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Hasegawa's New Draken 1st Pics
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Posted: Tuesday, March 11, 2008 - 05:27 AM UTC


Here are the first shots of a built-up example of Hasegawa's forthcoming 1/48 scale Saab Draken. Even a confirmed propellerhead like me won''t be able resist this one!

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If you have comments or questions please post them here.

Thanks!
vanize
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Posted: Tuesday, March 11, 2008 - 07:53 AM UTC
Oh yeah, I'm am SOOO going to get one of those!
owlbeback
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Posted: Tuesday, March 11, 2008 - 10:14 PM UTC
Very nice!
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Posted: Wednesday, March 12, 2008 - 03:40 AM UTC
Ordered mine the moment I heard about it. Still, for my money, the best European fighter of the Cold War period.

Ooh look, no armament ... good thing I bought that weapons set with the AIM-4s in it.
SGTJKJ
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Posted: Monday, March 17, 2008 - 11:07 PM UTC
Looks good. I wonder if there will be Danish markings included. Although I would probably go for the Swedish markings and camouflage anyway as they look better.

Thanks for the update
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Posted: Monday, March 17, 2008 - 11:26 PM UTC
BEAUTIFUL!!!!


I hope that they are doing overtime at Hasegawa. it looks like the interest in this baby will be so big they will never be able to produce them fast enough

I hope that it will be so hugely succesful that it motivates the manufacturers to produce more of these "less mainstream" models to the market
kenner
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Posted: Tuesday, March 18, 2008 - 02:43 AM UTC
Oh yes, a definite must have!
SGTJKJ
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Posted: Tuesday, March 18, 2008 - 08:21 PM UTC

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BEAUTIFUL!!!!
I hope that it will be so hugely succesful that it motivates the manufacturers to produce more of these "less mainstream" models to the market


Yes, I agree to that! There are many interesting aircraft out there that deserves to be in kit form.
Red4
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Posted: Wednesday, March 19, 2008 - 07:28 AM UTC
Well, there's another one to add to the "must have" list. Looks fast even sitting still. Thanks for posting the pic. "Q"
drabslab
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Posted: Thursday, March 20, 2008 - 04:38 AM UTC
any idea when this thing will actually hit the shops?
PolarBear
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Posted: Saturday, March 29, 2008 - 11:28 PM UTC

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any idea when this thing will actually hit the shops?


Intitiated sources here in Sweden say that it is due in Japan at any time now. Europeans could start building in May.

However, for those of you who build in the correct scale and are thinking of joining the Paparazzi Club campaign for photo-recce aircraft, this new detail/conversion set from Pavla (for Hasgawa/Revell kits) might also be interesting!

Please note the PR nose!

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