Jamie @ Sovereign Hobbies Posted October 7, 2018 Share Posted October 7, 2018 This has been my first completely OOB build for a long time, and I have quite enjoyed it. The kit itself does steer that largely - I wouldn't enjoy making an OOB model from something with glaring omissions like seatbelts! Build thread here: Not much else needs to be said about this really. It is essentially a glorified paint mule to try out some ideas I had for natural metal finishes before getting to that stage of two somewhat larger and rather expensive models (both in money and my time to get to that stage). That said, I'm content with how it turned out although I will build another test model to refine my ideas a bit. Not everything went well! This one is painted with Alclad II and Colourcoats. The only thing added to the model is self adhesive car wheel balance weights, and I did the tiniest amount of modification to the ejector seat firing handles and corrected the rudder trim tab following advice I received on the forum. 53 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Dapple Posted October 7, 2018 Share Posted October 7, 2018 Seeing it in real life yesterday and having been duly impressed by the superb metal finish I'm pleased you wrapped up the last loose ends and posted this - good work mate Cheers, Stew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabrejet Posted October 7, 2018 Share Posted October 7, 2018 Luvvly jubbly! Great finish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Pete Posted October 7, 2018 Share Posted October 7, 2018 Very nice. Very clean. Very crispy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackfordhibby Posted October 7, 2018 Share Posted October 7, 2018 Beautiful finish, very impressed. One of those "why didn't I think of that" models. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Fox Posted October 7, 2018 Share Posted October 7, 2018 Excellent Dog well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ c Posted October 7, 2018 Share Posted October 7, 2018 Fantastic job on that Jamie, really nice work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
72modeler Posted October 7, 2018 Share Posted October 7, 2018 Looks like @Sabrejet has created another Sabre monster! Very nice model, Jamie- you did a bang-up job on the nmf, in my opinion. SJ will be proud you corrected the trim tab, too! Well done! I have attached a link to a neat collection of Texas aircraft- scroll down to see the TX ANG F-86D that I want to do...in God's Own Scale, of course! It's not often an aftermarket guy can also build models! Mike http://silverhawkauthor.com/warplane-survivors-usa-texas_285.html 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted October 7, 2018 Share Posted October 7, 2018 Beautiful SabreDog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire31 Posted October 7, 2018 Share Posted October 7, 2018 Superbly 'right' look – impressive skills and eye for 'real'. But only Allah is perfect, as the saying goes. Muslim artists always leave an intentional little 'mistake' in their masterpieces. That's why you didn't fill the joint underneath the tail cone, right? 😉 Great modelling! Kind regards, Joachim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courageous Posted October 7, 2018 Share Posted October 7, 2018 What they all said. Stuart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harold55 Posted October 8, 2018 Share Posted October 8, 2018 Excellent job on this! NMF is my struggle so I can really appreciate the skill required for such a nice finish you have gotten. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie @ Sovereign Hobbies Posted October 8, 2018 Author Share Posted October 8, 2018 23 hours ago, Stew Dapple said: Seeing it in real life yesterday and having been duly impressed by the superb metal finish I'm pleased you wrapped up the last loose ends and posted this - good work mate Cheers, Stew Thank you Stew, it was great to see you again 22 hours ago, Sabrejet said: Luvvly jubbly! Great finish. 22 hours ago, Uncle Pete said: Very nice. Very clean. Very crispy. 21 hours ago, Blackfordhibby said: Beautiful finish, very impressed. One of those "why didn't I think of that" models. Cheers 21 hours ago, Silver Fox said: Excellent Dog well done. 21 hours ago, russ c said: Fantastic job on that Jamie, really nice work 21 hours ago, 72modeler said: Looks like @Sabrejet has created another Sabre monster! Very nice model, Jamie- you did a bang-up job on the nmf, in my opinion. SJ will be proud you corrected the trim tab, too! Well done! I have attached a link to a neat collection of Texas aircraft- scroll down to see the TX ANG F-86D that I want to do...in God's Own Scale, of course! It's not often an aftermarket guy can also build models! Mike http://silverhawkauthor.com/warplane-survivors-usa-texas_285.html 19 hours ago, Corsairfoxfouruncle said: Beautiful SabreDog 9 hours ago, Harold55 said: Excellent job on this! NMF is my struggle so I can really appreciate the skill required for such a nice finish you have gotten. 19 hours ago, Courageous said: What they all said. Stuart Thank you all of you for taking the time to leave a comment. It means a lot to me 19 hours ago, Spitfire31 said: Superbly 'right' look – impressive skills and eye for 'real'. But only Allah is perfect, as the saying goes. Muslim artists always leave an intentional little 'mistake' in their masterpieces. That's why you didn't fill the joint underneath the tail cone, right? 😉 Great modelling! Kind regards, Joachim Hi Joachim, I think we should just go with laziness on my part. I thought about smoothing a join in a concave area with access to only one side, then decided there was a high chance of ruining the finish anyway so just left it 😂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vultures1 Posted October 8, 2018 Share Posted October 8, 2018 Superb Sabre Dog with an excellent NMF. Well done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookenbacher Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 Wow, that looks metal-y indeed, off to check out the WIP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ringo Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 What a nice build! Very impressive! Is also on my bucketlist! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry V Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 Not sure what you have to "refine" - looks great to me!!! NMF is really the ultimate challenge, I think you nailed it 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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