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Tarangus Model Kits
« on: December 13, 2011, 03:34:07 PM »
Last week I received an email from Tarangus AB - their 1/48 Saab A 32A Lansen kit will hit the hobby shops in January 2012!

Pre-orders are already being taken by some.

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Me thinking of one in either RN FAA or RAN FAA scheme...

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Re: Tarangus Model Kits
« Reply #1 on: December 14, 2011, 12:29:54 AM »
I would rather dream of a high wing T-tail version...

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« Reply #2 on: December 14, 2011, 11:46:58 AM »
Cool :want: You know, if I had one of those Tophe's idea would get built :in-love:

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« Reply #3 on: December 15, 2011, 01:32:08 AM »
The box artwork kind of grows on you after looking at it a few more times.  I suddenly realized what it was about the Lansen that had me returning to look at it again.  The North American F-93 has a lot in common with the Saab Lansen

Granted the original F-93 with the NACA inlets is not much to go on but the later version with more conventional intakes does lend itself well to a comparison.  BTW, there is a nice three-view of the Lansen on the Wikipedia page that is large enough to be appreciated.  Too bad they did not do that with the F-93 entry.
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« Reply #4 on: December 15, 2011, 01:46:50 AM »
Jeffry, I have the 3-view drawing of the YF-93A from the book U.S. Fighters by Lloyd S. Jones, 1975, Aero Publishers. I think I am not allowed to make it public but if you send me your E-mail address (either as Personnal Message from this site, or at my E-mail, included in my profile), I will scan it and send it to you.

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« Reply #5 on: December 16, 2011, 04:34:19 AM »
To steal a quote from the psycho in Dirty Harry: "My that's a big one."

Mr Fontaine you've explained why I've had a soft spot for Lansens all these years.

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« Reply #6 on: January 27, 2012, 02:08:35 AM »
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« Reply #7 on: February 08, 2012, 02:33:02 PM »
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« Reply #8 on: February 09, 2012, 07:26:10 AM »
Yeah a hundred bucks for a model with no locating pins >:( ef that. It ain't that cool.

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« Reply #9 on: February 09, 2012, 03:00:57 PM »
Looking at three unpainted pictures gives me flashes of the F-90.

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« Reply #10 on: March 10, 2012, 02:33:28 AM »
Tarangus now have a new website:  http://www.tarangus.se/
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Re: Tarangus Model Kits
« Reply #11 on: March 30, 2012, 02:06:45 AM »
Updated news from Tarangus:

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[The 1/48] J32B fighter Lansen will appear in Q3 this year. However, we're already working on the next kit from Tarangus, which is the JA37 Viggen! The Viggen kit is expected to hit the shelves no later than during Q1 2013.

Here's hoping this is a start of new 1/48 Swedish kits.  Come on 1/48 J-21!!!!
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« Reply #12 on: March 31, 2012, 03:34:22 AM »
Tarangus has announced a 1/48 Viggen.
http://www.tarangus.se/all-new-viggen-model/

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« Reply #13 on: June 17, 2012, 04:32:15 AM »
Have sent Tarangus a suggestion that they release a J21 kit after the Viggen...here's hoping.  Please feel free to also contact them as the more that do so the better the chances...
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« Reply #14 on: June 21, 2012, 06:58:40 AM »
Part of a reply I received from the folks at Tarangus Models:

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The J21 is definetely a plane that we're looking at making in the future. We intend to cover as many aircraft with a history in the Swedish Air Force as possible, not only Swedish built planes.

Enticing....
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« Reply #15 on: June 30, 2012, 04:41:02 AM »
News this week - J32B Lansen fighter will land in August!



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« Reply #16 on: October 14, 2012, 03:04:16 AM »
J32B Lansen is now available to purchase.
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« Reply #17 on: February 23, 2013, 04:23:07 AM »
Boxart for new Tarangus 1/48 SAAB JA37 Viggen:

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« Reply #18 on: March 07, 2013, 01:55:55 AM »
News from Tarangus:

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A full metal Viggen and a new J 29A/B Tunnan in 1/72 scale!
 
The new JA 37 Viggen was due to be released later this quarter, but we have decided to upgrade the moulds! The CAD design was so good that we will now abandon the short run technology for the Viggen and go for metal moulds! This will mean a superb quality kit! Unfortunately this means that the kit will now be released during the summer.
 
Our first kit in 1/72 scale will be released before the Viggen! We are working on a J 29A/B Tunnan, which should be ready by April/May! More news to follow!
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« Reply #19 on: March 07, 2013, 02:36:59 AM »
Like.  Muchly.
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« Reply #20 on: March 07, 2013, 08:39:12 AM »
Both will be much appreciated as we've need a new Tunnan and a new Viggen for some time.

