Sabreliners by Sword

[Branky]

Sword will be releasing two new Sabreliner kits in April, a T39A and a T39D

See: www.aviationmegastore.com/186812 and www.aviationmegastore.com/186813

[Stilwell]

https://www.aviationmegastore.com/north-american-t39a-sabreliner-exected-april-2022-sword-sw72142-aircraft-scale-modelling/product/?action=prodinfo&art=186812

 

 

 

 

https://www.aviationmegastore.com/north-american-t39d-sabreliner--expected-april-2022-sword-sw72142-aircraft-scale-modelling/product/?action=prodinfo&art=186813

 

Alternatively:

https://www.hannants.co.uk/product/SW72142

https://www.hannants.co.uk/product/SW72143

 

 

  Jonathan.

Edited April 6, 2022 by Stilwell
Edited to add links

[Homebee]

1/72nd - ref. SW72142 - North American T-39A Sabreliner - USAF

https://swordmodel.cz/cs/pripravujeme/166-sw72142-t-39a-sabreliner.html

 

 

 

 

1/72nd - ref. SW72143 - North American T-39D Sabreliner - U.S.Navy and Marines

https://swordmodel.cz/cs/pripravujeme/167-sw72143-t-39d-sabreliner.html

 

 

 

3D renders

Source: https://www.facebook.com/swordmodels/posts/441277747796491

 

 

 

 

V.P.

Edited April 7, 2022 by Homebee

[Thomas V.]

Great news, is it just me or CAD show bit longer nose than it should be.

[SAT69]

1 hour ago, Thomas V. said:

Great news, is it just me or CAD show bit longer nose than it should be.

The off-color cockpit covering might be creating the illusion of extra length.

[TheyJammedKenny!]

Wow!  What a great surprise!  Continue with the small 1/72 biz-jet trend, please!  Perhaps a Lockheed JetStar next!  I understand that the Sabreliner is a fun jet to fly, by the way.

[keithjs]

Nice! Wonder if anyone will do markings for the one that was at the Northolt Nightshoot in 2013?

 

8559938800_461376ecc0_b by Keith, on Flickr

Edited April 6, 2022 by keithjs

[71chally]

Great news, I would buy a couple of these!

[hsr]

9 hours ago, Branky said:

Sword will be releasing two new Sabreliner kits in April, a T39A and a T39D

Since they are only showing the 3D renders and box are I am guessing that they are just starting them and April and the release will be later this year. Time to sell my Anigrand T-39.

[Paul J]

After all these years when I used to se these on my trips to those decent airshows and MIldenhalll and so on and my wish for a decent kit finally one is on the horizon..... but too late as my interest in USAF types has waned somewhat..... but, I might still go for one.

I recall a horrid vacform one by German company Airmodel.

[bentwaters81tfw]

Nice, I will have one or two. I made the RVHP resin example for the museum, but wasn't totally happy with it.

[lasermonkey]

A most attractive aeroplane. I can see me getting a couple of these. 

[Zippo the Zipdrive]

I want to do a T-39D from NTPS with F-18 nose!
https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/abpic-media-eu-production/pictures/full_size_0159/1239334-large.jpg

\\Dan

[Grayhawk]

Can hardly wait.  Too cool for words!!!  Now if they'll do a C-140 my collection of military biz-jets I've always wanted will be complete!  I've only wanted this for 25 years.  Just super!  Rock on Sword!!!

[Mountain goat]

This news made my day. I've always liked this type a lot. Thanks Sword! I wonder if the wing slats will be seperate pieces - probably not, so I'll have a saw ready just in case.

 

Jay

[Space Ranger]

Ooh! Ooh! Can we have some civil decals please?

[Trenton guy]

Tried to build this with the RVHP kit. They had some nice schemes. The otherwise very nice vacform canopy was too high, stuck up above the fuselage behind. There was no way to drop the sill or reduce the height of the canopy at the bottom and still maintain accuracy so I tried building up the fuselage depth be hind it. Just couldn’t get rid of the swayback look. Gave up and substituted an Anigrand fuselage. At this point I had one very expensive Sabreliner. Kept the RVHP wings because they had the slats. Only problem there was that the slat tracks on one wing did not align at all with the recesses in the wing. The other wing was fine. Removed the slat tracks and replaced them with plastic strip on the offending wing. There were a lot of them and each had to be perfectly aligned. Life is too short!!!  All worked out in the end but where were you when I needed you SWORD?

 

will undoubtedly get one for a more stress free build and without needing to take out a second mortgage (already on the wish list at the big H). Wonder if the OBSCURECO resin F-100 wing could be used if slats are lacking. I believe that the Sabreliner wing was based on that of the F-100.

[hsr]

It now shows up on the Sword web site

https://swordmodel.cz/en/coming-soon/166-sw72142-t-39a-sabreliner.html

[RidgeRunner]

On 4/6/2022 at 4:28 PM, keithjs said:

Nice! Wonder if anyone will do markings for the one that was at the Northolt Nightshoot in 2013?

 

8559938800_461376ecc0_b by Keith, on Flickr

Yes, Keith. I saw both of them at Malmen a few years back. One flew. In fact one of them - 86002 - was still flying only a month or so ago . It is kitted out with a load of sensors. 

 

Martin

[Grayhawk]

On 4/7/2022 at 8:01 AM, Trenton guy said:

Tried to build this with the RVHP kit. They had some nice schemes. The otherwise very nice vacform canopy was too high, stuck up above the fuselage behind. There was no way to drop the sill or reduce the height of the canopy at the bottom and still maintain accuracy so I tried building up the fuselage depth be hind it. Just couldn’t get rid of the swayback look. Gave up and substituted an Anigrand fuselage. At this point I had one very expensive Sabreliner. Kept the RVHP wings because they had the slats. Only problem there was that the slat tracks on one wing did not align at all with the recesses in the wing. The other wing was fine. Removed the slat tracks and replaced them with plastic strip on the offending wing. There were a lot of them and each had to be perfectly aligned. Life is too short!!!  All worked out in the end but where were you when I needed you SWORD?

 

will undoubtedly get one for a more stress free build and without needing to take out a second mortgage (already on the wish list at the big H). Wonder if the OBSCURECO resin F-100 wing could be used if slats are lacking. I believe that the Sabreliner wing was based on that of the F-100.

Thanks for doing all that.  You're the reason we're getting a kit.  It never fails.  When someone comes close to killing themselves on a build and finishes it, that's when a company announces a new from the ground up injection molded kit!!!  I've seen this time and time again.  Thanks for all your hard won work on this.  You've made the modeling supreme sacrifice!  Cheers!  FTOSOTP

[hsr]

Test shot of sprue

 

 

[Matave]

Our blue one is also nice... 😉

 

[TheyJammedKenny!]

I checked with Sword's Milan at the Moson show at the end of April.  He said that he was still awaiting a delivery of decals, after which he would start delivering the kits.  Stay tuned!

[TheyJammedKenny!]

Packing and shipping is currently underway, so it should hit the shelves any day now.

 

Next to come will be the T-39N, which I understand to be a direct adaptation of the civil version, with longer fuselage and more pax windows.

[hsr]

When are they going to make an accurate T-37?