Build

Augie
So added pics of the beginning on the rest of the cockpit tub and panels..

Augie
So.. update..

No new piccies as today has just been doing some of the aluminium work.. so gear legs, wheels.. wheel bays..

Augie
one burner can...

Martien Lourens
Oh yes, .....Saab..... this build I'm going to follow

Augie
More than welcome grab a seat.. and try not to get popcorn everywhere😉

Mats Bengtsson
Nice, Draken is one of my favourite aircrafts. Are you going for the blue/green or grey paint scheme?

Augie
its going in blue green 🙂 Always had a soft spot for that scheme.

Urban Gardini
WEEEEEEEEEEEE... This one will be special!

Augie
thanks urban 🙂 I hope it will.. taking my own sweet time with it so will be slow progress

Urban Gardini
Take the time you need mate! No need to rush such a beautiful bird!

Augie
Exactly my plan 🙂 Does your colour reference have indication for the colours used on these?

Augie
Thanks Urban,

Putting her on hold for a few days while I await some goddies to arrive.

Urban Gardini
No problem mate as long as you're happy with it!

Augie
Oh I will be 🙂

Murad ÖZER
wish it was the two seater version...

Mike Kryza
I'm here again... 🙂

arne vd burg
nice start FOLLOWING

Augie
lol thanks guys 🙂

Murad, I am looking to get a second of these to do a two seater.. Its a nice kit and well I am getting attached to swedish aircraft.. expect a tunnan, Viggen, Lansen soon..

Bill Spargo
Go for it Augie, this is another favourite of mine , looking forward to seeing it finished. my kit waits its turn.

Augie
thanos Bill 🙂

Gerald
👍 nice start 🙂

Augie
Thanks Guys,

I've been busy this morning, I've been busy blending the cockpit so its less stand out for the instruments. And Started on the Bang seat, Just basic colours so far.. but its comming on nicely

Mats Bengtsson
The cockpit looks really good.

Augie
thanks Mats 🙂

Its some eduard and some paint.. 🙂

Es-haq Khosravi
Nice job Augie!

Augie
thanks Es-haq 🙂

Augie
And the Ejection seat done..

Choppa Nutta
nice 🙂

Augie
thanks Choppa

Bill Spargo
Augie, photo 14 is awesome , love the seat. So too photo 12 instrument panels are lovely, well done

Augie
Thanks Bill, the seat is all paint, tho have just had to sand 1mm off the sides as even though Aires have said its for the Hasegawa kit.. its too big!!

The instruments and cockpit are mainly eduard self adhesive PE..

Bill Spargo
Both look awesome. Very impressed with the seat, it looks real. The EDUARD painted instrument panels are worth the effort (yours looks great) I used for the first time the Eduard painted instrument panel on my F-18, having painted the instrument panel and the usual high lighting. Then I saw a F-18 model with the EDUARD set, that was it change over, it was worth the effort to change it having finished the cockpit. Are you painting the aircraft the camo colours? hope so.

Augie
thanks Bill the seat im very happy with.

the aircraft will be going into a cammo scheme 🙂

Augie
Some further work today, mainly on the inside of canopy and the bangseat..

Edgars Bizūns
That seat is awesome!!!!

Augie
Thanks Edgars, I finished the seat today, Some smaller items added to it..

cockpit should be done by end of tomorrow ready for me to bring it together slowly 🙂

Edgars Bizūns
Very nice 🙂
I will post some photos of my little Airfix Zero tomorrow..

Augie
So Gents,

Cockpit and Bangseat are done... Now to move on to the next par

Bill Spargo
Cockpit looks great

Augie
thanks Bill 🙂

Augie
After seeing your builds Michael, thats praise indeed 😄 thank you

Christian Ristits
Love it!

Augie
Thanks Christian 🙂

Martien Lourens
👍👍👍

Augie
Thank you Martien, I really enjoyed your russian Spitfire.. I dont know how I missed that one hehe

Augie
Fuselage together and wing fillets installed.. now to sand...

Christian Ristits
Nice!

