SleeperService Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 We've all done it exdraken. Some of us are multiple offenders. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 I do not complain! only about my slow building pace! I also recently acquired the Neomega offering I plan to do at least 2 out of them, a recce and a normal F.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bjorn Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 (edited) On 2017-01-30 at 15:40, Caerbannog said: Well - if they corrected it I would buy. Pilot Replicas is too expensive and HobbyBoss too small ;-) René 7 hours ago, exdraken said: AZ was also quite expensive! Lots of resin in there.... add to that a new , longer landing gear, Maestro conversion, better decals , maybe metal pitots.....you end up far above Pilot Replicas kit! Ask me I have both..... So true. Price in Sweden: Pilot Replicas: 599 SEK. AZ Models: 445 SEK. You get pretty much for those 154 SEK. Even if the new AZ is spot on, Pilot Replicas is still far more value for your money. By the way, the problem with AZ is not the nose, but the cockpit. The body is too thick (high) where the cockpit is located. I tried to do at least something better without the Maestro Conversion, cutting away lots of plastic from both the body halves and the canopy and re-shaping the cockpit area. The air intake was shortened and the whole nose area re-shaped. The result was definitely not perfect, but it looks more than a Tunnan than the original kit - and also more Tunnan-like than the Maestro conversion. However: Do not try this at home! Buy Pilot Replicas instead! Edited January 31, 2017 by Bjorn 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caerbannog Posted February 1, 2017 Share Posted February 1, 2017 On 31.1.2017 at 8:45 AM, exdraken said: AZ was also quite expensive! Lots of resin in there.... add to that a new , longer landing gear, Maestro conversion, better decals , maybe metal pitots.....you end up far above Pilot Replicas kit! Ask me I have both..... Yes - but the base kit was going cheap if you looked around. I got it for far less than the regular asking price... and sold it on because of the poor nose shape :-( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 (edited) Source: https://www.aviationmegastore.com/saab-j29jf-tunnan-swedish-af-az4856-az-models-8592017az4856-aircraft-scale-modelling/product/?action=prodinfo&art=143645 - ref. AZ4856 - Saab J29J/F Tunnan (Swedish AF) V.P. Edited March 9, 2017 by Homebee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bjorn Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 A correct J 29E/F Tunnan kit would require two different rear fuselages. I doubt that this kit has it... However, all marking alternatives are for F's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flarpen Posted June 14, 2017 Share Posted June 14, 2017 Is there any more news on this Re-release? Sprue-pics or so forth? It's listed in stock on Rebell Hobby https://www.rebell.com/nyheter/saab-j29e-f-tunnan-re-release.html?___store=eu&___from_store=default 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Esposito Posted June 14, 2017 Share Posted June 14, 2017 Model hobbies has it for $30 usd! Waaaay cheaper than Pilot Replicas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flarpen Posted June 15, 2017 Share Posted June 15, 2017 9 hours ago, Mike Esposito said: Model hobbies has it for $30 usd! Waaaay cheaper than Pilot Replicas. Well there might be a reason for the cheaper price. I would wait to buy it until some pics of the actual plastic arrives and a built up example. Suspect they haven't done their homework and acually uppdated the plastic, but I hope to be corrected on that matter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Esposito Posted June 15, 2017 Share Posted June 15, 2017 Agreed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bjorn Posted June 15, 2017 Share Posted June 15, 2017 5 hours ago, flarpen said: Well there might be a reason for the cheaper price. I would wait to buy it until some pics of the actual plastic arrives and a built up example. Suspect they haven't done their homework and acually uppdated the plastic, but I hope to be corrected on that matter. As Flarpen writes, there is a reason for the cheaper price. AZ Models Tunnan: ...Pilot Replicas: The real thing: I think most of us are ready to pay extra to get a Tunnan that actually looks like a Tunnan. Hobbyboss could be a decent alternative - but only for those of you that build models in 1/52 scale... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Esposito Posted June 16, 2017 Share Posted June 16, 2017 10 hours ago, Bjorn said: As Flarpen writes, there is a reason for the cheaper price. AZ Models Tunnan: ...Pilot Replicas: The real thing: I think most of us are ready to pay extra to get a Tunnan that actually looks like a Tunnan. Hobbyboss could be a decent alternative - but only for those of you that build models in 1/52 scale... AZ claims they retooled the kit. This is NOT supposed to be the original, as you have shown in your pic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhaselden Posted June 16, 2017 Share Posted June 16, 2017 We need to see the sprues (or a built-up sample). While we're at it, I'm still waiting on a version I can paint in UN markings. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bjorn Posted June 16, 2017 Share Posted June 16, 2017 9 hours ago, Mike Esposito said: AZ claims they retooled the kit. This is NOT supposed to be the original, as you have shown in your pic. Yes I know that they said that a few years ago. But is this really the case? From what I have heard it is just a rebox with new decals sold to a cheaper price. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Esposito Posted June 16, 2017 Share Posted June 16, 2017 (edited) Wow... hope you're wrong about that one. We need to see the sprues.. Edited June 16, 2017 by Mike Esposito Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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