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Hi all, Still waiting for the sugar scoops to arrive from CZ. In the mean time rescribe some lost panel lines and painted some areas. Dai

Hi all, Added both side fuselage vents. Still waiting for the sugar scoops to be arrived from Czech. Dai

With the top fuselage vent completed and that experience gave me valuable practice to do the fuselage sides. MK6 does not look right without the sugar scoops or side vents. Interestingly not all side vents are identical to each others. Some have more square then being rectangular. Dai

Hello all, Not happy with the top fuselage air vent so I refined the outline (the kit's is not accurate) for better accuracy. The sloped ramp was glued via CA from outside with the correct angulation then sanded smooth. The corners of the top fuselage toward the nose is rounded as opposed to the ones on the sides of the fuselage. This rounded feature was created by a tiny dab of thick CA into the corners. Now I do not have to deal with the ugly seam that tend to plaque many of the online builds. Dai

Thank you Tony and I will take care of that right away. Also will need to replace lost panel lines. Dai

Hi all, Ready to paint the top colors. Will deal with sugar scoops when they arrive from Czech. I was lucky to secure 2 Flightdecs decal sheets with the scoops through LF Models. These are much more accurate than the AMS ones. The slats are just tacked on via white glue for photos. Dai

Please no E. Do an early A !!! Dai

Hi all, I heard on ARC there is a rumor a 1/48 Sabre with slats are coming ! If that is true for the love of God do the A version as it is sorely needed in this scale. The E is too close to the F. Any comments? Dai

Thank you and I will replicate you. Dai

I am doing a 1/48 Hasegawa MK 6 with KASL slats and other add ons (see my build). Please for the love of God do the A version ! Dai

Just a rumor right? No companies have said so. Dai

How about JG 71? That is the scheme I plan to do as seen on the decal. Dai

1/48 scale. Thanks all. Dai

Hi all, I emailed them many times requesting PP invoice to no avail. So looks like out of bussiness. Too bad someone did not pick up their decal line as they seem to be in high quality. Luckily I was able order 2 remaining F-86 sheets from LF Models in CZ. Dai

That is good to know. One less thing to worry about. Dai

Howdy, The German MK 6 used Martin Baker ejection seat meaning the F-40 seat is not accurate. There are ample of 1/48 MB resin seats on the market so which one should I buy? Dai

Hi all, Some more from the link provide some insights into the MK 6. The MK 6 has much difference in fuselage panel lines. One interesting thing is on the German plane, the demarcation between the green and the grey is soft. But yet between this and the underside blue is hard. I wonder if this is due to restoration at the museum paint shop? If so during its operational life, that will make my painting much easier. Dai

Hi all, The German MK 6 has the Martin Baker seat so opening and closing of the canopy has a different path than the F-40. That means positioning the rear canopy straight back is not accurate then? This photo is from the link. Dai

Hi all, I found an excellent link offering Sabre photos. Dai https://forum.largescaleplanes.com/index.php?/topic/22710-f-86-f-sabre-detail-photos/

Hi all, I need the after market parts to convert the F86 F to the A model. Will pay top dollars. Please let me know. Dai

Hi all, I sent email inquiry on placing an order for some decals but got no responses. This company is located in Canada. Any comments? Dai https://flightdecs.ca/

You suggested adding the right fuel filler. To me it is impossible to scribe with that precision. I have hard time scribing straight line as is. Dai

I am waiting for the much more accurate sugar scoops from Flightdecs decals. Dai

The slat base is placed a little forward than it should be if you cut at the slat panel lines. The green line is where it should be. I may leave as is as the error is not that evident. The flaps cut out is easy and no issues noted. Any comments? Dai PS: What I plan to do is adding very fine strip of stretched sprue at the leading edge, apply water based putty then sand smooth. I use Perfect Plastic Putty because it is water soluble and strong when dried. That way the procedure is reversible. That will cause a proper distance from the leading edge to the base of the slats. I think w

Hi all, When installing the slats, know the slats are shorter than the slat panel lines of the wing. So cut at the line toward the tip (the placement is correct- see red arrow) but leave 4 mm from the line nearest to the fuse. Also cut behind the line of 1 mm (see red line) as this will place the slat base at the correct position in relative to the leading edge. Mine is slightly placed too forward as I discovered the error too late. Make sure you fine tune to get a best fit possible of the mating surfaces. This will minimize sanding so you do not lose the profile of the lower wing