1/48 Tarangus SAAB J 32B
Lansen |
Gallery Article by Johan Elvin
on July 18 2014
|
|
|
|
H
i
This is the Tarangus 1/48 J 32B Lansen kit. Nicknamed "Lansen
Sport" it was the all-weather fighter interceptor version developed from
the A 32A Lansen attack version. The J 32B had a more powerful engine and
bigger guns (4x30mm compared to 4x20mm in the A 32A).
My model depicts J
32B s/n 32512 from F21 in Lulea, wearing exercise markings in 1959.
It took me little
over a year to complete, with a lot of scratch built items and aftermarket sets
from Maestro Models.
The major scratch
built items are:
-
Full length
vacuformed intake ducts with a engine front.
-
Speed brake
housings.
-
A new rear
cockpit tub and many other items in the cockpit.
-
Main wheel well
is totally rebuilt with lots of piping added and the same goes for the nose
gear bay.
-
Lots of extras
added to the landing gears including totally rebuilt drag linkages.
The following
PE-sets from Maestro Models where also used
;
Early J 32
interior set, exterior set, speed brakes and ladder. Also a pitot tube from
Maestro was added.
Click on
images below to see larger images
|
|
It's painted mainly
with Gunze colors and Alclad II lacquers for the metal parts. Weathered
with lightened basecolor using the salt technic and highlighting the center of
each panel.
Panel lines where
highlighted with an umber oil wash and streaks and grime was added using more
oil under the belly. Everything was then finished of with a flat coat of
ocean lack.