oortiz10 Posted January 22, 2023 Share Posted January 22, 2023 Greetings ARC! This is my first completion for 2023. This kit was a blast! If you do not have this kit, get one. If you do have it, build it. If you've built it, build another! Mine was a bagged kit that I picked up at a swap meet. It included a set of resin wheels, but I didn't use them. Everything is OOB except for the markings. They're a mix of spares, kit and Eagle Strike decals. Paint is Alclad for the NMF. Everything else is MM, Testors "little square enamels", and AK Real Color lacquers. My references showed that these airframes were kept pretty clean, so the little weathering I did was a wash using Flory's water based products. I used a little artistic license on the drop tanks. I've seen various photos of early jets that had their drop tanks decorated. The kit's sheet included some decals for a fin flash and canopy rail markings that included starts. I cut the stars from the kit's decal sheet and added them to the painted tanks. (I like the way they look, and that's what's important, right?) Anyway, I think it's another solid 3-footer to add to my collection. Allow me to share some photos... Thanks for looking. Feel free to drop your two cents into the bucket. Comments, questions, and criticisms are welcome, as usual. Cheers! -O Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ST0RM Posted January 23, 2023 Share Posted January 23, 2023 "O", Beautiful work on your SabreDog. I've got one in the stash, but havent the nerve to do a NMF/Dope finish. Yours is excellent. I would like to do a Tn ANG jet from the 151st FIS/134th FIG, but no decals exist. -Jeff Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rightwinger26 Posted January 24, 2023 Share Posted January 24, 2023 Beautiful job! What did you use for clear coat? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
oortiz10 Posted January 24, 2023 Author Share Posted January 24, 2023 First of all, thanks for looking. I appreciate your compliments, ARC. 25 minutes ago, rightwinger26 said: ...What did you use for clear coat? For the clear coat(s), I used Tamiya X-22 pre- and post-decals, then sealed everything with a final coat of Testors Dullcote lacquer. Hope this helps! Cheers, -O Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tato Posted January 24, 2023 Share Posted January 24, 2023 Ohhh wooow! Love what you did here! Very, very nice NMF. Best, Tato Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mr.Happy Posted January 24, 2023 Share Posted January 24, 2023 Beautiful work on a great kit. Mr. Happy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dutch Posted January 27, 2023 Share Posted January 27, 2023 Wow! Another stunner! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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