Category Archives: Swedish Plastic

Articles about creating Swedish armoured vehicles in model form

PBV 302 from Hobby Fan – An inbox review

I am still waiting for my copy of the HobbyFan Pbv 302 kit, but some people have more luck than I, and one of these people is Sven Young. Sven has been kind enough to send me some photos of … Continue reading

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Breaking News: Pbv 302 in resin!

The wait is over! Just the other day I received the article from Benny about his scratch built Pbv 302. It made me think about building my own, scratch built Pbv 302. Now it seems like I don´t have to. … Continue reading

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Pbv 302 in 1/35

This nice model of the Pbv 302 has been built by Benny Andersson. Benny has written a short article about his work. It has been translated by me, so all errors are probably my fault. All images of the model … Continue reading

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African white elephant: Swedish armoured truck in The Congo

Short history: The m/42 KP-Truck (“KP Bil” in Swedish) was first issued to Swedish units in 1944. KP stands for “Kaross Pansar” meaning “armoured body”.  They were manufactured by both Volvo and Scania (VKP m/42 and SKP m/42 respektively) and based on standard … Continue reading

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Lulle-Belle, a Swedish M8 Greyhound in the Congo

Introduction: The UN campaign in the Congo in the 1960’s has always fascinated me, especially since Sweden was quick to contribute with UN forces in that conflict. It is also interesting to see the astounding variation of vehicles used by the Swede’s … Continue reading

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Stridsvagn 74

Stridsvagn 74 was a light tank that was made from a Stridsvagn m/42 (that was considered a heavy tank in its day) with a new turret armed with a 75mm gun. This home built tank was choosen instead of the … Continue reading

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Stridsfordon 9040B in 1/35

Here are some pictures of my finished Stridsfordon 9040B from Academy. It´s not my best built model ever, but I built it just so be able to review it. The finished result below does not mirror the quality achievable with … Continue reading

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Academy Stridsfordon 9040B (CV 90) review

The new Academy Stridsfordon 90 (CV90) built up and reviewed. Includes (somewhat crappy) pics of the build. Continue reading

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Swedish armour in kit form

Updated this article with some new info regarding Stridsvagn 104 (Centurion) from Hobby Fan Continue reading

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Pbil m/31F, the BA-10 in swedish service

It is a little known fact that the soviet armored car BA-10 served in the swedish army during the second world war. Three BA-10 was given to sweden by finland, who had taken them from the soviets during the war. … Continue reading

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