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I added the wheel wells to the wings then attached the wings to the fuselage. Looks like

I'll need a bit of putty in the wing roots and bottom.---John

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The wing roots and bottom joint are puttied. Once it sets up I can sand it down.

The fuselage in the background is a HobbyCraft F-86E, fuseage just glued up.---John

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I like this pose, don't know why. The 3rd plane back is what Matchbox used as

a model for their F-86A kit, Miss Louise. That red nose ring sticks out like Rudolf's

nose! Thinking of buying the old Matchbox again or kit bashing and doing an A. I

dunno, just like this pose for some reason.---John

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11 hours ago, Graeme H said:

If you are doing the slats out, but not the airbrakes, are you going to put in a Pilot, so there is the illusion that it has the Engine running? 

for what purpose ????

 

Slats were out due to gravity

 

Tony

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On 31/12/2017 at 01:41, Tony Edmundson said:

 

The Academy E isn’t an E at all, just a reboxed Sabre 6 

 

Apart from those scoop intakes that are nicely added here, where else would the differences show?

Does the Avon engine installation require mods?

 

This bird is flying together in quick time!

Looking forward to seeing the paint job.👍

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I built the unit that goes in the rear of the canopy. HC instructions were worthless

so I went to my Squadron/Signal walkaround book and Googled up some pictures

on the web. I think it's pretty accurate now. Just need to paint it when the glue

sets up. Will be a while before painting, need to order paint. Will putter around with

drop tanks, wheels, misscelaneous parts till then.---John

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Thanks, I got that drop tank dimension right once, no that might have been

on the VooDoo. Don't remember. HC has them 41mm off center line.---John

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Is this a Canadair thing. Every NAA F-86 drawing I find scales out to 41 mm in 1/72 EXCEPT one GH drawing

which shows 69-70mm center to center for the drop tanks, making them 34.5 to 35 mm off center

of the fuselage.---John

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Nope, it’s not just Canadair, it’s all F-86s. Station 99 for drop tanks.  Further inboard for the Fighter Bomber pylons., and further still for rockets.  Take a gander at where Hawk One’s tanks sit—almost touching the gear doors, but they are Japanese wings.

 

99 inches x 25.4 mm/inch divided by 72=34.925mm

 

Cheers, Tony

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I guess I can flip a coin, I've seen both style fins on GH Mk6 drop tanks.

Looks like 2 different pylon shapes too. Either that or it's on different

stations? 100 and 200 gallon tanks?---John

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