Augie
Hi Christian, its getting there lol.. now to let the Mr surfacer dry

Christian Ristits
The Draken is also on my wishlist Augie...how is the kit?

Augie
The kit is good, some areas need attention mind you.

1) Wing fillets.. are not a great fit so need fettling and filling slightly
2) rear fuselage to main join.. needs some fitting
3) Intakes seem slightly small so need fitting to where they'll go.

Other than that.. its pretty good..

Christian Ristits
Nice to hear that...thank you!

Martien Lourens
Cool 👍👍👍

Augie
Aright, so fuselage together sanded and prepared.. tail on and marked out ready for paint.

Es-haq Khosravi
Nice job on this nice aircraft!

Augie
Thanks Es-haq 🙂

This morning has been busy.. got the paint onto to it.. then realised I've left two bits off the fuselage spine!

Frank Krause
Augie working on the Swedish beauty. How could I miss that?
Looking forward to more, more, more...😉

Augie
Frank! I wondered if the likes of you and guido would show up 🙂

Hope its too your liking so far😉

Frank Krause
Yeah! 👍

Augie
So quick update pick its on its legs 🙂

Mike Kryza
Ok - I understand - this is a quick built...😉 👍

Augie
Lol This might be one of my slowest builds 😄

Augie
And.. external tanks

Bill Spargo
Looking good Augie, no not you the Draken, i cant see you

Augie
🙂 thanks chaps.. needed something to do while her nose dries 🙂

Augie
So the Silver Brazilian strip on the underside of a Draken done in my usual sneaky natural metal look.

Choppa Nutta
works well 🙂

Augie
Thanks Nutter, Its wax gilt..

Es-haq Khosravi
Great job Augie! Is it brush painted too?

Augie
Hi Es-haq, It is indeed brush painted 🙂 I've never been tempted with airbrushes.. took me long enough to master brush without learning airbrush

Edgars Bizūns
I agree with you Augie. Airbrush is like a sl*t, expensive, fast and 'meh', but brush is like a wife - you need to know her really good to work right with her.

Glenn
Oh Augie! You have mastered the hard stuff... brush painting! Airbrushes arn't that hard to master it's just the masking process and the pulling down and cleaning up of the airbrush that takes longer!!! The painting part is fast and more fun! 🙂 But yea the masking bit sucks a bit... 🙁

Augie
Lol thanks guys

Edgars I agree, tho in my case its like a good man 🙂

Glenn, brush is a fun.. and I find rewarding

Augie
Lol well my friend its each to their own.. Ijust find it fun to disprove a few misconceptions about brush painting😉

unlike you guys and your [*** ****]s😉

Choppa Nutta
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Well, I was always a sucker for a good blow job😉

Anyhow Edgars, nice metaphorical analogy but I happen to be very fond of sl*ts 😄

Augie
Lol nutter... that's an analogy for blowing paint 😛 dirty mind eh

Choppa Nutta
I like to think of myself more as an adventurous spirit than a dirty mind, but I'll take whatever compliment I can get ! haha 😄

Edgars Bizūns
😄 best stuff to read before school 😄

Holger Kranich
Augie, my dear...
How the hell could i miss this??? A Draken from you, what a pleasure to see! The office is outstanding as usual, Augie!

Augie
Lol Holly, I have no idea how you missed it lol... I've even been doing my best to take piccies all the way..

🙂

glad you like the progress so far, Have found one potential issue.. I tried my usual weathering technique on the top surfaces.. and its invisible on the paint lol.. need to think of other way.. maybe a pin wash?

Holger Kranich
I´d do a whole wash on it to get the panellines more present😄
Some streaks here, some dust there and you got it!😢

Holger Kranich
And i have to admit that i love your work on the bare metal parts! Testors metalizers or good ol Humbrol?

Augie
thanks for the idea, will try it tomorrow night as out tonight..

And.. the bare metal is neither testors or humbrol.. its a gilt wax called Treasure Silver..

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I know its cheating but looks good lol

Frank Krause
Why cheating? Everthing counts, whatever makes the model look good. That's true modelling!😉

Augie
hehe thanks frank 🙂 am sure I told you guys about this before?

