1/72 Hasegawa Saab F-35 Draken

by Drakendk

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Here is my favorite aircraft, the Saab 35 Draken in the Danish F-35 version. I used the Hasagawa kit and Eduard PE as a base and then did an awful lot of scratch building to make a late (1990) Danish version. Here is a list of what had to be changed or added.

The nose, nosewheel hub, cockpit (hud, side consoles and instrument panel), pylons, antenners, outboard fuel tanks, arrester hook, chaff/flare dispencers, ecm equipment on tail/wings and in underwing pods, crew ladder, nav lights and flaps.

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The paint job was not that difficult, as the Draken was all green (FS.14079). The cockpit was painted blue/green (FS.34159). and the wheel wells and seat a mix of light aircraft gray and alluminium.  The whole thing was painted by hand and then given a light weathering (the late Drakens was usually quite clean).  The decals was a mix of STO-DECAL and Modeldecal. The whole thing was finished with a mix of gloss and semi gloss clear coate. If you need any info on the Draken or other RDAF planes feel free to write me. 

T.

Photos and text © by Drakendk