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AZ Models have announced the release of a 1/48 plastic injected SAAB J-29 Tunnan. The Tunnan has been listed on their website for some time now and it's great news to see it finally released. AZ Models have also released images of the new 1/48 kit on their website.
The SAAB J-29 has been released as two separate kits, one with Swedish markings and the other with Austrian markings. Also included in the release are resin parts. It looks like the kits builder may have forgotten to add nose weights, although I suspect adding weight in the nose will be quite a challenge.

SAAB J-29F Tunnan
Cat no: AZ4856
Price: 34,70 euros

SAAB J-29 Tunnan
Cat no: AZ4834
Price: 34,70 euros

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Great to see you online again Tony, I'm looking forward to seeing your build of this little gem mate ! Cheers, D
OCT 28, 2011 - 11:05 AM
Well, gem might be an overstatement, but I have hopes for it. I also heard something about a 1:48 SAAB 32 Lansen too, but it seems to have hidden in the shadows. I'm not really into jets, but these old designs are just so cook. http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i300/rrlillen/S29VitBertiliKongo.jpg This is what will become of the J 29 though. A recon version from the Congo conflict -61-64. The white "Adam" and "Bertil" had the sawtooth wing, so they can be built with the congo-camo. It calls for some modifications, camera blisters and the little aerial in the intake, but I hope a can get through that. Got new glasses now mate!
NOV 01, 2011 - 12:36 AM
Thanks Tony. You gave me new confidence that this kit will be worth it. Hopefully it will be out soon.
NOV 01, 2011 - 03:10 AM
I will bring my camera in a while and go by the museum of the local (dismantled) air wing to fill a memory card with the Tunnan. I have no idea where to put the pics up around here, but I guess that can be arranged some way. Hopefully I can find a J 32 Lansen too, and do the same with that later on.
NOV 10, 2011 - 12:15 AM
Send them to me and I'll assemble them into a walkaround feature for you : )
NOV 10, 2011 - 02:40 AM
Super Jessie. Will do that. I'll just have to make myself known at the museum so I can get close enough for the details.
NOV 10, 2011 - 03:16 AM
That's great. Can you make them 800 X 600 (or thereabouts) so they can fit into our feature format please? Also, anything you care to write about the museum and/or the subject would be terriffic.
NOV 10, 2011 - 04:00 AM
Wow! I see its out. Kinda pricy at 60 USD.... Does anybody know how it looks? Was the nose shape corrected?
NOV 15, 2011 - 10:17 AM
Mike, in my box the front part of the nose is a resin part, and (or course) it's casting block is connected at the tip. I'm taking a trip to the 10th fighter wing museum saturday, and then I'll upload all pics, including the kit to Jessie for making a walkaround section. However, you can see one AZ and one Neomega at IPMS Stockholm through the links below. Neomega by Johan Elvin AZ by Rickard Andersson There are issues with both kit, as both builders say, but still - with my eyes they are neither Sabres nor Mig 15's.
NOV 15, 2011 - 06:33 PM
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