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Do I get it right that F-86A and F-86E were the major variants for Korea? How different is E compared to A other than the full moving stabilisers?

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4 hours ago, Dennis_C said:

Do I get it right that F-86A and F-86E were the major variants for Korea? How different is E compared to A other than the full moving stabilisers?

The area around where the stabs meet the fuselage isn't as pronounced, and the armored windscreen was the early V-type. 

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Excellent news. Hopefully I can retire my Pavla F-86A canopy to the redundant aftermarket home when this comes out. :)

Steve.

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11 hours ago, Corsairfoxfouruncle said:

The area around where the stabs meet the fuselage isn't as pronounced, and the armored windscreen was the early V-type. 

Plus the stabs are different, the a had the old style elevators instead of the flying tail, hence the area was beefed up to house the mechanism 

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2 hours ago, PhantomBigStu said:

Plus the stabs are different, the a had the old style elevators instead of the flying tail, hence the area was beefed up to house the mechanism 

 

This isn't quite correct; the tail area is remarkably similar when you take the fairings off. The prominent strakes on F-86E and later were simply there to provide a vertical surface for the moveable tail to work against. There's not much beneath them! :)

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Great news !  Call me crazy, but I won't get rid of my Matchbox kit....Maybe I will buy this one and if the CP kit has more than one option on the decal sheet, I will build both....

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Be still, my beating heart! I'm glad I held off on their 1/48 F-86A. Keeping eyes, fingers, and toes crossed that they follow the 1/72 kit up with an early E as well as a late E and F-10. I was surprised, but not all that disappointed , that they didn't offer an open LH ammo bay and door  as an option, but I'm sure the aftermarket are preparing them as we speak.Not complaining, mind you, as we have waited so long for a decent F-86A in 1/72 or 1/48. CP is going to sell  a TON of them, and good for them! :thanks:

Mike

Thank you, Duncan, for all that you have done to make this kit possible.

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As I live and dream!!!  Couldn’t ask for more. Still hoping that the 1/72 schemes will be the same as the 1/48 ones.

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33 minutes ago, Robertone139 said:

Not familiar with early Sabres, why the two intakes?

 

One-piece fibreglass for production aircraft; aluminium + radome for F-86A-6/7 conversions.

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Be still, my beating heart! I just got the 1/48 kit yesterday, and it is outstanding, but the 1/72 kit looks to be even better by catering to three variations versus the two of the 1/48 kit. Even if they don't do an early F-86E or F-86F-10 as a revised tooling at a later date, you could always take this  kit and cut the rear fuselage at the break pint and add the one from a Fujimi, Academy, Hobbycraft, or Airfix, but I would pick one that has the correct shape to the speed brake and speed brake well to be the donor!

Mike:jump_fire:

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7 hours ago, Borisz said:

Mate, a few weeks ago you already started an other topic for this! :D :D
 

 

Quite, as nice as this is we only allow one topic

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6 hours ago, PhantomBigStu said:

Wonder if they can be persuaded to sell the wing sprue individually given the lack of narrow slatted wings ok the market….

 

I think they'll be plenty busy but who knows in the future?

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On 07/09/2024 at 03:09, 72modeler said:

Be still, my beating heart! I'm glad I held off on their 1/48 F-86A. Keeping eyes, fingers, and toes crossed that they follow the 1/72 kit up with an early E as well as a late E and F-10. I was surprised, but not all that disappointed , that they didn't offer an open LH ammo bay and door  as an option, but I'm sure the aftermarket are preparing them as we speak.Not complaining, mind you, as we have waited so long for a decent F-86A in 1/72 or 1/48. CP is going to sell  a TON of them, and good for them! :thanks:

Mike

Thank you, Duncan, for all that you have done to make this kit possible.

 

Mike, I tried email and IM to you but the email got bounced and the IM says you can't receive messages. I guess your inbox is full. 

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