Edgars Bizūns
nope, haven't seen this stuff..

Urban Gardini
Augie, is the wax like this new product on the market but cheaper? Youtube Video

Mike Kryza
Yes I agree with Urban - one of the best new products on the market. I've painted some grenades and a muzzle nose. Great effect!!! 👍

Acki
What a beauty! And now she´s building a Draken.😉 Nice bird!

Urban Gardini
I've not tested the AK True Metal myself but it sure looks neat!

Augie
looks to be about the same 🙂

Augie
thanks acki 🙂 I try😉

Peter Jenssen
Nice,
These and the Viggens were regulars in the skies of my childhood!
I have one of these in my stash, at least the recon version.
No extras though, can't decide what to get. 🙁
-I've been looking at the Aires full detail set, but finding it a bit over the top.
I like the metal effect. How does Gilt Wax work? Is it like a paint? How do you prepare and finish?
(I have experimented with leaf before, but finding it a bit fiddly for plastic models and only stuck with it for wooden ship models)

Augie
hey Peter,

the gilt is like applying wax/powered weathering..requires no special prep other than usual paint prep 🙂

Augie
also I just went with aires bang seat.. needs some thining to fit

Edgars Bizūns
Where in Europe I can get that wax Augie?

Augie
Hi Edgars, I dont know to be honest, might be able to get it off amazon?

Edgars Bizūns
Ok, I will search for it.

Augie
So. a slight pause at the moment while I await a secret weapon to arrive for washes..

hopefully back on it come the weekend.

Matthias Weiss
Quite impressive what you do with the brush. Looks like airbrushed on the pictures.

Augie
Thanks Guido 🙂

Matthias, Its all brushed 🙂 It's all in the wrist😉

Augie
decals started while waiting on special for weathering.

Mike Kryza
I'm fascinated - 👍

Augie
🙂 thanks Mike

Peter Jenssen
Looking forward to weathering!
Anything to think of when weathering on top of wax?
Just remembered this:
Youtube Video
I know they used to let passengers into cockpits in the seventies, but this is ridiculous.. 🙂

Augie
Hehe great video 🙂

wathering over the wax is a little bit different.. you need to be more carful with it.. try on scrap plastic first

Augie
well decals going on slowly ready for the proper weathering.. if it works

Bill Spargo
Looking great Augie

Augie
🙂 thanks Bill

Eugen P.
Hair and make-up ok? So lets fly a Draken 🙂

Es-haq Khosravi
Great job Augie!

Augie
Thanks Es-haq 🙂

Holger Kranich
yeah, Yeah, YEAH! What a nice Draken!

Augie
🙂 thanks Holly.. never know I might finish it before christmas too😉

Guus
Sweet looking Draken ! That alu belly looks better than anything I can blow out of an airbrush 🙂

Augie
Thanks Guus 🙂 its not really paint either.. thats the wax gilt at work..

Es-haq Khosravi
Augie, Is the wax stable? I mean does is stay good at work?

John Thomas
Very nice

Augie
Thanks John 🙂

Es-haw, the wax is fairly stable and robust.. I find best to put a coat of future over it... helps keep finger prints off it

Es-haq Khosravi
Great! That's so realistic!

Augie
🙂 I like it..

Augie
Weathering started....

M.Julian Marles
pretty cool! The numbers should be bigger though, ha ha! 🙂

Augie
thanks Julian 🙂

Bill Spargo
Great to see the highlighting on the way

Edgars Bizūns
Very, very nice! Oil wash?

Augie
thanks guys,

Its not an oil wash, its a temprea paint wash... so hopefully it will show up unlike my flory wash

Edgars Bizūns
Flory wash isn't that good, at least for me..

Augie
Flory's isnt too bad, but I found on this one It just didn't show up against the paint

Augie
So wash has been cleaned up and I started on the Falcons to go on pylons (Yes I know they are wrong varient)

whats peoples thoughts on the weathering so far?

Edgars Bizūns
It is great! But I'd add some streaking effects too..

Augie
well said Edgars, steaking is to come once pylons etc are on 🙂

Edgars Bizūns
Goooood! 🙂