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The J47 in the video is most likely a J47-GE-27 as used in the F-86F. The FOD screen on the -27 was retractable in flight via a switch in the cockpit. The F-86A had the J47-GE-7 which had a fixed FOD screen installed which could not be retracted. There are 2 versions. Both of which can be seen in that photo. The engine on the right has the original external fixed screen and the one on the left has the internal fixed screen which resembles the -27 engine screen. The F-86A didn't have a switch in the cockpit to retract the screen so flight in any sort of icing producing conditions w

Hey Jeffrey, You do know that if you make it I'll have to buy it. Cheers, John

Nit picking alert! Looking at the kit engine inlet face (part L3) has me wondering why CP went with a super simplified part. The F-86 offset pointed engine accessory fairing was a very unique feature of the Sabre and was done with limited success by Hasegawa/Academy and Airfix did a pretty good job of it. I know the easy answer is that it's hard to see but they seem to have done a pretty good job with the J47 exhaust which is equally hard to see. It's obviously not going to stop me from building the kit but I am scratching my head over it. Fodder for the aftermarket folks I guess.

Really!? Trying to stifle the conversation? Personal observations and opinions are now taboo? If I perceive that something is wrong or needs correcting, I'll point it out. And in most cases back it up with documentation. Maybe this "nit picking" will help others with information they don't have. AND, I have ordered the F-86A and more than likely will order the seats as well. I appreciate that you provided a ton of information to ClearProp for this project but please don't come across as precious and trivialize the posts here. Regards, John

I guess we'll have to wait and see. Granted these are low rez renders but from my point of view they also show some more detail, scale and dimensional issues than just the headrest. Hope that ClearProp didn't pull an AMMO Mig-17 seat faux pas. Cheers, John

My experience with the Franklin engine was limited to the Stinson 108 and Republic Seabee. I found them to be a fragile(high maintenance) engine when compared to the contemporary offerings from Continental and Lycoming. I can see why a Franklin powered L-13 would have had issues. Cheers, John

Just wondering why the NO PUSH markings are designed into the print? These are painted stencils on the real thing. Cheers, John

Saw it a while after I posted. Anyway, we both ended up saying the same thing. 🍻 Cheers, John

That's contrary to the information I have, both photographic and written. Canadair Sabres c/n 701 thru c/n 1400 had the 6-3 hard wing and c/n 1401 onwards had the 6-3 slatted wing right from the factory. This includes the last 90 Sabre 4's that went to the RAF so they had a mixed fleet of slatted original wing and 6-3 hard wing. Sabre 4 c/n 701 was RAF XD780 and had the 6-3 hard wing as referenced in this accident report. https://asn.flightsafety.org/wikibase/148705 The RAF may have retrofitted the 6-3 hard wing to more of their earlier Mk.4's but that's only a guess on my part

As far as the Canadair Sabre goes, the kit wing would only be good for the Mk.1 thru Mk.4. The Mk.5 had the 6-3 hard wing(later converted to slats) and the Mk.6 had the slatted 6-3 wing. Cheers, John

Just thinking outside of the box here a bit. Is it possible that F-105D, 58-1149(no radar scope), being the 4th off the line, was utilized in a test role which didn't require the use of the radar? I'm only asking this as the short history I can find of this jet places it at the Air Force Armaments Center in Eglin and it crashed there at the test range in 1965. 58-1149 is the only photo of a F-105D that I can find that doesn't have the radar scope. The plate where the scope goes has some interesting details that might point to a testing role. Large VSI, engine oil pressure gauge, thrust decay l

As much as we all like to dislike Dave Klaus, I think we can all agree that this new Sabre is very much one to like. I just placed my order for one with all of the goodies. I'm more of a Canadair Sabre 5/6 kinda modeler but this one looks too good to pass by. Might do a side-by-side build of this with a Hasegawa F-40 built up as the Vintage Wings Hawk One Sabre (Canadair Mk.5 23314, restored with F-40 wing). Cheers, John

Hi, Just letting you know that this forum is for scale modeling that pertains to the Jet Modeling subject. Your content is strictly toy related and is not scale model building in nature. I think you'd be better off in a toy related forum than here as your content doesn't really meet the intent of this forum. Not trying to be a jerk here, just trying to keep the forum on subject. Cheers, John

Hi All, Per the subject title, is Resin2Detail still in business? Their website has a 2020 copyright on it and the search/filter functions are a bit lacking. Looks like they have some interesting items but don’t want to waste my time scrolling through pages if they’re not in business. Cheers, John

At least ResKit did their research. The pylon is in the correct orientation. Cheers, John