Kingoalie Posted April 28, 2007 Share Posted April 28, 2007 Here are some pics of my 1/144th Trumpeter F-86F. It's finished in Bare Metal foil and MM Metalizers. It was a fun little build. I want to do another one, but I think 1/144th is a little big small to be working w/Bare Metal Foil, I'll just paint the next one. The fit was good, but the speed brakes are a little fidgety. I would recommend adding weight to the nose, because I forgot and now it's a tail sitter. Anyways, hope you all like it. And the last one w/my F-18E from Dragon for size comparison :P John Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Su-34 Posted April 28, 2007 Share Posted April 28, 2007 I love it! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kingoalie Posted April 28, 2007 Author Share Posted April 28, 2007 I love it! Thanks! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gabe Posted April 28, 2007 Share Posted April 28, 2007 Alot of patience to finish that up with foil. Good build. I like it Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aggressor Supporter Posted April 28, 2007 Share Posted April 28, 2007 Well, you did manage to get it to sit level. Guess don't bump it, right? :lol: Outstanding little Sabre guy. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
singeri Posted April 28, 2007 Share Posted April 28, 2007 Raptor - Look again....that nosewheel is on some double-sided tape :lol: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kingoalie Posted April 28, 2007 Author Share Posted April 28, 2007 Raptor -Look again....that nosewheel is on some double-sided tape :lol: Good eye! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
redgriffins38 Posted April 29, 2007 Share Posted April 29, 2007 Looks even better up close. I enjoyed seeing it at the IPMS contest today. Justin Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kingoalie Posted April 29, 2007 Author Share Posted April 29, 2007 Looks even better up close. I enjoyed seeing it at the IPMS contest today. Justin Thanks a lot Justin! It was really nice getting to go to the show. I was really surprised that my F-18E took first. I didn't see that one coming. I hope they do put on another show later in the year. John Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aggressor Supporter Posted April 29, 2007 Share Posted April 29, 2007 Raptor -Look again....that nosewheel is on some double-sided tape Ah! Thanks for pointing that out. I was concentrating on the Sabre so much, didn't even notice it. :blink: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kingoalie Posted April 11, 2013 Author Share Posted April 11, 2013 So it's almost been six years since I finished this model, but as you see from the above, it's a tail-sitter. I couldn't bear the sight of this tail-sitter anymore. This evening, I decided to try and fix the issue and add a little weathering. I'm happy to say that I was able to drill out the exhaust in order to add some weight to the model. It now sits on all three wheels correctly. I also used a pencil to highlight the panel lines a little bit. I'll take some more pictures later on. Happy Modeling, John Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MikeEM Posted April 14, 2013 Share Posted April 14, 2013 Always good to see improvement on our work no matter how old it is. BTW, John I like your work on 1/144. There are others on this forum that do equally great work at this scale and it's always a pleasure to view them. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BlackCat Posted May 1, 2013 Share Posted May 1, 2013 Nice work John! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HOLMES Posted May 1, 2013 Share Posted May 1, 2013 STUPENDOUS work of art Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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