1/72 Revell Saab Draken

Gallery Article by Warren Osborne on Aug 14 2013

 

 

This is my 2nd completed model this year, i just wanted to build something simple with no added details.

 

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The Revell kit is very easy to build and the only problem I encountered was the big dayglo ID numbers on the tops of the wings which appear to be reversed on Revell's decal locations. There are one or two pictures of this aircraft on the net that show the codes to be 5-0 not 0-5 and this then matches the tail code on this aircraft, and which appears to match how they were applied in all the rest of the Draken pics I looked at on the web. 

I used Humbrol emamels throughout the build and weathered with pastels and oils, I also tried out Promodellers washes which are good.  Everything was sealed under a couple of coats of Humbrol mattcoat, all the smaller parts were fitted, the pitot was replaced with a needle then painted yellow and black.

Job done.

Warren Osborne

      

Photos and text © by Warren Osborne