Month: October 2022

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What’s in the box – de Havilland Vampire and Saab J 29F Tunnan (flying barrel)

Both these kits are 1/32 scale kits and can be built as Swedish Air Force planes. Both kits are also new or fairly new, and it’ll be nice to see how they both look and build. But first a little look in the boxes.

First up is the Vampire from Infinity Models.

Vampire box art
Vampire box art
Clear parts
Clear parts
Lower body and tanks
Lower body and tanks
Upper body and right wing
Upper body and right wing
Upper body and left wing
Upper body and left wing
Rear body booms
Rear body booms
Wheels, instruments and small parts
Wheels, instruments and small parts
Decals and etch
Decals and etch

Next kit is the J29 Tunnan from Fly models.

J 29F Tunnan boxart
J 29F Tunnan boxart
Decals and instructions
Decals and instructions
Clear parts
Clear parts
Resin parts
Resin parts
Fuselage parts
Fuselage parts
Small parts
Small parts
Stabilers and exhaust pipes
Stabilizers and exhaust pipes
Fuel tanks and covers
Fuel tanks and covers
Wing parts
Wing parts

During the build weekend that I attended, I started building the Tunnan but couldn’t proceed as I didn’t have the proper tools to handle the resin parts there. Hopefully I will continue the build soon.

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Saab A32 Lansen – Heller 1/72

We had an airbase here in Halmstad, called F14 and one of their Lansen planes sits on a concrete pole in the shopping center near the local airport, called Flygstaden (Airport city).
My idea is to, if possible, build that plane.

I found this Heller kit in 72 scale that I intend to use.

A32 Lansen box
A32 Lansen box

I ordered a set of decals that have decals for a F14 plane.

Lansen decals
Lansen decals

The only thing missing is 2 large yellow P’s with white border, and the serial number for this particular plane. Not sure where to find them, but perhaps I can use the large blue P’s as templates and then cut up existing serial numbers to get the one I need.

I started with the cockpit, more or less as ususal on many airplane builds.

Cockpit parts
Cockpit parts
Some paint
Some paint

I’ll finish painting the cockpit parts, add the decals and tape belts for the seats.

More pics soon!