SAAB SK35C Draken

Robert Podkoński
Taking a seat here, of course!

J35J
Welcome Robert, always great to have you here👍🏻

Nicolas
I'm in.

Cuajete
Interesting! 👍

Shar Dipree
Saab Draken?! I have to be there. 🙂

J35J
Thanks Nicolas, Cuajete & Shar Dipree for you intrest. 👍🏻

Łukasz Gliński
Interesting

J35J
Thanks Łukasz!

S M
Taking a seat here. You are very bold for building a Caesar from scratch 😄

J35J
Thanks S M! Well, so far so good. I'm actually more concerned about getting the natural metal paint work done properly😅
The old Revell kit as such is a quite good mule for a Caesar as it is based on the early A & C version of the plane.😊 Downside is that the kit needs a lot of attention due to bad fitting. The landing gears is a disaster🙈

Cuajete
Great job so far 👍

J35J
Thanks Cuajete!👍🏻

S M
Did you vacuform that canopy yourself?

J35J
@S M, I managed to source the canopy externally through a hobby store in Sweden.

Thomas Kolb
How did I miss this? A Skoldraken conversion, oh my. But I have to say it looks absolutely great already! And it's such a beautiful aircraft too.

J35J
Thanks Thomas for encouraging words. Yes, It really is a beautiful aircraft.
It's a pitty that Hasegawa didn't go the full way with also producing a SK35C version. Anyway there are some great aftermarket kits.
I started this build for exactly 30 years ago & then life came between.😅
Now it's time to finalize the porject.

S M
Wow! You are on a fast track getting this ready 😎

Juergen Klinglhuber
Very nice progress - 👍

J35J
Thanks S M & Juergen! Yes, This have been a quick build project.😅

Cuajete
Wow... it looks great now! I can't wait to see the end.

@Thomas Kolb, there is also a Skale Wings two-seater, but I think it is not the same version as this one.

J35J
Thanks Cuajete! Almost done, awaiting some stencils to be able to finalize.
Skale wings is nice covering the Danish version, that one can be reworked to a SK35C with some mods. Other kits to consider if you want to go two-seater you also have the old Heller kit. Maestro models have conversion kit for Hasegawa in both 1/72 & 1/48 which is nice. Nevertheless it need some work on the airframe to get the proper look.

Michael Kohl
Special project. Always nice to see such old kits turned into presentable models.

J35J
Thanks Michael!

Cuajete
It looks really beautiful. Waiting for the finish!

J35J
Thanks Cuajete for your support during this project, now only missing some stencils to finalize.

J35J
Project have now come to an end. Feels great to finalize a kit I started 30 years ago!

Nicolas
Very good looking result. Congrats.

Thomas Kolb
Very neat conversion and a beautiful result! Congratulations for getting this project through the finishing line!

Robert Podkoński
She looks great (and is unique). Good job!

Guy Rump
Beautiful! 👍

S M
Good job! It looks pretty!

Łukasz Gliński
Wish all my old kits looked that good when I complete them one day 👍

J35J
Thanks mates for all your kind comments! Much appreciated👍🏻

Shar Dipree
Great work. Looks fantastic. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

J35J
Thanks Shar Dipree!👍🏻

Cuajete
It looks fantastic for its age. I think the same as Łukasz and would like all my old kits to look as good when I complete them one day.

Great job. Congrats!

J35J
Thanks Cuajete for your kind words.
Given the fact that this kit is based on Revells original mold from the 50's/60's it was a challenging build but it turn out according to plan.

Stephan Fässler
Wonderful paint work sir!

J35J
Thanks Stephan for your support. 👍🏻
Used Tamiya spray paint AS-12 Bare Metal Silver with some filters.