john53 Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 (edited) It was brought to my attention that the drop tanks on F-86E Sabres in the Korean War were 99 inches off the center line of the fuselage, on station 99. I am working on a 1/72 Hobbycraft F-86E and the tanks are about 116 inches off center of fuselage. I changed the dimensions to mm for ease of measuring, so in 1/72 scale the tanks are 70mm center to center or 35mm(99 inches in real scale full size) center of fuselage to center of tank. What I am getting at is the star and USAF would be cut differently than my instructions show. With the tanks at station the star doesn't get cut at all, it misses the pylon, and the USAF gets cut between the U and S and not the S and A as I had done before. Here's a picture of my Hobbycraft with the pylons at 70 mm and my 1/72 Airfix with the pylons at about 80 mm. From what I see Airfix and Hobbycraft have the pylons in the wrong place so the decals are covered where they shouldn't be, the star shouldn't be under the pylon at all. Is my assumption right, all the 1/72 F-86s I have built for years have been wrong?---John Edited January 28, 2018 by john53 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Snowbird3a Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 Yes, all the kits of the F-86F have the pylons in the wrong place, 1/72 & 1/48 The only correct placement kits are of the F-86D, don't know why Quote Link to post Share on other sites
john53 Posted February 1, 2018 Author Share Posted February 1, 2018 (edited) Thanks for the information about station 99. All these years and all the sites I have gone to and NOBODY has ever said a thing about the drop tanks being on the wrong location. I have seen the proof in LOTSA pictures. Guess no one cares.---John Edited February 1, 2018 by john53 add image Quote Link to post Share on other sites
airmechaja Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 You guys are right. I looked at all mine and they are all wrong. How did this get missed for all these years especially with modellers who are so pedantic..........amazing. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
john53 Posted February 1, 2018 Author Share Posted February 1, 2018 Maybe they got moved for fighter bombers further out? Also I thought Mig Poison was a hard wing, get new wings ?---John Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Snowbird3a Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 (edited) 5 hours ago, john53 said: Maybe they got moved for fighter bombers further out? Also I thought Mig Poison was a hard wing, get new wings ?---John photo proof that Mig Poison started out with the old slatted wing :) do you have a photo of it with the 6-3 hard wing?? the pylons did not get 'moved' for the FB version, they were still on sta 99 In fact it was a leading edge change, not a whole new wing for the 6-3 mod Tony Edited February 1, 2018 by Snowbird3a because Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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