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Tuesday, May 31, 2011 - 12:28 AM UTC
A new company to me, Tarangus AB based in Sweden are in the process of creating a 1/48 scale injected plastic SAAB Lansen. Masters are being prepared and Fredrik Zetterberg the President of Tarangus AB is expecting production to start soon. We at Aeroscale will of course keep you updated with developments and images.
For those who are not familiar with this type, here is a little information on the Lansen
When the A 32A entered service they replaced the last piston-powered SAAB B 18 bomber. Soon after entering squadron service, the J 32 Lansen broke the sound barrieron 25 October 1953 when a production aircraft exceeded Mach 1 in a shallow dive. The J 32 carried four 30 mm Aden cannons while the A 32 ("A" stands for attack) had an armament of four 20mm Bofors m/49 cannon hidden under flaps in the nose and the Rb 04C anti ship missiles, one of the earliest of its type in western service. The Lansen normally was fitted with two missiles but it could also carry an additional missile. Its main role was to prevent any Soviet invasion across Sweden's extensive coastline.
One planned use of the A 32A was to deliver nuclear warheads or chemical weapons. Sweden had an active nuclear arms programme during the 1950s and 1960s, but no weapons were ever produced.
The A 32 Lansen was Sweden's last purpose-built attack aircraft. Throughout the cold war years, the Lansen distinguished itself with a solid if unspectacular career; Swedish pilots often described it as pleasant to fly. Gradually being replaced by more modern types, the Saab 32 soldiered on into the late 1990s. Two still remain operational with the sole task of taking high altitude air samples for research purposes in collaboration with the Swedish Radiation Safety Authority . One of those have been used to collect volcanic ash samples in April and May 2010.
Information courtesy of Wikipedia.

For more information contact Tarangus AB by email : [email protected]

Many thanks to Jean-Luc for the heads up on this one.

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that is just excellent news! can't wait now hold it, no new kits until stash is empty aarrgghhhh
MAY 31, 2011 - 10:04 AM
Are you sure it is 1/48th? The bloke holding the model must have very small hands...
JUN 22, 2011 - 09:30 AM
Yep, the kit is in 1/48 scale. But to us Swedes this is old news, the kit has been talked about at the IPMS Stockholm forum for well over a year. But I'm sure looking forward to it being relased.
JUN 22, 2011 - 02:00 PM
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