Category Archives: Swedish Steel

Articles and reference material regarding the real thing, with a focus on hardware used by the Swedish military

Stridsbåt 90

A gallery of images of the Combat Boat 90 used by the Swedish Defense Forces. The photos are from the Baltops Exercise in 2015. The big ships in the background are HMS Ocean of the British Royal Navy, and USS … Continue reading

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JAS 39C Gripen – some reference photos

 

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Viggen details

Now when Tarangus finally released their 1/48 kit of the SAAB Viggen I think some detail shots were needed. I therefore went to the aircraft museum “Aeroseum” just outside Gothenburg to shoot some of their Viggens. Unfortunately they only have … Continue reading

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Stridsvagn m/38 in detail

These photos are from the Stridsvagn m/38 that is currently displayed at Arsenalen. The Stridsvagn m/38 was developed by the Swedish (but very much German) firm of Landsverk as the L60 in 1934. It was an advanced construction for its … Continue reading

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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

UPDATE: Added pics of the pylon used for the Rb 04 anti shipping missile. The Rb 04 from Maestro includes the pylons used on the Viggen, which is not the same as on the Lansen. I have included some pictures … 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

Update: Added some photos of the landing gear bays on the A32 Lansen that resides at the Air Force Museum at Malmen, Linköping. Its placement on large pylons enables easy access to the underside. the photos can be found last … 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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