Sabrejet

Supposed to be the 2020 releases so I'd expect more. Dr.1 would be a bit disappointing and unlikely since Roden already do it.

Any news yet?

Can't recall a kit but I recall seeing some detailed schematics in the book, Project Cancelled. The RB.108 lift engine did make it to reality by the way.

That looks very, very nice. Hats off to Sword - they and others like them do us proud while many other manufacturers seek the mundane!

Martinsyde (anything); BE.2e; DH.6 and BE.12. All of these, not just one. 😁

That is really lovely: skills!

Just trying to help. We may be talking about two different things: can you highlight the bit you;re referring to?

Radar simulator pod? Similar pods mounted on QF-86F and QF-4.

The intake you mention is for TACAN cooling; no TACAN on Argentinian F-86Fs, so no intake. No TACAN blade aerials either. Not sure who advised you about the fillet (it's a combined vent/intake panel) because it's common to all F-86Fs so don't delete!

@Wm Blecky be careful with nations which didn't specifically operate new-production F-86F-40s; many of the countries in this category operated Sabres which were not modified to 'F-40' config until later in service with those air forces. Even Japan operated 'pre-F-40' machines in this category. Thus, unless it's a post-55-FY machine it's not certain to be an F-40 in many cases. The only main F-40-specific feature is the slatted, broad-chord wing with extension. There are a few modifications or features that are often seen on F-40s, but these are not definitive or unique to the model. If you do a drone you will be safe though: all were F-40-standard, whether pre-55FY or post, and the Fujimi kit only needs a minor tweak to get the airframe config correct. I can do you a redux of the QF if you need it.

Depends if you mean new-build F-86F-40 or aircraft later converted to F-40 spec. The latter group encompasses pretty much every nation that flew the Sabre. The new-build aircraft (55-FY onwards) were operated by: Japan Spain Taiwan Tunisia Pakistan US Navy (QF-86F drone).

1/32 Wilga would be nice.

Not just me then: and a 747 was a lump. Happy days.

Lovely shots: I need to talk to you about cameras!

John, Nice kit from Heller - I remember being pretty keen on it when it first came out; it was lightyears ahead of the Hasegawa and Matchbox day fighters in the same scale. Just one tip: you need the 'small' 120-gal drop tanks to go with the Korean War F-86A/E/F: those shown are the larger 165-gal version. Can't recall if the kit does them and sadly I don't have any spares if it doesn't.

Identification.

Highlight of the show for me:

Pitot tube in the intake on F-86As until reworked (mainly at Long Beach) to place it on the RH wingtip.

Nice photos anyhow: did you get any of the LanceR?

Not F-86H, but just to clear up the canopy query above:

No - the canopy is standard length for all 'sliding' canopied Sabres, but on F-86A-1s the plexiglass portion is longer and the aft metal portion smaller.

Looks about right in that view: possibly again not much 'rise' in the canopy aft of the frame, but it looks pretty close from where I'm looking. EDIT: I also see that the 'kicked-up' bit at the aft of the canopy is too long.

Difficult to say: in 1/72 I think it shouldn't show too much if you polished off the canopy demarcations and masked it where you think it should be. I'll have to get one of these and find out for sure. From the above, it looks like the canopy doesn't increase much on the kit aft of the windshield frame. Photo of the NMUSAF aircraft shows how it should be...

We need a BUFF thread so we don't keep hijacking Tom's (apologies again). Great story though

Simple bit of filling (the square-ish panels) & scribing then Incidentally, 6-3 'hard edge' wing with fence + 12-inch tip extensions should really only apply to F-86Hs in early USAF service. I can't find any photos of ANG F-86Hs without slats but if anyone is doing a USAF machine then it may help to know that the kit will be OK.