Howard Moon Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 Canadair F4 Sabre 71 Squadron Royal Air Force Germany Wildenrath 1955 Trying to get back into the modelling groove after a very quiet couple of years. So here is my quick build of Academy's F-86 sabre, representing a Canadair F4. Built OOB with the exception of Eduard Brassin wheels and painted with Mr Paint and Gunze Aqueous Colour. Decals are from an Eagle Strike set. Regards Howard 36 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tank152 Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 Hi H, Looks like you're well and truly back in the modelling grove already! Lovely neat modelling skills on show there with paint work to die for as well. Looks like you've got a deft hand when it comes to decalling as well, those air brakes wouldn't have been a easy task to do? Got to admit, i'm getting slowly drawn to these early camouflaged jets. Looking forward to your next build. 👍 Tim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildeSau75 Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 Very nice entry back into the hobby - like the paint & weathering job a lot. Cheers, Michael 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabrejet Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 Gotta love an RAF Sabre: nice model! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry1954 Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 I would say well back into the grove Howard. Great model and great paint finish and subtle weathering. I am a bit of a sabre freak with quite a few in the stash, albeit 1/72. Cheers Terry 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabrejet Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 And in case anyone asks, yes XB630/P did have a 6-3 wing with fence, as you've modelled it! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Whittingham Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 Very nice Sabre, congratulations! my uncle was on 71sqdn. in the Hunter era. Apparently the squadron bar design was lifted from a beer brand😊 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 Very nice Sabre 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howard Moon Posted March 18, 2018 Author Share Posted March 18, 2018 3 hours ago, tank152 said: Looks like you've got a deft hand when it comes to decalling as well, those air brakes wouldn't have been a easy task to do? Got to admit, i'm getting slowly drawn to these early camouflaged jets. Looking forward to your next build. 👍 Tim. Hello mate, not fond of decalling and was nervous about cutting the airbrakes out after applying the squadron bars and roundels. Fortunately all appeared to be ok. Next project will be the over engineered, fatally flawed, unbuildable Eduard FW-190 A8/R2 Royal Edition with one being built as an A9. 2 hours ago, WildeSau75 said: Very nice entry back into the hobby - like the paint & weathering job a lot. Cheers, Michael Thanks Michael, weathering was a panel line wash and a little bit of MIG Starship Filth oil blusher! 1 hour ago, Sabrejet said: And in case anyone asks, yes XB630/P did have a 6-3 wing with fence, as you've modelled it! Thanks Sabrejet. Yes, found a photo in Cold War Shield so at least I got that bit right! 39 minutes ago, Tony Whittingham said: Very nice Sabre, congratulations! my uncle was on 71sqdn. in the Hunter era. Apparently the squadron bar design was lifted from a beer brand😊 Now there's a story! We need to find out which brewery as I feel that might need further investigation! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 What a beauty and love the markings,.........great paintwork too, Cheers Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasper dog Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 Really nice Sabre, lovely job, Excellant finish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howard Moon Posted March 18, 2018 Author Share Posted March 18, 2018 2 hours ago, Corsairfoxfouruncle said: Very nice Sabre Thanks F4U! 2 hours ago, tonyot said: What a beauty and love the markings,.........great paintwork too, Cheers Tony Thanks Tony, appreciated. 45 minutes ago, Jasper dog said: Really nice Sabre, lovely job, Excellant finish. Thanks Jasper, glad you like it. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMCS Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 Very nice 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knight_Flyer Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 Very nice build and the weathering looks great. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanDid Posted March 19, 2018 Share Posted March 19, 2018 Nice one, I like it 😀 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Headroom Posted March 19, 2018 Share Posted March 19, 2018 That’s a cracking build of a very nice kit. Well done. Trevor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howard Moon Posted March 20, 2018 Author Share Posted March 20, 2018 Thank you for your kind replies, much appreciated. All the best, Howard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opus999 Posted March 21, 2018 Share Posted March 21, 2018 Superb job! I am impressed by the different tones in your paint job making it look appropriately worn! I hope to paint as well as that... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howard Moon Posted March 21, 2018 Author Share Posted March 21, 2018 12 hours ago, opus999 said: Superb job! I am impressed by the different tones in your paint job making it look appropriately worn! I hope to paint as well as that... Thanks Opus, It's a method I've picked up from other modellers having moved away from the panel line shading technique. I paint on top of a black primer coat by applying the primary colour in a series of mottles, sometimes adding similar tones to create additional variation. Finally, the primary colour is applied as a filter or blend coat. It's not difficult to do but takes time. Here is a Beaufighter being painted in the same style: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opus999 Posted March 21, 2018 Share Posted March 21, 2018 (edited) On 3/21/2018 at 10:40 AM, Howard Moon said: Thanks Opus, It's a method I've picked up from other modellers having moved away from the panel line shading technique. I paint on top of a black primer coat by applying the primary colour in a series of mottles, sometimes adding similar tones to create additional variation. Finally, the primary colour is applied as a filter or blend coat. It's not difficult to do but takes time. Here is a Beaufighter being painted in the same style: I've been trying this approach too! I did a Typhoon and Spitfilre (both in the RFI section) that turned out pretty well, but I think there's still room for improvement. I haven't quite gotten the hang of marbleing the paint on the black base, but I'm getting closer! The F-86 looks great. Is the beaufighter a current build? (I guess I could go check...) Edited March 22, 2018 by opus999 Mixed my acronyms! WIP -> RFI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael-S Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 Excellent work. Best regards. Michael. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
72modeler Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 Yowzah! That's one gorgeous Sabre! Thanks for sharing your shading/painting technique, which I personally think looks a lot more realistic than most of the panel line shaded models I have seen recently. I will certainly try to emulate what you've done with the Sabre and the Beau. I love your choice of scheme and markings, too! Mike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howard Moon Posted March 22, 2018 Author Share Posted March 22, 2018 20 hours ago, opus999 said: The F-86 looks great. Is the beaufighter a current build? (I guess I could go check...) Opus, the beaufighter is about 3 years old and not posted on here, will look at your Spitfire and Typhoon builds. Thanks to Michael and 72 modeller for your comments. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovely Pig Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 Cracking Sabre, nice to see them in camouflage. Especially when executed so brilliantly as you've done here. Thanks for sharing the tip on the paint process too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted March 24, 2018 Share Posted March 24, 2018 Love that, very nice indeed 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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