1:72 Saab J 32E 'Lansen'; Swedish Air Force Målflygdivisionen (F16M), 1997

Dizzyfugu · August 10, 2022, 05:37:04 AM

I have some leftover RB04s from Airfix and probably Matchbox Viggens, two of them should be completable from the debris.
But my appetite for the Lansen is sated at the moment, also because I would have to come up with a whiffier idea than reality for an anti-shipping A 32A - even though there were some interesting test paint scheme variants from the Swedish Air Force, which eventually ended in the murky dark blue/olive drab scheme.

Old Wombat · August 10, 2022, 05:50:02 AM

What can I add to what has preceded me?

Nothing!

Oh, well. $:-\$

Excellent job, Dizzy!

NARSES2 · August 10, 2022, 06:50:16 AM

Quote from: Pellson on August 10, 2022, 02:38:14 AM
Cool chap. He took me on a joyride in a Tiger Moth many, many years ago, cutting tent lines with the landing gear at a nearby air aficionado camping, just because he could.

DogfighterZen · August 10, 2022, 09:05:05 AM

Another great looking model, Dizzy! Love the scheme and weathering.

Dizzyfugu · August 10, 2022, 09:50:14 AM

Again, thanks a lot, everyone!

63cpe · August 10, 2022, 11:11:19 AM

excellent job Dizzy! very well done!

David aka 63cpe

Dizzyfugu · August 11, 2022, 01:24:32 AM

I still have some vague plans to build an IDS Tornado some day with a longer fuselage - either extended manually or from an F.3, but still with the blunt nose. As an alternative/replacement for the USAF's or even RAAF's F-111s.

NARSES2 · August 11, 2022, 05:50:58 AM

Quote from: Dizzyfugu on August 11, 2022, 01:24:32 AM
I still have some vague plans to build an IDS Tornado some day with a longer fuselage - either extended manually or from an F.3, but still with the blunt nose. As an alternative/replacement for the USAF's or even RAAF's F-111s.

That I'd like to see

Rheged · August 11, 2022, 08:22:12 AM

Whiffery at its finest! Another triumph, Dizzy.

Dizzyfugu · August 13, 2022, 02:44:14 AM

Thank you, tpp. And here's a final addendum...

1:72 Saab J 32E 'Lansen' (What-if/modified Heller kit) +++ Fake box art by Dizzyfugu, on Flickr

perttime · August 13, 2022, 02:56:59 AM

Ha. 'The box art is the dot on the "i".

Somehow, I've mainly seen the Lansen as a larger and less attractive take on the Hawker Hunter theme ... which might not be quite correct

I recall an article in one of the Key Publishing magazines about the Lansen. Somebody from the Swedish Air Force Historical Flight association was saying that their Lansen still had the capability to do the air sampling missions.