Sword 1/72 T-39A Sabreliner 62-4462 20th TFW

[Robin-42]

14 hours ago, Lightningboy2000 said:

Fed up with seeing it only partly done for so long. Other summer time jaunts have got in the way.

You started it July 3rd. My “Fed up” examples are measured in decades!😁

[Lightningboy2000]

1 hour ago, Robin-42 said:

You started it July 3rd. My “Fed up” examples are measured in decades!😁

I wasn't sure wether to give that a sad or a laughing emoji! 

[Lightningboy2000]

14 hours ago, David H said:

To use an Aussie expression, that model is gonna be a Ripper!

 

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I like the sound of that! It is quite an attractive jet. Looking forward to to getting it done for the start of the Autumn show season. 

[Lightningboy2000]

12 hours ago, TheyJammedKenny! said:

Wow! That's really nice.  What paints did you use?  It's such a small surface area on which to work, that the finish needs to be almost perfect...as yours is.

Many thanks! All the paints used are Vallejo including the metal surfaces which are their Metalcolor range. The leading edges I did use Alclad though. 

I then sprayed a few layers of my home brew gloss. Which is klear, distilled water and galleria retarder. 

[bentwaters81tfw]

I know you have sweated blood to get this far. Should look great on the table.

[Lightningboy2000]

12 hours ago, glwanabe said:

Very nice Sir.  

I've had the good fortune to service a few Sabreliners, both civil and military.

 

I had always thought how gorgeous the Lears were, and then sitting in the cockpit, I didnt like how it was layed out. It felt awkward.

Climbing into a sabreliner cockpit was the opposite. It was a pilots cockpit. 

That acft was the Sabreliner corporate jet, it had just been refurbished and was beautiful Inside and out. 

I also got up close with a Navy trng acft that came in to the FBO. It had RIO trng stations in back for students and instructors.   

Very neat acft. 

Thanks for that insight. These are great looking corporate jets and in my opinion are more attractive than the Lear. Saying that I might still build one of the Valor jets that are regularly seen around here. There's still a Sabreliner flying in Navy colours I think, & that does look really nice in that dark blue. 

[Lightningboy2000]

Decals have started to go on & chuffed that my dayglo masking has measured out right for the tail code.

[Lightningboy2000]

28 minutes ago, bentwaters81tfw said:

I know you have sweated blood to get this far. Should look great on the table.

Thanks mate, I know I regularly sweat other stuff but just haven't had the time for it recently. Hopefully i'll get it finished next week with a week off work. Which shows are you doing next month Frank?

[bentwaters81tfw]

Brampton and Telford, both under the IPMS Bentwaters banner.

[Lightningboy2000]

19 minutes ago, bentwaters81tfw said:

Brampton and Telford, both under the IPMS Bentwaters banner.

Nice one, see you at the Brampton show then. 

[Hook]

Lovely stuff!

[Lightningboy2000]

6 hours ago, Hook said:

Lovely stuff!

Thank you, so far so good.

[Terry1954]

This one is looking so good, so far, Martin. Really like to see 20th TFW stuff, and this one is a little unusual, but very relevant.

 

Hope I'll get to see this at SMW 2025!

 

T.

[Lightningboy2000]

49 minutes ago, Terry1954 said:

This one is looking so good, so far, Martin. Really like to see 20th TFW stuff, and this one is a little unusual, but very relevant.

 

Hope I'll get to see this at SMW 2025!

 

T.

Thanks mate, this is all finished now. Just need to find the time to take some decent photos of it. It fits in with a few of my previous builds & yes I will bring it along to SMW.