1:72 SAAB Safir In Nodric services

Saab Safir kit in 1:72 scale

A plastic kit of the small single-engine Saab Safir aircraft in 1:72 scale. The product name gives it as the version of Nordic operators, that is machines in service in Scandinavia.

The real subject

The Safir is a Swedish low-wing aircraft with a piston engine and retractable nosewheel landing gear. It appeared as a school and training machine and proved itself so well in that role that, alongside the military schools, civilian operators and flying clubs used it too. A small machine with no wartime history has its advantage on the modeling bench: it builds quickly, it takes up no room in the display case, and the color schemes of trainers tend to be striking, because a machine like that is meant to be clearly visible against the sky.

What the build involves

• The kit is supplied unassembled and unpainted.
• Offer the parts up dry before gluing and check how they meet, especially the fuselage halves and the wing-to-fuselage join.
• Glue the landing gear legs on only once the lower surfaces have been painted, if you are building the model with the gear down.
• A small aircraft in 1:72 forgives less than a big one, because every gap is conspicuous next to small surfaces.
• The extent of the parts, the number of marking options and the recommended shades are given by the manufacturer in the instructions.

Who it is for

For builders of civil and training aircraft and for collectors of Nordic aviation who are missing a small machine on the shelf among the combat types. The build needs no advanced techniques, but the small parts do call for patience and a sharp blade. The reward is a model that can be built in a few evenings and that will not get lost in the case, because it resembles few of its neighbors.

Paints, glue and tools are not included in the package, unless stated otherwise.