Kitchen Modeller Posted June 16, 2022 Share Posted June 16, 2022 Here’s my completed F-86 from the Hasegawa kit. The paint scheme on this turned into a bit of a mission - turns out Alclad chrome is v delicate and would chip easily so I spent a huge amount of time doing spot repairs and touch ups throughout the build. Masking and painting yellow on top of that made things even more difficult- I got there in the end but wouldn’t consider it one of my best builds. There are a few issues with the model including decal film showing and minor seams. That said it’s still nice to have a shiny Sabre in the collection. The kit is okay for its age and probably the best option for a Sabre in this scale. I used aftermarket decals some eduard photoetch in the cockpit and a resin seat replacement. 59 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winenut Posted June 16, 2022 Share Posted June 16, 2022 That looks fantastic Love the photo of the reference aircraft in your post as well Top stuff! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
28ZComeback Posted June 16, 2022 Share Posted June 16, 2022 (edited) Love the chrome; but afraid to use it. Could you share your secret for the interior green of the cockpit. It' captures the look. Thank you. Edited June 16, 2022 by 28ZComeback 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doxasg Posted June 16, 2022 Share Posted June 16, 2022 That's a nice Sabre! I like the metal effect and the weathering on it👍 I have the same project now in Greek version F-86E(M) and you gave me more inspiration for my project. Keep up your good job... Giannis Doxas 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaceAddict Posted June 16, 2022 Share Posted June 16, 2022 Really digging all the tonal variations on the aluminium skin. I hope I can get a finish half that nice on my next project. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pantherhawk27263 Posted June 16, 2022 Share Posted June 16, 2022 That is a beautiful Sabre! Well done! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luka Posted June 16, 2022 Share Posted June 16, 2022 Impressive work, particularly love that comparison shot with the wartime pic in Korea. Looking good! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Edmundson Posted June 17, 2022 Share Posted June 17, 2022 22 hours ago, 28ZComeback said: Love the chrome; but afraid to use it. Could you share your secret for the interior green of the cockpit. It' captures the look. Thank you. the cockpit appears to be painted grey, not green, however Korean era F-86E cockpits were black. Kitchen Modeler; Love the NMF finish and the subtle tonal variations, great work ! Tony 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Posted June 17, 2022 Share Posted June 17, 2022 Absolutely superb work. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattp7999 Posted June 17, 2022 Share Posted June 17, 2022 Cracking build, well done! Always fancy doing an F-86 and will do at some point.. really fancy doing some NMF aircraft..🙂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Autle Posted June 17, 2022 Share Posted June 17, 2022 Really good work, this type of Sabre is my favourite and I reckon I need to get one now. The silver and markings look spot on for me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMCS Posted June 17, 2022 Share Posted June 17, 2022 Oh yes oh yes 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted June 17, 2022 Share Posted June 17, 2022 Lots of great Sabres lately! Congratulations!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pacificmustang Posted June 17, 2022 Share Posted June 17, 2022 That looks very impressive great finish Bruce 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Kitchen Modeller Posted June 29, 2022 Author Share Posted June 29, 2022 On 6/16/2022 at 4:22 PM, 28ZComeback said: Love the chrome; but afraid to use it. Could you share your secret for the interior green of the cockpit. It' captures the look. Thank you. Thanks - the colour is mr color interior green C27 with a little zinc chromite mixed in. On 6/17/2022 at 2:30 PM, Tony Edmundson said: the cockpit appears to be painted grey, not green, however Korean era F-86E cockpits were black. Kitchen Modeler; Love the NMF finish and the subtle tonal variations, great work ! Tony Thanks Tony. I did dig into this some what - An American friend who’s Dad flew Sabres in Korea said that 3 colours were used during the war - black, green and grey - so I went with grey as it was apparently more common mid war. But I wouldn’t bet my life on it or anything. It seems to be a ‘what color were spitfire wheel wells’ kind of situation- everyone has their own opinion 😊 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted June 29, 2022 Share Posted June 29, 2022 Outstanding finish. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BerndM Posted June 30, 2022 Share Posted June 30, 2022 Superb Sabre. The paint work and details are outstanding. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrés S. Posted June 30, 2022 Share Posted June 30, 2022 Absolutely spectacular!!! Getting a realistic dirt look on a metallic painted aircraft is hard, really hard, but you have achieved a simply perfect result. I suppose that it was done with oils, which you master so well. I like your models more and more, you reach an impressive degree of realism. Andrés. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ c Posted June 30, 2022 Share Posted June 30, 2022 Brilliant job on that, the NMF and weathering esp` are superb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opus999 Posted July 2, 2022 Share Posted July 2, 2022 That is gorgeous! That is probably one of the best weathered metal finishes I've seen! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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