Wolfman_63 Posted July 6, 2019 Share Posted July 6, 2019 The next build is the 1/48 scale of Eduard’s Limited Edition J-35 Draken Swedish Fighter. The J-35 entered service in 1960 and served as an interceptor for many years. It served in Sweden, Denmark, Finland, and Austria until its final flight in 2005. The scheme I will be doing is the J-35F from the F10 wing based in Angelholm-Barkakra during 1989 and flown by Cpt. Vincent Ahlin. The limited edition issued by Eduard includes many photo etch accessories and a few resin parts like the ejection seat, wheels, and various add-ons for the fuselage based on which version you build. The decals allow you to build a version used by each of the countries that flew them. Starting with the cockpit tub I added the photo etch accessories and detail painted some areas. There are a few photo etch accessories that go on the port fuselage cockpit wall then the tub was installed and the fuselage was assembled. Follow along on my blog in the build log section – https://davidsscalemodels.com/build-log/1-48-j-35-draken/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SERNAK Posted July 11, 2019 Share Posted July 11, 2019 What I see as an issue here is that the photo-etch parts colour doesn't match the one you have applied on the kit's parts (cockpit, side walls...). What's your thoughts on this issue Wolfman_63? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wolfman_63 Posted July 11, 2019 Author Share Posted July 11, 2019 The two reference photos I have of the J-35F cockpit does show the dash and side panel colors are lighter than the cockpit walls. But I also saw a few where the dash was darker than the cockpit walls and some use gray for the dash. I assume it varies by revision and country on what the cockpit looks like. I went by the actual aircraft of the markings I am using. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SERNAK Posted July 11, 2019 Share Posted July 11, 2019 Thanks for the info, I'll keep it in mind. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
erik_g Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 The dashboard on the Swedish Drakens were all green AFAIK. However there is an error in the Eduard boxing. They ship two different dashboards, a green and a grey. The green one is for the Danish F-35, since it is lacking radar screen but has a RWR display. The Swedish (and Finnish) Drakens should use a dashboard similar to the grey one, but green. The gray dashboard is for the Austrian drakens that were refurbished and repainted before they were sold in the 80's. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wolfman_63 Posted July 12, 2019 Author Share Posted July 12, 2019 Moving forward on the J-35 Draken Swedish Fighter I assembled the fuselage, wings, intakes and tail assemblies and then detailed them with some photo etch accessories. The landing gear has been assembled and detailed with photo etch accessories. All painted then installed into the fuselage with their doors. Finally for the week I added some photo etch details to the fuselage. See all the details and photos from the start on my blog in the build log section – https://davidsscalemodels.com/build-log/1-48-j-35-draken/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aigore Posted July 15, 2019 Share Posted July 15, 2019 Hiya, doing great there...sooo I almost hate to tell you the landing gear struts are green on Draken. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wolfman_63 Posted July 16, 2019 Author Share Posted July 16, 2019 6 hours ago, Aigore said: Hiya, doing great there...sooo I almost hate to tell you the landing gear struts are green on Draken. Not all of them. Some were green, some were gray and the J-35F from the F10 wing based in Angelholm-Barkakra during 1989 had bare aluminum. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aigore Posted July 16, 2019 Share Posted July 16, 2019 14 hours ago, Wolfman_63 said: Not all of them. Some were green, some were gray and the J-35F from the F10 wing based in Angelholm-Barkakra during 1989 had bare aluminum. I have never seen a Swedish J35 F/J with gray or bare aluminium struts, the main strut is always green and suports and actuators and are different shades of bare metal. Danish Drakens had grey struts Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wolfman_63 Posted July 19, 2019 Author Share Posted July 19, 2019 The weekly update on the J-35 Draken has the build up and detail of the ejection seat. This is all resin and photo etch details. I found some reference photos of the seat and copied the detail as best as I could. After being painted I added some scratch built details then moved on to adding the photo etch details and seat belts. The seat was installed into the cockpit tub and I started painting the aluminum center and the gray bottom. Moving to the top I painted the base coat of the camouflage and the tail. Finally the aluminum leading edges were painted. I also realized the tail required a wire to be added as this detail is not included in the kit. The aircraft is now ready for decals and weathering. Check out all the build photos from start to finish in the build log at https://davidsscalemodels.com/build-log/1-48-j-35-draken/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Major Walt Posted July 21, 2019 Share Posted July 21, 2019 Beautiful job! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aigore Posted July 21, 2019 Share Posted July 21, 2019 Sweet paintjob 😄 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
speedlimit Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 Nicely done! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
southwestforests Posted July 25, 2019 Share Posted July 25, 2019 Shaping up to be a quite nice model of a quite attractive little fighter jet. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wolfman_63 Posted July 26, 2019 Author Share Posted July 26, 2019 This weekly update has the final assembly of the Draken as well the competed photos. I used the kit decals and they were great. They applied easily and worked well. Next using the photo etch parts I detailed the HUD and installed it. I added the dash gauges that sit on each side of the HUD then I painted the frames of the windscreen and canopy. I gave both pieces a nice polish and installed them. Finally the drop tanks and the landing lights were installed to complete the model. This was a nice build. The fit was very nice and assembly went well. The kit utilizes some nice decals. I really enjoyed this build of this unique aircraft. The entire build from start to finish can be seen at https://davidsscalemodels.com/build-log/1-48-j-35-draken/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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