I’ll try to build the photo recon jet fighter version of Hasegawa’s Draken. It is a decal change of the normal Draken kit 1/48.
I hesitate to build this large-size plane, but I think there is no problem for beginner modelers. There was no difficult point to assemble. Parts matching was good.
The instrument panel decal is attached; it quickly gives a sense of precision.
I did not understand the mechanism of the seat belt very well, but I just attached string-shaped parts.
(19-Feb-2017)
Almost all parts are silver-painted, so I put together the parts as much as possible. Paint the fuel tank and the jet engine nozzle separately.
If you want to use transparent parts, the wing end light will be cut off from the main wing.
I think the joints are smooth. I painted the adhesive surface so the line would not disappear no matter how much I ground it.
It is a reconnaissance aircraft; there are many windows for the lenses on the sides and under the fuselage. It is masked with a masking sol at seven places in all.
Mr. Color Super Metallic required a black undercoat. So I painted this Draken in gloss black overall.
(22-Feb-2017)
The natural metal version of Draken was completed. It is a reconnaissance plane of the Swedish Air Force. It is a characteristic airframe of the double delta wing, and the maximum speed comes up to Mach 2.0. Deployment to the Swedish Air Force began in 1959.
It was operated in Sweden, Finland, Denmark, and Austria, and the total production was about 600 aircraft. By the way, a beautifully painted version of the Austrian Air Force was released from Hasegawa.
Initially, it was a daytime aircraft, but it became an all-weather attacking aircraft with a radar-guided missile.
It’s a personal preference. This time, since it is metallic paint, I think whether weight feeling will increase if I add shade, leaving some black undercoat. I liked the delicate gradation with black, so I’ll try this method several times in the future when I build metallic fuselages.
Mr. Color Super Metallic is very good, but a part ruined the precious coloration when the clear coating was done. It may be too much at once blowing. But I want to protect the decals, so I have blown it little by little. If you spray a clear aqueous coating, it may not be such a concern. Since there was a rough surface treatment at the previous Mig 15, I again made it for the challenge. Next time I’ll confirm the clear coating condition using aqueous paint.
There was a small retractable tail wheel behind. Perhaps it’s not to scrape the Draken’s tail in the case of a nose angle at takeoff, and landing is pretty sharp.
The work of the cockpit and canopy is quite a matter of concern. It is similar to the AFV modeling point of attention that the natural saggy in the weight of the caterpillar and each texture of the caterpillar tracks. The caterpillar assembly is pretty early in the stage, but the cockpit finish-up cannot be seen as the result unless it is in the final stage. Recently the canopy finished relatively well compared to the plastic models I made a long time ago. I am sorry because my success rate is low.
In the painting instructions, the air intake was flat black on the front, with dark striped iron and burnt iron; behind that is a standard silver; painting was difficult. It worked pretty well.
It is a reconnaissance aircraft and not armed; only pylons are attached. There are two fuel tanks. It seems possible to do a reconnaissance mission of considerable long distance.
Marking of Draken, Swedish Air Force, F11(11-02), 1965.
Although I removed the stain this time, it seems that the problem of the white spot on Marksetter has been since a long time ago. It is hard to remove after completely drying with a cotton swab moistened with water. Put it carefully, and I have to wipe away wasted parts immediately. I was afraid of getting dirty like the last time; the cutting decals on the panel line are only on top of the main wing. Decals are difficult. It is best to keep it untouched.
There are round windows for many cameras at the center of the nose and the aircraft’s main wing under the surface.
The wingtip lights were painted in clear red and blue on the transparent parts; it feels pretty good.
The pitot tube at the tip of the nose was painted separately. Although it had a decal, it is not quite rounded, and even if you roll it with Mark Softer, the boundary will be off, and it is impossible to affix absolutely. Painting is easier.
Draken is best looking at a characteristic airframe from this angle.
I think many people like Swedish armor and aircraft with many characteristic features. By the way, the three crowns of nationality marks represent the Swedish national emblem, Tre Kronor.
(25-Feb-2017)
