discussion Academy 1/48 F-86 Sabre

[Guest]

Hi all;


A break from modelling 41 Squadron! I picked this kit up for the grand total of £4 recently; the Academy 1/48 F-86. I've always like the look of the Sabre, so thought I'd give it a go. Really nice kit, goes together very well, with lots of detail including a full engine and dolly if you want to display it. I added a Quickboost seat to enhance the cockpit a bit, and True Details wheels. Eagle Strike decals for an RAF machine of 93 Sqn based at RAF Jever in Germany, 1955. As the Sabre only served in the RAF for a few years, weathering has been kept down - pre-shaded, a little post-shading, and a panel line wash of Payne's Grey.

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[Guest]

Certainly deserve a Great Build Andy. Well done

 

[Guest]

That's excellent Andy! Lovely clean paintwork & weathered perfectly

 

[papa 695]

That I really like Andy and it's great not to see a very shiny NMF Sabre

 

[Snowman]

A sweet build!!

 

[john i am]

Great looking Sabre loving the camo and markings.

 

[Guest]

Excellent modelling.

 

[Guest]

Excellent job! F-86 is my favorite jet aircraft and I like that scheme... I've never seen it before.

 

[stona]

Beautiful....and a lot of little decals, I bet that was fun


Cheers


Steve

 

[yak face]

Top job andy , one of the best looking aircraft and great to see one in the raf scheme , cheers tony

 

[Guest]

Beautiful....and a lot of little decals, I bet that was fun
Cheers


Steve

You can't beat a good long stencil session!

 

[monica]

looks great ,Andy,very well done,do like the look of it,

 

[Guest]

Beautifully finished, excelent model.

 

[Robert1968]

Top notch Sabre in a lovely sceme and very clean and tidy build ( I'll get their one day ) but not today eh


Maybe a new squadron subject but same great detail and build quality


Awesome and deserved of more than a great build IMHO


Regards


Robert

 

[Guest]

Very nice!

 

[flyjoe180]

Superb Sabre Andy, very nicely done indeed.

 

[PhilJ]

Very smart looking sabre Andy, love that scheme too, have you seen airfixs new meteor? That looks a cracker mate! One for the pipeline maybe?

 

[colin m]

She looks really good. Nice one.

 

[Guest]

Very smart looking sabre Andy, love that scheme too, have you seen airfixs new meteor? That looks a cracker mate! One for the pipeline maybe?

For the 41 Sqn collection, I've already done the Classic Airframes Meteor - I wish Airfix had released theirs a few years ago!!

 

[peterairfix]

Nice build i like it as it's one on my build list