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This page is meant to be a useful starting point for the scale modeller
/ plastic modeller with an interest in modelling the equipment of the
Swedish Air
Force
(svenska flygvapnet) as well as other Swedish public authorities
(i.e. police and coastguard) that operates
aircraft.
It contains of an overview of the kits on the market, a part about where
they can be found and finally some links to pages that may be useful for
the Swedish Air
Force
modeller.
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Suppliers | Useful links
Overview of available models
This part is not meant to list every kit or variant of kit every made,
the purpose better described as offering the interested modeller an
overview of which planes and helicopter that have been made as plastic
kits. Nor does it aim to go in to detail about every kit's pros and
cons, the general rule that certain manufactures makes more accurate
kits than others applies in this field of plastic modelling as in all
others (this could perhaps be described as the more expensive the
kit(and the newer the tooling) is , the more accurate it will be - as
always there are exceptions to that rule....).
Sk 11 - The classic Tiger Moth is made by Airfix, Smer and other (not
including decals with the kit).
Sk
16 Several manufactures including Airfix, Heller and Academy makes
kits of this family of airplanes. Some research and scratchbuilding may
be needed in order to achieve a accurate result.
Fpl17 - Marivox (1/72 scale as all Marivox kits).
Fpl 21 Heller has
made
a kit of the
J21A in 1/72 scale.
Broplan makes a conversion kit to the jet powered variant J21R.
Fpl 22 Marivox makes a kit of this aircraft in 1/72 scale.
Fpl 26
Fpl 28
Fpl 29 Heller, Airfix, Matchbox makes 1/72 kits, it is also avaible in
1/48 scale as a resin kit
from NeOmega Resin.
Fpl 30
Fpl 32
Fpl 35 Draken has been made by Revell and Airfix in 1/72 scale and by
Hasegawa in both 1/72 and 1/48 scale.
Fpl 37
- Offered by Airfix (orginally made by ESCI) in 1/48. 1/72 versions are
made by Airfix, Heller (Sk 37 with dual cockpits), Matchbox,
Hasegawa etc....
Fpl 39
Fpl
50 Heller makes a 1/72 scale kit of the SAAB Safir (more current
runs are probably delivered in a plastic bag rather than normal
packing), MJD Models makes a wooden RC-kit.
Fpl
60 Marivox makes a kit in 1/72 scale
(SAAB 105, kit can be built in six version, nine decal sets included.
Austrian version possible).
Sk 61 Airfix
has a 1/72 kit of the Sk 61 Bulldog.
Hpk 4 - Airfix (1/72), Academy (1/48)
This list builds
mainly on an article in Allt om Hobby (www.hobby.se), november
2008 this article (written in Swedish) has a comprehensive list of
what is available as 1/72 scale kits.
Other aircraft
in
public
service
Kustbevakningen / Coastguard: Cessna
F-337 Super Skymaster
(SE-GMM, preserved at Aeroseum) has been made
by Heller in (1/50 scale), from time to time available second-hand (on
auction sites for instance).
Kustbevakningen / Coastguard: Casa C-212 - Broplan has made a kit
consisting of vacuum formed and injection molded parts.
Polisen / Police: Bell 206 Jetranger/Longranger has been made by
Heller in (1/50 scale), from time to time available second hand (as
above, watch auction sites)
Polisen / Police: Eurocopter EC 135 an accurate kit of this chopper
has been offered by Revell in 1/35 scale,
released in 2005. The kit consists of Revells
standard EC 135 kits and extra sprues with country specific details.
Perhaps nothing for the novice modeller, but will assemble in to a
faithful reproduction of the helicopters currently in use by the Swedish
police.
Sold both in a gift pack with paint and glue as well as just the kit alone
(kit# 04484).
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Suppliers
Rebell Hobby, Stockholm, Sweden Sells plastic models
as well as a vast range of extra details, decals etc.
Probably one of the best starting points for the modeller with a special
interest in the Swedish Airforce.
Moduni, Hamburg, Germany Sells plastic models, tools,
accessories and much more.
MJD Models, Sweden Maker of RC plane kits of Swedish
prototypes including SAAB Safir, B 17 and J 29.
Hannants,
Lowesoft (and London), United Kingdom
- large and well known retailer.
Tradera
-
Swedish auction and online trading place,
owned by eBay.
For plastic models see the sub-category Plastbyggsatser in the Hobby &
Lek category (Hobby & Lek > Plastbyggsatser).
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Useful
links
IPMS Stockholm Well frequented forums,
articles, paint references and much more.
IPMS Sverige International Plastic Modellers
Society Swedish Chapter The national chapter of IMPS, links to the
regional chapters, hobby shop guide and more.
IPMS (UK) the british IMPS
chapter has special interest group for the Swedish Airforce
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