Clear Prop! - F-86A in 1/72

[Terry1954]

Well done Clear Prop, and whatever part you played in this one Duncan!

 

Terry

[Sabrejet]

Latest update from CP with sprues in order. I know I'm not impartial but it looks amazing. Get your letters to Santa written!!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Terry1954]

This looks fabulous Duncan.

 

Better get one or two on our Christmas list Stuart @Courageous?

 

Terry

[Robert]

So looking forward to this. Another USAFE bird crossed of the list.

 

Regards 

Robert 

[Hook]

I need this in my life.

[Bedders]

Wow I seem to have missed this whole discussion. But excellent news and nice to see correct-looking airbrake openings on a 1/72 Sabre fuselage. Hopefully this can be a basis for later versions too, or a benchmark for other producers to match.

 

Justin

[Lightningboy2000]

On 10/25/2024 at 6:57 PM, Terry1954 said:

This looks fabulous Duncan.

 

Better get one or two on our Christmas list Stuart @Courageous?

 

Terry

Me too! I was hoping it would be out for Telford! 

[Sabrejet]

Just received a test shot and it looks awesome! Pretty much a scaled-down version of the 1/48 kit, so the detail is exquisite.

 

 

 

[Terry1954]

Yummy yummy!

 

 

Terry

[stevehnz]

I never did get a Matchbox one & I'm glad I didn't. 😊 I will get one if these though. 👍

Steve.

[Corsairfoxfouruncle]

9 minutes ago, stevehnz said:

I never did get a Matchbox one & I'm glad I didn't. 😊 I will get one if these though. 👍

Steve.

I did and am going to build it to appease the modeling gods so this one shows up sooner. 

[Sabrejet]

2 hours ago, stevehnz said:

I never did get a Matchbox one & I'm glad I didn't. 😊 I will get one if these though. 👍

Steve.

 

I bought it when it first came out (Scalemates says 1976) and couldn't understand some of it, even then. Like why it didn't look like a Sabre, why the windshield looked that way, and why the jetpipe was so small. 

 

I still don't really understand what Matchbox did back then because all the other kits I made of theirs looked like the subject. It really is an awful thing Steve, so don't fret at missing out.

[Julien]

Are you going to be able to do more than just one of the early versions like the 1/48 kits?

[Sabrejet]

1 hour ago, Julien said:

Are you going to be able to do more than just one of the early versions like the 1/48 kits?

 

Not sure, but three versions of the gun blast panels are included in the kit, and two intake configs.

[Julien]

19 minutes ago, Sabrejet said:

 

Not sure, but three versions of the gun blast panels are included in the kit, and two intake configs.

That's good

[6thCCU]

Wow, I can't wait & I'm really hoping for an F-86H in 72nd, 

Cheers, 

[Corsairfoxfouruncle]

18 minutes ago, 6thCCU said:

Wow, I can't wait & I'm really hoping for an F-86H in 72nd, 

Cheers, 

Special Hobby did one with two release’s. I know they're hard to come by and supposedly have some issue’s. Id take either scale for a Hog. I already have decals for a New York ANG hog in 1/48th. 
 

https://www.scalemates.com/kits/special-hobby-sh72120-f-86h-sabre-hog--112241

 

https://www.scalemates.com/kits/special-hobby-sh72167-f-86h-sabre-hog-in-ang-service--112240

[6thCCU]

19 minutes ago, Corsairfoxfouruncle said:

Special Hobby did one with two release’s. I know they're hard to come by and supposedly have some issue’s. Id take either scale for a Hog. I already have decals for a New York ANG hog in 1/48th. 
 

https://www.scalemates.com/kits/special-hobby-sh72120-f-86h-sabre-hog--112241

 

https://www.scalemates.com/kits/special-hobby-sh72167-f-86h-sabre-hog-in-ang-service--112240

I've had two & Ebay'd them; the shape of the nose looks off & the Cockpit/canopy is I think too far back from the nose, it looks the part in 72nd but we need a new Hog in 72 or 48th, 

Cheers J.

[Sabrejet]

7 hours ago, 6thCCU said:

I've had two & Ebay'd them; the shape of the nose looks off & the Cockpit/canopy is I think too far back from the nose, it looks the part in 72nd but we need a new Hog in 72 or 48th, 

Cheers J.

 

The SH F-86H canopy is too tall and the windshield at too steep an angle; the nose section is too long also. I have one in the stash but just keep putting it back each time I think of giving it a go.

[Terry1954]

1 hour ago, Sabrejet said:

I have one in the stash but just keep putting it back each time I think of giving it a go.

 

Of course, when/if you do give that one a go, we will all get a masterclass on how to turn it into a decent 1/72 H ....................... well I can dream surely 🤞

 

Terry

[PattheCat]

Exquisite detail and excellent moulding. Thanks @Sabrejet.

How I wish they could "gift" us with a D or K like this!

[Sabrejet]

1 hour ago, PattheCat said:

Exquisite detail and excellent moulding. Thanks @Sabrejet.

How I wish they could "gift" us with a D or K like this!

 

Well we have awesome F-86Ds in 1/72 (Hasegawa), 1/48 (Revell/Monogram) and 1/32 (Kitty Hawk), so I think there's no need. F-86K too in 1/32 by KH and IIRC one in 1/48 by Must Have.

[PattheCat]

34 minutes ago, Sabrejet said:

 

Well we have awesome F-86Ds in 1/72 (Hasegawa), 1/48 (Revell/Monogram) and 1/32 (Kitty Hawk), so I think there's no need. F-86K too in 1/32 by KH and IIRC one in 1/48 by Must Have.

 

Yes, sure. But still no K in 1/72 that I know of. Am I missing something?

[Sabrejet]

43 minutes ago, PattheCat said:

 

Yes, sure. But still no K in 1/72 that I know of. Am I missing something?

 

Special Hobby and Azur. I'm not familiar with either so can't comment on quality.

[Dennis_C]

2 hours ago, Sabrejet said:

awesome F-86Ds in 1/72 (Hasegawa)

Because many Hasegawa kits are not sold on big H and some other European shops we may forget about them. Is this one of the more modern style with recessed panel lines?