replicant Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 Hello! As promised, here part 2 of my little Sabres. I built them in parallel, made 2 out of 3 kits, but this one i finished earlier in September 1994. Windshield, rear fuselage and most decals are from Matchbox. Now i found out, the etch was early eduard 72-008, here i used the slats on the different wing. Miss Louise did not live long, was part of 4th FIW, 334th FIS. Written off 29. May 1952. Take off accident at Kimpo K-14. Pilot Jimmy L. Schneider had more luck. I hope you like the tiny missie! 51 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorby Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 Stunning, as always with your builds! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Mc Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 Lovely. These Matchbox kits scrub up well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glatisant Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 A super build. Your Sabre collection makes me envious!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackfordhibby Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 Very impressed, well worth the wee wait. Just shows the great results you can achieve when you put the extra effort into the build. Every aircraft modeller should have a handfull of F-86s. Well done and thanks for sharing your builds. Peter. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazey Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 Very nice model of the Sabre. I like those particular markings too. Regards, David 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Mc Posted November 30, 2017 Share Posted November 30, 2017 Your build inspired me to buy a Matchbox F-86A. I have a number of more modern F-86 variants in my pile of unbuilt kits but I don't have an A, and as far as I know, Matchbox are the only manufacturer to release an A in 1/72. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courageous Posted November 30, 2017 Share Posted November 30, 2017 A very nice looking F-86A. @replicant, do you have pic's of your Sabre collection as I'm an avid Sabre builder myself? 5 hours ago, Eric Mc said: I have a number of more modern F-86 variants in my pile of unbuilt kits but I don't have an A, and as far as I know, Matchbox are the only manufacturer to release an A in 1/72. I also have a fair quantity of Sabres in my pile. I did get the Matchbox kit to do an -A but I only used the decals. I used the Hobbycraft kit and backdated it: Stuart 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
replicant Posted November 30, 2017 Author Share Posted November 30, 2017 12 minutes ago, Courageous said: @replicant, do you have pic's of your Sabre collection as I'm an avid Sabre builder myself? Hi Stuart, finished i have a 45 yo 1:100 Tamiya ( hardly survived my yobro's ballistic ZELL trials ) and a newer F86D Hasegawa, i will show them. I got The Huff recently, and want to make F-86Ks i have Cheers, Thomas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ c Posted November 30, 2017 Share Posted November 30, 2017 Amazing work with that old kit, nice one 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
72modeler Posted November 30, 2017 Share Posted November 30, 2017 I would never have believed this was the Matchbox kit! Once again you have worked magic with an oldie! Now I'm getting inspired to do Bruce Hinton's 'Squanee' which is my favorite 4th FG F-86A! Very, very nice model! Mike http://www.markstyling.com/f86s/09.jpg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
replicant Posted November 30, 2017 Author Share Posted November 30, 2017 37 minutes ago, 72modeler said: I would never have believed this was the Matchbox kit! Once again you have worked magic with an oldie! Now I'm getting inspired to do Bruce Hinton's 'Squanee' which is my favorite 4th FG F-86A! Very, very nice model! Mike http://www.markstyling.com/f86s/09.jpg Thank you Mike! This will be a beautiful blueish girlie sabre! And thank you guys for the nice comments! Thomas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winenut Posted December 1, 2017 Share Posted December 1, 2017 What a superb Sabre Beautiful finish Really quite a work of art. Cheers Bruce 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FAAMAN Posted December 7, 2017 Share Posted December 7, 2017 Beautifully finished Matchbox Sabre 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cardiff guy Posted December 7, 2017 Share Posted December 7, 2017 quality well done. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Edmundson Posted December 8, 2017 Share Posted December 8, 2017 everyone should have a stash of old Heller Sabres as donor kits to supply all the the parts needed to improve their Matchbox Sabres. That's what I did also. (as well as backdating a HobbyCraft kit) They can be had for peanuts at model meets and have the best landing gear of any Sabre model out there. ps the old Photobucket rules prevent me from showing off my two hand-converted F-86As Cheers, Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Edmundson Posted December 8, 2017 Share Posted December 8, 2017 (edited) Imgur to the rescue; the one with the open speedbrakes is the Matchbox kit with Heller speedbrakes, etc. The other is a backdated HobbyCraft Sabre 6 Edited December 8, 2017 by Tony Edmundson 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinback Posted December 8, 2017 Share Posted December 8, 2017 Blinder! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
replicant Posted December 11, 2017 Author Share Posted December 11, 2017 Hello mates! I will shoot my F-86D for you, thank you guys for the nice comments! Thomas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark4700 Posted December 19, 2017 Share Posted December 19, 2017 Beautiful. Metal looks spot on. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ales P. Posted May 14, 2020 Share Posted May 14, 2020 (edited) Hi, You have forget on something. A model was not moving all horizontal stabilizer. Just part of it. See picture and compare to your model. Best regards, Ales Edited May 14, 2020 by Ales P. I have forget to post picture Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted May 15, 2020 Share Posted May 15, 2020 Stunner, great work, nice and shiny! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheyJammedKenny! Posted May 15, 2020 Share Posted May 15, 2020 Absolutely fantastic work. All of you! I love the lines of this aircraft, and the bare metal finishes are impeccable. Alex T. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAT69 Posted May 15, 2020 Share Posted May 15, 2020 Exceptional work with an old kit. Display those proudly! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
replicant Posted May 17, 2020 Author Share Posted May 17, 2020 Thank you, mates, for the second wave of this thread! Cheers, Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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