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« Reply #21 on: July 16, 2013, 02:03:17 AM »
New 1/72 Saab J 29A/B Tunnan about to ship:

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« Reply #22 on: July 16, 2013, 11:21:00 AM »
Wonder if they'll later do the version that served with UN forces.  I keep thinking that a Draken in UN markings would be nice.

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« Reply #23 on: July 16, 2013, 12:01:58 PM »
New 1/72 Saab J 29A/B Tunnan about to ship:

Noticed how similar plan view of J-29 and A-6 wings are.
Give it the Singapore Skyhawk treatment with a dry F404.
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« Reply #24 on: December 18, 2013, 02:20:59 AM »
From Tarangus:

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Press release for the Saab 37 Viggen in 1/48 scale

Tarangus and MPM announces the first test shots of of the forthcoming Saab37 Viggen in 1/48 scale!

The Viggen is an iconic aircraft which has been somewhat neglected from a modeling perspective. There hasn’t been a new kit for at least 30 years”, says Fredrik Zetterberg from Tarangus.

“We had considered making the Viggen for some time when we were approached by Tarangus”, says Jiri Silhanek, CEO of MPM, “it was just a golden opportunity for both companies.”

MPM is a well known brand for modelers worldwide, having produced many classic kits with an ever improving quality for many years. Tarangus is a younger company, specializing in aircraft with a history in the Swedish Air Force. Together they have developed the new 1/48 scale kit.

Tarangus will release the first version, the JA 37 fighter version, in the first months of 2014. The MPMversions will followin early summer 2014. In 2015, Tarangus will release the final versions.

The kit is designed using the same CAD system used by Airbus and thus ensures a perfect fit of the parts. The design, combined with the smart layout of the parts in the steel mould, ensures that all versions will be possible to make. This includes all the differences between the versions, including the longer fuselage of the JA 37 Viggen fighter version and the different spine of the two-seater Sk 37.“We’re very happy to work with MPM on this kit.

Tarangus has previously only used short run technology for its kits, but the Viggen deserved an all metal mould”, continues Fredrik Zetterberg, “and the result is actually better than I dared hoping for!”“We look forward to this kit”, says JiriSilhanek, “and hopefully it’s the start of a beautiful relationship!”


Test shots of the 1/48 Viggen:  here
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« Reply #25 on: December 18, 2013, 02:23:09 AM »
And more here
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« Reply #26 on: June 05, 2014, 10:26:50 AM »
A bit of a surprise in the mail this morning:  Tarangus releases a Saab Safir in 1/48 scale in July.


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« Reply #27 on: November 07, 2015, 06:07:30 AM »
Tarangus to release Saab J32B/E Lansen in 1/72 and Scottish Aviation Bulldog (Sk 61) in 1/48:


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« Reply #28 on: May 30, 2016, 03:19:53 AM »
Bulldog boxart:

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« Reply #29 on: May 30, 2016, 04:57:06 AM »
Not my cup o' tea - although the Airfix kit in blister pack in my stash looks lovely - but a subject I bet will go down well with buyers around the world.
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If that Bulldog doesn't come with Bofors Bantam ATGW boxes there'll be an opening there for some aftermarket resin.
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« Reply #32 on: April 23, 2017, 06:28:31 PM »
Coming soon: 1/48 Saab SH-37/SF-37 Viggen. Makes either the Maritime reconnaissance SH-37 or the photo reconnaissance SF-37.



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Re: Tarangus Model Kits
« Reply #33 on: May 15, 2017, 09:12:28 PM »
Tarangus will release the first ever Saab B 17 in 1/48 scale:

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« Reply #34 on: May 16, 2017, 11:33:12 AM »
Excellent news! Not sure if I'll ever get one - neat aircraft though - but that's very good news.

Anyone else imagining one in USN Dauntless clothes?
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« Reply #35 on: May 16, 2017, 01:18:31 PM »
Excellent news! Not sure if I'll ever get one - neat aircraft though - but that's very good news.

Anyone else imagining one in USN Dauntless clothes?

By that I assume you mean SBD-1 colours of aluminum lacquer fuselage and yellow wings,
as the overall grey, blue over grey, tri-tone cammo, Atlantic grey over white  and overall
GSB are boring.
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« Reply #36 on: May 17, 2017, 12:54:53 AM »
Tarangus will release the first ever Saab B 17 in 1/48 scale:


That almost cries out to be converted to a floatplane.  I could just see a floatplane version sitting next to a Norwegian N-3PB.

