twinpin Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 (edited) The Airfix F86F - 1/72nd. scaleThe wing tanks were moved in 5mm and wing fences 7mm. Options for the air brakes are provided with short (retracted) hinges for closed brakes or with extended hinges for the brakes open. Although, I think, brakes in the open position would not have had the correct amount of droop. Painting: Brush painted with Humbrol acrylics, even Humbrol 11 silver for the NMF. Decals: I think the dragon decal should have been provided for both sides. The broad yellow fuselage band extends under the fuselage. The decal for the part below the fuselage was too narrow so was cut so the black outer lines would match up and the gap left was filled in with yellow paint. Lots of decals for stencil data - a lot of time to apply. Question: The box art for the kit shows tanks being jettisoned with the pylons attached - is this correct ? Edited February 1, 2018 by twinpin photographs improved 22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vultures1 Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 Great result, especially as you brush painted the NMF! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courageous Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 Another great looking Sabre. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 Beautiful Sabre 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
72modeler Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 2 hours ago, twinpin said: The Airfix F86F - 1/72nd. scaleThe wing tanks were moved in 5mm and wing fences 7mm. Options for the air brakes are provided with short (retracted) hinges for closed brakes or with extended hinges for the brakes open. Although, I think, brakes in the open position would not have had the correct amount of droop. . Painting: Brush painted with Humbrol acrylics, even Humbrol 11 silver for the NMF. Decals: I think the dragon decal should have been provided for both sides. The broad yellow fuselage band extends under the fuselage. The decal for the part below the fuselage was too narrow so was cut so the black outer lines would match up and the gap left was filled in with yellow paint. Lots of decals for stencil data - a lot of time to apply. Question: The box art for the kit shows tanks being jettisoned with the pylons attached - is this correct ? Sabrejet will probably confirm if he sees this, but there was some previous discussion on the subject, and IIRC the pylons are jettisoned with the external tanks. On the fighter-bomber versions that have an additional stores/fuel tank pylon inboard of this pylon, I believe that pylon stays with the airplane. IIRC it usually carried bombs or napalm, but was also plumbed to carry fuel tanks. I think the F-86F-30 was the 1st block that could carry the extra pylon. Mike BTW- very nice build- I would not have known it was brush-painted if you hadn't said so! Well done, sir! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 Excellent Sabre and great finish. I see you corrected the canopy framing as well. Robert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark4700 Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 Fantastic result. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazey Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 Dear twinpin, Very nice Sabre, and great job on the finish. (I know what you mean about the decals – I've almost finished the same kit, but it's John Glenn's Mig Mad Marine). 4 hours ago, twinpin said: Question: The box art for the kit shows tanks being jettisoned with the pylons attached - is this correct ? I believe that is correct. The earlier discussion that @72modeler refers to might have have been from a question I posted: I've taken the liberty of reposting what I think were some of the images in that thread that no longer appear (Photobucket issue): Regards, David 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire31 Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 Beautiful Sabre, especially in view of being brush painted! Kind regards, Joachim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meatbox8 Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 Brush painted with Humbrol 11!? You're a better man than I, Gunga Din. Superb results. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Edmundson Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 nice job !! The 'dragon' does not go on both sides of the aircraft, it was only on the port side. The decals are however lacking on what was on the stbd side. this is a restored warbird(Canadair 23314), but it shows what was on the stbd side; 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twinpin Posted February 4, 2018 Author Share Posted February 4, 2018 Thank you all for comments and to Dazey and Tony Edmondson for the pics. Interesting to see in the pic of FU875 how much droop there is on the air brakes and the amount of plumbing inside the air brake compartment. I think if the air brakes had been shown open on the kit they would have been near horizontal. Surprised myself at how well the Humbrol 11 Acrylic silver worked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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