Rebell Hobby

1/48 Sk35C Draken 2 seater conversion
Product # K4815 for Hasegawa J35F/J

Review by Steve Bamford on Aug 14 2009

 

This new 2 seat conversion by Maestro Models Conversions from Rebell Hobby permits you to convert the Hasegawa J35F/J into a 1/48 Sk35C Draken 2 seater.  This is a very involved set.  The 8 page instruction booklet and one coloured page details all the steps to complete this conversion.  You will be using the Hasegawa cockpit as the front cockpit and the resin cockpit in this set as the rear cockpit.  This set includes painted instrument panels for the front and rear cockpit.  The instructions also detail all the tiny modifications that are required to correctly build a 2 seat Sk35C Draken.

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You also get extra decals for the ejection seats triangles as you will need more ejection seat triangles with this 2 seater.  The included decals are for a Swedish aircraft from F16 Squadron in Uppsala.  You also get decals for building a second aircraft from F10 Squadron but that aircraft needs a fairly excessive amount of dayglo that isn't supplied in this set.  You have a choice to build a very early aircraft with no periscope or the later aircraft with the periscope.  The periscope is supplied as a clear vac-u-formed item (you actually get 2 of these in case you mess up one of them).   

The resin parts are very well done with fine recessed panel lines.  The cockpit has raised detail on the side consoles.   Also included is a very fine brass pitot tube that is correct for 75% of the aircraft......the kit supplied Pitot tube is correct for the other 25% of the aircraft.  You also get 2 vac-u-formed canopies to cut and use as you chose.  If you're skillful you could display your model with the canopy open......but this would require very careful cutting of the canopies.

This is quite the involved set and will require a bit of skill and effort by the modeller to complete.  I am impressed with the effort put into this set by Maestro Models Conversions and they seem to have covered all aspects of this conversion.  The painted photo etch (including the instrument panels and seatbelts etc) are a beautiful sight and loaded with colourful detail......especially the painted gauges.  If you want a 2 seat Draken, then this set is just what you need to achieve your goal.

Steve

I would like to thank Rebell Hobby for providing me with this review sample.  This conversion set is available direct from http://www.rebell.com.

Rebell Hobby will have more items for the Draken in the future from Maestro Models Conversions.  

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Photos and text © by Steve Bamford