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« Reply #37 on: May 17, 2017, 06:41:23 AM »
Ummmm.... like this?

saab17 floats by cacree, on Flickr

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« Reply #38 on: May 17, 2017, 06:43:35 AM »
You were saying...

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« Reply #39 on: May 17, 2017, 06:55:43 AM »
Precisely!

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« Reply #40 on: May 18, 2017, 05:15:21 AM »
Sorry guys, not plausible. Using Dizzyfugu photos doesn't make it any more real-er.  ;D

Actually that looks really good. I thought Evan was onto something before, now I know it.
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« Reply #41 on: May 18, 2017, 11:02:53 AM »
Those pics have gotten me thinking, how about an SB2C Helldiver float plane with the same configuration? 

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« Reply #42 on: May 18, 2017, 02:04:55 PM »
Those pics have gotten me thinking, how about an SB2C Helldiver float plane with the same configuration?

Like this ?

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« Reply #43 on: May 18, 2017, 02:41:15 PM »
First picture I seen of a SB2C like that !

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« Reply #44 on: May 18, 2017, 04:02:59 PM »
Not bad but I love the look of the floats on the SAAB

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« Reply #45 on: May 18, 2017, 11:51:48 PM »
Not bad but I love the look of the floats on the SAAB

You're right, it is much cleaner

I don't know if the one in the pic I found is real, it appears to be but who knows 

I've got a kit of the Northrop N-3PB is the stash though, could be a good donor for a conversion
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« Reply #46 on: May 19, 2017, 01:05:57 AM »
Use the floats from the N-3PB and then build the N-3 in the original landplane version with landing gear modeled after that of the Northrop Alpha or its siblings?

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« Reply #47 on: May 19, 2017, 02:44:01 AM »
The XSB2C-2 was indeed real, it was the fifth SB2C-1 (s/n 00005) and was taken off the production line
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« Reply #48 on: October 15, 2017, 05:04:44 AM »
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« Reply #49 on: October 16, 2017, 09:29:15 AM »
 :icon_beer: Finally!  :icon_beer: Gonna need a dozen of those!  :-*  My poor, poor wallet!  :uuu:
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« Reply #50 on: June 15, 2018, 02:17:17 AM »
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« Reply #51 on: June 28, 2018, 05:40:01 AM »
Looking at the few kit reviews on-line with images of the kit parts for the Lansen A32A and A32B.  The stores pylons are provided in both kits but in different locations.  A32A has the stores pylons attached to the parts runner with the left and right fuselage halves while the A32B has the stores pylons on the parts runner with the left and right horizontal tail surfaces.  Are these stores pylons identical?  Image quality for me is not showing me the details by which a determination can be made.  Anyone out there with better information?  I would appreciate your help. 

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« Reply #52 on: June 28, 2018, 07:14:37 AM »
The instructions show exactly the same parts layout, the only real difference is in the resin seats:
http://www.tarangus.se/a32a-lansen/instructions-ta4801/


http://www.tarangus.se/coming-soon-j32-lansen-fighter/instructions-ta4802-saab-j-32b-lansen-148/


Anyhow it appears the major differences between the A and J were equipment related/internal.
Realistically you could build either from the same kit.


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Re: Tarangus Model Kits
« Reply #53 on: June 28, 2018, 08:40:32 AM »
Thanks Jon, was not sure as the kit review image for the A32A had the parts on the runners as shown in the parts diagrams and the image for the A32B had the tail parts and pylons on a separated parts runner that was not inside of the two fuselage halves.  Image quality was not the best for either review and since both quantities were identical I was not confident that these parts were the same or different.  So the only differences between the kits is the seats, decals and box art.
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Re: Tarangus Model Kits
« Reply #54 on: October 03, 2018, 11:33:54 AM »
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Re: Tarangus Model Kits
« Reply #55 on: November 06, 2018, 05:27:17 AM »
Ah Greg, Bob just sent me this photo.  He said you should have someone home on Friday to accept a skid of Viggens.



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Re: Tarangus Model Kits
« Reply #56 on: November 06, 2018, 04:48:19 PM »
Can't be Greg's, they're in 1/72 wrong scale!
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Re: Tarangus Model Kits
« Reply #57 on: November 06, 2018, 06:21:50 PM »
Yes these are not Greg's scale but Bob and I are working on a plan ....
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Re: Tarangus Model Kits
« Reply #58 on: November 07, 2018, 01:32:48 AM »
Errr...I know Bob and the only reason he would do something such as that would be to remove the 1/72 abominations from circulation...he needs some more things to chew on after all.
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Re: Tarangus Model Kits
« Reply #59 on: March 11, 2021, 03:19:13 AM »
Don't normally post conversions but...

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