Saab 35 Draken MikroMir-kit

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February 26, 2024
Aligning parts is tricky.
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February 26, 2024
Left one is from Hasegawa, right one from MikroMir.
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February 26, 2024
I need to get the cockpit fit between the fuselage halves before painting anything.
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February 27, 2024
More dry-fitting
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February 27, 2024
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February 27, 2024
More dry-fitting.
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February 27, 2024
I had to add one missing part from scratch. The white one.
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February 28, 2024
Cockpit painting ongoing. I'm also building Hasegawa's kit in the same time.
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March 3, 2024
Afterburner was really a challenge. I managed it by using Ammo's Ultra Glue an thin black CA-glue.
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March 3, 2024
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March 3, 2024
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March 3, 2024
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March 3, 2024
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March 3, 2024
Afterburner completed.
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March 3, 2024
Cockpit painted and ready.
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March 3, 2024
Comparing Hasegawa and MikroMir
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March 3, 2024
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March 3, 2024
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March 3, 2024
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March 4, 2024
One of the most interesting and rare details: the air intake.
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March 4, 2024
Comparison of Hasegawa's and MikroMir's afterburners.
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April 1, 2024
Fuselage details need a lot of fitting. Here i one of the lower airbrakes.
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April 1, 2024
The air intake painted.
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April 3, 2024
This kit requires a lot of dry fitting and fixing. Just noticed that the front wheel bay and the cockpit couldn't be put in place the way suggested in the instructions.
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April 3, 2024
Placing of the parts is very complicated.
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April 3, 2024
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April 5, 2024
Wing root was very challenging.
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April 5, 2024
Opposing to instructions it was better to glue wing roots to the upper frame.
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April 5, 2024
Frame halfs help aligning wing roots.
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April 6, 2024
Air scoop comparison: from left Quickboost, Hasegawa and MikroMir.
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April 6, 2024
MikroMir's IRST was a disappointment. It has clear parts and one PE-part, but the body of the IRST is too bulky and lacks panel lines.
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April 7, 2024
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April 7, 2024
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April 16, 2024
500- and 1500-surfacers applied. Tape protects the small opening.
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April 16, 2024
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April 23, 2024
The insides should be ready for joining the fuselage halfes.
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April 23, 2024
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April 23, 2024
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April 23, 2024
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April 23, 2024
Front landing gear bay glued to the nose part.
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April 23, 2024
Notice the alignment pin in the nose part joined to the air intake.
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April 23, 2024
Lot of pressing.
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April 23, 2024
The canopy still shows a good fit although there is a big gap between the nose and the fuselage. Dryfitting!!
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April 23, 2024
Nice progress. Next is filling gaps and smoothing joints.
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April 23, 2024
Gaps filled with styrene sheets.
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April 23, 2024
The air intake was damaged so it needed fixing.

Comments

29 26 February, 21:28

Rando
Very cool, I'm getting the Mikro Mir kit, interested to hear how it goes together

27 February, 00:22

Patrick Hagelstein
True! Joining in as well to see how this builds up. Enjoy the build! 👍🏼

28 February, 00:28

J35J
Joining, have one in my stash waiting, watching with intrest👍🏻

28 February, 07:06

Robert Podkoński
Taking a seat, of course 🙂

28 February, 07:22

Łukasz Gliński
Following too

28 February, 09:29

Martin von Schreckenstein
joining in. looking good so far

28 February, 09:56

Robin (WhiteGlint)
A Draken 👀

28 February, 11:14

Dave Flitton
Watching.

28 February, 23:13

S M
Welcome, mates! I'm building also a Hasegawa kit alongside with this for comparison and for testing painting.

29 February, 06:24

Oleg Bogolei
Following! Very interesting comparing!

29 February, 07:59

S M
Welcome, Oleg! I just got Afterburner assembled, and the cockpit is ready.

3 March, 20:14

Łukasz Gliński
Seems like Hasegawa is not that bad after all 😄

4 March, 08:49

Finn
Following

4 March, 09:17

Patrick Hagelstein
Łukasz, I was thinking the same. That 'old' Hasegawa kit isn't that bad after all. The MikroMir kit is only marginally more refined as it seems.

4 March, 14:38

S M
Hasegawa has only 60 grey parts and 3 clear parts, but it is pretty smartly made and easy to build. MikroMir has 150 grey parts, 5 clear parts and 67 mandatory PE-parts. Being a short-run kit its parts need more work to fit. Still MikroMir contains more details (and Falcon missiles) than Hasegawa so it's comparatively cheaper.

4 March, 16:18

Patrick Hagelstein
OK, so you do think the MikroMir kit is the more detailed one? Good to know when I get to my Austrian Draken project (sometimes this century.... )! Following your build with interest! 👍

4 March, 21:00

S M
Well my background research is still going on, but atleast the cockpit is more detailed.

4 March, 21:19

Patrick Hagelstein
That's good to know already! ☺️👍🏼

4 March, 21:41

S M
I have to update that MikroMir's IRST is not as good as Hasegawa's. The seeker head is a clear part and there is one PE-part fin, but the two-part frame is bulky and doesn't have panel lines. Luckyly the Draken version I'm goingt to make doesn't have an IRST so I used the clear part and the PE-part to improve my Hasegawa-Draken's IRST.

7 April, 15:44

S M
New photos starting from 36. The airframe is assembled.

23 April, 20:50

J35J
Progressing nicely👍🏻

23 April, 21:54

Mirko Römer
Interesting model kit, following

26 April, 15:06

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