Cool, and a very nice finish. 

 

Excellent work indeed! 

That's a tremendous finish   

Quote from: killnoizer on January 05, 2023, 07:48:18 PMThe copter at top looks a little bit like flying koi fish .

I was thinking they had a certain fish like look to them myself. Maybe they are flown by the Aquaphibians from the old British puppet show "Stingray" ? 

Quote from: killnoizer on January 05, 2023, 07:48:18 PMYour camo  design of the whole blog is absolute amazing !!!    The copter at top looks a little bit like flying koi fish .
 Fantastic level of painting and style !

never saw it that way... and now I can't unsee it      Koi Copter it is 

Fantastic!!    

Smooth build & brilliant camo! Excellent result!  

Quote from: flappydaffy on January 08, 2023, 05:56:15 PM

Quote from: killnoizer on January 05, 2023, 07:48:18 PMYour camo  design of the whole blog is absolute amazing !!!    The copter at top looks a little bit like flying koi fish .
 Fantastic level of painting and style !

never saw it that way... and now I can't unsee it      Koi Copter it is 

I am sorry to change your view ,  I believe you thought about a STRONG BIG WHITE TIGER .
But it's just a Koi . 

Hi all,

Will to build this year is strong, so I keep riding it  second one finished for this year and the next ones are already on the bench (delivery might be delayed...)

the Kit

Hasegawe Draken 1/48, Aires cockpit - airbrakes - exhaust - vertical tail air intake - reco nose, Dmold seamless intakes, PJ productions pilot and DXM decals. Saab logo is curtousy of a friend from the local Saab Fan Club   

The build
Overall the build was fun, finding a nice way to use the wooden stand took some effort (first one ended up in the bin). First difficulty was to get the pilot to sit properly. A little surgery later he was comfortable.





Next came painting the nice Aires details, enjoyed this a lot and in the end almost nothing remains visible    but I know it is there... and I have pictures to prove it.





next came assembly, fit with the intakes was not optimal (but far from bad). Only part that requires attention is the fuselage - exhaust junction. For some reason both piece are bent to the inside and result in a V shape junction. Putty and sanding required 





Finished model
After some MRP and Alcald... tadaaaaaaaa a nice japanese Draken 


















En voila! (as we say in French) Comment always welcome.

And just to keep you guys interested, the ones currently on the bench are Eggplanes, Yak 3, Saab Viggen, Javelin, Mig-23, Mirage 3, etc...

Cheers from Brussels

Julian

Oooh! That looks nice!    

I'm waiting for a 1/48 Draken to appear in Australia, so I can build it & a Viggen in RAAF colours.

That scheme suits the Draken very well, great work!

Superb work!!

And I thought that cockpit looked amazing..which it does...then the plane appears and bingo bango..bloody superb Julian.   .
ive got to hunt down a Viggin 

Uh, that's pretty! 

That's one of the nicest Draken I've seen so far