franky boy Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 (edited) Hello chaps I’d like to throw my hat in with an F-86f40 of 331 squadron of the Royal Norwegian Air Force. This is the aircraft that I’ll be attempting to replicate. This picture and the one below were apparently taken at RAF Weathersfield, which coincidentally is not far from where I live, in 1961. I think she’s quite a handsome bird and will sit very nicely alongside the Starfighter from the same squadron that I built for the NATO/WARPACT 70’s GB in 2017. On to the kit. Hasegawa’s very nice Sabre in 1/48 scale. A Japanese Blue Impulse boxing this time. Sorry about the spotty table cloth. It was the wife’s idea! And the obligatory sprue shots with extras. KASL leading edge slats and flaps. Quickboost seat and Eduard etch and New Ware mask set. Decals will be from Armycast but they haven’t arrived yet. That's is all for now. Hopefully you can all see the pictures now?! See you you when the fun begins! James Edited January 15, 2020 by franky boy 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desert falcon Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 Will be good to see something Norwegian! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickyrich Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 welcome along with what sounds an interesting build. Unfortunately for some reason I cannot see any of the photos at the moment. Sound like you also have some nice AM stuff to go with her as well. Good luck with the build, hopefully I'll be able to see the pictures later. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabbit Leader Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 Agree, nice to see our first Norwegian subject announcement, however cannot seem to view your photos on my iPhone. Hopefully we can sort of this issue so that your photos are viewable to everyone. Cheers and all the best.. Dave 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickyrich Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 as far as I can tell the grey/blake images are saying they're .JPE files? That for me is what's causing the issues. Edit; mmm JPE saved images are a problem, it may have to resave the images as normal JPEG's, plus there should be a setting on the camera to save images as JPEG's instead of JPE's 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabre Freak Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 Ah. I wasn’t the only one seeing grey! (Though you’d get a laugh at how many times I cycled the WiFi and hit refresh thinking I had a bad connection) Can’t wait to see those slats 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 Yep neither can I ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franky boy Posted January 15, 2020 Author Share Posted January 15, 2020 Hello chaps This is frustrating. I’ve had this myself lately trying to view images on some peoples posts. The photos are saved as jpegs on village photos. Just tried this picture of a spitfire from photo bucket. The others above come from village photos. Can anyone see it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Callahan Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 Pity, i cannot see your pics too above, only the man on Spitfire wing i can see. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vingtor Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 It seems that the photos are stored on an unsecure server, and that the BM engine stops them from loading. I also get warnings when I try to access the images directly through the URLs. Nils 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franky boy Posted January 15, 2020 Author Share Posted January 15, 2020 Hopefully you can all see the picture now? Sorry about the photobucket logo. Whats everyone else using? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabbit Leader Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 Yes, the photos are all visible now, shame about the PB logo, however we can still work this all out. I’ve never heard about Armycast decals, I’ll have to look them up. Cheers.. Dave 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franky boy Posted January 15, 2020 Author Share Posted January 15, 2020 6 minutes ago, Rabbit Leader said: Yes, the photos are all visible now, shame about the PB logo, however we can still work this all out. I’ve never heard about Armycast decals, I’ll have to look them up. Cheers.. Dave Well worth a look Dave. Some interesting subjects and very nice decals too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickyrich Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 arrr much better. Unfortunately the days of free photo hosting and sharing are coming to an end. I pay $5 or $6/month for Smugmug, for that I get unlimited hosting and sharing (I signed up for one of their early deals right after the Photobucket ransom ware hit!!). What you have planned does look nice, I can't wait for the build to start! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 I can see them all ... though I do see the Photo-bucket logo over them also. Unfortunately thats there gimmick, and not much you can do about it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Callahan Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 Thank you mate Now i can see all your pics, but photobucket is not recommend, i use abload.de and i am really satisfied with. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franky boy Posted January 15, 2020 Author Share Posted January 15, 2020 Just reactivated my Flickr account today so hopefully that it sorted now. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickyrich Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 that should work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted January 16, 2020 Share Posted January 16, 2020 Lovely subject choice with such a colourfull set of markings 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franky boy Posted February 10, 2020 Author Share Posted February 10, 2020 (edited) Hi Everyone So I've finally managed to make a start on this one. Here's update 1! First job was to sand of all of the detail on the sidewalls and IP ready for the photo etch. Everything was then given a coat of Hataka fs36231 dark gull grey and the PE parts stuck in place. The raised details on the side consoles were also painted black. Everything was then given a wash of Kleer/water with Tamiya black asn red brown added. This was then followed by a light grey dry brush and a flat coat. 6C78C69F-023A-47F7-8F10-653B85183DA3 by James Halls, on Flickr 9C4ACE4F-2546-4EDE-84E4-8B9436D52FF9 by James Halls, on Flickr The tub as finished. A974968A-8177-41A2-886B-75245BD57485 by James Halls, on Flickr This is the ip. It looks great but as usual Eduards colour matches on their PE sets are well out. CC998B1B-8585-4072-96E9-4C7B40B060FF by James Halls, on Flickr The rear decking of the cockpit. 73E9B66B-B918-45EF-9EF0-EE11A0FFAD08 by James Halls, on Flickr The air brake wells and nose wheel well were also treated at this point with US interior green and colours picked out as per the instructions. This was followed by the same wash as above and light yellow brush and a flat coat. A7FA8685-2076-45D8-BF9B-4F98510697CE by James Halls, on Flickr ACA8A7D0-C737-41B6-867C-77744CB1E2D1 by James Halls, on Flickr Thats all for now. The fuselage halves are now together and I intend to start chopping up the wings for the slats and flaps next. Comments welcome. Thanks James Edited February 10, 2020 by franky boy 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gene K Posted February 10, 2020 Share Posted February 10, 2020 Thanks for working out the PB situation ... now I can fully appreciate your work. Too bad PB wasn't somehow "punished" for destroying so many meaningful threads around the world! Gene K 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 Nice start James 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franky boy Posted February 11, 2020 Author Share Posted February 11, 2020 Thanks Col and Gene. Another quick update. I spent an evening chopping up the wing sections to accept the flaps and slats. This was actually pretty straight forward as they’re well moulded and come with good instructions. Results below. 994D7787-C8B6-48B6-BE9A-A4B817363ADC by James Halls, on Flickr 6986B27B-BAD0-45AB-9E5B-6BE9A40CA769 by James Halls, on Flickr EE0677A7-4379-4A3B-AF53-7E8DDC419093 by James Halls, on Flickr And with the upper wing half just sat on top. 6986B27B-BAD0-45AB-9E5B-6BE9A40CA769 by James Halls, on Flickr The trailing edge of the upper wing sections needed thinning to accept the flaps. C02AA710-0BE9-45E1-AD67-0D1E0037A9DD by James Halls, on Flickr Thats all for now. Thanks for looking. James 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christer A Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 Great wingwork there James! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rui Silva Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 (edited) Hi James, The F-86 Sabre is one of my favourite airplanes, keep up with the good work! Edited February 11, 2020 by Rui Silva Text 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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