Category Archives: Walkarounds

Pictures of the real thing. Detail pictures of various hardware that we hope will be useful for our fellow builders.

SAAB 32 Lansen special

Celebrating the release of the Tarangus kit of the SAAB Lansen I have made a collection of articles that I hope will aid the modeller in his attempt to finishing the kit of this odd, and maybe internationally, not so … Continue reading

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Lansen accessories

I have included some pictures of relevant accessories for the Lansen here. They are: the old, original crew ladder, the tow bar, the old intake covers (although the paint job used to be better), the tow bar and a dismounted … Continue reading

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SAAB J32D Walkaround

At the Swedish Airforce Historic Flight, they have three J32 Lansen aircraft. Two of them have previously done service as target tugs, one of them was used for testing by the airforce testing center. Two of the aircraft has been … Continue reading

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SAAB A32A walkaround

Here is a walk around on the A32A Lansen currently undergoing restoration at the Swedish Airforce Historical Flight at F7 Såtenäs. The modeller should note a few things. A few access panels are missing in the nose gear bay and … Continue reading

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SEP T2, the 2nd tracked SEP

This is the final (for now) walkaround of SEP-prototypes. I don´t have any more SEP pictures now, so until Arsenalen gets a fourth SEP vehicle you can rest assured that you don´t have to see any more of these vehicles. … Continue reading

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SEP T1, the first tracked SEP

Earlier we took a look at the first wheeled prototype of the SEP concept developed by BAE Systems Hägglunds. This time we take a look at the first tracked prototype. One feature of this vehicle is that it is equipped … Continue reading

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SEP W1, a prototype AFV

The SEP was to be a family of armoured vehicles, developed by BAE Systems Hägglunds. From the beginning, two versions were envisioned, one fitted with tracks, the other with six wheels. Both platforms were to use a common role module, … Continue reading

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Artilleritraktor m/43

The Artilleritraktor m/43, or Volvo HBT (HalvBandTraktor) as it is also known, was used by the artillery as a tractor to pull Haubits m/39 or m/40. In 1942 Volvo was tasked with designing a slightly larger and heavier version of … Continue reading

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Arsenalen – the new armour museum in Sweden

The 17th of june 2011 the new museum opened its doors for the public for the first time. We were there for the opening, and will cover the three days of opening activities in a separate report. We begin, however, … Continue reading

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Stridsfordon 9040C walkaround

With the recent release of Academys Strf 9040B, the interest of the Combat Vehicle 90 series of vehicles is quite high among modellers (at least I hope that it is). So in our series of CV90-related articles we´ve now made … Continue reading

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