djos Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 Hi all after a long time of inactivity as a consequence of lot health issues, finally back on track :). Finished Academy F-86 in colours of John Glenn machine from Korea war period. Academy is well known "plastic", good details, fit, and overall look, no real issues there. Colours AK real colours, very nice to work with. I had big issue with final layer of gloss varnish, It was almost disaster, silver colour start cracking, so some parts removed to plastic surface, again airbrushed......so this will not be a model for some contest, but i am happy at the end. I hope you will like it also. Till next model, best regards, Djordje 67 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrisj2003 Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 Djordje that is very nice Sabre; NMF has lovely variation; who would have known you had problems? Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeaWeasel Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 Love it! I had similar issues with the metal coat on my EE Lightning, looks like you recovered it a lot better than I did! 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dnl42 Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 Will done. Bravo! Are those Academy decals? The MIG MAD MARINE decal looks particularly good! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wulfman Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 Very nice work on the Sabre, great stuff ! Wulfman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djos Posted July 28, 2022 Author Share Posted July 28, 2022 3 hours ago, dnl42 said: Will done. Bravo! Are those Academy decals? The MIG MAD MARINE decal looks particularly good! Thank you very much Decals are mixed, yellow stripes are from Academy decal sheet, and all others are from Airfix Regards Djordje Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Convair Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 Very cool model. I have the Heller F-86 with the same decals. Congrats! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twinpin Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 Great result and nice photography too 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vultures1 Posted July 29, 2022 Share Posted July 29, 2022 Lovely job! Great NMF, despite the trouble you had on the way 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackson Duvalier Posted July 29, 2022 Share Posted July 29, 2022 Good save on the paint, Djos. I can't tell it's been repaired. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pantherhawk27263 Posted July 29, 2022 Share Posted July 29, 2022 Despite your finish issues, it turned out beautifully. It looks fantastic! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAT69 Posted July 29, 2022 Share Posted July 29, 2022 Beautiful job. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sky Keg Posted July 30, 2022 Share Posted July 30, 2022 Djordje………it`s great to have you back. Despite the layoff, it is evident that your artistic skills remain. Lovely Sabre my friend!!! Mike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opus999 Posted July 31, 2022 Share Posted July 31, 2022 Glad to hear you're back in the groove. The sabre is beautiful! That NMF is terrific and I wouldn't be able to tell you had trouble with the paint. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unfinished project Posted July 31, 2022 Share Posted July 31, 2022 Superb looking NMF on this Sabre ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Slowbuild Posted July 31, 2022 Share Posted July 31, 2022 That’s a great looking sabre Djordje, I would never have guessed you had paint problems. Fine work! Sorry to hear of your recent poor health, hope all good now Dave 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djos Posted July 31, 2022 Author Share Posted July 31, 2022 Thank you all for your kind words, i am glad you like this small bug Best regards Djordje Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted July 31, 2022 Share Posted July 31, 2022 Crikey this looks wonderful and from the photos you would never know about the paint issues. Great work on your part for rescuing the damaged areas. Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MACALAIN Posted August 1, 2022 Share Posted August 1, 2022 On 28/07/2022 at 13:44, djos said: Hi all after a long time of inactivity as a consequence of lot health issues, finally back on track :). Finished Academy F-86 in colours of John Glenn machine from Korea war period. Academy is well known "plastic", good details, fit, and overall look, no real issues there. Colours AK real colours, very nice to work with. I had big issue with final layer of gloss varnish, It was almost disaster, silver colour start cracking, so some parts removed to plastic surface, again airbrushed......so this will not be a model for some contest, but i am happy at the end. I hope you will like it also. Till next model, best regards, Djordje Very nice. Well done. Alain 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted August 2, 2022 Share Posted August 2, 2022 I like that a lot! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairtrigger Posted August 3, 2022 Share Posted August 3, 2022 Great piece of work... Glad your feeling better. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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