What say you, lads?

[PR19_Kit]

The  Lansen looks to me like a beefy P-80,  so similar to the CT-133.  Is there a two seat option in the kit, if so it might act as a doppelganger to the Silver Star?

The Lansen IS a two seater as standard, in fact I don't think there ever was a single seater variant planned.

It's a much bigger aircraft than a Silver Star, about double the weight in fact.

[TheChronicOne]

Yeaaaaaah buddy!!

[The Rat]

1/72nd Hunter and Lansen. The Hunter looks rather dainty.

[PR19_Kit]

Oh yes, the Lansen is a big bruiser of an aircraft. 

I went to the Swedish Aviation Museum at Linkoping a couple of times and the one they have there towers over its hangar mates.

[Mossie]

The Lansen IS a two seater as standard, in fact I don't think there ever was a single seater variant planned.

It's a much bigger aircraft than a Silver Star, about double the weight in fact.

I've no idea how the two seater thing escaped me, I could have sworn there were two variants.  I've looked at images to work out where I went wrong, I guess it's the shallow canopy, in three quarter views it looks single seat (to me at least)!

The size thing I understand, I just meant it's fuselage roughly resembles a P-80/T-33, especially the intake.  That might make it feel more familiar .

[NARSES2]

Case of the amazing disappearing post again,  I'm sure I put one in yesterday?

You did mate, I remember it 

Must admit the size comparison with the Hunter surprises me a tad ?

[PR19_Kit]

Case of the amazing disappearing post again,  I'm sure I put one in yesterday?

You did mate, I remember it 

Must admit the size comparison with the Hunter surprises me a tad ?

Especially as they have the same engine too. 

[The Rat]

This project continues at my usual glacial pace. Several areas puttied, multiple coats of Tamiya Fine White primer, starting to add the fiddly bits.

[The Rat]

Might have known this would happen. Was toying with the idea of a winter camouflage, white and light grey. Found a rattle can of light grey, but in contrast to the white it's way too dark in my opinion. So what to do now? 1 - Leave it as is, maybe. 2 - Or try to repaint over the grey with an even lighter grey, which I would mix myself. I want it almost white, so covering the present colour may not be easy. 3 - Or paint the white areas in dark green as a standard grey/green camo. Probably option 3. <sigh>

[KiwiZac]

I think it looks pretty good!

[The Rat]

Just looked at other pictures of winter camo, some of them are even darker than this. Maybe I'll keep it. The white and ultra-light grey could go on another project.

[kerick]

Looks good to me!

[The Rat]

BLAST IT! Just noticed that the Humbrol Maskol has destroyed the primer. 

[zenrat]

Oh, that's a bugger.



I was going to suggest you make up a white or light grey filter which would tone down the grey on there making it lighter.

[loupgarou]

Ouch! From the second photo it looks like it could have damaged the plastic too!