HASEGAWA F-86 MK 6 1/48 WITH KASL SLATS/FLAPS, VERLINDEN GUN BAYS, B&B RESIN DESIGN (AMS) SUGAR SCOOPS AND AIRES SEAT.

[dai phan]

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 

Edited January 27 by dai phan

[WouldbeIceman]

Dai - great progress and following this build with much interest. Do you know who`s gonna produce the new F-86F with slats? And what version?

 

I have 3 F-40s to build, all with the Kasl slat set. Your quite right - instructions could be better for installment. The set is really nice!

 

Keep updates coming!

[Snowbird3a]

the 'rumour' is just that ; 'a rumour'     And it is not supposed to be another F-86F, it is rumoured to be a 'E', although a 'A' would be welcomed as well.

 

Tony

[dai phan]

6 hours ago, Snowbird3a said:

the 'rumour' is just that ; 'a rumour'     And it is not supposed to be another F-86F, it is rumoured to be a 'E', although a 'A' would be welcomed as well.

 

Tony

Please no E. Do an early A !!! Dai 

[dai phan]

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 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited January 29 by dai phan

[Snowbird3a]

that seam inside the top fuselage vent sticks out like a sore thumb; also a seam at the boat tail behind the rudder  HTH

 

Tony

 

PS move the locating holes for the wing pylons in so they measure 53mm from centerline, they are in the wrong place-every manufacturer puts them in that spot for a late F-86F

Edited January 30 by Snowbird3a

[dai phan]

12 hours ago, Snowbird3a said:

that seam inside the top fuselage vent sticks out like a sore thumb; also a seam at the boat tail behind the rudder  HTH

 

Tony

 

PS move the locating holes for the wing pylons in so they measure 53mm from centerline, they are in the wrong place-every manufacturer puts them in that spot for a late F-86F

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

 

 

 

Edited January 30 by dai phan

[dai phan]

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 

 

 

Edited February 5 by dai phan

[dai phan]

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 

 

 

 

Edited February 5 by dai phan

[dai phan]

Hi all,

 

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

 

 

Edited February 6 by dai phan

[dai phan]

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 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited February 13 by dai phan

[Snowbird3a]

Those small vent holes (1 LH, 2 RH) on the aft section should not be there on a Canadair Mk6.

 

Tony

[dai phan]

12 hours ago, Snowbird3a said:

Those small vent holes (1 LH, 2 RH) on the aft section should not be there on a Canadair Mk6.

 

Tony

Thank you so much and I will close them. Please let me know what else before I start painting the plane this week. Dai 

Edited February 13 by dai phan

[dai phan]

On 1/29/2024 at 8:19 PM, Snowbird3a said:

 

 

Tony

 

PS move the locating holes for the wing pylons in so they measure 53mm from centerline, they are in the wrong place-every manufacturer puts them in that spot for a late F-86F

Hi all,

 

I should have taken advise from Tony instead of going ahead with the tanks pylons. The picture of the Canada Aerobatic Team shows the pylons are at much more toward the center line than the kit's location. The red line is where the kit has you installed the pylons. But yet in some other Mk 6 photos, the pylons are not so as far inward. Are there different positions where the tanks are to be attached? The second photo I believe is the MK 6 with more outward position than the first. The third also shows more outward positions of the pylons. Dai 

 

 

 

 

Edited February 13 by dai phan

[dai phan]

Hi all,

 

No more small vent holes. Thank you Tony for pointing this out to me. Dai 

 

 

Edited February 13 by dai phan

[dai phan]

Greetings,

 

In preparing the side vents I discovered not all vents are the same when come to the dimension. Some are square while others have rectangular shapes. I wonder if this is due to different variants like MK 4,5 or 6? Dai 

 

 

Edited February 13 by dai phan

[Snowbird3a]

Don't use the 'Hawk One' Sabre as a measure of the wing pylon position.   It has a late Mitsubishi built wing with the later 2-pylon locations, and it's tanks are located on the inner most 

 

The pylons on a standard Sabre 6 are at Sta 99.5" and in 1/48 scale that is approx 53mm from centerline.

 

this image shows at top, the later wing and the lower is the early wing applicable to F-86 A,E, Fs and Canadair models

Tony

Edited February 13 by Snowbird3a

[Snowbird3a]

8 hours ago, dai phan said:

Thank you so much and I will close them. Please let me know what else before I start painting the plane this week. Dai 

You still have a LH fuel filler present, when it should be located on the RH side(similar location)

[dai phan]

1 hour ago, Snowbird3a said:

You still have a LH fuel filler present, when it should be located on the RH side(similar location)

Yes but there is no way I can scribe the fuel filler that looks acceptable. I barely can do straight lines. Perhaps you can help me? Dai 

[dai phan]

Greetings,

 

The Flightdecs decals and scoops are here. I do not know for sure until I try on the model but they seem to be oversized to me. Dai 

 

[dai phan]

Howdy all,

 

Yes the scoops from Flightdecs are oversized and cannot be used. I ended up using the old AMS scoops but then I may scratch build. I wish a reputable company like Phase Hangar or KASL would step in and do a 3D printed accurate scoops. These after market scoops are too big and short. Dai 

 

Edited February 14 by dai phan

[dai phan]

20 hours ago, Snowbird3a said:

Don't use the 'Hawk One' Sabre as a measure of the wing pylon position.   It has a late Mitsubishi built wing with the later 2-pylon locations, and it's tanks are located on the inner most 

 

The pylons on a standard Sabre 6 are at Sta 99.5" and in 1/48 scale that is approx 53mm from centerline.

 

this image shows at top, the later wing and the lower is the early wing applicable to F-86 A,E, Fs and Canadair models

Tony

Hi Tony,

 

Do you have a real photo of the underside as I would like to know how off I am from the kit's position. Unless it is drastic I will leave as is. Dai  

[Snowbird3a]

4 hours ago, dai phan said:

Hi Tony,

 

Do you have a real photo of the underside as I would like to know how off I am from the kit's position. Unless it is drastic I will leave as is. Dai  

you don't need a 'real photo', the graphic I posted and my explanation is quite clear, the kit uses the outer pylon position of the later F-86F wing, while you need to move then inboard to a position of 53mm from centerline as per the earlier wing.

 

 

[dai phan]

On 2/14/2024 at 1:11 PM, Snowbird3a said:

you don't need a 'real photo', the graphic I posted and my explanation is quite clear, the kit uses the outer pylon position of the later F-86F wing, while you need to move then inboard to a position of 53mm from centerline as per the earlier wing.

 

 

Thank you very much and I will correct the placement as advised. I look at the F-30 wing and the holes are identical in positions like the F-40 wings too. That means Hasegawa had the pylons wrong in their kits ? Dai 

[dai phan]

Greetings, 

 

I look at the Luffwafe MK 6 and the underside is grey rather than PRU Blue as I advised in the earlier threads. Shall it be grey? The Hasegawa instructions calls for grey underside. Of course you would never use restored museum samples as your references. Dai 

 

 

 

Edited February 20 by dai phan