Raptor01 Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 Markings and fiddly bits left on a soon to finish “First for 2020”. John Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Darren Roberts Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 How'd you do the conversion. Do tell! It looks NOICE!!!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ben Brown Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 17 minutes ago, Darren Roberts said: How'd you do the conversion. Do tell! It looks NOICE!!!!!!!!!!!! Yes, tell us more! Great-looking model! Ben Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Raptor01 Posted January 24, 2020 Author Share Posted January 24, 2020 I used the empennage & horizontal tail from the Cutting Edge F-86A conversion set, Red Roos Models narrow chord F-86 slatted wing, Verlinden cockpit set, & scratched the V-windscreen from an acrylic fingernail set with clear plastic & some Evergreen strips. Decals will be from Cutting Edge F-86A. It will be Eagleston’s Sabre before it was shot up by Nicolai Sutyatgin (Casey Jones). So the legend goes. John Quote Link to post Share on other sites
B.Sin Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 Very nice! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Whiskey Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 Wow great job on the masking. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SinisterVampire319 Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 Bravo! Superb job! Definitely a must have in the collection. Needs to be kitted by someone. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jenshb Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 Nice work on an unforgiving finish! Definitely a Sabre with a difference. Jens Quote Link to post Share on other sites
airmechaja Posted January 25, 2020 Share Posted January 25, 2020 Love it. Beautiful work! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ben Brown Posted January 25, 2020 Share Posted January 25, 2020 That's awesome! I built an A using the Cutting Edge set many years ago. The slats were a PITA and the windscreen wasn't all that great. I'd love to build another one with the black and white stripes like yours someday. I think Ozmods made a conversion in 1/48, but I don't know if it's still available. Its windscreen looked odd, too. Ben Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Raptor01 Posted January 25, 2020 Author Share Posted January 25, 2020 1 hour ago, Ben Brown said: That's awesome! I built an A using the Cutting Edge set many years ago. The slats were a PITA and the windscreen wasn't all that great. I'd love to build another one with the black and white stripes like yours someday. I think Ozmods made a conversion in 1/48, but I don't know if it's still available. Its windscreen looked odd, too. Ben The Red Roos Wing was a much easier route. I believe it is the Bill Scobie mastered wing. The V-windscreen is a tougher problem but I like mine better than the alternatives. I wish Tamiya would do an F-86 series in 32nd & 48th obviously an A -5 is high on my list. John Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ben Brown Posted January 25, 2020 Share Posted January 25, 2020 Good to know! I have the Scobie wing for a future F-86E build. It’s pretty good. I agree, a Tamiya, or even a Hasegawa or Academy A-5 would be great. Ben Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Slartibartfast Posted January 25, 2020 Share Posted January 25, 2020 No A or E Sabre in 1:48 or 1:32. Disgraceful. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Snowbird3a Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 On 1/25/2020 at 12:39 PM, Slartibartfast said: No A or E Sabre in 1:48 or 1:32. Disgraceful. or 1/72 for that matter;(ignoring the Matchbox caricature). Anything boxed as an 'E' is not an 'E' Tony Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FlyAndFight Posted February 6, 2020 Share Posted February 6, 2020 A good F-86A kit in 1/48 scale would be a multiple purchase kit for me. Great job so far on your's, Raptor1 ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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