sunray Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 Here is my go at Airfix's 1/72 North American F-86 Sabre. Its an OOB apart from the pilot which is resin. This was my first go at using metalizer paint which was from Mr Hobby ( I will give Alclad ago next time to see what that is like) and bending acrylic rod which I used to make the stand. Any way here are a few photo's 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
depressed lemur Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 Lovely weathering there mate. That is one impressive natural metal finish. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 Great finish on that...really like it 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snitok1983 Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 Wonderful! Looks greaт! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batcode Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 very nice , looks great nice display and very nmf 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 Cracking build and,great job on the metal finish,really like the pilot figure and display idea too! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookenbacher Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 Wonderful finish on that F-86! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pawel Szczudlyk Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 Nice little cracker, I like base as well its much better than the plastic one Cheers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Moore Posted May 13, 2014 Share Posted May 13, 2014 Oh yeah!!! Niiiice 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Kelley Posted May 13, 2014 Share Posted May 13, 2014 Great looking Sabre. Well done. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HL-10 Posted May 13, 2014 Share Posted May 13, 2014 Lovely looking model and very nicely displayed! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuro Nezumi Posted May 13, 2014 Share Posted May 13, 2014 Very nice, indeed! Brilliant NMF! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted May 13, 2014 Share Posted May 13, 2014 Really cool build, looks superb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonl Posted May 13, 2014 Share Posted May 13, 2014 Wow, this tells me two things. 1. I should attempt NMF and 2. In-flight poses look cool!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristolhibby Posted May 13, 2014 Share Posted May 13, 2014 Loving the weathering on the guns. It's something that I've not had the balls to try yet. J 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MPaul Posted May 13, 2014 Share Posted May 13, 2014 Thats excellent, and has made me decide to definitely make one of these. How did you attach the acrylic rod to the base? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glen T Posted May 13, 2014 Share Posted May 13, 2014 Very nicely done, looks great. Glen. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunray Posted May 13, 2014 Author Share Posted May 13, 2014 Thanks everybody for the kind comments. It's an excellent kit of a classic aircraft.MPaul the stand is a piece of routed oak and 5mm acrylic rod. I drilled the hole using a 5mm wood bit and I was going to super glue the rod in the hole but it was such a good fit I didn't have to. It's just pushed in. The rod cost about £1.50 (approx) and the wood was scrap. The good thing about the piece of oak is that it's heavier than say pine and the extra weight makes the base more substantial for the size if that makes sense.I hope this helps. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MPaul Posted May 13, 2014 Share Posted May 13, 2014 Thanks Sunray, useful info, and much appreciated. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 As i said on Flory models site, superb job 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BomberBrit Posted May 15, 2014 Share Posted May 15, 2014 I like the dragon decal. Cool decal's always appeal to me. The dragon makes me want to buy this 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillstar Posted May 15, 2014 Share Posted May 15, 2014 Like your Jet, decals are great, display is top. Very cool 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Epeeman Posted May 15, 2014 Share Posted May 15, 2014 I really like this - great model which looks very dynamic on the base - very clever. Regards Dave 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meatbox8 Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 Great build and finish. The pose really shows off the Sabre's efficient looking lines. A classic example of if 'it looks right...' 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunray Posted May 17, 2014 Author Share Posted May 17, 2014 Thanks again to everyone for the kind comments. Meatbox you are right if it looks it will fly right. I saw the F86 fly at Duxford and at Sunderland a few years ago and what a sight it is. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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