This is my interpretation of my recently completed CA-27 Avon Sabre Mk.30.
The Avon Sabre was based on the F-86E and shared many parts from it but was fitted with a Rolls Royce Avon engine causing the fuselage to become deeper, looking like an F-86H. My way of producing a Mk.30 was using the Tasman conversion kit that came with the fuselage, canopy and decals for later Mks, the Academy F-86 kit, some corrections and other work.
Work done to Tasman Fuselage:
Gun ports modified to reflect early type
Air brake section and aft removed and replaced with Academy offering to present air brakes open.
Internals greatly thinned to allow Academy cockpit to fit.
The rest of the build:
Wings backdated to pre 6-3
Flaps removed and refitted 'deployed'
Tank pylon points moved inboard
Brake lines added to main undercarriage
Front wheel hub modified to reflect correct type.
Build log here:
Primed using Halfords rattle can grey primer and painted overall with Tamiya AS12. Finished with markings of the first production aircraft, A94-901, RAAF, 1954/55. Stencils were from Academy kit, roundels and flashes from Airfix Sabre kit, serials from spares box.
Thanks for looking.
Stuart