd been away for a long time! It's a great scheme especially the giant dayglo code numbers, and top marks for doing the research and the Austria-specific mods. I hope your friend was chuffed with it, I would be! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeithR Posted February 26, 2022 Author Share Posted February 26, 2022 22 hours ago, exdraken said: great Austrian Draken! I can only confirm that those IPMS decals are a pleasure to work with! PS: if you fancy a MKII one day, IPMS Austria also has a nice conversion for it too! Thanks @exdraken, I’m sorely tempted to buy another to make as a MkII, but I already have 299 kits yet to build and another would be madness! And , yes, I have counted. I have a spreadsheet you know. Mind you, another Draken would make it up to a nice round 300………. 22 hours ago, Electric Indigo said: A very cool and bold scheme for this elegant machine. Your finish is excellent; at first glance I thought this was the 1/48 kit. Thanks @Electric Indigo. @Mates has just posted a super 1/48th Draken in a similar scheme here. Well worth a look. And it’s a MkII. Thanks for your kind comments @Shorty84, @Dave H, @SAT69, @Big Dave S, @RidgeRunner, @Tomcat101, @Vulcanicity, @Vultures1 and @Orso they're much appreciated. My friend, to whom I gave the model as a 60th birthday present, was very pleased with the model so I'm relieved and very happy about that. This is the 5th model since I restarted the hobby after a long absence, so I feel I'm getting my eye in again and am much encouraged by everyones positive comments. So I'm building two MiG-21s at the same time at the moment. Which is fun. I think? Happy modelling, Regards, Keith. 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 46 minutes ago, KeithR said: Thanks @exdraken, I’m sorely tempted to buy another to make as a MkII, but I already have 299 kits yet to build and another would be madness! And , yes, I have counted. I have a spreadsheet you know. Mind you, another Draken would make it up to a nice round 300………. Oh in this case..... I recommend you to also buy the Hasegawa Special scheme box containing the black retirement scheme 'Dragon Knight', as well as the Ostarrichi red white red scheme.... both Mk.II variants as per timeframe... That way depending on how you count double boxings, you'd jump to 301 or 302 kits.... and you would still be far away from 400.... Alternatively you could build 2-3 kits and stay at the same level 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corsaircorp Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 Nicely done Draken Keith !! 299 ?? Don't you worry anbout that.... It's not madness , just the average BM'ers Now @exdraken show you the way, multi builds are funny... Congrats for the 🐉 Sincerely. CC 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orso Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 Only 299? Then there is nothing to worry about. I have 100+ started/unfinished., but I don't worry. I build for the fun and if I loos interest the build goes into sleep. But like the sleeping beauty some of them come to life again, But I wonder why I have 11 Hasegawa Draken's in the stash. I had no idea that they were so many. Must try one somtime. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wulfman Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 Delightful Draken, lovely build ! Wulfman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maginot Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 Good job. Orange on grey is a striking colour combo. Yes, Draken was always a fave when I was a kid. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeithR Posted February 27, 2022 Author Share Posted February 27, 2022 18 hours ago, Orso said: Only 299? Then there is nothing to worry about. I have 100+ started/unfinished., but I don't worry. I build for the fun and if I loos interest the build goes into sleep. But like the sleeping beauty some of them come to life again, But I wonder why I have 11 Hasegawa Draken's in the stash. I had no idea that they were so many. Must try one somtime. I am a mere amateur @Orso compared to your collecting expertise! You are absolutely correct about it being nothing to worry about though. That's for my heirs. I still can't resist expanding my stash whenever I see something that I like. Particularly all these beautiful new tool versions of old kits I already have such as the new Arma Hobby P-51D which Britmodeller has assured me is out soon 😉. Thanks for the kind comments @corsaircorp, @Wulfman and @Maginot. Keep 'em coming 👍 Happy Modelling, Keith. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bjorn Posted February 28, 2022 Share Posted February 28, 2022 Very nice, great work, and I think that you nailed the colours! I like the subtle weathering and the variations in the dark grey camouflage. Excellent! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_alfisti_ Posted February 28, 2022 Share Posted February 28, 2022 Very well done, looks more lika 48 than 72👍. I like the finish, looks very smooth. Greetings from Austria...🇦🇹 Daniel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxhandybread Posted February 28, 2022 Share Posted February 28, 2022 Absolutely superb model of a super cool aircraft. Weathering is just perfect. Spot on 10/10 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cardiff guy Posted February 28, 2022 Share Posted February 28, 2022 very nice, well done. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightningboy2000 Posted March 1, 2022 Share Posted March 1, 2022 That's a stunning Draken! Really must get round to building one of these. Martin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted March 10, 2022 Share Posted March 10, 2022 Beautiful finish. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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